SINCE MY REVIEW WAS REMOVED FROM HERE FOR MY HONESTY, I'LL REPOST THE NEW VERSION. THIS SHOWS THAT SHAKING CRAB IS ALREADY SHAKING WITH SHADY BUSINESS TO BEGIN WITH. FOOD: Shaking Chicken - EW OMG. Looks like someone took a dump on it. Shaking Clams - Where is the meat? I only saw shells and a pond of grease. Shaking Calamari - Literally, only 8 soggy pieces on a bed of fries. Where's the fried tentacles? Sweet Potato Fries - frozen and refried + soggy. Raw Oysters - decent. They are shady about giving you tobasco sauce for the oysters and claimed that they were low on stock. The only thing worth ordering here is the water, check your water before drinking it because chances are you'll need to put some lime in there for sanitation purposes. SERVICE: HORRENDOUSLY TERRIBLE. They serve everything to you in paper plates, service is as dilapidated as their tables and chairs. Food caused my one of my friends to have hershey shits. Tip? They didn't deserve it, so we didn't give it. read more

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS!! When you see a place with a two star rating. Some people tend to believe that others just do it to make a place look bad. Shaking crab breaks that myth. When you come here, the atmosphere here is gloomy and run down. Nothing like a waterfront. The menu gives the illusion of options. But really you are getting jipped.. A)Anything in the fried section is misleading.. The fries are the bulk of the order with a small baby portion if whatever sea creature you picked.. --- ( See attached picture)...at most I had 5 pre mature pieces and a whole tone of freezer fries. (-1) B)Shaking Chicken looks like bland curry chicken and isn't the most appealing thing to see on the plate even with rice. My teammate ordered it and couldn't go past 1.5 bites...see for yourself.... how do you serve something like this in a seafood restaurant... this has nothing to do with seafood on any level... (-1) C) The Filipino waiter is ESL both vocally and mentally. 1)Just cause he is able to reiterate what you order. Doesn't mean he remembers that it is on your order. i would have been able to over look if had he been new or something like that.. but.. 2)He was more than happy to provide a imposing and pressure-to-order feel during the early stages of lunch...he is not very comfortable in describing the items on menu other than whats written verbatim on the menu. 3)Then of course he hovered during bill pay time...that was awkward...makes the squat and Hover technique seem saintly ...(-2) D)Cheap material and sub cheap utensils are the staple of this establishment. Everything from the plastic wear, paper plates and plastic water cups... HOLY SHIT IM EATING AT WANNNA-BE DOLLAR TREE (-1) The typhoon stricken areas of the Philipines still provide a more decent level of cleanliness and comfort than Shaking Crab.. an there hasn't even been a flood in daly city.....you have no reason to be so cheap and stingy.. E) The only good part of lunch was the Dozen oysters the only bad thing about them.....lack of options..(+1). You make the community truly miss Tokyo Express, wasn't top quality., but at least they were decent in may food handling and service categories!.. You are definitely consistent in one thing though... Providing sub quality food for standard prices... That current two star rating you have on the page is still misleading.... Overall:This is worse than old 1840s Chinatown quality... Have some pride you lazyf***s! You know its bad when the clean portion of the establishment presentation in the restaurant is the restroom.... ... read more

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Unfortunately I'm not a fan, too many people over think the concept of creole and I believe get egotistical when creating a sauce thinking it's good. First off I've been to many many places like so and unfortunately I wasn't too happy with this one. Service was mediocre first id like to say as servers you have a designated job to serve bus etc etc... And not send a immigrant to do all the dirty work. I felt so bad I wanted to go help the guy, every spill, every table, every bad thing that I saw... They seem to make this guy do all the dirty work. I run a restaurant and I guarantee this shouldn't happen at a well managed restaurant To the menu, lots of spelling errors and I definitely notices that the smell of the place was a little off and unfortunately it relates back to the sauce ! They seem to have a Hawaiian theme going like hang ten in alameda, and looking at their menu they have a lot of spelling errors We ordered pound of shrimp pound of clams, fries and garlic noodles. Noodles are bad , fries weren't seasoned thoroughly and the sauce was basic. Had a weird distinct taste. I spent 50$ and I definitely would like to spend it elsewhere ! Sorry guys I don't think l be coming back. read more

