I liked the food which I had the fried shrimp basket and fries however the restaurant didn't really offer much. We asked for lemon and were advised to pay for it. I have never heard of that. Most seafood restaurants offered it for free because it is part of the service. If they change their ways maybe I'll come back. read more

My husband was super excited for his crawfis... however, the bag was presented without any corn or potatoes. The staff was sitting around on their cell phones, never asked how our order was or if we needed any refills or condiments. The crawfish were babies, hardly any meat in the tail. If I could give it a half a star I would the service was fast, but the experience was terrible. two beers were $8. never returning. read more

Terrible service the food is alright not even good and the service is terrible especially from that guy that has greasy hair, rude and didn't want to serve when they don't even close yet, all i did was ask why and he never told me read more

Just ordered the 1Ib king crab legs with sausage, potatoes and corn, and the crab legs were so small. I only had two small pieces of the part that had meat on it. That is not worth the price. $64 for 1 pound of crab legs and barely got 1/2 a pound. I feel like this was a rip off. Anyways lesson learned. But you all have to do better. At least give us 3-4 meaty pieces. They claim they weighed this. I promise you this was not one pound. They gave me half a pound and took money for full pound. I will be filing a dispute with my bank asap! Other customers beware, if you don't mind paying a lot of money for small crab legs then this is the place to go. read more

King Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

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I had a fantastic time at this crab boil restaurant! The food was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned. Our waiter was exceptional--friendly, attentive, and made sure our drinks were always topped up and that we had everything we needed. Excellent service and delicious food. Highly recommend! And to top it off it's never packed. I also love the Christian music they play. They don't sell beer. Which sometimes I love because I have 3 children all under 7 years of age. The owner is the cook and she can cook her heart out!! Everything was absolutely delicious. Crab boil, fried rice and pho. Delicious!!! read more

King Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

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The customer service was absolutely terrible, there was only 3 tables yet no fast or attentive service was provided. The server was rude and left my party and others waiting for eating utensils as well for food, I would not recommend this place if you want good quality food and customer service. read more

The gentleman was really, really sweet and attentive. The place was empty and most of the tvs didn't work. I decided to still give it a try. I was not a fan of their sauce for the boil. The food came out really fast which was good. I probably won't be back, despite the good service. The flavor just wasn't my cup of tea read more

Crab legs repulsing. I wanted to try this place so bad...and was utterly disappointed by the crab legs...I actually tried to eat them. But when I got to the last 2, I almost gagged because the meat had black spots all over it and I pulled what looked like a "bug" out of one. For those wondering, I got my seasoning on the side. Read description below: I had 8 crab legs: -8 of the crab legs had a very dark shell (picture attached) -6 of the crab legs were as bendable as a plastic straw (picture attached) -1 of the crab leg's meat, may have been infected with a parasite. I actually pulled what I thought was a "bug" out of the crab leg(picture attached) -There was minimal meat in each crab leg Also, the unoccupied tables had sauce and crumbs on them. read more

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disgusting and food is gone bad and terrible service, and it stinks and it's hot in there. roaches everywhere!!

I see a lot of complaints about customer service in the reviews. I was nice to the staff that was working and asked for extra things that I needed. It wasn't the best customer service I've had, but it wasn't the worst customer service I've had. I'm from the service industry, so I understand. The only suggestion I have for the staff is when you stack to-go items, please don't stack the heavy boiled food onto the plastic fried food. It squishes the food. The crawfish flavor medium was decent. I'd go back. I love crawfish so I've had a lot of different places, so i have my favorites. This one seems to be the closest one to me. I'd probably try fire next time or an in between just in case if I was craving it in this area. I also called in today. The staff answered! read more

This place is ok. The food taste pretty good and it is a great alternative to The Boiling Crab. The location holds up the end of a strip mall opposite of Walmart. The space is roomy and you can smell all the yummy seasonings in the air. The corn is sweet and tender. The potatoes are soft and great when dipped in the bag of seasoned-goodies. The crawfish and shrimp are a good size and seasoned well. Everything is ok but don't bring your appetite! The portions are tiny! A 1/2lb shrimp = 5 shrimp and 1lb of crawfish = 10 crawfish! I returned the next couple of days to discuss my order after the manager failed to call me back. I spoke with Jr who admitted that the shrimp order was short but the crawfish was guaranteed right‍. So one mistake can be made but not another? WTH? He then proceeded to attempt to go back & forth about it after I told him twice I wasn't going to argue with him about this! That was NOT a pound of shrimp!!!! Instead of trying to make them do the right thing, I can give them one better!!!! I'm NEVER coming here again! EVER!!!! Changed my rating from 3 stars to 2 thanks to Jr. I advise you NOT to spend your money where they rip you off and keep a straight face. read more

