Blue Crab is a hidden gem and deserves way more business. Every time we go, it's never crowded, which blows my mind because the food is SO good. The blue crab mix sauce is hands down the best. Our server, Anney, is always amazing. If you're looking for incredible seafood and top-tier service, do yourself a favor and come here. This place deserves to be packed! read more

Didn't get all what I ordered ... food tasted good , drinks from bars was weak. Would not return. read more

Blue Crab - Outside - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

Man I can't believe how good this place was this time they really put in the effort to make it better. We went a couple of years ago and it was so so and we went this time and the food and flavor was amazing. Ambiance was good service was good but food was amazing read more

It was good food. I think the fried rice was cooked in either butter or a healthier oil. Tasted really good.

We went here for a late lunch. It wasn't as packed. We started off with fried pickles. These were really good and had a kick to them. Of course we came for some shrimp. We ordered two different flavors. The Blu Crab Special season was my favorite which is all the seasons combined. The garlic butter was good but I'll definitely order the Blu Crab season again. Our service was really slow and not as attentive but we had a good time. Will definitely come back for more shrimp! read more

Blue Crab - 1 lb shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

Solid 3.5 to be exact. Food was alright, service was great, prices were great especially the drinks! Our server was amazing! I'd give this restaurant an extra star for the service and the restaurant decor was perfect for a seafood joint with country music playing in the background. Reminds me a bit of Nashville except we're eating seafood. Bloody Mary was good and only $4! We ordered a lb of crawfish and a lb of blue crab in hot garlic butter. Very flavorful but nothing spectacular as far as the taste and quality. Crawfish is currently out of season so it tasted as you would expect from out of season frozen crawfish. Blue Crabs were on the drier end but good. The location is very close to where we live so we'll have to come back when it's crawfish season. read more

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I could have gotten better seafood at a gas station. Absolutely the worst seafood I've ever ate. Everything was over cooked, which now I see other reviews saying the same thing. Tough, chewy like rubber. Most expensive garbage I've ever paid for. Server didn't even give me a knife. I literally only got a fork. That's it. I felt like I was eating in a prison. Nothing on any table. No salt, no pepper. I asked for s&p and the server brought me those little packs of S&P that you get in fast food places. I think they steal the packets from McDonalds next door and give them out because they're too cheap to buy Salt and pepper. Honestly, this was a horribly ran food place. The faster it goes out of business, the quicker a real restaurant can move in. read more

First time going to this restaurant and I ordered grilled shrimp and lobster tail that came with garlic potato well let me tell you no flavor in the lobster tail and it was overcooked very chewy as well shrimp no flavor at all , soda was flat and extremely sweet terrible experience and food and that cast me $46 years you would think being this expensive you can enjoy it but not in this place sorry never again read more

I don't come often, but everytime I do the food is great. Better than shell shack and crab station for sure.

Everything was excellent!! Was pleasantly surprised at how good everything was very well seasoned. read more

Blue Crab - Combo C - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

I got an order of the fried catfish supposed to get 10 pieces and only received 2 filets how can you mess up that bad on the fish Also got fried shrimp and that was 6 shrimp for 13.00 Shane. Gave 2 stars as fish was decent could fry a little longer but good read more

The flavor was good! Cheap buckets for beer! Took a while to come by and take drink order but once we were seated, it wasn't bad. Will come back read more

So i'm an idiot first off, I ordered 2 servings of the King crap legs thru Uber Eats so I didn't read the reviews until after I received $100 worth of disgusting mushy crab legs that smelled so badly of ammonia that I almost threw up. It was awful and I hope I don't get sick. I called the restaurant to let them know, mainly because I don't want other people getting sick. And of course the first thing she said is " we don't return money you should call Uber Eats maybe they'll return your money" So heads up! Note I looked up why crab legs would smell like ammonia and it's because they are old. read more

