I had a good experience at Boiling Crawfish. All the food I had was good, but a few of my friends, who ordered different things than me, disagreed. The restaurant opened in December 2015. From what a few of us were told by one of the servers, and how I understand it, the full business name is actually "Boiling Crawfish and Crab" and the restaurant is based upon the popular Boiling Crab restaurants out west. This restaurant, in fact, uses the same Boiling Crab branded cups and gets them from The Boiling Crab's Texas location. This location, however, is not a franchise and is individually owned. Chinese ownership and staff. A second location is opening soon at the Mall of Georgia in Buford. The restaurant is located on Buford Highway near I-285 in the building that's probably best known for housing various incarnations of Chinese/Taiwanese restaurant Cafe 101. It's a unique, dated, circular shaped building. They've spiffed up the place with a big, bright, light-up sign outside and campy, beachy, nautical decor inside. I sorta like it. There are TVs playing ESPN, an oyster bar, and all tables are covered in coated disposable sheets. Since the eating is messy here (it can get so messy, they give you bibs and gloves), it makes for easier clean-up. The good stuff on the menu is listed at market price. To give you an idea on pricing, here's how much everything was during our visit: * Crawfish - $7.99/lb (buy 5 lbs get 1 lb free) * Shrimp - $11.99/lb * Blue Crab - $10.99/lb * Snow Crab - $13.99/lb * King Crab - $23.99/lb * Clams - $9.99/lb * Mussels - $7.99/lb * Lobster - $15/lb * Dungeness Crab - not available (seasonal) You purchase all of the above by the pound and each is served in a plastic bag, tossed in a sauce with spices. Sauce options include Cajun, lemon pepper, garlic spread, everything (Cajun + lemon pepper + garlic), and BC Special (described as tasting like curry). Spice levels are none, mild, medium, and hot. You can add extras into the bag, tossed in the same sauce and seasonings, such as corn on the cob ($0.69/piece), potatoes ($1.50 for 3 pieces), and sausage ($6.99). I tried the clams, mussels, corn on the cob, and sausage and thought everything was tasty. It's mainly because of the sauce, but the seafood was fresh too. I tried both the everything sauce (hot) and the BC Special sauce (medium). It was hard for me to discern between the two sauces. They might as well have been the same sauce. The sauces were very buttery, garlicky, and spicy, which is what made them so good (and bad for your health). I enjoyed slurping the sauce up from the shell with each morsel of clam or mussel. Both the clams and mussels had appetizing consistencies and no unpleasant "fishy" taste or smell. The corn and sausage were par for the course. Really, the only reason they were good is because of the sauce. Along with the aforementioned bibs and gloves, the above listed items also come with buckets (for shells), deep plates, and crab crackers if ordering crab, of course. FWIW, my friends were disappointed with the crawfish, lobster, and fried shrimp. "Rubbery" is a word I heard used by more than one person. Other food Boiling Crawfish offers include fried catfish ($8), fried shrimp ($8), chicken tenders ($5), fried oysters ($10), and fried calamari ($8) baskets. Baskets come with fries (regular or sweet potato). They also sell wings ($6 for 6 or $8 for 10) and sides like Cajun pasta, clam chowder, and gumbo ($2-3 each). I love fried catfish, so I ordered a fried catfish basket. The basket came with 4 pieces of fried catfish, which I thought was generous, atop a bed of soft and unmemorable (but not bad) sweet potato fries. I thought the catfish was OK; not significantly better or worse than fried catfish you can get just about anywhere else including Piccadilly. I wasn't a big fan of what I think was the tartar sauce. It seemed too thin. I like my tartar sauce nice and chunky. I also love raw oysters. They had 12 on the printed menu, but only 5 were available during our visit. Oyster prices ranged from $1.00 to $3.25 each. I tried one of every oyster they had: * Blue Yonder ($2.50) * Duxbury Grand ($2.25) * Duxbury Wild ($2.25) * Blue Point ($2.25) * North Carolina oysters (included on the house) The Blue Yonder and Duxbury oysters were from Massachusetts and the Blue Points from Long Island Sound. The oysters were cold, fresh, and delicious. I enjoyed every one. Some were briny, some weren't, but all were succulent. I particularly liked the Duxbury Grands. Though they weren't as strong in flavor, they were especially luscious and plump. The oysters were customarily served on ice with cocktail sauce, horseradish, crackers, and also Tabasco sauce. I want some more now just thinking about them. I thought service was good. The kitchen did get backed up because we had a large group, but I thought our two servers did a nice job. Landy was great. Payments were conveniently processed tableside via tablets. read more

