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    Jumpin’ Lobster

    4.1 (89 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    Lissa L.

    Excellent service seems to be the main draw here. We had the kindest staff wait on us and give us everything we need. The girls were eagle-eyed and refilled our water glasses the moment they were half empty. The bathroom was clean - which is a must if you're eating with your hands. The food is great - typical Cajun seafood boil that is available everywhere but here the portions seem to be smaller. Very delicious but not generously portioned compared to say, Kickin Crab.

    Kelly C.

    The seafood here is really fresh. The crab add-on is a great deal. If you have kids the mild is still a bit spicy. I suggest no spice. HAPPY CRABING!!

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    Amy L.

    They have mala as part of the sauce. I requested for everything but mala with mild spicy. Didnt realize that mild spicy would still have mala in it. Would get no spicy as i am not a fan of mala for seafood boils. For every pound, you get 1 corn and 1 potato. I think the crawfish are in season right now because they were pretty big. It also seems like they use jumbo shrimp. Clams seem like it is over 1 lb too because at other places they give you half that amount. Wouldn't get fries next time because i got too many potatoes. And the potatoes were not small. Service was a little slow but it might be because there isnt enough workers. But they still got things done. Would come back though.

    Family pack w/ crab legs $10 extra
    Sanny C.

    Another seafood boil restaurant on Main st? Yay! I love seafoods so for sure gotta try it out. When we arrived, there was only one party inside. Kinda scary lol we still ordered. The family pack with the add on of snow crab legs for an additional $10 was the way to go. DO NOT ORDER THE CRAB LEGS BY ITSELF. I didn't notice the price until the bill came out. It was close to $40 for like 1 1/2 - 2 clusters only. Better off getting another family pack with the add on. They have a few flavors to choose from. We ordered the original Cajun which was the garlic & lemon mixed for both bags. However, they ended up giving us "The Boom" for the family pack. It was basically a mixture of all the sauces. We didn't choose it in the first place because it included the numbing sauce. We didn't tell them since it wasn't that bad. Not that spicy. I enjoyed the original Cajun more. It was so flavorful!! The side of fried rice was a good deal. It had the wok flavor. That was a plus =] Service was good. I don't mind returning =] their crab legs were fresh and the size was good. Hope it stay that way.

    Family pack - shrimp, crawfish and snow crab
    Chelsea N.

    Decided to give this place a try since Boiling Crab was going to be a 100+ min wait. Got the family pack - shrimp, crawfish and snow crab (+$10)! Shrimp was ok, crawfish were juice and the snow crab was absolutely worth the upgrade! It also came with boiled eggs, potato and corn. We got the mild original cajun sauce and it did have a bit of a kick. Service was friendly!

    Side of large white rice

    Stopped by The Jumping Lobster on Main Street after driving by--it's been around for a minute so we finally decided to give it a try. They had a deal going on for $12.99 per pound on the shrimp seafood boil, which caught our attention. We ordered 2 pounds of the seafood boil, a large side of rice, garlic bread, and Cajun fries. The garlic bread was nothing special--pretty mid. The white rice, though, was actually really good. The seafood boil itself was decent, but nothing that really stood out. One thing that stood out (not in a good way) was the sauce--they were very stingy with it. I had to order an extra side because my boil wasn't saucy enough, and they do charge extra for that. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10. The aesthetics and portion sizes were solid, but there's definitely room for improvement, especially with the sauce.

    Fried tilapia
    Ella F.

    This is a fun spot to visit on Main Street. Parking in the back is easy. This is why I love eating in Alhambra. The interior is bright and cheerful. The staff are friendly and helpful. They offer a decent beer selection and you get plenty of food for your money! Great place for a casual date, a meal with the family, or just hanging with friends. We started with the butterfly shrimp with Cajun fries. The shrimp were big and everything was fried perfectly. We also ordered the seafood family pack with the original Cajun sauce. You get to pick three seafood items. We chose shrimp, crab legs and fried tilapia. It also comes with corn on the cob and potatoes (literally three big boiled potatoes), boiled eggs, and sausage. For the sauce, you pick the heat level. We went with mild and it had a good kick. The food was a little on the salty side, so be prepared to wash it down with lots of water or beer. Next time I want to order mussels and add a side of steamed rice to break up the flavor a little. It's a messy meal, but you get bibs and gloves and they cover your table with butcher paper, so clean up is a snap. It was so much food and there was plenty to take home! We'll be back.

