Got 1.5 lb crawfish boil, Cajun seasoned, hottest spice level. I used to live in NOLA, so I know what a Cajun crawfish boil should be. The Bad: - not spicy enough - flavor is not boiled into the critters, sucking the heads does not yield that spicy, umami-laden crawfish broth. Same goes for flavor in the tail meat. Redeeming factor here is that there was a giant pool of seasoning in the bottom of the bag that the meat, heads, potatoes could be dipped into. - many of the crawfish were small - took a long time to get the check The Neutral: - flavor profile is skewed too far toward Old Bay (unsurprising, considering it's Maryland) - cute, that it's served with drawn butter, pick, shell cracker, and bib/gloves - they don't purge their crawfish - there was a hint of sweetness in the seasoning - music was a bit loud so it'd be difficult to hold a dinner conversation This was nowhere near authentic as a Cajun crawfish boil. As one with a northeastern spin, it was pretty ok. I'd recommend it, for anyone who hasn't had a true, Louisiana crawfish boil to compare to. read more

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I really really enjoyed this place. It had all the options for a seafood boil imaginable and I chose king crab and dungenous crab along with a side of coleslaw. Top pick! I loved the boom sauce. They provide shell crackers and small utensil for the crab. The service was great! Bear in mind that they don't actually have knives in house so if you get a fried basket you'll be stuck with just a fork. Recommend and I hope to be back! read more

Crafty Crab - King crab and dungenous crab - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

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The food: We have been coming here for many years and I am sad to report that the quality keeps declining. We ordered two pounds of king crab leg and three pounds of crawfish, and it was not good. The quality of the seafood was not consistent. 1/8 pieces of crayfish we're excellent, but the rest were either freezer burned or super overcooked and mushy. We asked for the crafty cajun spice with the spice level at the hottest, which is fire and it was nowhere near spicy at all. It was $110 for 2 lbs of king crab legs which is a deal but the quality was just okay. Not amazing or packed with meat and a bit flimsy. Tips: 1. They do not have a liquor license at the location so I recommend BYOB! Pick up whatever you want to drink for your meal at the total wine, which is right around the corner and bring it with you! 2. Order your fried sides at the end e.g french fries. The service here is really great, and they'll bring out the fries really quickly once they're ready read more

Crafty Crab - Byob - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

Walked in and the folks at the front desk didn't really have a warm welcome. We were seated quickly. The place was pretty empty. Thought we were gonna order drinks only to find out there was a sign on the front door that informed you that it was a BYOB. Pretty disappointed. I guess because I've been to a different location and they did serve alcohol. Oh well once I got past the no alcohol I just ordered a root beer. I also ordered catfish with onion rings and shrimp with corn. The food was just ok. Nothing to get excited about. The waiter was just ok. We weren't even offered or given water. Not so sure I would have any reason to return to this location. I'll pass. read more

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Service was slow and lacking. It's not busy 4 tables and the server couldn't be bothered . Food was ok king crab legs where tiny. Shrimp tasted old& or reheated (shell wouldn't peel away) food wasn't hot more like warm I'll be going to the other location next time.... read more

I not understanding why I have to make a post like this but coming here for the holidays the food was terrible. Grease was old fried food was dark and greasy. The seafood boil was very holidaish because why did it taste like the cook was sprinkling cinnamon on the seafood. Other than that the service was very good. read more

If I could give a 0 star, I would. The service was beyond slow and just very poor overall. The surroundings were pleasant, however a horrible smell was lingering through the restaurant. Getting our check took just over 30 minutes with the restaurant being practically empty. My order came to me missing crab and sausage, so we sent it back just for it to still be missing the sausage. Highly DONT recommend. read more

I will no longer eat at this restaurant until the manager stops talking to his employees in a disrespectful manner. He made the environment of the restaurant worse. read more

The Service was great. My waiter was Ms. Lauren she was really nice and helpfu. I ordered a sea food bowl bag. I receive My order and my crab legs had eggs/ Marine leech which are parasite. I bought it to my waiters attention She bought the floor supervisor over with took care of taking it off the bill, which was amazing. Even though the Chef made a mistake, you know overall I had a good time Just didn't get to eat tho read more

Crafty Crab - marine leech Eggs on my crab legs. - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

terrible. manager talks to staff inappropriately, but walks around on his phone all shift. don't recommend.