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The food itself is good - my biggest complaint is the pricing. For example, the clams in garlic spread is very tasty - but they're $9.99/lb and that includes the shells and you know, clam meat is pretty tiny. We literally finished the clams w/in seconds. Also almost everything is "market price" but they don't post the prices anywhere which is frustrating. In addition, all the fried seafood baskets is mostly fries and then topped w/ just a few pieces of seafood. The interior is very fun, nautical theme, wooden tables, feels beachy - they completely re-did the former Cafe 101 space. It's interesting to see "Boiling Crab" signage/branding inside when the restaurant name is "Boiling Crawfish." Eating at this type of establishment does get messy - they provide bibs and plastic gloves which comes in handy. Service is very friendly but not always attentive (e.g., drink refills). SHRIMP - $10.99/LB All their seafood comes boiled in a bag - you choose the sauce. For shrimp, we selected Cajun Mild. It does get messy since their shrimp come w/ the heads on and shelled. Tasted good but a few seemed slimy inside. CLAMS - $9.99/LB As mentioned above, clams are very tasty in the garlic sauce. It'd be great if the restaurant provided some crusty bread to soak all the garlic deliciousness - we finished the clams w/in seconds so it was a shame not to at least enjoy the rest of the garlic juice. I really liked their garlic sauce (vs Cajun). OYSTERS - from $1.50 to $2.25 Only 5 kinds were available, all New England. We tried the Blue Point ($2.25), Billingsgate Lighthouse ($1.50), Barnstable ($1.50) and Duxbury Grand ($2.25). I'm not an oyster expert but they all seemed pretty good. FRIED CALAMARI - $8 As I complained earlier, fried baskets have few seafood and mostly fries. If you're craving fried seafood, go for the fried calamari b/c you'll get more compared to the other seafood baskets. Their calamari was very good and cooked-to-order but as I've warned, expect a lot of fries. SWEET POTATO FRIES - $3 If you're looking for a good filler, get the sweet potato fries. You get a lot. I think they use tempura batter - very good. CORN ON COB - $.69 The corn gets boiled in the bag w/ your seafood - I wasn't a fan of the corn b/c I thought it was soggy but my friend thought it was very good. PAELLA - $3 Not sure if this really tasted like paella - I thought it was more like dirty rice. I think there was just 1 mussel. Good filler though. Overall ok - not sure if this Frugal Foodie would return esp. with other similar Cajun seafood joints arriving in Atlanta. The space and atmosphere is great though. Again I'd recommend the restaurant to post their market prices on a chalkboard or whiteboard, provide bread to soak up the seafood juices, and make their branding consistent w/ the restaurant name. read more

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Great value for money! I get the seafood broil all the time. It comes with half pound each snow crab legs, blue crab, shrimps, mussels, sausages, corn and potatoes. It's soooo good. Nice ambience too read more

