I chose the Cajun flavor and it was lacking. I think this place is to costly for what they're offering. The garlic noodles were barely coated and the food temperature once it came out was all over the place. Hot in some spots cold in others.
Amy Keovilai
We ordered combo 1. The seafood was cooked perfectly! We ended up getting medium spice and unfortunately it wasn’t spicy at all. I ordered a side of volcano sauce for $2. I mixed the medium and volcano sauce together and it was super tasty! Highly recommend mixing both sauces!
Sridhar Guthula
Fried crab is a waste as most of the crab flavor is dominated by the oil and dough. So, go with boiled.
Chloe Ashiegbu
This place requires an extra fee when you eat inside. On my birthday, my family of 6, gave the server a tip and then when we went to pay and they added a service fee that totaled over $70. When I got the receipt, you can see in the wait staff’s eyes that they were expecting me to be mad. They must experience this often. The waitress was nice so I paid and left with my family, though my parents were upset. Will be going to either Rays Crab Shack in Fremont or Boiling Crab in San Jose or just taking the food back home. But remember to check your food, they often forget to give everything you order.As far as the flavor, its alright. The sauces are more liquidity and thinner than boiling crab and Ray’s crab shack. The seafood doesn’t seem that fresh and the crab legs were over cooked and mushy. This place is fine if you’re ordering take out and maybe just getting a pound of clams or shrimp. Everything else, I would just take a 30 minute drive elsewhere.
Zahra S.
Unlike other boiling crab places, this place looked suspiciously empty at dinner time which was great when you have hungry kids. The place seemed under staffed. We waited a long time to place our order and for getting our food. One of our order was wrong. Shrimps were tasteless and the sauce was just oily, spicy and tasteless compare to other places. We had 2 bags of crabs but they did not have shell cracker so a lot of our crabs was wasted! Also please put more napkins on the table!!!
Jen-Jen B.
I've actually been here four times in the past two months..either with small or big groups..and the seafood boil was always satisfying..whether original or mild or even volcano..garlic butter to mix it up..we've tried their dungeness crab, king crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, and so far so good..bellies full and smiles on our faces.. Ambience is pretty much like any seafood boil place. I love the 90's/2000's music they play..and we got the same server every time and he was very attentive, polite, and informative on the menu.. The only thing I'm probably not a fan of besides they only serve wine or beer for liquor..is their calamari..it's probably the breading or something but I'm just not a fan.. Other than that, I'd say it's worth it if in the mood for some seafood boil..plus it's the only one close in the area
Edgar S.
If you can't have Boiling Crab, Hot Crab is the next best thing to get down and dirty. Awesome shrimp with mix em up Spicy sauce.
Howard Wong
The service was pleasant and the food was all good. Got the combo 3 to share since I was not that hungry. It was so good that I wanted more. One claim was sandy but the shrimp was perfect. We mixed up the sauce since we couldn't decide on which one. Will go back again.
Raul Piscoya
I usually go to San Jose to get some crab/crawfish but was craving it late and looked it up and found this place. Always seen it but never got a chance to come in.Well it didn't disappoint super nice staff and the seasoning was very tasty! Got the lemon pepper wings and fries for sides loved it. The crab and shrimp was very delicious will deff be back!
Mark R.
We had the Combo #1 with crawfish 1lb, shrimp 1lb, king crab legs 1lb. Then we ordered additional king crab legs 1lb. We had also the garlic noodles. Its funny that we had 2pcs of king crab legs on the combo, then the additional order of king crab legs were 5pcs?? Like hmmmm..something was not right? And a lot of things not available, knowing its a Weekend. Anyways, went out not bad as it tastes. Thanks
We had medium spicy crawfish, calamari, garlic noodles, and fried crab. crawfish was frozen and smaller size with very limited meat. I also think they measure crawfish and corn in 1 lb but charge for full 1 lb crawfish. I asked the server and he didn't give a clear answer. calamari quantity again was limited and over-fried. Garlic noddles were just ok. Fried crab was good but overall may not come back
Lynn W.
The reviews haven't been well for this place but we were always curious about their food. GO TRY, ITS GOOOOD! We will be back for more with guest. The servers were kind and professional, and that overwrites all the complaints I see on Yelp. The bathroom isn't fancy, it was old but okay. The food was excellent! Both items were on point. The portions are big for the pasta and generous with clams. The combo 3 is as perfect amount. Go support this small business!
Maria Rosales
Food was good but service was pretty bad. Our waiter had zero communication skills. He stood next to our table, stared at us and pointed at the QR code, it was awkward!
Shirley H.
The 1 lb clams that I received, a few of them were dead (shells were closed). The other clams tasted gross, I almost had to throw up. I had to trash them (so waste of my money). I used to love clams but now I will have to wait months or years before I can eat clams again due to this nightmare. I will never go to this restaurant again.
