My wife and I + brother in law visited tonight for our celebratory first paycheck of our new jobs meal and it was OUTSTANDING from start to finish! Our server Barb was very friendly and super helpful as it was our first time visiting an angry crab location. She broke down the menu for us and explained the seasonings and heat levels expertly so we felt confident when we ordered. My wife loved that they also had BBQ items on the menu as she always want JUST seafood and she's pretty picky about what shellfish she will eat. We ordered a pound of crawfish, 1 Dungeness crab (under 2 pounds) both with the trifecta and 1 level heat, hush puppies, Cajun fries and Mac and cheese. The brother in law and myself got down hard on the crustaceans and my wife LOVED the mac and cheese with a few bites of crab thrown her way as well! The secret star of the show though honestly was the hush puppies, holy cornmeal and onions were they delicious! They made my southern boy soul want to slap my grandma (although I would feel very guilty about it later to be sure). Seriously though folks, it was a little on the high side for dinner but definitely well worth the extra money, all the seafood was super fresh and delicious and the sides were killer! Good job angry crab! You've made us really angry (in the very best way possible) fans! read more

My Kids and husband LOVE this place! My kids always get their crawfish fix coming here being they miss our crawfish broils we had when we lived in TX, and hubby loves the king crab legs! They are obsessed with the alligator bites, fried calamari, and kill the snow crab! Our service is always amazing! And the mango lemonade is delicious! We never leave out of this place without a hefty bill but when the family is laughing, enjoying the food, sucking crayfish heads (that's a southern thing) , and licking fingers then you know it's all good and worth every penny! read more

Let me start by saying I don't love seafood- at all! And the BBQ is good, but super fatty! I did love all the spices!! We had the BEST server Nick that made our night!! The whole atmosphere & concept of messy eating in a bag was awesome! Loved the bibs. SO while the food wasn't my favorite I loved everything else! If you love seafood I highly, highly recommend this experience! read more

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i was in a dream world the entire time...the smells the shells trifecta shrimp, sausage, corn & potato...gumbo yummy... i must say party...my bib was drenched...garlic...mac n cheese! come & get it!! we b there 3 times a month...stuffed! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My first time ordering here. I got a meal for my wife for Mother's Day. I put in the order through yelp app/ grubhub for pick up. They gave me a estimated time for pick up so I made sure I got to the location in time. I had to wait an additional 30 minutes once I got there for a total of an hour. The food was great but I hate waiting that long for food and the food was not hot! So not only did I wait an hour but the food was Luke warm. read more

I LOVED this place. Note my use of caps, cuz I loved it. Our server was completely amusing and very helpful. Since this was our first time, she walked us through the ordering process. Being first timers, I greatly appreciated it. We started the meal off with a half dozen raw oysters...yum, yum, yum. I was with two others, so we split them evenly unfortunately. For the main meal, one individual ordered the shrimp po boy. My other dining companion and I shared a clam and crawfish boil with corn and potatoes added on. The boils were ah-mazing! We got the traditional boil sauce spiced to a 2/5. Now, mind you, I'm known to have a pretty smokin' hot palate, but I didn't want to smoke out my companion I was sharing with, so we went for a 2. It was perfect for me, much hotter than I thought it would be. My companion loved it, as well, but had to mix in a bit more beer to help with the heat. Halfway through our cracking and eating, the general manager approached us and let us know we had been served mussels instead of clams...oops. They dropped in some clams for us at that point. I have to say, I may have preferred the mussels, but it was all amazing. After cracking and eating for an hour, I wasn't up to trying the po boy, but I have it on good authority it was, "Good." read more

UPDATE: The manager had me send a screen shot of my yelp order, screen shot of my bank transaction and still, the response I received was "you should call yelp" followed by "you should call your bank to cancel the fund" because they can't find the matching transaction on their end, regardless of all the proof I have. I'm not a restaurant expert, but my understanding is that Yelp will reimburse the restaurants for all the Grubhub orders at the end of the month, and that's why they couldn't find it. Just my wild guess but it's still better than "uh.. I don't know? Just call somebody else about it" I'm more than done with this Angry Crab location because of their poor customer service support. So very unprofessional and irresponsible. read more

