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    Crab Ave

    4.2 (177 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    CRAB AVE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Cream jjamppong
    Hemi K.

    We got the cream jjamppong and it was delicious. I was expecting the soup to be too creamy and cheesy but it was perfect to eat with the danmuji (yellow radish). The soup was rich and the seafood was fresh. We went on a Saturday and it was pretty popular. The server was polite and gave us aprons in case we wanted to put them on while eating. He made sure our drinks were filled and we had enough sides.

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    LaMecia M.

    Was in a different part of town but craving crawfish. Since the season is almost over, I wanted to find somewhere nearby with reasonable prices. I came and there were a few customers eating other delicious noodle dishes which I would have tried if I hadn't been focused on crawfish. I ordered two pounds without corn or potatoes and a side of rice. The crawfish was $8.99/lb which is less than what it said on the yelp page. The server was nice and friendly. He could tell I was a new customer so he asked how I found them! I enjoyed my meal. I love their setup for you to eat, a replaceable basket for trash, gloves and tray to hold your crawfish bag. I wish I had chosen medium instead of mild because I could have used a bit more spice but it was still good. As always it tasted great with the juice from the boil bag and the steamed rice.

    Raw

    I placed 2 to go orders , 2 plates of fried rice , one with crawfish and shrimp, and one with only shrimp. I received my order and sat in the parking lot to eat the food because we drove 45 mins for the fried rice and realized the rice was extremely hard and the shrimp was Raw..before I could go back inside, the restaurant was closed in less than 10 mines. Google says they close at 9pm but they shut down around 8:20. I am extremely disappointed, I guess they rushed the food.. waste of time , gas and food.

    a bar with neon signs on the wall
    Briann R.

    If you like to have your seafood Asian style, then you will love this place. I like Asian style, but this was a little much for me. They do you have an option where you can take Louisiana seasoning and put it on top. That's what I did, but it wasn't as good as other places that I've been to. my only other issue is that as a whole this place was really pricey. Seafood is pricey and I'm not sure if this is a small business or the type of cost they incur, but there are definitely places elsewhere where you can get better deals. As far as convenience this is one of the closest places to me to get crab legs so I won't say that I won't be back, but if I'm willing to drive the extra 15 minutes then I'll definitely take that over this.

    Shrimp fried rice
    Yasser H.

    James R. had hosted his UYE here as he had heard excellent things about their crawfish. While this place is called the "Crab Ave", my posse came here for the crawfish. They were priced at $7.99/lb. I do not eat these bugs, so I wasn't too concerned about them. The 2 types of seasoning available are either with traditional Louisiana/Cajun seasoning, or Vietnamese butter-garlic sauce. There were four levels of spice: mild, medium, spicy, and extra-spicy. To customize add-ons, the rates are as following: corn (+75 cents), 3 potatoes (+$1.50), 2 sausages (+$1.99), and also rice, noodles, and a whole host of other accoutrements. Since crawfish ain't my thing, I went with a shrimp fried rice plate and a seafood soup. I also mooched 3 shrimp from James's 6 pound crawfish bag. Most of the group went with spicy flavor, while Eric went with an extra spicy level. I could see his lips were turning pink n red with the blazing fumes that were entering his mouth. Crab avenue is not kidding, when they present you the extra spicy version. My only critique of this place was that the service was slow. We came with a large group of people, so I understand that the kitchen might have been rushed, but every person got their food brought at different times. I finished mine quickly as I had not peeling and butchering to do. Mine was soup and rice. Easy intake. There were some that were still waiting for their food to arrive. Perhaps we needed extra waiters serving our table.

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    Ann L.

    We came here for crawfish season with a large party. The host called ahead to reserve a table, and one was set up 30 minutes before our arrival time. Spacious plaza with plenty of parking. This place is still a bit fresh, offering A variety of Korean dishes. The fried seafood platter was my favorite. It came with fried calamari, fried oysters, onion rings, and French fries. The fried oysters were spot on. Good enough to share with 5+ people. Also came with 3 different sauces, but I didn't think it was needed. The crawfish was decent price at about $8 per lb. Two flavors of Louisiana or garlic butter. You can pick your level of spicy. I chose garlic butter spicy instead of extra spicy. Careful on extra spicy. The seasonings on the crawfish were good and flavorful. The crawfish was also at good size at this time of the season. Some other items to fill up your tummy are their fried rice and spicy seafood noodles. The spicy seafood noodles can feed about 3 people. It was filled with seafood, noodles, veggies, and one spicy broth. This item came last and it was a struggle to finish since we were already so full on the food. Overall, services were good. If we needed anything, then it was brought to us. Our party had a great time here.

    Spices and sauces
    Kristin A.

    I'm a crab leg aficionado...actually that might be an understatement. So, of course, I was craving them recently. Since this place has been on list for several months and I was in the area, I figured I'd check them out. Now I debated whether I really wanted to get steamed shellfish to go since they would taste better hot but went with it anyway. We're still in a pandemic and, although restaurants are open, they had very limited seating options in an already small space. I ended up ordering 2 lbs of Crab Legs with a couple ear of corn halves and a couple potatoes. Since I wasn't familiar with their definition of "spicy", I got one bag with the mild spice level and one with medium. Finally I chose the garlic butter sauce over the Cajun seasoning per the server's recommendation. The temperature of the legs held up better than I thought on the 25 minute drive home. They weren't overcooked and the flavor of the sauce was delicious - so glad I listened to the gentleman. I also discerned that I preferred the medium heat over the mild. It had just enough kick but want overpowering. However, they were a little smaller than I expected. If they had been larger, with more meat, this review would be five stars. I'm definitely willing to go back and see if I can get a different batch!

    Philip P.

    The spicy seafood noodles as Koreans would refer to as "cham pong" was hot and good considering that I'm not a big seafood eater. Soup Disclaimer: Make sure you tell them to cook the seafood without peppers if you can't tolerate spices unless you already plan on going to the can with the jalapeño business. I had a side order of wings, which are not pre-marinated when served. They just provide a side container with the designated flavor you requested. The wings were hot and good either way.

    Corona and crawfish
    Tammy M.

    This place was delicious! And guys, they have a liquor license so there is beer. The only thing that got me through the drive from Dallas to Houston was knowing I could eat crawfish and have a beer and this was the spot to do it. Pro-tip: just go ahead and get a side of steamed rice or noodles to put your sauce on, you won't regret it.

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    Great food, service and price. Will comeback for more food. Highly recommend to try jjambing and jjajangmyeon.

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    I always come for their garlic butter crawfish! Always on point! Service is friendly and quick!

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    I am still fantasizing about my lunch at crab ave ! Each mouthful was delicious, and the presentation just blew us away

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