I have driven by this restaurant so many times that I just had to try it bc they boast of having actual blue crabs. The menu was the same as most other crab places I've visited, but what set it apart was an Eastcoast delicacy called Blue Crab. This east coast staple is very hard to come by as most crab places always sell snow, king, Dungeness crab legs. For the record, those of us from the east coast know we just don't eat the legs, the sweetest meat is in the body! Well I was dissatisfied and quite disappointed at the soft shell of the blue crab that served. Not only was the meat over cooked, I asked for garlic butter and all I can say is it was like someone dumped a huge can of minced garlic all over the corn, potato, and crab legs and the split blue crab. You couldn't taste any flavor at all. I had high expectations walking in. However, the concept of a crab boil from the Blue Crab was doused. I'm not sure what the chef/cook thought or how he/she was trained, but who overcooks crab? My crab puffs appetizer was way over cooked and were burnt. Best thing of the night was the mozzarella sticks appetizer. Thinking the food was going to be great, I over spent for mediocre at best seafood. Next time I'll drive all the way to Grand Prairie or Arlington to get better crab. I'll have to settle for not getting blue crabs until I can get home to Maryland!! read more

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Ok sooo where do I start with this place. (Update: forgot to mention they do use paper straws so good for them) They are trying their best that's for sure but is it enough? The service: services was pretty good. Everyone was more then pleasant. Very kind and sweet as well as attentive for our needs. The place: I like the new change. It used to be Lin's garden or place I forget but it the new make over was much needed. However they are missing the automatic hand cleaner most crab boils have as well as my table ran out of napkins early into the meal and took a minute to get more. We had only been offered one refill the time we were there. The price at it price point we think it was pretty normal considering it is seafood and it tends to be pricy. With that being said the other "error " made me think why did I spend 70 dollars for 2 people at this place. The food : l was surprised ( not in a good way) that we were given paper plates to eat and keep our trash in. This was already troublesome as the food well over filled the 3 paper plates we were given. Once revived ( I had ordered a combo A that has crab and shrimp and lobster ( they were out if lobster) . We ordered the extra hot Louisiana seasoning. It did taste like other places but it was definitely not hot. I chalk that up to me eating lots of spicy food. First think I checked was the potatoes and shrimp to see if they were over done. It looks like they learned from past experiences cause they where just right. However everything has a weird taste to it like if it was previously frozen. I went ahead and asked and other then the blue crab everything was. For its price I expect fresh seafood. I finish the plate but not impressed with the taste. Overall: this place saving grace was the service. Without the kind people working there I would have been extremely disappointed even mad to be honest. I understand this place is new but they need to make lots of changes to maintain customers. To the owner please improve and I will be glade to review the place again. Till then though you are 6 min from my house I will not be returning. Also please get a proper paper towel dispenser for the bathroom I don't want to manually roll paper towel after washing my hands with everyone else also touching it.. read more

Blue Crab - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

I hate giving low ratings but sadly the 3 on the profile is generous. My wife and I thought this would be a great seafood stop while running errands. However, from what our waitress told us, all of their seafood is frozen even though both crawfish and blue crabs are in season right now. We ended up ordering a salad and the Chinese food on the menu just because we didn't want a bad seafood experience I can't say I would try it again. read more

I read previous reviews and decided to go anyway because I know it's Texas and the seafood to be as fresh as it can be will be frozen! Most crab boil places are. We got the blue crab special and it was outstanding. We did the blue crab seasoning with medium heat and it was better than most crab boil places we have been. Service was outstanding and we did go during lunch time so it was a little slow but that made it even better. The decor is a nice nautical theme. read more

No seasoning no flavor the Lobster and shrimp was too chewy my plate looked so good when it arrived and it tasted like absolutely nothing couldn't even smell a aroma I asked for salt and pepper they brought out some small little package a total waste of money my husband told them he didn't like it they asked if he wanted something else we already had a full table of tasteless overcooked food read more

Yummmy and reasonable. I like the vibe though I usually get mine Togo. Foos is good, and service is fast.

Been driving past this spot when I visit the Irving area and decided to give it a try. As others have stated the place is cute - but that's where the goodness ended for me. Let's be clear the warning signs were there. First when I looked at the Yelp menus I saw the seafood and then figured the additional Chinese food was a mistake- it was not. I believe that a restaurant should decide on a speciality then master the delivery of that menu. We ordered the fried fish and a seafood basket that oddly enough included chicken? ( second warning sign - I want to charge a lot but probably should toss in some lesser cost items to round out the serving) The fish which had obviously gone bad was inedible. The fries ( had to pay extra) weren't bad but certainly weren't worth the added cost. The frozen shrimp ( all 3 of them) were probably sourced from the freezer section of the Walmart next door. Finally - waitress tip - I shouldn't have to ask for silverware and in this age of covid I'd prefer that they were wrapped versus you handing them to me. Second waitress tip. Limes are green, lemons are yellow. Needless to say I left this place Blue and hopefully Crab free. read more

