Least favorite of the valley locations. It's on the smaller side which isn't a big deal, but maybe not best for larger groups. There was 6 of us and we were crammed at a table. My chair was wobbly and felt like it might come apart at any moment. They've either changed all of their menus or this location just doesn't have all that the other ones do. They lack some of the non-seafood options which is unfortunate considering there aren't that many to begin with. I get it, it's a seafood place but it's nice when you can accommodate everyone. There was a hair in my water. Mine and my husband's food came out after everyone else at the table was finished eating. I ordered the chicken sandwich and there was a giant piece of chicken on the first half but when I got to the second half there was no chicken at all - and I didn't realize it until it was too late. So whoever finally sent my food out cut it in half but the chicken wasn't split between the two half's. Cajun fries were over seasoned. Those who had seafood said it was greasy. Probably wouldn't return. read more

Excellent place to get your seafood fix in the desert. I went with the dungeness crab with corn and a potato, oysters, and cajun fries. First came the oysters, which were plump and fresh, much better than what you typically get in AZ for a similar price, e.g. Casey Moore's or Baja Joes. Next were the cajun fries, which came out piping hot and crispy. I had to make an effort to stop eating them to save room for the main course. The dungeness crab comes out whole, and will weigh more than 1lb, but my server kindly warned me of this and it wasn't a problem. When I opened the bag I looked like the crab was nibbling on my corn (see pic). My only qualm came with the price of dungeness crab being $1.25 more per lb than on the menu. I understand re-printing all the inserts for the tables is annoying, but the price was even wrong on the marker-board. I couldn't care less about the extra couple bucks, and I would have ordered it at either price, it just comes off as a bit sloppy when prices don't match up. The food was too good to take a star off for that thought so I'm sticking with the 5 stars This place is a great time and I will definitely be back. They were in the process of building a bar and I intend to use it! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Corn on the crab! - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Mehhh Do not see what the big deal is !!! Once in a lifetime is too many times ! Great location. Great parking great prices but For just uhh ok food !! read more

Lot of boiling crab type spots in Vegas and OC. This place is on point with all of them. Was seated right away. Another person came over to get me started while the infamous Noel from other reviews was busy. So I tried the hurricane. Nice. After that Noel took over and the rest was history. King crab legs , potatoes , corn, & sausage. Trifecta sauce at a three and it was on. All crab ,potatoes, and corn gone. Got the sauce and some sausage for fried rice tomorrow plus two cookies. The atmosphere is exactly what I expected , low key seafood shack. I will be back on a regular basis as long as they keep up the good service and great food. Noel definitely deserves his good reputation as does the rest of the staff. read more

Angry Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Worst service I have ever had. Christian sever was awful. No refills on the drinks no stopping to see if we needed anything. Ordered 4 pounds of crawfish there was nowhere near 4 pounds. Maybe 2. I will not recommend this new Tempe location to anyone. If it would let me I would leave 0 stars. read more

The food wasn't great first of all. I ordered gumbo while others ordered the boils. The gumbo was cold. I told the waitress and she put it in the microwave and gave it back. They sat us all back to back in the booths. My head was one foot away from the guy behind me. Not CDC guideline friendly or city ordinance friendly. They also gave us menus that they use right after each other and put it on the table which is supposed to be our plate. Definitely not safe right now. The waitress also had a lot of jobs so she wasn't able to serve us in good time. read more

Angry Crab Shack - Gumbo and House Salad - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Went to Angry Crab for a birthday dinner. Crabs, shrimp and catch of day, were ordered. Everyone was happy with their choice. Originally from the the East Coast - we did not have high expectations from a crab place in Az. Wow ! Great service and great food. We will be back. read more

