Preference on size of shrimp for poboys?

I think medium to small work better in a poboy. But any properly prepared shrimp poboy is awesome.

I seldom order a shrimp poboy anymore because of this. For me, the worse thing is one of those overstuffed poboys filled with those small frozen bag shrimp that taste nothing but batter/breading. Put large shrimp that taste like shrimp, clean them, devein them. Doesn't have to be overstuffed and it does not take a ton of shrimp. Is there anyone left that makes a real shrimp poboy??

The smaller the better. Big ones tend to fall out.

Yes, definitely 41-50 area. Smaller shrimp equals more surface area, equals more batter and crunch.

Amen.

Yeah, the big shrimp deserve to be showcased on their own, not stuffed into a poboy. The poboy needs the crunch of smaller shrimp.

Another vote for smaller shrimp. For one, they just function better in a poboy in that you get shrimp in every bite where big ones seem to fall out and move around and just harder to eat in a poboy. From a buisness perspective, smaller shrimp are cheaper per pound so you can put more on a poboy (and be known for having loaded poboys vs giving 8 shrimp for an entire poboy like I’ve gotten before) for the same price as lesser large shrimp. This cost difference is minimal if you’re making them at home but I imagine it would make a difference in a restaurant setting over time. Nothing pisses me off more than ordering a poboy and it comes out open faced with 7-8 large shrimp on it. I’d much rather the same amount of shrimp in weight and have 40-50 stuffed between the bread.

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You want some po boy with your shrimp?