quick service, yummy food and drinks it looked small in there but it was actually pretty spacious! kid/ stroller friendly! read more

The Crab Bay - Combo #1 Garlic Noodles - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

We ordered the Lobster Garlic Noodles, Garlic Fries, shrimp, mussels, and clams with the House Special Mild sauce. Overall, the standout dishes were definitely the noodles and fries. The garlic fries were cooked to the perfect level of crispiness, while the lobster garlic noodles were flavorful, savory, and packed with garlic goodness. The seafood itself was fresh and good quality, but I found the House Special Mild sauce a little underwhelming. I was hoping for more depth and flavor, but most of what I tasted was a mild kick of heat. While it wasn't bad, it didn't have the rich, buttery, and well-seasoned flavor profile that I typically look for in a seafood boil sauce. Service was great throughout our visit. We were seated promptly, our food arrived quickly, and any requests we had were fulfilled without issue. The staff was attentive and made the dining experience smooth and enjoyable. I also appreciated the restaurant's nautical theme. The decor featured fishing nets, ship-inspired accents, and other sea-themed elements that helped create a fun and immersive atmosphere. Overall, I'm glad we gave this place a try. The garlic noodles and fries were delicious, and the service was excellent. While I would probably choose other seafood boil spots in the future, this was still a solid experience and worth trying at least once. read more

The Crab Bay - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

I genuinely enjoy the food here, and it has always been one of my preferred places to dine. However, my experience during this visit was disappointing. My party of six (three adults and three children) was told the wait time would be approximately 30 minutes. We ultimately waited about 40 minutes, which I understood given how busy the restaurant appeared. The concern began when multiple parties--around six--were seated ahead of us despite arriving later. After patiently waiting outside to avoid blocking the entrance, I approached the host for an update. She informed me that our party was considered "very large" and would require a longer wait. A party of six is not unusually large, and it became clear that our group had simply been overlooked. What was most frustrating was the lack of acknowledgment or apology for the oversight. The host seemed dismissive of my concerns and avoided engaging with us until I initiated the conversation. Ultimately, we were separated and seated at different tables, which further diminished the experience. Despite the seating issues, our server was attentive and provided great service. My party spent roughly $300, not including the additional 20% tip we left. Given the amount we spent and the loyalty we've shown on previous visits, I would have appreciated at least a simple apology or some acknowledgment from the host regarding the situation. Unfortunately, that never happened, and even when I asked for the manager's information to share feedback, the request was not taken seriously and never contacted the manager. My previous visit was handled with much more care and professionalism, and I left feeling valued. Our server that time was Tyler (Manager) I believe his name was. I hope future experiences reflect that same level of service. read more

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Soooooo good worth the drive SanJose decent price my second time here definitely coming a 3rs time read more

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We went on a Saturday at noon. We were seated right away! The building looked large but there weren't as much seats as I thought. It appears there is a large room for parties which takes up a lot of their space. For food, we ordered combo 1 which was a great deal in my opinion! I liked that we got to mix and match the seafood. We got the house sauce at spicy level. The sauce was thick and creamy. It coated everything very well! However, it was not spicy at all to me. We also ordered the garlic noodles and the calamari. The garlic noodles just tasted like cheese and milk, not enough salt and garlic. I would not get the garlic noodles again. The calamari however was very yummy! We enjoyed it a lot and ran out of sauce way too early. Lastly, we ordered the ube coffee. It just tasted like a sweet Vietnamese coffee. Ube is a hard flavor to maintain. Overall, we had a great experience and we really enjoyed the atmosphere. It was calm and not too loud inside. We got our food quickly and it tasted overall pretty good with the exception of the garlic noodles. I hear the fried rice is good, so I will try that next time! read more