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I came here for the first time with my boyfriend the other day. Right when we walked in, the restaurant smelled so good!!! We ended up ordering sweet potato fries and combo 2, which comes with 1 1/2 lbs of shrimp, 1 lb of clams, 2 corns, 4 sausages, and 2 potatoes. Food came out in around 10 minutes. Unfortunately their sauce is not that good. There's a lot of oil and A LOT of garlic... They definitely need to find a way to bind the sauce together, because it's pretty much in two layers, and when you get your shrimp from the bag, it will be dripping in oil. On the plus side, it was a huge portion, and the shrimp were really big and well cooked. I liked the clams, but sometimes we found empty ones, and we got 2 closed ones that were just filled with dirt (ewww). The corn was better than i've had at other places, and the sausage was also good, but pretty spicy. The potatoes that come with the combo are quite literal.. It's really 2 full sized potatoes and they just stick it in your sauce, lol!! The sweet potato fries were very good, although probably frozen. They were hot when they came out, sprinkled with sugar, and really crunchy! We figured combo 2 for $32 was worth it because their market price for a pound of shrimp is $14 right now. The combo was a really big amount of food, and three people could probably split it! Service was up to par and the waitress was constantly refiling our waters which I liked. I probably wouldn't come back because the excessive oil, plus I have other favorites closer to home. read more

After reading all the negative reviews, I still decided to give this place a chance. I'm an idiot. Should've listened to fellow yelpers. We ordered the following items: Chicken Strips - The breading tasted bitter Fried Oysters - The oysters looked burnt like it was fried in old oil. Tasted bitter. Crab/Crawfish/Shrimp Combo - This was horrible! There was a "muddy" taste like something wasn't cleaned right. The gills were still on the crab! What restaurant would serve their customers crab with the gills still on??? NEVER going back! read more

Shaking Crab - Gills on Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

Boy... these guys came into the Westlake plaza like a wrecking ball...... ~.:: Service ::.~ No, but really, Shaking Crab needs help. Management help. It was crying for someone to save their entire restaurant. It was a WRECK. Luckily when we arrived there was no lines. We walked in the restaurant and stood there for a good awkward 5 minutes, and NO ONE came to greet us or seat us even if the restaurant was not bustling. It was as if they were all rock- paper- scissoring to see who should come greet us. Literally... stood there staring blankly making eye contact with all the waiters and waitresses to get their attention and finally someone FELT like acknowledging us. There were seats right in front of us and the waiter gestured us to walk towards it and then for some reason the waiter said, "Actually do you wanna just go to the back corner" and I was thinking.... "what the.... " But I didnt want to be super judgmental and so I just followed suit. Unlike boiling crab, there wasnt someone "assigned" to a section. It was just like "eenie meenie minie mo, OH I'll serve that table." You can TELL they were new and super disorganized. Because everything was just scattered and just everywhere. However, I'll give props to ONE of our waitress who was super friendly and outgoing. The waiter who brought our food however, looked like his pet rat just died and was very grumpy and unwelcoming. Due to how we were seated to the very back corner, it was difficult to get someones attention, hence why I was a bit frustrated when the waiter changed his mind to move us to the dead zone. OK, done ranting about their service, but I understand they are new, so hopefully they ALL get some training and get better. ~.::Food::.~ 1 pound of shrimp (they didnt have a quirky name like Kickin Style or The Whole Shabang) with all of the above [cajun, garlic butter, and lemon pepper] $13.99: 2.5 stars. the sauce was a bit bland, other than the mild spice and the salt I didnt taste much. It was super watery and didnt have the thick consistency like boiling crab that I favor. The shrimps were cooked fine though but the sauce was scarce. Fried Fish Basket $10.95: 2.5. For catfish, I learned to not try it anywhere other than Crawdaddy in SJ. However, it wasnt HORRIBLE here, it was just decent. There were four overly fried catfish laying on top of regular fries. (we asked for cajun spices to put on top of it though). It being overly fried made it super dry and the tartar sauce was not enough to moisturize it. ~.:: Atmosphere ::.~ They played current edm and radio music. It was loud despite the non-busy state it was in, only 1/3 of the tables were filled. The design much reflected that of a normal cajun joint like Boiling Crab, Kickin Crab, Crawdaddy and whatnot. Taking over Tokyo Teryaki, they really do have a chance to stand out among all the usual Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino, American joints around if they can fix their service, food quality, and organization skills because a lot of people I know would give up driving to SJ and go here instead. Rounded up to 3 stars since they just opened... and boo... just realized I accidentally deleted the pictures I had, so.. I'll just put my shabby collage on here... http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/shaking-crab-daly-city?select=o94rJFmIoCsS40WxO2noSw#o94rJFmIoCsS40WxO2noSw read more