I'm a huge crawfish fan and have honestly tried MOST of crawfish places around Atlanta. I gave it 4 stars because of the following: Location: It was easy to find. This crawfish place is located in the Cafe 101's spot on Buford Hwy. Prices: I thought the prices were decent. $7.99/lb for crawfish and $9.99/lb for clams. Also, they are running a crawfish special -- buy 5 lbs, get 1 free. I definitely took advantage of this deal since I am such a huge crawfish fan. Deep down, I was really praying that it was good. Glad it was!! Staff: Our waitress was a little awkward, but she was friendly. She lingers at our table for 5 seconds too long after the conversation was done. Decor and seating: They remind me of a seafood place near a beach with the fishing nets and fake seafood on the walls. Cute... They also have great seatings. Plenty of seats for a dinner date or a group dinner. Totally recommends this place for a group gathering. Food: I eat really spicy and like my crawfish with a kick, but I didn't get that at this place; however, not everyone can handle the amount of heat I can, so I understand. I enjoyed the flavoring, despite it not being spicy enough for me. It is so much better than it's competitor down the street, Bayou Seafood. We got the "ev'rything" and "bc" flavors on both the crawfish and clams. I prefer the "ev'rything" flavor. The crawfish were huge and the clams were decent sized. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it wouldn't be my first choice for crawfish, only because of my own personal taste. I like it a lot spicier! read more

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Great seafood and service. Prices are reasonable. I highly recommend it. Great place to take the family out to dinner. read more

CASIAN! BUFORD HWY DOES IT AGAIN! Yet another winner on one of ATL's best strips for a foodie. The Shaking Crawfish is a fusion restaurant - Cajun and Asian = Casian = Shaking Crawfish! A good value, I found their menu to include Live Lobster, Cajun Spices, Low Country Boils (in a bag), all with Asian influences. The interior themeing is something to behold and to be seen. So many details that should be appreciated. The staff is pleasant is efficient. Again, very Asian and they nailed it. read more

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I was overcome with excitement when I arrived and saw the decor on the outside. I felt like I was in Vegas, in front of this gawdy building with a lit and big sign for the name. The inside was even more impressive. Our large table sat on the platform. It was like sitting on a boat. There were sounds of waves crashing on the PA, adding to the sight and experience. I was impressed by the service. One waitress came around to our group of 25 people and quickly maneuvered through the app to take each individual order and names. Thanks to technology, food came out relatively effortless, with each person identified by name, more so than order. When it was time to pay, the waitress quickly retrieved our name and order, and we were able to swipe our credit cards and get a receipt immediately. This place falls way short because of the food. I got the clams (with E'rythang sauce and MED spicy). It was E'rythang salty. Thankfully, I had the foresight to order the "paella" to help absorb the sauce. The rice was a welcomed side. I tried the clam chowder, too, and it was good. IF I ever came back, it will be for that chowder. Other members of the group, who got different orders (but some got the E'rythang sauce) also complained about the saltiness. It was too hard to judge the quality of the food itself when the sauce overpowered everything. read more

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It was good food and services, the fish food was amazing and the services is really good, more polite, but like it!

Oh my the best seafood ever. I am from Long Island and raised on seafood. This place is awesome and the service was awesome. This is a hidden gem. And Cynthia was and awesome server read more

Shaking Crawfish - Stone crab and 1/2 LB Shrimp (Head off) - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

This place is who started it all for me as far as my love for seafood boils go. I visit my family down south and to no surprise they love seafood as much as I do. We stopped into this place out of curiosity and excitement. These type of places were in the midst of becoming the "new wave" You can pick your combo or go a la carte. The prices are moderate and they actually have a great selection of fresh oysters to choose from for a range of $2-$5 on ice. They have a few sauces and spice levels to suit your taste. I usually pick the sauce that has it all and start at medium spice. This place did not disappoint! So much so that we came back the very next day (I wish I could italic that- very next day- part for emphasis) but, seriously, we loved it. Blue crab, snow crab, craw fish, head on shrimp (don't knock it 'til you try it) and muscles for $28 as a combo. We loved every bit of it. Ate it for lunch then dinner, then lunch again. Yelp offered a check in special that you can only use one per table, but still good. Free drink I believe. Whenever I visit GA again, I'll be back! Customer service was nice, place is clean and you can eat like a piggy in moderate privacy. What more can a classy girl ask for? ;) read more

I was out one day and decided to go ahead and make something​ at home for dinner but felt like being a bit lazy about it and picking up something on the way to add. I decided to make a seafood pasta and saw the Shaking Crawfish on the side of the street. I'd only ever had the Juicy Crab before so this was ​ a change. What I ended up finding out was that when it comes to bang for your buck, the shaking crawfish​ gives you so much more for your $25. I'll definetly come back again one day in the future. Can reall speak on the interior of the resturant etc. becasue it was a togo order but it was a great expereicne food wise. read more

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Very good seafood! Crawfish boils are my favorite and I enjoyed the ability to customize each boil that's ordered.

