Am I seeing this right? 3 stars?! I'm not entirely sure what's going on here, but if any place in L.A needs a 5(+)star rating, it's 3stakxs Kitchen. I'm not even lying. Go look at all my other reviews. I'm a foodie foodie, and this is hands down the best seafood in Los Angeles. Pay no attention the the ignorance of reviews past and get you a** over to Carson not now but right now and get you some garlic butter drip in your life. Thank me later read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Seafood Combo - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

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I absolutely love supporting a black owned businesses! However if I keep calling until someone answering just to find out if they have Hennessy wings on the menu as shown on the restaurant's Instagram, and I actually speak to someone to confirm that they do and that person says yes, gives prices and all that Jazz, it pisses me off!!! I should have known something was wrong when they said on the phone." It comes with fries" on Ig it said it came with garlic noodles? Long story short my husband drove all the way there just to be told that they never made any in the first place! The worker actually went to talk to the owner personally to confirm! (9.6.2020) read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

Most Definitely A Must Try If You Love Good Food And Have a Huge Appetite. Saw This On Tick Tock And Fell In Love With How The Food Looked So Had To Travel From Reedley Area To Carson (3 + Hour Drive) And See And Taste For My Self. Let Me Tell You This Was Well Beyond Worth The Drive For This Place. Highly Recommend This Spot And Will Return. Thank You For The Awesome Food. Get There Early As I Hear They Sell Out And The Line Does Grow As The Doors Open And When Placing A Order There is A Slight 20+ min Wait But Be Patient As We All Know You Can't Expect Great Food To Be Cooked In 5 Min...Trust Me The Food Is Well Worth The Wait. Quick Tip: "Bring Your Appetite And If You Get The Crab Legs Make Sure You Get A Lot Of Napkins. read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Steak,Full Lobster Tail, Shrimp and All On Top Of Rice,Sausage, Potatoes And 2 Corns. Yummmm!!!! - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

So, me and a friend drove all the way down from the Santa Clarita area to get this food and to support this business. I've first went to this business maybe about 3 years ago when it was off of Crenshaw Blvd and Rosecrans Ave in a little shopping center. I tell you the food was amazingly delicious! I even met the chef and owner. I got home and tasted that food and it was the best ever! About a year ago, I visited this place and again, it was delicious with real flavor. I returned to this place again on the day before Valentine's Day is it was HORRIBLE! I guess the business got really big and popular and the owner started cutting corners and have other people cooking for him and now it's hot "chit" in a White box! The shrimp were way salty and over cooked. The crab did have a crack to it but there was no meat inside of it. The sausages tasted like hot dogs. It didn't even taste like real meat. The potatoes were soft and soggy. They were definitely old and not fresh. Almost had the consistency of wet napkins. They must have changed the rice because the rice I received was disgusting! The rice used to be Cajun style, now it's just cheap fake dry white rice. The corn on the cob was old and overcooked. I ate some of the tasteless crab but I wound up throwing the entire meal into the trash. I just couldn't do it anymore. Message to the owner, after reading these reviews combined with my experience, it sounds as if you've gotten over your head with customers and popularity to the point of the food not being good anymore. Go back to giving a damn about your brand and stop the corner cutting, it shows through your food. I don't plan on returning here ever again. I'm very sorry to leave this message because you were a very nice young man when I met you back on Rosecrans and Crenshaw. Hope you get it together. 1 read more

This food is ridiculouslyyyy salty, can't even enjoy it or finish one lobster roll.... Literally I try to support black business heavy but not if they're trying to raise my blood pressure this high. Lol seriously though; disgustingly salty read more

Once in a life time kind of flavor ! The cook has skills ! I would eat here anytime With no problems ! I Love Black Owned Businesses! #BLM read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - @3stakxs_kitchen Steak . Shrimp . Potatoes . Rice . Corn . With the Secret Sauce by far one of the best ! ‼ - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

I loved it. We went around 3pm and there was almost no wait. The staff was friendly. The food was excellent! There was enough to share but I'm glad that I got my own plate read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Shrimp and crab plate. The rice, potatoes and sausage are in there under the sauce - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