I finally visited the Taylor location and I had a great time! The server was very sweet however she needed a little help we had a big party and she was forgetting a lot of things. I ordered the Crawfish special Cajun fire. It wasn't spicy to me but had good flavor. The corn was so good I wish I got more. I also ordered the gumbo. This wasn't gumbo but had good flavor. Very watery no rice really in it, or much of anything. Everything else was great. read more

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You've been to one crab boil place, you've been to them all. Crafty Crab is nice, clean and has good service. While the spices I chose for my seafood were good, the seafood itself wasn't. It's like it wasn't steamed long enough. My shrimp and crab legs were lukewarm and a few pieces of crab meat were tough. The potato in the bag was eh but the corn was good. I never frequent this side of the county so I doubt I'll be back. read more

Crafty Crab - 1/2 snow crab 1/2 shrimp bag - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

BYOB ALERT: My home girl and I had a craving for a seafood boil and came here since it's closeby. It was very well staffed and everyone was attentive. We appreciated the disposable items they used. It was paper cups, cutlery, everything individually wrapped. It made packing up leftovers really easy. Do NOT get the water. It was sewage tap tasting. So we ordered juice. While waiting for our food we noticed a few tables over, that a group had a whole bottle of liquor sitting on the table. Then we noticed a group of college students, also have a few bottles of liquor on their table. So we get the deets from our server, who says that you can bring your own liquor. SN: if you forget to bring yours run across the street to the liquor store in other shopping center, a few doors down from planet fitness. You're Welcome. Our food was good, but temperature wise mine was room temp. I like hot food to come out hot. My homie liked hers. I also ordered the hush puppies. OMG, they were piping hot and perfectly crispy. Let me tell y'all how my homework had never eaten a hush puppy. I told her she was going to lose her Baltimore card. lol. The music was TOO loud. My head was pounding it was so loud. It felt like you were standing next to a subwoofer in the club-loud. Apparently, you can put money in a jukebox and play music you like. Well, at least that's what I saw one of the servers doing. Our server was attentive enough, but we didn't catch his name, since we couldn't hear. So I had to refer to my receipt for this review. His name is Mykai. Also, a little friendly advice-take cash with you, instead of using a card. read more

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They are opened for taking out only. You can call and order it. Once time I called and their phone doesn't work, so I had to drive there to check if they opened. The lady at the front desk told me that they turned off the phone when they re busy (it was Sunday around 5pm) so they only take walk-in order, not phone order. It doesn't make sense to me. And if someone is a bit further away, they will need to drive in to take an order? It requires face mask (of course) to go in picking up / order food. read more

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I have experienced a couple of other place that do boils in MD, baby my boil was . I got the daily special which included an Alaskan crab cluster, shrimp , corn , red potatoes, and eggs . I'm not an egg person so they switched it for corn . I got the Cajun seasoning medium spice. Everything was seasoned to perfection and I didn't need to use any of the extra butter they serve with it. There's a lot of food in the bag and I ended up getting it wrapped to go home. Btw, they wrap your left overs nicely so you don't have to worry about any leaks from your food on the home. I enjoyed my boil so much I was thinking of when I can get back SN: our waiter was great and in fact the staff overall was on point taking pictures of me and the family before we left. Kudos to them great customer service read more

Crafty Crab - It's about to go down on this daily special $43.99 - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

whatever fuckass idiot gives this restaurant lower than three stars is probably a white woman. the crab was life changing as well as the sushi and the amount of food for the price was good. i did get the delivery and it was relatively quick and i feel like if i dined in it would have been better but hey! its good read more