It's basically just a 3 Star Place don't get too excited. Food is edible . I wanted fresh crawfish, they did not deliver read more

Shaking Crawfish - Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

Absolutely not. In the pictures I saw pictures where guests had head off, deveined shrimp. My first time ordering from here and I was so annoyed bc I trusted the reviews and I got a bag of shrimp and their shrimp poop. No, thank you. The sauce was pretty good though. The place is just not for me. read more

This was a pretty good spot until the waiter rudely walked away in the middle of ordering food to help another table without asking me to holding on or anything. So from that point they'll no longer receive my business. RUDENESS is not the American lifestyle. Server was "Jerry" read more

I felt like eating some seafood without all the other stuff that usually comes with it at a seafood restaurant. I also didn't mind getting a little messy. That is how I ended up at the Shaking Crawfish, located in Doraville. I figured it was going to taste like every other seafood boil-in-a-bag place I had ever been to and believe me...I've been to a LOT! Shaking Crawfish does something thing different, something special with their seasonings that will have me coming back for more. I left full as a tick! I ordered from the "make your own" section of the menu (or something like that). I got the head on shrimp (for an additional dollar and change they will serve them head off) and a cluster of snow crabs. I chose the Cajun seasoning and the medium spice level. It comes with corn and potatoes but thankfully, they gave me the option to have only corn if I wanted. Those seasonings were so good! I also ordered the spring vegetable rolls that were served with a sweet chili dipping sauce. To me, they tasted better dipped in the bag with the Cajun seasonings. I would've taken a picture of them but I had to remind them I ordered them and by the time they got to me my hands were VERY messy. Finger-licking is what was happening at my table. Unapologetic finger-licking! If you haven't checked them out yet, what are you waiting for? read more

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I stopped in here yesterday for a late lunch. It was a Sunday. There were lots of free parking spots outside and many free tables inside. A young guy sat me at a very small dark table with nothing on it but a white paper. The larger tables have a basket with salt and other things in it but the small tables along a dark wall have nothing. I am used to this by now, as it seems to be an Atlanta tradition. Sit the customer in the worst seat you have because they believe the beautiful Hollywood stars are ready to come in just any moment! I slipped to the next table since there was nothing at all to move as then I could at least read the menu as the light was better. But really now, if every customer was given the best available table when possible , Im sure most would be much more likely to return to a place. Its so rare now, but refreshing when it happens to hear sit anywhere you like! Well...not here. I ordered clam chowder and the fried seafood 3 item choice. 2 items $10 3 items $13. The clam chowder, $4 was hot, but very starchy. Seemed like lots of flower or corn starch. It wasnt very tasty. Canned is better. Then came the basket. You can get fries or sweet potato fries. I took sweet potato fries. They had this white crusty stuff on them. No idea what that was. Maybe they dip them in something before it goes in the oil. The basket is mostly fries. They cover the top with seafood but its not a lot. 80% of the volume or so is fries. I counted how many of each. The shrimp with head on were three only. The shrimp with head off 4. The small squid rings, 5. It doesnt sound like a lot, and less than what you get at most seafood places. They can do this as thats all it takes to cover the top of the basket and everything below is fries. They bring you a tiny round plastic thing of some red sauce. I guess for the shrimp. It was just about a tablespoon is all. Even though the quantity of the seafood was small, the sauce only went a small part of the way. He later brings a big red bottle and sets it on the table. Oh. I thought, more sauce, but no thats ketchup. They give you no dishes to throw the head or shells in. All you got is your basket and the paper sheet on the table, so I toss em on the table. Thats why I counted them...3 heads...4 tails... I normally would not count the pieces but when your putting them on the table its easy to line them up! 1,2,3 thats all, 1,2,3,4 thats all, etc They serve no crackers with clam chowder. There is no lemon in the basket....there is nothing other than the tiny bit of sauce and ketchup. Not even salt and pepper. I maybe could have gone at got it off the large tables I guess. The building is unique, a 1960s holdover. My guess it was one of the Trust Company of Georgia buildings. There is a similar one on Monroe drive just as it hits I85 by the fire station. Those were later incorporated into Sun Trust I think. The one on Monroe was built in 1962 and this probably the same. The motif inside is a bit interesting however they have 10 TVs running. 5 on one side all playing the same thing, and 5 on the other side all playing the same thing but its not whats on the other 5. I see no need for so many as 4 of the 5 on each side are all together. If you can see one you can see 4, and probably the 5th too which is larger. I could not hear the sound though. Thats good, as personally dont like TVs in a restaurant. A bar is fine, but a good restaurant in my opinion should forget about TVs. Doesnt anyone realize that sometimes you go out to eat to GET AWAY from he TV? When I walk in and see TV's in a restaurant I think uh oh, this is going to be a downer. However at times there is an exception. As for the name Crawfish, its not a big part of the menu, which is fine by me. I never order those anyway. read more