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Came here for Lunar New Year with my family and it was a pretty solid overall experience. The service was nothing special, pretty standard for a viet owned place. The inside was cute and had nice fish/boat themed decorations. The food was pretty good! We got the: Combo 3 seafood boil (4/5): I don't really eat seafood boils but when I do I enjoy them. The seafood was fine and sauce was standard. I do love me corn, potatoes, and sausages though. Cornbread (3/5): they give you a lot for $5 so that's value, but it was kinda dry and came room temp. Would probs be better warmed up. Mac and cheese (4/5): I actually really enjoyed the Mac and cheese! It came super hot and was really buttery and cheesy. Probs my fav of the night. Lobster garlic noodles (5/5): my boyfriend loved these. They're super garlicky, flavorful, and comes with a decent amount of noodles. For $32, it's not a bad deal at all. Overall, I'd totally come back! read more

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This is a great family friendly place with nice atmosphere and good food. The Shrimp boil was nice and spicy. Shrimp had a nice chew to it and tasted very fresh. The garlic noodles was amazing and definitely packed a garlicky punch. The staff was attentive and friendly and made our first time there a great visit. read more

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I ordered through uber eats, no utensils, no gloves, nothing but the food and that's okay, but then my muscles had this gross spider looking thing on them.. the shrimp could've been cleaned better too and I'm not talking about the guts, I'll take that, but those little spikey things by the head of the fish were everywhere in the sauce. Could've been trimmed beforehand. I just don't think the seafood here was cleaned properly. Also I ordered mussels, why was there crawfish legs and clam shells in there. It honestly grossed me out and I couldn't even eat them. Garlic noodles were good. read more

The Crab Bay - Like what is that?? a few of them were like this btw. Mussels. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

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Zero notes for The Crab Bay. Seriously blown away by the food here. We found the spot searching for crab boil on social media and it did not disappoint. 1) everything that touched our mouths was amazing. We split a combo 2 which was plenty of food but added an extra pound of shrimp, because why not. The flavor missed no steps as it packed a punch. 2) every single person we interacted with at the establishment was kind, courteous and attentive 3) the price point was way less than expected for so much food. An added bonus it was the best michelada I've had in a really long time. Cannot wait to head back for more. Meal was so good I didn't remember to take my review photos until we were out the door lol read more

The Crab Bay - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

They are always very busy here and there is always a little wait whenever I can visit. The service is always really friendly and welcoming and they are really great with attention to details like refilling and asking if you need to add anything else. . The ambience here is casual and I do like how it's very family oriented or a date night special or just hanging out with friends to come here and dining. . What I really like is there garlic noodles which is really flavorful. . I also like their jambalaya which is really great with lots of shrimp and sausage and the rice is really flavorful. . I also like it in your seafood boil and it does come with crab legs lobster clams and shrimp. I always like getting mild to medium spicy and I feel like the flavor of the sauce which has a little bit of everything. I always like getting some spicy sauce on the side to dip in if I need extra spicy. I also like the generous amount of corn cob, and sausage and potatoes. . They also have your coffee drinks and bubble drinks also to Vietnamese dessert drinks and I like how the drinks are not too sweet and I do like their Jasmine milk tea as well. . I also like that fried calamari which is thick and it has really great texture. We also tried the lobster roll but it isn't one of my favorite and I do like how the bread is a really thick Texas garlic bread toast. However everything is really solid here and hope this helps and thanks for reading and yelptastic day. read more

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I wanted to try this place out, as it kept on popping up on my feed. While it was affordable, I don't think their flavor profile matches with my own. It was okay, but I didn't like it as much as I love other places. It doesn't seem that fresh, but for the price it's quite fair. I did not like their garlic noodles. There was too much cheese personally, it was giving feet. Service is quick and staff are friendly. read more

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I absolutely love this restaurant but my partner and I didn't have the greatest experience with our meal today. The staff members were all so sweet and attentive but the crab we ordered today wasn't fresh. The crab was darker colored and had pigments of brown and black inside. Some parts of the meat looked really overcooked and didn't have a smooth taste to it. Some of the clams we had tasted a bit unusual... The garlic noodles we order were good though. Hopefully this was just a bad crab we had today. Never experienced this before : ( read more

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We had Crab Bay again for dinner today. We ordered Combo #3 with snow crab legs, 2 lbs of crawfish, and 2 lbs of clams. Snow crab legs: a bit on the skinny side Crawfish: fresh but on the smaller side Clams: nice and big One thing we loved is the beer mugs were ice cold , which is always a win. The only downside was that the food came out before the beers. We were hoping the beers would arrive first so we could sip while waiting. That said, the owner was extremely nice and attentive. Because of the wait, he kindly brought us complimentary garlic noodles with shrimp, clam chowder, and another ice-cold beer, which we really appreciated. Overall, we enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and the hospitality. read more

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Food was amazing and high quality, has food for anyone, kids and adults. The service was good and the waiters were nice. It has a very good ocean vibe and makes you feel like you're in the ocean. I'm coming back here. read more

The Crab Bay - Ocean vibe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here Saturday 10/11 around 7pm for my boyfriend's mother's birthday. This is my boyfriend's and I second time here. We returned after having a great experience. We ordered combo #3 with Crawfish (2lbs), Shrimp (1lbs), Mussels (1lbs), and a very decent sized dungeness crab (meaning larger then other seafood boil places I been to). We also got the lobster garlic noodles and I recommend getting that vs an ala cart lobster if you want it prepared differently. Everything was fresh & good we got the house special sauce spicy & enjoyed our super filling meal read more

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This place is amazing! Their sauces are very unique. My fav was the whole nine yards, followed by barbecue broil and the house sauce. I ordered hot and medium - I loved the hot! It hit the spot for me - I wasn't crying but enjoying it. Note - my hotness tolerance is much higher than most people. I enjoyed the gumbo, the shrimps and crab, sweet potato fires and Cajun fries. Great place to go - if you enjoy spicy Cajun food. The others in the area are also pretty good - Kicking crab and boiling crab. read more

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Let me introduce you to the star if this establishment: GARLIC NOODLE It's chewy, garlicky, and addictitive . We ordered 1lb of their house sauce in hot. For those of you who loves hot and spicy food. Their hot is not really hot. We added our own Carolina Reaper crushed pepper. Highly reccomend adding in yhe sausage, everything goes together great with the rice. read more

The Crab Bay - Garlic Noodles - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

Late post! Warmly greeted ! Restaurant has that ocean theme with a playful ceiling hanging shark decor , backdrop of fish netting enclosure of a dining area, rope accent decor capturing an atmosphere of underwater scenes. A friend highly recommended this restaurant and treated us to lunch since we were both craving for soft shell crab!!! And it was crazy delicious and cooked in perfection!!! Started our meal with their best creamy Clam Chowder soup! Aside from the delicious soft shell crabs we had a very large order of Garlic noodles topped with 2 half shelled grilled Lobsters !!! Another dish to come back to on next visit !! Hubby tried the Chicken Tenders Plate with french fries! Love everything served here and worth every penny !!!! Great service ! Generous servings and many left overs to take home!! read more

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We were a party of three coming in on Sunday for a late lunch/ early dinner around 5 PM and we were immediately seated! We got the combo #1 with an extra pound of headless shrimp with the house sauce in mild and everything was good! The crawfish were large and everything tasted fresh. I love that they offered snails here which is unlike other places! I also got the matcha latte with ube cream and it was really good which was unexpected considering it's not their specialty. My one complaint would be the drink had too much ice but otherwise everything was solid read more

The Crab Bay - Matcha latte with ube cream - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