Crab legs are very delicious, but the Seafood Boils are amazing. Can be a bit pricy but it's great seafood. The scallops are so tender and well seasoned. Lots of space to accommodate large parties. So check them out soon. I highly recommend this establishment. read more

Crafty Crab - So good - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

I decided to check Craft Crab out as I was in the area. I appreciate them for being open during Corona. They had a 4 person limit. You go in either to pick up your call in or online order . If you're ordering there, you place your order and then wait in your car . It took about 25 minutes to get our meals . I thought the prices were comparable to similar establishments. I ordered the half pound shrimp (no heads) and half pound crab legs with the medium The BOOM sauce . It was delicious. The crab legs were kind of tiny compared to other places I've been . We also order a pound of crab legs and a pound of shrimp with the heads in the mild lemon pepper sauce . I wasn't a big of that sauce fan but he enjoyed his meal. Overall, If I'm ever in the area again I would stop here if I'm craving a seafood boil . read more

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I try so hard to limit myself to one seafood boil a month, but why should I deprive myself of the deliciousness of Crafty Crab? The specials are so worth the to-go order; thank you Crafty Crab for offering such a value! read more

Staff are always friendly and the food is good. This is my go-to spot of crab boils, and the sauce is soooo good!!

I was craving crab legs and seafood. This has been the third time I been there. It's bit on the expensive side. I really love it here. The crab is so good and not to mention the sauce I got the BOOM sauce it a mix of all three. Got snow crab legs and headless shrimp potatoes eggs sausage corn on a cob. The drinks are in to go cups. But got a side of rice wings and hush puppies. All together it was 130. I love it here. read more

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Such a nice spot. It's BYOB. So bring your own drinks if you want beer or alcohol. We ordered the large mixed seafood broil that came with snow crab legs, lobster, sausage, king crab legs, potatoes, and corn. It was enough for two people! So delish! read more

Crafty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

Fresh seafood and affordable price! Love everything on our seafood platter. My husband and I had a great dinner and also an amazing service from Kim. We will come back for sure! read more

Crafty Crab - Seafood platter - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

Food was so good the sausages are a must have! I had to order another batch and the hush puppies. Service was very quick and very enjoyable

The food and service were great, but the female security guard with glasses and a red bush was unnecessarily RUDE! Crafty crab closes as 11pm. The security guard announced every couple of minutes starting at 10:40pm that they were closing. After eating our meal (which we started at 10pm and others even came after us), I went to the restroom at 10:48. She followed me into the restroom and repeated that they were closing, I responded "okay". Seconds after returning to my table, I did not sit, my partner stood up and handed me our to-go bag in preparation to leave and she felt the need to say to my partner "Sir, we're closed" (even though it was 10:53pm). I told her the time and asked her what would've happened if I had to actually sit and use the restroom. She said I should have went earlier. After I said her rushing us and additional comments were unnecessary, she started to cut me and my partner off while we were speaking by saying she did not have to explain anything to us. While leaving, our waitress, who was great, apologized about the security guard. Unfortunately, we do not feel comfortable with returning if this is how the security will continue to treat people. read more

Took a take out where I ordered the fried calamari and buffalo chicken wings. I would say I liked the chicken much better than the calamari. The calamari was not crisp enough and had a very bitter after taste. I was disappointed with the calamari considering Crafty Crab is supposed to be fresh seafood restaurant. I tried looking up as to why the calamari would have a bitter after taste and it said that the squid meat needs to be soaked couple of hours to remove the bitter taste. I thought a seafood restaurant would know better and have a standardized technique. read more

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We got a small seafood platter with Cajun seasoning, which was a sooo good! The seasoning was amazing. Also got Buffalo wings which I wouldn't order again they weren't crispy. The sides of fries were tasty and a nice size. Someone ordered the shrimp salad which they really enjoyed. Sorry no pics we were too hungry to capture them. read more

