We love coming to this place. I just hate finding parking. Because of the location, parking can be difficult so be patient. Customer service is always great, food is always fresh and most importantly DELICIOUS! read more

My bf loves cajun seafood and we've been to many different restaurants. This is one of our favorites! The food here is so scrumptious! We got a combo of peeled and regular shrimp with cajun sauce, sausages, and rice along with the corn and BBQ wings as our sides. I usually love the cannon ball for a sauce since it's a combination of all three, but we wanted to try something different. I definitely like the cannon ball best though. Can't go wrong with the garlic in that! The shrimp are a good size. The cajun sauce was a bit runny, but flavor was good! The corn is bomb.com! Love it's cheesy goodness. Definitely recommend ordering that! The bbq wings were average, not bad. The place is clean! Their staff are friendly and make casual conversation which was nice. When we asked for a bag to-go to take the rest home, I was going to bag it up myself but the worker took his time to bag it up tightly, double bagged it in another plastic bag, then put it in a to-go bag for us to carry out. They take good care of you here. 5 Star! read more

Becareful they will charge u $1 for a lime (yes that's right ONE whole lime)!! Had the hubby pick up dinner and asked him to ask for an extra lime because in the past their lime sometimes do not have much liquid. The so call "manager" decided to make this extra charge but if u look on the menu no where does it state u will be charge for extra lime. So RIDICULOUS that this "manager" made up his own rule as if he is the owner. We were frequent customers and never had this issue before when asking for extra lime. They just lost our business. If the owner is reading this please have this "manager" retrained in customer service. Being so stingy will only drive customers away. Never heard of a seafood place limiting lime when it is one of the main cheap item used with seafood. read more

I've been going since COVID and the food is still amazing. I tend to get the deals and it's worth it. Peeled shrimp cannon ball with red potatoes, corn, and Cajun fries are my usual go to. Oh, the roasted corn is really good as well. read more

Excellent service was provides by the server Tyler. This was my first visit here and I am sure to come back. read more

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

Not a bad alternative to the "always a wait" boiling crab. Ordered half dozen oysters, shrimp, mussels, and micheladas. Will order mussels again Parking could be tough sometimes because of sake 2 me sushi. Service was excellent they all work as a team! read more

We ordered the 3lb combo that also comes with 2 appetizers. We got all peeled shrimp with corn, potatoes and sausage added to the mix.. For the apps we had cajun fries and these fried chicken wraps things which were awesome .. My girlfriend and her friend also had a side of rice each and garlic bread which was delicious. All in all it was a good experience and the service and food was great..Our total was around $84.00 and that was with (1) 6.00 beer and (1) soft drink the 3lb combo with 2 apps was $48.00 with the side and extras it added up quick. Besides the price it was a pleasant experience and would def go back again ! read more

Claws Restaurant - Grubbin!! Kinda pricey but very tasty - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

The restaurant was at 25% capacity & we were waiting to be seated for a party of 6. 2 parents & 2 kids, awaiting 2 more kids. I asked to be seated and would order for the other kids, so no loss for the restuarant, however the staff stated, "We'll seat you when the other 2 in your party arrive & walked away." (Just Rude) The table was ready but they refused to seat us. Again there were so many empty tables. I couldn't see the reasoning for making us wait. I explained that I'd like to be seated, even as a party of 4 still they hesitated. I explained that it's not always a matter of principle, but the customer's experience & common sense. read more

Claws Restaurant - A row of empty booths - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

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From the start they don't take reservations. They do have a texting service to text you when your table is available. The wait for 2 was estimated 20 mins, but the actual wait was much less than that. These Cajun seafood places are so much fun to eat at, however the worst part is having to work for you food and peel your own shrimp. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. They have a peeler in the back that PEELS THE SHRIMP FOR YOU FOR ONLY 50 cents!!! what a deal! You can never go wrong with the pound of shrimp, always get the cannonball (all the sauces combined) and your preference of spicy. Medium was perfect. Garlic fries are to die for!!! The chunks of garlic were amazing and had just enough kick to it! Would come back here. Mostly because they peel your shrimp. Never settling for anything less! read more

Honestly I'm giving them a 1 star because the front of the house staff either needs to be fired or retrained. Three times they forgot to input our order into their system. It felt like I was watching a high school hangout behind their counter where as someone previously reviewed it seems as tho the only female worker was too busy being thirsty over her male colleagues. I really am appalled that on a holiday they were not on top of their game. In reality, I don't complain about service because I work in the food industry too.. however, with that being said, I can point out a lousy work staff when I see it. Granted, the food was up to par.. but to forget to input an order into your system three times in one sitting is just ridiculous & really uncomfortable to make your customer sit through (especially when celebrating a occasion like Mother's Day.) Get it together dude. I wouldn't hold my breath on coming back to this place. read more

