I rate it 3/5 because the flavor is good. A little kick with the mild but not too bad. I don't like crab boils so I was skeptical however I saw blue crabs and since it's my favorite food I had to give it a shot! I am a Maryland blue crab connoisseur. These are not those! These are Korean blue flower crabs with spots on them. Some were mushy so I didn't eat them all. I tried them all to be sure but not my thing. I got 3 crabs with my order. Again if you like seafood boils the crab legs probably bang with the sauce. I had the mild old bay garlic butter. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Go in to park. End up with a boot on the car while waiting for food to go. This place is a joke.

I ordered delivery from them they refused to deliver and refused a refund trying to keep my money and food I then had to drive 25 minutes from a birthday dinner and still no help horrible place horrible service Wednesday 07/01/2026 read more

Absolutely has the best seafood boils in Charlotte. The dine in vibe is nice and the customer service is A1. If you're looking for seafood boils that are tasty and affordable then check out Crackin Crawfish ! read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I've been coming here for a year, and every visit brings great memories with my family and friends. Always a wonderful experience! read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I'm old school but a human serving food to other humans shouldn't smell like a goat! The server smelled horrible and I literally felt like I could taste him with every bite. My mouth taste like I licked his armpit! This was the worst seafood boil I've ever had! The sauce was terrible! Being grossed out is an understatement! Two tables including mine on a Saturday night should have told me everything I needed to know! I wouldn't recommend! Would give zero stars if I could! read more

Good service. Good good. I took my boyfriend there for his birthday and he enjoyed it very much. The only thing I wish that they would provide a proper crab leg crackerjack. read more

I can't say it enough!! The seafood here is the BEST of the BEST! My favorite place to get seafood boil in a bag! The flavor is ALWAYS AMAZING & the portion is perfect! Depending on how hungry I am, sometimes I may even have left overs and I take it home to eat it later & It still taste so good!! The customer service is always the best & they are kid friendly! They are always so nice and friendly to my kids. Dress casual & come ready to put on a bib and get your hands dirty! I promise you, you'll leave more than satisfied! Warning though, Once you've tried Crackin Crawfish, you'll always be craving for it. Consider yourself warned lol read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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The service is terrible! I ordered this place and when I came to pick up my food my car was booted. The store was soooo busy they could not communicate to the WHEELBLOCKER person to take it off so I was forced to pay $250 to get it removed. I will never come to place ever again, and the food wasn't even that good! read more

food was great the corn was out of this world and very juicy the crab was really good the service was great food only took like 10-15 minutes to be brought out, the room you eat in was real nice a little dark but it has a nice vibe to it. I definitely recommend, read more

Finding a good seafood boil place has been quite a struggle since relocating. After comparing pricing, reading reviews & seeing who was actually open during the pandemic -- I ultimately decided to choose Crackin' Crawfish. Staff was quite friendly when I called ahead to ask questions about their online ordering. Order: 1/2 lb Combo - Pick 2; 1/2 lb of Snow Crab, 1/2 lb Shrimp head-on, corn, egg, potato & sausage. I honestly could've bought sausage for $2.50 vs the pinky size cut of sausage provided. Sauce: Bayou -- there was absolutely nothing Cajun about the Bayou sauce. Even after choosing medium spice it tasted more sweet then anything. Now was it horrible? No, but I was expecting a lot more kick & pow going on with my tastebuds. Ultimately, Charlotte just doesn't have the appropriate seafood establishments that can represent quality boils. read more

I'll start this review by saying I ate here two consecutive days. . . Both days I ordered the pick two special with snow crab and shrimp. The special also came with corn, potato, boiled egg, and sausage. I subbed the sausage for corn one day and potato the second day. Everything was very flavorful. The first day I had the house special with a slice level of hot, and the second day I had the bayou seasoning with a spice level of hot. When they say hot, they mean hot! Please keep this in mind when ordering. All in, this one gets my stamp of approval. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Takeout: 1/2 LB. Combo- Pick 2 with snow crab and shrimp head-off deveined - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Overall no complaints.... I'll get straight to it. Majority of the seafood places in Charlotte are the same. Same bag. Same flavors. Same menu. Etc... I liked crackin crawfish because they do have different flavors you can add to your bag. Check out the house special. Loved it! Follow my TikTok for full review... @SwaleEats read more

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The sauce is a tomato based sauce that I didn't like. The service was quick I ordered on yelp and had to run in and grab the food. I don't know if I would return due to the tomato based sauce read more

We frequent Crackin Crawfish and thoroughly enjoy the seafood boil. We don't bother ordering anything else. Hopefully, it will continue to taste great so that we won't have to try something different. The price is comparable and the portion size is more than adequate for us. I love the sausage and the Bayou seasoning SPICY! I wish they would put another piece of corn in there. I prefer that over the potatoes. All in all, an excellent meal. read more

