The food was very good. The catfish was very well seasoned and both the sweet potato and Cajun fries were great!

MY VERDICT: A decent experience, but I'm still on the hunt for that seafood spot that makes me say, "Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!" read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

Ever been hangry but can't figure out what to stuff in your belly? That's me tonight on a Tuesday. I ended up here and, honestly, I don't know that I'd go back. I got a small gumbo and catfish nuggets at 6.99 each. Even though they have a sign on the door for drink specials, apparently they didn't last more than like two months because they aren't offering that anymore. So I just asked for a water cup. 15.12 and you order at the counter and get your own drink. The water button on the soda machine sticks, so prepare for it to run for like a full 45 seconds before it magically unsticks. Gumbo came out in about ten minutes, but weirdly wasn't hot. Catfish nuggets came out about ten minutes after that (weird since they are both apps) and I asked for my soup to be reheated. I tried a nugget and it was ok, but there's like zero seasoning on them. Bland as my last tinder date people. For a place that touts New Orleans in the name, there's no creole/cajun influence here. Everything was just bland, especially the gumbo. By the way, he took it to reheat and by the time he returned it (14 min later) I needed to leave. He was nice enough to give me a lid and bag though. Service was ok, but there's like one guy and when he disappeared it was for ten minutes. I don't know if he was having to cook it or what but it made service slow. I've visited three times now and feel a three is appropriate. It's fine if you aren't looking for what the name implies. read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Small shrimp gumbo $6.99 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

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I've wanted to check out this place since I always drive by it. I ended up ordering the shrimp po'boy with a side of Cajun fries. The shrimp lacked flavor and the fries were nothing special. I was not impressed with the po'boy, but maybe, I need to try to seafood boil in a bag. This place was just okay to me. I'll have to try something else as I was not impressed. read more

Great service, super friendly and prompt. Ambiance is casual but clean. Food was good but I wasn't blown away by it. Oysters were pretty mediocre but the main was good (we had the shrimp, clams, corn, and sausage with the house sauce at medium). For a point of comparison on the food, I'll use Boiling Crab. Seafood quality was similar but the sauce is where things differed. I prefer Boiling Crab, where the sauce is a bit thicker and the taste a bit more concentrated. My wife liked it better here. read more

Our first time to eat there. Alex was our server and did a fantastic job helping us chose something to eat! Very attentive! The shrimp boil was great! We had fried catfish and fried shrimp which was prepared well. Their Cajun fries were excellent. B&C read more

This place never disappoints. Food and atmosphere are A+. The service is friendly and the tartar sauce is awesome!

Small restaurant and no waitstaff. You order your food at the checkout. Small selection of beers. You make your own table out with wax paper. We got the crab boil with a side of hush puppies. The spice was hot and satisfying. Thankfully so, because the crab and shrimp tasted a bit dry. Unfortunate as our meal was almost 100 dollars for 2. The sausage and corn were good. The hush puppies were over fried and not weighty like they should be. Definitely not New Orleans style. Overall, 3 stars . read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Crab boil - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

The location is perfect, very easy to find parking. I love that the TVs are showing sports, while music plays softly in the background. The crawfish was awesome. My only disappointment is that "Hot" was not even close to being mild. I did love the "all in one seasoning", but hot is supposed to be hot. It should force me to drink and want more drinks or milk. Now my son got fire, my hot was hotter than his fire. So New Orleans Crab Shack--turn up the heat. The food is good, but the spice matters too. Service was awesome, a little wait on ordering at the counter, but after that it was ok. Another suggestion, when you clean the tables just go ahead and put paper down--it's crawfish season, and seafood boil is your staple. read more

One young man working. No poboy bread so no poboys. Fried shrimp were over fried. Boiled crawfish were small and ok. No return for us. read more

Here is an updated photo of the menu! And the food. Customer service was good. It looked pretty clean. read more

