Jordan Lobster Farms in Island Park, N.Y. is where locals go to feast, and shellfish go to die.
But one lucky lobster is being spared this week, thanks to its incredible size.
The crustacean is so big customers would rather take pictures with it than eat it.
Owner Stephen Jordan is no stranger to large lobsters.
Restaurant owners and diners routinely come to his wholesale and retail business for five, seven even 10 pound lobsters but this one officially weighs in at a whopping 23 pounds!
He says he can't bear to sell or cook the massive specimen, which is nearly a century old.
"It's almost like a dinosaur, you know," Jordan said. "You don't want to. You'd like to see it continue on and I think they would take good care of it."
Alisa Glasel/Plainview Resident: " I think it's a nice thing for him to do and that kids will get to see it," said Plainview resident, Alisa Glasel.
"It's more cool to watch it and look at it than eat it," said Huntington resident, Dennis Lynch.
Jordan says it's been about a decade since he's found a lobster this big. Instead of selling it, he's going to donate it to the Long Island Aquarium.