We came across this spot after grabbing some Synergy gift cards from Costco and reading all the glowing reviews--so we had to give it a try. Safe to say, it did not disappoint! We ordered the garlic noodles, the #2 combo with Dungeness crab (1.75-2 lb), two pounds of crawfish, and added a pound of mussels, all in the House Special sauce (mild). The garlic noodles were a hit with my family--good portion and flavor, though just okay for me personally. The Dungeness crab was fresh and a solid size. The crawfish were impressively big and perfectly cooked--not overdone at all. So good! The house sauce had great flavor even at mild heat, with a little kick that added just enough depth. Next time, I'm definitely getting a side of crawfish with medium spice! Customer service was wonderful. The woman helping us during pickup was so sweet and thoughtful--she packed up a table liner, bibs, and gloves like we were dining in. It really made the to-go experience feel complete. Also love that they accept the gift cards and even took the time to manually enter each code--though for their sake, it would be nice if their system could scan them in the future to make it easier. Overall, amazing food, great service, and a super smooth pickup experience. We'll definitely be back--hopefully to dine in next time! read more

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They will hang up on you on purpose when busy instead of holding. As a food service worker the least you can do is put the person on hold. Disappointed. read more

I was really craving some seafood boil, so I had to come back again. I ended up taking it to go, but the food was still super tasty. The wait wasn't long either, which is awesome--means they get your food out on time. I got two of the combo 1 plates, which can have 3lbs of crawfish, clams, mussels, shrimp, or headless shrimp. The headless shrimp cost a bit extra, but totally worth it. I love that you can mix and match everything. read more

Great service and food. My mom and I came around 11am and this was one of the only seafood boil places open at that time. The interior is very themed and fun with netting and sea animal decoration everywhere. The food came promptly and was very fresh and well seasoned. read more

The Crab Bay - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

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Good food and service but the kitchen forget my girlfriend's mussels, so she had to call a server over and have the kitchen cook it, making her wait an extra 10 minutes or so. A fly was buzzing over our table next to the door at the beginning of the meal but went away later on. The food was great, but my GF and I both agreed it's NOT as good as my favorite seafood boil spot, Claw Shack in North SJ. The Crab Bay's backyard boil sauce did not penetrate the shells of my headless shrimp, so the shrimp meat was bland unless I double dipped it back in the sauce, which isn't the same as marinating it. There wasn't nearly enough garlic or sauce in our bags in comparison to Claw Shack. Mussels were bomb even though they forgot them in our initial order. Shrimp, clams, crawfish, corn, sausage, and potatoes were good, but not mind-blowing in flavor or size. The calamari was damn good at the Crab Bay though and were perfect. The Cajun garlic noodles were good, but I'd pay extra for some added clams next time. It was great to finally try The Crab Bay, but, if I'm spending this much money, I'd still rather drive up to Claw Shack. read more

The Crab Bay - A-tier Cajun Garlic Noodles. Would have loved seafood mixed in with it. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

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Wooooooow , Talk about phenomenal!!!! Tyler was an amazing server !! Great attitude great service great recommendations !!! Our drinks were never empty. Now for the freakin food dang so so delicious!! The sauce (I had the whole nine yards and mild ) was so butter and creamy not oily !! It was piping hot and just delicious Tyler Tyler Tyler my guy we will definitely be back and hope to be seated in your area !! The vibes we litty the food was amazing and for our first experience freakin Grand read more

The Crab Bay - The aftermath the food had no chance - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

I really wanted to give this place 5 stars, but I couldn't because there's no changing table in the restrooms. I honestly thought California required restaurants to have one, but maybe I'm mistaken. Either way, adding a changing table would make a huge difference for parents dining here. We ended up changing our daughter on the trunk of our car outside. Aside from that, the food was great and the portions were generous. Our waitress was super friendly, just not very attentive. We had to flag her down to place our order, ask another server for water, and flag her down again for the bill. It didn't bother us too much since we weren't in a rush. Combo #1: 3 lbs of shrimp in the house special sauce, plus corn and sausage for $50. Super tasty and a fair price! Garlic Noodles: A hit with everyone at the table. It was creamy, flavorful, and delicious. Fried Fish with Fries: Really good! It tasted like swai, and the portion was huge for only $14. Overall, we'll definitely be back. Our waitress also brought out small panna cotta desserts to finish the meal, that everyone thought was hella good! read more

