My wife and myself are staying in deep ellum for a month so while we are here we have been trying different restaurants out and decided on this restaurant. The staff was very friendly and sat us quickly. Being from Louisiana we settled on blackened catfish over rice for my wife and fried catfish and fried shrimp for me. Hers came out with 2 big filets, big enough for 2 people to eat. Mine came with one large fried filet. I blacken catfish all the time at home and they did a pretty good job. Seasoning and flavor was great on both, and the meat seemed to be real channel catfish not the cheaper swai catfish most restaurants used. I asked my waitress if it was local Texas meat or imported, she said that it was imported. The dining area was pretty basic but well kept and clean. Over all we were very glad we gave it a try, I can't speak on the crab or other boiled seafood but it looked like the kind the boil in a bag and bring it out covered in a butter sauce. I'm not a big fan of that method, it looks cheap and is too messy. But if your looked for great catfish they have it down! read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Blackened catfish plate - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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One of my favorite seafood boil spots in the DFW! Great food! I saw it was rated so well and it completely makes sense! Service was quick and very friendly. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Came right before it got packed that night and got our food pretty quick. The flavor was good but wished it was more saucey. Lots of space, we sat at the bar. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Terrible food, terrible service. Even the waitress gave us a heads up that the food wasn't up to par. We should have took that as a sign and left but we were determined to eat crawfish. They ONLY season the outside, and the spicy was pure spice no flavor. It was actually a shame. Highly DONT recommend. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Charbroiled (6 pieces) - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Horrible customer service very dirty restaurant employee was couching all over the food dead fly in the dish and they have poor quality seafood manger did not care 0-10 read more

Arrived 3 minutes before happy hour was over. Got the happy hour drink deals. Mexican lollipop shots were delicious. House margaritas were huge (not enough liquor though) just tasted like margarita mix. WE DEVOURED the food, the food did NOT stand a chance. The medium sauce was not spicy enough for me. Would have liked more of a spice but it was still really tasty. Quick service, really friendly staff, great music. Definitely recommend. read more

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Food was amazing! Table condiments weren't clean or full. However, the Service was great.

Don't go. For real Don't go. Trust me when I say Don't go. Bad service with cold pricey food. We were so disappointed with appetizers that we made them cancel our order and left. read more

Food was disgusting. Full of garlic, no flavor! First and last time trying it. Service was good & fast but the seafood bag was not up to par. read more

Service was good. Food didn't taste good (Bland, even though I got the spicy one). Ambiance was good. Conclusion, will not be back for seafood boil. read more

I recently visited Crab Station late in the evening and ordered one of their seafood bundles, which included Crab Legs, Crawfish, and Shrimp with extra spicy seasoning, along with corn and potatoes. The food was absolutely delicious! Nowhere in Dallas have I found a place that knows how to season their seafood as well as Crab Station. The flavors were perfectly balanced, and the spice level was just right. I will definitely keep going back! read more

Horrible service!!!! All the waitresses sat at one table and talked the whole time. One stares directly at you as you are waiving to get someone attention. Does she get up? Nope, she tells your waitress to the right of her, hey they are calling you. Yet you would think someone would get up by now? Nope! My husband got up and asked them for boxes and a bag. She also told us she was going to give my son a complimentary pudding cake for his birthday and failed to do so. Why? Because they were so busy chit chatting the whole time. Never would I come back to this place or recommend it. We barely ate our food. Total was $130 for medicore food and horrible service. Beware of parking. We paid and got booted. The guy came back to take off the boot and apologized that the system failed to update?!?!? read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

WORST SERVICE EVER! I advise everyone not to come here. We came on a Sunday two people. There was only two other parties in there and the waiters didn't even bother to come over for drinks or anything. Not a hi or anything when walking in. Waited ten minutes with the waiters sitting in the back talking and on their phones. Then two guys came in after and were given waters and stuff before us. Waste of time so we ended up leaving. How is there bad service when the place is empty? read more

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So I'm new to the area and I was craving some crab legs. Look on Yelp and saw this place. I was already heading to deep ellum so I decided to go here. The place has a nice vibe and the servers and bartenders are great!!! I had a blast talking to them.... The food on the other hand was underwhelming and average. Like everything was over cooked. The crabs were dried out , and the shrimp was mushy... and the sauce was wayyyy to creamy. Like I know I'm not gone have Blove sauce everywhere I go but I at least want more of a butter mixture and not that. I would only come back for the drinks and conversation with some pretty dope people. But that's just me. The oysters was good but you better watch out cause you can def chip a tooth on the bits of rock in them. read more

