I finally found it. The locals advised us to try this place and I'm glad they did. I've been looking for the place my niece got some great crawfish from for 2 over years in New Orleans. The crawfish was delicious and full of flavor at a reasonable price. The pigs feet is spicy but really, really good. I also tried the turkey neck which is huge (looks like a baby alien) it was soft and tender. I had the gumbo but it tasted just okay, I had better. I tried an egg that was also good. This looks like it is a popular spot. People were constantly coming in. The service was good which kept the line moving. They have a few tables available if you want to eat at their location. In all, I ordered 4 items and only paid $24. I will definitely return whenever I'm in town. read more

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No frills place for seafood and chicken! My husband had a hankering for crawfish and we found this place on... you guess it... Yelp! You line up and place your order. Not a huge menu, but there's crawfish, chicken fingers, burgers and some chinese. My husband had some garlic butter crawfish and I opted for chicken fingers!! We both enjoyed our food. Good thing they put plenty of paper towels on the table lol. Very reasonable pricing too! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Crawfish! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This place is not fancy. You line up and order your food. There are a few tables to dine in. Capt. Sal's is super popular with locals, who all ordered to go. The prices are great, the portions are huge, and the food is delicious. read more

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This is not a 5 Star restaurant. BUT This little whole in the wall is serving up some good seafood. We ordered 4 jumbo crabs and 10 pounds of crawfish. The sauce was good and spicy. The service is prompt. You can eat at the location or take it with you! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Jumbo crab - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Great service! Attentive and committed. The food is well above par. I ate gumbo and a crawfish poboy. Both were really good. But the shining star of this place really is the fresh seafood you can buy by the pound, crabs, shrimp, crawfish. They also sell lots of seasonings and drinks. Great prices as well. Definitely check them out! read more

They're changing everything every day. One minute the seafood is EBT approved, then it's only the seafood not the side items. Then you only get cold seafood with EBT . I'm never coming back bro . read more

Best seafood near bywater area! The flavor on all the boiled seafood is so good and has a nice kick to it without being overwhelming. Poboys are overstuffed and fried to perfection! The store is clean and all of the employees are following the mask mandate during the pandemic. Plus extra bonus points for having a parking lot! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Huge oysters in my poboy! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Local joint. This is really about food, quality, and fresh preparation. These guys know their way around seafood and you're not gonna be unhappy with whatever you buy here. We got the captains combination platter and an oyster Poboy with all the fixings. A couple of tables scattered around is clearly a place that locals know and enjoy, and they do a great job. Seafood is never cheap eats, but this was really good value. read more

The food , was amazing! And the service! Holly smokes ! They took care of us ! I'll be back !!!! Mostly tomorrow!!! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Fire - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Great cheap authentic food . I loved that this place is a Diamond in the rough but still a tru GEM

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken has several specials going on that includes boiled Crawfish $2.49 per pound on Tuesdays Wednesdays, Thursdays; buy 1 get 1 half off 12 in shirmp po boys; buy 1 get 1 half off shrimp plate; buy 1 get 1 half off 12 in fish po boys; buy 1 get 1 half off fish plate. My husband and I came by here last Wednesday looking for something for dinner a little before 7 pm. We were greeted by the employee behind the register and then ended up ordering the following: Boiled Shrimp, $6.99 per pound prior to tax- This shrimp was juicy but a little on the spicy side for me so I only had a little. But my husband finished it off over a few days (even better with a side of rice). For the price, this is a good deal. Buy 1 ($7.99 prior to tax) Get 1 Half Off ($4.00 prior to tax) 12 in Shirmp Po Boy Special- One of my must eats when visiting New Orleans is to have a po boy sandwich. The po boy sandwich we had was plenty and made for a few meals over a few days. I thought the fried shrimp was made well, just needed to drain/ blot the oil off a bit more. I thought the shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and mayo tasted great with the fried shrimp that was on top of a tasty light sandwich bread. Chef Salad, $5.99 prior to tax- This chef salad was pretty generation in terms of portion size and made for enough to share for the 2 of us. This salad came with a lot of sliced ham luncheon meat, cheese, pickles, 1 hard boiled egg sliced, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. Although I don't eat my salad with ham luncheon meat and cheese, I still think the price for the portion size of this salad is a great deal (if I knew that the ham and cheese were added on the salad, I would have asked to omit it or maybe even have it added on the side). Wished it was made with the healthy dark green leafys instead of the cheap iceberg lettuce. -------------------------- (Total= $27.47 after tax) Service was friendly and wait time for food wasn't too long. I would come back here again for their seafood. read more

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Great no-frills spot for good New Orleans style food! Super affordable and the po' boys and pralines taste better than the ones in the Quarter. Heads up the po' boys are HUGE, can definitely feed two! Also have some groceries in case you're visiting and want to take some of New Orleans home! read more

This place is the real thing.. you won't be disappointed. The handsome guy behind the counter is some good eye candy too.

