Ok so this place I really expected to be packed bro cause of how good it is and what they have here. I was very surprised. This day their internet wasn't working which was not good since I wanted to watch the dodger game while we ate. Regardless this place is very good It is however very confusing on how to order. We got the cannonball flavor for our shrimp. Next time I'm gonna get rice to absorb all that seasoning. We got potatoes and corn also the fries with ranch. I recommend this place for sure. read more

Claws Restaurant - Spicy garlic edamame was amazing!!! Our boil and fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

I usually like their service. However, today's service needs improvement. We got our table right away. The server came and took our order in an appropriate time. Then came the downside. During our meal time, no one came over to ask how's everything or if we need anything. No one refilled our water and drinks. I had to stand up, walk over to the back and ask for refill... while our waiter was busy chatting with another waitress. After I got the check. Again, no one came to collect the payment. I had to walked to the back again and handed over my payment. Restaurant wasn't packed, service shouldn't be like this. read more

I can't begin to explain the experience I get when I come here. I'm here at least once a week. TOP NOTCH! Whether it's customer service, quality of food, or even timing! I ordered a fried shrimp basket with fries (wish I didn't because I inhaled it before my 1lb crab arrived). Crab was perfection, super tender! Shoutout to our server Leah for suggesting the add- ins! Sausages are a must here! read more

My husband and I are regulars here and we love the food and service we always get here. I'd give that a 5/5. But where my 1/5 stars come from is the fact that I wanted to order the sauces on the size that are about 4 oz each. I wanted to order about 4 of them and the servers there told me I HAD to buy 1 side PER sauce container in order for me to place an order for sauces. I thought it was insane having to practically buy about $45 worth of sauces + sides. Of course, I bought what I had to because it was going to be for a party and not for myself- but I honestly think that was ridiculous given that we're returning customers and we love this place. I know it's not their servers fault it's management. So sad. read more

Claws Restaurant - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

Bomb! Close in comparison to Boiling Crab. The 3 pound meal deal is such a good deal! You get 2 appetizers included. Between 3 of us it was the perfect amount of food. I forgot to snap a pic of the wings but I HIGHLY recommend. I got both bbq and buffalo, my favorite was definitely the bbq. They don't overdo it on the sauce and the wings are perfectly crisp. Food comes out quick and wait time on a Saturday afternoon wasn't too bad. read more

Claws Restaurant - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

My favorite local go to spot when I'm craving shrimp boil. The flavors are delicious, I like the seasoning, the combo of garlic and spices compliments the shrimp perfectly. We usually add sausages and red potatoes to our 1lbs of shrimp. We counted 19 shrimp in our 1 lbs bag. Service is great. All the servers were very nice and tentative. Ambiance is nice, lots of booths and tables to sit at. read more

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This place is located in a high traffic plaza, so just know that parking will always be a struggle because you're competing for parking for 85 and Gen. I came on a weeknight and was seated within 10 minutes - service was alright. I ordered 1 lb of shrimp with the canonball sauce and some potatoes and corn + sweet potato fries. It was good enough to satisfy my craving for seafood boil, but I have had better. I've seen them play sports on here, so this would be a great place to get seafood boil and watch the game! read more

My boyfriend and I love coming here! Place is usually not busy and the food is great! We live the garlic fries! If you can't handle spice get mild and lower. Medium is a bit spicy. The sprite was crisp as well! Loved it. The service is good too! read more

Claws Restaurant - Peeled shrimp with potatoes and corn, I got the cannon ball with medium spice level. Garlic fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

Dinner at Claws for the first time with a friend. I ordered the shrimp with all three flavors. The shrimp was really delicious, strong flavors and fresh tasting, and the service was great. The corn was mushy - which is something I notice to be common for seafood boils - although wish it wasn't. read more