King Crab Shack - Crawfish and Shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

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This place is horrible ! The food and service is pure trash! This establishment should not be in business at all! Took a chance on trying out this place for the first time but never again! I have worked in the industry many years and never in my life have I ever treated a paying customer with such disrespect. The waiter was nice but they need some new management in this place! I should have known by seeing so many signs posted with the owners phone number asking to call if there are any problems or bad service wow!!! They also tried making me still pay for my meal and I took one bite!!!! They threatened to call the police on me because I refused. Please don't waste your time or money at this place... you will REGRET IT! read more

King Crab Shack - The physical address - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

I was pleasantly surprised when I ordered from this restaurant via Door Dash. I ordered the lemon pepper wings, shrimp basket and catfish basket. First, let me state that each order came with a side of delicious and seasoned fries. The fries are not spicy, which is good for me since I hate spicy foods. They have a nice seasoned coating on them. The lemon pepper wings were maybe a little on the small side but were well seasoned. The shrimp were HUGE and had a nice light coating on them. I think the coating was a seasoned flour based coating. It was divine.The catfish also had a rather light seasoned coating. It had great flavor and the filets were a nice size. I was so impressed that I can't wait to try their po boys and soft shell crab!! read more

Dining for a late lunch we came in my sister and I to try the crawfish. We asked before we ordered to sample one crawfish they said no we ordered 6lbs they were the worst I've ever tasted no flavor and rubbery. We ate a total of 5 crawfish trying to see if it would get better they did not we complained he wanted (the owner) to charge us full price for something we did not eat and argued we have a no refund policy I said we're is that...I offered to pay for the 5 we ate and my beer. Worst service bad to paying customers and the food is trash!!!! Do not eat here!!! Ever!!!! Food nasty owner customer service horrible!!! read more

My family and I loved this place... The food is amazing, don't get me wrong but after tonight. DO NOT RECOMMEND. We seen how the owner treats her employees!!! Owner is (short with glasses and chinese or japanese unsure ethnicity) She was being VERY disrespectful to her amazing employee (Willis) in front of the whole party we had (15+) not including the people already there. He made a couple mistakes that any human would do when it's overwhelming and UNDERPAID and getting yelled at by my boss because she "has power". She is making Willis pay OUT OF POCKET for the mistakes he made. Was trying to charge us a T0 that WE NEVER RECEIVED. I told her multiple times. I never received my food in a timely manner from others so I just cancelled it. Willis explained if they kitchen made it they would be "upset" so he went to check and Willis had told me the kitchen had never made it so he cancelled. The owner was going back and forth with him IN FRONT OF US. That's NOT how you treat an EMPLOYEE. Willis was also never disrespecting her. I just don't understand how she's making him pay for his mistakes and food we never received. She doesn't care for her employees. No wonder new people are there every time I come. Please give WILLIS AND VIVI a tip. They were both very kind!!!! And do NOT deserve a bitch of a owner. We definitely spoke up for them. And the owner didn't not even care. Not because she was being "professional" (if that was the case she wouldn't be disrespecting her employees in front of the whole restaurant) but because she just doesn't give a FUCK about her employees. I hope this owner pays for what she's doing to her employees. Mentally and physically. read more

The food is okay and the service is horrible. The restaurant was empty on a Friday night for a reason. The manager will not come out and talk to you about the meal. They have their servers go back and forth with you. I will never go back. read more

Food was just ok. Nothing much on flavor and the place was honestly, sad looking. This place is a bust. We felt so uncomfortable being the only patrons at the establishment. I should have walked right out after seeing the place empty at 6pm on a Friday. They have copy paper with owner's number plastered all over the walls to have you contact them if any problems occur. THAT TELLS YOU EVERYTHING read more

TERRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLEEEEEE OVER PRICED IMITATION HOW CAN YOU BE DEEMED "LOUISIANA " when not a soul that works in there is from Louisiana . Our waitress botched the order , and gave us boiled crawfish with minced garlic , then once we told her our order was wrong she proceeds to bring us seasoning to pour in the bag instead of just re doing our order . NEVER WILL I EVER BE BACK !!!!!!! read more

The Crawfish were not fresh, they were reheated and hard to eat, meat stuck to the shell.. Not a good look when the sign say " LIVE Crawfish". Your food hands to be up to par.. Shrimp was ok, I was disappointed read more

Apparently this restaurant don't want any business. Walk-in and right away says Togo only, when they have a sign saying wait to be seated and then couple is clearly sitting down eating. Could barely hear the girl and she barely even wanted to get up from her chair at bar area. She was too busy talking to coworker. So instead decided to go check out Sun Crab Shack on Buckner. read more

This is going to be a easy review. This review will complement the establishment ( elementary). PRO'S 1. The food was hot! 2. The food had decent flavor! ( Average ). 3. The tables are big and spaced well! 4. You can watch Television from all angles! 5. Lots of parking and decorations are good! CONS 1. The service kinda sucks..the staff is too young!! 2. Service is ( NOT ) attentive!! 3. The tea is watered down 4. No wet naps to clean hands 5. The men's restroom door doesn't have a handle, lol ( you can peek in, lol ) 6. I've never been to a sea food place where everything is Market price. Crab yes, shrimp not so much. 7. Some people are greeted at the door, some are not. Confusing at best. 8. Managment is childish and probably works for the family. ( he will never get fired and looks at ya with a stupid smile). 9. The servers dont help on other tables, so if you ask for a drink of water they will call for your waiter. It's a big place so it takes time, lol 10. Just confusing and managed by all Mexican kids. ( not a race problem ). Thought for anyone that wants to stop by: DONT. GET YOUR FOOD TO GO BUT CHECK YOUR BAG FIRST. IF YOU WANT TO BE IGNORED AND WATCH BY A CLICK OF MEXICANS THEN GO. IF YOU WANT A CONFUSING NIGHT WITH MARKET PRICED SHRIMP THEN GO. AND BY THE WAY, THEY OVER BOIL/STEAM THE CRAB LEGS. THE MEAT STICKS TO THE SHELL. BUT I MUST SAY THE SHRIMP WAS GREAT. read more

Service is not great. They sit you down and basically walk off which leaves you confused on if you are suppose to order at the counter or not. I ordered the food and it was not good or seasoned. The business was clean. They did not have any customers in the restaurant which should have been a clue for me not to dine. I do NOT recommend this restaurant. read more

I got 1lb of crawfish and 1 lb of headless shrimp, the seasoning was so good and the fire is actually so spicy I love it!!

We loved this place. My wife is who is into the whole crawfish experience. So i opt for the chicken and things. And i tel ya, the flavor was delish! The wings, the hot ones, so good! The fries were different from any other. The corn was soft and juicy. And of course, my wife was killing the snow crab legs. Service was great too. Adriana was out waitress. She kept checking to make sure all was going well. We will definitely be back! read more

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The food was tasteless and just boiled in water and tossed in a bag with seasoning. The manager refused to cancel our check after us eating only 5 crawfish from a six pound bag explaining that we should have only asked to sample and then order. Please don't waste your time or money. We had to pay for something we didn't eat! Really the one star is for the customer service we received from the wait staff v read more

Horrible will never go back we order the combo boil 2 crab cluster 1/2 pound of shrimp with corn and potatoes the food was old we did not eat it we took it back they offered to re make it but no refund No thank you First impression is everything read more

King Crab Shack - Triple 1 (Snow Crab Combo) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

Talk about not worth it. Worst customer service ever experienced. Overcharged for 4 slices of lemon, refill on sweet tea, and seasoning. Didn't talk to us the entire time and no communication about charging for refills, lemon, nothing just brought it with the straightest face, just made sure the order was right, still got the order wrong and placed orders to the wrong people at the table. They don't even greet you until you go up to them and don't check on your table at all, they sit behind the counter on their phones and make you come up to them for anything. Please find a better local seafood place and do not waste your money on this overpriced place filled with careless women/staff, coming from a woman herself. read more