When I walked in the lady at the front desk was very nice, asked if it was my first time visiting and then explained how their menu works. The food is fresh because they prepare it when you order but even so, I didn't feel that the wait time was too long. I ordered the pick 2 plate (shrimp and crab) with a lobster tail a la carte. I can definitely say they prepare the most delicious lobster anywhere! It is very meaty and easy to eat. It slides easily out of the shell and has a lot of tender meat that tastes fresh like it was just swimming in the ocean. Totally worth the $20 price. The pick 2 special includes rice, corn, potatoes and sausage. It's so much food that I had lunch for 3 days! The crab had a lot of tender meat, and when I cracked it open, it slid out so easily. read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - It's so much food I had to eat the crab, rice, potatoes, sausage for lunch the next day. So much tender meat in the crab! - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

This was my first time here the line was long I didn't have a problem with that the food was horrible and I paid way to much I would not recommend this place do not go here read more

I love the fucking food here, the flavor is bomb, customer service is not always up to por so I hear. I personally have never had a problem with service they smile and do their job. I can guarantee you the food will keep you coming back read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Lobster, steak and shrimp plate $37 plus tax $42 - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

UPDATE: They refuted my credit card claim! First off, I never got the food and I NEVER got a refund! They claimed they never got my order but yet have no problem taking my money and having the audacity to refute the claim. Please people be careful! Shady business practices. Read below of what they did to others: adding tip money to tabs without asking, extra charges and not providing refunds, and credit card system failure. When is enough enough? -- Like many people that found this place it was through social media, and in my case it was because of TikTok. I am all about supporting small businesses especially black owned businesses. During times like these, Restaurants are trying ways to succeed and I had that in mind when I wrote this. My experience was exceptionally bad that warranted this review to help them and others. I've ordered pickup at other small businesses too to compare, but this was bad, really bad. Because of COVID I do not travel unless for essentials, and I thought this place would be a great place for a celebratory dinner pickup. It was going to be a special treat since I was going to drive up from Irvine to Carson! After reading the reviews, I already had an expectation that customer service was lacking, but to what extent I would soon find out myself. I came here to pickup an order my husband had ordered online, it was the $145 double up pan. I came with my three month old and my 7 year old son in tow. Total travel time: 4 hours including wait time. I never got my food, here's why: 1. COVID regulation fail- while most people were in masks, the line extended around the establishment with people in line not six feet apart and with more than twenty people in the restaurant. The restaurant is small. No one was mandating the line simply because they did not have enough staff. I do not recall a wipe down after every customer either. Please be careful. 2. There was no distinct pickup or order line. People were so upset they waited in the restaurant for their name to be called, with some waiting two hours!! The restaurant became more packed when more people would come in around the time they were supposed to pick up their order and they too would have to wait another hour after arriving at their pickup time! 3. Online system failed. My order went through but according to them it never went through. I showed them emails as well as the notification for pickup. They said they would check on it and an hour lapsed and nothing. Mind you I've been waiting already three hours with everyone. 4. Customer service fail. No apology. No refund. I never got my food. Never got a response so I drove back to Irvine. I would deal with a refund through the credit card company versus trying to get a response from them. And yes, I was charged even though they claimed it did not go through. The failure of the place was due to not having enough people in place and a system that worked. They underestimated their popularity but that would soon change when more people complain and reviews are in place. Tiktok's algorithm will fade and IG too. They need to get a better system in place if they want to truly succeed. While the food looked delicious, I don't know what it tasted like, but what I do know is that customer service is key to a successful business and with a failed execution they will never perform optimally. Also if you are waiting in line too long, I highly recommend going elsewhere. Not worth the drive, time and money. Save yourself. If you read other reviews from past customers they've all mentioned the same thing about the long wait.... and some of these were from 8 months ago. Yet they haven't done anything to try and fix this issue. Wouldn't you think they've had time to make these changes based off of people's complaints? While it is important to have patience for small businesses during these trying times, it is worth noting how long is too long and the need for better customer service. Customer service matters and especially so during these times. read more

This is the worst service. I ordered online with a 4:02 pick up time why is the order not ready till 4:50. I asked about my order and was told they ran out of steak and had to wait for it unthaw. Isn't that something you should say when I come in and offer do I want to wait or cancel my order. Oh, but since it's online no sure easy to cancel so your forced to wait for your $54 dollar order. And no offer to compensate other than a soda. Really.... Let me not forget to mention the twerk your ass music blasting. Customer service in our community is shameless. read more