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If I want to have Cajun seafood, shaking crawfish is definitely the one that I have in mind. It's fresh and price is very reasonable. I love their chicken wings too! read more

I've been coming here 3-4 years. Crawfish boils are so randomly common now, especially in Buford Hwy but this is the best bang for the buck! Great, fast service. Good portions, seasonings and a good variety of combos so you can try some of everything. SHAKING CRAWFISH!! read more

Found them on ubereats. Order gumbo, carrot cake and fruit punch. Only received gumbo. Well that's not good guys. Not good. Should've read the reviews. UPDATE: not the best gumbo either read more

Nice cajun seafood but a little bit salty for me. When the first time i went there, the seafood combo was 28.99. A week later was 29.99 or 30.99. The third time was 32.99. The price increased rapidly. Feeling not that good. The taste of food is okay. So maybe I would keep going. read more

Shaking Crawfish - All Seafood Combo(No Substitution) - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

We just eat there and unfortunately at the end of the food we saw a mouse walking in front of us. The food it's no good either. No to expensive but it is because the food is just okay. I do not recommend this place. Sorry. I used to put good reviews all the time. read more

Just moved from the DMV and I swear this is just as good or even better than what I have eaten on the East Coast.

I was looking for a place to get a quick bite after seeing "Get Out" and as I always do I opened up my bookmarks and I saw that Shaking Crawfish was less than a ten minute drive away. I hopped in an Uber with my wife and we were on our way. Upon arriving the first thing that caught my eye was the shape of the building. It's definitely pleasing to look at and hard to kiss of you're driving by it. Once we entered we were greeted by the hostess and while there was one table available it was very small and we figured we would need more room based off of our history of eating at restaurants so we waited for something larger to become available. After about five minutes we were seated. Once we were seated one of our waitresses presented herself and asked for our drinks. I chose Yuengling and my wife opted for Moscato I believe. The menu has much of what you would expect at a seafood restaurant, mussels, three different types of crab, lobster, crawfish, clams etc. and you can get it in a boil or fried for the most part. Fried fish, shrimp, and french fries for my wife, and I decided on Poseidon's Trident which included 1 Lb Snow Crab, 1 Lb Shrimp 1/2 Lb Clam, 1/2 Lb Mussels Corn, Potatoes, Sausage and A Side of Cajun Fries. You have a choice of spicyness level basically from mild to scorching and flavor from which I chose mild and garlic spread. I absolutely underestimated how much food it would be and boy was it plenty. It came out in a bag in a bucket and we were given gloves to dive in. I wish I would have gotten the spiciest flavor because mild didn't do anything for me. The garlic spread was on point on the other hand and the food seemed fresh. We also got a free pound of crawfish for checking in on Yelp. read more

Shaking Crawfish - I'm Goose Gossage. - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

