This place is absolutely horrible. Me and my sister thought we would grab a bite being from Louisiana and can appreciate good seafood. The corn and potatoes were cold and the snow crab that I ordered with all 3 seasonings HAD NO SEASONING! The staff (some of them) are unprofessional, walking thru the restaurant cursing loudly. Too bad I couldn't do ZERO stars!! The decor was nice.... read more

Louisiana Crab Shack - No seasoning..just red water - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Hill, Texas

This is truly a potty three stars. The five of us came here for my mom's birthday. She's at the bank at least once a week and she saw this place and wanted to come here for a while. So we go! 1. No chicken wings - my son says 'like they need to be 'in season' in order to have wings? 2. The beans and rice were bland and they were cold. 3. We were told that King Crab legs were not in season?!?! But I can buy a case a Costco right now!!! 4. The 'bag' of snow crab and other seafood and potato corn mixture was seasoned with jar garlic. Just go at your own risk. I'm sorry. I tried read more

Louisiana Crab Shack - Half catfish and half shrimp basket - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Hill, Texas

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Officially the worst place to enjoy chicken wings. We purchased a 10 piece lemon pepper and a 10 piece mix, lemon pepper and Cajun...no information written on container and the lemon is obvious through visual inspection. My container had 8.5 wings...half of a wing does not constitute as a single / whole piece. I do have one question, there is lemon and pepper on lemon pepper wings right? read more

Louisiana Crab Shack - Officially the worst place to enjoy chicken wings. We purchased a 10 piece lemon pepper My container had 8.5 wings. Wings were bland. - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Hill, Texas

This is a fairly new restaurant on the block after replacing the spot of a closed down mexican restaurant. First I thought I was ordering a blackened chicken sandwich when I was just ordering a piece of blackened chicken. The menu could use some separation between the two. I was given some bread after asking tho. I hope this establishment makes some improvements. I did not feel my plate was cohesive. The chicken was missing that deep blackened seasoning, the beans and rice were not bad, the coleslaw was very good, and as you can see in the pics everything is separated. read more

Louisiana Crab Shack - Blackened chicken and coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Hill, Texas

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Just don't do it. I went twice because I wanted to be fair when I gave a review, especially for a fairly new business. The food was just okay. More specifically, the seafood was edible, after I sent the waitress back several times for cajun seasoning, hot sauce, butter (which I suspect was not butter), and lemon. In short, I was a bit disappointed in having to, you know, kind of prepare my food at the table. When you go out, you should not have to do that. The chicken wings - just don't. Yelp does have enough space for me to describe how tasteless they were. Let's proceed to the atmosphere and service. Both times, I went, it was freezing inside. The first time, I actually went back to the car to get a jacket and gloves. I wore my gloves until the food arrived. I inquired about the bar area. Since it was closed in, I was thinking it might be above freezing in there, and I was told it was cold in there, too. They mentioned adjusting the heat, but since it never happened, I assumed that was just something they said. It was cold the second time I went, as well. That time, I could take the gloves off, just not the jacket. Also, both times, there were two parties in the whole establishment but several waitresses. So, you'd think you would not have to look for them when you needed something. You'd think wrong. They are all so busy with their cell phones, they hardly notice you. Now, once they notice you waving your hands or getting out of your seat to come get them, one will "mosey" on over to help you. That is, after they finish their selfies. Also, the second time, I went in, the music was really loud. I am assuming they do not know that some people enjoy conversation while dining. The music choice was also hip hop, Cardi B, to be exact. No shade to Cardi B, but a restaurant is typically a family style place. Those that play music usually consider something a bit more subtle so they cater to all guests. In their defense, they did not seem to have a lot of guests, and at the rate they are going, once they are out of business, they won't need them. read more

The service was excellent! Everything else was horrible... we got there right after opening on a Sunday & the cook wasn't there yet! The waitress told us not to order the raw oysters, as they weren't always fresh. They didn't have any red beans & rice or gumbo. My husband had the blackened catfish & he wasn't able to eat it, it had a strange taste & wasn't really blackened, just had some seasoning sprinkled on it. I had the shrimp poboy... it was okay, nothing special. Save your money... go somewhere else! Was very disappointed! read more

