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    The Kickin' Crab

    4.5 (275 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Margarita flight
    Rebecca P.

    Love this place ! Located in orange circle so after you eat some delicious seafood you can walk it off haha very comfortable, very kind employees great service all around if you love Cajun seafood this is the place for you, I highly recommend the mixed drinks also so delicious & refreshing. Oh and can't forget the KC fiesta sauce so much flavor

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    Kelly D.

    Love love this location! Tons of seating, parking can be tough, staff are so so great at what they do and the happy hour is worth a try.

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    The service here was amazing! Everyone was really helpful, friendly, and attentive. They made sure we had everything we needed and were happy to answer our questions. The food was great too, but the customer service really stood out. Definitely recommend checking this place out!

    My wife and I were here with another couple. It was our first time in Old Towne Orange, and it's a very interesting town. We were there very shortly after it opened. The service was great, and we all enjoyed our meals. Waiter was very polite and helpful. I myself cannot tolerate spicy foods and waiter assured that the dishes we ordered would not be spicy. Everything was very good. ===== Not the restaurant's doing, but the parking system in Old Towne is horrible, as it is limited to only 2 hours at a time. And this makes you have to be aware of time, and have to rush to 'feed the meter' - this is ridiculous as it's all by credit card.

    Helen was an amazing server !! food came out fast and it wasn't too packed either such a great idea to have it at the circle!

    My Valentines dates aka My Babies
    Krystal G.

    We ordered The Cajun fries, Garlic noodles, a pound of shrimp with kicken' style 2 miles and 1 medium, and got some to go too! Everything was amazing, service was quick and on point, location was on the corner easy to find, chill relaxed vibe great to go with family and/or friends!

    Lobster, shrimp, and clams combo
    Minh V.

    The Kickin Crab was Kickin' when I was there. I love this orange circle location because it was easy to find parking and it was nice to walk around after my meal. Our servers name was Gracie and she was amazing. It was my friend's first time having Kickin Crab, and Gracie. explained the whole process to her after we got our bag of goodies. There were several servers checking in on us to make sure that we were good and asked if we needed anything else. We got the lobster, clams and shrimp combo kickin style with medium heat. It was so good and buttery. We paired it with white rice and it was a perfect. So the space was very clean and they gave us gloves and a bib to make sure that we didn't get everything all over ourselves. I would highly recommend coming to this place because of the ambience service and delicious food. We know we'll come back.

    Celene F.

    First time coming to this location and Jericca was so kind and eager to help me find the best drink for me , THANK YOU!!

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    1 year ago

    kickin style was not as good as other locations, would definitely make the drive to another location

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    I've been here multiple times and the food and service is great and fast. The workers are very kind and attentive.

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    Great service, great food as always. Everything was on point and delicious. Server was very attentive!

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    1 year ago

    Great service, good food, ambiance is nice and clean, my favorite location by far, best place to go for seafood boil.

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    Great service I recommend this spot I didn't know this spot was so local I recommend everyone this spot is very good 5 star service.

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    1 year ago

    Great service, Jayson was very prompt and kind and funny... he was also personable. I highly recommend coming to this place!

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    1 year ago

    Short wait time, service amazing super helpful, don't forget to order some Cajun fries!

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    1 year ago

    We ordered the shrimp and cajun fries. It was so so good! Staff was so friendly and the food was amazing! We would come back again!

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    The kickin crab had great service and such a nice atmosphere. Worth the wait! Servers are very friendly and attentive!

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    1 year ago

    Great service, great ambience, and shoutout to our server Roy! Will be back again soon.

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    1 year ago

    This place is a great addition to the historic plaza. Super clean and great service and food. Dana was great.

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    1 year ago

    Came on a Thursday night no wait time! Lots of space. Eggs are $2.10 tho but I guess that's fair

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    The restaurant is very clean. Super nice staff. Food was amazing can't wait to come back again!

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    1 year ago

    Food was really delicious. Our server was very attentive and welcoming. Will definitely come again!

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    1 year ago

    Amazing food and excellent service! The staff was super friendly and made the experience even better. Definitely coming back!

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    Jody was amazing! She made our experience great! Great personality. Amazing service :)

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