0/10 . if you like for your crab boils to taste like a tomato boil, italian boil, spaghetti, jumbalaya, garlic water .. this is the place to go . service was good tho they are very nice & the crab legs were full . read more

We've been going to crackin crawfish since they've open and I'm so disappointed in our latest experience. There were at most 4 open tables at the time and not busy at all. Our server was behind the bar on her phone majority of the time and we had to get up twice to get her attention. When we finally got our food we were not satisfied at all. Like I've said before, we've been going since the beginning. Our sauce was watered down and had no flavor at all. Normally the sauce sticks to the seafood and is finger licking good. We let the server know so maybe they could just fix it in the back. However, it just seemed like we were the issue and they said they could charge us to fix the problem. They didn't seem to care and no one came over to check on us. If you look at the pictures you can see how the sauce stuck in the beginning and in the second one you can't even see the sauce on it. read more

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I really enjoyed my recent experience at Crackin Crawfish. The food was great, and I liked that I got to try a little of everything with my Crackin' Special. Along with my combo of Dungeness crab and shrimp, I got corn, a boiled egg, potato and sausage. At other places that have crab boils, some of these extras cost more. Here, they were included so that was a nice change. I tried the House Special flavor with a medium spice level, and it definitely had a kick! The staff was very nice and attentive, and the restaurant was spacious. I would definitely go again. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Crackin' Special: Dungeness crab and shrimp (no heads) combo + Moscato - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Came to this location a couple of days ago with a large group of friends, and we had great time. The food was good, and the service was excellent. There were 2 men assisting us and they were on top of their game. Making sure the food came out in a timely manner, continuously checking in making sure we were good. Clean bathrooms , over all A+. Definitely would recommend read more

Great food. Great service and reasonable prices. I will definitely be returning soon! Highly recommend!

Crackin Crawfish LLC is one of the OG seafood boil locations in Charlotte. This was my first time trying them. My family have been several times. I believe this is their restaurant of choice. We got there before the Friday night rush. We ordered two bags. Both with 1/2 pound Snow Crab and heads off Shrimp. One bag had Clams and the other didn't. The sauce was delicious. So good we spooned it over white rice. The boiled eggs covered in the sauce was also very good. The sauce is full of small garlic pieces and it's kind of sweet and tangy sauce. I did feel like the Clams were kinda gritty though. I really enjoyed the seafood and the House sauce is delicious. It's unlike at other sauce I've tried before. Crackin Crawfish LLC 440 E Mccullough Dr Suite A-230 Charlotte, NC 28262 Friday October 17, 2019 7:45pm read more

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The girls at the salon wanted some crawfish and suggested this place. I have to drive 45mins from Steele Creek. But being with the girls and enjoy some good food was well worth the drive.. Customer service: 4/5 I wasn't greeted when I step into the restaurant. One of the girls where there already and we just sat at the bar. But no one offers us anything to drinks. We just sat and waited for our table.. our waitress for the time we were there was great. It takes her a min from time to time to get back to us since it was busy. But overall she's good Restaurant: 4/5 mid size causal place for seafood. Pretty busy. Overall clean. It just kinda awkward when you come in with a group of people and there's really no where to sit or stand without being in the way.. Food: 4/5 what we picked was very spicy.. I ordered 2lbs of King crabs and still have to order sausages and corn separately. But they do offered white rice and aloe of there things. Not just seafood. read more

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Great service, great food! Raj is a great, hardworking guy and was going the extra mile for everyone. I would return for the service / atmosphere alone but the food was great. read more

I came here with my brother and a friend because well, they wanted to get through all the seafood spots in Charlotte. I had a decision between this place and another, and I decided here. So did I pick right? This place used to be a Buffalo Wild Wings a long time ago when I was in college. So it was kind of nostalgic when I came in and saw the layout was pretty much the same except a wall was put up and it seemed a little bit cut off. Though when we came in, the tables were definitely 6' apart. We came in around 8ish, so it was pretty much dead. There was only another table when we sat down. So, how was it? Let's say that I don't know if it was dependent on the time we came or what, but the amount of food was amazing. I do have to say though that the flavors were a bit lacking. It could be that what we chose, but we did have a sampling of sauces. The amount of food was great though, because I feel like what we ordered, wasn't what we received...it was more. Either way, the flavor was passing. The food itself some of the pieces were a little overcooked, but the amount that we got was amazing. For that, I thought it was definitely 4 stars. Would I come back? Possibly, but not likely as there are a lot more other seafood spots around Charlotte to check out! read more