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Your food is cooked fresh while you wait for it.My fish and fries was good The food was delicious as usual The seafood bowl was very filling. I ordered my seafood bowl with potatoes ,shrimp, sausage, eggs, and turkey necks (On the mild side,) read more

So impressed. We had the boiled shrimp with the house seasoning. So tasty. Great service. Thank you for suggesting the Gumbo!

very great pleasure to eat here I haven't had seafood in general in a while and eating here fulfilled what I wanted

The fried shrimp and fried catfish did NOT taste like shrimp or catfish meat. It Awful! The only thing that tasted good was the Cajun fries. I left there feeling hungry and ripped off. There is nothing New Orleans about the taste of their food. I think they use Old Bay seasoning in their breading mix. I keep burping up that taste. read more

Daughter and I ate here today. Bought 4 lbs crawfish. And potatoes. Only ate half. Left other half. The crawfish was gray mush inside and the meat tasted very off. Very pungent fishy order as well. Never had this issue with crawfish. Currently both of us have stomach issues hours after eating. Will not be back. $50 plus tip and only ate half read more

Crabs legs are one of my top 3 fav foods. This place did not disappoint. The flavor is balanced with savory, spice, and mild sweetness. I like that the sauce does not have that oil base. The sauce is so flavorful. I got the spicy sauce with all of the flavors. The hush puppies have little pieces of corn. They are delightful little nuggets of goodness. I look forward to coming back. I don't mind the 25 minute drive. read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

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I woke up today deciding to have lunch at a black owned business that I hadn't tried before. Definitely not one for cleanliness. How are bathroom and dining trash cans full when you first open? The window sills are filthy and sticky. Floor needs to be swept. Plentiful menu and convenient location, but they can do much better on cleanliness. The food was not so great either. Fish didn't have any seasoning and I couldn't finish it. The fries were the best part next to the pickles. Not on my list of recommendations read more

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We're visiting McKinney this weekend and checked out this location yesterday. The server was very friendly and the food was GOOD. The server was busting tables in between orders, came to check on us, and helped us out celebrating my mom's birthday. Go check them out, you won't be disappointed! read more

Service was very good. Ambiance was decent. Catfish was amazing. Shrimp wasn't up to par. Posters and fries were horrible. The small old oysters made me sick. Papadeaux's is far better. read more

I absolutely loved this food!! the service was great!! The crab legs were delicious . Fried fish nuggets and fries were also delicious. I definitely will be going back! read more

Can't say enough about this place! Best service, amazing food! Flavors were perfect! We will absolutely be back!

Amazing as always!! We have been several times dine in and take out doesn't matter flavor is always amazing !!

I absolutely love this place for seafood. Service is excellent especially on a slow day. I don't know if the old saying is true about not going to seafood place on Monday, but I'm pretty sure this place is safe. read more

Absolutely delicious!!! Staff was friendly, quick, food was delicious!! everything on the menu looks so good. You just really don't know where to start! The house sauce was delicious!!! read more

Terrible. Absolutely not Cajun. I lived in Baton Rouge for 15 years. This is nothing like New Orleans crab or seafood. Anytime you see New Orleans or Cajun and it isn't in Louisiana. Run. Just Don't. read more

Every time we come, the food is fresh and freshly-prepared. The service is friendly, welcoming, and prompt. Great food!!!

The second best time of the year (Christmas being the first) is the start of crawfish season. This specific joint is one our favorite crawfish restaurants as it is always fresh, live crawfish, delicious flavor, and overall great customer service. Yes I highly recommending sucking the delicious head and you can pick the various spicy levels. Highly recommended to eat crawfish here and you won't regret it. read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - 2 pounds live crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

We've order from here twice, both times to go. The food is delicious. We got the B3 in the house special and fries. It's the perfect amount of food for two people, maybe a little too much. We usually have some sausage and shrimp left over. The inside is similar to any other hole in the wall type place. The tables can be covered if you eat inside. It wasn't busy at all the times we've been inside to order and leave. The people were nice, nothing overly friendly about them to be honest, but we prefer that type of service. It's very efficient. read more