Angry Crab Shack - First time at the Angry Crab - it exceeded our expectations. Excellent food and service. We will be back !! - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The original review was written a relatively short time after they opened. Since that time they have changed a lot. The restaurant is moving more towards a sports bar, emphasizing broadcast games and beer. The food is still quite good, but the atmosphere is now gone unfortunately. I arrived with a group of 12, and we waited about 45 minutes to be seated because they will not take reservations. The best description of the service would be chaos. Orders were sent out incorrect or incomplete. The crabs were not from their usual source, and were unanimously pronounced inedible. Fried clams arrived almost in a burnt state, and wait staff had to be constantly reminded of missing items. Calamari was good, but all were wondering how it arrived in the shape that it was served in. Was it chopped and formed? My personal food arrived with two different levels of seasoning - one with level 2, and one with level 3. The mussels were nice, but a number of them were unopened. Usually, that is a sign of dead shellfish, but in this case, it was a sign of undercooked shellfish that did not wish to be opened and eaten. They were supposed to take American Express by the end of September, but they are not. One of our party was charged $290.00 on a credit card which then had to be voided. Unfortunately, that charge tied up that amount of money for the entire weekend on that credit card. Unfortunately, what promised to be a really wonderful venue to eat at, has turned into an attraction for the college crowd with poorly trained wait staff. Most of our party was very disappointed and has stated that they will not be returning again. Removing one star read more

Great clam chowder and the service is always great. Love the trifecta medium or hot, always fresh and delicious.

Great food, excellent service! We had the snow crab legs and shrimp. And it was great!!! Better than red lobster and Joe's Crab Shack! You can break the legs with your fingers there so soft. Service was great went on a Friday. All the staff was having a good time and kept checking on us, and our waiter was great too explain how ordering works and recommendations. Will go back again!!!! A+ read more

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Went to enjoy a Birthday with a friend! The service was great! The food was delicious read more

Angry Crab Shack - Happy Birthday - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

NEVER Ordering food or coming back to this place again. Insanely upset with the customer service experience I had tonight. It's my moms 51st birthday tonight and she wanted angry crab (we love angry crab and always go on birthdays and special events). I called 53 TIMES!!! Went to VM EVERY TIME. We ended up ordering online because this was literally ALL my mother wanted for her special day, But angry crab has still just added stress and disappointment into her big day. I found out from my fiancé ,whose brother used to work their, that they will BLOCK callers. WHAT A JOKE. Never coming back. HIGHLY disappointed. read more

Angry Crab Shack - Angry crab Mesa phone number - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Amazing! Everything was perfect. And this time we didn't over order. My hubby and I shared king crab legs, muscles and veggie in trifecta sauce no heat. It was outstanding. We went at 4 o'clock on Saturday the day before Father's Day and it was packed. When we left I think the wait was triple time. I like the fact that you can download an app on your iPhone it shows you where you are on the waiting list. Enjoy read more

Don't. Just don't. Simply don't do Angry Crab Shack-Mesa. In short, "gross". 30+ min wait list. Very noisy and tornado sirens. They actually use this antiquated gimmick. We opted for sitting outside in the heat. A fair trade for our hearing. Before sitting, watched the waitress pick up used napkins off our table. No wiping it with a sanitizing cloth, no wiping at all. Not even the sticky goo and food leavings from previous diners! Our first thought was, "Awesome! Can we get our food served on used bio-hazard trays too?". Then we wondered, "Are those dinner bags listed as sterile?" We felt adventurous, so wiped the table ourselves and blew off the clearly evident health hazard figuring it might be fun to see where this goes. Experienced nice, cool water misters, then realized they were more like misters with drip irrigation. Classic- improperly maintained, run down misting system. We should have brought umbrellas and a tarp because our table was hosed (yes, pun intended). Ok. We know kite string, string cheese and butcher's string. But crab strings are a no go. First leg opened, we found mushy strings of crab meat. An obvious sign over over-boiling. And, notice that's "opened" not "cracked". We've had soft-shelled crab before, but this is a new breed. It simply shows the crab legs were allowed to sit for a length of time in a pan of water. It's beyond understanding how this place managed to cook crab legs so badly, even the crab merus was boiled into oblivion. (merus is the largest section of the leg which holds that prized chunk of meat). Something we did find hilarious, if not a slick form of customer trickery. Look at the "Add to Your Bag" section on the menu (pic attached). Yummy stuff! We all love potatoes and we couldn't resist the urge to test how literal they are about this menu item. So we ordered that for our meals. And there you have it. The "Gotcha"! Read that menu carefully. You will receive what it literally says, "Red Potato". So, buried among other food in your bag will be 1 lonely potato the size of a golf ball, nicely over-boiled and grossly saturated in an inch deep of whatever sauce is floating around in the bottom of your dinner bag. To save ourselves time of noting many other issues we experienced, we thought about simply pulling out the thesaurus to see how many words we could find related to "Fail". But, we determined this experience wasn't worth our effort. So, what's the consensus? We're going with our original entry... "gross". People here in the Phoenix-area are some going-out-to-eat individuals. It's amazing this sort of dining experience is even allowed to be considered acceptable. read more