Claws Restaurant - Shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

Idk if it's happening to anyone else. But when you get fresh live crawfish the shell should be hard and bright red and not soft with some being light red, orange/yellowish color. Also it shouldn't have like an herbal bitter taste. Every time we order from here and the garden grove(in the past). We would ask and they always said it's live and that the crawfish is shedding their shell that's why it's soft. I've grown up in a family who eats crawfish and never had this problem. read more

I ordered and they did not get my order incorrect and forgot to include my garlic bread and sent garlic fries. Somehow it was my fault the person who took my order got the order down wrong. They told me it was my fault because they re read the order to me and should have caught the mistake myself I was told they would do me a favor just this one and switch it or they would just void the order and charge me the correct price for the garlic bread. All this over them getting my order wrong. The level of pettiness if laughable. I was also put on hold twice and got hung up on because she had to verify with manager if they could give me the correct order, the dumbest this I've dealt with today. read more

Catfish fillet was not good. Quality of catfish was poor. The fish was not firm like the catch we have in America. It was a SWIA catfish. Really mushy not flaky.Cajun boil was good . Customers service was bad. Our server was more interesting on watching the tv and their phone than helping us. It was only 3 table that was there. Also he forgot to add our garlic noodle that we ordered. Only seen him twice , taking the order and dropping off food. The host did more work than everyone in there. All the servers suddenly disappeared. Also they charge for sauce when I ordered a side of sausage. Total was $11.25 for sausage with their sauce. read more

Claws Restaurant - Fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

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Love it ... it's always the best we get crab and fish the crab is always great we get it with shrimp and the fish is also very good try it

Came back to celebrate my daughter's 25th birthday. It was an 11 person party so we ordered 8 lbs of shrimp along with sausage, potatos and corn. Also came with fries and spicy edamame. Food was great! We were served by Aaron. It was his 4th day working here. He did a great job with serving us. read more

Claws Restaurant - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

Service: Just ok. Wasn't attentive enough and had to flag someone down for refills. Food: Still our favorite seafood boil establishment and we are happy they brought back the happy hour menu because it can get pricey. We ordered the 3 pound meal deal, with a side of rice, calamari, and cajun fries. We also ordered extra sauce on the side. Ambiance: Casual and relaxed. Tip: you can ask for gloves but they will give you food prep gloves. Very thin and can be flimsy. I bring my own pair of disaposable gloves to enjoy eating without the mess. Just an idea. Cons/FYI: They don't take American Express as a form of payment. read more

We ordered the 3lb combo with chicken wings and Parmesan fries. AMAZINGGGG!! So fire well worth visiting. Ordered peeled shrimp and crawfish with the cannonball sauce.. Big crawfish definitely a lot of me and the flavor OMG!!! Do not get the edamame not worth it.. but to each their own, just saying that that's all. We originally ordered that but the flavor was not it somewhat tasteless so we sent it back and they were so nice about it. I will say service and food here and the pricing is amazing. read more

Claws Restaurant - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

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I absolutely love the seafood boil here. The seasoning is on point and is spicy with flavor. Staff was good at checking the table. I was disappointed with the cleanliness of the restrooms. Also the outside sinks were out of order. read more

Claws Restaurant - Seafood Boil - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

The food in this place was PHENOMENAL, flavor was present and food came fairly quickly, everything came in hot which I GREATLY appreciated! However, the bathrooms were SO disgusting and had a VERY foul smell, also our server NEVER came to check on us, she just took our order and we never saw her again, my husband had to ask the host for our bill because our server was nowhere to be found. Apparently she was new but IMO that's not an excuse nor reason. I'm very mixed about this location so I'm not sure yet if I'll be returning. Maybe for a to go order I MIGHT. read more