    Fabian M.

    I found this place by accident, and I'm glad I did. The service was good and the food was delicious! Great value and service. I'll definitely be back again.

    12.99 lb of shrimp
    Gabriela J.

    Omg! I can rave about this place!!! The food amazing!! The Service amazing and the ambience is amazing! For a seafood boil great prices and many options. It's saucy and so yummy!!! And the restaurant is clean! Yes! I been there a few times and I just keep wanting more!

    Chloe L.

    Service is fast but sometimes they forget to bring me utensils or my rice but the $50 deal with snow crab clusters is the best deal so I always come back because the portions are worth it. I think it has less of a garlicky taste like most seafood boil places and more of an Asian flavor if that makes sense but still super yummy and hits the spot when I'm craving seafood boil and don't want to wait long or spend too much.

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    Aimee P.

    Came here to try Lobster Pasta and it was delicious. the serving size was just right. Pasta with soda and tip is around $40 . The place has very nice decors and Instagram worthy . I will definitely try the lobster roll and shrimp Boil. There was no wait and service was fast,

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    Roni V.

    This place finally opened! I was glad to see a new shrimp boil place in the neighborhood besides the across the street crab spot. Loved the decor, very colorful clean and fun. The servers were amazing, friendly and extra attentive. There's a large variety of menu items to choose from; Shrimp boil, Chinese, sushi rolls and more. We ordered the shrimp boil and some sushi rolls, everything tasted good but would've preferred a stronger cajun taste, less buttery and more spice flavor in the shrimp boil. I still like the idea of the food variety so will return to try other items and hopefully improved cajun shrimp boil taste.

    Lobster Roll
    Julia H.

    Finally got the chance to try Jumpin' Lobster over the weekend. Hubby & I had only walked by and got some to-go menus to look at previously. It seems like they got rid of their sushi/omakase and are mainly focusing on their seafood boil. I was a bit worried about it being directly across the street from a popular staple for Cajun seafood boil, but their "The Boom (Mix 'em All)" seasoning was really unique AND might I even say I enjoyed it more than the competitor across the street! Oh ho ho! I love that they give out lime wedges, bibs and gloves automatically. I was told their "Original Cajun" is a combination of cajun, lemon butter, and garlic butter seasoning (more-so the usual cajun seafood boil mix); and their "The Boom (Mix 'em All)" also contains a Sichuan Mala, which you can definitely taste and was really good. Hubby & I both enjoyed. We ordered 1 lb. of Shrimp & 1 lb. of Crawfish. Surprisingly, the crawfish was fresher than the shrimp. We'll come back just for this which crawfish is still in season in the summer. Some of the shrimp was difficult to peel, so we felt like it must a bit older... But I do like that all boils come with 1 Corn and 1 Potato. I just don't know if they count that towards the pound weight... We also ordered the Jumpin' Lobster Specialty Lobster Roll. It was pretty good and comes with Cajun fries, but I don't know if I'd order again. They have fountain sodas and some Beers and Sojus from what I recall. Restaurant space is open and clean with sea animals strewn over their walls. I think they could probably utilize making some lunch specials or maybe even a happy hour menu to utilize the nice Japanese-style bar in the back. Restrooms are clean. Service was fairly quick. They have their own parking lot (shared with Rick's burger / 38°), or you park at any of the lots over by First Street and walk over. Will be back again :)

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    The food, the staff, the service, the ambiance is all amazing! New favorite place to eat.

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    Not bad. On Mother's Day, boiling crab was too packed. This is alternative choice which is good. Service is good and food is okay.