We came here to see what the fuss was all about. And upon our entry, we had to wait for service and then was finally greeted and taken to a booth. We glanced the menu and decided to order; I had the shrimp and crab combo broil, mussels and clam combo broil as well as calamari as an appetizer. The portion size for the calamari was on the small size compared to other places we have eaten, and cost way more. I will say the broils were flavorful and the atmosphere here was all the way live with entertainment of those celebrating birthdays. They turn up the music and celebrate the birthday guest. The service was a bit slow even though it was not that crowded on a Sunday. read more

Four of us came here for lunch the day after Thanksgiving. The menu is not very descriptive and I ordered a mysterious Shrimp Salad. It came with cherry tomatoes, dried cranberries, iceberg lettuce and was topped with fried shrimp. For no apparent reason, they only supply tiny little containers of salad dressing-- get 2 or more. The salad was fine, the shrimp is yummy, but there is no spice on the shrimp which seemed weird for an alleged Cajun restaurant. Obviously, the seafood boils are the appeal here, not really my thing. I will say that this place is new and the service was fine. The interior is dark and industrial (like all restaurants in the 21st century...sigh) punctuated with bits of nautical-ness. read more

A few weeks ago I decided to try this place out. I went approximately 30 minutes prior to them closing, so thankfully, I just made their cut off point for taking orders. I ordered the shrimp, crab legs, potatoes and corn. The most difficult part about ordering was deciding which of the sauce options I wanted on my food. It would have been great to sample each one. I'm not sure if they allow this, but I didn't ask. I'd recommend you ask if you're not sure either. Despite my indecisiveness, the young woman at the front taking orders was very helpful and very patient. I love this kind of service! I went with the option that combines all of the sauces. It took approximately 15 minutes for my food to be ready. I decided to take it to go since they were closing soon. After trying the food, I realized that I didn't like the sauce I chose, mostly because the Cajun seasoning was too robust (in my opinion) for the seafood. If I ever decide to go again, I wouldn't get the one combined sauces nor would I order the Cajun sauce. Your sauce selection really just comes down to personal choice. As far as the food is concerned, it was pretty good for the cost. There was plenty of food, so I had leftovers for lunch, which makes the cost even better when you can spread one $20 meal out over two days. I can be frugal like that at times. Overall, I give it 3 stars. I'm not sure if I'll return, but if I'm invited to eat there by a friend or family member, I'd be fine with going. read more

I really hope this place does well. We came in on Saturday afternoon at 12pm for lunch and it was empty. The service was great, very warm and attentive. My daughter loved her kids meal of juice, sweet potato fries, and chicken tenders. I ordered the fried oyster basket and received 12 oysters of medium size and plenty of fries. A great deal for less than $12. My wife got the fried shrimp basket and loved it. We all shared hush puppies. Everything was tasty and fresh and it was obvious that the food was all fried to order and that the fry oil was also fresh and clean. Next time we'll try the Cajun seafood boil bags. The restaurant is clean, well-lit, and decorated in a fun nautical theme. read more

Came here for the grand opening and it did not disappoint! This was my first time having seafood boil and y'all, it was amazing! We got a large platter to share for five people and it was a good amount of food. We weren't uncomfortably full, but we were happily full. We got the large platter with fire spice level and boom seasoning, it wasn't super buttery but the seasoning was really tasty. It came with snow crab legs, shrimp, clam, mussels, corn, and potatoes. The server was very attentive and made sure we were doing well throughout. The decor is also very fun and unique. Like you're on a boat! We will definitely be back! read more

I've been to a lot of " seafood boil " places this year so far and each one has it own different taste and vibe' which is great because now you have options when you have cravings! The location is great, the inside is big. There was a wait time which wasn't long, getting the food you thought it would be fast because your just getting your " seafood boil " but our wait time for the food was at least 25-30mins tops ! When the food did come some things weren't right and was fixed right away. As well as our food didn't come out hot, and it was very obvious before it arrives to the tables the bag is like a hot air ballon because the bag has air in it ours looked sad and warm but we ask the server if she could fix the problem and she did. Besides being a nag (when you want, what you want I mean I can't complain) we ended up enjoying the food and loved it! Would I go back yes, maybe a earlier time in the day. I ended up getting the 2 snow crab clusters - corn , potatoes, and 1/2 sausages with two boiled eggs read more