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Went to claws for the first time and it wasn't the best.. the service wasn't good either we got sat down and were left alone for almost 15 mins until we asked a random waiter if they can bring us water.. about 5 mins after our waiter finally came to take our order.. we ordered fries, garlic bread, and garlic noddles the appetizers were good but our waiter forgot to put in our garlic noddles. it's not a big deal but the fact we were already annoyed for having to wait so long just to get our order of drinks in was annoying us more.. Our server was kind but he needs more customer service training. the food itself was mid the sauce was too watery and had a funky taste. The crab legs we got had a good amount of meat on them but the sauce was just killing the whole thing .. we decided to step out of our comfort zone to try a new seafood restaurant and we were reminded why we stick to our regular place. Appetizers were good Seafood boil was 1/5 The ice tasted like sink water Service was a 3/5 Overall the restaurant is a 2/5 for our experience. read more

Seafood boil was not good at all. The shrimp tasted dirty. Even the steamed rice tasted weird.

Great food I love the sauces and okra. I normally get a pound of crab with potatoes and corn

Not a bad place to get your shrimp or mussels or clams or whatever seafood in a bag. The flavor is exceptional. Full of flavor. There is no hard liquor and only beer on tap or bottle. If you're looking for any other kind of adult beverage you will be out of luck. Parking is ok. It does get full due to Gens being in the same parking lot but it's free. No wait on a Tuesday. It sure of other days. Staff was pleasant and came around to ask if we needed anything. Price was not too bad for this kind of food. I will be coming back. read more

Our server Leah had the nastiest attitude I have seen in a restaurant. Rarely checking up on us and expected to pay 18% tip which I did not think was fair for her to get a tip for the service... to the point we had to constantly bug another server who was already busy! She then drops off our check and makes a comment about our valid complaint and goes to the bar and talks down on us as if we aren't right here. On top of dressing like it's highschool with sandals and leggings she really needs to be fired! Unprofessional and rude. I would give 0 stars but at least one of the other servers Dillan made up for it and tended to us while already busy. read more

Went here with my parents the other day and the food was amazing! The service was also nice. We were seated immediately around dinner time. I liked that there wasn't a long wait time considering it was in a populated area. The menu is on a QR code, which you scan to access the menu. They have different flavors for their sea food bags to choose from and you can even choose your spice level. Along with certain deals on their pounds of bags to choose from. For us we chose their 3 pound bag with 2 appetizers. They also have many appetizers to choose from. All were very delicious! read more

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One of the best seafood restaurants I had Location is green Roomy inside and food is delicious read more

Never disappoints, Iv been coming here for years. Love their peeled shrimp options, highly recommend getting their baguette to dip in the sauce! Yummy! read more

The flavor of the food really hits the spot! Friendly and spot on staff. Looking forward to coming back again.

Food was ok in terms of flavor and quality. I've had better tasting, seasoned seafood in the past in comparison. Service was terrible. Only 2 servers on the floor doing the best they could. Shame on the manager and/or owner for not having the place properly staffed for a weekend. Probably wont be back. Parking also terrible in this lot. read more

Picked up a to-go order to bring home to celebrate my birthday which consisted of a shrimp boil (shrimp, potatoes, sausage and corn and added some lobster we had on hand at home to the boil. The sauce was runny and watery with no flavor which was disappointing which left the whole meal lacking in flavor. The seafood itself was fresh as were the veggies. It's a big letdown paying $60 dollars for food that has no taste and ruined what would have been a nice birthday dinner at home. I have been to Claws many times and it's always been good, but for the price I may have to find an alternative nearby. read more

Claws Restaurant - Runny shrimp boil 1 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

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Delicious!! Great prices too. I would definitely visit again. That peeled shrimp. YUMM!

Food was good. Service needs improvement. Had to keep waving servers down, had to get up and ask for utensils, refills and even the check.

I have no idea why this place has low stars - the flavor is bomb and it's always hot and fresh!