I personally would go somewhere else for some good shrimp. I think the only thing that was good for the most part was the drinks. The shrimp on the outside had the flavors but upon eating the shrimp not much flavor there. The corn was cooked good. The potato's not really tasteful or cooked as well. It was like the food was cooked on high heat then served. The sausage was probably the only item I liked. OMG don't even get me started on the rice! It was like not even a full serving! We had to ask for 2nds. The calamari was the saddest thing ever I kid you not like 7 small ring pieces. We ordered the bayou mild flavored shrimp. The lemon pepper shrimp had a metal after taste. Two younger servers were on their phones not checking their orders as they came out. Giving me my 1/2 serving rice. Yah don't think I'll come back. read more

I expected this to taste like It was from Louisiana since it's in the name, this is Texas Cajun food. The Gumbo was bland and the shrimp tasted old/sour. We did enjoy the seasonings on the live crawfish. The service was great and the food was hot and fast - it just was not fresh and flavorful as food is in Louisiana. read more

Louisiana Crab Shack - Please do not eat the gumbo! The shrimp had a sour taste and gumbo lacked flavor. - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Hill, Texas

Taste pretty good and the customer service is good i will be coming back for more. The environment is pleasant and its clean. read more

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We had amazing service at Louisiana crab shack! A big shout out to our waitress Red she was awesome! The food was outstanding and the saxophone player made the atmosphere great. My family and I will definitely be going back. read more

This place is pretty awful. A bunch of junk fried in old grease. The only thing we enjoyed was the fries. I give it 1 month before it's out of business. We should have known better when we walked in at prime time and the place was empty. read more

We won't be back for the simple fact that the waitress was rude as f**k. As we were walking out the waitress Bree hands my man his "forgotten receipt" I couldn't believe when he showed it to me in the car she had handed him a receipt with her number she wrote down stapled to it!!! Your there to do your JOB not be a thot!!! Who is raising these "I wanna be a side h0e" chicks. Come on now Bree get some self respect!! Don't come for a man when he's clearly in there with his woman and children!! Your at your waitressing job not a club!! I wasn't going to write a bad review based on the lack of moral and decency of the waitress but 2 days later I'm still in shock over it! read more

Service was HORRIBLE, Should've stayed home & had peanut butter & rice cakes. I will never,,, I REPEAT NEVER visit again. The waitstaff was untrained, food was horrible. The fried shrimp was so- so had the vein not been full of waste and fried with the shrimp most of them hanging off. The rice and beans tasted like fish, so my husband stated, I didn't eat any because it looked like they had been reheated IN THE BOWL.. no flatware was provided, we had to ask. When she brought it out it was though she had dried the FORK & SPOON with the paper towel that was wrapped around the handle. read more

Love they're bugs!!! Been there twice and can't wait to go back. The crawfish seasoning is freaking fantastic, highly recommend that you try them all mixed together. Can't wait for my next visit!!! The staff was also friendly and very helpful!!! read more

NASTY!!!!!!! Ordered gumbo. No flavor. Ordered blue crab. Half raw. Nasty!!!!! Bathroom no soap nothing to dry your hands WILL NOT BE BACK !!!! read more

When I read the reviews I said I wasn't coming here. My daughter change my mind because she came here with some friends and said the food was delicious. Let's get to the food. The cajan wings were great and the Fry's. My wife who doesn't eat seafood had a burger which she said was ok for a seafood restaurant. She like the cheesecake she had and my daughter and I had bread pudding which was good. Now for main course which my daughter and I shared. We had tiger shrimp and sausage boil and it was great. The corn and potatoes you could taste the seasons and big pieces of sausage cut up in it. We didn't finish the boil but I know my daughter will finish it later lol. read more

The food was good but the service was horrible! Getting utensils was like asking for gold from Fort Knox, just girls doing a job but not doing it well. At one time I looked up and saw all three crunched behind the register on their phones. Never saw anyone in management. Don't care how good your food is, with the prices charged I don't expect to be served with all disposable setup, have poor service and have to ask multiple times for something. Don't see this place here a year from now if something doesn't change. read more

me and my sister are new to cedar hill and went in and tried it out. It was pretty good. I'm a pescatarian and I've had so much seafood in my life but this place is definitely top 5. The shrimp is my absolute favorite. read more