DO NOT COME HERE DURING COVID. They do not know how to handle take out orders vs walk in take out orders. They pick and choose who they serve, rather than first come/call first served. I watched as tens of people got served before me because they CALLED in even though I had been waiting for 45 min +. A whole line of people outside waiting and trying to call in, watching people that happened to call in at the right exact time, wait NOT NEARLY AS LONG. AND their voice mail system does not WORK. So the people calling in is just LUCK. While they let people waiting just suffer outside. Unprofessional. No one taking orders or checking or updating the idle line outside. I'm downright disappointed. read more

Great spot...get here early...parking is a challenge.. staff is always great. Very lively....messy...fun!!! read more

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

Love the service Ordered 3 lbs of crawfish spicy Service was friendly and efficient Came back multiple times to refill drinks and check if we needed anything else Good music Average noise level Cool sink to wash hands in the hallway, no need to walk all the way to the bathroom Will def return thanks! read more

My bestfriend told me about this place, it's honestly so good, friendly staff too! I brought my boyfriend and we always get the peeled shrimp & sometimes the fried shrimp with the Cajun fries, we also got half a dozen of oysters. Their Micheladas were so tasty I was impressed! There never really is a long wait so that's always a + read more

Been to a couple branches. Both times I called ahead of time to reserve and/or check waiting time. There were none and prompt to be seated and served. Canjun Fries, Cajun / BBQ Chicken, Seafood.. Bruhh.. makes my mouth water and wanting to go back just thinking about it now. Lol read more

The price is kind of high but the quality is definitely there. I would suggest only getting crawfish when live crawfish is available ($14 per lb) because their frozen crawfish tastes like rubber. I would also recommend the regular (unpeeled) shrimp ($14 per lb) which are huge and the shells retain a lot of the delicious juices so the flavor comes out a lot more when you eat it. My go-to side is the cajun fries with ketchup-mayo dipping sauce. The fries are crispy and seems as though they are double-fried. I prefer my fries a little soggier but I order these anyways. They're a great compliment to the crawfish and shrimp. Great cajun restaurant, definitely beats the wait at Boiling Crab. read more

Great place for shrimp and crawfish, but also highly recommend the pasta jambalaya... good stuff, great price read more

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

Will not be returning ever! Ordered 3 pounds of crab legs, at least 6 of the legs were empty, and only saw 5 claws out of 3 pounds of crab leg clusters. When I mentioned this to the waitress, just to let them know, she says "Well Thats not possible, and I have no proof, the table is empty." Wow thanks for the insult and lack of customer service! read more

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

We just ordered two orders of shrimp for takeout. As we were finishing, we noticed that the digestive tracts of the shrimp were not cleaned out. Pretty basic knowledge to clean out the shrimp before cooking it. Won't be coming back. read more

Love this place. Get the asada fries, they are the best ones I had. Also the spicy garlic edamame.

God we love this place! Always a good meal here! We always get 2#crab legs, 1# peeled shrimp,with the sausage, cannonball style. Along with the garlic fries cooked extra crispy. This is more than enough for 2 people. No silverware needed except to shuck your crab legs. Love the flavorings here. Its Always consistent. The staff is friendly. Restaurant is clean. Its always busy. Price is worth it! read more

Food is good but it's so annoying that the phone often doesn't work. This happens regularly. My wife called dozens of times trying to get through. The last time this happened they told me that they only have one line and that it's only busy when somebody's on the phone. Of course, when I arrived on my recent visit, nobody is on the phone. And the phone doesn't work. I tried calling while I was in the store and it didn't even ring. Also, the last time when I couldn't get through, I came in person and they wouldn't let me order food to go. So four stars for the food. Zero stars for the lack of a working phone. I'm posting this in case it helps others who can't get through by phone. The owner was not in the store when I went but I hope that he or she sees this and fixes this issue. read more

This is my first time at Claws. From the parking lot it is a little deceiving how big and spacious it is. The customer service is fantastic! Every host, waiter and runner worked together to ensure that we were taken care of. I ordered the Cajun shrimp pasta (spicy) and my husband ordered the fried shrimp a la carte with fries. Yes, wow, delicious If this is your first visit something to note is that the shrimp in a bag and peeled shrimp is not deveined. Our sides were fries and a French baguette topped off with sweet tea - old school black tea that was down south sweet with sugar. Other things that I will try when we return are blackened shrimp and the po' boy sandwich. Celeste was our waitress, very nice, full of great suggestions, honest and knowledgeable. This is a must try and we will be back. Thanks read more

