our first time here at mesquite location the food was amazing so much good flavor and quality on the seafood great fresh taste and our Server Chris B. was above and beyond very respectful and polite and on top of everything we needed definitely coming back again soon and the prices are great they have all the utensils and the seating is great. read more

The food and service was amazing! Chris was very attentive and was checking in on us consistently! The music really set the ambiance very nicely! read more

The food was delicious and Chris B. was amazing, took good care of us, food was out quickly.

Xavier you have the most top notch service I have experienced in a long time. Your friendliness and knowledge of the menu mixed with your down to earth personality made for a great night for me and my husband. We are always searching for good spots and we will happily add your bar seating to our list ! If you have the opportunity to visit sit at the bar if Xavier is tending. He is so sweet and attentive. He really takes care of his customers! Thank you Xavier! read more

Overpriced and overrated. The sauce is not seasoned it just salty. Service was friendly but slow. read more

Service here is awesome. Food is delicious. A few things we really loved: fried shrimp, crab tater tots (sooooo good), and the shrimp in kitchen sink seasoning. Can't go wrong with any of these and the prices are very good! read more

Period so good I cannot believe it service food everything wow shoutout Chris b best server

If you are a family and like their food, then go for it. But other than that, really a depressing place w a half ass crew

Sad. Just sad. We came on a Thursday night to celebrate my birthday. Service wasn't great, didn't know the menu. Asked for wine menu, didn't have it. Good took forever. Order oysters, didn't come with condiments. What?! Had to ask the table next to us, as they didn't receive them either and asked for extras. Crab was small, covered in grease. Seasoning was limited. The hand washer was broken. Went to the womens restroom and I had a two inch paper towel to dry my hands. The straw that broke the camels back. We will not be back. We probably won't attempt to eat in mesquite. Bite the bullet. Drive to Dallas where they actually care. read more

Shell Shack - Really? This is what I can dry my hands with. - Seafood Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Wasn't full when we got here were seated quick & out wait Mel is the best waitress!!!! She is so kind and welcoming! 10/10

Came to shell shack... never again waited at the front for 45 minutes for them to ask us for ids and say we couldn't eat there with them and that was at 8:30 ... read more

Chris was our server and he was great. It was my parents first time eating seafood boil and he was patient and informative on how the boils are ordered and what comes in them. Very humble, polite and talkative made this a great dinning experience. read more

used to love this place now the service is terrible and the restaurant just feels like low class ghetto, which would be fine if their prices were not on par with Park avenue. The restaurant is just not clean like it used to be the upkeep and maintenance is obviously lacking. The final part of the review is the straw that broke the camels back and it was Service or lack there of, my brother and mother arrived about 10 minutes before me and my sons they had ordered drinks and some apps we got there right at 7 we finally got to place our order and i was enjoying the company of my family and finally realized my drink had been empty for some time and every one of our drinks was totally empty and had been for a while i looked at my phone it was 7:35 and hadn't seen our waitress for @ 20 min so when i saw i asked what happened i forget her exact retort but just asked for the manager and i got very angry and just left and walked next door to on the border and had a nice dinner read more

Chris was a great server. Didn't have to wait long for anything. Will be visiting again soon.

Jay is the reason this place is still open she is dope. The food is good and atmosphere is dope. Jay is amazing

Laura was an amazing server great experience we loved it. Totally recommend coming here won't regret it!

Sat down at 6:15. Ordered drinks- those alone took 20 minutes. Then she took our order. Probably 6:45 we ordered, got our food at 7:50. We ordered crawfish, a salad, a poboy and a chicken sandwich. Insane amount of time to wait. My friends salad came LAST. 6 ppl- automatic gratuity charged which I understand but-- it was NOT BUSY AT ALL. Waitress didn't even apologize for a wait or anything. Honestly just a terrible experience. The stars are for the flavor of the crawfish read more

Chris was our waiter and his service was on point. The food was good and of course the drinks as well. Job well done and Chris you rock my guy!!! We will be back again soon. read more

The family loves it! Date Night plus extra shrimp was good for 4 people! We'll definitely be back!! Bloody Mary was really good also. read more

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chris was an excellent server who paid attention to customer, friendly and the food came in a timely manner

Very good service from Chris great ambiance great food vertigo attentive and caring!!!!!