Do NOT waste your time or money at this place. I was so hopeful but thoroughly disappointed. The manager had an attitude with staff and customers. She wore House Shoes throughout the restaurant and ignored customers. The shrimp was cold, flavorless and definitely undercooked. We actually left after eating only a portion of our food and went to another restaurant in order to get the fishy taste out of our mouth. I will never go back again. read more

My husband and I went today to get dinner. We were super impressed! Don't knock it before you try it is all I can say! My husband got the crawfish and sausage with corn and potatoes, I got the shrimp and crab with corn and potatoes and we shared some gumbo and hush puppies before our main stuff came out. The food was EXCELLENT! It was cooked great, hot, and super yummy! The service was also good, the girl who was there and took our order was very kind and polite. Please give this place a shot, and go in with an open mind. I'm not saying that any of the reviews are incorrect , but I am saying our experience was fantastic! We will be back! read more

This place is not for someone who knows good seafood. The food had no seasoning, corn and potatoes were ice cold and had to be sent back. They are overpriced also... I wish I could do ZERO stars... highly disappointed read more

Although the server was nice, the food is just bad! The place looks dirty and unkept. 1 cook and 1 server is all we saw, no drink refills, out of wings, out of hush puppies, crab legs were over cooked and rubber, crawfish tasted frozen and just was not good. The place being empty at 6pm should have given us a hint. Not worth the money, won't be going back! read more

Great food..I always get the sausage and potatoes cajun...potatoes were cold but i will come back.

AMAZING FOOD!!! The service could have more of a personality (although not bad at all), but the food heavily outweighs this. I think with the proper amount of business they can invest in building their brand in the restaurant itself and really create an awesome image for themselves. Keep doing the food thing! Will return for more! read more

Enjoyed our second visit. The "tiger shrimp sausage mess" is delicious! Seriously, you get full on shrimp! The order easily serves 2 people. We will return. read more

Terrible service. Ran out of crab did not inform us, and only bought out half of the tables orders. Asked for manager...he was in the kitchen cooking.....server never came back to table...manager took 30+ minutes to come out. Roaches on the floors...we ended up just leaving they need more employees and better employee training. read more

The Crawfish taste like the were steamed and not boiled. Not authentic Louisiana food.

If I could give it no stars I would!!! The service left a lot to be desired! The waitresses were always huddled together check their phones, taking selfing and roll their eyes at the patrons. They are super unprofessional. At one point during my meal one of the waitress took a hundred dollar bill into the kitchen, where another group got together to check the validity of the bill. All of this happened in the eyesight of the customers!!! The food wasn't very good either. My husband got the boiled crab and shrimp. It had no flavor and the crab shells bent like rubber. They were very hard to get into. I had the catfish and shrimp basket. The catfish was alright. The shrimp were haphazardly deveined. Some of my shrimp had the vein fried still on it!! We will not be back!!! Save money and your taste buds. read more

This place is AWFULl!!! Save your time and money. The flavor was bland as if they were preparing food for diabetics or rather people with dietary restrictions. While the place was clean and inviting it's almost deceptive. The potatoes were waaaay overcooked. Almost comparable to potatoe soup. The shrimp and king crab (even with "Everything" seasoning) was bland at best. We opted for one of the boils that included Shrimp, King Crab, Potatoes and Corn. We also added Crawfish....it was horriblel!! When we complained to our server about the lack of flavor, she retreated to the kitchen to create a concoction for us. We were very appreciative of her efforts but it was just BAD. The Crawfish were either old or severely overcooked. I just refused to fight with them anymore, so I sent them back. Finally, when I mentioned to one of the servers that we may have better luck with another crab restaurant currently under construction in Grand Prairie (near Great Southwest), I was floored when I was informed, it's the SAME OWNER!! Do yourself a favor, just stay with Shell Shack (either location)! read more

Horrible service and horrible food. As we went in no one bothered to receive us to get seated. When we chose our table it was dirty as i sat down the seat was so sticky. We ordered two drinks and a dozen oysters the waiter came back left the oysters, she didn't get us any silverware or standard condiments(salt,pepper) it seemed she didn't know what she was doing. When we tasted the oysters were disgusting had a horrible smell and horrible taste. We got up and left. Horrible experience. read more

Great food! Very pleasant customer service. The workers were very friendly. The food came out fast, hot and tasted fresh. And all for a good price! read more