Shaking Crab - Left: 1 pound of shrimp with all of the above$13.99, Right: Fried Catfish basket $10.95 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

ATTENTION OWNERS: If you want to manage a successful business, please take this into consideration. I'm not sure who your customer target is, but I'm guessing families...as most of these type of restaurants have menus that are family style. I want to bring it to your attention that the selection of music playlist should be reviewed. I enjoyed the throwback r&b mix while I was crackin my crabs and shrimp. However, some songs were uncensored. One in particular, a song sung by EAMON with a title called f*ck it. Its a great song and it brought back memories BUT it shouldn't be played in a family friendly restaurant. On top of that, service is slow. It took about 30 min to get our order. The verdict: two stars for taste, birthday bell & song, location, and playlist (minus the unsensored songs) read more

This place is ok. If you're craving seafood, then this is the place. I always get the 1 pound shrimp ($13.99) with atomic mild sauce, don't worry atomic just means all of the flavors are combined - Cajun, lemon pepper, and garlic butter. It comes to you in a bag and it is piping hot. The shrimp are a good size and the sauce is very flavorful. The sauce that comes with the shrimp pairs well drizzled or poured on top of white rice or garlic noodles. I think the price is decent for the shrimp as you leave pretty stuffed. The problem is that your only allowed 2 refills for drinks!!! Seriously?! If you need a third refill they charge you another drink...SMH :/ The service is mediocre. They are not friendly nor are they rude. I only come here if I am absolutely craving shrimp. Disclaimer...it's gets pretty messy and not recommended for a first dates. read more

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The big question: How does Shaking Crab compare to Boiling Crab? They are different in every case (not necessarily a good/bad thing!). Boiling Crab: - location is in San Jose - 1 lb of shrimp is $9.99 - sauce has a liquid consistency (buttery) Shaking Crab - location is in Daly City - 1 lb of shrimp is $14.99 (I think?) - sauce is more like mashed up garlic with Cajun powder or flavoring Shaking Crab's "all of the above" sauce taste was pretty good. Their lunch specials had good prices and options. The service needs a little work. It wasn't really busy when we went and the servers were already flustered, but it's okay.. It's still a new place and we all gotta start somewhere. read more

Food alone could have gotten a three, but the service has consistently been bad for me. I've dined in and picked up from Shaking crab a good handful of times. First, the food - the cooking, flavoring and seasoning is never consistent. If you think you've found your favorite combination of flavors, you haven't. It won't taste the same the next time you order the same thing. The actual preparation could use work as well - some days the shrimp peels fine, some days it's way overcooked that you'd be better off saving yourself the trouble of fighting the peeling off and just eating the whole thing, peel included. The service - in one word, sucks. Slow, unapproachable people. The ones that happen to be nice are the older ones who any help you because they could barely understand your English, who really don't do anything except stand there then call one of the younger gals to do their bidding. And this may be a little bit-picky, but on two sepperate occassions, two different workers thought it'd be appropriate to touch my baby boy. Yes, he's cute. No, it's not okay to touch him, especially his face. Who are you? Last note: false advertisement. The Yelp page clearly says Dungeness crabs are $25.99 as written my the page owner, but when I came to pick up my order and pay, noticed they were charging me $35.99. I mentioned it to the lady (middle aged, Asian) who even pulled out her phone and checked herself. Her response was a lot of mumbling and smiling and finally said, "Oh, that's not right." She then continued to ring me up, and as if a random excuse that she though of added, "That was last month." Right. I left it at that and suggested they update the page. Tl;Dr: Food is decent, especially if you're in Daly City and craving Cajun-style seafood like that since there really isn't any other option, but the service may not be worth the headache, and if there were competition around, I'd likely go there. read more

