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    Crawfish Shack Seafood

    3.4 (820 reviews)
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    CRAWFISH SHACK SEAFOOD ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Fried Crab Claws
    Cherie C.

    This little hidden gem was a great find. My group wanted fried seafood, but zI wanted steam. We had the best of both worlds. I may have been a little greedy. But I had the Shack bucket for 2 all by myself. I don't think it was enough to share with 2 people. 2 crab clusters, some crawfish, steamed shrimp and mussels, some sausage and corn. It was a good lunchtime snack!

    Meal1: Catfish, shrimp, fried okra and coleslaw.
    Dee Dee H.

    I've been going to this place for almost 11 yrs. I love the food. The service is good

    Crawfish Po'Boy
    Jack M.

    Came here for the boudin that was named a top Atlanta dish by a local paper. Unfortunately that dish is no longer available. The counter people did not even act like it ever existed. We ended up ordering the crawfish po'boy. There just wasn't anything special about this hoagie/sub. It's fried crawfish on a sub roll with lettuce, tomato, and some sauce. The bread dominated the flavor profile. It could use a smaller, softer bread. Something like what would be used with a lobster roll would work well. The toppings (lettuce/tomato) tasted just like they would at Subway or another chain. The crawfish was tasty in the way that a tater tot is. The fried breading flavor dominates the flavor. There wasn't anything to differentiate the flavor from shrimp. And when crustacean flavors did fight their way on the palate, they tasted like pool water, a crucial sign of low quality fresh water seafood. At the high price point for this sub, I find it unimpressive.

    Shack-tastic Platter for 2
    Tanni D.

    Bomb-a** crawfish! This place consistently delivers quality seafood. My favorite is the Shack-tastic Platter for two, which consists of Cajun boiled or steamed snow crab, blue crab, crawfish, mussels, shrimp, corn, andouille sausage, and red potatoes. I often get the Cajun seasoning, and it adds just the right amount of heat. My only complaint is that the restaurant's floor is always super sticky but otherwise, I love this hidden gem.

    Crawfish
    E.l. J.

    One of my favorite seafood places!!! I usually get the crawfish! It's a mixture of big and small, which is perfect. I've also gotten the fried shrimp and corn. I visit almost weekly and never disappointed.

    1.5 lb of crawfish
    Edward W.

    Order at the front and then grab a seat. They bring the food out to you, but it took some time for it to come out. However, when it did come out it was real fresh. One great thing about this place is that the shrimp was deveined! Tastes much better and made it way easier to peal as well. The crawfish was difficult to peal, but tasted decent. A lot of work for a small tail. Break the body off the head, twist off the tail, and pull the meat out from the end. Comes with cocktail sauce and two spicy pepper sauces. Ground is so sticky here! My girlfriend kept her feet in one location the entire time and it was so sticky that her feet came out of her shoes. Not much service here. Once they give you the food, you're off on your own. Water is self serve as well.

    Menu as of 4/10/23
    Keisha G.

    This was my first time here. My coworker comes here all the time and recommended it. She said she loves it because it taste like New Orleans. We went for lunch and it was nice that there wasn't a line or it wasn't busy. But there were a lot of people doing pick up orders. When you go inside it has a great calm vibe. It's great that it's a local place. It doesn't smell like old fish like some places do and they have music on. The tables and counters were clean. The gentleman that assisted us was very pleasant. There was even a customer that came in when we were there and apparently she comes in from ATHENS all the time! As far as the food, it was seasoned and cooked really well. The tartar sauce was good as well. I will definitely come back.

    Offerings
    John E.