Service was lackluster. There were 2 servers on the floor. My server didn't seem interested in being at work. Not only did my server have that attitude so did the server that was taking care of another table near me. My food was ok. 1 lb of snow crab, 1/2 shrimp, potatos, corn with all the flavors and fire. The tiger shrimp were big and juicy. The crab was good. The potatoes were average size for red potatoes, they were a tad big hard for my likening. The corn was terrible, there was no flavor and taste like cardboard. In a matter of minutes my food was cold. Majority of my food ate was cold. Again my server didn't come to check on me, I had no napkins/ paper towels, she wasn't concerned if my food was to my likening or anything. The cook possibly the owner did come check in but that was all. The flavor on everything was partially there. It was hot and that's about it. The ladies room needs to be complete because you can see through the roof because the panels are gone. read more

Is this place even still open? I visited when they first opened due to the opening special $5.99 lb crawfish. They were actually pretty delicious. Fast forward to now, a year later. The service is AWFUL! A bunch of little teenage girls with absolutely 0 interest in customer service or doing anything besides staring at their phones. Not to mention the way they speak to you with no tact and walk around in street clothes. I've since ordered crawfish again and got the "bottom of the bayou" and it was delicious, but at nearly $11/ lb!!! Good grief! Tried to order again, they took my order then called me back when my order was supposed to be ready and said "umm ma'am, we don't got no more crawfish". Now every time I drive by, the lights are out and parking lot is empty. Hopefully it's finally shut down. The place had potential, but the service and poor attention to details in the other food sealed their doom! read more

First review I've ever written. And every one star review on is is all correct place sucked so bad. Dozen of waitress but no service. Ordered a pound of crawfish and only got a handful look more like a quarter pound straight rip off and terrible place read more

This is a new place, but not sure exactly how long it has been open. We were sat very quickly and drink order was immediate. Waitress was rushed, but the place was not busy so not sure why. Husband ordered pound of shrimp and I ordered the blackened chicken. His order came out about ten minutes while I had to wait another 20 minutes before my chicken arrived, and this is ten minutes after we had to go find the waitress to ask her to check on my order. We asked for butter sauce and tarter sauce but the waitress never came back, so once again I had to get up to go track down the waitress. Didn't find her, but did find another very helpful waitress. The chicken was good not great. Cole slaw was bland-no flavor at all. Husband was not impressed with the shrimp. Not worth trying again. read more

My husband and I wanted to try this place and I really wish we had stayed home or went to Joe's. We asked about market price on crab, "uh, we dont have crab". I ordered fried blue crab basket and husband ordered shrimp basket. They brought out two tiny looking hermit crabs fried to crisp, no meat and shrimp was rubber. This was the nastiest place Ive ever eaten at. Please save your money and stomach! read more

Crab legs are salty... seasoning was not good at all. No spicy ness to it and it is suppose to be Louisiana. The sausage was not andouille sausage it was regular eckrich sausage which was cold and nasty! And the crawfish was disgusting. Crawfish at the Chinese joint is better then this crap. The fries were cold and hard! Never going back to this spot. And it look the waitress 15 minutes to finally ask me if i wanted something to drink after sitting down. Never coming back! read more

This was a good place ! Good food , fantastic seasoning and great customer service. I felt very welcomed here , great environment overall I would definitely recommend this place to a friend or family . Looks like I will be back here again sometime soon but I love this place read more

As far as genuine Cajun food goes I can't consider this genuine at all. The food here was actually bland, to my surprise. I won't say the food was terrible but at least it won't make you sick. I'm glad I declined at the opportunity to try their crawfish as it's out of season anyway and considering what I already had I'm not confident that they could really knock it out of the park with crawfish. The gumbo was alright but it was far below standard. read more

New seafood places STOP trying to be Boiling Crab. We ordered catfish and shrimp basked with side of hushpuppies and corn with the seasoning. First of all the soda was too sweet. Got our order within minutes of receiving our soda. Hushpuppies were under cooked, fish was small and gummy, not cooked well at all, no season. Shrimp was RAW. We did not cause a scene, but we were able to speak to the manager and offer a tip about his cooks. The best thing about our first visit was the signs up in lights. If he's trying to stay as long as los lupes was in that same place. It will never work. read more