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I had high hopes for this spot because crab boils are my thing. It fell flat and quickly.. it started with the waitress, she was unfriendly and just didn't exude any form of customer service. I asked for something extra and instead of responding, she just walked off and later returned with what I asked for. When she walked away I wasn't even sure if she heard me lol. The bathroom was legit disgusting.. there's no way it's been cleaned this week. I should have walked out after seeing how dirty it was. I ordered headless shrimp with garlic noodles, corn, and sausage. I opened the bag and began to chow down only to discover that the shrimp weren't cleaned. You could literally see the veins and they hadn't been split from the back, making it extremely hard to eat. They were also overcooked and chewy. I was starving so I ate the noodles and sausage and left the shrimp . The two stars are for that only . I'd say beware if you're a shrimp lover because it's a negative for me. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Thanks to Tik Tok, I found this restaurant and I was beyond excited to find out there was a drink and oyster happy hour between 4 to 6pm. After we were seated, it took a little while for a server to come to us. However, one of the bartenders was a server, too, so we understood that she was a little busy. I quickly ordered a dozen raw oysters ($1 a piece) and a $5 margarita. The oysters were beyond delicious, salty, and just the right size. The margarita was perfect and had just the right amount of tequila. Overall, I would definitely return again whenever I'm in Texas, and if in the area, be sure to stop by. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - $5 Happy Hour Margarita - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Been twice and not going back. Both times they were understaffed and long wait. The food was good but

Where do I start? Well what a hot mess of a place this is. Waited 45 mins before we could go in. Ok fine, we waited, 45 mins later we were seated. We got seated, drinks order went in so we waited. Another 40 mins later no drinks. After reaching out to our server/bartender still no drinks. Finally almost an hour later, drinks came. So we ordered appetizers and our food right away in case we ddnt see him again. Waited almost another hour for our food. We were told we had to wait, because they were backed up with online orders and we were way down on the list. Wanted to try this restaurant because of course that's what we do. We love seafood. What a disappointment. Our stomach got so upset after eating the food and fanning away all those flies in the restaurant. The delivery guy almost ran over someone at our table, 9 o'clock at night. Wow what a mess!! I will never go back. If you do visit be prepared to wait for at least an hour and 30 mins. Also eat a snack before you go. read more

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One of the gems in Deep Ellum neighborhood, fresh seafood and flavorful seasonings can be found here. Management has much to improve on. What a hot mess with the service, my friend and I almost walked out a few times. When we entered we waited 10-15 minutes without any acknowledgement or recognition. Then when one of the managers came by to greet us he was a frantic mess and admitted that there were tables available but he was unsure about the assignment of tables and which of his staff would be free to tend to us. He promised to BE RIGHT BACK. Guess what?? HE NEVER CAME BACK!! My friend and I were so fed up, we were about to leave when T-Mo Bedford comes in to SAVE THE DAY!! We really appreciated his save because we would have lost out on the opportunity to eat deliciously fresh seafood here had we left from the terrible neglectful service by the so called manager. T-Mo really took care of us the rest of the night. It was almost ironic that 3 or 4 different people came by to check up on us cause they were all unsure of table assignments, since management was such a mess... None of the other staff ever brought me anything I actually asked for. I would literally end up re-asking T-Mo every time since he was the only person who seemed to be doing anything right. Much love to T-Mo and if management is reading this, please give him some love! My friend and I decided to share The Coral Sea sack ($57**subject to market pricing) original or medium level spicy. The Coral Sea sack came with 1 lb crawfish, 1 lb shrimp, 1.25 lb snow crab, 2 corns, potatoes and sausage. It was beyond more than enough for us to share. The seafood was SO FRESHHHHH!! Best cajun experience ever. I have similar businesses in my area, but the quality does not match the freshness of the crawfish here. The crawfish was so fresh peeling it was so much easier with the meat not sticking to the shell and I was able to do the crawfish tail wiggle to pull out its' poop sack. We had such a fun time peeling, sucking and grubbing on our glorious feast. I definitely ate more than my usual capacity since the meal was so enjoyable. My friend and I looked back at this glorious meal and we kept saying wow! The food was so good, glad we didn't walk out! T-Mo really saved our encounter with this restaurant and our overall vacation experience. I really hope management gets a handle on things as soon as possible because good food is pointless if the customers are frustrated before they have a chance to sit down. read more

