The service is the best in the Phoenix Area. I have a server that, I always ask for Michelle. Michelle is the best very knowledgeable about the menu. The Angry Crab foods are very, very close to Gulf Coast foods. This establishment gives me the flavor and foods from home. So if you like foods from the Gulf Coast please visit The Angry Crab. You will not leave hungry. read more

I'm a little tough being born & raised in New England. I have been twice to make sure if was not the batch or cook to blame. The mussels were ok. Lobster was overcooked. Crab was good. Bakes beans were pretty good. Oysters tasted good, however, were not very clean. They were kind enough to bring some more, however, those were not much cleaner. The calamari was not good at all plus it look like a mozzarella stick. We went both times when they were busy. They do have an awesome waiting program where they will text you when your table is ready. The wait staff was a hit or miss. One time it was super busy and the waiter was EXCELLENT, however the next time it was not busy at all & we had 3 different waitress who were all horrible. read more

Excellent food, great flavor. We will go back for sure. Great little gem. The servers all help each other, food comes out pretty fast. The spices can sneak up on you. read more

I have been to the Goodyear location three times. I give it only three stars because of the seating configuration and ambiance. This restaurant originally was a JB's and the footprint has not changed, just more tables crowded in. I would hope they add a huge deck on the West side of the building for outside seating. It was small and tight before and seriously worse now. That and the high level of noise make for a jarring evening of dining. The food is what one would expect but the shrimp has always been overcooked and rubbery. The crab is sweet and delicious. The vegetables are tasty and worth the cost. The sausage is mundane and not worth the expense in my opinion. Honestly, if you want a quiet evening this is not the place to be. If you want seafood this is the best place to get it in the West Valley. read more

OMG the corn bread is so good! I got a shrimp bag with potatoes and it was amazing! Will definitely be back! read more

What an amazing restaurant! I was greeted immediately by an incredibly warm and knowledgeable staff - Kat and Conrad rocked!! I was alone, so I chose a light meal with the charred oysters (which were phenomenal!!), and I cannot wait to try the rest of the menu!! Super laid back and fun atmosphere, but clearly they care about their guests' needs above all. It's so great to have a delicious and exciting seafood place on the west side!! I will be back...a lot! read more

Good Food. I do think Hot N Juicy Crawfish is a better due tot he fact that their corn and potatoes are marinated in the sauce not just placed in at the last minute. read more

I have been to this location 3 times now and the service and food are outstanding. The best seafood in Arizona in my opinion. If you are looking for a seafood restaurant with a Cajun flair I would highly recommend this restaurant. The staff is always very friendly and helpful. I really enjoy Ashley, Kat, Tracee, Matt and everyone else. They really make my experience a great one. Thank you very much! read more

Food is always awesome! My hubby does not like seafood, he ordered onion rings always crispy and seasoned perfect, cat fish with Cajun fries and the beans are super tasty! Great atmosphere! :) read more

This place is like the Dutch Bros of Seafood!!! Addicting, Love it and enjoy going regularly!! One question, when will you have appetizers on your Happy Hour menu? read more

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Reviewers, NOTE! You missed the best lobster in the country! OMG, I asked for under two pounds and received the best tasting, firm and meaty lobster ever, in my 70 years, from coast-to-coast! Seriously, for $35 I spent the next hour in pure decadence of butter-soaked lobster. I can't say enough about the amazing taste, tenderness and 'meat' on this lobster. My guys each had 2# shrimp and SOOO big and tasty. Suffice it to say, we left more than happy; rather ecstatic. Building / Exterior - Agree, unattractive and needs a 'perk up'. Décor - not a fan; Presentation - way cool and practical beyond compare; Service - Adryan was excellent and supported by others in their roles. Food - 6 stars! So glad to have them in Goodyear; and welcome more like them. read more

We come once a week not for the food although it's great, but we come for our Bartender Katt! She is like Super Amazing and makes us feel like part of the Angry Crab family! Then when she fills in as a supervisor, she never stops moving ! She works just as hard as the staff! Leadership by example , I'm so impressed by Katt! Our second favorite is Val! She is very sweet, and makes us feel part of the Angry Crab family! The food is great but it's people like Katt and Val that keep us coming back! read more