Ivonne S
It was a nice experience, the sauce for the seafood was good. They have different flavors and levels of hot sauce. They also have alcohol drinks. The service was fast. It was also clean.
I chose the Cajun flavor and it was lacking. I think this place is to costly for what they're offering. The garlic noodles were barely coated and the food temperature once it came out was all over the place. Hot in some spots cold in others.
We ordered combo 1. The seafood was cooked perfectly! We ended up getting medium spice and unfortunately it wasn’t spicy at all. I ordered a side of volcano sauce for $2. I mixed the medium and volcano sauce together and it was super tasty! Highly recommend mixing both sauces!
Fried crab is a waste as most of the crab flavor is dominated by the oil and dough. So, go with boiled.
This place requires an extra fee when you eat inside. On my birthday, my family of 6, gave the server a tip and then when we went to pay and they added a service fee that totaled over $70. When I got the receipt, you can see in the wait staff’s eyes that they were expecting me to be mad. They must experience this often. The waitress was nice so I paid and left with my family, though my parents were upset. Will be going to either Rays Crab Shack in Fremont or Boiling Crab in San Jose or just taking the food back home. But remember to check your food, they often forget to give everything you order.As far as the flavor, its alright. The sauces are more liquidity and thinner than boiling crab and Ray’s crab shack. The seafood doesn’t seem that fresh and the crab legs were over cooked and mushy. This place is fine if you’re ordering take out and maybe just getting a pound of clams or shrimp. Everything else, I would just take a 30 minute drive elsewhere.
Unlike other boiling crab places, this place looked suspiciously empty at dinner time which was great when you have hungry kids. The place seemed under staffed. We waited a long time to place our order and for getting our food. One of our order was wrong. Shrimps were tasteless and the sauce was just oily, spicy and tasteless compare to other places. We had 2 bags of crabs but they did not have shell cracker so a lot of our crabs was wasted! Also please put more napkins on the table!!!
I've actually been here four times in the past two months..either with small or big groups..and the seafood boil was always satisfying..whether original or mild or even volcano..garlic butter to mix it up..we've tried their dungeness crab, king crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, and so far so good..bellies full and smiles on our faces.. Ambience is pretty much like any seafood boil place. I love the 90's/2000's music they play..and we got the same server every time and he was very attentive, polite, and informative on the menu.. The only thing I'm probably not a fan of besides they only serve wine or beer for liquor..is their calamari..it's probably the breading or something but I'm just not a fan.. Other than that, I'd say it's worth it if in the mood for some seafood boil..plus it's the only one close in the area
If you can't have Boiling Crab, Hot Crab is the next best thing to get down and dirty. Awesome shrimp with mix em up Spicy sauce.
The service was pleasant and the food was all good. Got the combo 3 to share since I was not that hungry. It was so good that I wanted more. One claim was sandy but the shrimp was perfect. We mixed up the sauce since we couldn't decide on which one. Will go back again.
I usually go to San Jose to get some crab/crawfish but was craving it late and looked it up and found this place. Always seen it but never got a chance to come in.Well it didn't disappoint super nice staff and the seasoning was very tasty! Got the lemon pepper wings and fries for sides loved it. The crab and shrimp was very delicious will deff be back!
We had the Combo #1 with crawfish 1lb, shrimp 1lb, king crab legs 1lb. Then we ordered additional king crab legs 1lb. We had also the garlic noodles. Its funny that we had 2pcs of king crab legs on the combo, then the additional order of king crab legs were 5pcs?? Like hmmmm..something was not right? And a lot of things not available, knowing its a Weekend. Anyways, went out not bad as it tastes. Thanks
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We had medium spicy crawfish, calamari, garlic noodles, and fried crab. crawfish was frozen and smaller size with very limited meat. I also think they measure crawfish and corn in 1 lb but charge for full 1 lb crawfish. I asked the server and he didn't give a clear answer. calamari quantity again was limited and over-fried. Garlic noddles were just ok. Fried crab was good but overall may not come back
The reviews haven't been well for this place but we were always curious about their food. GO TRY, ITS GOOOOD! We will be back for more with guest. The servers were kind and professional, and that overwrites all the complaints I see on Yelp. The bathroom isn't fancy, it was old but okay. The food was excellent! Both items were on point. The portions are big for the pasta and generous with clams. The combo 3 is as perfect amount. Go support this small business!
Food was good but service was pretty bad. Our waiter had zero communication skills. He stood next to our table, stared at us and pointed at the QR code, it was awkward!
The 1 lb clams that I received, a few of them were dead (shells were closed). The other clams tasted gross, I almost had to throw up. I had to trash them (so waste of my money). I used to love clams but now I will have to wait months or years before I can eat clams again due to this nightmare. I will never go to this restaurant again.
It was a nice experience, the sauce for the seafood was good. They have different flavors and levels of hot sauce. They also have alcohol drinks. The service was fast. It was also clean.