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    Crab Station - Deep Ellum

    3.5 (286 reviews)
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    Moderate noise

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    Charbroiled (6 pieces)
    Elizabeth O.

    Terrible food, terrible service. Even the waitress gave us a heads up that the food wasn't up to par. We should have took that as a sign and left but we were determined to eat crawfish. They ONLY season the outside, and the spicy was pure spice no flavor. It was actually a shame. Highly DONT recommend.

    Tori H.

    Arrived 3 minutes before happy hour was over. Got the happy hour drink deals. Mexican lollipop shots were delicious. House margaritas were huge (not enough liquor though) just tasted like margarita mix. WE DEVOURED the food, the food did NOT stand a chance. The medium sauce was not spicy enough for me. Would have liked more of a spice but it was still really tasty. Quick service, really friendly staff, great music. Definitely recommend.

    Nicky N.

    Horrible service!!!! All the waitresses sat at one table and talked the whole time. One stares directly at you as you are waiving to get someone attention. Does she get up? Nope, she tells your waitress to the right of her, hey they are calling you. Yet you would think someone would get up by now? Nope! My husband got up and asked them for boxes and a bag. She also told us she was going to give my son a complimentary pudding cake for his birthday and failed to do so. Why? Because they were so busy chit chatting the whole time. Never would I come back to this place or recommend it. We barely ate our food. Total was $130 for medicore food and horrible service. Beware of parking. We paid and got booted. The guy came back to take off the boot and apologized that the system failed to update?!?!?

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    Skyy S.

    WORST SERVICE EVER! I advise everyone not to come here. We came on a Sunday two people. There was only two other parties in there and the waiters didn't even bother to come over for drinks or anything. Not a hi or anything when walking in. Waited ten minutes with the waiters sitting in the back talking and on their phones. Then two guys came in after and were given waters and stuff before us. Waste of time so we ended up leaving. How is there bad service when the place is empty?

    Heather M.

    I had high hopes for this spot because crab boils are my thing. It fell flat and quickly.. it started with the waitress, she was unfriendly and just didn't exude any form of customer service. I asked for something extra and instead of responding, she just walked off and later returned with what I asked for. When she walked away I wasn't even sure if she heard me lol. The bathroom was legit disgusting.. there's no way it's been cleaned this week. I should have walked out after seeing how dirty it was. I ordered headless shrimp with garlic noodles, corn, and sausage. I opened the bag and began to chow down only to discover that the shrimp weren't cleaned. You could literally see the veins and they hadn't been split from the back, making it extremely hard to eat. They were also overcooked and chewy. I was starving so I ate the noodles and sausage and left the shrimp . The two stars are for that only . I'd say beware if you're a shrimp lover because it's a negative for me.

    Breanna T.

    So I'm new to the area and I was craving some crab legs. Look on Yelp and saw this place. I was already heading to deep ellum so I decided to go here. The place has a nice vibe and the servers and bartenders are great!!! I had a blast talking to them.... The food on the other hand was underwhelming and average. Like everything was over cooked. The crabs were dried out , and the shrimp was mushy... and the sauce was wayyyy to creamy. Like I know I'm not gone have Blove sauce everywhere I go but I at least want more of a butter mixture and not that. I would only come back for the drinks and conversation with some pretty dope people. But that's just me. The oysters was good but you better watch out cause you can def chip a tooth on the bits of rock in them.

    $5 Happy Hour Margarita
    Nicole J.

    Thanks to Tik Tok, I found this restaurant and I was beyond excited to find out there was a drink and oyster happy hour between 4 to 6pm. After we were seated, it took a little while for a server to come to us. However, one of the bartenders was a server, too, so we understood that she was a little busy. I quickly ordered a dozen raw oysters ($1 a piece) and a $5 margarita. The oysters were beyond delicious, salty, and just the right size. The margarita was perfect and had just the right amount of tequila. Overall, I would definitely return again whenever I'm in Texas, and if in the area, be sure to stop by.

    Medium Boil Bag enough to feed 3!!
    Nicole N.

    Our server was wonderful! Attentive and helpful! The food was delicious! Flavor was out of bounds delish! It was my daughter's 18th Birthday and she gives Crab Station a 10/10! We will definitely be back very soon! The vibe was chill, family friendly, good music

    Snow Crab 1.25 lb Shrimp

    The food just didn't meet expectations, sauce was thick with limited amount. Very urban vibe, servers were very nice but the food was just not anything special compared to all the other restaurants I have been to here.

    Blackened catfish plate
    Clint E.

    My wife and myself are staying in deep ellum for a month so while we are here we have been trying different restaurants out and decided on this restaurant. The staff was very friendly and sat us quickly. Being from Louisiana we settled on blackened catfish over rice for my wife and fried catfish and fried shrimp for me. Hers came out with 2 big filets, big enough for 2 people to eat. Mine came with one large fried filet. I blacken catfish all the time at home and they did a pretty good job. Seasoning and flavor was great on both, and the meat seemed to be real channel catfish not the cheaper swai catfish most restaurants used. I asked my waitress if it was local Texas meat or imported, she said that it was imported. The dining area was pretty basic but well kept and clean. Over all we were very glad we gave it a try, I can't speak on the crab or other boiled seafood but it looked like the kind the boil in a bag and bring it out covered in a butter sauce. I'm not a big fan of that method, it looks cheap and is too messy. But if your looked for great catfish they have it down!

    Worst service EVER!!! And violated food safety by taking the food from the table, having a conversation OVER the food and trying to bring it back to my table. I ordered shrimp and oysters. They brought shrimp and catfish. Rather than correct THEIR mistake they told me I had to pay for the WRONG order! I told them that I was not paying for food I didn't eat. Then the waitress comes back and says the manager removed the food from the bill. Well thank you.

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    Food was amazing! Table condiments weren't clean or full. However, the Service was great.

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    Been twice and not going back. Both times they were understaffed and long wait. The food was good but

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    Food is good. Waiter needs to focus more on customers. He actually was sitting down eating ( I'm sure he was on break while assisting us)

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    Hit or miss. They were out of all but 2 sauces, so that was a bummer. I will say the food came out fresh. The service wasn't that good.

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    Ask the Community - Crab Station - Deep Ellum

    Are the crab boils gluten free?

    It depends on what Cajun spice they use. I would call them. Some crab boil mixes have gluten ingredients.

    Do they have happy hour? If so, what are the specials?

    Yes there are happy hour specials. Monday to Friday from open to 6pm 75 cent raw oysters by the dozen… Read more

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