I am extremely sad to have to give this a one star because until yesterday it was my favorite restaurant and would have given it a 4.5 star. My friends and I have been to this place MANY times and have always had amazing service and food. Yesterday was probably my 10th time in the last 2 months and we got a server we have never seen before. She never smiled at us and barely came to our table. A few minutes into our meal my friend ordered his 2nd beer (I hadn't even finished half of my first) when a gentleman came to our table and told us that they were cutting us off and would no longer serve us any more alcohol. Naturally we were completely surprised and asked why. He said the server didn't feel comfortable because I had asked for napkins when they were sitting against the wall next to me. Apparently me not noticing the napkin holder against the wall means I'm too drunk (remember I haven't even drank half of my beer). The manager came to the table and listened to our complaint, even stating that he didn't feel we were intoxicated, but said he couldn't and wouldn't go against his staff. We decided to leave and I cried all the way home because I was so upset. Upset that my favorite restaurant, that we have been to sooooo many times, treated us that way. Because I was so upset our whole car ride home my husband called to talk to the manager again. To our surprise the manager told him he wouldn't discuss it any further with him and hung up on him. We are so disheartened that one server, whom we've never seen there before the many times we've gone, that barely acknowledged us, has forced us to never return. Honestly, I think this lies more on the manager that stated he didn't agree with his staffs assessment of us but still refused to serve us because he had to stand by his employee. I get the customer is not always right, but neither is the employee. I hope no one else has any issues with that server or manager. read more

Had the Dungeons crab. Two pounder. SO GOOD! Before we walked out the door I was asking when we're coming back.

This was my 1st time at this restaurant. I have heard rave reviews of the chain and thought I'd try their fried oysters. I am from the Oregon coast and have been eating seafood for 65 yrs. The oysters I received in my order were the worst I have ever had. The problem was really greasy, over cooked and burned. The grease on the oysters was dirty (ie. cooking oil had not been changed recently) The french frys were not great and the cold slaw had no taste at all. I will not be returning to this store....... read more

A favorite pastime is getting pounds of crab, shrimp, potatoes, corn and some brews and stand around the kitchen island with friends and go to town on some delicious food! Always from the Angry Crab Shack! read more

It's crawfish season so I stopped in to see if they had live crawfish to boil. They did! Ordered 2 lbs of the Cajun boil, hot. They came out piping hot and the flavor was perfect. Not too spicy but perfect. They were so good I ordered another 2 lbs. The crawfish were good sized too. I give them 4 stars for their boiled live crawfish. If you like boiled crawfish stop here. Nows the time, it's Crawfish season! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Angry Crab never disappoints! Great food, good portions and was ready for pickup in the appropriate timeframe. We will definitely order again! read more

The trifecta seasoning was freaking great. The andouille sausage was the best I ever tried. We ordered some crab legs and shrimp. Both were tasty as hell. Our waitress was the one one that had short blond hair and was fantastic!I 'll stop by again when I'm in town. read more

We love this place. My friends had the shrimp boil spiced just right for them. I had the soft crab po'boy. Wow it was perfect. Will go again for sure. read more

My wife took me here for Fathers day Lunch, the place was packed with people waiting . We noticed a couple of empty bar stools and asked if they served food at the bar, they said yes and no waiting. We took the seats, sat at the bar and were greeted by the bartender within seconds. He brought us some menus we ordered and food was brought to us pretty darn quick. We ordered our cocktails {gin and tonics] and had a great dinner. Both bartenders there were there for any assistance and constantly asking if we needed anything or is everything still ok. I have to say that we have passed this place many times and I am so glad that we came in as it is without a doubt going to be a frequent stop for dinner or lunch. I had the catfish basket and the wife had the shrimp basket. Both were great. We will be back, thanks for great service and food. Cocktails were pretty darn good too. read more

There only reason I give it a 4 star instead of 5 is because the wait time can be long but that just shows how good this place is! I loved the food, the staff was super friendly and helpful. At the end when we didn't finished our food we got to take it home and our server explained how to heat it up, she was super sweet. 10/10 recommend this place, will go again soon! read more

If you like seafood with a twist, this place is for you. Don't dress to nice because it's going to be messy. You pick out what you want to eat, how much you want (it comes per pound) and how spicy you like it. 5 of us went and we got 2lbs of shrimp,4 lbs of crab legs along with potatoes and sausage. We picked a medium spice which everyone liked. The food was hot, delicious and messy. The service was very good....plenty of bibs and paper towels to clean up afterwards. Can get a little expensive, but hey we only go once every year or so. read more

First time here. Started with fresh oysters and fried calamari. Both were exceptional. Then the bags of food came. They were all so good, perfect temperature. The trifecta sauce was awesome. I definitely recommend. read more

Only giving this restaurant a three for their seafood! While they have great bartenders, they have poor quality servers. I get what you're thinking, who cares if the wait staff is chatty, as long as the foods good? Well, just depends on how quick you want your food and if lackadaisical attitudes bother you! It annoys the crap out of me! I've had dinner service in the dining area and lunch at the bar. Bartenders are great. They're attentive, polite and get stuff out quick. However, biggest turn off of sitting at the bar is listening to the wait staff chatter and giggle at each other. I mean, I'm glad they like each other, but it doesn't leave a good impression of a well-run restaurant. More like working there is one big party and everyone just kind of walks around without a care in the world for how the restaurant runs. Today I watched one of the servers get barked at by a guest because half the food was ready and the rest of the table sat without. All that said..... Their seafood is great and hardly ever fishy smelling/tasting. Just wish it was less annoying to eat there. Hah! Just one patrons opinion.... read more

Sitting here at the table and I just wanna say we absolutely LOVE Dakota! She is so attentive and sweet! We just love coming here because of her! Also the beer is amazing! Thank y'all for being so awesome:) read more

The atmosphere is fun and casual, food is good and staff are knowledgeable. My favorite place to eat sea food out of a bag. read more

This place is great. We love the food and the service is always good. The crab legs and mussels are our favorite.

We liked this place. the shrimp was good and also the coleslaw will come back to try the lobster roll. Good service, close to home prices are reasonable read more

We visited this location last night as a family. 12 of us ordered drinks, appetizers, dinner, and a variety of items. Our waitress, Lita, was phenomenal. She easily handled the group while making sure we had everything we needed. The food was great (as always)! When it came time for the checks Lita separates the bills with no issue and present the checks. Overall our experience was excellent and I will certainly come back to this location! read more

Angry Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

We have gone to the Alma School location and were pretty underwhelmed. Tried this location out on Saturday and were very pleased. GO EARLY. We got there at 5 and they were very busy. By 6:45, they were on a wait. When we had tried the Alma School location, it was an hour wait. This place gets slammed. Started with the raw oysters (super fresh, no grit or fishy taste), a mason mule (refreshing & really well mixed; try it with peach), and beer. They have a good craft selection if that's your thing, running the gamut from milk stouts to Mr. Pineapple. We moved onto the piles of seafood. 1 lb snow crab in trifecta level 1, and 1 lb king crab in lemon pepper (FYI, if you just felt like crab with drawn butter, that is the closest you will get). Both were amazing. Don't forget to shove your hand back in the bag and sop the meat up once you crack it out. Also threw some sausage, potatoes & corn on the cob in there. The sausage is pretty spicy and I abandoned it after 2 pieces, but the corn & potatoes are great in the sauces. They get a solid 5 stars because of the staff. Our oysters & drinks all came out almost immediately, and our server (Tori) was on top of the beer refills, even bringing tons of limes. The cherry on top: fiance ordered a second round of crab, which came out ice cold. Tori felt it with her finger, whisked it back, and within 10 minutes he had a new bag (this one steaming hot). She double checked after the first leg was cracked, and we could tell she actually was interested in making sure it was hot... and then informed us it had been comped. I was shocked (in a good way) that they were that willing to comp a $28 order of king crab just like that AND give us a whole new bag. Usually it's one thing or the other, but dang! They must really want happy guests. read more

I was there with a party of six, plus two infants. Service was fast, food was good. I ordered shrimp with sausage. I have to say the may the sausage was a little better than the shrimp. My only complaint was that the place appeared and felt a little dirty and sticky. I would have enjoyed a brighter, cleaner restaurant. We didn't try the crabs, being this far from the ocean. Were from Maryland, and often eat the crabs we catch ourselves. Had to beat that for freshness. read more

We came in to have a couple of beers and appetizers. The bar was almost full, but there was one chair open, B1 is what the tab said. We arrived around 4:10. An employee, we think her name was Athena, who we were later told was a senior server, who was done with her shift, had her purse in front of that empty seat and was sitting in the chair next to it. She wouldn't move her purse. The other employee she was sitting with moved down a seat, thinking she would move down also, so I could sit down. She wouldn't do it. The co-worker told her she should move down and she said no. A customer by them, said " why won't you move down? You were gonna do that a few minutes ago for another couple?" She still sat there and kept her back to us. A few minutes later she yelled at the bartender to get her tab. She then moved down one seat and grabbed her purse. I said thank you, and she said in a snotty voice, "your welcome" with her back still turned to us. We got our appetizers and drinks, finished up as we just wanted to leave. We were told our tab was pick up by a person sitting behind us. We thanked the Customer and asked her why? She said she had never seen a employee treat someone that rude. She said she was very upset watching the incident, and had already spoke with the manager about how rude the employee was to a customer and want us to not have our evening ruined. It was very sweet of her. I hope you have cameras and can watch how it went down. Not good and very hard on business. This occurred on February 18th. I have sent an email to them with no response. read more

Josh was super awesome! Loved his customer service with a smile the whole time! He really went out of his way to make sure all of his tables including ours were taken care of and enjoying their experience!! I love having someone like Josh waiting on my table. You made our day and we will be sure to continue visiting this angry crab! You ROCK Josh! Thank you read more

The Angry Crab Shack is the place to be in Arizona over the weekends. This restaurant is typically packed to the brim with people, and the food is so good people wait outside. There are lots of amazing waiters that are constantly working their hardest and they really help keep the restaurant moving. read more

Always have a blast going to this local joint. Prices are good. Food is tasty and it's a fun a atmosphere. Plus who doesn't love eating with their hands? read more

So we called the week before really four days they said we don't do reservations . Not even for party of 10 to 15 people we told them for my big Birthday Bash! Said come ahead of time will prepare so sent daughter grandfather 30 minutes! Put them down they said around 45 minute wait! Ok but have to separate two tables ok as long as they next to us! Then the whole party gets there it's. Tuesday not busy!! Go in me and one other person young rude girl says you can't sit there , ok r u on the list yes, we have been waiting outside been about 20 minutes! Party is all here can you please tell me how much longer.. then some waitress comes around looks at sheet rolls her eyes !! I'm like ok to big of a party for you! Didn't say nothing , hostess says your not on list and we can't seat that big party! Uhmm we called four days ago and Daughter came 35 minutes , oh we took her off !! Why oh Hostess you write wrong number down! And see that all these people right there waiting and your excellent customer service didn't think to go out and say what's this party's name under !! Talk to manager he says we're sorry but will try to seat as soon as possible, sir we have been out there planned this with you guys and now when name was put down at 6:35 pm now it's 8:15 really ! Now your food is good but my Birthday dinner ruined . Rude waitress and hostess and not great customer service by manager. So do u think now at 8 sitting we can find a place on weekday to have dinner!! Wow!! Won't be back numerous places with seafood! read more

Always good always consistent. A while back they had an issue with having enough BBQ, but they seem to have this solved. It is a great night with great food. Give it a try! read more

Such a great experience! We got there early to avoid having to wait outside for a table...the staff really has the distancing and safety precautions figured out!! All the staff had masks and gloves on, they take your temperature before you enter the restaurant, and even when serving they try to maintain distance while still providing great service! My husband and I will definitely be back and are thankful we got to enjoy a great date night! read more

Okay, as Cajun woman living in East Mesa, I have eagerly been awaiting the opening of this place 1/4 mile from my home. My husband and I came in opening night. Overall, I think this place is amazing; I do have some other feedback, as well. First of all: The place is huge. I didn't realize it was that big. It's great there's lots of space, plenty of sports on. It was very clean and you can write on the wall, which is fun. I meant to ask for a Sharpie, but I forgot; next time. Jazz filled the air, which I love, but I also hope to hear some zydeco played, in the future. The table of people near us were quite loud and, a few times, invasive. This is not a reflection on the establishment itself, but it did take away from the enjoyment of the experience. Noel was our server, and he was friendly and attentive. He answered any questions we had with ease, and displayed a positive attitude. My husband ordered the Abita Amber. I chose not to drink this time, but I'm so happy to have some Abita options close by. What was definitely lacking was SWEET TEA. I fully expected a restaurant like this would have it, and was very disappointed they do not serve sweet tea. Please change that!!!! Of course, one of the things I was most excited about was having my favorite food in the whole world - boiled crawfish (surely to be a staple on heaven's banqueting table). We ordered it and were told they had run out. That was a real bummer. I have grace for this because it was around 9pm when we arrived, and I'm sure they had been quite busy on opening day. Still, I had a moment of mourning. We placed an order for hushpuppies. The flavors were amazing and highly approved by this Cajun. However, they were obviously cooked in grease that was too hot, as the outside was brown and crispy as it should be, but the inside was quite mushy. I'd be happy to give these another chance (again, the flavors are spot on), but I beg of you to watch the temperature of the grease. They are served with ranch (a dish typically served with remoulade), which I found to be an odd choice, but with the flavors, they don't really need a dipping sauce. We ordered a fried catfish basket to share. The portion of Cajun fries is very generous, and they are quite tasty. We ordered BBQ beans as the second side, and I would definitely recommend those, as well. The catfish, while not terrible, left some to be desired. I personally prefer thin-sliced catfish, and this piece was quite large. The breading was good, but it was also obvious the filet had been frozen at some point. I will refrain from ordering the catfish in the future. Since there was no crawfish, we ordered some boiled shrimp, Trifecta, of course (totally recommend) and Medium (to gauge the spice levels). I love spicy, but I have to be careful late at night. Personally, I found Trifecta + Medium to be PERFECT for shrimp. When I next go and order crawfish, I'll probably knock the spice up a notch or two. Amazing flavors, beautiful shrimp. My only complaint here is they were put into the plastic bag at a very high temperature, and when you do that with shrimp, they start to get mushy. Several of our shrimp were mushy, as a result. Again, amazing experience overall; just a few adjustments could be made. Fingers crossed there's an abundance of crawfish when I return. Thank you for coming to East Mesa! read more

COVID must be doing a number on this food chain. I used to eat there like every week before COVID and it was great but now I go there like twice a month and every time I go it keeps getting worse. The drinks for one taste like straight up juice and the crab leg bags keep getting smaller and smaller. I thought they weighed them so I guess it's just my luck every time I get an under weight bag lol. After a long day at work I went there today for a drink, shrimp cocktail and crab legs. Needless to say, I had 1 drink and shrimp cocktail. I didn't even get my 1 pound crabs like I planned bc i was turned off by the $9 dollar drink that taste like straight juice and frozen cocktail sauce for my my mushy shrimp. I get it, COVID is doing damage to businesses however, if your going to stay open during this pandemic, you still need to keep up the same quality of service as before. I wish you guys the best of luck. read more

Never be going here again. Prices have gone up $7 in like 3 years. Crab used to be $16 a pound now it's $23 a pound I swear my crab legs were half empty. I just WASTED $30 Quality just is not there anymore. It's a no frills place - prices don't reflect that anymore. read more

If I could rate this place a quarter star I would . And that quarter star is for the reception who seated us very quickly. But after that .. there is no service whatsoever. We .. my husband, our friend and I ... sat down for 15 mins with no service..eventually my hubby successfully waved one of the waiter down.. and order us 3 bottles of beer.. 20 mins pass ... our beer never arrived .. We felt like we were invisible. We decided to get up and left. At the exit .. we told the reception what had happened and we were walking out. She said she was sorry. And that was it ... NO ONE WANNA MAKE IT RIGHT!!!! The restaurant was not that crowded. It's was Tuesday night at 6pm. We walk out at 6:40 pm with the worst experience. read more

I had dinner here tonight with some friends and family. First time here so I wasn't sure what to order. I ended up deciding to go with the king crab with scallops. I was not overly impressed with how it was served in a plastic bag but I guess it's part of the experience. The portions of food were good sized and the scallops were cooked perfect. The atmosphere is a bit loud but still a good time. I'll come back here again. read more

Food was good and so was the servoce but it was so cold in the building that we couldn't enjoy our food. We rushed to get done because we were so uncomfortable. read more