Shaking Crab - Um, false advertising? #baitandswitch - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

Horrible customer service twice in a row. I tried to come back a second time because despite the lack of customer service the food was OK. Never again!!​ read more

Get ready to get messy! I think I have this thing for interactive eating as we chose this place! A small shack looking restaurant in a strip mall that is perfect for a group of friends or families to eat at. If you've had boiling crab, this place is similar to it. Upon walking to our table, our waitress gave us bibs to wear around our neck so we don't get our shirts dirty. You're also provided paper plates, plastic cups and plastic silverware and eat on a table that is covered with a large roll of paper. I can see why as clean up would be so much easier that way! We ordered the garlic noodles, 2 lbs of clams, 2 lbs of shrimp, a dozen of oysters, 2 orders of Cajun fries, rice, potatoes, and a shrimp and fries basket. I was kind of skeptical ordering garlic noodles because come on, it's just garlic noodles but these noodles were buttery, warm and bursting with garlic all over! We also ordered Cajun fries too and they were spiced just perfectly with a tad of sweetness to it. The shrimp and clams were seasoned just right and they were saucy enough that if you had rice, you can mix it together and it would be delicious on its own like that!!! Oysters were huge and the day that we went, they had a special for $1.00 oysters! All in all, I would come back to this restaurant! I like that it's not a chain but the style is there. My sister says that it's a bit pricier than other places but says the flavor is a bit better with different options such as garlic noodles. read more

My boyfriend kept hyping this place up so we decided to finally go on a Wednesday night. I went through their Yelp page and saw that on Wednesdays, their oysters are $1 ea (minimum order of 6)! ATMOSPHERE: The restaurant was average. There was nothing special about it. The tables are covered in a huge paper mat so servers could easily dispose of the contents because in a restaurant like this, you eat on the table. FOOD: We ordered a pound of shrimp, sausages, and corn with the seasoning of a combination of all 3. Unfortunately, they ran out of garlic butter which was what my boyfriend REALLY wanted to get. I also ordered fried scallops with fries. I had to learn how to peel a shrimp the "right" way and very much did so by the end of the night so I was proud of myself. The food tasted great, the only thing that killed me was how hot the food was. It literally burned my hands and mouth so be careful! The scallops and fries were okay. For almost $13, I would say it's a rip off so don't get it. CUSTOMER SERVICE: The customer service here was average as well. They provided us water whenever we needed it and was attentive enough. Would I come back here? Honest;y, I wouldn't. I'd rather go to the Boiling Crab. read more

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First time trying this place, I was lucky enough to have to wait since I got there at a good time. Service was quick server took our order almost as soon as we sat down. We ordered the C1 combo which came with crawfish, mussels, sausage, potatoes and corn. We added a pound of shrimp and seasoned Fries to that. Wow was it flavorful, we had the atomic so it came with all the four flavors i think we definitely made the right choice. The fries were crispy and super delicious. The only thing I recommend is the servers to be just a tiny bit more attentive, both of our drinks were done and we didn't get ask if wanted anything else or a refill. Overall a nice experience good food definitely will be back to try other combos!! read more

Their shrimp boil had me "shaking." I love puns. It was too salty. It gave me an instant headache. Don't get me wrong, the shrimp itself is good. It's the sauce that gets you. I feel bad for writing this because they were really nice when I came in to order to go but.... ...when I took my food home, I started ate one shrimp with the sauce on it. As I started peeling the second shrimp I noticed this weird object that didn't belong in my meal. It had wings, son. When I noticed what it was, I dropped everything, ran to my kitchen sink, and stuck my fingers down my throat so I could throw up everything that I ate that day and possibly from the day before. And then I got down on my knees and screamed "why me!" I began to wonder where I went wrong. Like, if I needed to make a change in my life. I gargled about 1/2 a bottle of Listerine, the original kind that's strong. I take it straight, no chase. Along with the shrimp I ordered other things but I didn't bother to eat them. Prior to ordering, I had heard bad reviews about Shaking Crab but I like finding things out for myself. I wish I had listened. If you do decide to find out for yourself, you should take a moment and second guess your decision. If you still want to eat here, you should make an appointment to get a colonoscopy for the next day. Just in case, man.... read more