COCKROACH INCIDENT. I've been here maybe 10-15 over the last few years and today was the last time I'll ever go. I brought my friends here for the first time and a cockroach fell from the ceiling and landed on my arm. I jumped up and knocked it off screaming and no one from the staff came over to check on us. My friends and I went to the front to pay and they refused to comp my meal. The table behind us screamed when they saw the roach on the floor and the waitress ran over to step on it and wouldn't move her spot until we left. When I called to complain to the manager he said "damn that's crazy. Hope you have a better day." Nasty place with horrible service!!! Save your money and go to kicking crab in Carrollton. read more

Well first time here as blue carb. I have been here before when it was Chinese buffet. First the place has been completely remodeled. The A/C was colder on one side more than the other. Looking at the menu it was odd. Placed looked like seafood / Cajun restaurant but was playing 80s pop music and menu also had Chinese on it. Strange!!! I ordered a beer and two waters. The beer was not very cold. We ordered gumbo, fried pickles, mini crab puffs, combo a and added 1/2 pound king crab. First thing out was gumbo. It's was really good. Super hot like microwaved. Maybe not. I asked for Louisiana Hot Sauce and the waitress had no idea what I was talking about. She brought over Mexican hot sauce. Had to settle for Tabasco and I don't really like Tabasco. Then the fried pickles and mini crab puffs came out. We was expecting Chinese crab puffs but they were not even close. The pickles was good just your every day frozen ones but good. The mini crab puffs was very good and soft. The crab puffs was like mini crab cakes. Then the seafood Combo A. It had the garlic butter sauce on it because the wife doesn't like spicy. I got a side of Cajun spice to dip mine in. All in all the seafood was better than I expected . The corn needed to be cooked a little longer. All in all not bad for first time. The place was dead. Bartender sat at the bar on her phone and so did the waitress while she was waiting. One of my pet peeves. Would be 4 stars but the waitresses on their phones , the music and no Louisiana Hot Sauce caused a 3 star. How can you have a Cajun restaurant with no Louisiana Hot Sauce!!!! If the owners or managers read this get Louisiana Hot Sauce and I'll be back to update my review. Ps. Change the music to fit the restaurant theme. 80's pop just don't fit and seems way out of place!!!! (Another pet peeve) read more

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Every time I visited Dallas, I usually order from this place because it was closest to the hotel I was staying at, and had a good flavor. I've been here at least 5x, but the last visit, the crawfish looked like it had mold. Which was disappointing because the taste of the Cajun seasoning was good. Too scared to try again read more

The place is welcoming and I liked the fact that the music is a low volume. Our waitress was a young Latina...super sweet and attentive! The food was good, but the seasoning wasn't "hot", they need to be less scared of making it spicy lol. read more

Blue Crab - Combo C: crab, shrimp, clams, sausage and corn - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

I was very pleased with my level of service today. Just when I had given up hope with the young servers of today I was professionally greeted by three smiling faces then seated and served by my waitress Ria (Ree-yuh). Thank you Ria for choosing to serve me. You were thorough, clear, but most of all friendly and professional. The food was great! I ordered Combo A and veggie lo mein. My food arrived quickly and it was piping hot . If you get the crew I got you will be very satisfied. Great job Blue Crab! My experience was nothing less than amazing. Many blessing to you all for continued prosperity and healthy blessings. No photos to add, I smashed my meal and my noodles are already bagged up. read more

Love their mojito I've had yet!!! And they also serve clams and green mussels my favorite read more

Blue Crab - Summer drink special here and tried this mojito. It is one of the best ones I've had yet !! - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

This was our first time eating at Blue Crab. We were a little wary when we pulled up because it was empty, but we decided to take a chance. We all ordered different crab with different spice levels and seasonings. They were all great, but my favorite was the king crab with medium spice and Louisiana seasoning. So good! The service was great and we received our food super quick! The decor was fun and the restaurant seemed clean. It was a bit pricey but we had zero regrets. They add a gratuity charge for 6 or more people, which I'm not used to, so it adds up quick for my family of 6. Otherwise I would highly recommend! Don't let the fact that it's on a Red Roof Inn parking lot deter you from trying it! read more