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When I'm traveling I always look out for a good seafood boil establishment, and I was happy to find Crab Station not too far from my Dallas hotel. When I arrived at 5:30-ish the waiter announced we were at the tail end of Happy Hour (oh yeah, I capitalize Happy Hour). In addition to drink discounts, they were also offering 75¢ oysters on the half shell. I gladly ordered up a 1/2 dozen and wine to start the meal (see picture). I then grabbed some wings with Flame Thrower seafood sauce (also pictured) and a boil bag of head-on shrimp and clams in Extra Shazam sauce. While I love spice and heat, I feel my decision to get Extra Shazam on the seafood and Flame Thrower on the wings happened to be an excellent choice. Parking wasn't too challenging, however, you'll most likely need to use one of the paid lots nearby. FYI: FAMILIES bringing their kids during the early afternoon/happy hour window might find the radio station tuned to explicit material. Once it passed 6 p.m., however, the music suddenly stopped and was then tuned to a more traditional offering. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - 75¢ Oysters on the Half Shell for happy hour! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Our server was wonderful! Attentive and helpful! The food was delicious! Flavor was out of bounds delish! It was my daughter's 18th Birthday and she gives Crab Station a 10/10! We will definitely be back very soon! The vibe was chill, family friendly, good music read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Medium Boil Bag enough to feed 3!! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Worst service EVER!!! And violated food safety by taking the food from the table, having a conversation OVER the food and trying to bring it back to my table. I ordered shrimp and oysters. They brought shrimp and catfish. Rather than correct THEIR mistake they told me I had to pay for the WRONG order! I told them that I was not paying for food I didn't eat. Then the waitress comes back and says the manager removed the food from the bill. Well thank you. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Visited this place coming from Houston and was a total disappointment. Should have walked out as soon as the waiter young black kid wearing pink shoes changed the price on the crawfish. Sat down and asked the price per pound and at first he said around $13-14 a pound so I said no that is ridiculously over price. He decided to say he'd give us his discount price for $8 a pound so ordered 5lbs. He bought frozen cooked crawfish that was all mushy with no flavor. Ate maybe 1lb if that and the bill was $145. Would never try this place again and if you think it's delicious your a bottom feeder as well. read more

Was really craving some seafood and saw all the great reviews for the crab station so hopped on over! I think with any restaurant right now there was a bit of a wait due to limited capacity but it was certainly worth the wait! Husband got the lobster roll which he absolutely devoured and licked his fingers afterwards. The fries had a strange seasoning so he barely had any and I thought they equally tasted strange (I love fries mind you...) so we barely had any of those. I got the Caribbean seafood bag because they unfortunately sold out of crawfish :( but it ended up being really delicious with the snow crab and I'm glad it worked out! I got the middle spice level which ended up being perfect and not too overpowering. Keep it mind it's the same FLAVOR but with varying spice. It really boils down to butter & garlic and then the only difference is the heat. I know that confused another lady as we were waiting and she made a stink about it -- the manager was super empathetic though and refunded her so huge kudos to him! read more

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The food just didn't meet expectations, sauce was thick with limited amount. Very urban vibe, servers were very nice but the food was just not anything special compared to all the other restaurants I have been to here. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Snow Crab 1.25 lb Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Great food, great service. great atmosphere! Thanks Crab Station for topping off my wife and I's evening with a wonderful meal. We will be back! FYI Try the Wings! read more

Where do I begin? Sooo me and my bf visited this place for the first time & can we say... A M A Z I N G? I ordered the Artic with the flame thrower sauce which was not that spicy (ok, I might've had to down 16 oz of water at one point..) but the snow crab was everything I didn't know I needed! Before eating, I did read about Mike Love being an excellent waiter & what do you know? He was our waiter for the evening and he did NOT disappoint! Our service was on point! Thank you, Crab Station! read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - The Artic !!!!!! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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so sad, we care for happy hour oysters and everything was gross. I'm not sure if it was a bad batch of oysters or what but my husband and I both spit out our oysters. the chargrilled ones also aren't good. i can make better at home. i hardly ever leave negative reviews but this place was just so unappetizing . waitress Was nice though! read more