Delicious everything! From the seafood to the micheladas, everything is good. So worth the money! Don't forget to try the Cajun fries. By far, the best I've ever tasted. read more

This place is way better than boiling crab, not just because the wait is shorter. But you do get more of the sauce! And that's what makes Cajun taste soooo good! The juices from the crawfish and shrimps head. You scooping up the sauce with the mussels and clams shell. Then you slurp that fatty buttery sauce. You'll be in heaven. I always get the under the sea bag it's enough to feed a family of 4 with rice! read more

I like claws a lot it just sucks that you can only buy one of the Cajun sauces per order. I don't understand it lol specially when everything is only to go options right now. read more

I usually frequent their nearby competitors. Been told about this place plenty and decided to finally give it a try. Hesitantly though. I really like the other place. But I came ready to genuinely give this place a try. It's always super busy so it must be good. Well, must be the location because this place did not come close to that other place. I ordered a lb of the long shell mussels (garlic spicy), a lb of shelled shrimp (lemon pepper no spice), a lb of crawfish (frozen, Cajun spicy). Also had some potatoes and corn in the crawfish and a potato and corn in the shrimp bag. Can't say much about the shrimp. Never been a fan of shrimp and the bag was mostly to cater to my son. They were pretty big shrimp. He seemed to enjoy it. The mussels, they keep both shells on them! And some of them don't even come with meat in them! I feel cheated from the lb I paid. The crawfish was good in size and tender for a frozen batch. But quantity felt nowhere near the lb I get at that other one place. The sauce/flavoring on all of them: not satisfied. More powder substance (almost salty like) than actual ---sauce (liquid) flavoring! Huge huge disappointment there. Huge. My potatoes and corn usually stay soaking in the Cajun sauce/flavoring until the end. They were pretty dry. I will say this though, I'm a sucker for Spicy (hot). The other place, even when I order their spiciest option, it's a hit or miss. They're not very consistent with the level of chili there. Here, at Claws, I ordered the 2nd to spiciest option. Def had a satisfying kick to it. But, not enough a kick to get me to come back here and deal with the human and vehicle traffic. Other place it is for me. read more

We decided to try this place out and that was a great choice we made. We ordered calamari, cannon ball very mild style shrimp, lemon pepper shrimp, and a steak meal. The food was great, good flavors on everything. Great service, can't wait to go back. read more

Got the 3 lb. meal deal which includes the 3 lb. of seafood and 2 appetizers. Not a bad deal for what you're getting especially when other seafood places charge around $40 just for the seafood. The sauce was a little more watery and saltier than other places I've tried and the shrimp was slightly overcooked. However the overall value of the meal was good and this can easily feed a party of 4. Cajun fries and wings were nice add-ons to the meal. read more

Claws Restaurant - 3 lb. Meal Deal: All shrimp, wings, and cajun fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cerritos, California

I'm going to save you the time and tell you to go another cajun/seafood spot. I came in today with my boyfriend around 4:30PM just to try the place out and it wasn't too packed so we were seated immediately. Our waitress was super accommodating and helpful in explaining the menu. Right off the bat I noticed that it was strange that this place only included one seafood combo (crawfish, shrimp, clams, mussels) and and that potatoes, sausage, and other things that usually come with a bag are an additional charge. We ended up each getting a pound of snow crab clusters with a corn with a side order of fried calamari and garlic pasta. Our food came out pretty fast starting with the garlic pasta which was delicious! The fried calamari came out next and it too was pretty good. Finally we got our crab legs (they kinda skimpped us on sauce) but as we tried to eat them, we noticed that the meat of the crab was really stringy and hard to take out of the shell in one piece. When we told our waitress that our crab was funky like it had been frozen, she proceeded to tell us that ALL their seafood EXCLUDING the crawfish and mussels are frozen and NOT fresh! BLEH! Overall this place is okay. Our waitress was very attentive and we're so glad she was honest about the frozen seafood. If you're looking for a cajun seafood spot just go a little further up South St. to a restaurant named Nine Seafood. It costs a bit more but they are FRESH!! read more

Mann the sauce here don't play! Before I came to this location, I use to always make the drive to the garden grove location! Once I was introduced to this place , I knew I was never going back to the boiling crab! I usually just grab the 4 meal deal and split it among my friends, it comes with 4lb of seafood ,appetizers + if that doesn't satisfy your soul, order a baguette(comes with two) and dip it with that saucee! This place also has tons of appetizers to choose from, I usually just roll with the Cajun fries and split it among the entire table. Parking is cake, it shares a lot with a lot of other restaurants. Service is swift and amazing. Food is bomb. What more do I gota say?? read more

