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    Big Hot Crab

    4.2 (391 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    160 bill for barely any food!!!!! Ripoff
    Kelly P.

    This has to be the Worst crab boil in Ca by a big margin!!! No flavor, all oil! Super small portions, I mean super small portions. Not the weight you're supposed to get!! Shrimps not cleaned , skimpy king crab and snow crab! All over cooked!! 160dollar bill to be left hungry afterwards!!! Very disappointed!! Ambiance sucks and owner is rude! Telling everyone we know to not get ripped off!! Yuck! Ripoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    One bag with a pound of shrimp, some corn, sausage, and potatoes, and 1/2 pound of crab legs. The second bag was similar with no spice.

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    6 months ago

    Review Update - Definite improvement since the first time I visited! Delicious! And very nice staff

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    5 months ago

    Food ok. Service ok. Ambiance is nothing special. Not sure about prices. I guess it is average like most other restaurants

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    1 year ago

    Good location but Shrimp was mealy and overcooked. The staff was nice the but food was lacking.

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    2 years ago

    Sooo good. We come here all the time since they've opened. One bad thing, sometimes the potatoes are under cooked, but mostly it is superb !

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    The crab was good! Not over cooked! So was the shrimp. Next time i will double the crab and do without the corn and potatoes.

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    2 years ago

    Service was good, ambiance was blah, Food was okay. Not as good as the hype. Kinda of disappointed.

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    2 years ago

    Love the food. Love the people. Fast. Take out is good but eating there is better. Fires are great also.

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    The food was delicious!! The seasoning was on point and the price was not too bad either!

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    2 years ago

    On my list of new restaurants to indulge in... I love all things seafood and cajun.As a New Orleans native, this place calls me.

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    2 years ago

    Great, juicy shrimp! Love the house special mix sauce and their calamari. Highly recommend.

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    Do they have crawfish again yet?

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    Are they allowing indoor dine in as of right now?

    Yes, but don't waste your money..

    Are they open for dine in?

    Yes

    I wonder if they sell the sauce by itself?

    They do not I've tried

    How big are the lobster tails how much?

    The couple times I got them they were pretty small. Been a while, so I'm sure the price has changed.

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    3.1(44 reviews)
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    Dry, chewy prime rib, no one at the table enjoyed this

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