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    Sea Shack

    3.9 (65 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 3:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Lynn M.

    This place was so good. We got medium and a small side of the sauce on the side which I recommend. Next time I think will keep the food in the bag to keep it warm for longer! Crab legs: very good Green Mussels: amazing better than the crab legs Crawfish: this was pretty good Cajun pasta: this was good and we got this spicy with shrimp.

    Regular fries
    Erik B.

    Great first experience for a seafood boil with my nieces who have been wanting to give it a try for a while now. We arrived around 7pm on a Wednesday and they have a big dining room with plenty of tables, a couple of TVs and it what looks like a stage area too. There were a few other occupied tables and some recently empty ones that were cleaned up quickly after we sat down. The staff were all very friendly, knowledgeable and able to answer questions and our waitress even asked if we would like her to pour our boil out for us when she brought it to the table which was appreciated. It was hard to decide between everything on the menu while also trying to avoid going overboard but since it was just me and my two tween nieces I ended up choosing the Seashack Shareable combo #3 which comes with a pound each of snow crab, Dungeness crab and shelled shrimp along with 2 corn cobs and potatoes. I was a bit worried that my younger niece might not like the food so I ordered some fries and garlic bread to go along with the boil and both of these tasted good. My niece had had her heart set on trying king crab so it was a letdown to learn they were out for the day but the generous size of the dungeness and snow crab legs we received and the tasty cajun garlic flavor made her quickly forget all about it as she happily cracked and devoured from the big bowl in front of us. I ordered the mild option for spice level as the girls were afraid that any spice would be too much for them to enjoy but they ended up wishing we had at least got a little bit. Ended up with a bill of around $150 with tip included so it's a bit up there in terms of price point but I left with a good impression as it was a very good value for the quality and the size of the servings. I actually had to have about a 1/4 pound wrapped up to go. Needless to say we will be coming back to Sea Shack again soon.

    Lesley Anne Y.

    My sister was craving seafood and we were in the Naperville Area so here we are. The service was great! The place is nice. It has a small stage which makes me think there are performers sometimes. The food was good. I think better than some cajun food places I have been too. It was deifinitely ok especially for the price. They have some scallops too which not all placea have. If you are in the area and craving seafood. This is definitely a place to consider. Happy eating!!!!

    Carmella H.

    My seafood boil flavor was good but everything was miniature sized. Really minature, potato the size of a cherry tomato, 1 egg and 2 half sizes of corn. Your entire boil can fit into that tiny wooden bowl so you can imagine the size.

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    Lou L.

    I came in with high hopes and was disappointed. We walked in and the dining room looks less than half decorated, and was less than half full on Father's Day. That should have been a bad sign, but I hoped based on the reviews that the food would make up for the lack of decor. We probably messed up by ordering the Cajun Rice dishes. Maybe the Boils would have been better, but we were were put off about those because they were bringing the seafood out to people's tables in clear plastic bags, shaking the bag, and dumping it in a bowl in front of the customer. I've had many a low country boil, and don't know how they mix it up in the kitchen, but plastic bag delivery to table doesn't seem right. The fried rice tasted like something you buy in the frozen section at the supermarket. The veggies in it were undeniably from a bag of frozen vegetables at the supermarket. (Peas, green beans, carrots, and corn... and the undeniable cut and texture of frozen vegetable medley.) The only thing Cajun about the dish was that the rice was over-seasoned with Cajun seasoning powder. It also didn't help that the fried mushroom appetizer squirted me with scalding oil when I bit into it, and that all 3 of our orders came out in 3 separate shifts. My wife was almost finished eating before my food came to the table.

    Family Combo- Medium, (also got a side of Spicy and it was SO DANG GOOD! )
    Jenny G.

    the seafood was VERY FRESH and was not over cooked, better than any cajun style seafood boils we've had in chicago suburbs. THE SHRIMP PEELS yesss 10/10 service everyone was friendly and came to check on us regularly with thoughtful conversation my friends and i are BIG FOODIES. and i think we just found our favorite spot

    Manski E.

    Its my first time to dine in here. Place look awesome and they ambiance is great. They have cajun shrimps and crabs. They cajun sauce is just perfect. Not too salty. Would comeback to try another dish.

    Pick two: clams and shrimp
    Hayley T.

    The food was pretty good. I would definitely recommend going up in spice level like other reviews say. Service was amazing, our waitress was so nice. Ambiance was pretty nice, the place was spacious and music was good. Some small things I noticed that did not deter from wanting to eating here again though, the crab cracker tool did not come until the majority of crab had already been eaten because all of their tools were still being sanitized when we first started eating. Additionally, my friend had only ordered sausage but ended up getting corn and potatoes too. It wasn't a big deal and we didn't get charged for it so it was just a nice bonus. Overall, pretty happy with the experience and we demolished the food!!

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    Fun place for steam in bag shrimp. Several seafood options. Service is good. Food is typical.

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    The wait for pickup was longer than expected (30 min over) and the amount of saltiness in the food made it difficult to eat.

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    Good food good price. Service was going I went on a quiet time so I had great company and conversation.

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    Love the food, especially the house specific sauce. Coming back soon. Service were great as well.

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    Love this place , was looking for a place to eat food just like I did when I was in New Orleans and this was it will be back again

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    We got a seafood tower and it was AMAZING!!! We loved they're triple sauce seasoning and spicy sauce

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