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5 stars for the Crazy Crab in Streamwood. I went on a Thursday night where they have buy one get one crawfish and mussels and clams. It wasn't too crowded inside, our server was very friendly, and I liked the decor where guests can draw with crayon on the walls/tables and seats. I ordered all 3 flavors of sauce with insane heat level for my seafood boil bag, it was delicious. The insane heat level isn't too spicy, but I might have a higher level of tolerance more for spice. This is a messy meal - there are tons of sinks to clean up at afterwords and they give you bibs and gloves - definitely recommend using those when eating. Come only on the specials days otherwise it's too expensive. I will definitely be back for the Thursday deal.
I'm about to get ready to dig into Cajun boiled seafood, and I'm very excited because I'm a newcomer to this cuisine. The tone of the place is laidback. The customer's artwork on the wall is the main focal point of the decor. I think it's creative and innovative marketing. It will encourage customers to return and check to see if their work is still visible. I would appreciate it if they could turn down their hip hop playlist because conversing with someone can be difficult. The beignet here is round rather than square. It's airy and fluffy. I enjoy it since it is somewhat sweet, which I prefer in all deserts. Fried oyster basket with crinkle fries was hot and fresh when it arrived. The serving is fairly big. The fried oyster batter was unseasoned, but a cocktail sauce was provided as a dipping sauce to give it some taste. We got a combination sampler, which is 3 lbs of a good selection of seafood. It has crawfish, clams, shrimp, mussels, crab legs, corn, potatoes, and sausage. The sauce was tasty, and it really brought out the flavors of the other ingredients. The service was fast, and the food was hot. The server is insufficient. I had to hunt him down just to get a refill, and he was unaware of us after he finished serving the food. The stay was pleasant, and I enjoyed the food we ordered. It's a great place for a casual get-together with friends and family.
I Paid for Ice, Got Screamed At, and Left Hungry I used to LOVE Crazy Crab. I've been a loyal customer for last 6 years and always enjoyed the food -- but after my last experience, I feel cheated, disrespected, and honestly, disgusted. I placed a to-go order for 6 pounds of seafood: 2 lbs snow crab 2 lbs king crab 2 lbs shrimp The bags with the food were super light, so I decided to weight them, and guess what- I only received about 4 pounds total -- and that's INCLUDING the bag and the butter. Turns out, they weigh the seafood while it's still frozen -- ice and all -- and after it's cooked, you end up with way less actual food. This is NEVER mentioned on the menu, and when I order 6 pounds of food I expect I will bring home 6 pounds, not 4. Be aware You're paying for water weight, not real portions. That's sneaky and unacceptable. And when I brought this up, the manager Johnny -- instead of listening -- started screaming at me. His attitude was aggressive, dismissive, and completely unprofessional. He promised me a refund, and surprise -- it never happened. I do not recommend this place because you are not getting what you paid for.
This was the closest seafood boil place near where we were staying. We got their 3 lb seafood bundle with the Cajun sauce medium spice. We also got their garlic noodles. For their seafood boil it was super buttery but not a lot of flavor. Their seafood was okay not super fresh. For there garlic noodles I wouldn't get again it also wasn't flavorful and needed salt and pepper. Server was good they gave us everything we needed. Environment was also like any other seafood boil place but it's not very big.
I haven't been this disappointed by a restaurant in some time. From service to presentation and quality of food, this is not a place I'd recommend to a friend. My $65 King Crab legs were placed in a bag with seasoning. I'm told they were steamed, but they weren't airy and hot like the tables around us. I'd ordered them with all 3 sauces. No one shook it up, nada. The leg was a nice size, but if we weighed it, I don't feel like it was as large as they say. The crackers were helpful, but the leg was soggy, wet, and blah. My husband doesn't eat seafood but came to keep me company. He was disappointed at his menu options, there were no burgers or chicken sandwiches. He did order onion rings, which come with a crispy crunchy Cajun spice, not listed on the menu. So those were sent back and he ordered garlic noodles. I'm attaching a picture of the spaghetti drowning in butter and shaken Parmesan cheese, and more garlic and butter, because we were a little shock. $120 later, and we're crossing this off the list - forever.
This is a 4 star just because out server was wonderful. The food i would rate it 3.5 and I will explain why. The Fried Oysters was really good. I would recommend it. It came with so much fries but i didnt like their fries. Calamari its a bit bland and I didnt like the texture of the breading so much. I ordered a lb of shrimp head on. Mixed of 3 saucea and spicy level 2nd to the not spicy. I kinda forgot what its called. I like the sauce and theres just a kick to the spiciness thats perfect. What i didnt like to much was the tables and chairs its uncomfy and i cant stay long to chat and or take my time to eat coz my tushy was suffering. Lol i know its petty but its important to be comfy specially if you are with people who you want to catch up with. But again service was great! Sometimes that alone would make u go back.
