Love this place! The food is excellent and the service has always been good. The atmosphere is so fun and laid back. The bar is fun but you can bring the family too. It's our favorite place to go. read more

The concept is good, but the experience wasn't the best. They really promote certain things, such as a big selection of local beers on tap. The first three I requested were not available. They also seemed to be out of other main menu items. The table next to us ordered king crab only to find out they were sold out. We were told they were out of blue crab. The food was good. I enjoyed dipping my food in the sauce in the bag. I ordered a one for spice, which was probably the right amount. I like some spice, but not something that lingers. My husband ordered a 3 which was about right for him; he loves spicy. I got the trifecta sauce and I could definitely taste the distinct flavors. I do wish they had been a little bit more prepared to hand out silverware. They seem to pride themselves on no utensils but a fork would have gone a long way in helping extract crab from the shell. We told them it was my birthday and they did a little announcement and gave me a free piece of cheesecake. It was a fun experience and I'd go back, but maybe see if a different location has more of the menu items in stock. read more

Three stars for the food and the atmosphere. Unfortunately the server was blatantly rude. Also no wet naps, cloths or sinks? You have your arms in a plastic bag of sauce. But there were sinks apparently; our waitress didn't bother to tell us. Very disappointing. read more

Ate there for Lunch. Worst customer service. Also mentioned I never been there before, so wanted tips. Ordered a basket since it seemed easy. Tasted horrible veggies not steamed long enough. Shrimp, chewy, and food just not good. Husband had shrimp plate. Was ok. Just glad it was cheap. Wished the server was happy, and more inviting. read more

This has been a very disappointing experience at the Angry Crab. We came here for my brother's birthday. My dad and brother ordered a pound of king crab each and were not provided crackers to assist with getting the meat out until the end of the meal. We were told they were out, which is mind boggling for a crab shack! They showed up just as the last bit of meat was wrestled out of the shell. Our server was a gem; however the female manager who came over to address the issue was rude. I'm not sure we'll be back to this location as we've never had issues like this at the Alma School location. read more

I just love this place. They never disappoint us. The staff is always on point. Food is always fresh. Price is right also. If you love seafood you will love this place. read more

My husband and I came here for our anniversary. We usually go to the other location on Alma School Rd for better food and drinks. However this location in East Mesa is a 2 min drive from us so we decided to give it another try. Our server was great! But that's about all that was great about our visit. They were out of Co2 so no soda. The bags had very little sauce in them. The crab was completely dry (no sauce on them) a very small amount of sauce at the bottom but not enough to even get the crabs wet. I ordered 2 potatoes in my bag and they were completely smashed to mush by the crab legs. Had to order and pay for an additional side of potato and side of the sauce. For the amount of money spent here, this shouldn't be. We have recently been to the Alma School Rd. location, and are never disappointed there. This is the 5th time we've been to the East Mesa location and have been disappointed each time. read more

Angry Crab is my favorite restaurant in this area. The service is great, the food is delicious and the waits are short now that they've opened more locations. This is a great place to grab a beer and a bag of shrimp for a low key meal with friends. Highly recommend. read more

This place is so yummy!! Have always had the shrimp. Seasonings are amazing! Every time my granddaughter comes to town, she begs to go have shrimp at Angry Crab. read more

Amazing! Sauce recommendation is to do one hotter than you think you can handle, delicious all around!

We had lunch there today. Shrimp boil was great. We also had the 3 meat BBQ item. It is a bit pricey but good for what you get. Service fine. Very nice experience and plan to be back. Thought it was 5 star. read more

We've meant to try this place since we moved to the area from Utah. It's a dead ringer for Bucket ó Crawfish in West Valley City, UT! The sauces are awesome, and strangely even with lots of garlic, our hands didn't have that lingering smell for days like the Bucket. No idea why. When they say "spicy", take them seriously! I got "mild"and it was what I would call "hot" - which I like anyway. Great food, friendly service and the manager came around to chat as well. Will be back! read more

Great place to enjoy lunch or dinner in Mesa. It was my first visit to the Angry Crab Shack. The restaurant greeter was pleasantly helpful and nice. Jess was my server. Awesome service! She was very helpful, friendly and great sense of humor! Prompt service. Food, drinks and the music were on point. Definitely will visit this establishment again and again. read more

My girlfriend and I went here last night for dinner. We both had the King Crab legs with corn. She had a side salad and I had the Gumbo. Apparently the Gumbo was bad because two hours later I was diagnosed with food poisoning. My girlfriend called to let them know but I felt that I needed to warn everyone about my experience. I am not one who rights reviews but in this case I felt that I needed to. read more

