Let's get a couple things aside. Parking is easy because it's in a compound and it's not hard to locate. Food itself is really good, no matter what you order. The problem here is definitely the service. I went dinner time on a Saturday and it wasn't even busy; all the tables weren't filled. Upon walking in, none of the servers even acknowledged that we had walked in. Some even just looked over at the sound of the door and then looked away. This happened to so many customers, which made some even walk all the way up to the counter to talk to someone. Once we were seated, we ordered and they got our order wrong and mixed up. They're definitely under staffed because they all look like they're spread thin between all the tables. The food is really good though, honestly. It's just a shame that their downfall is their service. I definitely would come back but maybe after a while when they can hire more staff. read more

Cajun style Rat guts! Secret menu item ‍Used to enjoy this place, but not anymore. This rat looks small in the picture but this dude was too fat to even move. Definitely been eating good. Sad part is, this isn't the first time they've had a rat issue at this spot. This establishment needs to get SHUTDOWN. read more

Crawfish Chef - Master Splinter - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

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Rated this place 3 stars because the service was a hot mess. We walked in and there was a group ahead of us that told us they have been standing for 15 minutes and no one acknowledged them at all. After waiting five minutes, my sister had to physically come up to a worker to ask if there was a wait or if you have to order at the counter and seat yourself. A worker FINALLY came to the front and told us there was a wait and we had to sign in on a notebook. Keep in mind there were plenty of tables available, but no one bussed them until after my sister had to get someone... Not sure if they were short staffed but they could at least acknowledge the customers and let them know what's going on! Sheesh. After that fiasco, we were seated and I got the clam strip seafood basket. Loved the dipping sauces it came with, but it was a bit chewy for me. The tator tots and sweet potato fries are a must order! Really tasty and crunchy. The seafood basket comes with fries, but you can switch to potato fries. I want to try their other seafood items, but I probably won't come back because I still can't get over their horrible customer service. And their floors were sticky and made me feel so uncomfortable whenever I walked around the restaurant. If you're brave enough to try this place out, I suggest doing a take out order lol. read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

The best seafood I have had in a long time. There house sauce is the best if your looking for some Cajun flavor.you also get to choose your own level of spiciness.I highly recommend this place read more

Crawfish Chef - Combo # 9 - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

May 9th was our first time coming after talking about visiting for months. We came for our daughter's 16th birthday, as she loves crab pot style restaurants. The food was delicious and had great flavor; between the 5 of us, we got a combo #3 garlic butter, combo #4 lemon pepper, and a combo #7 Cajun 4 stars. All was well UNTIL we dug into our pots and realized that they don't clean the shrimp. We called over the server to inquire if we were supposed to pay extra for that since we had paid extra for the heads to be removed. The server replied, "we don't do that here". When I further inquired and asked, "so people just eat shrimp with poop all in it?" His reply was a simple, "yep!" Maybe I'm in the minority, but my family and I eat seafood quite often and I've never in my life been cool to eat unclean shrimp (or anything else for that matter). I can only wonder know what else doesn't get cleaned before it's put on your plate, and because of this, and only this, I will never return. I still gave 3 stars though because the sauce flavors were great and you got a ton of food for the price, something I was nervous about. They could do better with their music selection (lots of unedited hip hop & R&B with lots of children and families present). I love those genres of music, but don't need my 7 year old hearing "bi--h, ni--a, etc" while dining. read more

The restaurant is filthy. Be careful or you might slip on the floor. They quoted me a 30 minute pickup time. I get there 45 minutes later and my order is not ready. That would have been okay if I didn't have to wait another hour in the restraint for my order to be complete. I can't wait for the Crawfish House in Renton to open so I can never come back here. read more

This place is delicious and I recommend it if you're craving a good seafood boil! Their house special flavor was on point. We got the crawfish, shrimp, snow crab mix w/ potatoes and corn and finished it between 2 people. The combo was around $61 which feels on the pricier side and the shrimp isn't devained which I know would increase prices, but overall we were left happy. read more