My crawfish had eggs in them . Not just one of them either . Atleast like 10 of them had eggs .

The boil crawfish is so good and they work so fast also for the ebt people yes they take ebt for seafood

Absolutely loved this place. The perfect drop in and drop our location. Definitely not a dine in. After going to about 3 different locations through New Orleans, this was the clear destination we should've been to first. The crawfish isn't even in season but this place has managed to still have the juiceist in town! The boiled juices are spicy enough to make you enjoy the seafood but not pass out. The crabs were a bit pricey but they were also booked nicely. Nothing was overcooked or unenjoyable. I tried the sausage but didn't like the look of the meat. It was sort of discolored, so I didn't eat it because I didn't want to risk getting sick. All in all,I would easily come back foe the crawfish, worth every penny! read more

Something fast and cheap, food is good and the wait is not long. Friendly environment you can dine in or take out.

This place has awesome catfish (6.99) and shrimp (8.99) 12 inch Po-boys! Cooked hot and fresh to order. Also shrimp fried rice and hot boiled crawfish (4.99 a lb, or 3.99 lb over 10 lbs). It's NOT a tourist place! It's a whole in the wall type local place, with inexpensive, really good comfort food. read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Shrimp Po-boy - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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The crawfish were extremely salty when I went! Good flavor! I just think they was to heavy on the the salt that say.

OK, it's this place in a sketchy part of St. Claude in the Bywater and when you walk in your first impulse is to turn and run. I understand, really I do. But, I have to tell you, I've been eating here for years and the boiled seafood is excellent, the crawfish in particular are priced right and its always a great spicy boil. The shrimp boils are also excellent and I've had great po boys here, the shrimp in particular is very good, not the best I've had, but very good. No experience with the chicken, but I'd take Popeye's from down the street any day if I wanted fried chicken. Solid take out sea food, very good pricing and great hours. read more

had the snow crabs, crawfish, corn, and sausage, i will say very flavorful and definitely will be back but hopefully they switch up the sausage i wouldn't get that again read more

My roommate gets crawfish here every other day during season. It's kind of crazy but I always find myself eating a couple. Sal's are spicy, buttery, and garlicky. They're pretty good. Sometimes the potatoes are almost too spicy and I like spice. To be honest I do prefer Cajuns on Claiborne, there's some kind of nuance to their boil that I think might be clove or anise that Sal's doesn't use. (Hence the four stars). Oh also the crawfish are half price on Tuesdays and they're only like 2.50 a pound rn so there's that. Now that crab seasons here I will go try those and keep y'all updated. read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - one of the days I could eat the corn - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

It doesn't look great outside, but the PoBoys are really good. The steamed bags are also really good. They are nice and spicy so watch out if you don't like spices. I find the corn overcooked, but that is just me. A solid place that you pick up and go home or to a nice picnic. Awesome value and great authentic food. read more

Best shrimp poboys, hands down in the area! The shrimp are seasoned to perfection, bread is perfect too. If you want a good poboy, eat here! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Shrimp poboy 8inch "dressed" - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

It USED to be 5 stars, but how the HELL do you cancel yakamein!?!? It's literally leftovers. Booooooo this place. Idc if covid this or that, yakamein is BROTH. So disappointing. read more

I've had the seafood gumbo twice, delicious, both small and large are much more generously sized than I expected (the large is big enough for 4 bowls). I've also gotten the combo fish/oyster and fish/shrimp sandwich, both excellent -- ask for some hot sauce if, like me, you prefer some on it. I got a big serving of crawfish -- well-seasoned and tender. I'm a tourist so what do I know, other than it was totally satisfying, a bargain for the amount of food (especially considering what this cuisine costs where I live), and I'm likely to come back. Non-food notes: it's a hole-in-the-wall. SciFy channel blares on a tv mounted in one side. Whenever I've been there's plenty of seating; most people seem to get to-go. It's in that genre of restaurant that's appealing because it's kinda depressing but therapeutic. I'm not sure I'd go on a first or even second date here -- maybe a 5th date when you're really just gonna go home, scrump and end up both smelling like creole spice everywhere, then flick on SciFy to see what's on... read more