Food is great but very iffy service. Don't seem to happy when a customer walks in when we give you business. I like the inside, it's nice and clean but the people aren't very uplifting
Amazing delicious seafood boil! Way too much shrimp lol I was quite overwhelmed. The crab legs are huge! The graffiti art is pretty cool. I love the hand wash stations. They were really friendly & he noticed my boil wasn't so lemony. So he offered lemon wedges & that helped! Thank you. I love the water to go cups. Can't wait to come back but it is pricey but worth it!
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Nice casual no fuss dinner. Had Alaskan king crab and combo. Loved combo but would skip king crab next time. Beignets to go should have been eaten there. It was overall a fun experience and next time, can't wait to try the whole dungeoness crab. read more
6 years ago
If you love Sea Food, bring your appetite bec your in for a TREAT. Amazing crabs and lobsters. They are "OK" at customer service. The dining experience wins it for me, the writing on the wall makes it feel like a college dorm experience however it is fun to go back in time and see how many times I've been here by my signatures. BRING your appetite and WALLET it is pricey!!! You've been warned average two person tab is $150 read more
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I went mid-July and am finally getting around to posting a review...whoops! Be prepared to spend some money, but it's well worth it! Our server was amazingly helpful. I got the snow crab and, on her recommendation, went with all three sauces. It tasted great! And don't worry about getting your hands dirty.They have a hand washing station with 4 basins--great for cleaning up after that messy but oh so good food! read more
It's not for everyone, eating a pot of creole boil is a messy affair. Our stuff was delivered to the table in clear plastic bags. Just reach in with your fingers and grab what you want. Bib recommended. Four of us got the 3lb "crazy pot" sampler plus a pound of clams and a pound of headless shrimp. It was all Crazy Cajun Medium spice. It was a feast and we ate it all. Fantastic fast friendly service too! read more
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Great customer service. The Cajun shrimp was good but it's not something I'd order again. I wish it was more New Orleans style with corn and potatoes and not for .75 cents EACH read more
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My husband and I are regulars here and love it. Most of the servers know us and the managers as well. We don't have a yelp account so we never wrote a review before. Crazy Crab is a great restaurant with a fun atmosphere! The food is tasty and the service is friendly! But the main reason we wanted to make an account and write a review was in hopes that we would encourage people to not be turned off by these negative reviews saying the management or service is rude. The workers at Crazy Crab are young and we've noticed that they encounter a lot of rude and entitled customers who always seem to be mad about something that is out of the servers' control. Last night we witnessed this large table accuse their server of being racist because she was charged an automatic service charge for her party, which is the store standard. She made a scene in front of the whole restaurant saying she would expose her server for racially profiling and her server ended up in tears. She claimed that because she was a regular dinner who often spent money there she didn't have to pay an automatic service charge. Now, we understand everyone has their bad days, so maybe there are a few reviewers who really did have bad experiences. They have a small staff so we are sure management has been made well aware of this particular situation, hopefully the owners will see this as well since they are more behind the scenes at Crazy Crab. However, the quality of the food they serve you, the policies the restaurant has in place, and the wait time for the food or for a table has absolutely nothing to do with your server. We hope no disciplinary actions will be taken with their server, as we think she did nothing wrong. Just because the restaurant is run by a group of younger adults doesn't mean they deserved to be bullied embaraby adults who think they're entitled to whatever they want. We think the restaurant is great and they're even opening up a new location within the next few months which we plan to visit as well. read more
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Crazy crab was finger licking good. Literally. The combo of 3 sauces, the fresh and perfectly steamed shell fish...you can't help but want to lick your fingers and since this is the best (& most likely only) way to eat this delectable seafood...you'll be licking yours too. First things first. Whatever seafood you choose, go the 3 way on sauce. Don't settle for one, makes a huge difference and packs way more flavor. Ordered 1lb each: Deveined headless shrimp, mussels and clams drenched in 3 way sauce: (highly recommend) Crazy Cajun, Lemon pepper & Garlic butter. Its a symphony of flavors. I chose med heat and probably could've went 'crazier'...spicy but not overbearing. Everything was fresh and cooked perfectly. Nothing was over cooked or dry. Shrimp was delicious. Mussels were meaty - my two favorites and I'd totally order this again. Clams were little neck and not as impressive as mussels but still