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Crab-E Bill's ready to dish up fresh fish, meat at
Sebastian's fish house
Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011 9:01 am
SEBASTIAN—The cases are in, the ice is set and the fresh-caught fish are lying in repose,
waiting to go home to hungry customers at Crab-E Bill's Indian River Seafood Market inside
the newly renovated former Hurricane Harbor on Indian River Drive in Sebastian.
Friends and family of"Crab-E" Bill Tiedge work behind the counter, ready to help longtime
customers of the old shop on Old Dixie Highway and newbies alike pick out the piece of fish
or steak to serve up once they get home.
"They let me think I'm running it," Tiedge said, noting it's his daughter Melissa who really
runs the market. "I'm really proud of her."
The market is a family venture, as it was four the nearly five years the Indian River Seafood
Market was located on Old Dixie Highway.
Tiedge's wife, Suzy, works at the market, as does Billy Jr. and his wife, Cristina, Carmine who
is like a son, Carmine's mother-in-law Jane "Grandma", and Melissa's fiancé, Claude.
Melissa said the market stocks mostly Florida Fish, with a few exceptions, and much of which
is "day boat" fish. She explained that the fish is caught and brought to market in the span of a
day - not netted or caught on long lines.
Two Flounder sitting on display in the case were spear-caught in 140-foot deep water off Cape
Canaveral. The Gag Grouper were speared at 80 feet.
Tiedge said they work with a dive team they try to go out with to essentially hand-select the
fish to be brought back to market. The last couple weeks leading up to opening the market,
though, he hasn't had the time.
"It's really so fresh," he said of the fish.
There is a meat case, too, for those who prefer their food come from land rather than sea.
Inside the case are certified Black Angus from Colorado and all natural pork offering. Tiedge
plans to add a smaller case of poultry later.
The market is just one part of the larger Sebastian Fisherman's Landing project that
encompasses the former Hurricane Harbor restaurant and the "Dabrowski" property next door -
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for sale.
The Fisherman's Landing project was possible through a $2 million grant the city and its
partner non-profit received through the Stan Mayfield Working Waterfront Program, which the
city matched with $500,000. The funds were used to purchase the properties and help get
renovations going.
Crab-E Bill's Indian River Seafood Market is open five days a week - Wednesday through
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (772) 388-2727 or visit 1540
Indian River Dr., Sebastian.
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