Angry Crab is very good. We had large whole lobster, King crab legs and shrimp. The price was acceptable and the flavors were excellent. Recommend starting with the Alligator Nuggets. Soooo tasty. Their spice level increases sharply so start slow! read more

Angry Crab Shack - 2+ lb lobster - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Never disappoints. Do know that everyone else loves this place too so it can be a bit of a wait but always worth it. I had the oysters last time for the first time and so yummy! read more

This place never disappoints! I ordered to snow crab and shrimp boiled with a hot trifecta . Delicious:) The hottest level seasoning is no joke so be careful if you're not used to really spicy . read more

I was lectured by a twenty something to go stand outside while looking at a menu. It was 112 degrees out. I'm a senior citizen. I asked to be able to sit down and get a glass of water and she said no. Make sure your decision is made before you go in there or you will get kicked out. I won't be back. I'll spend my money elsewhere. read more

Great place.i have tried a similar place called hot and juicy crawfish. This place is very close. My only beef was that the sausage was not very good. It was more of a kielbasa then and andouille. For spicy lovers, the 3 was not bad at all. Will be back for sure. read more

Angry Crab Shack - King crab legs - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

It is our second time here and every time the food is delicious! I always get the one pound of shrimps with the trifecta sauce (garlic, butter, cajun), it's their house favorite! You also need to choose the spice and honestly I get "0 - no spice" and it's a touch spicy, the right amount! We don't even need any sides, it is plenty of food! And $12 for a pound of shrimps is not bad at all! You eat with your hands so be ready to get messy! There is a sink in the dining room in case you got a little too messy.. We will be back for sure, very nice restaurant. We like it! read more

Angry Crab Shack - The pound of shrimps! - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

First timer from SoCal having Father's Day dinner with my Dad and my family! Certainly not the place for anyone concerned about how they look eating in front of others. Cause they don't,....Backyard Family style eating with great food and service. Our waitress, Susan, provided exceptional service along with the food. We had the shrimp with butter garlic sauce by the pound, king crab legs with the proper tools to extract the meaty contents, gator nuggets ( yes, alligator ) - can I just say excellent and it really does taste like chicken, along with clams and oysters. No doubt, it will be a positive experience when you have a prepared expectation to get messy. Side note, if you wanna "unplug" your kids for an actual dinner, this is one way. My teen kids hands were too messy for them to answer their phones, text, etc. we maintained full conversation during dinner. Overall great seafood dinner experience, keep the positives going and when you get Susan as your waitress, mention she was mentioned on yelp. read more

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Deliciously amazing food. Their crab options are amazing. I get snow crab with trifecta at medium or hot spice, with sausage and potatoes. I've also had their king crab which was also amazing. Their Caesar salad is bomb as are the alligator bites. I haven't had their shrimp or crawfish because I'm allergic but, I hear from friends both are also very good. Try them, you won't be disappointed!! Just make sure to know utensils are optional and you will get a bib. You're served in a plastic bag, no plates (for their boils, other food is served normally). read more