I spoke with a girl named Bao on the phone at 920 pm. This place closes at 10 pm and she stated that since it's my first time ordering for pick up, they cannot start my order until I arrive. Then she told me that last call is also at 930 PM. So I said that fine I can get there and wait but I won't be there until after 930 and she stated "yes, the kitchen's last call is at 930." So what are you trying to tell me? I asked then, so can I order for pick up then? And she said "yes, we just can't start your order until you arrive since that is our policy for first time phone orders...and last call is at 930." I literally had to break it down for her. "If I place my order now and (like I already told you) I love 15 minutes away, if I arrive AFTER 930 will my order be prepared?" She pauses and says, "no." 3 things: 1. Hire or train your people to think about what they are saying 2. Don't confuse your customers 3. How do you expect to gain loyal customers if you treat them poorly their first time ordering with you? What a terrible experience. read more

1st time at Claws. It wasn't as bad as some stated. Love the variety of options they have for those who don't like the whole broil experience. I ordered 2lbs of shrimp cannon ball mild, with the fixings(corn, potato & sausage). Quality shrimp for a good price ($14lb). Sauce was very flavorful and you could tell they slow cook it to master the combination of flavors. Only thing, they're a little greedy with the sauce so I had to order an extra side! The rest of my party ordered as well. Overall experience (1-10), customer service- 7 Wait time- 6...noticed other tables arrived AFTER us got their food & drinks before we did(same amount of people). Waited a good 30+mins for our food. Overall: 7 for good quality food. read more

Just two words "loved it". Great place. Had a chance to try varieties over here, starting with chicken wings, seasoned fries , calamari and finally ending up with 2 pound of shrimp and clam mix. What a sauce they have, I took the cannon ball sauce, it was a mix of three individual flavor with one level lower than the fire spicy. Should say it was great, had so much of flavor. Totally worth visiting , I don't know, I wouldn't get bored how many ever times I go there . A must visit place for people who are sea food lovers. Try them out and you wouldn't be out without stomach satisfaction. read more

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

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Claws is my go to seafood boil because their cannonball sauce is so amazing! I usually order a side of garlic parmesan bread with the seafood sauce and start dipping away!! You should try it before anything else! read more

I have been to Claws several times over the past few years. Tonight I took my family and was very disappointed. I had never before gotten king crab legs with the meat inside so dry and empty. One of my legs was okay but the other was unacceptable. My other family members had the same experience with the quantity and quality of the king crab legs. We informed our server and eventually the manager Joseph came out. I explained that I'd been very happy with the food quality in the past and even showed him where the crab meet with dry and stuck to the shell. I asked to for a discount on the $240 meal for four. He would not accommodate. I asked for the corporate number and he said that it was a private business and call back and ask for the owner Ted. I am not sure I will ever go back to this place. When I pay $45 per pound for crab legs I expect the quality to be really good. I know they cannot control every batch. But, in my situation I expected more understanding and some compensation but no discount or gift certificate was offered. I am very upset with the manager Joseph. read more

We are regulars to this spot. I love the peeled shrimp option. As a mom of two littles, time saving options such as these are key. Love their sauce, very comparable to Boiling Crab without the insane wait. Their appetizers especially the calamari is a favorite. read more

I always compare these establishments to the boiling Crab... And this place lived up to my expectations. The shrimp served here are much bigger than the ones they serve at the boiling Crab. Essentially, it tastes pretty similar. The parking situation is HORRIBLE if you go during peak hours as this place is in the same plaza as Gen BBQ, ayce sushi, and 85 degrees bakery. read more

First experience with my kids and my mom, celebrating my oldest daughter's 13th birthday and it turned out really good! We ordered 1lbs of butter garblue crabs, 1lbs of cannon-ball clams, 1 lbs lemon pepper shrimps and 1 lbs of Cajun shrimps and I must say everything was oh so finger licking good!! My kids loved it and my mom who is a picker eater actually enjoyed it!! We will be definitely coming back again!!! read more

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First time at Claws we got sweet potato fries, garlic bread, oysters, king crab, and shrimp. We went on a Saturday evening around 5pm and were seated in about 15 mins. Our waiter was attentive and friendly and took our order quickly. The oysters arrived first, they were fresh and tasty! The sweet potato fries were just alright and the garlic bread was exceptionally good. We did end up waiting around 35-40 mins to receive the rest of our food, which was a little long and we did get a bit restless waiting. But when we finally did, the shrimp and crab were cooked well. I enjoyed that the sauce was flavorful and not oily. It was, however, a tad too salty. I was also pretty disappointed in how cold and hard the rice was. But the atmosphere was great, not too crowded or loud, and the service was really top notch. Wouldn't mind coming here again! Everything came out to about $200, which was a bit pricey but not bad considering how much we got. read more