Update after dinner 5/31/2025: Came here with my S/O Saturday Evening. It's been a month or two since my last visit. Parking lot, full; but the foot traffic wasn't as busy as I thought it was going to be when we came in around 6:30. I'm happy we got seated immediately cuz I was hangryyyy. We were actually greeted by the restaurant manager, I believe is Tom. High emphasis on how sweet he is. He is so engaging to the guests that walks in through the doors. To talk about food, my usual order, a dozen oysters and a combo #2. I noticed prices raised over the last month, but I need to say I'm not so mad at it. Haha. The only minor issue I ran into was when my boil came in, I opened and noticed a lot of sand debris in my food. I brushed it off at first but after eating my 4th clam, I couldn't do it because it was just too much grit. I rarely make any complaints about my food, but this was a little inconvenient for me. I am happy that our server was amazing sweet about it and took my food back for a new batch. I think his name was Tim. Tall gentleman with glasses very accommodating and checked in well with us. My BF's order was actually pretty bomb. Chicken Tenders with Garlic Parmesan Fries rating a 10/10! The chicken tenders were juicy and is best with ranch sauce. Mouth watering hahhh. Then he ordered another batch of Cajun Fries. I'll say for a basic order, I'll probably bypass my seafood boil next time and come for clam chowder with chicken tenders and fries. Tim and Tom thank you for your help this past weekend. See you all again soon. read more

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Probably my favorite seafood boil spot in the South Bay! Their sauces here are amazing and the serving size is very generous. I always have tons of leftover sauce to take to-go which I eat with rice or noodles at home. My go-to order is a lb of shrimp and a lb of clams with garlic noodles. Their garlic noodles here are so flavorful and they come at an amazing value of only $10. Service is also amazing here and they're really good about always checking up on you. Our server was super friendly and proactively refilled our waters and gave us to-go boxes/bags at the end. read more

Literally down the street from my house. Always easy to find parking and seated right away. I mostly come for all the appetizers while my friends eat crawfish. Wings, fries, raw oysters, and clam chowder. Was also told they have a karaoke room that I'll need to experience one day overall, a chill place. read more

Was too lazy to drive and was so happy when we found The Crab Bay on Door Dash. Definitely made dinner so much easier! The food came fresh and hot still so that was a big plus! I love me some Crab Bay! read more

The Crab Bay - Heaven in a bag - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

Ordered: Combo #1 Combo #1 lets you choose 3 items from their list. And it comes with 4 slices of sausages, 2 corns and 2 potatoes. We ordered 2 lbs or crawfish and 1 lb of shrimp. The sauce in the bag is good but I felt like it didn't soak into any of the seafood and all the seafood just tasted bland. When we got there we were offered fresh crawfish but last minute they told us it was sold out so we had to settle for frozen. I've had frozen crawfish before and I think it usually tastes fine, but this frozen crawfish was too obvious that it was frozen. The meat was grainy and bitter and the shell was more soggy for some pieces. It was unpleasant. I wish we were able to get fresh crawfish, but we came too late for that. On the other hand, the garlic fries were really good and really helped me enjoy the meal. Super fresh and garlicky. I'll probably try the place again because I'm curious about the fresh crawfish. read more

The Crab Bay - Garlic Fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

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I had a little father daughter date my princess loved the food and the atmosphere! She kept thinking it was pirates theme We ordered: Garlic Noodles (10/10 according to my daughter) yummy and not utoo garlicky And: Fish Combo (8/10) spiced just right but fries could've been a little more flavorful. Finally: Calamari (8/10) super yummy but I personally don't like them in onion ring form. It's just a personal take. Overall, the staff were amazing! So friendly, timely, and attentive. They even gave my little one a free Taro pudding Lovely staff read more

