Love this place! Not usually big on seafood but I love me some shrimp boils and fried shrimp. I'm allergic to most other shellfish but shrimp is my go to. Crack crab is similar to the other spot crafty crab and they have shrimp/crab boils where you can pick the seasonings to make it mild or spicy. I like having options. Food was great when I came in with my small party of 3. read more

Prices here have gone up a little mich for my liking but taste and options are still great. Nice little place to splurge on seafood. They also have pretty reasonable specials. read more

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My first time ordering from here and it completely exceeded all expectations. While I was hesitant on spending $50 on one boil when I usually make them myself, it will absolutely worth it! The crack sauce was so good and the seafood was so fresh. I couldn't finish it all and heated up the following day and it was even better. read more

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This take out place is very small with a walk-up window where the bag of food is passed thru. The item I wanted was a paper bag containing unknown seafood with small pieces of corn and I don't know what else. $58.00 I was not expecting that, and went to Aldi where I bought amazing king crab legs (5 /$19.99). and a pkg of corn for $2.50. I feel they were a bit overpriced and didn't like the service or kitchen. read more

I have been coming to this place for years and they never disappoint. Inside and outside is always clean ! and for a seafood spot it always smells fresh. You never see a messy table or floor.The sauce flavors are always good spicy , mild , or hot , this is where I prefer to get all my seafood boils in this area. They give you a great amount for your money. They have a good house made yum yum sauce for salad that I wish was sold in the store. And another thing I like is the teriyaki sauce it's sweet and not too salty. Im a repeated customer here and I will continue to be the service is great ! this is an awesome place to eat . read more

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Great service. Easy to substitute out shrimp for green mussels. Clean place. Fast service. Easy to find and park i ordered the special offer of snow crab, green mussels and lobster tail. Staff very friendly and easy to talk to read more

Small inside was packed when I went so instead decided to order takeout. About 15 min wait ordered 1lb Dungeness crab 1/2 green mussels and shrimp. Came with potatos and corn and picked crack sauce. Everything was fresh and savory. The sauce was great. The legs cracked with not too much force so they were cooked right. Get the mussels to scoop the sauce!Better than other seafood boils spots I've tried and I highly recommend you give it a try. read more

Crack Crab - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I eat here with my husband a few times a year. Small restaurant with very relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff. We always order the hibachi entrees with shrimp, chicken or steak with steam white rice. They come with a small salad and their yum yum sauce is very good. read more

BYOB- make sure you bring your own drinky drink with you. Parking-there's a big enough parking lot that houses plenty of other stores like a dispensary. Placed our order (Hibachi seafood fried rice w/o scallops) and the 2A combo with an extra 1/2lb of crabs legs w/garlic butter and Cajun rub. Our food came out in about 15 minutes which was great because we were starving and I've had a taste for Hibachi food recently. When the rice came it was cold, the only thing hot were the shrimp on top with the teriyaki sauce. The seafood was great, the seasoning tasted great with real garlic, I just wished that there was more corn pieces (at least 2). But the seasoning was so good I was slopping the potatoes and garlic in the sauce before eating them because the sauce was so good. I'll definitely be trying this place again, giving them the chance to redeem themselves with the cold rice they served. read more

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Beware!!! The menu online is very very misleading. I ordered from the snow crab special combo section but snow crabs were not included. I ordered take out but when I got home my bag included just mussels, shrimp, broccoli, corn and potatoes for $32 ...I have no idea why they named this a snow crab special and there are no snow crabs included. To make matters worst, I requested butter season to not be inside my boil but on the side. And they did not listen. So most of my meal was not edible because it was drenched in butter and salt. The broccoli was over cooked. I called to complain and the woman I spoke to pretended not to understand me, so I went in person the next day to talk to a manager and he pretty much told me it was my fault for ordering the wrong thing. The food was gross and very expensive with a menu that is misleading. There are a million places like this popping up all over the city. I would try a different place if I were you. read more

Came here for my sisters birthday - The food is incredible - large portions and super delicious! 10/10

I was here for lunch so it was not too busy. Service was very nice and helpful. It has a regular restaurant atmosphere and is designed for boils with the paper table cloths ready to make a mess. The food was very good great spice on it. You can order your type of spice and heat level. Very nice place to eat. read more

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homey feel, service is good, delicious seafood & hush puppies (i always get a second order to take home). i eat there often & i've never been disappointed!! read more

The food is always good and filling. I highly recommend and will continue to go there. Close to home and delicious. read more

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Great food and always hot. Super fast service and does not disappoint. The restaurant is clean and well lite.