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    Love this place the food is amazing the service was great and very friendly and helpful

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    Very good food everything as expected delicious maybe a lil more sauce in the family bag but no complaints

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    Bag O' Crab

    Bag O' Crab

    4.7(1.1k reviews)
    4.3 mi
    $$

    couldn't get seated at boiling carb but this spot made up for it…read more The wait on a Friday night was about 30-40minutes . But once seated the service is quick and fast! Food came out about 10 minutes after we ordered. Everything was so delish. My favorite was the lemon pepper fried dipped in that sauce. (If you like lemon order these)

    Tried Bag O' Crab in Montebello this past Friday. It's located in the Albertsons parking lot, and…read moreused to be an old Carrows. We ordered the combo for two, all shrimp (fully peeled for $2.00 extra & totally worth it). We also ordered garlic bread and oysters as an appetizer. Everything came out fast, hot and perfectly cooked. The spice level was just right, potatoes and corn were delicious, soaked in the sauce for a perfect bite. The shrimp were cooked to just the right consistency, not overdone and rubbery. It also came with sausage, which was plump and flavorful. Not too spicy. The oysters were fresh, briny and paired with lots of lemon (upon request) and Tapatio. Delicious! The garlic bread was good, and supported the meal well. Our server, Nick, was great. Attentive, helpful with the menu and Johnny-On-Spot with more napkins, lemons and refills. We got there at around 5:30, without a wait (for a party of two). However, it was already packed, and by the time we left, there was a good amount of people waiting to be seated. The restaurant was clean, lively and bustling. There are even robots rolling around delivering food, utensils, etc. A pretty cool experience. For two people, we had a great shrimp boil with delicious sides, garlic bread and six oysters as an appetizer for a great price. Can't wait to try it for lunch. We'll definitely be back!!

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    Vanilla Macaroon. (Size of a regular small macaroon)

    The Dive Oyster Bar - New Pan Roasta

    The Dive Oyster Bar

    4.2(1.6k reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $$
    Full bar
    Happy hour specials

    We came back here during Dine LA event. We had the (1) lobster roll and (2) chicken and sausage…read morepan roast as main entrees. For appetizers, we had Brussels sprouts and salad. Everything was delicious. The lobster roll comes with regular fries or seasoned fries. We had seasoned fries. The pan roast comes with your choice of spicy level. Depending on your taste, you can have it very spicy or none at all. The flavor of the pan roast was very good. I had mine medium spicy level. If it is too spicy, you cannot get the real taste of the dish. The restaurant is nice and clean. Service staff were friendly. This place is located at a very busy plaza where there are many restaurants. There is underground parking but it can be a problem during peak hours.

    New Orleans inspired menu, had a DJ on a Friday night for vibes, service was normal…read more Pan roast was delicious, could use more seafood flavor but certainly a comforting meal. Creamy and tomato-y. Shrimp was cooked well but the mussels were a bit overcooked. Would probably get the shrimp one next time instead of house specialty. Shrimp and grits: shrimp was overcooked, grits were fine. Super cheesy! Oyster poboy: pretty good. Oyster isn't my first choice but it was done well. Came with fries but we upgraded to the clam chowder. It was only ok. Chowda tots: fries and tots were very crispy, cooked perfectly. Toppings though made it more like a salsa or loaded potato. Nothing about it felt like chowder.

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    Freshly Shucked Oysters.

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    Stinkin Crawfish of Monrovia - Fried Oreos and ice cream (free)

    Stinkin Crawfish of Monrovia

    4.1(380 reviews)
    8.2 mi
    $$

    Came in on a Wednesday. It wasn't to busy got seated right away. I ordered shrimp with no head and…read moreI made it awesome. I myself can't handle spice very well. I got the sauce stinkin and made it medium spicy. of course some garlic bread. The food came pretty quick and the sauce was good it was a bit spicy for me but that just me. Our waitress Carol did a good job and she even offered to resauce my bag but I was able to tough it out. Music was good another customer loved the music so much she asked Carol if it was a playlist or what. Over all good experience will come back!