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Overall: I honestly havent really gone out to get seafood boil in San Jose. We family styled this and got the combo ＃2 and #3 with the whole nine yards (medium) with side of sweet potato fries and calamari. I like the crawfish and dipping it in the sauce with a squeeze of lime. Service here wsa great and our server was attentive! Can't really complain about this spot; super solid great seafood boil place! read more

The Crab Bay - Menu - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

It was so nice and clean inside, immediately welcoming as soon as stepped in. The server was so sweet and nice, I wish I got her name but she was incredibly helpful with it being our first visit. Food was so good, we got a little bit of everything and extra points for the corn & potato being included in the Ala carte bags. The Cajun garlic fries were so good, definitely getting your money worth. Additionally, Tyler was also really kind definitely could see how he cares about the customers who come in. We will definitely come back! read more

The Crab Bay - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Jose, California

Love the venue layout. Staff are nice. But it needs a deep clean. The seats, curtains etc had food splats on it. We were there for lunch, so night staff are the ones who should clean it well. This is probably why there were flies that were flying around us too. I usually get the Lobster roll, but last time i went they had no Lobster. A SUPER bummer having travelled all the way from downtown. I had the fish sandwich and it was a bit dry. Bummer. The frosted Glasses for Beer are always a nice welcome touch. The coffee/tea selections are good. Although Egg Coffee is supposed to be hot and in a small cup with whipped real egg on top.(i just came back from Vietnam). I don't know if I'll come back, my girlfriend definitely wont come with me again. Place needs a good cleaning. read more

I didn't expect to see so many people dining it, but it was packed around 5pm. My family ordered the combo #3 with the king crab, spice level mild, garlic noodles, and ube coffee. For the combo, we chose clams, crawfish, shrimp, and periwinkles. The seafood was very good. It was fresh and the sauce wasn't too salty. The garlic noodles was also good, very garlicky and buttery. It was a nice change from all the seafood. The ube coffee that we received was extremely bitter. I'm not sure if that's how they make it, or they forgot to put sugar, but it wasn't drinkable. I had to put sugar at home for my sister to drink it. read more

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The food if good the service is terrible. I came in 5-21-26 nightshift. The New girl waiter extremely rude you have to ask 3 times for lemons and salt and she ignores you I asked for water she also ignored me. My child asked for water she ignored her extremely disappointed not worth it I had to ask the young guy for water and he ignored me as well. Terrible service! read more

Great service. Nice comfortable atmosphere. We were well attended. Food was good Lobster was moist, soft and tender. Mild flavored but combined with that strong garlic seasoned noodles, made it a really good combination. Chicken tenders were ok flavor wise but seems like a little on the dry side.. Good size soft shell crabs but lacking in flavor. Soft and crunchy but needs more seasoning. Potato fries were ok but sweet potato was much more enjoyable. Liked strawberry and mango jello desserts. Overall, it's a good place to go to. read more

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Strong 4 for Crab Bay. The hosts were greeted us and were friendly. One was eager to help us get a spot at the bar. She even asked a party of four sitting there if they'd like a high top table near the bar so we could sit down. The michelada was good. Interesting to have so much crushed ice in it, but still pretty tasty. We ordered a dozen oysters and the combo #1 (muscles, shrimp, clams) medium house special sauce. The food arrived quickly was piping hot and tasty. The servers regularly checked on us and asked if we needed anything. There are two or three other "seafood by the bag" kind of places and I've tried them all. The Crab Bay stands out. read more

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I love me some Cajun seafood boil! The Crab Bay makes it with the best of them. We ordered our usual 2 lbs of shrimp with the house special sauce, garlic noodles, rice, and the Cajun fries. That's all we need for a family of four and it always hits the spot. Hopefully we'll try some of the other Crab Bay recommended favorites. I know we should be able to reach that goal as we will always need that seafood boil fix every couple of weeks or so. read more

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