Shaking Crab - Yum! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

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I was leaning towards giving this place 3 stars, but my last experience definitely pushed me to give this place a solid 4 stars. I came here twice - once with my friend and another for a birthday celebration with a party of 20. The first experience was pretty good, though the wait for the food was kind of long. We ordered the combo 2 and there was SOO much food... Plus we ordered a dozen oysters so that kept us pretty occupied until the combo came out. The oysters are pretty good and they aren't tiny so I think it's worth the price they have it for. As for the combo, we got medium Atomic (includes the Original Cajun, Lemon Pepper and Garlic Butter) which is SOOO good! The chunks in the sauce is super good - we added it to our garlic noodles and it was bombbb. The garlic noodles alone is meh... They use spaghetti noodles which doesn't really soak up much flavor IMO, but adding the sauce to it makes it soo much better! The servers come around refilling our waters which is really nice. As for the birthday celebration, my friend called in to make the reservation and they were very on top of preparing out table for us! We got seated 5 minutes before our booked time. I really appreciate Nikki (our server) being very attentive and patient as we waited for the birthday boy to come. Since we had a large party, totally understandable that it took about 40 minutes to get our food. **Keep in mind that they do not sell by half pounds, but in our combos they do!** I ordered a pound of atomic sauce shrimp, garlic noodles and cajun fries. Such a perfect combo! I really like how the shrimps are pretty fresh - not soggy or tiny either!! But I feel like the shrimps could be marinated better with the sauce, but it's all good. The cajun fries are good if you also wedge-like fries. I feel like they could be a little more seasoned, but it's still good. I would definitely come back here again if I was wanted my seafood fix! It's way better than driving miles just to get the same stuff. Yes, it is more expensive ($13.99/pound for shrimp), but I feel like it's a reasonable price. FYI - they only accept 2 credit cards on a bill. I'm not sure if they can split it up individually... Also, gratuity is not automatically included - so tip! read more

Not bad, Shaking Crab! It's easy to complain about cajun restaurants that aren't Boiling Crab, but we're lucky to have this option in the Daly City area. Early on when the restaurant first opened, I heard that the service was bad and to stay away. But the shrimp craving was calling, so I decided to give it a try. My boyfriend and I came in on a Wednesday evening. It was busy, but we were seated within a few minutes. We ordered a pound and a half of shrimp with the atomic sauce, medium spicy. Atomic sounds daunting, but it's just a combination of all the sauces (original cajun, garlic butter, lemon pepper). We also added corn on the cob, sausage, and some garlic noodles. A pound and a half was perfect for the 2 of us, otherwise, we would've been too full. I could have done without the sausage, and the garlic noodles were good, but we didn't finish it as the serving size was pretty large. Craving fulfilled! read more

Shaking Crab - Fried fish and a 1.5 lbs of shrimp w atomic sauce - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

took mom here for a belated mother's day meal, we got the dungeons with s, garlic noodle, and fried calamari with fries. service was good, the noodles were very mush, the was definitely NOT fresh but the s were and cooked perfectly. good value even for today's hyper inflated pricing. i'd go again just to wear the plastic lobster bib. read more

The delicious food makes up for the bad service: Only 2 servers were on duty. My friend took the food to go, since I was getting sleepy. read more

Came in for dinner on a Monday night. Unlike boiling crab there is no long wait - but quality is far lower. We ordered two combo number 2s and an order of fries. The order number twos include 1.5 lbs of shrimp, 1lb of clams, corns + sausage + potatoes. There was a sufficient amount of food for the 5 of us - although we were hardly stuffed. There was a sandy texture to the clams - indicating they probably had not been properly washed. Sounds great right? The shrimp was decent - but the sauce mix was not as a great as boiling crab or other seafood boil places. There were only two potatoes, and three small slices of sausage in each bag, so don't expect the sides to be amazing. I Overall this place is a somewhat subpar substitute for boiling crab - I'd go elsewhere if I was craving quality. The cost was low - about $20 a person which is pretty reasonable for a seafood boil place. read more

Wow- the crab and crawfish was really good! We ordered the combos 2 and 3 so there was a lot of Cajun good stuff in our bags! The crawfish was full of flavor & the juices were delicious! Yum! The crab was full of meat & flavorful. The corn on the cob soaked up the Cajun spices and it was really good. The potato slices were big so only the outside soaked up the spices. However, the garlic noodles were not authentic. It had chunks of garlic but the noodles did not soak up the garlic sauce. It was bland. Our service was great! We had 3 different people stop by our table to ask if we needed anything else- and our food came really quickly. read more

