Waiting time can improve when having empty tables! 6 empty tables on one side and all these people waiting. I hope food is good. read more

This last experience was just as tasty as the last. Good service. Sauce a little saltier than I'd like but still delicious. Checking into the online Yelp wait list was so helpful. It cut our wait time in half. read more

Service . They have an attitude and acted like the restaurant is fine dine restaurant. They should know the ambiance is a casual restaurant so they should be friendly . The other branches service is much better. read more

Service is great! Food is amazing and for all ages and they have drinks!! Perfect for any weather

My family and I enjoyed eating there for lunch. There option of seafood and seasoning made our experience perfect and with great service we would definitely do this again. read more

First time taking my parents and it was amazing. We got shrimp with mussels in the whole sha bam sauce medium heat

The food is always good here. Today the service is terrible. We are waiting to be seated. We saw the workers here just working around and talking to each other instead of cleaning 4 tables. Where is the manager or person in charge of this place today?? Too bad!! read more

LOVE boiling crab, but this is the second time I've found a hair in my food at this specific location.. today wasn't a good trip, my food was dry & when I complained they said they can charge me for more sauce then as I was about to finish my final few shrimp I found a thick black short hair strand which wasn't mine as it was completely different texture and color. Make sure to always check your food! read more

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It was my family's first time coming to this location we always go to Wilshire location and I was so disappointed in the service there was a shift change while we were there and our waiter let us know there would be someone else helping us no one ever helped us and there was no one ever around to call def do not recommend if you want great waiters and recommend if you want mediocre service . Never have I ever done a review but jeez it seems as if they knew they didn't care since they were not getting the tip so why bother helping that table is what it felt like . Will not be coming back ever extremely disappointed and it's shocking that this is in a nice location !!!! read more

The food here is soooo delicious ! It was my first time there and Amber was our waiter. We ordered all her suggestions & she was very attentive with us. Love her energy. We will definitely be back for our seafood fix ! read more

Love it here, just join the waiting list in advance of your arrival to be seated at a reasonable wait time if not you'll be waiting over an hour read more

It's delicious! The service was great! And ambiance is good. Recommend it! .........................

I'm responding to feedback I received from the business team, stating "I'm sorry you were confused . " I actually was not confused I was not confused by the poor service of staff when you walk in, I was not confused on seeing multiple tables empty for more than 1 hour, I was not confused when I heard the staff telling customers to come back the next day 3 hours prior to closing time, I was not confused on the staff getting a thrill off turning customers away. The only thing I was confused on was picking the food establishment as the pls e to celebrate our business success, but I will never eat here again the way we were treated was beyond me. read more

Always love it here. Service is always good. Food is always good. Just gotta go early to avoid wait times!

Waiting time on a Wednesday night is really bad waited 2 hours just to be told that we need to wait another 45 minutes to prepare the table for a party of 10 Only to find out that there is an option of doing 2 tables . Like what? How come they didn't offer that option to make the experience a lot better And how long does it take for them to prepare 2 tables? I love boiling crab that's why I'm making this review for the management to look into issues like this read more

Amazing!!!!! Food was soooo yummy!!! Great service!!! Such a great family place for the kids and adults to get messy together and enjoy a good dinner!! I want to go back tomorrow!!! read more

* Pre - COVID19 Review* To be completely honest, out of all the Boiling Crab locations that I've been to, I like this one the most. This is the location on Main St. It's quite close to the parking structure behind Gen, so parking isn't the worst. And there's plenty of lively activities and desserts on this street for post-food fun! The staff at this location is super friendly. I've honestly never had a bad experience with them. They're really attentive and high energy, making the whole experience each visit feel like the very first time. For those who have never experienced Boiling Crab, I highly recommend it! Fair warning, eating here is a little messy because it is a seafood boil and you will be eating with your hands. The staff provides bibs and extra napkins if need be. There is also 2 extra sinks outside of the restroom so you can wash your hands without holding up the restroom. The boil comes in a bag and you throw your shells away on the table. The food is as amazing as always. The sauces are always consistent and high quality as well as delicious. My favorite is always the "whole shabang" in medium or mild, depending on my mood for spice. I always ask for extra sauce for my order. I love getting crawfish, shrimp and/or clams. Mussels are good too! The prices for these items are pretty budget friendly and within reason, but it is seafood so it is not a super cheap meal. And of course, we gotta get a large side of cajun fries. Add corn and sausage to your bag for some extra yum!!! I like to dip the seafood in lots of lemon and salt&pepper, or just on its own, drenched in the sauce...or both LOL. read more