good. Fried oysters were too heavily floured for me. I like to taste more oyster and less breading, otherwise oysters were fresh and also meaty. Cajun onion rings had a nice spice and mild kick. I could taste paprika, cayenne and cumin. Garlic noodles were no biggie and a pass next time. Not flavorful. Just noodles with oil/butter and some garlic. It needed more sauce, spice. I don't know if they use their garlic butter sauce on this, but these noodles would be SO much better if they used all three sauces...huge difference in taste going the 3 way...have I mentioned 3 way? We took our order to go and they did a phenomenal job wrapping up our seafood. Double bagged in plastic, tied and placed in container. I purposely let this sit for a bit before diving in so our seafood could soak up more of the yummy juices. Interior is newer, clean and casual. Server was super friendly. I'm telling you, I could dip bread in this stuff, or add pasta to it . I'll admit it is a little oily, but what do you expect? The oil didn't overpower all the other great flavors. If you're sharing, 1 lb is enough for two or 3 to sample while trying other seafood. They don't do 1/2 lbs fyi. Our order was around $65. No it isn't cheap, but the quality is present and they get their fish locally as well as from New Orleans. Personally, I think its worth it and they have a great seafood selection - some of which is not listed on their website / menu. Crazy pots filled with shrimp, crawfish, mussels, clams, Alaskan snow crabs, corn, potatoes, and sausage. They have new offerings and specials, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/search/980522441982912/local_search?surface=tyah If you like them on Facebook currently they are offering a free lb of crawfish. They also had fresh oysters for a limited time & dammit I missed it! read more
I went to Crazy crab around 7pm on a Monday night. There was no wait since the place is fairly knew, but it started to get busy around 8pm-9pm. The service is as good as it gets. Probably the best that I've experienced from Angry Crab, Low Country, Asian Cajun, and The Boiler. Everyone checks on you regularly and they even put your bib on which caught me by surprise because I was not expecting that haha. We ordered 1 lb of whole shrimp with All 3 sauces and getting crazy (spice level). The spice level was perfect and not too buttery compared to the other seafood boil places. I was surprised that they've an option of headless deveined shrimp. That was something new that I've never seen offered. We also got a deal which is 2-3 lbs worth of seafood for $40. It included whole shrimp, crawfish, mussels, calms, snow crab legs, 2 potatoes, 2 corns, and 2 sausage. GREAT DEAL! We couldn't finish it! I'm upset that I haven't tried any of the sides when I came in. The garlic noodles are a crowd favorite that I've heard from the server. I hear that they're also coming up with different sides which is awesome. I'm pretty big with seafood boil places so I'm still trying to find one with great service, great spice/seasoning level, and great sides. Right now, Crazy crab owns the service and spice/seasoning level. I would def come back here again and it's SOO close! Awesome place with a great staff! The only thing that I would suggest is having paper towels already at the table. At Crazy Crab, you have to ask for the paper towels. read more
I had heard of a place called Angry Crab in the city, and it was on my list of places I wanted to try, but when I heard that a place similar to it opened in Streamwood (obviously I'm closer to Streamwood) had to check it out. So anyways we ordered the Clams, Crab Legs, and Headless Shrimp, all with Crazy Cajun Sauce and Insane level of spice. Overall the food was amazing, the seafood was fresh, and that sauce was perfect, gave it the right amount of a kick. The only negative is that it gets VERY messy, but its all good, definitely will be back for more. read more
10 years ago
Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! This place was fantastic! I'm never going to a chain seafood place again. Great menu, unlike other places you can order A la carte and the market prices are clearly stated. The atmosphere is fun, you can draw on the walls and dump your seafood on the table. I had a beautiful Dungeness crab, it was this monster that meaty and yummy. We also go crawfish and sweat potato fries. We got a good tip on Yelp that you can mix the sauces that go on your boil. I sang praises with every bite. I used to live on the cost and I miss the seafood so much. This place tasted like home. The service was good too! Our drink was always full and even cups to go. I can't wait to bring my friends here. read more
10 years ago