Very nice seaside/ sailing ambience. We liked the music a lot. It was soothing. Smooth jazz, I think. Soft lighting. The waitstaff gave good service. We got a free pound of crawfish with the Yelp check- in. I ordered a pound of shrimp with head for 11.99 in everything sauce. Didn't realize it would not come with any sides. So I added sweet potato fries a la carte. They were very good. I've never had them like this before- covered in sugar. Hot, crispy sweet and delicious. My roommate thought they were too sweet and gave me half of his. The everything sauce is really good. On the crawfish boil, we got garlic sauce mixed with Cajun sauce. That was really good as well. I felt like Hushpuppy in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild', taking the exoskeletons off of crawfish and shrimp and eating them messily. My friend got the fried trio- catfish, mussels and calamari. It came with choice of side- $13.99. He said he liked it. Overall, good food, and nice experience. read more

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Hole in the wall on Buford with delicious and cheap Cajun seafood! Not the nicest restaurant but the decor makes you feel like you're at a shack tucked away somewhere on the beach... kind of cool? The food is awesome though, you can make your own combo bucket with your choice 3 different types of seafood. It comes in a crawfish boil mixed with sausages (so juicy and flavorful that we ordered another side of it), corn, and potatoes. So deliciously messy and just GREAT! This was all for only $25! read more

Shaking Crawfish - Seafood combo bucket - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

I want to love this place more because the food was actually pretty good (price, quantity, quality), and the atmosphere was great! We order All seafood boiling, a dozen of oysters and a clam chowder. They fill up perfectly for 2 people. The seafood was pretty much on par, not bad, but not heavenly good either. Somehow it feels a little greasy even. Oysters was excellent. We ordered a dozen and they're fresh and yummy. Clam chowder, on the other hands, was weird. They add, I believe, Cajun seasoning and it's way too runny (Not recommended). On to ambiance and service. The decor was nice, giving you the seafood feel. The service, however, was lacking. This part of the show needs a major improvement. When you provide Fresh Oysters selection, I believe your staff should be able to explain the differences. The iPad was cool and definitely help with efficiency, but it's hospitality service. The better interaction with customers would make our trip a better experience. read more

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Probably one of my favorite places to eat in ATL. Food is so good here, would definitely recommend. PRO TIP: Get the Seafood Bucket Option which will qualify you to check in to get an extra pound of crawfish! read more

Shaking Crawfish - This place is great! - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

This food was bussin but dip your food in the sauce the waiters are quick and you don't have to ask for a refill

This place is pretty garbage, tbh. The service is sh*t, seafood is not fresh, and they served, what I call the"knuckle" of a crab cluster (the White part with the softer shell that the legs stem from) as the King crab, which was part of the combo my friend ordered. We told the server this was comical at best, and he went to tell the kitchen to get a TRUE King crab. He then came out and asked for the knuckle back. Who does that??? As common courtesy and for insulting him by serving him a knuckle and considering that the king crab leg, they should have let him keep the knuckle (which, admittedly, does have a lot of meat in it, but you most definitely don't serve that to a patron and make them pay an additional $5 for it and advertise it as a "King crab LEG") as well as bringing him the actual King crab leg. They also had us waiting for twenty minutes before telling us thet were out of snow crab . Also, they started turning the lights off while we were eating and mid-meal they asked if we needed to go bags and I said "No, thank you. We intended to finish eating our dinner here". Mind you, we got there at 10 and didn't get a table until 10:40 and they offered a to go bag at 11:07 (but we spent a while waiting for them to correct the King crab leg issue). They don't close until 11:30. And it was a Friday night. Don't rush someone who is eating when it's still 20 minutes from closing time. As a West Indian who lived by the beach in the Caribbean, as well as a pescetarian, I like to think I know fresh seafood and this ain't it, like, farrr from it. Seriously, go to Sam's Club and get a bag of their wild caught crab legs. It's about $20 a bag and you get four to five well-sized clusters. Had you noticed most reviews talk about the sauces and not the seafood? Odd don't ya think? The design of the building is unique and well- thought out. But they don't use the space wisely. They have a large bar area but only serve cheap wine and bottle beer. I won't spend my money here again. read more