Mannnnnn!. Saw this place on a friends Instagram story and had to try it!. My partner and I are from the Bay Area and made it a point to come to this place based off of pictures etc. and was let down hard!!! Super bummed about it bc the staff was so nice! The corn is either frozen, old or reheated. The rice also is either box rice or maybe just cheap rice? No flavor. The shrimp is not what I expected, I expected almost tiger shrimp or jumbo shrimp and it's smaller than the shrimp I use when I make ceviche and also possibly frozen or just not super fresh. Lobster was just ok. Small for $20. I know this is besides the point bc "why don't I just cook it myself then" but I can buy the same sized lobster on sale for $5. The flavor just wasn't there. They use the right seasoning it just doesnt match the quality of the seafood. We got the lobster, shrimp dish. Two orders and a large lemonade was $90 and some change. That's a good chunk of money for the quality served. I hope they can turn things around and listen to their customers bc this place has GREAT potential. Low key woulda been pissed if my $timmy didn't just hit read more

Horrible service I tried to give the benefit of a doubt but there service is horrible. I drove from an hour away to arrive and wait a total time an hour and a half and the order was still not ready. The online system gives false information saying the order is ready and it's not. I know I'm only one person and it may not matter but when your spending almost $50 a plate you would think you would get better service. read more

The sauce is to die for. I looooove this place, the food is always amazing and so fresh read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Build your own plate - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

What I really love bout this spot is the customer service. They gonna take care of you if they busy or there's alil wait. The food and the service is on point read more

I'm giving them two stars based on their food. It wasn't good at all I knew it was gonna be basic. My husband wanted to try them, 1st the minute rice was nasty, my salmon was over cooked and dry af :/ the corn was gummy and over cooked, the sausage tasted funny and the potatoes tasted like they were frozen. The shrimp was ok and the sauce wasn't good at all, it got my stomach hurting I know I'm gonna be on toilet in the morning. So overall I give them two thumbs down it's not worth the drive save your gas. read more

I had high hopes for this place after seeing it online but due to COVID they only had shrimp and salmon plate which was a bummer because I was really craving the crab legs. It also gave me a dirty vibe, like the cook was out side smoking a cigarette and the cashier had to look for him and call him to make my food which the wait for him to get in the kitchen was about 15-20 min but to get my food was about 5 min which was a bit suspect lol and then when I got my food the salmon was dry and it had a burnt Cajun taste to it. I couldn't even really taste the garlic which I'm a big fan of. Was just disappointed, especially since I paid 25$ or so for my dry salmon and mediocre shrimp read more

Oh my Gawd! I ate every bit of it!! One of my besties and I decided to try this place one day...another friend had recommended it! It's not a huge fancy place but it's not like I came there for pretty tables and chairs. I ordered the crab and shrimp plate that came with corn, potatoes and rice drinched in a garlic butter sauce! I was soo good! What made it even better was that we happened to come during happy hour and the meal was only $24! It was a huge meal at that...well worth it! I'll be back next time I'm out that way read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Crab and shrimp plate! - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

I really had high hopes and maybe that was my first mistake. I ordered several plates for my family. All of the plates were doused with the signature sauce which was overly salty. One of the plates we ordered was a double lobster plate, you can image my disappointment when I got home and there was an empty lobster tail. I definitely did not pay $60 for just lobster carcass. Needless to say, my family and I will not be returning. Wish this could've been a more positive review. read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Empty lobster tail - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

What's wrong with these people? I placed my order at 12 noon for a 2:15 delivery. At 1:45 the restaurant canceled my order. This place need training. Professionalism and Courtesy just isn't their thing. read more

Being that I'm a long time supporter of this establishment, I can say I'm very disappointed in the food and the treatment I received today 6-30-2020. I went to get lunch for my MOTHER'S birthday only to be given a SKIMPY portion and told a particular dish came with rice only to be told they ran out of rice at 12:55 pm and the rice he offered was all of a sudden complimentary, when they just opened at 11am. The owner has a shitty attitude and especially towards a customer that just spent $78.59 on food and waited 1 hour for it. Unacceptable ... I'll NEVER support there again. The Mom and the staff are very nice, the owner not so much... The portions were small today and my mom said the salmon was dry, I'd have to agree. The "jumbo shrimp" were like popcorn shrimp and a few of them were scorched. Maybe that's why he drenched them in sauce. Did I mention they blocked me on IG and deleted my comment? Sad.. I hope Carson realize you're bringing them down read more

