Moved back from New Orleans in May and have been craving seafood that is as good as good ole Nawlins. The Saucey Crab is just that and more ! The food and customer service was excellent. There was a bit of a wait for the food, but it was worth every minute. I enjoyed a seafood bag of snow crabs with potatoes, corn and sausage. read more

Saucey Crab - Snow Crab Seafood Bag - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

Today was my first and last time here. The place fills up quickly because it's so very small. That said when we sat down, the waitress, TEE came over pretty quickly and took our order. After that, it went down hill. We asked for mild and was told MEDIUM IS MILD. However, my sister couldn't eat hers due to the seasoning being too spicy! I ate mine because I was hungry and just kept drinking water to cool off, but it was definitely spicy. When we told Tee, she was like "oh well" and went to her next table. The KOOL-AID WAS GREAT! The service was just POOR! I left the tip for the bus boy because he was more helpful than Tee. I'll NEVER COME BACK HERE. I'LL STICK WITH CRAZY CRAB ON TELEGRAPH BY NIKOLAS! It's too bad that a black owned restaurant has such poor service. DO BETTER!!! If I could give ZERO, I WOULD! read more

On a sunny afternoon, my girlfriends and I had a strong taste for some seafood. We quickly remember there was a new seafood boil place located on the Westside of the city. Sad to say we were truly disappointed. When we walked in there were plenty of open tables (about 7-10), yet we were stuck waiting for 30 minutes in the hallway of a strip mall. Finally once seated, it took the server another 30 minutes to greet us and come take our order. The plus was that there were already menus on the table. Once we placed our order, the wait was extremely long for some boiled shrimp in a bag. Tables who later came after us were already receiving food and fast service. The anticipation grew, as after so long we were presented with bibs, time passed, then presented with paper for the table, time passed, then finally our food arrived (another hour of waiting for boiled shrimp) I had the shrimp po boy and French fries, both which were pretty good. As we were ordering we tried to place a carry out order. In which, we were instructed to wait as it would be "best" to order closer to the time we leave. The waitress was rude and very soft spoken. Her demeanor was nonchalant and non welcoming. She disappeared and then returned once a hour to accommodate us but failed to check in on our experience. Overall, the food was okay. My friends didn't really enjoy the crab legs and shrimp. They stated it lacked flavor and tasted like straight butter. With our experience with seafood places, i agree with their concern. If you're looking for a great place to talk and catch up, this is definitely the spot for you. They will take forever in the day, even at 1 in the afternoon. read more

Saucey Crab - Seating area - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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Got king crab, shrimp and lobster tail with their signature seasoning sauce. The seasoning sauce was mid and the seafood wasn't fresh and the didn't pre cut the king crab which makes it extremely difficult to eat. read more

This time I passed on a bag, instead I chose the catfish snack. Unfortunately catfish wasn't a available so I chose perch. It was cooked well, seasoned nicely. They even gave me a extra piece for the inconvenience. Hopefully i can get catfish again next time. read more

Saucey Crab - Perch Basket with fries... - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I was very disappointed. I heard decent reviews of this place and looked forward to patronizing this establishment. My friend and I made arrangements to have dinner on Sunday, 5/30. We planned on meeting at 5pm due to some obligations. I decided to call the restaurant to see if they were taking customers and was told that due to it being a Sunday they closed at 6pm and sat their last customer at 5pm. Not wanting to be rushed eating but still hoping to support the establishment; we changed our personal plans to accommodate a 4:30 pm dinner time. Each of us having to drive a minimum of 35 mins from opposite directions to arrive at this restaurant. I arrived at the restaurant at 4:30 only to witness several wait staff employees sitting in the back of dining room. When the hostess/waitress met me she asked if I had a carry out order. I told her I did not and needed two for inside dining. She looked at me and said "we are closed and not doing dine in". I told her a couple of times that I called and was told seating was was open. The waitress looked confused and started to grab a menu but then repeated herself " we aren't doing dine in because we are closing the restaurant early. It's been slow all day." Allow me to mention that I was turned away in FRONT of another customer mind you. The fact that I was turned away AFTER I just drove 35 mins to arrive to a restaurant only to hear that they were unable to seat me BUT still taking carry-outs is confusing to me. The SAME kitchen that served take out was incapable of serving the dining room...maybe they have two kitchens ‍. What also didn't make sense is there were no signs backing this up and I saw a minimum of 6 waitresses sitting in front me! I waiting for my friend to pull up and we went to the Krazy Crab in Farmington. I won't be returning to give it a second chance. read more