Been wanting to try this place but was skeptical. Before becoming Shaking Crawfish, it was called Boiling Crawfish. Same owner but just changed the name I think because Boiling Crawfish had bad Yelp reviews. I guess it's a way to start new. However, I've heard from my friends that they're actually pretty good so I've decided to give this place a try. First of all, this place has Groupon which is a super good deal so I really recommend you get Groupon. Prices here feels more reasonable than other Crawfish restaurants. Interior is so cool, it's like a pirate ship and theme goes really well with the restaurant. My friend and I ordered the seafood combo and a order of hush puppies. Hush puppies were actually delicious. They were sweet, crunchy and had corns inside. 10 for $3.95 is a really good deal. The seafood combo had mussels, snow crab legs, blue crab, Crawfish, 2 corns, potatoes, and shrimps. Server gave us gloves and bibs just in case it gets messy and it did. Service was pretty good here, attentive. I never ran out of water. Only thing is we ordered mild for spiciness but it came out spicier than what we expected. No way that was a mild. I recommend choosing the "er'thing" sauce. It's basically garlic spicy sauce. Overall, A+ for the decor, service, and the food. I'll be back to see if everything is consistent or not. read more

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Service wasn't the best. I order the platter and got it lemon pepper flavor (way too much salt added) but still pretty good. Please was recommended. Wasn't good enough to keep me coming back! read more

Shaking Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

The place looks really nice. Inside it makes you feel like you are at the beach ready to throw down on some seafood. The crawfish were small when I went. The flavor was alright nothing had me saying wow I have to come against. Overall food is decent and price is affordable for seafood. read more

Shaking Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

Source is not as good as juicy crab but everything else is fantastic .. probably better value. Most importantly there is no wait. The interior is also quite fun. I would definitely consider coming back for Cajun boil ! read more

PLEASE DO NOT COME to this restaurant or even order online. It takes forever to get the order. I got 3 times with the same service. SO BAD. NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT. read more

Shaking crawfish is absolutely awesome and here's why... The seafood platters here are delicious. We ordered a special which includes .5lb mussel, .5lb snow crab, .5lb blue crab, .5lb head on shrimp, .5lb crawfish, potatoes and sausage. We ordered our bucket flavored "errthing" and after the server told us the spicy wasn't THAT spicy we said ok. In addition to our seafood platter we also offered a dozen blue point oysters. The food was relatively quick to arrive and the service was fast and friendly. The flavors of the seafood were very good, I was very impressed how well it tasted. The portions are generous enough for two people. By checking in on yelp we received a free lb of crawfish. If you can't handle spicy food, don't even think about getting it anything other than mild. Skip the oysters. Drink tons of cheap beer (2.75 bottles). Ask about their specials! Will definitely return! read more

Shaking Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

Hair in our food. The waitress still had the gall to apologize then say she'd still charge us 50% for the dirty food and then again for a replacement. read more

Shaking Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

It was okay, I've had better. I got the seafood bowl the flavors were water down when I asked for mild hot. The corn was flavorful that's about it for the food. The place was clean, waiter was nice. Price was decent not overpriced read more

Yelp 19/100 - Came here for dinner after church on a Saturday night. We ordered the seafood combo in mild Cajun sauce. It included crawfish, crab legs, shrimp, mussels, crab, sausage, corn and potatoes. It was seasoned well and even with it being mild it was still too spicy for our son but perfect for us. We ordered the clam chowder as well but do not recommend! It tasted like broccoli and cheese soup with some clams thrown in. Just not at all like any clam chowder I've ever had before (it's one of my favorite soups) and not in a good way. We took 2 bites and didn't finish. For our son, we ordered the chicken tenders basket and he was happy. Service was dependent on the person. Most were great and very helpful but one of our servers seemed better suited to work the back of the house as she wasn't really interested in answering our questions and when she did, her answers aren't helpful. When I asked If she would recommend the paella (another dish I love), she called it a fried seafood rice. Huh??? What kind of paella is that? Anyhow, the helpful servers were great. We used the Yelp $12 for $20 deal and left content. Even without a discount, we both said we'd like to come back and eat more hot boiled shrimp. read more