I really frickin LOVE the shrimp po-boys. They serve fried chicken dinners, chinese fast food, and po-boys! The portions are huge, like they dont skimp on the shrimp! Every bite i took, three deep fried breaded shrimp fell out and there were plenty more where that came from. The breading was pretty salty but it made for a really great po-boy. I don't suggest the oysters, though. blech. The shrimp in the shrimp fried rice is kinda soggy but still really yummy. They also sell cans and bottles of beer and i can't be sure but i think they might be open 24 hours. Don't quote me! read more

I joined a gym because I can't stop eating here. Catfish po-boy big as a house? Packed with crispy fish on soft flakey bread? Check! Fried shrimp po-boy with shrimp falling into your lap? Check! Above-average fast-food style fried chicken? Check! Handy side business of packed frozen seafood to take home? Check! What's this about meat pies? I never saw any meat pies! I've always been blinded by the catfish. I have to go there RIGHT EFFING NOW!!! read more

Blurg!!! I am kicking myself for not finding Capt. Sal's sooner!!! Food is amazing as is the customer service. Highly recommend!!! read more

What can I say. I had my first po boy here and I wasn't disappointed. Fried shrimp was everywhere! I never seen a sandwich so packed before. With every bite, fried shrimp was falling and I just picked them up with my fingers and gobbled it down. None are going to escape! Mmmm...especially with some fries these hit the spot after gutting some homes. It was one of the fews food places that were open last year near the 9th ward. I think it was owned by asians too haha you can count on them to be still open. Thank ya!! read more

The food is PHENOMENAL!! Couldn't ask for a better experience. Not a formal place but would highly recommend anything on the menu. If you can get take out and eat at home, that's awesome, if not, there are a few tables to eat there. But seriously, the crawfish and crawfish boudin is TO DIE FOR. I will take some back home with me to share with my mama!! read more

This is perfect hole in the wall! Local spot and hidden gem along side these overpriced food spots in the French Quarter! It's Asian / Cajun. You will see all walks of life wondering and eating here. Just give it a try! It may not be a "dine in" for all but you can easily carryout! The prices are great and you get so much food! Their shrimp fried rice is my favorite...and the corn and crayfish are a hit with my fam! It's has a little of everything for everyone..the picky chicken fingers n fried only sort of crowd to the spice is life New Orleans crawfish loving crowd. A definite try if your in the area read more

Food is fresh, but you know it's frozen. While I do understand this is the way they keep the prices down, I don't think it necessary, especially in NEW ORLEANS. Plus the wait times are always long... the fried fish is puffy, ughhhhh... I'd just rather put a few more dollars with it and get something else where. read more

Today, my girly is eating lunch at "American Sector" in the WWII museum. So I stopped at Sal's on the way back to get some friend chicken (Since she won't eat chicken off the bone). I also picked up two more of those awesome meat pies. Ok. While I won't be slapping my mama over the chicken, I would be happy slap someone else's mama if you would like. It was crispy and juicy and in all honesty, put a couple of famous chicken places around here to shame *cough-cough-Dooky Chase-hack-Cough-WIllie May's-Snort-cough* I wish I didn't just type those words (not just because of all the asterisks). I was seriously impressed. And as always, the meat pies were groovy. Oh...and a 4 piece mix meal and two meat pies cost me a whole 8 bucks. Yeah. I'm cheap, but I liked the food a WHOLE lot more than some places that charged me 12-13 bucks for 2 pieces. read more

Awesome place to go for the Best seafood in town. Super friendly staff great tasty food great prices convenient location can't ask for more. And they always have specials. read more

Ah, Capt. Sal's...the place to go when you are super hungry or need to purchase enough food to last for two days dirt cheap. They have a seafood platter for 11 bucks in which they give you catfish, popcorn shrimp, and oysters (all fried), with salad, bread, fries, and a medium drink. It is so much food, they have to tape down the lid of the Styrofoam to-go carton! Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! This isn't complicated food or a fancy place. It is however one of the best bargains when it comes to seafood that I've ever found. read more

Basically my dirty little secret. The portions are out of control and I'm no longer ashamed to admit, that I can -and will- polish these dishes off, happily. Food is fresh and cooked to order. Service is quick & friendly. Atmosphere, not so much, but it's clean and has ample seating. Yakemein and lo mein are personal favorites. read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Beef lo mein comes with shrimp fried rice and fountain drink. - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Amazing crawfish and seafood platter!! It was a great local find while in New Orleans. Quick service! read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Don't be afraid of the neighborhood or the looks of this place. Excellent crawfish and prices. read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Togo cooked crawfish is just right! Price was right, flavor was right (perfectly spicy!), service was fast, crawfish tasted fresh, had good sausage and potatoes as well. Definitely a great afternoon stop during crawfish season for a picnic. read more

Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken - Capt. Sal's togo crawfish, with a side of potatoes and sausage. Tasty! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana