As a Westbanker, I am ashamed to say I made my first visit here on Friday night. I was missing out! Located on Barataria Blvd in Marrero, Sal's was serving up some delicious boiled seafood. Had a hankering for boiled crabs and decided to check this place out. So glad we did! Crab prices are high right now...but it's early in the season. Walking in, to the right is a line for pick up and to the left is the small dining area. Ordered a dozen boiled crabs, and they came right out. They set up you up with newspaper on the table and if you want beer, it's from a can. But I feel like canned Budlight and boiled crabs just works together. The crab had great flavor and had a lot of meat in them. Our waitress Christy was awesome! Seriously, she talked to us like we were regulars. You get the southern no frills feeling here, and I say that in a good way. We didn't even look at a menu, as we already knew it was boiled crabs we were after. I regret that now, guess I'll have to go back! So, if you are looking for a local boiled seafood spot, Sal's would be a place to go! read more

I was encouraged to give this place a look-see by a friend, so I stopped in on my way to Marrero to book a tour, hoping to enjoy the cold Dr Pepper and freshly boiled crawfish they allegedly have on site. Apparently, I was ten minutes early for the small dining room area, and even though there were half a dozen peeps in line on the seafood market side, the eat-in part operates on a different schedule, and I won't inquire again as to what time, as I darned near got my head bitten off by one of the ladies bagging up seafood. I got in line behind three others who were making purchase of some really decent looking fish and whatnot, and when it came my turn, I asked for a pound of the hot boiled crawfish being advertised, was handed my bagged order, and asked "just where exactly do you plan on eating those?" Look, I'm a Southern man, raised with manners I've polished to this day, but enough is enough. I'd read the reviews here about the proprietor and family, chose not to judge until I'd been there myself, and I've gotta say, these are some rude and surly folks. Anyway, after informing the lady, with a smile of course, that I'd be eating them in the car, I took my leave of the place and I'm certainly never going back. Keep this in mind: there's a seafood processing plant attached to the market, there were fresh, hot crawfish boiling in plain sight, and I was sold room temperature crawfish, clearly yesterday's bugs, and on reaching my vehicle and realizing this, I decided not to let them waste, and on tasting them, and having eaten crawfish for the last half century, they were just plain pitiful. No seasoning other than cayenne pepper powder, no salt, just water and ground cayenne. So sad. After the fourth one, I rolled the bag shut, ended up dumping them out alongside the Intracoastal near Jean LaFitte. I cannot recommend this place. Not for anything. read more

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VERY RACIST! My family & I waited 20 minutes, (which was too long) WITHOUT being ACKNOWLEDGED. We finally were asked to put our name on THE LIST. We did. 10 mins went by & The "WAIT"ress passed & spoke the words "There are other people ahead of you ." It was clear and apparent that THE OTHER PEOPLE AHEAD OF US had been seated. Their names were scratched off of THE LIST. Needless to say, we walked out & went to THE GALLEY ON METAIRIE ROAD! read more

Well, glad to say they won me back. Went to pick up 7ibs of crawfish yesterday and was surprised at the size and flavor. They were great in size and I can honest say the flavor was spot on. I'm hoping to stop by again sometime next week and see if this will continue or was it just because they had a good day since it was a Friday night. Lets hope for the best. read more

The crawfish here are cleaned so well, they are sweet, spicy, meaty, and a joy to eat! The spice is just right. Be sure to order corn and potatoes, and a cold beer too. I love, love to cross the river and go to Sal's for Crawfish! read more

My husband and I are transplants from Southern California. Sal's has quickly become one of my favorite go to places. The food and service are always on point! I totally crave the jumbalya! It's a great little spot to get messy, ear some amazingly fresh seafood, drink a beer and have some laughs! read more

No restaurant claiming to be a real seafood place should serve Swai or Basa.....Des Allemands is minutes away. Why use frozen imported fish?

Sals is a great place to get your seafood!! I love the people that work there, they're really nice. The food is great!! Their boiled seafood is my favorite, we always go here to get our crawfish and crabs. I would definitely recommend this place!! read more

I am sick and tired of the inconsistency of the roast beef sandwiches. The first time I had it, it was great, after that never had a good one. The French bread is either hard as a brick or not warmed at all and the roast beef is cold. When you ask for it fully dressed they barely put any lettuce or tomato on it. It's expensive and a small sandwich. I'm done , the ladies in the back don't care what you ask for they just give you some crappy slapped together sandwich. Ripp off. read more

Was tired from spending the morning with my family at Jean Lafitte. Wasn't thinking straight and ended up paying ticket without prices listed (lesson learned). Realized I was overcharged! I would recommend avoiding this business, especially if you are not from the area. read more

A great local eatery that houses delicious seafood. Referred to us by a local as we were waiting for our Swamp Tour, we ordered boiled crawfish and shrimp, corn and potatoes. Service was amazing as we informed the waitresses that we were from California and Ohio and wanted to eat something delicious. Our waitress was very good at portioning the amount of food we ordered (since everything is by the pound). Great place run by great people. read more

Great for hot boiled crawfish, corn and potatoes. Call ahead BC they sell out!

Hands down the BEST shrimp Po Boys in New Orleans. They are seasoned perfectly and always consistently good! I also love their boiled crabs, YUM! read more

This place was delicious! Exactly what we wanted, authentic, off the beaten path and so fresh. We had the po' boy shrimp sandwich and the stuffed bell pepper meal with potatoes, corn and rice-- it was AMAZING. So buttery and flavorful with seasoning, we LOVED it. Totally reccomend doing an airboat and then eating here! read more

We use to come here all the time and it was great. They have really taken a step back. Food was board line but editable. Wait stuff was average at best. Atmosphere seemed depressing. read more

Favorite seafood place but...the jambalaya bowls are very small...they should sell bigger bowls.

Definitely wouldn't be coming back. The boiled seafood was bland and the fried ones weren't great either. Almost anywhere else would have been better. We should have gone to Perrino's Boiling Pot further down the Expressway. read more

Sal's Seafood has an "old time" exterior, and the interior, while plain, is very neat and clean. They specialize in boiled seafood, but we wanted to try their fried plates. One of the group ordered the Fried Shrimp Po-Boy, and the other two adults ordered the Fried Shrimp Plate, which came with about nine fried shrimp, buttered toast, French fries, and a piece of corn-on-the-cob. No salad included. The shrimp were nicely seasoned and not the least bit greasy. We thought it was a decently-good restaurant, in the "C+" or "B-" range. We decided to score it a "B-", but if we sampled their boiled seafood, I imagine the score would be significantly higher. RJT read more

My Mom suggested that we stop at Sal's for a quick lunch and I am so very glad she did! Eating at Sal's was like a trip down Memory Lane for how it used to be when we would go to eat seafood at places like Bruning's, L'Enfants or Swansons near Ponchartrain Beach during the 1960's and 1970's. The food is authentic home-style cuisine that's not too greasy and not too spicy. The shrimp stuffed bell pepper platter was just phenomenal! The potato salad was just right - creamy, small chunks of potato, with well-balanced flavors. The food reminded me so very much of my own grandmother's home cooking, and there aren't very many restaurants today that can produce a meal as good as Maw-Maw's -- but Sal's sure can and did! read more

Poor service. We had to ask waitress to wipe off the dirty table which she did with attitude. She simply wiped the table by raking the debris to the floor. Center of food plate was cold baked stuffed fish. Very disappointed. read more

The food is quality, fresh and delicious. I read other reviews and the writers don't appear to know good food. They boiled the food in back you can see it because it's open to see for anyone, but it is GREAT! There is newspaper so when you peel the seafod you have a place for the shells. Traditional New Orleans food. Well seasoned hot and good. We eat there as frequently as we can. Typical old time traditional new Orleans seafood joint. read more

I originally rated this place a 5-star rating because of how great their crawfish was. Went in today and they gave me COLD crawfish. Went in to exchange it out and got nothing but a nasty attitude telling us it's not cold, it's room temperature. Who goes to buy cold or room temperature boiled crawfish?! Not me! I paid for HOT boiled crawfish, not cold or room temperature. They REFUSED a refund and only gave another bag of cold crawfish. We'll be taking our business down the street. Their stuff is NOT that great to deal with rude customer service or COLD crawfish. Will be sure to pass it along to everyone we know as well to avoid this company. Clearly they do not care about their customers what so ever! read more

Was told by locals about this place. Upon walking in I was unsure where to go. A white older lady at the counter gave me a look like, "why are you here," as I proceeded to realize that everyone dining in were "white" as well. Anyway, after standing for a while I asked what did I need to do to order and was told to have a seat. I waited 10 mins before being asked what did I want. My bf and I ordered 7 lbs of crawfish, stuffed crab, a combo of corn sausage and potato, and 2 non alcoholic beverages. The same lady who half ass greeted us, took our order. She came over once and asked if we needed anything. I will never go back for 3 reasons; 1. There were about 15 crawfish "heads" only as if someone ate the rest or these were leftovers from someone else's plate 2. The crawfish was "okay" 3. She became "friendly" after getting the check ready not only did I NOT tip, I had to let her know that we were from Houston and had waaay better after she argued that she "heard" our crawfish in Texas was just sprinkled with old bay seasoning. Girl bye read more

Love this little hole in the wall. They've got yummy crawfish - when their in season. And love their crab pies and crawfish pies. I'm pretty sure it's not all that healthy for you, but who cares? It's yummy! read more