If you haven't experienced Crackin' Crawfish, you must try it if you're in Charlotte. The inside decor reminded me of the Krabby Patty shack on SpongeBob as a net was hung above the ceiling with crawfish as you walked in. There are flat screen TVs for the sports lovers to enjoy the college football games going on. Also, Crackin' Crawfish have domestic and import beers for the beer drinkers. I had awesome customer service by Viji, who explained the different levels of spices you can get with the boiled seafood. Viji was such a great help as she often made sure I had everything I needed. I thought it was very considerate of Viji to inform me that it is not crawfish season and that it would be frozen before I placed my order. She also asked me if I was allergic to latex from the gloves they provided so you won't get your hands dirty. They sell seafood by the pound and bring it to you in bags, in which you peel yourself. The vegetables such as corn on the cob and potatoes are sold individually by piece. I put on the plastic bib and was overly excited when Viji brought out my bag of seafood and shook up the hot steaming bag of: 1 pound of Crackin' Crawfish 1 pound of clams Corn on com 2 potatoes I got the Crackin' medium spicy. I couldn't handle the hot version as it contains ghost peppers. I devoured the whole order, and I was impressed with how good the cajun spices were. At the end, Crackin' Crawfish provided moist towelettes to wipe your hands. I had made a mess and my face was covered in juices. I will definitely come back to Crackin' Crawfish when I'm in Charlotte again! read more

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I don't know if they changed owners or not or just wanted to make their recipe different, but it has not been the same since the first time I tried this place The first time I tried this place, flavors was WONDERFUL and the juice was more thick. It had more of an Asian fusion Cajun and I loved it. Now? The recipe is not the same. Maybe they have same owner but different cooks? I don't know, but I don't feel like it's worth going there anymore after 2-3 more tries. I will be researching new seafood boiled place to try since there has been so many new seafood boil spot opening in Charlotte! I am surprised. Anyways, I feel like the juice for the seafood boil has been watered down A LOT. I truly miss that thicker yummy sauce where I could dip and still get a bunch of sauce and seasoning on it. OH YEAH. You know what's BOMB? The fried calamari. I am not a fan of calamari at all, but this one? I devoured it all. They actually use baby squid for this and it was so tender. Yummmmm. Do try, you won't regret it. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Fried calamari & Cajun fries with 4 sauces! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Casual spot for seafood boil. There's even a counter if you're dining solo and prefer to not sit in the main dining area. Warning, it can get pricey because you're probably going to eat about 2lbs yourself. There's combos available and you can also create your own custom combo, as long as you order the minimum 3lbs. I had the House flavor, medium level spicy. I think mild would have been better for me. At the end of the meal, my lips were on fire and numb, haha. I thought the overall flavor was good but a little too salty. You get a bucket, scissors, bib, and latex gloves. I didn't eat much so the gloves held up for my meal. I had very little sauce seep through. The snow crab legs were done well! You can crack the leg sections in the middle and all the meat slides out! I really liked that! The shrimps were surprisingly big and meaty! You can get shrimps with either the heads on or off. Crawfish were frozen instead of fresh today. And they did tell us before we ordered. Plus, they updated the pricing because the crawfish isn't fresh. read more

This is my second visit here but it has been years since my first visit. We remember enjoying our food and this go-around was no different. They were not open for dine-in as of 5/25. We called our order in and the curbside was a smooth process. I walked up to the table outside and pressed the button that alerted the staff that I was there. I provided the server with my name, paid the bill, and received my food. We each picked our own combos. I got crawfish, snow crab legs, and shrimp in medium spice level of bayou flavor. My wife got shrimp and crawfish in medium spice level of their house special flavor. The combos also come with corn, egg, sausage, and potatoes. I was scared the seafood would be tough from the time it would take to get home but it survived the drive. Though it is very messy to eat, we enjoyed our meals. read more

Crackin Crawfish - 0.5 lbs snow crab, 0.5 lbs crawfish and 0.5 lbs shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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New into town. Looking for good seafood - my order was messed up. I got the 3 1/2 pounds & I only received two of the options. The sauce was very watery and salty. The sauce has potential to be better. I got the third highest spice level & it was far from spicy. read more

Yummy. Food was good. My hubby and I came for a bite while out running errands. I liked that there was food on the menu for my daughter so we can bring the kids back. She's the only one in the family who is not a seafood lover. We thoroughly were given the lay of the menu, recommendations etc. We were told their 4 sauces were made on house and we wouldn't find anywhere else. We were even able to sample all of them. I really liked the Bayou. In addition to our entrees we ordered chicken wings for an appetizer dipped in the bayou sauce....um yeah...unforgetable flavor. WOuld have given 5 stars but the service got progressively slower during our stay. We'll be back with the kids and maybe the service will be a little quicker. I almost forgot. The lemon pepper fries!!! Wow!! Must try. It's hard to find a reaSon to give a shout out to fries. But these fries tho! I couldn't stop eating them and I was full. Hate to admit that but yep I did it. Trust me. If you like lemon pepper try these fries. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