This is the first time I have stop in the food was great service was also great it was a little bit pricey but well worth it stop in and see them read more

i usually go to the boiling crab in garland, tx because that's my favorite spot but blue crab does the job when i'm extremely lazy and don't feel like driving. i also got the combo a and added sausage to it as well .. everything was great .. the only reason i gave it 4 stars is because they're a little skimpy on the sauce .. other than that, the food and customer service is great. read more

Blue Crab - 1/2 pound of green and black mussels with corn and potatoes .. - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

At a suggestion from my girlfriend, Henrietta, we visited this seafood restaurant . We were greeted at the door by the owner, Joy, what a courteous and friendly host. Henrietta ordered the lobster, crab and shrimp steamed combo and I had the lo mein with shrimp, beef and chicken. Great food and great service. Loved the food. read more

I really wanted to like this place but. The outside kinda looks like a construction zone. Leaves and trash need to be cleaned up. It claims Cajun influence. All except one dish are Chinese food or Chinese food derivative except Cajun Ribs. These Cajun ribs were unlike anything Cajun I've ever had. The prices were high for this area. The one thing they had going for theM was portion size and the decor. I loved the decor. After finishing my meal, I started this review. Now I'm done writing and still no one to fill my iced tea or bring a ticket. Good job folks. . read more

My wife and I were cautious of this place since it had the curse of sitting on the burial ground of former failed restaurants. We walked in during "lunch time" on a Saturday, and it was basically a ghost town....not a good sign. We sat down and, although they had paper straws (oooh fancy) , they also gave us small Dollar-Store Styrofoam plates that couldnt possibly hold the food from some of their larger menu items. When it comes to seafood, Im always cautious, so we only ordered appetizers. I had the fried pickles and lemon pepper wings. She had the fried oysters and she said they were passable, but of course she had better. The fried pickles were hot and fresh, and the wings were flavorful. However, despite the name, I wouldnt order crab legs from here. There are too many other options in the area that have a better track record. The food is edible, and didnt cause me intestinal distress, which is always a good thing. read more

Customer service is not the best! The food was bland! We asked for like 5 separate cups of sauce and bags to add and keep mixing food! We will never come agin! read more

My wife and I were looking for a new restaurant to have dinner. We felt like seafood. This is where we landed. Started with a dozen oysters on the half shell. A little pricey at $16.99, however they were worth it. Large, lots of oysters meat and nice and cold. Fresh Fresh. Next was Combo "A", included 1/2 lb. each of shrimp, crab and lobster. 2 potatoes and 2 corn . Tasted Great . Service was good, very attentive and friendly. We were there kinda early at 6pm but place was kinda quiet, not busy yet. People started coming in as we were eating. To Go business was very busy and right next to hotels . I'm in the hospitality business myself, and very picky when it comes to cleanliness, friendliness and quality. They did very well on all points. We will definitely be back again in the future. I recommend read more

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It's amazing how the owners transformed this place. You can tell that they are very dedicated! Amazing food plus friendly service! A great place to get an awesome meal instead of driving in traffic! read more

Blue Crab - Seafood Near Me - Irving, Texas

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This place is very good. Been here for work and have ate here several times this month. Friendly staff, consistently great tasting food, and $2 domestic beers. The owners are even here working every night, they are a very nice and lovely couple. I eat a lot of seafood in Florida and this is just as good if not better. They deserve better than three stars, they have only been open 3 months. If you see this and are in Irving and want a beachy feel and some tasty seafood eat at the Blue Crab. read more

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Just ok. Interior nothing special. Food pretty expensive but not remarkable. Waiter seemed inexperienced and annoyed or perplexed at questions on menu read more

It was ok. Nothing special. The garlic bread was not seasoned well. They were out of coke.

I love coming to this place they have televisions so I can catch some games and drinks with friends, only thing about this place is that on weekends it gets real busy so your going to have patience while waiting for your food and even to get a person to take your order, the lobster and shrimp is delicious especially with the blue crab seasoning and I tend to get extra added on mines, the parking lot can get congested so be careful driving in and out on real busy days. read more

I went ahead and try this place since I live in Irving . I'm one of the ones that looks at menu pictures here in Yelp. Everything look so good. I order a mix drink margarita and tasted like a kids drink. Ordered a fish basket, fish was dripping in oil, fries the same a d looked tasted like the ones from the store that are frozen. The chicken fingers were so hard. Never again visiting this place. I was very disappointed. read more