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Boiling Crawfish is the tastiest Cajun seafood joint my boo and I have found in the ATL, thus they get all the stars. (If there's a better eatery, holla at cha boy!) And it's so tasty, I'm willing to endure their truly awful Youtube music playlist that consists of Justin Bieber, "Shots, Shots, Shots" remixes, and Star Wars ad breaks. I verified my Youtube playlist suspicion with our server. lol. ***** I. FOOD & DRINK This is not your fancy white plate seafood restaurant. It's an immerse-your-hands-in-buttery-cajun-goodness and are-my-hands-really-burning type of place. In other words, I wouldn't bring a woman there on a first date. I'd bring someone I thought I was going to marry, and see if she would hold up... #wifeyyes or #wifeyno Anyways, here's what you need to know about the food. A) SEAFOOD Except for the oysters, you must order them per pound. -Blue crab -Dungeon Crab -King Crab Legs -Snow Crab Legs -Crawfish -Shrimp -Clams -Oysters B) SEASONINGS Except for the oysters (which you eat raw), your seafood boil can incorporate any combination of the following: -Cajun -Lemon Pepper -Garlic -Errthang (All of the above) -BBC Special (Some kind of curry mix) There are also four different types of spice levels, and we went with medium. C) FRIED FOODS They also have different types of fried goodies to eat: -Fried Catfish -Fried Shrimp Basket -Chicken Tenders Basket -Fried Oyster -Fried Calamari -Lemon Pepper or Cajun Wings D) EXTRAS AKA Sides... -Gumbo -Paella -Corn -Potatoes -Cajun Fries -Sweet Potato Fries -Steamed Rice My girlfriend and I ate the following: *Two lbs Of Crawfish: We went with the Cajun and garlic mix and asked for extra butter. The sauce was absolutely addicting, and the crawfishes had plenty of meat in their bodies and heads. We loved the generous portions of garlic and the medium spice hit the spot without burning our faces. I WOULD EAT THEIR CRAWFISH EVERY DAY. For Atlanta, the crawfish was pretty fresh. *One lb of Snow Crab: We asked for the same seasoning, and the crab was absolutely tasty. *One lb of Shrimps: Hearty shrimps that come with their heads. They're easy to peel and soak up all those juicy flavors quite well. **Fried Calamari: Perfectly fried and delectably soft. **Sweet Potato Fries: I'm not a big sweet potato fries dude, but I ate just about all of them. They're soft, crispy, and sweet. ***Oysters: I had a couple of their Blue Points (Long Island Sound) and Freeland Creek (Prince Edwards Island) oysters. The Blue Points were all right. I definitely preferred the Freelands, since they were a bit sweeter and had a bit more brine to them. II. SERVICE Our server was very nice. She also checked upon us plenty of times, without being annoying. She gave great recommendations, too. III. ATMOSPHERE/ DÉCOR You can't tell from their outside how cool it looks inside. They have plenty of seafood décor (imagine anything that would come from a ship like nets, wooden booths, etc...) and long tables for large groups. It's fun! Unfortunately, as I mentioned before in the intro, the music is quite awful there. And we had to ask them to turn down the bass (which they did). I don't need to listen to club music, as I stuff crustaceans down my face. They should consider putting on something more chill like Otis Redding or, I dunno, New Orleans jazz. I can only listen to Bieber mixes for thirty seconds or so before I go insane. IV. PRICES Expect fluctuating market prices for the seafood (like many places). Oysters are $3.25 or less, however, they might have specials that day. Fried foods are under $10. Extras are $3 or less. --For our feast, we spent about $65 (without tip), so I think it's more than affordable. V. OVERALL Aside from the music, I don't have much to complain about. The Boiling Crawfish serves some of Atlanta's best, and I can't wait to return. read more

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