Friendly service when you walk in, it's lovely inside, totally Club Vibe going on, assuming depending on the time of day, you do go, not sure if they get busy for dinner or possibly during the weekends? Lots and lots of seating,, dinner style, a few tables set up in the middle, but a majority of High, Stand Up table set ups, the Giant Screen TV is Pricing for the food, it's soso also depending on what you decide to order. Seafood boil, fried goodies, fresh seafood & a variety of other dishes OR Mexican food? You'll find something to your liking. read more

After Bar & Grill - Cute Presentation - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

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I guess Cajun Crackin' closed. The Cajun food here was pretty good though. Shared the combo with my friend and we were thoroughly stuffed and brought a few shrimp home. With a combo, you get three pounds of seafood, sausage, corn, and potatoes for $65. It was pretty empty on a Wednesday lunch afternoon but this place is probably more lively at night time. Service was not bad and the place was decorated pretty well. Considering this place for lunchtime Cajun. read more

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We came here after an estimated 1.5 hour wait for the Boiling Crab and it was fairly empty on a Friday night. One member of my party said the music was a little too loud for her. For four people, we ordered the Combo #3 and chose: Whole Dungeness crab from the Pick 1 Shrimp (headless), crawfish, and black mussels from the pick 3 Then added 1 lb each of the head-on shrimp and green mussels. All with the house special sauce at medium spicy level. Medium was just right - not spicy enough to sweat or numb the tongue, but gives a nice kick of spice after eating a few pieces of seafood. I've never had proper Cajun seafood as far as I can recall so was pleasantly surprised at the provided gloves and bib, since I was expecting and wary of messy hands. Apparently the taste is pretty close to the Boiling Crab and the drive is only around 15 minutes away if it gets too crowded! read more

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This review would've easily been 4 stars but this happened more than couple of times. They still use the Cajun Crackin on doordash but the restaurant is named differently. It is either the employees are not doing their job measuring the seafood or they are on purposely cheating the customers. You guys need to do better. There is something called integrity and honesty. I went to an actual Cajun Crackin in Milpitas and when they brought out the shrimp I thought it was underweight as well. For almost $20 you'd think you'll be getting your money's worth. read more

After Bar & Grill - This has happened at least 3 times. Things that businesses do to lose business. - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

What the actual heck did we experience? Food subpar, at best. Extremely loud Texican music. Deafening. It's a bar. We were looking for Cajun Crackin. They serve the menu, but it was dicey as can be. read more

Food Super delicious and their sauce was pretty good. I ordered the shrimp (where you have the options of having the head on or removed) Ordering was simple as their menu walked you through the steps how to customize your choices. Service Friendly and attentive by the waitress/host/bartender Ambience Such much decorating details where it screamed you're in a seafood restaurant with a nice theme. So far my favorite crawfish/seafood finger eating restaurant read more

After Bar & Grill - They serve your seafood bag on a plater tray! Love it - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

This spot was previously Cajun Crackin but they rebranded a couple weeks ago. Cajun Crackin wasn't reported as closed so we were super confused when we arrived to the plaza. The front windows and doors show pics of seafood so we decided to just go ahead and give this place a shot for lunch. On a Thursday at 12:30, this place was completely empty. The inside is pretty big, but when you're the only customers, it's a weird feeling. They have a nice bar, and the bathrooms and dining area are clean so kudos to that. Our waitress was just the sweetest girl, but there seemed to be some miscommunication with the kitchens, which she was super apologetic for. We ordered a dozen oysters, garlic noodles, fries, lemon pepper wings, a pound of cajun shrimp and rice. After we got our order in, she came back to say they were out of oysters so we subbed for fried calamari. The food came out one dish at a time, and there was a small wait between each item. After we got half our food, she said they were out of garlic noodz. We were really disappointed but nothing we could do now. Then after we got all our food, she came back and said they DO have garlic noodz now if we want them... lol We really did want the garlic noodz so we said ok and that took about another 15 min to come out. All the food was hot and fresh but everything was just super breaded and heavy. The lemon pepper wings were light on the lemon pepper and had so much breading. Each wing felt so dense. It was crunchy though! The fried calamari come in rings and the inside was super tender, not really chewy at all, but once again, way heavily breaded. Their house sauce for the shrimp was good but not spicy at the medium level. It had a nice garlic flavor and was great with some lemon squeezed into it. Some of our shrimp had black spots, and were over cooked so a bit hard to peel. I think if this was spicier, it would have been a pretty decent sauce. They were really stingy with the sauce though, and no garlic chunks in sight. The garlic noodles were worth the wait. They were piping hot, and made with a thin spaghetti noodle. Super garlicky and flavorful, but I do appreciate a thicker chow mein type of noodle for more bite. Pour some of the cajun sauce over this and you got a fire combo. All in all, this spot is decent. I prefer more of an Asian Cajun, like Boiling Crab, but I think it has potential especially with the full bar. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the service we received, as the waitress was really nice about everything. Do expect a bit of a learning curve though as the staff appears to be new, as its all under new management. It took a while for us to pay the check and leave because the CC processor was having some issues with the paper. They were able to offer text receipt though so it was fine. FYI- She did mention the menu would be changing soon in the next couple months. read more