Food: We got the second cheapest combo which was enough to feed nearly 4 people it was so much because they came with lots of appetizers too which was so delicious like calamari and elote corn and the actual cajun bag was so good because we could get some shrimp peeled which was nice vibes: the inside is themed to the restaurant of pirates and such service: the service was ok it was hard getting a waiters attention but they do provide gloves overall- so cheap and in the area and i would definitely come back if i wanted crab boil compared to kicker crab etc read more

Claws Restaurant - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

My cousins and I decided to come here for dinner. We ordered two orders of the 3lb Meal Deals ($68), which comes with two appetizers, and we decided to add two more appetizers. We thought everything was good, except the Garlic Noodles, my cousin was not a fan; she thought it was very plain tasting. The 3lb Meal Deals I got was with Cannon Ball sauce in the Fire in the Hole spice level. It had a good spice, not too spicy. My cousin thought it was a bit salty, bit I didn't think it was as salty as when I tried it at the other location in Garden Grove. The Garlic Fries, Fried Oysters, Fried Calamari, and Spicy Garlic Edamame were all good. I loved the flavor and the pieces of peppers and garlic in the Spicy Garlic Edamame; that was the first thing we finished. And service was excellent. read more

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I'm not sure I'm a fan of these type of restaurants in general. I live in Maryland (this kind of restaurant exists here too) and while some seafood is really expensive, most of it isn't and is readily available for a decent price. It just seems like a waste to pay slightly more for something I could literally make at home with very little effort, but that's just me. Anywho, my sister had been telling me about this place for a while so on my last visit she took me and moms. I ordered the fried oysters, catfish and a pound of shrimp in the cannonball sauce. First of all the cannonball sauce is weird (too much paprika maybe? IDK) and I will NEVER order that again. When I think of seafood bowls I think one of three things: cajun (bayou style), old bay (mid-Atlantic style), and hot pot (Chinese style). The flavor of the cannonball sauce is none of these and I was underwhelmed and maybe even a little disappointed. Next time I will for sure be going with a classic garlic butter. That being said the shrimp was fresh and perfectly cooked (which I'm always worried about because its so easy to overcook shrimp). The oysters were good too. Nice light batter. The catfish was meh. Overall a solid meal but not something I was wowed by or ready to run back for. read more

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My friends and I meet here after work stylist once a month. Great customer service and of course great food. That roasted corn is fire!!! read more

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Great flavor, cold drinks, good service. Different kind of food and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you CLAW! read more

Claws Restaurant - Today me and my friends check out CLAW, Cajun food. Thank you CLAWS for good service and great Cajun food. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

Giving this place 4 stars this time. They have improved the quality of their frozen crawfish to not be baby minut crawfish that was very chewy with hardly any meat. The calamari and okra was friend just right whereas before it was overly fried. Service was good as usual since it wasn't busy. read more

Last time going here with a few friends we had a great time no issues. This time around we had our food to go. We don't live far. Give or take 5 mins. We enjoyed the food still BUT our stomachs did not. It was an awful night for my husband and I. The shrimp was either not fresh or could be the corn? I don't know but I'm sick. Another downside! That phone line needs to be fixed ASAP! not sure if we would come back after feeling this way tho. read more

Claws is one of my more favorite places to get the Cajun/creole seafood. When you're asking to get down and dirty to eat with your hands and amounts of flavor, this is the place you want to go. Who started this trend? As the creole food doesn't really have this type of flavor to their cuisine, but it's delicious nonetheless. Apart from comparison to other popular places like these businesses, I believe claws tops it. I've been going to Claws since their first location in garden grove. And I'm not talking about their stand alone building that burned down. But the one on the corner attached to other businesses that was an 1/8th of the size. Their food has always had great flavor and juicing in all the best places. "Let the head sucking begin" well don't mind if I do!! I always got their meal deal specials, usually the three pound of clams crawfish and shrimp in a cannon ball medium. Over the years, prices have climbed and my appetite has gotten smaller. So we don't normally spend as much and will settle to ordering off their regular menu of what we want. Their seafood goes by market price, so sometimes ordering separately off the meal deal is the cheaper way to go as well. This location is small compared to their garden grove location, but it is also never really crowded. I don't know how others feel about it. But being able to get seated within twenty minutes is better than waiting over an hour. read more