Went there with family (4 adults, 1 toddler, 2 babies) and had a great time. Staff was super friendly. They even brought out one of the live lobsters for my 3-year-old son to "pet". The food was great. I got the snow crab with the trifecta sauce at a medium-spicy level and it was very tasty. The whole experience is very messy, so be prepared for that (if you go with the boil at least), but worth it. Good stuff. The food was probably 4-star level, staff and service was a hard 5 though, so I'll give it a 5 overall. Fun with a big group! read more

This is my 3rd try here. Always a long wait. Many empty tables but still a wait. This restaurant has ruined 3 nights of mine and no more for me. Staff standing around talking, empty tables. No one knows how much longer to sit down and eat. Not enough staff, long waits, food decent. No more for me. Each time think it's going to be better... not so. What a shame. Any restaurant w 1/3 empty tables and hosts standing around playing like children is not worth my business for 4th time. read more

I've been wanting to visit since they opened so I was really looking forward to dinner. We were sat quickly but 15 min after being seated, no one had come to take even our drink orders and the waiter for the next table was not looking at us... I asked someone if we were supposed to order somewhere else and I think he was the manager so he took our order. It seemed like a pretty long wait to get the food but luckily my daughter's cod and fries came out fast and they were really good. I had snow crab with trinity sauce at level 1 and even that was pretty spicy (the Cajun seasoning likely) but delicious and Messy! Hubby had Mussels with the same seasoning. At one point we ordered extra rice and fries but I think the fries got lost somehow. After we had our food (-and drinks from the manager), the waiter from the next table over came over and said he was our waiter after all and apologized. We ordered one more serving of crab but it took too long so next time I'll order it early. The food was good. We made a huge mess but I guess that's the point! Konrad saved the day by serving us when we didn't have a waiter. Thanks! read more

We usually dine at the Angry Crab in the east valley locations and we always enjoy the service and food. However, we were extremely disappointed with the service and wait time. We were celebrating a birthday party and our food order came after an extremely long wait, one order came and we waited till one or two orders came ten minutes later and so on. Our orders didn't come at the same time we ate in shifts for a group of ten. Food was cold even though we were told it would be out shortly due to it being cooked at that moment, everything came out cold. Some ate while others waited and watched. I never got my order and once again was told it was being prepared and it would be another ten to fifteen minutes. I canceled my order and requested to speak to the manager, he walked by our table and didn't identified himself and we asked again to speak to the manager. He then came and identified himself, Jason was his name. I explained that the service and wait time for getting our food was unacceptable, as we were getting one or two orders at a time. He began to say he's kitchen manager quit and gave excuses. This isn't the answer to give me. Very upsetting and won't dine here ever again. This made a birthday Celebration very unpleasant. Won't recommend this location. read more

One of the best restaurants and service staff I've found. I want to give this restaurant zero stars so you all don't flood them and ruin my hidden "new favorite restaurant". Staff is fantastic! Everyone we've dealt with has been friendly and they really understand how to make you feel welcome. Lobster roll, gumbo, Po Boys!...they've all been top notch. Do yourself a favor and give this place a shot. read more

First time here and just loved the smell of garlic when we walked in. We got seated right away and the restaurant was pretty packed. Our server was very friendly and took the time to explain the menu. We ordered the King Crab boil totally awesome and some oysters Gumbo and gator bites. All of these were well seasoned and tasted absolutely perfect. Only negative on any food was the combo poor boy it needed some more wetness like maybe coleslaw in there but that's just me. Overall excellent and we will be back. read more

Went to the Angry Crab for the first time. Started out decent, food good however things went down hill when we realized the server was very nice but very inattentive and over charged us after telling us since our first order came in during happy hour time our next 2 drinks would be the same price. Not so! Over charged on drinks and when I pointed out the error, she said we ordered the next two after happy hour and would not adjust the charge. Then to top it off the men's bathroom was disgusting! Something had overflowed, walking in wast water and smelled like urine! Sorry no repeat visit! read more

Great place! Went today for lunch for the first time and both my husband and I really liked it and the atmosphere was the BOMB! We grew up in the Bay Area and one of our favorite places to eat was a place called Joe's at Westlake because they had the best crab Louie salad ever! Huge chunks of crab, egg, tomato, pickle etc. my suggestion is to add crab Louie to your menu! We can't find anyone around the area that makes one! read more