This is one of the neighborhood "jernts" that makes New Orleans great. My daughters and I had boiled crawfish (with corn and potatoes). They were perfect: hot, spicy, and properly cooked. I tried some of my wife's fried fish, and it was similarly excellent. If you're nearby and hungry, do yourself a favor and try Sal's. read more

This place is great. It's a hole in the wall you would pass if you were nearby. My mother's coworker swore by this place so we checked it out and boy was I surprised. It's cheap as hell and the poboys and meals are so good I ordered a second poboy! I recommend the catfish poboy. read more

I'm writing this review with great sadness.I have been patronizing this places for years and never had a problem until now. on Sat.June 22,2019 around 6ish my husband and I bought a dozen of med.crabs and once we got home we didnt eat right away but then we pulled out the crabs and they were all female,now normally they would inform me that is all they have so I called and ask about it and she stated thats all they had at the time but now have males.I then asked if I could bring them back and she tells me yes,so I immediately drove back.Mind u I dont live in Marrero nor Harvey,so that wasnt a short drive.Got there and she refunds my money and I tell her I wanted to purchase the male crabs.She refused and went on to tell me that this is a loss for her. I was so stunned that I was speechless. I left and gathered my thoughts and called back to let her know how upset I was and if she had told me that over the phone I would have kept the crabs rather than us having a big misunderstanding.I have recommended plenty of ppl there over the years but no more!!.I always talked about this place even though its not the cheapest place. Well my love affair is over!!!! I guess u will be ok unless u piss her off!! read more

Came here for the first time because my family raves about the fried shrimp. Don't get me wrong the shrimp was above average but the place is a hole in the wall. I ordered water with lemon and was told they only have bottled water, someone asked for ice tea and they said that they haven't had it for about 8 years, the drinks they do serve are in cans. It only took her three tries to get my order right since they don't write it down. A simple shrimp po-boy with only mayo and ketchup should not take three attempts. When it finally did arrive correctly, it was light on the shrimp as there were about 11 shrimp in total on the po-boy. This place is nothing fancy and I am not impressed with anything we had. read more

For years me and my family frequented Sal's Seafood for some of the best seafood in Louisiana. In the last month we have been there twice and the seafood was awful each time. The first time we spent $80.00 and yesterday over $100.00. Obviously they have changed people who are doing the sea food boiling because either it has no taste at all or is so spicy you can't eat it. There is now an Asian person boiling for them and he is not doing a good job at all. I am very disappointed and have started telling our family and friends not to waste their money at Sal's anymore. read more

I travel to the New Orleans Metro area a couple of days a week and I love how many hole in the wall places there are that serve great food. This was not one of them. First off no tea? It's the South how can you not have sweet or unsweetened tea? I ordered a turkey neck (had to try it it was $4) and it was the best thing I had. Co-worker ordered Gumbo we shared some of each...worst Gumbo I've eaten in the NO area. Very limited options for boiled or grilled seafood so I got Fried Shrimp they were average at best. Standard out of the bag French Fries and cold as block of ice corn on the cob came with the Shrimp. read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! My server was rude & inconsiderate. I placed an order of 2 appetizers & she only brought out one. When she placed my small plate on the table, the sausage rolled across the table & she laughed & said "your sausage is running away from you" & then WALKED AWAY. She didn't apologize, she didn't offer me a new one nor did she try solving the situation in any way possible. I waited 25 more minutes til I asked where my second dish was & her respond was "I didn't hear you say that." So I preceded to ask for my check. DON'T GO HERE! read more

Sal's seafood was fresh and good, and it arrived at our table hot and quick. We had never had a whole crab prior to tonight so we did not know how to crack it open. No worries though - the waitress and one of the locals showed us how to do it. What great hospitality!! If ever back in this area again, I'll eat at Sal's again. read more

Best boiled seafood hands down. Look for the hidden gems like the stuffed artichokes or red beans and rice.

Bought many things over the years, but this past Good Friday 4-6-2012 OI had the misfortune of getting the worst batch of boiled shrimp I have ever bought. I bought 12 portions, paid over $70, and took them home to waiting out of town relatives. While they tasted very good, there were a couple of problems. They were obviously over-cooked and impossible to peel. As for their restaurant, we usually just take everything home. Water's free and beer's cheaper. read more

Had lunch recently with a friend. We both ordered a cup of gumbo. Almost too salty to eat. Also had what they called shrimp remoulade. Sauce was Thousand Island Dressing. go figure. Friend had broccoli pasta. Totally bland. No taste at all. Most folks in the joint were eating boiled crawfish which should have told me something. Waitress was nice though. read more

Ii was looking forward to a good shrimp poboy and stopped by Sal's after leaving the hospital. The sandwich had 12 medium shrimp it was 8" of French bread for $10.50. The first time I have been disappointed in a local sandwich. I will not be going back to Sals under any circumstance. Especially since there are so many other good places to go for seafood. ): read more