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    The Mad Claw

    3.7 (1.2k reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    THE MAD CLAW ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Awesome service by Azelia!She deserves a raise!!
    Chris C.

    Mad Cloth Review It's your girl, Christine the Realtor, out with Big Luck at The Mad Claw. Big Luck thought he was brave and ordered the hot garlic noodles. Y'all... his mouth is on FIRE. I swear you could see flames shooting out of his ears. It was so hot he had to steal my rice just to cool it down. Meanwhile, I was over here playing it smart with the medium peeled shrimp. Nice little kick, full of flavor, and I can still feel my tongue. Big Luck learned the hard way -- sometimes "medium" is the real luxury choice. Second time here. The service was good ambience is like a bar area without the bar. Music is going. It's a nice vibe.

    The end of our meal, shrimp, noodles, wings

    I love this place, the shrimps are a great sauce, the sauce is delicious and the price I think is fair! Brought my family in and we had the garlic noodles and chicken wings in addition to a pound a of shrimp. It was delicious. Service was great, we had the same waitress and she made sure we also had refills and didn't rush us. The place is spacious with lots of room and decorations and TVs. They were playing kids shows which my kiddos loved. I literally want to come here everyday lol.

    Tiffany L.

    I ordered the family claw and there was a lot in the bag. Food was flavorful and seafood was fresh!

    Art G.

    Joselyn was an amazing server. Very outgoing, great personality, made our visit extra special. Food was full of flavor, drinks were delicious! Thank you Joselyn for the great experience!

    Naim K.

    Love sea food broil decided to try this place driving back home from San Diego service was good and food was great can never go wrong with a sea food broil

    2lb Peeled shrimp with corn and potatoes, Cajun fries, classic miches.
    Anabel G.

    This place is soooooo delicious! I came here on a weekday and weekend and I was assisted right away. Staff are extremely attentive and super kind. The environment is clean and aesthetic to fit the seafood boil style. I always get the peeled shrimp with potatoes and corn full house and I've tried both hot and medium- just a heads up they are . I as a spice lover thought medium was good for me. The Cajun fries are also so good and always fresh. For drinks, the fish bowl is a HIT and the miches are sooooo fire. Really enjoyed this place and will definitely be coming back, it is now my seafood boil spot! 10/10 recommend.

    Digvijay S.

    Service was great since the waiter was very friendly and very helpful. They played laid-back music, which had a relaxing vibe. The shrimp was cooked perfectly well, but the potatoes were slightly rough vs. soft. The sauce was bold, spicy, and flavorful. It paired nicely with the shrimp and added a kick to the aftertaste. Will be back to try something else.

    Left over shrimp and corn ! Very delicious but got full !
    Raul R.

    We went there for lunch and we got great and fast service ! Great ambience inside with cool decor ! Plenty of TVs with lots to watch.

    Shrimp in Full House Sauce
    Angela N.

    I used to come here all the time but hadn't been in a while since we moved farther away. I was recently in town so decided to stop by. Service was quick and our waitress was nice. However, the food was just okay in my opinion. We ordered shrimp in their full house sauce. The sauce wasn't as good as I remembered and the shrimp was a bit overcooked.

    Shrimp boil, corn and potatoes
    Noli L.

    This place was awesome. I got the full house flavor sauce and it was really good. Thanks to our server Hailey she did an amazing job in helping us.

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    Not worth the hype. Went in 2 weeks ago and my food came out cold. Whole place looks like it needs a bath.

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    Great service, yummy food, and great price for the amount of food you get. Will definitely be back

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    The food and service is great but kinda pricy need money to dine here. I will be back when i have the money

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    The shrimps are not fresh. I had diarrhea after eating them. .............. nnnnnnnnnn

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    The Bucket Crab & Crawfish

    4.3(217 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    We visited The Bucket in Foothill Ranch after my daughter's award ceremony at Toyota Arena. We…read moreordered crawfish, shrimp, fries, garlic noodles, and calamari. The appetizers and side dishes were good, and we enjoyed the fries, noodles, and calamari. The only disappointment was the special sauce that comes with the crawfish and shrimp boil. The flavor wasn't what we expected and tasted more like a tomato-based sauce. Compared to places like The Boiling Crab or Kicking Crab, it lacked the buttery, garlicky, and savory flavor we were looking for. Unfortunately, the sauce was the main reason my kids and I didn't enjoy the seafood. Since the sauce is such an important part of a seafood boil, it really affected our overall experience. The food itself was fresh, and the service was fine, but we would probably choose The Boiling Crab or Kicking Crab next time.

    Wasn't a Fan. My daughter loves these crab Louisiana boil places. We saw this pop up on Yelp and…read moredecided to give it a chance. I was a lil confused during dinner hours about the service. Looked like break time for part of the staff during the most busiest part of the day. We ordered drinks and got lost in waiting for that. I know they tried by asking me if I wanted another beer. I would have ordered 3. The TV's were frozen. It just didn't have that liveliness that other boil places have. The food was boring , and I left there hungrier than when I got there.

