Giving 2 stars, one for our server and one for the food. My Fiancé and I went to go try this new place out for our anniversary. We heard good things about it however, we didn't get a good experience at all. As soon as I walk in I checked in and was put on a wait list. We sat at the bar for 15 mins and there was no bartender. We had intentions of ordering a drink while we waited but that's okay. The girl at the hostess stand with the lip piercings scream "party for Katy" and within seconds later before we could even get up from our chair she said "no party for Katy" and we have to reassure her we were very much there. Rude and impatient but it's okay. We sat at our table for 28 minutes with NO service. The table behind us got up and said something. We were greeted by a very friendly server named Yvette. She apologized for the inconvenience and assured us she was helping our original server Giovanni out. She was friendly and attentive and made us completely forget we had waited 28 mins with no service. We ordered our food and enjoyed it. We thought it was a lot but what do we know we are first timers! Our server Giovanni checked in on us a couple times and he was very nice as well. When we paid our tab we had noticed we were charged $69 for a meal instead of the $58 one we had originally ordered. When we left we went back to the not so friendly hostess and she was once again not so friendly about it. She made us feel like it was our fault and we told her we didn't order that meal. The male bartender had then joined in the conversation as he was using the computer and they had called Yvette over. When they told Yvette what we had said she said "I was in a hurry helping them out it was their for time and they waited 30 mins I rang in the wrong order by mistake they ordered the $58 special" the male bartender looked at the female hostess and told her Yvette had to pay us back the difference out of her own pocket. We were extremely frustrated because that is not okay. Them as MANAGERS should have taken accountability and should have handled the situation themselves. Mistreating your employees in front of paying customers is completely unacceptable. Our servers were the ONLY friendly staff members and I highly suggest the owners to have a very much needed conversation with the "managers". I mean one of them did serve a minor a strawberry margarita with alcohol after her parents had clearly ordered a non alcoholic one. I worked in the restaurant and bar industry for 10+ years and NEVER have I witnessed such poor behavior as a patron. Will only be back to see Yvette. P.s. customers pay a lot of money to eat at a restaurant like this. Treat them with kindness! read more

By far THE BEST!!! place in Modesto to go for Cajun style Seafood. I've never been to New Orleans but I would almost bet this place could give them a run for their money down in the bayous of Louisiana. My mom had the fried oysters and they were the size of golf balls their french fries that you can tell they changed their oil keep their oil clean I had the best sweet potato fries and shrimp po boy and my son had a combo number four with snow crab legs; shrimp;crawfish;potatoes; corn; sausage and an egg. Food was DELICIOUS and prices are very reasonable. read more

Akitaca Crab - Menu - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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The flavors are amazing. Quick place to really enjoy time with the family. It has gotten a lot more popular but they stay consistent.

Very good service. Fun experience. The garlic butter sauce was not garlic butter, but an oil-based sauce with garlic. There was only one crab cracker at the table, and it wasn't super quality. The food was tasty. Their mild is still spicy. So be aware of that if you like no pepper at all. We will probably return to try their other options. We had the Party on the Table for 2. There was definitely enough for 2. read more

Akitaca Crab - Party for 2 on the table - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

Love this place! The service is always great, my husband loves the drinks, and the food is delicious! Every time we go here, it's pretty much empty, which is sad considering how good they are. Highly recommend coming here, it's definitely worth it! read more

Crab is delicious, drinks are awesome, bartender Eden is absolutely amazing! Highly recommend for anyone in Modesto. read more

Akitaca Crab - Drink - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

This place is ridiculous We literally walked in and sat down we didn't get no menus no waiter and no customer service at all. My husband had to go get some paper menus from the front. Horrible I can't believe people actually come into this place. If there was a negative star you can at least have that. read more

Drove through 99 from Yosemite and decided to stop here. I'm shocked this place is tucked in little old Modesto because it gave me Boiling Crab vibes. There is a ton of boiling crab and Cajun boil in LA, so I was very skeptical. Modesto is far from any ocean and I wouldn't think to get seafood here. But their SAUCE is AMAZING. It's not too spicy but that's something you can adjust. It has a great balance of sweet and savory. read more

Food is great and fresh. They also have a full bar. Staff has always been wonderful and accommodating.