My absolute favorite crab place in charlotte. I have been coming here for 10 years and never a bad experience. They treat my kids like their own and always go above and beyond to make sure they have a fun experience. Today was my first time trying their blue crab and OMG SO GOOD! read more

Food was delicious! King crab was on point and the sauce was perfect!! My kids got the chicken tenders and Cajun fries and they loved it! Service was super fast and excellent. We will be coming back. read more

Crackin Crawfish - King crab and headless shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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So I know these seafood boil spots are popping up all over and all the ones I have tried I have loved. Until this place. Should have known on a Friday night when it's nearly empty, no wait that that may have been an indicator of what was to come but I kept an open mind to give them a fair chance. We ordered mozzarella sticks as an app, they came out lukewarm with straight out the fridge marinara sauce. Strike one. Like how to you mess up something so simple as cheese sticks. Cheese didn't even stretch when bit into because they were not hot to begin with. And I have never in my life been served cold sauce to accompany cheese sticks. It's like they didn't even try. We proceed to order our seafood. We both ordered mussels, shrimp, and crab legs. Came out piping hot thankfully but flavor just wasn't there. Had more spice than actual flavor from what I could tell and I ordered the medium. Maybe I'm just not a spice girl but the medium at other locations have been spot on. Here all I could taste was spicy. I got the house special season but I just don't see anything special about it. Service was subpar to say the least. Asked to speak to manager to to share our experience, but of course they never came. We waited patiently for 15min for a manager to never even attempt to come see what our complaint was in an extremely dead under crowded restaurant. No worries. We paid our bill, left and vowed never to go back again. Plenty other crab places I still have to try so no loss here. Hope they get better but I won't be going back to know. read more

Love this place! The service is pretty great and also pretty fast. The seafood is very fresh and the prices are market price per pound for each seafood offerings (Snow & Dungeon Crab legs, Shrimp, Crawfish, Mussels, Clams, Lobster Tails) or you can order one of their various Crackin Combos which comes with corn, potatoes, boiled eggs, and sausage. Their finger foods aren't too bad either as they offer different entrees with fries like Butterfly Shrimp, Fish, Chicken Tenders & Nuggets, and Shrimp Egg Rolls just to name a few. You can easily add on side items such as corn, potatoes, sausage, etc as well as butter and garlic butter. I gave 4 stars as the garlic butter isn't that flavorful- it's just chopped garlic mixed in butter- no other seasoning or flavor. Also the breading in the fish & shrimp could be a little more flavorful as well as it's just pretty much bland. They do give you bibs, gloves, and a roll of paper towels at your table and overall, everything is fresh and delivered piping hot to your table! read more

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Literally THEE BEST seafood boils in the state of NC. I've been coming here faithfully since their original location below the one they have now and they never disappoint. Their house special sauce is my favorite. I'll continue coming weekly as long as they're open. read more

Crackin Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Great service + great food = must try! First time having crackin crawfish in NC (Clt area). The sauce are spot on, however, it has a slight sour flavor to it which is great for sour loving people like and me my husband! Definitely a must try if you're nearby or simply craving seafood. Customer service is great, super friendly service and very understanding! We switched our food twice and he was super patient with us. The price was reasonable for how much it came in! Definitely a place to come!! read more

Crackin Crawfish - Combo 4: 1 lobster, 1 LB Green Mussels, 1 LB Crawfish, 1LB 1 LB Shrimp Head-off deveined, 2 Boiled Egg (2), 3 sausage, 3 potato - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Food was delicious and service was great! Will be back again! 1 Lb Crawfish Snow Crab Legs read more

My fiancée and I always dine in here, but never takeout. Today was the 1st day and it was terrible. My fiancée said the sauce was too thick and I said it was watered down. Def had spicy, but not what we are used to. The portions were usually and that was the only good thing about it. I am truly disappointed with my meal. read more

This use to be my absolute favorite place to eat! I'm not sure if its under new management or they got a new chef but its not the same. I usually eat here everytime I'm in town, so today was no different. I had a excessive amount of eggs in half a pound of my crawfish. I understand their is no way to check the crawfish, but I barely ate because most of them had eggs. The waitress apologized for the inconvenience. Then when we checked out the price was different from when we ordered 3 days ago. Overall I feel like I overpaid for the quality and amount of food that was given. Would I go back? I'm still unsure. because this was such a bad experience. But this was my favorite resturant. I'm just so disappointed. I bragged on this restuarant way too much read more

They have the best crawfish. I love that their large and not baby crawfish. Definitely the place you want to visit for fresh crawfish.