Shaking Crab - Combo #2 - the crawfish was flavorful and full of Cajun spices! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

Not the best, but not horrible. I like how they have combo options, but I wish I could create my own or at least subsitute for things I want. I tried the shrimps, mussels, and garlic noodles and the mussels were the best of the three. Compared to other places, they don't pour as much sauce in the bags which I guess is good for them so they don't waste as much sauce, but there's no option to bring it home and reuse it. I ordered my shrimps mild in the atomic sauce and it tasted a little more spicy than I would've liked it. The garlic noodles was a bit plain, but it did taste a lot better with some sauce on it. There's plenty of parking in the area and there wasn't a wait when I went on a weekday. I would prefer to go back to Boiling Crabs or Cajun House, or even make my own cajun shrimp than come back here. read more

The first time I was still eating when the rest of my family was already done. So good and can't wait to go back again.

tried this place with my boyfriend . I went here because it has really good reviews on google + my co worker recommended it and it was near our place . Overall I give this place a 5/10 ! The sauce was really bland , had no taste at all . Wait time wasn't bad at all but I'd rather wait and get quality food . Disappointed and will not be coming back . read more

Shaking Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

I hate being one to complain, but oops!! The food itself was kinda good. If I could leave a 1.5 star I would. Unfortunately, since I'm writing this on my phone it's only giving me the option of either 1 or 2. Leaving them 2 stars would be considered a compliment. ANYWAY, customer service is TRASH. My family and I tried our hardest to understand that they are very understaffed, but purposely ignoring customers? Man, find a new job! I should have figured our visit to this establishment would be trash. One huge red flag was when I told the hostess/server that we have two children that require high chairs.... she never came back with the high chairs. ANNND purposely ignored me when I was trying to get her attention. So of course being the "impatient" mother I am with a bored 9 month old, I got up and grabbed a high chair from the back myself. Once our party of 7 arrived, they still took like 30 minutes to take our order. I mean if you're understaffed, wouldnt you want to take care of people ASAP so you can get them out? That was not the case here - we were trying to get ANY servers attention and we were being dodged or avoided! WE HAVENT EVEN GOTTEN ANYTHING TO DRINK. Avoid this place at all cost. They need to hire more people and retrain their current staff. They should contact Chic-Fil-A's training staff because they all need some customer service retraining. read more

The amount of grease and fat that piled up after the food started to cool down was absolutely disgusting. I have eaten a lot of sea food and at many shaking crab type of restaurants. Never have I ever seen so much grease and fat at the end of the meal. I wish I hadn't eaten it when I was finished. My lemon juice turned hard after awhile because of all the grease left behind when I dipped my shrimp. The staff was not friendly. The actual shrimp and clams that I ate were fine. Until I saw all the fat and grease at the end. I have had better sauces and seasonings. It was mostly just garlic and grease. Nothing compared to boiling crab. I'd rather make the drive out to SJ next time. Also, the restaurant was really dark. I would not recommend. read more

Service and food were amazing! Don't believe these other "yelp-ers" claiming that this place is not up to par. People complaining about bad fries and greasy chicken need to realize where they're at. Would you go to Mcdonalds to get a pizza or filet mignon? NO! So don't go to a seafood place complaining about how things other than the seafood are not up to par---have some feel. The shrimp we had tasted very fresh and the garlic butter seasoning with mild spice was the perfect touch. The service was amazing and the ambiance was second to none. Super laid back, flat screens on the wall, beer and drinks at your disposal, not to mention the perfect 90s slow jams playlist. What's not to love!? Upon paying my bill I quickly asked if I could purchase a gift card so I can give it to my mom on her upcoming birthday. ***Any place that you would be willing to buy a gift card for your mom is pretty good in my book! *** We went in on a Friday night, not too crowded and we were served by a young lady named Stacey who did a stellar job. I will definitely be back very soon! Very nice to have this delicious food option in Daly City! read more

THIS PLACE IS CLOSED, SADLY, my family and I have been craving it and they closed do to covid-19 they say they will open on May 18, I hope it's true, cause their food is really yummy read more