Love this place, been coming to here for years. The seafood is always cooked perfectly. House special sauce ALWAYS! And add an egg. So good. read more

I'm a seafood lover. Every opportunity I can get my hands on some shrimp, crawfish, mussels I'm always looking for a boil of some sort. This isn't my favorite but it's coming close. My husband and I order the combo #2 which comes with 1 lb shrimp and 1 lb mussels however because we love shrimp so much we add another lb of shrimp for an additional charge. The house special sauce is delicious filled with lots of flavor and if you like garlic this packs on the garlic! I love that the sauce isn't just straight up melted butter like other boils I have tried. Side of rice and Asian bread completes our meal. Dip the bread in the sauce! Overall this place has been my go to when I need a seafood fix. Lots of flavor and great prices for a delicious seafood. read more

Pretty pricey for the set-up, but it was fun to check out. The crawfish are tiny, so there's very little meat in the tail. The Crab Pot is much better, and similar in cost. Very nice servers and options for food other than seafood, which is great for the littles. The sauce choices for the boils are very yummy. read more

I was craving crab and being new to the area, definitely did some digging on what was good. Boiling Crawfish had good reviews and the menu seemed that it was straight to the point. The environment was super casual which was great! They offer different varieties of crab and seafood with your choice of sauce and spiciness. I was really happy with my crab and the fried rice that it came with was delicious! Will be going back again. read more

Service was fast and the restaurant was clean. My wife had the fried calamari and I had the fried oyster po boy sandwich. Both were very good And the price was on par with what our expectations were. I recommend this restaurant. read more

I can't count how many times I've been here. I really love this place, fresh food (you know sometimes it's not ) but it's still good place to go. Good price, great customer service. read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

Overall, we enjoyed our first time at the Boiling Crawfish. Walking in I expected a "Creole Vibe", which I was disappointsed with, as the decor was subpar & the music had no relevance to the "experience" we anticipated for a traditional "Louisiana" Craw Fish Boil. Service was good, but not exceptional, though our Server was personable & fully versed on the menu & helped us order. The quality & value on food & beverage was excellent with very clear Market Pricing; so no guessing on price for fresh Seafood. I particularly enjoyed the Bib & Gloves offered to dig in deep into the boil without wearing it home....Hell Yes!!! Give this place a shot....there is nothing like it in our area that I'm aware of! read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

Good size portions, good flavor but for my taste it was wayyyyy too buttery/ saucy- my stomach hurt after eating it because I'm not used to that type of food but my boyfriend loved it. Staff was nice read more

I've been wanting to try this place because I really like crawfish, but was also worried because no other place has compared to my usual spot I go to. But I was actually impressed. I ordered the crawfish and clams in the house sauce. It goes up to 5 stars for Super Hot, and I asked for 10 stars, but I still didn't find it spicy. The flavor was really good, and the crawfish and especially the clams were of good size. The sauce was very oily, but also thick, so a lot of flavor stuck on the food. I really enjoyed it, just wished it was spicier. But will definitely come back soon. read more

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Ordered To-Go and was just as good! Came in bags that we reheated in a pot on low heat. Yum! read more

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I visited this location a month ago with my mother to try some of the local restaurants that serve crawfish. The staff was friendly but the store was pretty empty, given that it was a weekday. The crawfish did not taste fresh in any way, if anything, it tasted cold, Im not entirely sure if it was frozen. Their saving grace is the flavors in their pots though, I absolutely recommend getting the house flavor. I'd recommend going on the weekends, I've been back since and they have been a little better but the inconsistency is a little frustrating as we really enjoy crawfish and want a solid experience every time. read more

I think the prices are high for what you get. The service was horrible. I had to get up and walk to my waitress that was sitting down and ask for water refills. There are a lot of other restaurants with the same concept that have much better service and quality of food. read more

I love their House sauce crawfish!! So happy to have a good crawfish and seafood place near by! Their chicken wings are pretty good too.