Imagine having a server named Mike Love, and he answers to your every beck and call. Mike Love remembers your order without a pad & pencil. Mike Love delivers to your table one of the best seafood boils you've had in Dallas with side dishes so sassy, they deserve to have their own show. Mike Love is charming, generous and knows his way around the menu. Mike Love does his job with...... well you guessed it. No need to state the obvious. Buttttt for the folks in the back, I was going to say "LOVE." :) Speaking of LOVE, I just LOVEEEE The Crab Station in Deep Ellum. Oh my gahhh. I noticed some of the reviews highlighting deplorable service. Well, my experience exuded stellar customer service...but then again Mikhael W, the nephew and I visited the eatery 30 minutes after they opened on a Monday afternoon. And with 3 hungry patrons in the entire restaurant, exceptional service would be expected in my book. Mike Love (yes, that is his real name) was outstanding and the food was even more "outstanding-er." LOL. At the start of crawfish season, the mud bugs were pretty big and scrumptiously juicy. Freshness lived within the snow crab and headless shrimp as well! ($3 upcharge for headless). The garlic noodles were obnoxiously garlicy, but I didn't mind sleeping alone that night.. totally worth it! The fries and dirty rice were this fan's favorite! $5 Margs M-F from open to 6pm for the win. Woohoo!! Bottom line, the twin and I are already planning our return to this place! read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - $5 margs open to 6pm! Dirty rice, plain garlic noodles and Cajun fries. About $20 worth of sides here, folks. All VERY tasty. - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Limited street parking available and paid parking nearby. Already had lunch, so stopped in for a quick drink plus some appetizers. The cocktails were okay. Oysters were nice and fresh. The charbroiled oysters were good but definitely heavy. The vibe inside was nice! Wish I had the chance to try more items. read more

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Food is good. Waiter needs to focus more on customers. He actually was sitting down eating ( I'm sure he was on break while assisting us)

The service here isn't the best. Once you're seated and receive your food don't expect much more. I mean people will ask if you need anything but whether you get it and/or how quick you'll get it is the question. What was I thinking getting crawfish out of season. They were so small and bland. I got the Shazam sauce for my crawfish, crab legs and potatoes. When you opened the bag you could see steam coming off the food. Here's the catch... the sauce was hot but when you opened the crab it was cold. Now I see how the food came out so fast. It's almost as if the seafood was done ahead of time and hot sauce was poured over it. The drink was really good and several people around me got fried appetizers that also looked good. Eventually I will give this location another try but not for the seafood boil. read more

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This review is for the Deep Ellum location - which is now one of the best restaurants in DE. Great seafood, friendly staff, good drink menu, and a fun atmosphere! Started with the Crab Claw appetizer, and it makes me hungry again to think of it! Sooo good! Seperate Entrees can be ordered, but we choice a 'Sack' with a variety of food to share - and it was excellent! The boiled shrimp were large and flavorful, and the snow crab legs/claws were succulent as well! Potatos, corn, sausage - I want to go back and eat this again soon! My daughter enjoyed her fried Shrimp Poboy as well. The dessert menu is limited, but the Bread Pudding a la mode is very good! We shared dessert as well - the whole meal was fun. Loved it! read more

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We decided to try Crab Station. We seafood gumbo, crab and shrimp boil bag with garlic butter seasoning, calamari, and scampi butter crab claw bites. The gentleman that got the gumbo said it had a great taste and comes in a huge bowl.. enough for 3 people. The calamari was very bland, with overpowering Parmesan cheese. The breading tasted like plain breading on something a traveling carnival would use. The cheese was odd as a topping and way overpowering. It's all we could taste. I would not recommend it. The scampi butter crab claws were good. Our coworker didn't care for them. I thought they had a nice peppery and garlic taste. These are worth trying. The shrimp were good size but had no flavor. All I could taste was the overpowering garlic butter. I tried to keep the snow crab out of the garlic butter and it just didn't have a lot of flavor compared to the places in Phoenix frequent like the Angry Crab in Gilbert. You can taste the salt in the crab meat. Not here. For the price, I just don't think it was worth it unless you possibly go with gumbo read more

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No wait to be sat when we came during the week for dinner. Our server was very helpful. He answered all our questions and kept our drinks filled. They did serve crawfish but they ran out by the time we got there unfortunately so I went with crab. It was not what I was expecting but it was very good. I was hoping for more of a Cajun seasoning taste and this was more of a hot pepper flavor with garlic. You can choose the heat level: garlic butter, original, shazam, flame thrower and TKO. Went with flamethrower because I was worried the shazam wouldn't be spicy enough, and boy was it hot! So good though. This sauce had habenero peppers and the TKO is made with ghost peppers. The meals came with gloves and bibs, USE THEM, TRUST ME! Lots of TV's to watch the game on and bar seating as well. Will be back again soon! read more