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    Big Catch Seafood House

    Big Catch Seafood House

    3.9(988 reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Free WiFi

    AMBIANCE 5.5/10…read more After spending way too long trying to decide what to eat, we finally settled on seafood boil and landed on The Big Catch because of their all-you-can-eat option. Walking in, our first impression wasn't great the building looked a little run down. Once inside, though, the vibe improved. It had a rustic sports bar feel with TVs everywhere, an open bar, and a seafood station. Nothing fancy, but not terrible. EXPERIENCE 7/10 The service was one of the better parts of the visit. Our waiter was friendly, attentive, and took the time to answer our questions and recommend a few items. The food took a little while to come out. BTW there's a 90 minute limit after we were seated and the second round of our seafood took 30 minutes to come out (they apparently forgot our order) and they proceeded to tell us we had last call right after our second round of food barely got to the table. Not sure if that's done on purpose but we really didn't really appreciate that. Overall though, the staff definitely made the experience better. THE FOOD 5/10 Here's where things started to fall apart. The first all-you-can-eat platter came with two snow crab clusters, 1/2lb crawfish, 1/2lb mussels, 1/2lb peeled shrimp, plus unlimited sides. One thing that caught us off guard and maybe we just missed it on the menu is that after your first round, you can no longer order the snow crab or peeled shrimp. That was disappointing since those ended up being the best seafood options on the table. The snow crab was solid, and the peeled shrimp were surprisingly good the texture was crunchy and we didn't get any fishy smell or flavors. Everything after that... not so much. Round two included whole shrimp, clams, and scallops. The portions were noticeably smaller, and almost everything tasted like it had been frozen for too long. The crawfish lacked freshness, the whole shrimp had the same issue and were mushy without the initial crunch additionally the shrimp was hard to peel which makes us think that it was POSSIBLY reheated, and the scallops were tiny with a strong fishy flavor that made them hard to enjoy. Even the House/Cajun seasoning didn't do much to save it. It was too oily and honestly just tasted like salt, there was no spiciness either and we got the hot flavor. Ironically, the sides ended up carrying the meal. The cucumber salad was fresh and crunchy, which balanced out some of the heavier seafood, and the sweet potato fries were honestly one of our favorite things we ordered. And one last thing... somehow even the water tasted off. What We'd Order Again Snow Crab Clusters Peeled Shrimp Fish Taco Sweet Potato Fries Cucumber Salad Sausage Corn Skip These Whole Shrimp Clams Mussels Scallops Crawfish House/Cajun Seasoning Cajun Fries Cajun Wings Boiled Egg Water Final Rating If you're going for the all-you-can-eat seafood, don't expect premium quality. The first round is decent, but once the crab and peeled shrimp are off the table, the meal drops off pretty quickly. Would we come back? Definitely not. We ended up paying 90$ for 2 people which you can argue is good since it's an AYCE seafood meal but afterwards after speaking to the waiter we found out the shrimp and crawfish was indeed frozen that along with all the other disappointing food doesn't make us feel like it was worth the money. Overall Gassington Rating: (5/10)

    We were greeted and seated right away on a Saturday evening. Our server, Sam, was quick to get our…read moredrinks and gave us plenty of time to look over the menu. Sam did a great job taking care of us throughout our entire meal. He regularly checked in to make sure we had everything we needed, including refills, extra lemons, and pepper. The service was excellent from start to finish! My wife and I ordered 2lbs. of shrimp at $17/lb, with add-ons including corn at $1.95 each, potatoes at $2.95, and 1/2 sausage for $8.95. We also had a soda for $4.50 with free refills. Our total came out to $59.05, including tax. We chose the house mix with the spicy flavor, and it was delicious! The shrimp was flavorful, and we were completely satisfied with the both the food and the service. We're definitely adding this place to our list of go-to spots and will be back again!

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    The Kickin' Crab

    The Kickin' Crab

    4.6(269 reviews)
    10.0 mi
    $$
    Large group friendly
    Casual dining

    The fish was amazing! First time here too! Usually go to the other place but this was exactly and…read moreworth the cost! The service was great and easy our server Mathew was kind Plenty of space inside and easy access to wash your hands. Definitely new spot to stay coming

    For years, we've never had any major issues with Kickin' Crab. And on the rare occasion something…read morewasn't right, they always made it right for us. Our usual order is 1lb of shrimp and 1lb of mussels, and we've always been happy with it. This time, we decided to try the Combo #2 because we wanted to add crab legs. We ordered three combo bags, each with shrimp, mussels, and crab legs. Unfortunately, it didn't feel like there was anywhere close to 1lb each of shrimp and mussels in the bags. I can't prove it, so I can only share our experience, but it honestly felt like there were fewer than 15 shrimp in the bag. For the first time ever, we finished our meal and were still hungry afterward. Based on this experience, I wouldn't recommend ordering the combo bag. Not only did it seem like there was significantly less food, but with all the ingredients piled together, some items ended up overcooked. We were really disappointed because we've had consistently good experiences with multiple locations here over the years. Hopefully this was just an off day, but we'll be sticking with ordering the seafood separately next time.

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