So we ordered #combo1 and added 1lb of clam, tator tot, fried oyster and 2. Diet Pepsi. Total was $54. I'm pretty pleased with the food. BIG portion with the tator tots and fried oyster. Definitely coming back if we are craving for these types of foods. service was pretty good and didn't have any problem. read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

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I sat waiting to be seated for like 30 min!!! They walked passed me a few time and locked eyes with me. Really bad service. read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

Eh labatt! I'm gonna have to apply ma N'awlins pallet to this mud-puppy Palace!! Lease les bon temps Roulee!! read more

This place has the BEST sauce for seafood I've ever tasted! You could put that house sauce on a shoe and it would be tasty enough to eat I highly recommend their house sauce. We had crab and clams and those were fresh fresh fresh. Even the fried rice was delicious- especially when that sauce was added to it. Give this place a try! They will not disappoint! read more

The seafood was delicious and I plan to become a regular. My son decided to eat fish and chips which looked very delicious, but when he saw my pot of crab, crayfish, potatoes, corn, shrimp... his mouth started watering. He literally decided to take his food to go and to begin dipping into my meal. The meal was incredible. with plenty of flavor. We even had enough to take home. The service was good. Our waitress came several times and refilled our drinks several times. read more

Ehhhh they were ok. Sauce was very bland almost and lacked more flavor than expected, the crawfish were tiny and tasted frozen, they also had an after taste with the oysters tasting like they've just been picked up at your local Asian market. Service was good though they ran out of a few things that would've impacted a lot with our meal. read more

They have rats! This was my favorite spot for seafood. I know so many ppl that love this spot. I was headed there tonight for a celebration for a birthday and we going somewhere else. Im so sad about this hut my health is far more important. Rats carry to many diseases. Damn!! read more

Ate at this place with some friends and all 3 of us got sick/diarrhea from this place. Really disappointed because I was excited to eat here and the food tasted good. read more

Food is delicious but service is non-existent. After taking our order, the server never came back except to bring the check. We had to go to the bar area to get drink refills and had to bring the check to the register ourselves. read more

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Was looking for a cajun seafood place that wasn't too fancy and this was one of the few in the area that came up. My party and I came in around 9pm (they closed at 10pm that day) and we were the only ones in the restaurant but they were very accommodating to us! We each got our own 1lb bag of shrimp. The shrimp here are HUGE! Corn was also included in our bag--something different than my usual cajun place back at home. I wish the sauce was thicker, but it was still tasteful! Needless to say the portions were generous and very delicious! They also played old school/throwback R&B music, which we really liked. I appreciate they didn't make us feel rushed and we all felt welcome. Food was delicious. I'd definitely come back if I were in the area again! read more

Pretty decent for crawfish. I think I'm so use to being spoiled by the portion st crawfish house that I felt like what we ordered here was so small. I came here for a birthday with some friends and they did pretty well for a party of 22. I split combo number 5 or 6 with 3 other friends and added an extra pound of clams with a calamari basket. We ordered house sauce with med spice and a side of super hot. Both sauce were not spicy at all but had a good flavor. There was probably like 10 crawfish in total with our combo. Definitely wouldn't have come here if my friend didn't want it for her birthday and I don't think I'd be bad. Service was okay for two girls running the whole restaurant but I'll stick to the ones closer to home. read more

Amazing food. Better than The Crab Pot (Seattle or Bellevue). But messy. SOOOOOooooo messy. No utensils (knives, forks, seafood crackers, etc.). They did offer gloves - a nice touch - and napkins. Again, it was so, SO insanely messy. They had a good beer selection for how small a place it is. The food rated well over five stars, but the atmosphere left something to be desired. The place looked pretty trashy with graffiti all over the walls. Maybe some people think that's cool, not me. The floor was super sticky, everywhere. Especially in the hallway leading back to the ladies' bathroom. Yuck. There was a party going on when we arrived so our food was slow to come out. They warned us that it might be longer which was nice - good service. That said, they were playing hardcore rap music (i.e., with explicit lyrics), not the best choice when five-year olds are running around the restaurant. Despite the few slightly off-putting aspects of the place, the food was so amazingly good that we'll definitely be back....like maybe next weekend :) read more