Crafty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Towson, Maryland

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We went for my son's 21st birthday on Dec 11th. The service was great. The food was sub-par. I think Crabs in Baltimore should always be on point. The seasoning was mediocre at best. There are copy cat restaurants popping up all over Baltimore which are comparable to Hot n Juicy (in DC) but if the seasoning isn't right it doesn't make sense. Presentation of the food is great but its bland. Finally just as we paid for the check a major fight broke out. We were forced with our children and grandchildren into the beverage area to wait out the brawl of tables and chairs being thrown. It was horrible. After the police arrived noone came to check if we were on. What a great way to celebrate my baby's milestone :( Bland food, fights and where is the management...over $200 for what!! read more

Been going here for years... lol i literally can not stand any other location then Towson. They always make my food right and lmao I just overall love the service and food from this location SPECIFICALLY. read more

Probably a 3.5 in my book, i ordered the snow crab legs and shrimp w/head (1/2 pound each), along with their boom sauce/spicy but to me that was ok on the spice level. The boom sauce is pretty good a tad watery but really good. The potatoes could have been cooked longer and was an after thought, the corn was delicious. The shrimp were ok, and the crab i felt probably sat for some time so it was a little mushy. I personally prefer the crab spot in Owings Mills but this is a decent substitute if you live closer. read more

If I could select no star I would. First of all they have no liquor license. We were seated quickly and JD was very nice and attentive. Very knowledgeable about the menu and the history. I ordered the blue crab special. My blue crabs were mushy. The sausage was really good. The shrimp was good as well. I ordered medium and it was exactly how JD said it would be .. a little bit of spice. The oysters were nasty. They had no taste and was chalky and slimy at the same time. Not recommended! read more

Crafty crabs has good food my experiences at Crafty Crab has been good. I usually get the snow crabs legs in the boom sauce (+extra spicy). Additionally, I order calamari, fries, white rice, and hush puppies. Oh my goodness, the hush puppies are amazing! Service is good. There's plenty of parking here. read more

We read all the reviews and were anxious to try out this new restaurant. There are good points and some caveats. The Pro: 1. This is the first Boil we have had and it was amazingly delicious. We had the snow crab and headless shrimp boil with Buttery Garlic and mild seasoning. It was a beautiful melding of flavor, succulent shrimp and nice crab legs. We also ordered hush puppies and a dozen oysters. 2. The restaurant has a wonderful seacoast atmosphere, nicely decorated, large and comfortable. The Con: 1. The dozen raw oysters to be shared by two people came with a single fork, no horseradish, just plain ketchup sauce and lemon. The oysters were dull in flavor, missing any briny flavor of the sea. 2. The boils were presented beautifully in a large boiling bag, knotted on the top, however, there is no instruction by the waitstaff as how to open them properly. The only utensil presented was a cracker, no fork or tool to pick out crab bits, no fork to eat a solid potato. 3. Clear plastic gloves come with each bib. Again, the assumption was we would know what to do. We figured it out, but these beautiful boils were very uncomfortable to eat using plastic gloves and no utensils. In all, however, we actually did enjoy the experience as the seafood was fresh and tasty! Be prepared to work if you order the boils! read more

Crafty Crab has to be the Best out of all the seafood boil places I've been to in Baltimore and Maryland areas! The seasoning says it all. And don't get me started on the drinks, all I can say is their bartenders are well trained and versed on how to make a margarita! The Don Julio Peach or Mango Margarita always make my day! The Boom sauce is a definite whenever you get a boil bag. I always enjoy the hush puppies as an appetizer. They come with butter and honey and both add a great addition to the already great taste! I recommend any location. I've gone to Arundel Mills and Waldorf locations and had the same great experience. Waldorf's location is much bigger and social distance friendly in my opinion. Definitely worth the drive! read more