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    American Crab Co

    4.4 (120 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Steamed blue crabs
    K B.

    Came across this takeout place while stuck in traffic, and decided to stop in. I found their pricing more expensive than my favorite NJ blue crab eatery, and it's not an eat in restaurant. I love blue crabs, but they are a lot of work, so I always order them steamed and cleaned, which helps. They had various pricing for dirty and clean blues, and I opted for their house made oregano, garlic, old bay option. It does have a ton of garlic, which seemed to overwhelm the little crabs, but the flavor was pretty good, and I was still able to get that slightly sweet blue crab flavor that I craved. Although, I did have to wipe a lot of the garlic off, and in doing so noticed that some of the crabs weren't cleaned very well. Overall, I wouldn't go out of my way, but would return if I were in the area.

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    Kent K.

    There is no seat I side and only to-go option. We had a coleslaw and lobster rolls. The lobster roll was priced at $16 so very reasonable to typical $18-22 range market price. You also can choose it hot or cold. The size however is not typical size. It is a smaller than typicalmarket size. So overall, its a fair eat. The lobster was seasoned cajun style. The bun was toasted and warm. I'd rather eat bigger and non cajun seasoning style roll. Its a personal preference. The colesliw was ok. Its a little watery.

    Tray of crab balls
    Robyn H.

    First time at this seafood place. So many options! The crab balls were a hit at my party! I'll definitely be back to get more stuff!

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    Michael D.

    Whoah... this place is a seafood lovers paradise!! Wall to crabs of all sorts, awesome staff, crab cakes, snow crab, king crab, crab legs... literally crabs on top of crabs. Friendly service, quality seafood, good prices and ample parking. This place is legit!!!

    Pick n Peel Shrimp
    John L.

    I swore to myself that I would stop in and check this place out after a friend served their seafood several months back! When I arrived I noticed their parking lot was packed and patrons were still coming in as I was leaving. The staff was extremely helpful, the guy who waited on me explained all of their offerings, prepared some of my order for warming up later and rang me up. Great A to Z work by him and I was very thankful for his advice and suggestions. I ended up buying Fried Flounder, pick n peel shrimp, breaded shrimp, several side salads (potato salad, pasta salad), crab mac and cheese balls, stuffed potato's (Served with shrimp, cheese and crabmeat). The presentation was very nice and clean and everything was delicious! I would definitely repeat buy all of those items. They put in a couple jars of their homemade cocktail sauce. I fed four adults and two kids for around $85 bucks and there were leftovers for at least another meal. I did not try their hard shell crabs, but noticed most customers were ordering them. "I don't eat 'em, too much work for little reward, but my wife loves 'em", is what an old timer told me as we were both waiting for our orders. They also had clams, mussels, lobsters, soups and king crab legs just to name a few. I was in and out in 10-15 mins and would definitely repeat. You can buy everything and make it at home or have them prepare it for you. Great service, family owned and operated since 1945! That's awesome.

    LJ J.

    Hands down the Worlds Best Crab Cakes! Everything was fresh. Fish was fresh and fried based on order, crab cakes baked to order. The steamed crabs with old bay seasonings was out of this world! The place was kept clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

    Ready to go and frozen crab legs
    Jaz N.

    Very friendly staff quick service. They sell.live crabs and cooked as well as other seafood options

    $4 Butter garlic crabs-$5.75 each
    Tiara B.

    This crab place can be hard to spot if you're not already familiar with the location. Nevertheless worth the visit! The seafood is always fresh and has phenomenal flavor. The garlic crabs, in my opinion, can be cleaned better before adding the garlic butter sauce. Be sure to make specific requests for exactly how you'd like your order. Definitely one of the better crab spots tho!

    The crab cake display
    Schinay T.

    I come to American Crab co everytime I come to Philly the food is amazing amazing amazing!!!!!!!!

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    7 months ago

    This is our regular seafood take out place. Their crab cakes and crab Mac and cheese are delicious.

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    Expensive. Dinner in a bag, $58.00 for one. Not an eat in restaurant. Give your order thru a window.

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    Excellent food and very friendly staff. I highly recommend. I wish that we found it sooner. We will be going again.

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    Service and the crabs n food they have everything is great.Maureen H n there lobster sandwiches r to die for its the only place I go to MH

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    Fresh quality seafood at a reasonable price. Huge crabs Year-round! Highly recommend you check it out!

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    Awesome, fresh, plentiful and exactly how you hope it will be! I say summer is here, sit in your own backyard, socially isolate n enjoy.

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