Crawfish Chef - Combo #5, scallops substituted for the snow crab (for an additional cost). Perfectly steamed with amazing flavor. - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington

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The very first time I visited I wasn't too impressed. The sauce wasn't as good as other places I've been and the prices were a little high. Today was my second visit, SO much better. Such a big difference. the house sauce tasted a lot better compared to the last time and the cook on the seafood was perfect! Non-rubbery shrimp, YAS. So happy to have a decent cajun restaurant less than 5 minutes away from my house! read more

What a coincident that I went on yelp to rate this place and happen to look at some other reviews as well. I dined in on February 27 evening time. Before I write my review I wanted to address someone else review that happens to be talking about the same server that served my family and I yesterday! Yes her name is ANNA! Yesterday they were quite busy. Anna greeted us with the kindest smile as she seated us! We ordered 3 combo #3 with snow crabs and shrimps. Also some rice on the side. Anna took care of us as we watch her work non stop at tables. She made sure our drinks are filled without asking! And alway checking on our progress with the foods.THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS AND SEAFOODS WERE FRESH! It was our first time as well! The place is for anyone who love seafoods and it a place for family and friends to get together! I highly recommend this crawfish place! To whoever reading this and if Anna you happen to read this, KEEP IT UP GIRL! You made our first time an experience to remember! Good foods and the best customer service when the restaurant was busy! Thank you Anna! We will definitely come back here to eat more often and hope for service like Anna! read more

Boiling Crawfish is actually quite ok! Even though I literally had to rush through peak evening traffic to meet my friends in Kent for dinner there, I actually quite like the place. There was ample parking spots and lots of stores within the same lot and plenty of tables to sit at the restaurant, too. The waitresses were nice. They were quite attentive and had service minds; being patient when taking our orders, helping us with drink refills, bringing food out correctly, getting boxes for my leftover and helping alleviate the awkward moment when we both tried to pay for the bill. We (a group of 3) had shrimp fried rice and combo #5 (3# of seafood including shrimp, snow crab and crawfish, some corn on the cob, sausage and potatoes) along with soda each. Personally, I thought the portion of food was perfect. It was slightly a little more than what 3 of us could eat, but honestly, if it's a lil smaller than this, it would leave us awkward being hungry and not having enough food to share :). Just like any of these types of establishment, we could customize the sauce and spice level (we picked louisiana creole sauce with no spiciness and it still tasted good!). I even had some small leftover for lunch the day after and the food still tasted great! :) Overall, good reasonable price for the food we had!! (we paid ~$55 without tips). I wouldn't mind stopping by here again! :) Our party enjoyed cracking open the seafood with our hands and the servers left us alone without hurrying us up even though we lingered around to talk a little longer. read more

This place was unbelievably good! Good seafood, good customer service and the place is great. My husband and I craved for seafood (crawfish in particular) and we found this place via google search. We tried it and oh boy! It was the best thing ever! First time we order combo one which the price was $23.99 and we got 1 pound crawfish, 1 pound shrimp with corn and potatoes. Good price! The next time we went there we order a combo with a snow crab in it and it was delicious!! Shrimp wasnt over cook, crawfish cooked perfectly as well as the corn and potatoes. And the crab! Oh men! Its sooo good and it was cooked perfectly too!!! This place is highly recommended! Can't wait to go back and try out more choice. read more

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First time here, our waiter Jeff was amazing. He Made a great advice for our orders and was completely customer service driven. Jeff you're awesome and yes the combo 3 with house sauce was amazing. I will be back. Thanks read more

Customer service is horrible this girl literally threw my order on the counter at me and the receipt. Will come back so I can complaint to the owner about their employees. I'm sure that server name was Vy L read more

This was excellent experience. Fresh and tasty. We ordered shrimp no head and snow crab was so so good , enjoy the flavor. Definitely worth for check out . read more

Love this place my kids loved the fried rice my friends love too recomendable los snow crab it's so delicious read more

Crawfish Chef - Seafood Near Me - Kent, Washington