We got off to a rough start. Frankly, after reading several reviews about slow or bad service, I was pretty critical about the service. After sitting at the table for several minutes a sever, who said he was not our server, came for our drink order - and we put in the kids order at the same time. We got our drinks and continued to sit and wait for a good 15 minutes, apparently in some sort of serverless black hole. No one would make eye contact and pretty much just rushed around attending to other things. Finally, the gentleman who took our drink order noticed that we were still sitting with menus in front of us, and my father-in-laws beer was empty. He was seen talking to a server and that server came over to start helping us. I don't remember her name but once she realized we were her table she was very attentive from that point. They were running a special, 1/2 Dungeness crab, 1/2 lb king crab and one blue crab with veggies for $20. That sounded good, so my FIL and I both ordered that, along with one pound of headless shrimp for my husband. Sadly, by the time the server put the order in there was only one special left. My FIL let me have it and ordered a fish basket. All the food was very good! We had edemame, hush puppies, kids chicken and fries, oysters on the half, the crab special (trifecta, level 3), shrimp (trifecta, level 3) and the fish basket. I was great with the trifecta at level 3, my husband will go with level 4 next visit. The food just kept coming, and we all left stuffed. It was my birthday so the server even finished us up with a big piece of chocolate cake. We will go earlier next time, they were out of crawfish and the special by the time we went around 7. read more

Angry Crab Shack - Crab special - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This will be the second AC location I have had the pleasure of visiting. We went on a Monday and it was packed for their "Mixed Bag" Monday special, which we didn't really know about, but were out of at dinner time. Our server was great. Very helpful to my friends and my husband who had never been to Angry Crab. I don't remember his name, but when my friend's blue crab took almost a half hour longer than the rest of the table's food, our server expressed genuine concern and strived to make our experience positive for the rest of the meal. Management never visited the table, but he said management took care of it. My two pounds of snow crab legs were perfectly cooked and delicious. My husband's shrimp were way over cooked but he was okay with it. Service: 5 STARS. Food: 3 STARS. I will consider visiting this location again someday and give their kitchen another chance because I have had such consistently great meals at the Indian School Road location. Until then, I prefer the atmosphere and food in their (larger) Arcadia location that also has barbeque! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My family and I have been to this location several times for dinner and to celebrate birthdays. It is a great place for groups and if it's just a small table for two. First of all, Angry Crab Shack is similar to a seafood broil. The menu lists the seafood options with costs, and there are market prices and special seafood options daily. After you pick your seafood, you then pick your flavoring and spice level. If you're looking for a basic, tasty flavor for your first time, I would recommend the Trifecta. Once you place your order, you will get bibs and a bucket or two. Since you'll be eating with your hands on the table, if you're not into getting your hands messy, you can ask for gloves. They recently changed their bibs, which used to have a small sleeve to catch food you drop, and now they are green and a little cheaper in quality. Depending on the seafood you order, you'll also be given scissors and tools to crack open crab. If you order crab, they'll ask you if you'd like it over or under 2 lbs. For our family of 5, we always go for over 2 lbs. While you eat, place your shells and scraps into the bucket and the servers will empty them as needed. If communal seafood bags is not your style, you can always opt for different sandwiches and individual food options. There is also a small kid's menu, so if you have little ones with you, there's something for them, too, if they don't like seafood. If you're celebrating a birthday, the birthday person gets a choice of either a slice of cheesecake or root beer float. Be prepared to have them ring a bell and announce your name! Overall, Angry Crab Shack is a great option for a special dinner. It's a little pricey compared to other dinner options, but the quality is good, especially for seafood in the desert. Get ready to get a little messy, eating with your hands! read more

Always good. Recommend the trifecta. Careful with the spice level. They don't mess around. I'm a fan!

Delicious! And even during the heat of COVID-19 their take out service is very well done and organized! I loved that they included a roll of toilet paper with my order. Super unexpected but very generous considering that was the time when folks were panic buying toilet paper at the store. It definitely shows the character and personalities of the folks that take care of the restaurant. Thank you! read more

For the price I at least expected my food to be cooked properly but hard undercooked potatoes is what we got. Expect more for the price!