Our whole order was wrong. Crab and fish were TINY. Asked for xtra sauce, got NONE. Paid over $60 for some fries and bread...not even napkins. Won't go here again read more

The food is delicious, but the service is HORRIBLE! Absolutely horrible, I love the food but every time we come here the service gets worse, took 45 minutes to get drinks only I had to get up and ask 3 times if we could get our drinks , let's not get started on how long the food is taking. That is why I even have time to sit here and write this review. Like I said the food is great but the service is bad, if I could leave less that one star I would.... read more

Visiting for lunch so far service at this time is Cool we the only 2 inside. I give it one star because it is nothing like Louisiana the taste is not Louisiana the smell is not Louisiana the texture is not Louisiana as a matter fact the fish was wet which means it has water in it pre-frozen. I read the other reviews maybe I was here on the bad day but I won't be back. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Terrible place to go, shrimp where un cooked and not deveined. Didn't want the food so they offered to remake it with no refund. The manager was the Cook, Which made no sense to me. He has an attitude... read more

My husband and I were in the area and saw the sign for the Louisiana Crab Shack. We were waiting to get an appointment at the nail spa a few doors down and figured we would grab a bite to eat while we waited. When we entered the restaurant, we were immediately greeted by a friendly host who quickly sat us. He told us that drinks were complimentary with our food (yes, even margaritas and daquiris!) and asked us what we would like drink. We ordered a margarita each, and were pleasantly surprised when they brought out our drinks. The drinks were large, presented well, and strong :) Once we decided what we wanted to eat, our waitress took our order. Not too long afterwards, she brought out our food, but only brought half of our order. We had ordered crawfish, shrimp, corn, and potatoes, but our bag was lacking the shrimp. We pointed this out to her. She admitted that she had made a mistake, and promised our shrimp would be out shortly. About 10 minutes later the rest of our food came out. All of the food was delicious! Perfectly cooked and seasoned well. There were a few other parties in the restaurant at the time and we noticed that some of the parties who were seated before us didn't receive their food until way after us. I'm not sure why that was, but our wait time for our food was about right. We would definitely come back to eat here or even order takeout! For reference, seafood is listed as "market price" on the menu. The crawfish came out to $8.95/lb and the tiger shrimp was $14.95/lb. Enjoy! read more

King Crab Shack - Free margaritas :) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

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The place was amazing, from the time me and my daughter walked in the door. Great customer service, courteous. And the manager also came around to each table and greeted everyone and checked on the foods and the customer service as well . Amazing!!!! read more

King Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Balch Springs, Texas

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I know it's not chicken ... but it's finger-licking good! I love their sauce & seasoning. Their prices are hard to beat, and the customer service was great. They have a lot of TVs to fulfill any customers entertainment needs. A wonderful place to go watch sports and hang out with friends. I will be back for sure and make myself a resident if always welcomed. Thank You Louisiana CrabShack Team :) read more

Went here about a week ago. Ordered a catfish lunch. For some reason it came with chicken fried rice. ‍ The catfish had a good texture but tasted like it had been fried in old oil. The chicken fried rice was meh. read more

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The food was very nasty the mane course came out before the entree and there waa only one King Crab Leg and the window was very dirty read more

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I came in here with my wife and 2 year old daughter and as soon as we walked in we saw flies all over the place and it smelled like rotten sea food do not recommend we had to leave and the table was super dirty they were cleaning the table as we were sitting stay away from this place read more

Very nice, spacious place. I came their twice for lunch. The food is okay. I had fried fish combo. I wish the lunch special still on.

Food was good and time was ok. Just it seems like they use the same spices on everything so it has the same flavor. Gumbo was for flavorful and packed with shrimp and chicken in every bite just spicy as heck. Fish tasted fresh but the frys The could have kept.Kinda expensive not your hood fish spot like you might think. read more

The taste is good but I ordered 2 pound of shrimp and got less than a pound on each bag the guy said he would bring out a scale for me and I said no Thank you didn't need to be that extra but I've gone to many places where they sale the same thing as them for me to know what a pound is and what isn't a pound won't be returning they use to be great but they are going down hill also if I'm paying for A pound then I would expect to get what my money is worth . read more