After Bar & Grill - Garlic noodles - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

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Food is so delicious , we had the clam chowder, combo #1 so we got crawfish mussels & shrimp w/out the head the combo is perfect size & it's a good option for 2+, sweet potato fries . We got the sauce with all the flavors and mild it was really good not as greasy as other places. Micheladas were perfect they have a full menu of diff alcohol menu Definitely check this place we didn't have to wait hours like other boiling places & service they are very friendly and serve your food quickly. First time here and will deff come back and recommend it with friends and family read more

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Such a good combo deal. I got the special 1 and added crawfish. The flavor was great! I got the combo flavor. The garlic noodles was okay, i didn't like the noodles they used. The service was okay, very slow for not a busy day. We also had the Michelada which was pretty good. Overall I'd come back. The place is huge!! With a bar and everything. read more

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Hurts my soul to leave this review, but I don't want anyone else to get scammed. They leverage the 4 start rating from the Cajun Crack'n yelp profile to get customers. For starters, the name has been changed for longer than a year, yet the Cajun Crack'n yelp profile has not been updated. The restaurant is clean and somewhat aesthetically pleasing. The food mediocre. Nothing special if you've dined a other similar seafood restaurant's that offered boils. It's not worth the trip. Now let me share my experience. This was my first time visiting with my family which included two toddlers. After we ordered our food the lights went out and no one acknowledged it. The staff kept operating as if it was a regular occurrence. (Imagine eating in the dark) Once our food came out it was hot, but wrong. We ordered two boils, the ticket on the bag was correct, but the contents included ingredients that we were allergic to. (Lucky, I had my epipen on deck) After we politely notified our waiter, a new order was placed.... Still wrong. Now at this point the kids are screaming because they are staving and everyone is moving at a slow glacier like pace. Very disappointing. Everyone makes mistakes totally understandable, but it's how you deal with the issue to rectify the situation that matters. The place had the potential to be great, but don't you dare waste your time or money. read more

After Bar & Grill - This was a bag for our dinner leftovers. They are not Cajun Crack'n. I felt scammed. - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

Seafood boil with good quality seafood and perfectly cooked?! I couldn't have asked for a better new restaurant to try. Apparently they are currently having their soft opening, with their grand opening to follow towards the end of April. By the looks of it, you wouldn't know that they just barely opened. The restaurant was quite crowded, steadily increasing from the time we arrived to when we left. The service was very attentive. Our server Kevin constantly checked on us before, after, and in between each dish. The drinks were absolutely amazing too. Here is what we ordered: Paloma--10/5. NEW FAVORITE DRINK EVER. I've never had a Paloma made like this before. It came in a very cute clay cup too Garlic noodles--5/5. This dish is made with spaghetti noodles and is garlicky yet buttery. Some places make it just too garlic heavy but it's just right here. Bonus points if you pour the seafood boil sauce into the noodles Soft shell crab basket--6/5. Cajun fries and soft shell crab were perfectly crisp and stayed that way the whole time we were there Shrimp in spicy house special sauce--5/5. My friends call me a seafood connoisseur and a seafood snob and this place did not disappoint. I love seafood boil but at most places, the quality of the seafood is poor, overcooked, or usually both. Here, the seafood didn't have any overly fishy smells. Usually, head on shrimp tends to get mushy very easily but it was perfectly cooked and snappy. I'd recommend asking for additional sauce on the side so that you can bathe your de-shelled seafood in it Clams in spicy house special sauce--10/5. I was absolutely speechless by the cook on the clams. It was nice and juicy and the additional clam essence in the house sauce made it that much better When it's crawfish season, you bet I'll be back to update my review hehe TLDR: amazing quality seafood, drinks, and service. You won't be disappointed going here to satisfy your Cajun cravings read more

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restaurant itself is way too overwhelming and all the shrimp is overcooked so it's hard to peel. I ordered 1lb of crab with potatoes and extra sauce the sauce is way too oily and the crab didn't taste good. The service wasn't the best aswell they took 20 mins to even come attend us and ask us what we wanted to drink. there were 3 woman servers and only 1 was actually working on a sunday night! the other 2 waitresses were talking sitting on the table talking with another man. My bf also hated the shrimp didn't taste fresh. read more

Food was delicious we love the sauces ( garlic mild and the house special) I loved the sausage with the potatoes. The service was great really enjoyed the ambiance I liked the music and everything in general I highly recommend it. We had tried other restaurants ( and they're good ) but came back here because of the great taste. read more