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Hoooommaaaagoooodddness!! 10/10 10/0 10/10 This new crab joint is giving a man crab spots in Dallas a run for their money Coming from someone who literally LIVES for seafood, this perfect rating means more than you could ever know! The Atmosphere is litttt! For starters, it's a new hot joint in Deep Ellum. They play great music all night, setting a fun and exciting atmosphere! There's a good amount of seating with TVs everywhere if you want to watch a sports game while indulging. The service is ON POINT, which really is a plus in Deep Ellum. But most importantly, the food is OUT OF SIGHT! The Crab Finger appetizer is so yummy and just enough to hit the spot. The Crab Legs however will make you slap ya mama! The sauce is so unique and different from any ive ever had. The spicy level is true to its definition, with Shazam being more than enough for the spicy lovers. Finally, they have happy hour drink specials that you don't want to miss! read more

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Recently discovered that this spot just opened up nearby! There's barely any seafood-by-the-pound spots in the area so I knew I had to try it out ASAP. I love seafood and I'm glad they opened this up here. Given that this is in Deep Ellum, parking may be difficult to find during the weekends/busy times. However, we went on a Tuesday and easily found street parking. They also have a few parking stalls to the side of the building. Upon entering we were greeted immediately. The space is clean, decently sized and had tables perfect for groups. They have a bar area with TVs all over the walls. The servers were as attentive as they can get and immediately told us of the happy hour specials. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm. For drinks we got $5 HH Margaritas, and for starters we had a dozen of the $0.75 HH Oysters on the Half Shell! Such awesome happy hour deals. We also tried half a dozen of the Cajun Garlic Parmesan Oysters ($11) which were to die for; we had to stop ourselves from ordering more so that we can save room for the main course lol. Now for the real star of the show: seafood in a bag. We order Sack #3 ($78) which had 2 snow crab clusters (~1.25 lbs), 4 lb fresh crawfish, 1 lb head-on shrimp, 2 sweet corn on the cob, 2 potatoes and 2 sausages. We decided to add another 2 clusters of snow crab ($25/1.25 lb). We ordered "extra shazam" spice level and it was the perfect amount of kick for us. So excited to see that the sauce had so much garlic in it lol. Without tip, the total was around $150. Tbh I think it's worth it esp if you go during happy hour! For people expecting Louisiana-style crawfish/seafood boil, don't go here. This is more like Viet-Cajun style that is very similar to Boiling Crab. Boiling Crab used to be my fav spot but now I think Crab Station beats them on my list because there is no wait and the sauce is more delicious to me. We will def be back! read more

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Complete 360!! This place is my favorite place to get crab! The sauce is unmatched! The crab is always big and juicy. Potatoes, corn, egg EVERYTHING in the boil is soooo good. But this place is expensive. Right now it's $39 for snow crab! It's worth it though. Drinks are always amazing. The parmesan oysters were great. read more

Crab Station - Deep Ellum - Lobster roll - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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We went here on a Saturday night and it was absolutely delicious! The oysters, the boils, everything was so good! The flavor of the boil was phenomenal, and even the butter was to die for. However; ask the prices because they are not on the menus. $95 for a medium seafood boil. $95... we would have not been eaten here if they had their prices posted. read more

I saw this place was new on Yelp, and thought I'd give it a try. They have only been open a few weeks. My girlfriend saw gumbo on the menu, and she was sold! When we got there she ordered the gumbo, and we were told their gumbo station wasn't working. Strike one! They were also out of crab cakes, which she also wanted. Strike two! So basically everything my girlfriend wanted wasn't available. The Calamari is good, it's not in the typical circular cut, which I think is nice. Pieces are asymmetrical and varying in size, which makes each piece a little different texture. A bit too much breading for me, and one piece in particular was so large it made for awkward sharing. The hush puppies were not very good. Very bland, basically jiffy corn meal condensed into balls. My girlfriend and I each took one bite. The Saints Salad is okay. The only dressing they had available was ranch. It's a plain old salad, the chicken is good, they forgot to bring this dish out with the other dishes, and forgot to put cheese on it when it did arrive after asking. Seafood Sack #1 was not good. The crawfish shells were so hard, it was nearly impossible to peel them. The shrimp were over cooked and fell apart. The sausage was ok. I would have ordered the T.K.O. spice, but they wanted to charge an extra dollar for that, and I didn't like the idea of being nickeled and dimed, so I ordered the flame thrower spice. It wasn't spicy at all, and had a very heavy garlic flavor. If you're expecting typical Cajun flavoring, it's not that at all. The waiter asked if I wanted the heads on the shrimp, or not. I'm indifferent to this but told him no heads, at which he informed me that would be an extra dollar. More nickel and diming... I got them with the heads on. Strike three! I complained to the staff about my boiled seafood sack, and they handled it very well. The manager comped the item, and was apologetic. The server was attentive, and overall the service has earned this place a third star. read more

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