I've been here 4 times and the seafood boil is consistent. My favorite used to be the Cajun Spot in Manteca but their quality has decreased through the years. I tried Bag of Crab and that place is way too salty. Akitaca is now my favorite. I ordered 2 lbs of crawfish and the quality is great, not like the ones at Cajun Spot where they tasted dead or frozen. My husband has the combo 3 and he enjoyed his as well. Our toddler got the chicken tenders basket and she ate most of it, which is a testament to the quality of the food since she's one picky eater. Will continue to support this place. read more

Akitaca Crab - 2lbs of crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

First time there. I am from the the BayArea so have has Crab all my life. I got the King Crab boil with shrimp and crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage. The place was very nice and clean, staff attentive and knowledgeable Sorry but the crab was over cooked to the point that some legs had no meat in them. I think I got food that had been cooked for the night before No not going back read more

Best seafood place in Modesto! The service is nice and fast and the staff was friendly and welcoming. Don't get fool by the outside look of the building, the inside is wayyyyyy nicer and beautiful. :) Prices are fair and food is worth every penny! My husband's and I new favorite place for seafood. :) read more

Lucked out at this place! In town for the night and found it on yelp. Delicious food, reasonable cost, and great service. Clean and friendly. Bravo!! read more

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Yummy place! Friendly staff! Good clean place! I will be eating here again! Thank you for the great food!

The best place for crab in the area. Crab did not stick to the shell it was so easy to pull out large pieces of meat. Overall, great service. I didn't like one of the cocktails because it had grapefruit juice as one of the ingredients. The only improvement I would list all drink ingredients. Give this place a try and you will not be disappointed. read more

My husband and I came here for a date night. I thought the ambiance was great for a casual date. We started off with calamari that wasn't super appetizing to us; it was cut in these large thick rings and the breading fell off super easily, plus we were expecting it to be tossed in seasoning or sauce but they really just provided a small amount of dipping sauce for it. For main course, we ordered a combo that contained crab, crawdads and shrimp by mistake as neither of us really eats crawdads. But we added noodles to it and mixed the garlic and lemon pepper sauces and between all the other items in the bag, we were full and satisfied and took the crawdads home to my grandma. I like the concept of the seafood boil and the flavors were good. I think we would come back because there aren't a lot of places like this. read more

Alex was a great server and we had a wonderful experience here. It was very clean, all the staff were helpful and friendly and food was great!!!! read more

Akitaca Crab - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

Update, our family visited again for dinner again and unfortunately got stuck with the same waitress, Victoria. She is very rude and snobby and you will have to ask for things that you want or need like food your ordered, napkins, refills, condiments etc. before she just finally secretly tells you to fuck off and ghosts your table all together. We won't be back again. Do better Victoria. Food was delicious! Bar tender was awesome! Ambience was okay. Waitresses was horrible. If it wasn't for the bartender we never would have had an opportunity to place an order. read more

Highly recommended! Best food and service! My two young girls and I love coming here. read more

Akitaca Crab - Bomb! - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

It's not bad. I would give 3.5 if I could. We ordered the party for two. Snow crab, mussels, shrimp, crawfish. The server told us that it would be more flavorful in a bag, but my partner wanted it to be thrown on the table. She was probably right. It was really bland. The three stars comes from these things though as I realize that was our issue, when we asked for clarified butter we were told they have regular butter for $.95. I do not believe the server knew what clarified butter is. I am personally a pretty simple person when it comes to seafood, a little butter, garlic, and fresh lemon, however that didn't seem to be an option. Our appetizer came at the exact same time as our boil. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm not going to enjoy my $15 calamari (good breading on large rings) when my $75 order of seafood is now scattered on my table top and getting cold. It's served with rice if you'd like, but I didn't see bread as an option. Now here's something I feel bad writing, but it really should be addressed, our server was sweet, but it would really benefit the restaurant to take a day or two to properly train staff. As a service vet of 25 years, these price points (especially in Modesto) need more than a pleasant diner service level. I'm going to bring up one more thing, though I could mention more, the servers do not know how to properly stagger plates resulting with nose and mouth six inches above our food or utensils. I'm pretty laid back, but even I was taken aback. (I'm sorry!! I just feel if I don't address it, someone else will and it won't be so nicely). read more

Akitaca Crab - Party of two - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

My husband and I came in on a Thursday afternoon and got seated right away with the option of a booth or table. Our waitress was very helpful and nice with suggesting what to order. We got 1 lb shrimp & crawfish w/ mild Akitaca sauce, Cajun fries, and buffalo wings. The sauce was so good and flavorful. I've eaten at seafood boils in the Bay Area.. and they all had crawfish with such little meat that made it not worth the work. The meat in their crawfish was so worth it and their shrimp was fresh! We finished our food so fast. All in all, we are coming back and I definitely choose this over Bag O Crab any day. read more

Akitaca Crab - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

This is the closest you'll get to an authentic New Orleans crab boil in the valley. Simply the best, and very decent prices too.