Another amazing dinner!! Came last weekend with my fiancé and back again tonight with my dad and sister. We ordered the same appetizers.. takoyaki, fried oysters, and waffle fries with yum yum sauce. These are the must get items - sounds basic but it's so good. This time for entrees, we got 3 lbs of head on shrimps, 1 lb of the king crab legs, and half dozen blue crabs all in garlic butter sauce. Everything was great!! Garlic butter is the way to go~ read more

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overall had a really great experienc. The staff was very attentive and the food tasted fresh and hot. They had really good music playing as well. read more

Crack Crab is a small seafood restaurant / takeout spot. Not much ambiance. I dined in to try some of their fried seafood. My meal started off with spring rolls. They were a good start. But before I even finished them I got my jumbo shrimp platter. The shrimp are just a regular size, definitely NOT jumbo. I must have gotten a mix of 2 different batches. Half were perfectly cooked shrimp and the other half overcooked. It was odd because the fried coating seemed the same on all of them. The platter came with very good waffle fries. I also had a chance to taste my date's fried fish. It was fried cod. It was good, but a little too much breading. The meal ended with a slice of Oreo cheesecake. It was served cold, a big no no in my book. I had to wait for it to at least get close to room temperature. It was OK, but something was off with the consistency. Most people dining in were getting boiled seafood, so maybe that's their specialty. I think crack crab is more suited for takeout, but only if you are close by. I wouldn't travel for it. read more

Crack Crab - Fried shrimp platter - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I'm really happy that more seafood restaurants are opening up in the NE Philly area. Crack Crab is very similar to the Shake Seafood on cottman avenue. Except Crack Crab got more food and drink options. I love that they also offer Hibachi grill options on the menu. Choices include Hibachi chicken/beef/shrimp/scallops etc... Don't forget the fried rice and the lomein. Drinks are Thai Tea, Cooling Peach, Cooling Pineapple, and Cooling Strawberry. We got the Hibachi Shrimp and Scallops, Vegetables fried rice, 1 IB of clams in garlic butter, 1 IB of snow crab in crack crab sauce, 1 Cooling Strawberry, 1 Cooling Peach, and 5 Cooling Pineapple. We loved all of the drinks, as you can see especially the Cooling Pineapple, we got 5 total lol. Everything tastes really good. Their sauces containers are bigger, that's definitely a plus. read more

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A group of friends and I came here on a mission and that was to get our seafood fix while also getting our moneys worth with the all you can eat special. The all you can eat was priced at a hefty $56 ish/pp but tbh, it was well worth it. I've had my fair share of seafood broil at home so I know that seafood can get pricey. The snow crab legs and crawfish that I ordered were fresh and the portions were large. Many of us ordered another round but were struggling to finish it all. The only complaint I had was the crack crab sauce. To me, it didn't have much taste. All I could taste was oil. read more

My actual rating would be more like 3 1/2 stars, but Yelp doesn't allow partial stars yet. SO, hankering for some seafood, my colleague and I stopped by here for lunch last week. We are frequent guests of the prestigious Five Guys burgers across the street (we like to fine dine, as you can tell), and saw Crack Crab one day on our way out. Walking in, it was very nice inside. A little kitschy, what with the sea theme, and nets and anchors and what not, but still what the girls would call, "cute." The plates are VERY nautical themed. We were the only patrons for a while, but it got decently busy while we were there. We sat down and started perusing the menu (bonus points for the free appetizer for checking in on Yelp). We went with the crab rangoons for the app (I thought they were great, my colleague, not so much....) and each got a crab boil for the main. Here's where the first issue came into play. EXPENSIVE. Its funny to remember that crabs and lobster used to be peasant food. They used to throw lobster back into the ocean when it was caught in their fishing nets, because only the poorest of the poor would eat sea bugs. NOW, that shit is like gold or pure saffron. My dining mate wanted King Crab legs, and I wanted some shrimp, but neither of us could find a suitable combo that had everything we wanted, so we decided to split the difference; he got the King Crab boil, and I got the shrimp. (a pound of each.) His bag came out with a single cluster. A POUND of King Crab legs is a single cluster?! And that is 37 dollars?! I had ample shrimp, but even then, it felt like a lot less than a "pound of shrimp." I've eaten at other crab boil joints, and I remember having to give away shrimp to people at my table, and then STILL having shrimp left over after I was full. It was enough to fill me up, but the weight system is off here, is what I'm saying. Knock number 2 came when the crab legs were obviously over steamed. The legs didn't crack. They were bendy and pliable, and you had to literally TEAR them to get them open. A crab leg should have a good snap to it, not feel like wet cardboard. That said, the seasonings were good, and the potatoes and corn that came with were decent. (corn was a BIT overdone, but I've come to expect that, and it was actually less than it usually is at other places.) And, they DO deck you out with bibs and gloves and what not too, so it wasn't as messy as I had anticipated. Id certainly recommend this place for a small group, wanting some seafood. The area is busy, there is ample parking, and the food is pretty good, all things considered. All this said, we probably won't be back. That area is almost exclusively for work lunch runs (I live in Jersey) and my lunch buddy actually preferred the crabs at Chucks Alibi to Crack Crab. And with the amount we spent, I don't think I'll be able to convince him to take another trip with me. read more

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Me and my friend were hungry and eventhough I don't like going out in the rain I pressed on. Parking: lot. Located in the same parking lot as Nifty Fifty. Atmosphere: Small and cozy Service: We were seated quickly. Our server was good. I wish he spoke more English. BYOB location. woo hoo!!! Food: I had the 1/2 lb. of crawfish, shrimp and crableg(1 cluster) that came with potatoes,corn and broccoli. The seafood was good in the sauce. I wish they added more garlic. The sides were cooked perfect!! I love when this happens. My girlfriend had 1lb of shrimp and crablegs(2 clusters) and a side of mussels that she really enjoyed. we also ordered fried clams. they were good.I wish they were cooked a little more. Unlike the other seafood in a bag places, this location has great combo creations. You normally can't get three things in a combo and it's never the combo you want. Allowing 3 things in a combo is what earned them 4 stars. Overall I liked the place and will go back. read more

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Have been craving the Vietnamese Cajun crawfish and ever since crabby cafe in the NE closed... I've been going going thru withdrawal! It must be the butter and sodium, Lol! ah well a once in a while treat . this place opened about a few months ago and I decided on trying here because they have fresh crawfish (always call ahead to make sure they have them fresh at any crawfish restaurant), taste is so much better. Well on first getting to the restaurant, we were apprehensive because there was only one other customer there. We decided to stay and try anyway because we were hungry. We ordered crab Rangoon (delish, just a little on sweet side), 3 blue crab and 2 lbs crawfish with medium hot crack sauce. It was just the two of us and we didn't want to order too much in case we didn't like it. Well no worries, the sauce was delicious! And the seafood was really fresh! Only thing is as per other reviewers, the sauce separates a lot so the oil layer is on top while the creamy seasoned layer Is on the bottom. If you dip only into the oil, you just get bland oil, you have to get to the bottom. I recommended to the owners to try to thicken the sauce since all viet Cajun places I have tried do not have this separation issue like this. Total $48. Crab regions were free with yelp check in! Support small businesses read more

Crack Crab - Crab Rangoon - free with check in ! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Food is great as always! 2nd time in as many months. Service was good and it's a intimate setting but for a quick meal, can't complain.

Very good food and service. Seafood boil is awesome and their fried fish is great. Always got my food right

great service topped by good food! Definitely recommend coming here! Plenty of parking, clean, and good experience.

Randomly stopped in, from being in town. Perfect portion sizes! We will be back! It was delicious!

I gave them a 1 star because my boyfriend had threw up very bad off that seafood i don't know if it wasn't cooked all the way, the service was okay table wasn't clean all the way i wouldn't be eating from there. read more

Food was amazing! Service was good and restaurant was clean (: music was also good relaxing environment. Our seafood boils were good and the sauce was delicious! read more

Everything was so fresh and delicious! I got the snow crab & shrimp broil. For an appetizer we had the Cajun wings. My goodness - can we talk about how juicy and delicious those wings were? And that seafood. Seasoned Perfection. Order & Delivery was lightening fast. I would haven given them 5 stars but they forgot my addins to my crab boil :(. I got a swift refund for the missing items after contacting GrubHub about the missing items. Everything was packaged without any spills. read more

Crack Crab - Delivery - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

great place to eat at they have great customer service and the food has very good flavor .