Good price comes with great portion! We two people ordered - combo C, 1lb of king crab legs, 1lb of shrimp, 2 cobs of corns, sausages and potatoes - calamari rings with sweet potato fries - 1 dozen of oyster, very fresh and sweet - 1lb of green muscles The atomic sauces, the one that has everything, was so good except a little bit too much butter. If you are looking for a complementation for boiling crab especially you don't want to wait in line forever, I highly recommend this place. Affordable price for yummy seafood without that much waiting! Will definite come back again. read more

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Very Disappointed. I ordered a pick up order last night, my usual 1 lbs of shrimp atomic medium, 1 cup of extra sauce and 2 steam rice. I probably eat there at least once a week or sometimes twice a week. I love this place up until the incident last night. While i was eating, there was a piece of metal in my extra sauce. I was disgusted and lost my appetite. Safe to say I won't be coming back read more

Shaking Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

So I have a secret to confess, and that secret will probably shock everyone who reads this but here it goes: I've never been to The Boiling Crab, or Cajun House before. Did I make you gasp yet? Why yes, I've been living under a rock for the last 5 years. Anyway, less chit chat and more reviewing, I have had cajun food before at other establishments so here goes the review! My friend treated me to dinner and we each ordered a pound of shrimp, fries, and soup. The shrimp was very fresh and extremely delicious and so were the fries. I loved how there's corn included in the shrimp bag. The soup was unfortunately too salty for my likings. I definitely got my seafood fix here. The interesting thing that diners should know is that the food is served to you in a plastic bag. You'll be distributed paper plates, plastic utensils, a plastic bib and plastic gloves that will assist you in eating the food. Indoor Picnic anyone? The gloves are porous though, and at the end of your meal, your hands will be oily and at the end of the night, your body and clothes will smell like a seafood restaurant. Service was decent but the place seemed a bit short staffed. Overall, I'd give this place is a 3.5-4 star rating, 3.5 considering this place is pretty pricey and it seems like they're cutting costs with all the disposable utensils...4 because during the course of the meal, the all of the servers stopped twice to sing happy birthday to different patrons who were celebrating their birthdays which makes it apparent that the restaurant cares about their customers. I'm always a sucker for festivities, what can I say? read more

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This is my favorite seafood place! I always order the spiciest flavor that they have and whenever it's not enough for me, I just ask if they can add more of the spicy powder and they're always happy to do it. I love their garlic noodles too!! The service is fast and they also do take out orders. I just hope they open earlier on weekdays too just like on weekends when they open at 12nn. read more

Shaking Crab - Garlic Noodles - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Daly City, California

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I decided to order food here online to pick up for Mother's Day while I was at work. So, I had someone else pick up my order in the meantime that way everything should be ready when I get home. My Order: Garlic Butter Mussels.... it was literally just BUTTER (maybe not even real butter) and I didn't taste any garlic at all. It was cold, so it looked like mussels stuck in a bag of yellow CRiSCO! Just an awful sight. I had to warm it up and eat it without the lard looking crap it was sitting in. C3...1.5lbs if shrimp, crab, a potato, 3 corn cobs, 3 slices of hot links, and garlic noodles. They gave sliced limes with salt and pepper and I ordered this Cajun style with mild heat. It was horrible! That same CRISCO Lardy texture was all around it and the garlic must've been puréed because I didn't see any of it. No Cajun flavor at all! The garlic noodles where just OK. The worst part is that they only gave me 3 shrimps! I had to call to make a complaint about not getting 1.5 lbs of shrimp and they told me I can come back at any time to get that order. I asked if I can receive anything extra or if they can give me my money (or something back!) because they messed up, and the lady on the phone said "no, because you are calling too late... you picked up your order a long time ago". I told her that I didn't pick it up and had someone pick it up for me while I as at work, and she still said "no". She didn't even apologize about this inconvenience at all. Horrible service and the food is just a shit ton of CRISCO straight to the arteries. Even though this is the only Cajun spot with the whole hands on feels in Daly City. I advise you to go elsewhere. read more