I am very disappointed with this place after much anticipation. I went two Friday's ago. It was crowded a sign the food is delicious so I asked what's the wait and they said 30 minutes. I was ok with that... I waited over an hour only to get home and find that $145 worth of food and all four orders were completely wrong! I ordered two salmon shrimp and two crab shrimp and steak. Got home and had all four shrimp and steak. That's a big difference in price not to mention nobody wanted steak! To spend that much and wait that long for your order to be wrong is truly unacceptable... read more

The food here is amazing! But the staff is typically very unprofessional and not well managed. It took me over an hour to get my food even though the cashier said it would take 30mins. I went in to check on my food at the 30 min mark and was told the food was being plated and to wait until they called me. Well.... 30 MORE MINUTES LATER, & I'm still waiting for my food. (I've ordered from here when the owner was in store and all the staff were on their P's and Q's.) read more

I came here because of all the social media hype. Not worth the hype at all. First off - I came in ready to place my order , as soon as I got ready I pay ( with Apple Pay) the cashier tells me they don't take that or any mobile payment, mind you in the window when you walk in there's stickers indicating that they take Samsung pay, Apple Pay, and google pay . I don't have my card on me so I go back to my car to order online , fine no problem small hiccup. Secondly- I place my order and get a confirmation email that says my food should be ready at 1:46 pm. I placed my order at 1:03pm. I go back inside at 1:45 pm to check in and pick up my order and it's not ready. Guys when I tell you I waited a total of almost TWO hours for this food . I had to inquire because they weren't freely saying " hey this is going to take longer than expected" so it's 2:35 when I ask , " hey um what's taking so long " and the girl in the back was really helpfully honestly but the cashier had an attitude and just and over all vibe that she didn't want to be here. So the girl in the back came up and said it will be another 5 minutes. So my food comes out at like 2:45 y'all! That's almost two hours from when I originally placed it !!! At this point I'm starving and I'm mad. I paid for three plates , one for my grandma, mom and myself , that came out to $85. $85! For almost a two hour wait ?!?! Third- when we get back home to eat , we starting Eaton and immediately realized that this food was over salted and season , now we're no strangers to seasonings guys but this was just over kill! It was extremely oily and wayyyy over salted. Forth- The garlic butter sauce they put on the food is way to much, most of the plates come with corn , rice , potatoes and chicken sausage. All of that was drowning in their garlic butter sauce, it was to the point were all of it just looked like some mush soup . Point is just because you know about old bay seasonings and lemon pepper , doesn't mean you should open a restaurant. This is the final and last instagram/social media hyped place I will ever eat at. Huge let down. read more

I went to the newest location at 675 University, Carson (used to be PJ's Grill). Was there when it opened at 11 AM and placed my order. Because of the quarantine, they only take in person orders. No online or call in orders. Unfortunately, they don't seem ready to handle orders yet. Maybe it's because of the quarantine or the new location, but it took over an hour for me to get my order a d I was the second personin line. I wanted extra sauce but they were not selling extra sauce. So if you can overlook the long wait and no extra sauce, you will be happy. The food is delicious and you get amazing portions. I could not eat all of mine in one sitting. As you can see from my post I still gave them 5 stars in spite of the long wait. We just have to have a little patience in times like these. I will be back and pray for their success! read more

The food was awesome! But the customer service was horrrrrrribbbbbble. The momma taking the orders was reallly rude and disrespectful just because I wanted to change my order! I couldn't believe how rude she was! If it wasn't for a graduation treat for my high school grad I would of left. If they improve the customer service it could be a great place! read more

3Stakxs Kitchen - Seafood Near Me - Carson, California

I had been here plenty of times before and my last time I was here my order was wrong but I appreciate this business because many others they have bad customer service when they mess up but I can say you appreciate when someone understands and treats you with dignity and respect. I would recommend this place not only because the food is delicious but the customer service is unmatched thank you 3staks for taking care of your customers. read more