My wife had the shrimp trifecta #1 spice - just perfect. I had the fried cod which was best I've had in a long time. Very crunchy coating and not thick, with juicy tender perfectly cooked cod. Cajun fries were good but coleslaw was a miss for me - I prefer a sweeter slaw. Our friend had the beef brisket but found it too dry - it was late in the day and maybe smoking too long. I'd go back for the cod and shrimp when I'm back in town. read more

Angry Crab Shack is great for seafood boils and pretty good for oysters on the half shell. I had the lobster and hubby had King Crab. Both were amazing. I had no sauce or spice but it still had my lips and tounge tingling, must be pot residue. Yes, I don't do much hot spice. As we waited for a table I was amazed at how many tables sat empty ( for 15 minutes or more) while dozens of people waiting outside. Many were 6 person tables that could have accommodated 4 person groups. In the Midwest the host would have filled most of those tables and not made people wait unnecessarily. read more

Since opening this place has gone to the pigs. Unsanitary conditions of dining room and unsanitary practices of staff are appalling. I shudder to think of what it's like "behind" the scenes. If I were the Health Dept I'd have shut them down immediately read more

I have always loved angry crab, but they lost my service and I won't be returning, I walked in with a mask on, we unfortunately forgot my kids masks and they refused to seat us two steps away because they didn't have one on, (my kids are little) and then told me to go buy some for them to go two steps to sit, If it is that big of a problem for them then they should provide them. Never again will I go to a Angry Crab. read more

Tasty food great service, kind of pricey but the food is so well done that is worth it

Meh. Ordered traditional boil medium spice with shrimp, 1 potato, and sausage. Also got an order of hush puppies to start. Hush puppies were mediocre. Shrimp was rubbery and tasted muddy. The potato was very bland. Nothing tasted spicy to me. Waiter screwed up and wrote down corn instead of sausage, corn was ok, sad i didn't get to try the sausage though. Service was ok considering how busy it was (regular refills, etc.). But overall not an experience I'd care to repeat. read more

My dad and I have come here for a cup of gumbo all the time since this location opened, but we probably wont be coming back. Since opening, the quality of this restaurant and its service had declined significantly. Tonight we came in to super sticky floors everywhere we walked and it took is 10 minutes to even get an order put in, though our waitress kept coming by to help the table next to us and making eye contact with us. It took extra long for my dad's beer to come out and when we reminded them, they dropped off a beer can on the table (no glass, and they didnt say a word) and ran off to help someone else. The bread they bring out always tastes lukewarm and stale, as though they quickly microwaved the loaf. It's hard to pull apart and hasnt tasted fresh since we first came in around opening. The gumbo tonight wasnt the best quality either- as avid fans of it, we were both seriously disappointed. Neither of us could finish because the taste was dull and unappetizing. We are both super bummed because this was our favorite place to stop for a quick, delicious dinner, but after tonight, we've decided we'll be taking our gumbo needs elsewhere. Update: Since posting this review, we still haven't gotten our check and its been about 20 minutes since we finished eating. The restaurant is only about half full, so I dont know what the slow service is due to. There are waiters checking on everyone else... When we first came here, the service was the fastest we've ever seen, so now we're just disappointed and confused. read more

I was pleasantly surprised at the angry crab shack as I driven by it for over a year and it never looked interesting and on the outside. When we went in it look like a fun place our waiter was great and the food was really good I loved all the vegetables steamed.We've taken many of her friends there and they all raved about it the brisket is so good read more

I went this past Monday with a group I am part of. There was about 30 of us that showed up. We had 1 waiter for the whole group which was not enough and I felt really bad for this guy who had to take on all of us. I forget the waiters name unfortunately, but he handled all of us like a champ!!!! He did an amazing job and I hope he was tipped well. The food was great and we all had a great time.. Thanks for having us and doing such an amazing job. read more

Hostess is rude. Brunette barks orders like a dog. We came in and she immediately was giving us dirty looks like we weren't suppose to be there read more

Very rude and disrespectful Burnett hostess... do not go here not worth being talked to the way she think she can.

My family and I gave angry crab a shot, personally I did not care for the like warm food or the general atmosphere. The servers all seemed like they had been working 15 hours straight. My wife and my daughter's thought the food was decent but nothing too great. I rarely leave poor reviews but this was not good. I also don't ever leave a poor review if the issue was because of a rude or disgruntled employee but this was by far an issue with how they run their company or lack of running their company. The owners need to get more involved and address their short comings or I do not see how they will survive in the restaurant industry. The only reason this is a 2 star review and not a 1 star is because it was not that expensive. I guess it works both ways you get what you pay for which is why this should be a two star rated restaurant. read more