This place used to be this place called Henry's crab shack or something. It's definitely better than that place let me tell ya. New ownership of this place has taken a turn for the better. I'm picky with this kind of food because Houston is way better but for Dallas.. this place is not too shabby. Crawfish (4/5) the crawfish flavor was really good but I was slightly disappointed because I could tell some of the crawfish were frozen. I'm the frozen crawfish was kinda mushy. Other than that, it was good bc the flavor delivered. Fried fish and oysters (4/5) the oysters was kind of small and the fish was a tad salty but it's probably the best flavored fried food I've tried in Dallas thus far. Service and environment (5/5) they were nice and it was clean read more

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Love this place, the boil sauce is amazing and the fried food is incredible. I'm it's crawfish season now

As a Native New Orleanian, this is an INSULT to my City, our Culture & Food. The food has ZERO FLAVOR,, NO SEASONING! It was TRASH . If you like flavor, this is NOT the place for you. Everything we ordered was disgusting Shrimp & Oysters taste like cornmeal, onion rings were more like onion bricks, thick dry & bland. It's a HELL NO for me. I really want my money back read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Trash! Out of 10 oysters, I left them 8 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

This is a ToGo order. Never posted One Star until now. "Highway Robbery!" Tried to past off old dead or frozen crawfish mixed in with Live ones sold at high Market Price. How can someone tell the crawfish is not fresh, live quality: 1) The sauce on the outside of crawfish did not cover up Inside the head an old seafood smell & taste! 2) The tail meat texture was stale like old shrimp instead of fresh. 3) The shell was soft like dead, old corpse instead fresh, live cooked hardness. One star for the great sauce the crawfish cooked in. read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Receipt - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

These were the absolute biggest crawfish we have ever had. I mean I've bought lobsters that were not much larger. And the majority of them were the lighter softer shells so we could enjoy the claws and the tails were easy to peal. My daughter commented positively on the decor when we came in, it was decorated like back bayou country. Service was friendly. One suggestion that will help you out... Make sure your employees understand your product. We were told that the crawfish were medium sized so we thought $8.99 for medium, maybe we don't need so many... and we actually reduced our order. But when we returned home, we realized that they were actually the largest crawfish we have ever seen. read more

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Tried a new spot today and I wasn't disappointed!!! Fried pickles where amazing. I had a catfish combo with shrimp and the breading is like my grandma used to make....a cornmeal base!! Food is very fresh!!! Great staff!!! I recommend this spot is you want some good seafood!!!! read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Fried pickles - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

The PoBoy wasn't good as the reviews I read however service was great and a very clean laid back spot but not for me I'd prefer a shrimp Poboy from Popeyes read more

Delicious crawfish, perfectly seasoned as we ordered them. Some ordered them medium, I ordered spicy hot. They were amazing!! My granddaughter ordered fried shrimp basket and loved it. We ordered our dinner to go, but will enjoy eating there next time. read more

Seasoning is better than most seafood/cajun places you will go. Good little spot for a nice anytime meal occasion

I love this place! I'm so glad they are picking up and busy now. We went last year when they had just opened up and we were able to talk to the owner about his business and where he came from. He is so kind and easy to talk to. We always order to go from here so it was nice to be able to sit in again and see how busy they are. The fried fish is a must!! It is delicious and heavenly. Their crawfish is usually on point and very well seasoned. The last time, it was a bit under sauced and not as spicy as usual though but I would still go back. It's a place I would highly recommend everyone trying out. read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

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The food was good! Prices are fair. The young man at the counter was great. We had boudin balls, fried catfish, shrimp, hushpuppies & fries. All was good! One small complaint ... there was a young girl with fake eye lashes that was very RUDE. Has no customer service skills ... read more

New Orleans Crab Shack - boudin balls - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Plano, Texas

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