Unorganized and very pricey for what you get! Wrong orders came to our table with no follow up on refills, etc. too many other good places to go to. read more

Definitely a fun experience. I ordered the seafood boil thing where your meal comes out in the bag, which was cool but honestly incredibly messy. I knew that going into it but it was maybe too much for me. I love spicy foods, and was a little underwhelmed with the sauce I ordered. The number 3 was pretty weak. Decent pricing for the meal and the staff was friendly. The fried oysters were disappointing though. read more

Food was delicious, especially the fried soft crab! Our waitress Reyna was amazing. She was very friendly & delightful!

Always a good spot for boils. Waiter was really patient and nice to my toddler. Love the shrimp trifecta

I love this place each time I go here it never disappoints, except once when I ordered takeout during this pandemic it wasn't as good, it was cold and not as flavorful. I always get the house blend with head-on shrimp, sausages, and potatoes. In Mild sauce. The spicy one is good too. But when in public I like to eat my food at peace without a runny nose so I get mild lol. read more

WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! The food is enormous and delicious! It's behind pricey but it's worth it since it's so yummy! Our server was also very nice! She was funny and her sense of humor was wonderful! I forgot her name but she was still new in the restaurant as a server but she did great. Kudos to her. I love the vibrancy or this place & the spices they have taste so good! Totally recommending this place to my friends and family & as well as the public. Thanks! read more

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Loved the boiled anything seafood. Had a craving for crawfish. It was great. The whole family enjoyed. It's messy. So, don't wear your Sunday best! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Crawfish boil - Close up. Like the Kajun with Garlic sauce. - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Great food. Great atmosphere. Hands on seafood experience....complete with gloves and bibs read more

Angry Crab Shack - King crab 1 lb (with red potatoe) - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The Angry Crab Shack is delicious, dirty, fun. Leave your social decorum and humility at home, you will get messy and go carnal on a bag or two of shellfish if you order right. To say this place is unorthodox is an understatement. Do not dine here if you are a neat freak or a prude. The main entrée is seafood sold by the pound in a plastic bag with the sauce sloshing inside it. No plates, no sanitation of the seafood. It is served hot, freshly cooked and as I've been told by the waitress, freshly imported from the ocean that morning. It's a fun way to eat and I had a blast experiencing dining at the Angry Crab Shack. Note to the uninitiated, the seafood comes as is. This is not Red Lobster where they are going to crack the shells and extract the lobster meat for you at your table. This is a hand's on mess. If you are queasy about seeing the heads and legs on a shrimp, you may not be digging on the bag of shrimp here. I have to admit I was offset a little bit by being served shrimp that wasn't deveined prior to delivery. For most places if I were served shrimp this way I'd review them poorly, I'm not a big fan of eating poop, but I get what they are doing here. I acclimated to the concept, washed them out in the trifecta sauce in a bag, which was delectable, and chowed down on a large serving of jumbo size shrimp. My wife in turn tried to snow crab in Cajun sauce, served up mild (or wimpy as they label it). Both entrees were quite good. Of note, they also have softshell crab which is hard get out here in the valley. The atmosphere is festive and family-friendly, the walls have large flatscreen TVs tuned to live sports and they have happy hour specials. Food and drinks are reasonably priced, especially considering that they serve seafood but a pound in Arizona. Consider me a repeat diner. read more

Angry Crab Shack - Delicious! - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I love seafood boils. They made a perfect crab and shrimp boil. The flavor was rich, the heat wasn't overwhelming and the seafood and add ins were fresh. I can't wait to go back. I even told my parents, who never try new things, that they needed to and get a boil. Cost can be pricey depending on what you get in your boil as prices are market costs but the atmosphere and food are worth it. read more

Turn on the mister system!!! If I have to wait outside in 111 degree weather for the love of god turn on the mister system!! Think I'll try the east mesa location read more

I've never had something from here that I didn't like. I ordered delivery last time, fish and chips, and somehow it arrived CRISPY, like it had just been made. It was delicious. Their fried catfish is also amazing. Great food, great atmosphere, great prices. read more