King crabs with lemon pepper and mild were delicious and so was the service! 8:30 pm is a perfect time to go on the weekend, by then the 5 pm diners have left read more

This location is amazing! Especially the manager Steve who took VERY good care of my family for my dad's birthday. I live in WA and couldn't make it so he let me pay my dads tab as surprise over the phone. Thanks Angry Crab Shack in Goodyear, AZ, you went above and beyond! You'll never know how much my family and I appreciate it. Also, my family let me know how much they really enjoyed the food!! read more

I watched them build this place for a year wondering if it would ever open. I guess that wait was worth it. What a fun place. The food is great. Love eating off the table with the plastic bags. Cajun spices are a nice change flavor wise. Looking forward to dining on the new outside patio later this fall. read more

A little pricey but delicious food! Full of flavor and just a fun place to go with the kids or on a date night

Was afraid to try this place out since I've only been to Hot N Juicy....but....the food is amazing and turned me into a lover! Just how I like it and my salmon was even served with my kinda white rice...sticky! Don't forget to try the TRI-fecta! This girl gives it two shaka brahs and a big MAHALO! Btw, ask for Gigi...super cute tatted server with a kick ass personality and amazing customer service. read more

First time going...Ill try to make it simple. The Good: Service was great, the food was pretty good, the atmosphere was beachy. The Bad: I thought it was a little overpriced, it was 98$ plus a tip for me and my fiance.Even then, thats not why I rated it a 3 star. The one thing I could not get past was...the bathrooms. Everything seems clean until you go into the ancient, un-clean bathroom. It reminded me of an old bar bathroom and did not want to touch ANYTHING. Im glad I went int AFTER I ate, not before... I personally think that the bathrooms and the kitchen should be the 2 cleanest places in a restaurant. read more

Had the best service here today by Sam. She was great! We've been here a couple times and had a couple problems before but this was the best! read more

We went to this restaurant in March, I have been on the fence about leaving a review, but finally decided to do it. First, the food is fabulous. Not many places to get fresh seafood in Arizona. Atmosphere and waitress were also great. The problem, and reason for the three stars is, I ordered a martini, very dry and specified "not dirty" (as dirty was specified on the menu), and the waitress confirmed with me that I wished to have it "not dirty". The drinks came, and here came my martini, dirty... I wasn't going to say anything, but the waitress could tell something was wrong and came back to ask me if it was how I liked it. When I told her, she remembered me asking for it to be "not dirty" and took it back to the bar. When she came back, she had weird look on her face and put a glass of warm gin with an olive in it in front of me. She asked me if this was right? I said it was fine... she left looking worried and brought me back a small glass of ice. She asked me if that was what a martini was. I just politely told her no, but asked her not to take it back as clearly the bartender sent it out like that because I rejected her first one, she seemed to agree, but said nothing. I should have asked to speak to the manager, and I knew I should, but I just hate making waves. So I left well enough alone. If we ever go back, I will just stick to beer, or soft drinks. read more

Have been coming for awhile the staff if very friendly n warm..Valerie Adrian Trae the young bartender Jennifer ....the 2 older ladies their are prejudice and wear skimpy clothes that do not help them look young at all but more disgusting to look at..can not believe management let them dress like that....the 1 disgusting thing about this restaurant is the restrooms you come in spend all this money to eat and when when you go wash your hands n see the toilets with fecal matter splattered on them n dirty you really want to hurl all that food you just spent a lot of money on its gross.....you can complain but they don't care very very sad...... read more

First Time here & its he best time ever and the best crab I ate (my opinion) our server (Brittney) was awesome & gave great service!