I had great experience with the boiling crab in Ktown so decided to give this place since we were in the area. It took us about 40 minutes to get our order (I kinda expect this gonna happen in any boiling crab location). We order the same thing we ordered in Ktown location (frozen crawfish, shrimp, sausage, and corn). We had high hope for crawfish but it turned out to be our disappointment. The crawfish was dry and has no juice in it (which is the best part in our opinion). Not sure if it's because of the season (February), we went to Ktown location in the early summer. The shrimp and sausage were just ok, not flavorful as expected. I guess we will have to stick with the Ktown location next time. read more

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Boiling Crab is a delicious spot and this location was not any different. However, I felt the need to write a review purely based on customer service. I would like to acknowledge some of the staff that I thought was polite, AKA the guy with tattoos working the front. He was very polite and smiling a lot when interacting with me. 1) When seated, I asked my server, Amber, if I could have gloves to peel my food. She told me that they did not have any gloves to give. I was a bit confused, but I did not press too much on it. However, when she walked away, I glanced at the cashier facing my table and noticed not only one, but TWO boxes of gloves staring at me in the face. So again, when my food arrived, I asked another server if I could have gloves and she also said that they did not have any gloves to give. Now, I understand if for whatever reason, you are not allowed to give out the gloves but blatantly lying to my face as I'm staring at them is very awkward. NOT ONLY THAT, the table right next to me had a different female server (the one in the photo) who graciously offered one of the customers a pair of gloves when she asked. I simply do not understand why I was denied the gloves TWICE as they clearly were there and were being given out to other tables. 2) My party and I asked for butter as part of our meal and we received 2, one for each of us. It was a heavy amount, and we did not need too much but we appreciated it regardless. HOWEVER, when we received the check, we realized we were charged $0.75 for each. Our server did not think to mention this to us when we ordered cause if that was the case, we could've survived with just one. Overall, the food was great as per usual, but I was just very frustrated with the customer service. read more

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Love going to boiling crab! The food is always good! The service can be better but it's always busy so it's understandable.

This is the best Boiling Crab location, besides when they moved from Valley Blvd. I always order to go: clams, crab legs, and fried shrimp. I go with the mild ''whole shebang,'' because it's delicious. Even mildly spicy is REALLY spicy for me, yikes! Before pandemic, I would always do take out because it was a small place and hard to get seating indoors. There was always a long line. Good stuff though, I will keep coming back. read more

I love this place . Good ambience and service. The food is great , I come every time I have a chance.

Excellent service, very quick, patient with our children. Delicious as always! Long wait but overall great experience.

Usually just do take out. They're always busy but the food is good (-: I love their fresh crawfish. It's not always available tho

First time at this location and overall a little disappointed. It was a Thursday ~6pm we were told the wait would be ~20min. It was actually shorter and we were able to wait inside. I notified them for a party of 4 plus a stroller and they happily situated us in the back with space for the stroller so I was really happy about that. King crab at $70/lb they were not fresh and even if they were frozen they didn't taste great. I've had Costco king crab legs that were bigger and tasted wayyyyy better than this. Probably the worst king crab I've ever had at a boiling crab. We got 2 orders and we regretted it. Funny story the couple across us had the king crab also and complained. They offered her half off but I could hear the worker telling her she ate it so they can't give a refund. Frozen crawfish $13/lb don't even think about it Fresh crawfish $18/lb was great Oysters were ok Mussels were tasteless You can't go wrong with the shrimp and fries The whole shabang was ok- Customer service was great all around Overall not happy with a bill of $355 and everything being mediocre and not fresh. Sorry for saying horrible read more

Superrr fireee, always a good meal. Went to pick up and got it it right away. Going back forsuree. If you got it you got it‍

Love eating here, all the staff are amazing and super sweet. I enjoy coming this location because the food is bomb!

The food was delicious! The wings absolutely cooked to perfection! Omg I got the whole thing ! shrimp clams potatoes ! Service was also amazingly Fast ! read more

Crab is great Corn is cooked frozen Potatoes are slightly over cooked Priced according to market Staff is cool Bathrooms could use some attention -maybe keep the homeless out too. read more

Always great service and good.Wait time might be a little long sometimes but so worth it.

For all of you who complain about the wait ! Do yourself a favor an join the yelp waitlist . I don't come here often but despite the amount of people waiting service and quality never disappoints me. I usually start with fries .. my go to order is 1/2 lb of shrimp whole shabang medium with a corn inside. (Juicy) I sometimes work on peeling the shrimp first and then throwing them back in the bag to cover them with the delicious sauce ... i like to get all the work out of the way first but of course it depends on how hungry I am. My only complaint is that the restrooms are filthy ... in my opinion gender neutral restrooms should be getting clean more often. read more

Always love eating seafood and the whole she-bang (meaning all of the seasonings) offered is delicious. Keep in mind it can get pricey but delicious read more

Great vibes, incredible service BUT.. no dr pepper.. only cherry coke.. that's a big :/ for me and others. besides that, bomb!!! read more

Best place ever! Although parking is a bit tight. Once seated and dining place is a total vibe!

Best! Love it so much!! Good food and good service. Will be our favorite restaurant for a long time:)

Always delicious when we come here. The whole shabang is awesome Great service as well read more

We always did take out from this place even before the pandemic but now that everyone is doing takeout it is taking a little longer but that's understandable. They are CDC compliant and also have plexi glass at their cash and pick-up areas. They are well organized and the fact that they have fresh crawfish right now is what continues to draw us in. Heads up for healthcare workers they give you 10% off if you show your badge! What we usually get: *Seasonal live crawfish (they have frozen too for cheaper but you can taste the difference) in Whole Sha-Bang mild sauce ( A+ ) Sometimes the batch is full of huge buggers other days they are small it just depends on what you're given. Sucking the heads is the best part full of umami flavors like having a sea urchin tongue! *Clams in WSB mild sauce (A) These are so addictive but sometimes they all fall off and aren't even in the shell so you have to dig for them at the bottom of your plastic bag *Shrimp in WSB mild sauce (A-) Tasty USUALLY but sometimes they can be overcooked then it becomes mushy but when they are done right it's perfection so it's a hit and miss with this one **I usually throw 4 corn cobbs in there and only get the WSB mild sauce so it doesn't overwhelm the shellfish. Tried the others and they just don't compare plus I LOVE their crispy garlic chunks. Save all your sauce after your done and use it for leftovers over rice, eggs, or in pasta and it's amazing! Don't waste any of that addictive sauce they should just sell them in jars. It should be a staple in my fridge! Wait do you sell jars of WSB sauce!???? I don't know why I never asked! read more

I've never had to wait 3 hours to eat with my hungry family! Worst experience ever! If I was the manager I would schedule more employees to on the weekend to ensure a better customer experience! read more

My Honey and I ordered Half pound Shrimp medium heat with sausage and Half pound Shrimp x-xtra hot with sausage and Fried Calamari. Our server, Johnny, was very helpful and took our order quickly! The place filled quickly the music was good not too loud. Overall, it was a good dining experience. read more

Incredibly misleading by telling customers the wait is 1 hr 15 min, but pushes 20 min multiple times thereafter. 2 hours and 45 min was the total wait after my order was put in. That's really poor time management by the staff. I could've picked up food elsewhere instead of being lied to (3x) to wait 20 min. There's a super long table nearly the length of the restaurant full of bagged orders waiting for pick up. People are going home with cold mushy seafood. I'm guessing people gave up on waiting which would explain the number of orders left out. Beware. read more

The Boiling Crab - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California