Mini redemption: we had to ask the bartender to compromise on the music and he finally did. From that point on everything was great! Our waiter was the best!! read more

So we are new to town and decided to give this place a shot. Based on reviews we were convinced it was going to be good. We walked through the door and were amazed on clean and spacious it was inside. We were greeted by the manager and were seated. Well this is where things got irritating, we sat for about 10-15 minutes without being spoken to. Not to get our drinks or anything. There wasn't that many people inside either but we noticed there was only 2 or 3 servers. I eventually had enough and spoke to the manager that greeted us and let him know we were yet to be served. He quickly fixed that and got our orders in. The server who helped us was also very helpful. As for the food ehhhhh ima say it's a mid (not bad but also not great) Shrimps are huge so that's a plus Would love to give this place another shot and hopefully get better service quicker. Manager also gave us 10% off for the wait which was cool. read more

FIVE STAR!!!!!! The service was incredible. My fiancé and I are no strangers to crab boils or seafood, and this place is incredible. The portions are perfect, the quality of the food is great! We will definitely be coming back, highly recommend!! read more

Great place, good food! Nothing like this here in Modesto. There is a great variety on the menu. We really enjoyed it and will definitely be back! read more

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Great shrimp boil. I still have many more to explore. This is a probably one of the better Cajun restaurants in town. I plan to return to try more choices. read more

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Finally tried this place and it's fire! As a lover of boiling crab I was not disappointed! Definitely will be coming back, shrimp were nice and big, drinks were bomb and I love that they have a full bar with a variety of mixed drinks. Staff and our server Jose were friendly and attentive! read more

Akitaca Crab - Tequila sunrise and AMF were bomb - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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Great place best food. This is one of the best seafood boil places in modesto i love coming here and i even put my family onto this place they love it read more

I really enjoyed this little crab spot. It has your normal Cajun boil menu. I tend to get the special for 2 people. Not sure why it isn't busier. The service is pretty good also. read more

Great place. My friend had the catfish and said it was really good. Will return!! I can't have shellfish so this was a treat. read more

Akitaca Crab - The clam chowder was ok but the calamari was fresh and yummy - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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My husband and I came here on a date night, I love sea food and since we do not have a boiling crab locally I have been trying to find the best next thing. I gave 4 stars because there portions are small! We ordered a pound of the king crab legs and I truly don't feel we got a pound. I think they included the corn and potato in the weigh in. I got hot and my husband got medium the flavors were pretty good, however the best was the stemmed oysters. I think this place is better then bag o crab and we would return. Pictures below read more

Akitaca Crab - Clams and mussels - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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Super expensive but a great time with family and friends. It's new, try it out, if it isn't your cup of tea then move on.

Terrible service. Waited 45 minutes for a table. Walked out. Will not go back again. You were warned.

I would really like to have left a 5 star but due to the bad vibes I'm left leaving a 1 star. My family with a child were seated, menus given, waiter was nice and attentive. Somehow the music became louder and more vulgar and I wasn't sure if I was at a club or a restaurant anymore. It was embarrassing to have to listen to P**** and f******** with my child there with a catchy hook containing distasteful words not appropriate for kids. When I asked the waiter to please change the music and turn it down, at this point my headache begin, he disappeared and went to have a discussion to what seams to be the bartender. I asked another passerby employee and he also ghosted us, kinda became the them of the night. Finally the music was changed and lowered but it was such a horrible experience, we definitely won't be back, hope the owner reads this and make some changes, as this place can have potential. read more

I absolutely love this place. Best seafood in Modesto. The staff is super friendly and the food is delicious every time. read more

Akitaca Crab - Shrimp head on Akitika flavor - Seafood Near Me - Modesto, California

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My friend and I went to dinner here and they have such amazing food!! Not one complaint from me! Customer service was great! Thank you Akitaca Crab! read more

Everything was wonderful. The food was fabulous! The medium house sauce was perfect - right on that edge where the heat doesn't overwhelm the taste. Staff was super friendly and priced reasonably-much lower than expected. We will definitely be back and recommend to friends and family. read more

Never have I ever expected to find such delicious Cajun style seafood in Modesto. The sauce and the freshness of the seafood were things that stood out for me. Kevin was especially hospitable and brought us fries even though we didn't order any. I don't live out here so it was very unexpected to find such a great seafood spot with such friendly vibes. I'll be sure to come back every time I'm out in this area. read more

Let's start with the sauce, the flavor. The sauce was pretty good but watered down, or I guess maybe oil based. Whatever it was, it really didn't adhere to or soak into the seafood. A little thicker sauce would be an improvement. If or when I go there again, I definitely won't get the Dungeness crab again. They don't clean the crab, they just cut it in half and cook it. Maybe that's how other cultures or countries eat it. I'm not sure, but that's something that I'm not use to. read more