I had high expectations for this place regardless the 3 star rating. I usually don't eat 3 star restaurants on yelp but following their ig I have gave them the benefit of the doubt. Was I wrong. I paid $49.28 and I ordered 2 lobster rolls which barely had any lobster and were small and 2 soft crab burgers in which I only received one. The food was salty ass hell. All I tasted was salt. I drunk 3 water bottles right after my meal. I called and the lady said I can come back and get my soft shell crab burger but after tasting the first one I'm a just take the L. I don't want to even get what they owe me. Also it took close to a hour to prepare my meal. I went to get gas, pumped gas, put air in my tire, and I gave a stranger who walked to the gas station a ride to his car bc he ran out of gas, true story. When I arrived back, I'm very observant on the little things due to covid-19 and I noticed one of the helpers who was handling food was drinking some type of drink while walking back and forth from outside and to the kitchen, he handed some keys to a lady, went outside started a truck, to coming back in and I saw him chewing on food all while in the kitchen. I say all this bc I don't think he changed his gloves, I'm 99% sure he didn't and he was cooking or dealing with food with his mask not covering his face. Also you shouldn't be eating and drinking and touching things while in the kitchen. Take a break go outside do so and come back wash your hands and change your gloves. People do not take serious the changing of gloves. I would never go back. I hate to give this type of review but I was dissatisfied and disappointed. I didn't even like PJ's before they took over and I now don't like this establishment. All the L's I'm giving you. If you see this post today you can give my crab burger to one of the homeless guys that's in the parking lot. read more

Drove 35 mins to get here and sadly I'm so disappointed! 8 and half months pregnant and I was craving this after seeing it on IG. First the employees had NO gloves or face masks on, very unsanitary! Secondly the lady over charged us. Over $100 bucks for 2 plates! Smh BUY only gave us ONE plate and making us wait another 30 mins for the other. Total of 1 hour waiting for 2 plates! Smh I ordered 2 meats and my husband ordered 3 meats! When confronted about the over charged she assured us that it'll be back in our account tomorrow! We'll see! read more

Food looks sooooo good. 2 stars because it's taken 1 1/2 hours to get 2 plates of food. There's about 10 people that have waited over 1 hour. No masks or hair nets on the staff. I'll try back in 2021.. read more

Dissapointed... found the number for this place on google and they would not answer to calls so we texted to make sure they were open, we live 30 miles away. After receiving a text back assuring us they were open around 3:30pm we headed this direction only to drive this far and find out that they closed early!!!!! IT IS 4:30 pm and despite us texting and asking what time they closed --we received no response. & wasted our time SO SHITTY, we were excited to support this small business - bummer read more

Really over rated, the sauce was to much, the corn was super over cooked like cafeteria corn I got in high school, then the crab had no meet and was over cooked also. The price is to expensive compared to other places . I wouldn't really go here anymore. read more

Do not come here they don't even know when they're open they can't tell you when the food is going to be ready and they're sleeping and nasty ass truck out right in front of the restaurant with the door open this is my review can't tell you about the food and never open read more

Saw the IG posts that a friend tagged me in and had to try this spot after being tempted by the hype, I got to say it was definitely worth it. At last Something new to add the take out menu, the snow crab is fire!!!!! read more

They're ok... too expensive for a bunch of rice and fake butter sauce. Can't call your oder in ahead of time. You never know when they're open! Several wasted trips ... always running out of food... dont believe the hype! Massive amount of rice and potatoes.... read more

The food was cold and over cooked, I got the combination plate with crab and salmon, the sausages and potatoes were extremely over cooked and everything had this gritty white sauce on it. The crabs were wet and slimy. So disappointed read more

Worth the drive from Rancho. First time , but definitely not the LAST!! Will make the drive again REAL SOON!!

ABSOLUTELY NOT. Unless you like really really greasy food. I really wanted to like the food.

Went down to try this place after seeing a them on a local t.v. show and following them on IG. The food looked delicious so took the drive down on a Saturday afternoon. Ordered online with no issues. I ordered the lobster, crab, & shrimp. It came with corn on the cob all on a bed of rice with slices of chicken sausage and potatoes in it. I also ordered a side of their special sauce. The lobster tail was fairly sized and not bad, but nothing special. The crab legs were medium sized and good quality and taste. Shrimp were nicely done, not overcooked and good flavor. The rice was really good, nice and fluffy. The corn was flavorless and seemed to be overcooked or re-warmed. The chicken sausage had a slight spice to it but not much flavor. The consistency was like one of those vegetarian sausages. The potatoes in the rice were nicely done. The most disappointing part was the sauce. It was so incredibly salty. So salty it was inedible. I feel if the sauce was better it may have salvaged the rest of the plate. Not worth the hype. I may return to try something different on the menu read more