We finally got to try Crazy Crab in Streamwood. Having been to The Boiler in Skokie and Angry Crab in Chicago, my family knew how to order and what to expect. A few members of our party had never experienced the shellfish-in-a-bag restaurant experience, so our server did a great job explaining the process. We ordered cajun chicken wings (very salty), the fried fish basket (fried cod with french fries), cajun shrimp, garlic butter shrimp (my favorite!), mussels, onion rings, fries, rice, and drinks. The food came out quickly and almost too hot to touch with your fingers. Fortunately (unlike their competition), Crazy Crab offers paper "plates" and plastic forks. Also, 4 sinks outside the washroom for washing the spices and butter off your fingers. (I believe The Boiler only has 1 and Angry Crab just 2 dining room sinks.) Overall, the Crazy Crab sauces we ordered were excellent, all the seafood was very fresh and perfectly cooked, and the staff was friendly. I love the fact that they offer shrimp 3 ways: head on, headless, and headless/deveined. The headless/deveined shrimp is so easy to peel! We were a party of 8, but got 3 separate checks. The server was very nice about this and got everything correct (sounds odd to mention, but often the drinks and appetizers get put on the wrong checks). He did pre-add an 18% tip for each ticket (because the total party was over 6 people?), which we paid without complaint. We were planning to tip 20%, so that's his loss. There's plenty of free parking and this location is convenient for my extended family. We are looking forward to our next visit to Crazy Crab! read more
10 years ago
First impressions matter, right? Sets the whole mood for me for the actual meal and this place has the WORST SERVICE I have ever seen. We walk in and there's a guy at the front counter (short buzzed haircut) doing something and doesn't greet us, or say "We'll be right with you" - doesn't even LOOK at us, and I swear a whole minute and a half passes and I'm starting to get pissed. We just stood there. I was about to just seat myself but a lady finally comes up and seats us. We eat our food - not bad, but not the best boil we've had. Price seems fair and the shrimp looked fresh. After we were done, it took us another while to get our check. Someone brings us our check, and walks away. I was tired of WAITING so I told my husband, "let's just pay up front." We go up to the counter and its the SAME GUY who pissed me off at the beginning - I hand him our check and ask if we can pay there at the front desk. He says, "oh sure, I can do that for you." As he is ringing us up, he says, "But next time, make sure you pay at the table, okay?" That did it for me. I just looked at him and said as bluntly as I could, "Yeah, well, we've BEEN waiting at the table." Then his look softens and says, "oh, really? Ok." No apologies, no nothing. Yeah, it doesn't take a genius to be able to have some common sense when it comes to customer service. You don't greet the customer, make them stand awkwardly in front of you for too long without a word, and then tell them, "Just make sure you pay at the table next time." No "please." If that was my employee, I'd fire him. Food aside - the service is what keeps a customer coming back. And we won't be. Angry Crab has better service and just as good food. read more
OMG!!! Didn't expect this place to be this good!!! We almost missed it driving by. When walked in, the staff was very friendly. Lots of TV's to watch, tables and walls you can write on. "Kilroy was here." Food??? Do i really have to explain? I bet everyone knows how good it is. Well, it is so FREAKIN AMAZING!!! I just cant explain it... You wont be disappointed, read more
10 years ago
I think this place is better than Angry Crab, Lowcountry, Asian Cajun, Crab & Spice, & The Boiler. And if I had to rate those restaurants it would be in that order too. Crazy Crab is located in a small & to me kind of a random strip mall. It's smaller than the other Cajun places. Nice, clean, and spacious. We arrived on a Saturday night & we waited 20 minutes or so for a table. Not too bad. But, I'm expecting it to be much busier once more people find out about it. Their Cajun sauce is really good. I can taste all the elements in their sauce in each bite. The spice, the garlic, the butter. I got the 'I luv crazy' which is the third spice level. I didn't find it very spicy, but I like spicy food. The crawfish is only $8!! The rest of the seafood prices are comparable to the other Cajun restaurants. Service is pretty much the same as all the other places. We didn't have trouble grabbing help if we needed them and they came by to check on us asked for refills on our waters/beers. They don't have the salt, pepper, & lime concoction that others have, but you can ask them for the ingredients you just need to make it yourself. They also provided me with gloves which I liked. I'll be back to try all the other items on the menu. read more
3 years ago
Tried this place out with family during lunch and was truly surprised with how good it was (there was no wait either). We normally go to Angry Crab (Chicago) or Hot N Juicy (Las Vegas) for this type of food but once we heard about this place we wanted to try it out. I honestly can say I like this place better than Angry Crab. I tried the headless and devained shrimp with the cajun and garlic butter flavoring at the "I luv crazy" spice level. I normally don't eat too spicy but this was great! Service was alright. There was not really much of an explanation of how the menu worked so we didn't know we could mix all three flavors together when we first ordered. Took a bit to get all things settled and make sure we had everything because we constantly had to keep asking for more after our waiter walked away. At one point, we didn't want to bother anymore because we wanted to enjoy our food more than being clean. (Asking for a bib or gloves) Music selection was phenomenal. I must say the overall environment was great. read more