I probably wouldn't know about this place if I didn't pass by it every day. And now, I kind of want to keep it my own little secret because it's so good, but it's only fair to let everyone know. It is located in the plaza with Nifty Fifty in NE Philly. And is easily my favorite seafood boil place in Philly now. We ordered the waffle fries for an appetizer. It was super crispy on the outside and didn't get soggy even after we finished our seafood. I ordered a pound of shrimp ($14) with the medium hot Crack Crab Sauce. My boyfriend ordered the the same thing in mild sauce. They give a real full pound unlike some places, use the good quality shrimp and don't skimp on the sauce. At first I thought the sauce just tasted like oil and my boyfriend's tasted of just butter, but the trick is to dig to the bottom where all the spices settle and dip it in there. It was a real game changer for us. Everything came out quick. The service was attentive. I hope they don't change anything about this place. I know I'll be back soon! read more

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Surprisingly really good! Many places only have snow crab legs (due to the shortage), this place had Dungeness for a great price! I wasn't sure of the spice level. I've read a comment that said mild spice was still too spicy! -and I like spice! So, I ordered my food with butter garlic/crack crab seasoning & mild spice! Glad I did! They just gained a new customer :) read more

Crack Crab - 1 Lb. Dungeness Crab - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Went here based on the reviews. Food was flavorful. When we asked for spicy, it was SPICY (just right!). Everything was tasty. Sauces were good too. The only thing I didn't like was how the salad was drowning in dressing. The place was completely empty when we got there, but there were at least 10-12 people who came through for takeout. By the time we left, there were also a couple of others eating. This place is solid. Definitely bringing people here again. read more

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cant recommend this place enough. the seafood boils are delicious and a bargain for your money!

I had the seafood. OMG! Wonderful. Still no fountain drinks but I saw it was byob. Have to remember for next time. read more

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These seafood and hibachi devours come all the way from the new Northeast location of the @crackcrabphilly crack crab. Here they offer takeout and inside dining. It is BYOB bring your own bottle. Well here the staff is really nice and they help you walk through their menu. The bathrooms are really clean. the water is really good and served in mason jars. Wow here I ordered an appetizer of the jumbo fried shrimp. The grease was very fresh and they were fried to perfection and really juicy. I then order the shrimp and steak hibachi with fried rice and vegetables. The vegetables were really fresh and tasteful, and the steak was cooked medium rare to perfection. If I had rice was really good, and the shrimp were a nice size. If you ever find yourself in northeast Philadelphia please check out the crack crab and tell them that shimmy sent you! #philadelphia #philly #crab #shrimp #salad #water #food #foodporn #foodie #foodblogger #foodphotography #foodstagram #healthyfood #datenight #date #goodeats #goodvibes #eating read more

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The food here is steamed fresh after you order! It was some of the best, freshest mussels we've ever had. They were large, but not chewy at all! The shrimp can be ordered head on or off, and they were also large and very good. You also get to select from four sauces and four spice levels! They also do hibachi-style seafood with Asian noodles and rice. If you check in on Yelp, you get a free appetizer! I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Crack Crab - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It was meh at best! The ONLY thing good about this seafood boil was the potatoes smh. WHY SO MUCH FLIPPEN BUTTER‼The shrimp was so old it was paste , the corn was not sweet, the mussels where so flippen dirty along with the crawfish. The crabs where old not the freshest. This place is a completely waste of my money! I will never ever go back there again . Whoever is giving high reviews y'all are lying through your fingers! They should be a shame to offer crap to people, so glad I didn't tip them! read more

Crack Crab - Nasty seafood boil - Asian Fusion Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Finally a promising seafood place in Philly! The service was attentive and wonderful. Our server made sure to check on us often to see if he could help with anything. It was a tad quiet when we walked in but that's probably because we came in between peak dining times (around 2PM). Their menu offers a variety of seafood options with different seafoods by the pound or in combos. My boyfriend and I each got 2 pounds of the crawfish and a drink. He got the crawfish in the hot Cajun flavor and the Thai tea. I tried the crawfish in the (no spicy) crack crab sauce and garlic butter sauce. I also got the Cooling Peach drink. The flavoring of the crawfish is on point! I highly recommend the crack crab sauce. The other reviewer is right in that you need to dig deeper at the bottom of the seafood boil bags since the flavor is concentrated there (otherwise it might just taste bland and oily). There were a few not so stellar parts of our experience. The drinks were a tad too sweet. Also, the crawfish itself was a mixed experience. Some had firm, delicious meat while the other half of the crawfish seemed not so fresh and tasted mushy. Overall, I hope the quality of their crawfish improves. It is reasonably priced; for $14/lb, you get a fair amount of crawfish and a choice of 2 sides (broccoli, potatoes, or corn). read more

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