Second time here last was with my sissy & man it was so good had to come back!! Last time we got VIP comes with snow crab, shrimp, red potatoes, corn & sausage!!! Butter please!!! Today date night almost the same as VIP except it has king crab too. This place is a must can't even look at Joe's Crab shack the same anymore. read more

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I have Jordan as my server! He did absolutely amazing! Was very informative and attentive to us! Highly recommend!!

great service and great food. staff is always great. we eat here once a month at least. make sure to join the loyalty program and get points

Our waiter was Chris and he was the bomb.com!!! He was attentive but not over the top. He also suggested a great drink a penny cooler I think it was so good!!!! read more

Chris was great and the food was delicious as always, you can tell right away he is an expert at hospitality.

Came for a quick anniversary dinner and Chris took great care of us! Super attentive and knowledgeable about the menu! Food was great and came out fast! We will definitely be back! read more

Chris was great and attentive. He checked on us a couple of times and made sure we were OK with a positive attitude. He did great!

SKYLAR was AMAZING!!!!! She was very patient and she was very knowledgeable of all products on the menu. The food was hot and fresh and Skylar's service will keep me coming back! Thank you Skylar read more

Wow! This place is really really good. I went on a trip to New Orleans a little while back and the food was very tasty, but I have to say, the Cajon food here is better. Sorry Louisiana, but this place has beat you at your own game. This is hands down the best place to get Cajon seafood in all of the metroplex, and I have been to them all. I highly recommend this restaurant! I think the plate I got was called "Date night", or something like that. It's definitely enough food for 2 grown men to get completely stuffed (my dad and I shared it and we can eat like champs), but I think it is enough to easily feed 3 grown people. read more

First time here and I must say that i will be coming back. It was everything the service could have been a little better but hey the food was super yummy. I had the fried gator as an appetizer and UT cane with their delicious homemade tarter sauce so good I had to ask for a 2nd I love my dipping sauces. Then I got the king crab boil with garlic and lemon pepper flavoring and it was so amazing my friend got the kitchen sink which had every flavor mixed together but for my 1st time i wanted to to experience each flavor and so glad i did I was very impressed. I was so glad i had some to take home because I was nibbling on it the next day yummy, if u havent been treat yourself to this delicious meal. read more

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Went a few days ago & trish was my server. greatest experience, great customer service, great food. i will be back.

PAIGE was great she went above and beyond with our meal. Seek her out at this location.

I can speak to the boiled shrimp I got togo. Even though there was a wait, it is covid19 and wait time are a challenge anywhere. The boiled shrimp were 14.99/Lb and they came in a plastic bag with sauce in it. I ordered Cajun mild flavor and was pleased. I was avoiding anything too spicy today, and this worked perfectly. read more

the service chris provided was great. he kept going to check up on us and making sure everything was good

I've lived in Mesquite and have been coming to this location for that many years. Yesterday I ordered takeout for 4lbs of crawfish. Let me tell you, if you're going for the crawfish just don't. It tasted like they boiled them in hotdog water. Flavorless and mediocre. I had the "Kitchen Sink Hot" because for some strange reason in Texas they put seasoning all over the shell instead of seasoning the actual water and it was horrible. The fries were good. Also, I don't really like the takeout ordering process. You have to give your card number, expiration date, AND the CVC number on the back. You have young teenage girls working there, that doesn't even seem safe. If my info gets compromised I'll know how and where. I'll take that drive to Boiling Crab now for the remainder of crawfish season so I won't be as disappointed. SEASON THE DANG WATER!!! read more

Overpriced Bad service Honestly wish I'd never gone here and wasted my money. Perhaps this is alright if you want to be flashy but personally I've had far better seafood at far less expensive eateries. read more

Mel is a Great server who is so attentive. 10/10 service will definitely be back and ask for her!

Our server Shayla at the Mesquite location was great, very professional and courteous, food was delicious

Great place I like it fun atmosphere and great service! I usually get the shrimp and crab with the kitchen sink seasoning