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I've been meaning to try this place since it opened, and I regret waiting so long! Hubby and I stopped by around 4pm and the place was empty. Everything was delicious and I would highly recommended getting the mix of all 3 sauce for every thing. It was seriously the best thing ever. The service was great and attentive and the music was popping. No complaints and definitely adding this to the list of favorite restaurants in the area! read more
10 years ago
We noticed this place while driving through the parking lot last week and knew we had to try it. Man, we are SO glad we did!!! BEST SERVICE EVER! We ordered Crawfish and the headless deveined shrimp by the pound, with all three seasonings mixed together, (Cajun, Lemon Pepper, and Garlic Butter) at the "Calm" spice level. The crawfish bag was a little saltier than the shrimp bag, but equally as tasty. It was all cooked perfectly and We can't wait to go again!!! We also ordered the Cajun Fries, which are big enough to share between two people with big appetites, but they ended up actually being steak fries with some Cajun seasoning sprinkled on. (I don't want to compare, but we had previously eaten at the Angry Crab in the city and they have thinner Cajun fries, so we weren't expecting steak fries, but they were still yummy!) They were $4.50 I believe, which is in line with other similar places. My husband ordered the beignets and they come as a 4 piece covered with powdered sugar. He said they weren't exactly authentic tasting, but they sure were delicious. He said he'd order them again next time. They have other add-ons like corn, sausage, potatoes, and rice, which are inexpensive. One unique side item we noticed was Garlic noodles, which seem to be very popular, but I'm allergic to wheat, so I of course wasn't able to try them. (Maybe I can suggest a Gluten-Free version for those of us who suffer with Celiac Disease and Wheat allergies.) They also have calamari, which is popular. Cajun fries, sweet potato fries, regular fries, fried seafood baskets, other food items, bottled beer, and soft drinks. Overall, this place was quite the surprise because the food was excellent, not to mention, the service was actually the BEST SERVICE we've EVER had after 2.5 years of living in the Chicago area. We brought our 6 month old baby and we had a great time. Mike was our server, and he anticipated our every move & brought the things we needed without even having to ask us. It was like he read our minds and knew what we needed before we even realized it ourselves! Impeccable service! Mike gave us great recommendations, taught us how to eat crawfish successfully, and gave excellent follow up service. Thank you Mike!!! We will be back and we hope you'll be our server again next time! read more
10 years ago
Pretty cool place for a Midwest suburb. Reminds me of seafood places from the south coasts. There's writing all over the walls and they play "hip" music. Wasn't a fan of 3 drake songs in a row, though. They switched it up to some Marley and slightly stupid, ya mon! Cool crab bibs too, haha! Hand washing stations outside of the bathroom with bucket sinks to boot! It's a smaller, newer place... the service was quick and friendly. Very casual, laid back and chill vibes here. Servers wearing t-shirts and board shorts/short shorts. Everything is served and eaten with disposable products. The seafood is pretty fresh... Fried cod was good with the Cajun fries, just over priced, IMHO. Can't go wrong with three seasonings together: garlic butter, lemon pepper and Cajun! Bomb.com, fo-sho. If you're into spicy flavors, ask for the insane seasoning on the side. It's Cayenne pepper powder and dip as you please. Sweet, cool little spot for the area. Would definitely go back after a while, not good enough to go regularly, IMHO. Please, love and fish grease. read more
10 years ago
This place is busy and there's a reason for it. When we came for dinner, the place was packed but that didn't stop patrons from waiting. We got our table 20 minutes in and my expectation went up after all the hype that came with a long wait. "The food'd better be bangin'!" We got a combo with a bit of everything (except snow crab and lobster) so we ended up having a lot of shrimp. Our server suggested both butter and Cajun for sauce. We put on our bibs, washed our hands and let the feastin' begin! The food was served in a bag where you could toss it around in to douse it in all the flavor. We went for mild and asked for extra chili on the side. The crustaceans were fresh and the taste was spot on. The suggested sauce mixture complemented the protein perfectly. I got lost in the delectable experience and didn't utter many words at the table until my last piece of shrimp made its departure from the bag. The food was fresh, tasty, perfectly cooked, and eating with your hands was exceptionally fun despite the pile of napkins and the mess we made. A+ for food and the experience! read more
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I love seafood but my wife and daughter don't do you have non seafood options that people like?
They have chicken strips and cheese stix. It's not really a place to compromise with non seafood lovers.
Is this place BYOB?
No. Streamwood liquor laws don't allow the restaurant to be BYOB
Do you still get crawfish for checking in?
How many lbs of food for two people would everyone recommend ? Thanks!
3 lbs should fill you up. It will look like there is a lot of food because of the shells. When you check in to yelp you already get the free lb of crawfish tho.
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