    This location of Stinkin Crawfish is located in Old Town Monrovia. There are a few public lots and…read morestreet parking throughout the area. I was already in the area and when it was time for dinner I was walking around to see what looked good. I was so excited to see Stinkin Crawfish. It was weird though because I went to the restroom to wash my hands, and when I came back, they gave another group the table they gave me. I picked a different table, but I thought that was odd. After a quick glance at their menu I saw that they had Happy Hour is Monday to Friday from 4 to 6:30pm. It was a bit pass 6pm so I put in a Dozen Oysters (HH $15 | regular $33) while I looked at the rest of the menu. Ugh regret. These were SO BAD!! First off, the majority was not shucked, it was still attacked to the shell. I turned to the table next to me since I saw they had ordered oysters and I asked if theirs were shucked, and they said some were and some weren't. Oh goodness, so inconsistent. Then they also warned me that they got charged regular pricing instead of happy hour pricing. Also they didn't give me any utensils... so I had to go grab a plastic fork myself cause no staff was in sight and I had to scrap these oysters off their shells. First one not good. Second one, I drowned it in marinara sauce, still not good. Third one... SO BAD I SPLIT IT OUT... Fourth one, ALSO BAD. Okay I don't want to get sit... I'm over this... I just set it aside and covered it with one napkin to indicate I'm over it. Honestly they can see there were many untouched if they wanted to ask me how I liked them. Maybe I should have left but I made the mistake of ordering more food. I ordered a Raspberry Iced Tea ($3.75). Can't really mess that up but I want to point out that no refills were offered my whole time there. I did their Build Your Own with 1lb Shrimp ($17.75), 1lb Crawfish ($11 when added on to an order), with the Make it Awesome ($5.75) which is 1 corn, 2 potatoes, 3 sausages all in their Garlic Butter Mild. Okay... garlic... butter... can't go wrong right?? Well I'm wrong wrong wrong. I don't know HOW they managed to serve me the blandest cajun meal of my life. I am beyond baffled. I see the garlic. The color looks like butter. Definitely not mild, more like zero spice and zero seasonings. Even the limes they gave were dried out and bitter. My theory on the bland garlic was that it was prepped and frozen for so long it lost its' flavor. The seafood itself didn't taste fresh either. Bleh. It really needed a better sauce to mask the musky taste. Oh and the sausage was BURNT. Sigh. I think service tried to be nice. They did come and ask if I needed anything else. But honestly I didn't even want the food in front of me, let alone anything else. At the end they provided complimentary dessert to every guest. It was like a deep fried oreo with a scoop of ice cream on the day I went. The dessert was good. Just nothing else. Oh wait for it... when I got the check, I was also overcharged for the oysters, ringing up at $33 instead of the $1.50/oyster HH price being $15. The waitress was surprised and she even expressed how that happened to another customer (I know) previously and she had asked "him", who I assume is a manager or boss, to fix it in the system. Sigh... Apparently he didn't. The portions were fair, the pricing is fair... WHEN THEY RING YOU UP CORRECTLY. it just tastes bad. Low production quality. Maybe they are able to keep these prices by buying low quality product. Regardless I DEFINITELY won't be coming back. This meal, or rather the stuff that was edible, is not worth the calories. I rarely give 1 star reviews but I almost considered it... but no one was mean and I didn't get sick (because I spit up the bad oysters and stopped eating them). This is such a generous 2 stars review for the mess I had to deal with.

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    The Boiling Crab

    The Boiling Crab

    3.5(1.3k reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    We visited Boiling Crab for the first time to celebrate my nephew's 10th birthday, and we had such…read morea great experience! It was a little of a wait because we were such a large party but they made up for the wait by getting our drinks and food out quickly! We were a little disappointed when we found out they don't normally do birthday celebrations, especially since it was such a special birthday for him. But our waiter, Luke, completely turned that around. He gathered his coworkers, and they all came over to sing Happy Birthday to my nephew. It was such a thoughtful gesture and truly made his night! We were so thankful for Luke's outstanding service, kindness, and attention to detail throughout our visit. The food was great too, but the service is what really stood out and made our first experience memorable. Management should definitely consider making birthday celebrations part of the dining experience because those little moments mean so much to families celebrating special occasions. Thank you again to Luke and the entire team for making my nephew's 10th birthday feel special. We'll definitely be back!

    The restaurant was nice and spacious with ample room to wait for a table. I ordered to go and the…read morefood was ready in 15 min which I appreciate. The staff were nice and helpful and the food was great with the whole shabang. I got a lb of shrimp with sausages and cajun fries which scratched my seafood boil itch! One gripe I have with my dinner was with the cajun fries.. I found a piece of hair stuck to one of the fries (refer to pic below). Not sure if it's actually hair, but definitely looks like it could be beard hair or something. Other than that, the food tasted good.

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