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    The Kickin’ Crab

    3.1 (17 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    The Service was great the people were very friendly & helpful. It was very clean on the inside and looked brand new like they just opened. The Food was good but we were told it would be spicy but it wasn't it was actually really sweet which was unexpected. Plus a lot of things either came in small amounts or a la cart & they were very expensive. So I would say Yes give it a try maybe try a different more established location & bring a few extra bucks if you want to get a little bit of everything in your boil!

    UNETHICAL STAFF!!!!!! My wife and three kids walked in at 9:00 PM. Nobody sat us down, we proceeded to sit down, and the three employees looked at us and shook their heads with an annoyed appearance. We waited for 15 minutes and not one single employee came to us. We overheard other people complaining as well. The employees seemed very busy chatting and talking about how they cannot wait to get off. The place was not anywhere near full, which is why it seemed weird. What makes matters worse is that when we got up to leave,..... The three employees literally HIGH FIVED each other and laughed in joy!!!!!! I'm assuming because they had an hour and a half left they had something personal against us and were glad that we left. We don't understand what happened at all. We are definitely never the kind of people to be rude or act entitled. But this was VERY DISAPPOINTING because I take my Electrical Company Employees out for a team dinner several times a month here. Definitely going to take my money elsewhere.

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    My favorite place so far due to the viet Cajun style sauce. I've had the crawfish and wings. I Highly recommend.

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    5 months ago

    food is nasty mangers are rude poor customer service I want be back they wouldnt give me a refund for the nasty food .

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    11 months ago

    Me and the family enjoyed our time at this location! Tay was our server and was very helpful and accommodating, we'll definitely be back

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    amazing food great flavors would 10/10 recommend and great service, aswell as Ambiance.

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