We were one of the first people there ordered pretty and it took about 45 min to get me boiled shrimp.. The waiter used the excuse of not enough cooks. I watch customers come n after me and order shrimp and still got it before me. Be honest and say I forgot to put in your order, that I can live with. The gumbo was not that good. I do not recommend this place to anyone. They call it angry crab for a reason... If u are looking for s good place go to "Hot N Juicy Crawfish" read more

Prices were very good and it was the best shrimp I ever had. You do have to pull there heads and legs off but totally worth it. I have been here several times and will be back. My wife had the snow crab legs and my father in-law had the oysters and they loved them as well. Highly recommend coming in. read more

My husband and I went tonight just to have a beer and some good seafood. We were seating at our table for good ten minutes without anybody acknowledging us. Finally AJ came welcomed us took our drink and food order. He was really nice and friendly. Than after we got our order our waiter assigned to our table came and said his name was Jake and that he was going to be taking over AJ because he had his section and our table was his section not AJ. We said ok. Jake said do we need anything my husband asked for more lemons never got them he had two more tables not big at all. My husband order another beer we got it 10 minutes later and that's us sitting feet away from the bar. Anyways AJ rocked he was on top of his game and we weren't even on his section. AJ got the tío not Jake. Jake sucks plus his attitude totally off. I worked in the restaurant business so I know who's good and who's not. We'll go back but to AJ not Jake. read more

I was not impressed with food. Not going again. Oysters and snow crab was ok. However, hush puppies, fried soft shell crab dish were horrible. Overall, not coming again. read more

First time ever at an Angry Crab. Not a good experience. First they brought out a basket for my young niece that was suppose to be chicken tenders. It turned out to be my fried cod basket. Someone brought out the basket and placed it right in front of her, so we thought she knew what she was doing. This person wasn't the same as the one who took our order. When we told the waitress that my cod had been given to my niece, she asked "well, what do you want me to do?" She was serious! She had no idea what to do. For a minute I seriously thought she wanted me to take the basket my niece had just picked over and eaten from! They then brought out the fried oysters we ordered for appetizers and the chicken basket for my niece. The oysters were good, but lacked seasoning. My sister ordered a chicken basket. The chicken was extremely dry and she sent it back for a shrimp basket. I finally got my cod and it would have been good if they had only seasoned the coating. My boyfriend liked his gumbo and catfish. I tasted a piece of his catfish and it was seasoned better than my cod. Oh, and they sat us at the booth right next to bathroom. Some girl kept going in there to throw up. She may have been pregnant, or something. That may have contributed to my whole awful experience. We didn't like that they brought out the meal at intervals. Instead of everything together, except for appetizer, of course. They did comp for the dry chicken, to be fair. read more

I will not be back there ever again. The only thing good were their French fries. I ordered fried clams and had to return them to get a new order of the same over cooked hard to eat, rubber bands. I also ordered the fried shrimp and those where horrible as well. They also only gave two baby pieces of lemon. Had to ask for more of lemons, tarter sauce and cocktail sauce. Terrible that I had to keep asking for stuff. I do have to say that the staff were very nice. No silverware, just your hands and napkins. Ugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taste of Louisiana and Ada's are awesome. read more

No paper towels in mens room, only electric dryers. Ever try to clean a stain off your clothing with an electric dryer. They had a paper towel dispenser but it was empty. I asked the on duty manager and he said he would remove the dispenser. That's one way to solve a problem. Not the right way. read more

great service AMAZING food 10/10 would recommend left a $ 20 TIP for great service good job angry crab shack!

This review is mainly about the service. The food was good, not great but good. The service however was one of the worst experiences I've ever had in a restaurant environment. Our original waiter came to the table wrote his name Caleb or something like that and said I'll take our drink order but someone else will wait on you because I'm getting off soon. Ok. Drink came promptly. Ordered food. Fist my meal came before my friends, hers came like 5 minutes after mine. It was awkward eating while she was waiting. Then we had to get up to get condiments. I had to go to the bar and ask for a drink only to have the waitress get me the wrong drink, then I had to flag her down to get my drink order right. Waiting almost 15 minutes just for the check to come, which we had to go to the bar and ask for. Can't make this crap up. It was terrible. There were people at the bar eating who obviously worked there jumping back and forth from one side of the bar to the other. It was crazy. Never seen anything like it. It was like a high school hangout session. I will probably visit the franchise again as there are some things I want to try but I will NEVER visit this location again. EVER. read more

The food was okay nothing super special. If you want overpriced average seafood this might be your type of place. The service is even worse the waiter was too high to remember half of food, and the fact I told him it was it husbands birthday. read more