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    Star Crab

    4.4 (152 reviews)
    Open 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Let's just call this SHEEET CRAB SHEET FOOD SHEET PRICES SHEET SERVICE. Spoke to the owner they are closing this location and mobbing to Irvine. There was just us at 6:30pm. Food service was awful and KING CRAB was the tiniest KING CRAB I've ever seen.. anyhow paid aid and left. It was not a good experience what so ever. The owner seemed more excited about closing and reopening Irvine. Best I could give!

    Arlene E.

    First time trying and loved it!! Got a shrimp star bucket to go and this was just 1 large bowl, we had 2 other ones filled and the portion was perfect esp for price you get !! Got medium garlic butter and it was so good !! Shrimp and green mussels were huge and black mussels were very good!! Definitely a good recommendation, customer service was very nice as well.

    Daisy G.

    Not appealing at all. I've tried other shrimp boil places and so far, this one is the worst. I ordered 1lb headless shrimp with shell and corn (no eggs because they don't carry eggs). I basically paid for 1lb of oil/butter with powder seasoning, mind you I ordered the "full house" that comes with garlic and all the works. The rice was undercooked, still had a grainy taste. The corn was cold, but the shrimp was hot (that made no sense). They don't provide gloves even when you ask if it's in the bag, the response is "sure, it's in there." When I walked in, it was almost pitch black & silent, that should've gave me the idea to RUN!

    Berta B.

    YUM!!! I love this place! I can't believe I haven't written a review for it yet!! This is our absolute favorite seafood boil place! We ordered their Blue Star family bucket with shrimp, green mussels, black mussels, corn, potatoes with their mild full house sauce. We also ordered a side of Cajun fries. Everything taste so fresh and delicious! Even my young children love to eat here. Definitely a family favorite. The service is great! The minute we walk in we are greeted by a smiling face and we were seated at our favorite table right away. We placed our order and it came out pretty quickly, which was great because we were hungry! :P The place itself is clean simple, but comfortable. It's never really busy, which really surprises me because it's so delicious. See you soon StarCrab!!

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    Giancarlos B.

    This is my all time favorite restaurant!!! It is simply amazing. The best seafood boil I have ever tried and I've tried more than a handful of them. It is on its own league. You should get the Blue Star combo: 1 lbs of whole shrimp 1 lbs of peeled headless shrimp 1 lbs black mussels 2 lbs green mussels Full house mild Yum, yum, yum! I dare you to try it and not become addicted to it as I am!

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    Elisabeth K.

    Being generous with the stars here . First off, very dark dining area. The waiter was nice but he didn't understand our drink order after several times trying to politely ask for hot water. Then again our order was for garlic butter and we received the Cajun spice bag. We felt embarrassed already about this situation as we already ate a few of the shrimp before noticing it is really the wrong order. The food quality was not fresh. Between the language barrier and food quality was the reason for the low stars. The washroom was clean and plenty of parking in the deck behind the restaurant. 给星级很慷慨。首先,用餐区光线很暗。服务员态度很好,但我们点了好几次热水,服务员都没听懂我们点的饮料。然后,我们点的是蒜蓉黄油,结果却给我们送来一包卡真香料。这种情况已经让我们很尴尬了,因为我们在发现点错了之前已经吃了几只虾。食物质量也不新鲜。语言障碍和食物质量是导致我们评分低的原因。洗手间很干净,餐厅后面的露台有充足的停车位。여기서 별 을 아낌없이 주었습니다. 우선, 식사 공간이 매우 어두웠습니다. 웨이터는 친절했지만, 따뜻한 물을 달라고 정중하게 여러 번 요청했는데도 웨이터는 저희 음료 주문을 이해하지 못했습니다. 그런데 저희가 주문한 건 갈릭 버터였는데 케이준 스파이스 백이 나왔습니다. 새우를 몇 개 먹어보고 나서야 주문이 잘못되었다는 걸 알아차렸기에 벌써부터 당황스러웠습니다. 음식의 질은 신선하지 않았습니다. 언어 장벽과 음식의 질 사이의 문제였기에 별점이 낮았습니다. 화장실은 깨끗했고 레스토랑 뒤편 데크에 주차 공간도 충분했습니다.

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    Food was soooo tasty. I got a really helpful server who broke it all down for me. Would come again!!!! Recommend it for families.

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    rude , threw change on table , also called us names for just asking a simple question about prices that they charged us with.

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    Amazingly fresh shrimp and king crab; definitely met our spicy level double 911 . Love it!!!

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    Do they serve non shellfish items? Salmon? Fish & chips? Husband loves Shellfish, I'm allergic.

    They do have side items that are non shellfish and non seafood. No Salmon or specific fish and chips type of dishes.

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