We were so excited for shaking crab to open. Since I heard about the bad reviews this place has been getting, I decided to wait on writing a review. I didn't think service was that bad when I first went. It was a new restaurant so they learn and they improve. That's the only thing to do. The restaurant is right below my office so it's a go to spot for me and my co-workers/roommates/friends. We all love sea food. Usually order the crab with the garlic butter sauce. It's really good. Everytime the seafood we ordered tasted fresh and delicious. I also like on the side the garlic noodles and sweet potato fries. The garlic noodles and fries are ok. Overall, Good food, great location, ok service. I'll always be down when someone asks me to eat there. read more

I heard mixed reviews about this place, so I decided to try it out for myself. Came around 9pm on a Sunday night and it was not too crowded. Probably around 5 tables with people? Simple decor and edm music playing. Ordered the combo 1 that came with 1.5 pounds of shrimp, 1.5 pounds of clams, 4 sausages, 2 corn pieces, and two pieces of potatoes in mild sauce with all of the flavorings. Also ordered garlic noodles, fried calamari, and sweet potato fries. Garlic noodles- came out really plain.. Didn't even taste any garlic flavor. We has to coat it in the shrimp sauce (whatever sauce we could get out of the bag...) to eat. Fried calamari- came with original fries and tartar sauce. Wasn't too bad but nothing crazy. Sweet potato fries- came out pretty crispy but it could use a little more seasoning. Combo one- there were a lot of clam shells, but only half of them had clams inside. There was a decent amount of shrimp for four people to munch on after all the sides. The sauce we ordered was mild yet it was still a bit spicy (not too bad, but it had a kick to it). There wasn't much sauce in the entire bag though, and it was mostly oil and garlic I believe? Only issue I had was that the servers were not very attentive. They came around a few times to give us water, but when we were ready to pay, all four workers were hanging out at the back table by the kitchen door socializing and didn't realize we were trying to get their attention. Don't forget about the customers! Overall I thought it was alright. It's only convenient because its close by but I don't know how often I would ever crave it. read more

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The crabs are definately shaking, from me going in there so frequently. Quality- the Shrimp are huge and the mussels are always fully oppened and steaming hot in the bag. Taste- fresh. The shrimp and mussels are no doubt fresh. And before eating at Shaking crab I always had a problem eating the shell, but with the flavors they have I can't help but eat everything but the head. Time - I would say no matter how much you order, there is never a long wait for the food. Even if the place is packed and theres only one girl working. They've definitely perfected their system. Customer service- I would go in twice a week and always see the same girl waitressing by herself, even if it was a full house. Shes basically an order taking ninja that is always happy to get you whatever you need. The sauces- you will never find such a perfected sauce anywhere else. I would recommend lemon pepper for the mussels and garlic for the shrimp. Also, the sweet potato fries have a very wholesome flavor to them. They're cut thick and actually taste like sweet potatoes. read more

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Meh. Nothing special about this place. I came here on a Thursday afternoon around 4pm and it was practically empty. We order happy hour shrimp and clam combo, atomic sauce with the second spiciest option. The sauce was not that tasty. It was full of not butter but of unappealing fake margarine. There was an awful aftertaste of that oily nastiness after each bite. I am not a fan of their sauce. Customer service was good. But would I come back? No. Absolutely not. read more

Very BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, the workers have an attitude to the customers. Never coming to this place again!!

Yum him and yumz. But if your stomach is super sensitive to grease, lay back and try another place. Usually get: 1 pound of shrimp, all the above and non spicy. I love their way of the whole sha bang, because it gives you what you crave instead of driving to San Jose. It's certainly different but it gets the fix done! The oil could be a little heavy, but i just make sure to get the goodies and avoid putting the oil on my rice. The shrimp is huge! Sweet potato fries, tastes VERY bland and cooked from the freezer. Rice, super good with the all the above sauce. Cons: their way of utensils is pretty odd, but oh well it still works. Service can be vary sometimes. A bit pricy for cajun food but better than the drive to San Jo. read more

If you want some cajun shrimps, kinda like boiling crab style, this is the place. You dont have to go all the way to San Jose and wait for two to three hours just to be seated. We walked in and got seated right away. The price is reasonable for seafood. The parking is plenty coz its around the Westlake mall. The only thing is, their server kinda got busy to attend to us, you gotta have to follow up on your order. I will go here again next week with my friends this time. read more

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