East coast seafood guy so pretty picky. I have not found great seafood anywhere in the valley unless I cooked it myself. I have to say this place was great. Very much crab house atmosphere so don't expect anything fancy and plan to get messy. In my years of chowing down on crabs, lobster, etc. I've never donned a bib until this. The seasoning is different from anything I've ever had but excellent. I chose the trifecta with a heat level of 2. I like very spicy which this was not but it was perfect. I had the spice on dungennous crab, shrimp and mussels. My wife had king crab. After bushels and bushels of blue crab, soft crab and other in my life, this crab was the best I've ever had hands down. It was full and sweet and cooked perfectly. We also had hush puppies, corn and red potatoe. I can't wait to go back and dive into another one of these babies. Our server was busy but didn't miss a beat. Natasha was friendly accommodating and handled all of her tables well. Especially considering all the explaining they have to do for seafood newbies and to navigate the menu. Now the prices aren't cheap but the value is good. Well worth it. Except if you ask for butter you get charged. A dollar. Really guys? I'm paying $45 for a crab and $25 for king crab. Throw in the butter. My only other negative is that you can't order 1/2 pound of mussels, clams, or shrimp. These would make a perfect add on to larger items and if you did 1/2 pound orders you might sell a few more. Other wise we're going back. Fun place and great food. We'll sneak in our own butter though! read more

My husband and I love eating Crab especially here!! It's so good! The atmosphere is awesome, the writing on the walls was a lot of fun, our service here has always been excellent too! I highly recommend this place!! I love the whole eating out of bag get messy kinda dates! I look forward to our Date nights because I get to choose and of course it's always here!! Our Son even loves this place! We actually always wish that we would have order more to take home! Thanks Angry Crab for the Great food and Excellent Service! Merry Christmas read more

Great place. There is Always have long line wait, service is great. Depending on your spicy level, it can be really spicy! For the shrimp, get the trifecta flavor so it has a mix of all the flavors! It is the best one around! read more

We love the angry crab on Alma school they cook the seafood perfect your store over cooks everything

They're nice people but you don't get the lbs you pay for Very little food and a lot of money

Gumbo, extremely salty! Lightly breaded catfish? At least that's what the menu said. No way..it was so heavily breaded it came off in sheets ending with a huge pile of breading and not much fish! Clam chowder was good but too thick. Won't be back. read more

Went in for lunch last week had Athena as server Stellar Service ate the buffalo chicken poor boy I believe it was called and it was amazing most definitely coming back loved the TV's great place to watch a game read more

Wow! Although we have been to this location many times before (and have always enjoyed ourselves), our last visit was more than exceptional! I had been looking for Angry Crab shirts for my family as they had been wanting to represent one of our favorite restaurants. Unfortunately, there was only one size available and before we could even say "no thank you", they were on the phone with the other locations trying to get us some shirts. Well, those shirts were in my hand that following Tuesday after the AMAZINGLY HELPFUL manager helped me out and got them to the store. Not only that, but she gave them to me on-the-house for me having to wait. I cannot say more about how wonderful my experience was with this location and the manager. I will continue to recommend this location to my friends and family. read more

Missing a few key ingredients. All around fantastic food! Been here a few times. Doesn't get you full but a great appetizer

Very messed up that they will only make a reservation if you have a party of 8 or more .... you either make a reservation for all or none ... that's bull shit ... wow ... unbelievable... read more

Very positive first time ordering at Angry Crab Shack in Mesa. I placed my order online and arrived a little early. There were people standing out front so I called and they told me I could come get it now. I brought it back to my house - roughly 20 min drive; no reheating was necessary. Everything tasted warm, fresh, and delicious. The sauce was flavorful and stayed true to it's heat level (I chose level 1 since someone else made a review stating level 2 made their nose run, and my dad has a little less of a tolerance for spice. I loved it. I would absolutely recommend this to my family and friends. I think it's a great deal, you get what you pay for and then some. The only thing I would change about my experience was online when I placed my order, I could only add on 1/2 Ib of other things (muscles, shrimp, clams, etc.) and I would have liked to be able to order more than one helping of those like they let you do with the potatoes, corn, and sausage. Maybe this just isnt offered even in store, but next time I'm going to be calling instead of ordering online just to see if they will give me a full pound of shrimp or more. Hope somebody else found this review to be helpful. Many thanks and stay safe out there fellow Arizonians! read more

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Food is always delicious a d great service. The wife and I go on date nights. We always get the king crab legs and shrimp.

greatest place on earth for a family birthday or any occasion. was there for my daughters birthday, had the great pleasure of having a waiter that new the menu front and back. was very helpful in every step of getting our order the way we wanted it. management should be very proud of cory. a real gentleman and great waiter. will be back soon. hope cory is there. read more

Went here and watched as a server talks shit about people and make a to-do order, touching food without gloves. She had no personality, didn't smile and seemed to really hate her job. Came here for my boyfriend's bday and the other location that is out of the way for us is way better. Food was amazing though and hostess was awesome. read more