After Bar & Grill - Shrimps in the house special sauce and potatoes and sausage - Seafood Near Me - San Jose, California

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Come support your local, Latino owned, small business. Second time here in the last couple of weeks. The staff is super friendly and the food is good. We have several of the Po Boys and different flavored shrimp. They were all good and decently priced. They have musing playing but it's not too loud and obnoxious like some places. You can still easily have a conversation with your party. Previously Cajun Crackin but from my understanding all the food is the same. Just a new re-branding. read more

es un lugar muy bueno, la atención al cliente es espectacular ademas es un lugar con espacio donde perfectamente puedes compartir con tu familia read more

So got the #2 special it's not what's it cracked up to be $71.63 or a rip off for two a lemonade, and a soda So the number2 special has two sides and I asked her if I had enough sausage on there because that's one of the things that I wanted with the meal, she said oh yes, there's four sausages which I think what she meant to say, was they give you four slices of a sausage The corn was dry it's like they took it out of the freezer and throw it in the microwave. it was just nasty nasty nasty nasty. I feel that this place is more of a bar than a food place. I want to say it's more of going out and enjoying yourself and having a few good drinks because to go and spend $70.00 plus on I want to say 12 clams 1 half of 4 and a scrawny piece of Alaskan king crab portin 4 head shrimp OVER COOKED couldn't get the shell off the shrimp for a good 15 20 minutes minutes gave up on that AND THE GOOD REVIEWS you have to put it on your story and the restaurant will give you a discount mind you didn't ask us that they didn't say did we want him 10% off of our meal obviously seeing how we were not happy but the other people before us said that they put it on their story and do they get their discount on their bill believe me unless you're wealthy and you want to go and and spend $70.00 plus for a little tiny tasting of some seafood sure go here but I would not recommend it for someone that wants to go out and enjoy and have some seafood it's not worth it at all. I'm highly disappointed, but my Coca-Cola was great and the lemonade was awesome NOT RECOMENDED pS they really need to get a good water filter I asked for some water and I took a tiny sip of it. It was disgusting. It's so disgusting and I asked her if that was tapwater she said yeah it was gross so that's why I normally when I go have seafood I always order water and I order some slices of lemon with it but I literally ordered a soda because the water was so disgusting but besides that like I said, I was just not happy and I love seafood, and I have got to many restaurants at this place is over priced for the tiny bit of seafood you get it's more of a bar to go and have some drinks at Highly. Disappointing. read more

Came here after returning from vacation and expected to see Cajun Crackin, only to see the rebrand. We gave it a chance and found the experience average: Ambiance: Music was LOUD- we could barely have a conversation at the table. Music choice was nice though! Service: Slightly difficult- when ordering, I asked for mild spice level but the waitress kept repeating medium. I continued to confirm I wanted mild, not medium and when the food came out.. it was medium spice. I didn't want to waste a whole pound of shrimp so I just accepted it. It was also strange that the waitress would only ask my partner if we would like to place additional orders, if we needed anything, and if we were ready to pay as though I was not there. It became clear that my partner was chosen by the waitress to be the spokesperson at the table. Food: Acceptable- aside from the incorrect spice level, I was very happy with how big my shrimps were and the quality of my meal (1lb shrimp with head)! We say acceptable because my partner ordered shrimp without the head and the BODY of his shrimps were significantly smaller, I'm talking at least 30% of the body of my own shrimps. This was not the case in the past when the restaurant was Cajun Crackin. Overall, we may have to start looking for another Cajun shrimp restaurant if our next experience is similar to today's. We hope to see a difference next time we return! read more

Food is good, service is okay but a bit overpriced. No free refills which is a rip off. Wouldn't go back - much better options around.

Food is delicious, great services as well as cocktails. Loved the ambiance and space but also the fact you don't have to wait 2 hours to be seated like at other spots with a similar menu. This place is a must try !!! read more

Puedo decir que la comida esta ok ero el servicio es de los peores que eh visto. Tenia que pedir todo lo que necesitaba Para poder consumir mi comida! Lo peor fue cuando pedi Pinsas Para comer mi cangrejo y no tenian y me dieron una tijeras jaja ridiculo! Pedi hablar con la manager y me dijo: "que no tenian porque ella veia que los clientes regurlamente no se lo comian, lo dejaban y que pues ella solo era la manager no conocia de la cocina nada porque ella no cocinaba ni en casa!!!" Asi Esa fue su respuesta increible pero cierto! Adems que me hablo en un tono muy grosero apesar de que fui lo mas respetable con ella acerca de lo que estaba padando Como cliente. NO LO RECOMIENDO SI QUEIRES PASAR UN MAL GUSTO EN ESTE RESTAURANTE NO VAYAS !! read more

Me and my friends went to after bar and grill only to find out they were not serving food. It was Thursday around 7 pm and they had securities outsides. We asked if they still had food they said no but they have live music. This was more of a club instead of a restaurant read more