    You can find Crawfish Shack Seafood at 4337 Buford Hwy Ste 170, Atlanta, GA 30341in a small shopping center on the east side of Buford Highway. Parking is in a small lot out front - typically there's plenty in the evenings but during lunch it may get a bit full. Crawfish Shack Seafood is one of a very popular trend in Vietnamese-Creole cuisine that makes tons of sense when you think about how these flavors compliment each other. This is some tasty spicy food that will get your mouth tingling and other parts heated up. I love, love this style of seafood goodness, which is clearly defined by the seafood boils but widened out a bit with fried items, fresh raw eats (oysters), creamy slaw and steamed/boiled veggies (broccoli and potatoes). On this latest occasion I met up with my regular Buford Highway Restaurant Crawl group and quite a few people showed - seems they all wanted to try Crawfish Shack for the first time to again. We even had an appearance of our vegan member and she managed to have quite a bit to eat. Come here with the thought of having your arms elbow deep in steamed goodness and you'll do fine - don't wear anything nice as opening up some of these will get you covered is spatter. I particularly like the extra spicy everything boiled Shack-tastic Seafood platter (Cajun boiled snow crab, blue crab, crawfish, mussels, shrimp, corn, Andouille sausage and red potatoes) or the mixed Fried-Tastic Seafood platter (fried crawfish, shrimp, soft-shell crab fish (choice of catfish, lilapia, swai, red snapper or grouper) with fries and hush puppies. These are priced per person but you get a little break the more people you add. This last time I also splurged with a cup of gumbo and it was surprisingly good - next time I'm ordering a bowl. In all this was a great experience with plenty to gnaw on and great times had by all. I liked everything I tried and would recommend this place for someone new to this style of cooking. Service was quite good even with our large party - the people here are efficient and good about answering questions about the food (and what's vegan/non if that's a concern). (also posted to my food blog)

    Charli A.

    This place is good but overpriced. I have had better seafood for cheaper. The beignets are basically croissants with powdered sugar on them. I went during a late lunch and it wasn't that busy. We waited about 10 minutes for our food. They don't have a drink machine though which I thought was weird. They have ice in a cooler sitting on a table. All in all I probably won't come back due to them being overpriced

    Fried Catfish Po'Boy Combo : comes with chips and soda
    Sujoy S.

    This is a pretty good place for seafood. We had ordered the fried catfish po'boy combo and the meal option 1 with fried catfish, hush puppies and potato salad; and both were pretty delicious. We had originally ordered to pickup but when we saw the eatery to be pretty empty we decided to unpack and dine in. The host was kind enough to come to our table and ask if we needed anything else. If you're craving for some fried seafood then you should definitely try this place. And did I mention the price? It's delightfully reasonable! Just a small request to the owners; being so good at what you offer, would be great if we get grilled and sautéed items as well!

    Alisha C.

    First let me say, I fell for the oki-doke. As a New Orleanian, I know better than to take food and restaurant suggestions from people that are NOT native New Orleanians. So let me break this down. This place is deceiving. You walk in and it smells like home. The chalk/menu board boast Now Serving LEIDENHEIMER bread. We ordered 2 Small Shrimp Poboys and a Kids Shrimp plate with fries. We waited and waited and waited. 30 mins for a take out order. We finally got our order. A 4 inch po boy in a styrafoam takeout box. First red flag, it should be wrapped in white paper. The butt end of the French bread loaf, and 4 butterflied COLD fried shrimp with the veins in tact. This pathetic sandwich had more lettuce than shrimp and one slice of Roma tomato. The kids meal, 5 lonely shrimp flying around in the emptiness of this Styrofoam box with lifeless crinkle cut Ore-Ida French fries, no salt. $22 later. I could've had a McDonald's Happy Meal and been more satisfied. On top of that the restaurant needed a good clean mop. Everyone that came in was caught off guard by how sticky the concrete floor was. The seating is picnic table, family style. I finally looked to take a seat during my 30-min wait and almost set in a dirty sticky substance on a chair. I brought family in with me who were visiting from out of town. They were so excited to find a po boy place. Better luck at Pappadeauxs. This place is a dumpster fire.

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    I had 2 pounds of crawfish sat down inside the restaurant ate them all. This was delicious.

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    Super fresh seafood, truly cooked to order. Everything I've ever eaten here was delicious. I'd eat here weekly if I could.

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