Came here for lunch with my friends on a Friday afternoon. I was very excited because it was a new black owned business and I had to support! We wait about 10 minutes to be seated, then waited an additional 25 to be greeted by the waitress. The market prices for the food are posted nowhere in the restaurant so we had a few questions about the menu. When the server finally arrived and I asked if I could ask her a question, she replied "what" with the biggest attitude. She also failed to mention that they were out of seafood Mac, gumbo, and seafood pasta. Im not sure how they were out and they just opened an hour ago. 30 minutes after we ordered, the server came out and tied some bibs around our neck which made me excited. But then about 20 more minutes went by and she brought out the paper placemats. After about 20 more minutes, the hostess went to the back to grab our food. This restaurant does not offer appetizers so don't come here if you're starving. My stomach began to eat itself after 45 minutes. Anyways I got the hot saucey snow crab legs. The bag comes with chicken sausage, corn and potatoes which is a plus! The food was not very hot for it to be a "boil". The sauce just tasted like garlic butter. It wasn't spicy at all. The food was decent. The restaurant is cool on the inside, I really like the decorations and the music choice. When paying the bill, the server still had a nasty attitude. I almost didn't want to tip her. Overall, the experience was okay. They just need a friendlier staff and to be more prepared with food. read more

Saucey Crab - A bib that the server tied around my neck - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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The food was great there! The spices were perfect and I had plenty to indulge in. Unfortunately as good as food was, I will not return due to the poor service. It took our server 35 minutes to offer us water, and then an hour for our food. A part of my order was not put in, and when asked she said "oh". What was most cringing was the waitress standing over me as we paid the bill. read more

Saucey Crab - The headless shrimp bag the saucey way - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

@sauceycrab !!!! I had a great meal. I ordered king crab legs, lobster in a bag with potatoes, corn and chicken sausage. It was delicious!! The service was awesome, The wait staff was friendly and very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The restaurant itself was clean and in order. The restrooms were clean extremely clean that was a plus. I really enjoyed myself the food was great I will be back! read more

Food wasn't too bad. Service was slow and kind of unfriendly. The hush puppies were very good but the seafood bag had way too much butter and not enough spice flavoring. It took us a while to get our food and the "appetizer" I ordered didn't come out until the food did. My friend didn't even order a bag and her poboy came out after our food. I wouldn't mind the wait if the staff was a little more pleasant about us being in the establishment at the least. It's mainly the service that would make me hesitant on coming back. read more

Saucey Crab - a large crab on a red wall - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

Great meal @Saucey Crab in Southfield this evening. Excellent food, friendly atmosphere and fantastic customer service. King crab legs and lobster were phenomenal. Prices were reasonable and service was fast. Adequate parking. Give it a try. read more

Been going here since they opened!!! Love the owner! My experience is always good and has only gotten better since they first opened!! Always feels like family! Restaurant is clean! read more

The food is phenomenal! I had a crab bag with shrimp, saucy style and it was delicious. My first time going and I will definitely be back. read more

Saucey Crab - Lunch menu with specials - Seafood Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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I ordered gumbo and fried oysters. DELICIOUS!!! I'll definitely be back. My food was hot and fresh. Service was super fast.

Extremely upset We went to have dinner at a new place for our anniversary. We chose Saucy Crab for several reasons. 1 reason being the excitement to try a new crab boil place that was only around the corner from our home. Unfortunately after being seated for 20 mins and NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, we decided to leave. Very very disappointed, I've been waiting for days to try this place and also to support a black owned business and it saddens me that I was not able to experience nor enjoy those 20 mins of being there. Yall gotta do better #SaucyCrab read more

Well we visited NYE at 2pm. They had ran out of ice and seafood pasta. The waitress said they were going to get ice and I almost mentioned to get some pasta too. Just a suggestion We asked for silverware and got plastic forks, knives which is plasticware not silverware and we were dining in. Seafood boil was overcooked and unflavorful. The wait for the food was probably close to a half hour They need to work on quite a few things. For the life of me not sure why most black owned restaurants that I've visited ALWAYS has the music turned up. Im here to eat not dance or Karaoke. The fried baskets needs to have combos I wanted shrimp and fish. Place was clean servers wearing yoga or workout pants was not professional. Staff was nice read more

Went here yesterday for lunch. All I can say is BRAVO!!!! Far better than Detroit Pho Crab. The portions are generous. The seafood isn't watered down. The sauce was amazing. Can't wait to go back again.. read more

I've been by 3 times and have yet to have actually tried anything. Every time I've come by, I get turned away because the kitchen has closed, and that's after having waiting at least 5 minutes to be greeted, and a whole hour before the actual restaurant closes. read more

Had the lobster and king crab the saucy way. It was delicious. The only bad was we waited 40mins for water and another 30-40 for food. Our waitress was vEr personable and was great in communicating that it will take a while. We also had okra and pop. Please be advised that the pop is a can. No free refills given here. Recommend that you go early. So you can hopefully beat the carry out rush. I gave 4 stars because imo the food was worth the wait. read more

Okay so let's talk about it! Let's start with the food! I ordered the king crab garlic butter bag and my friend ordered the Cajun king crab bag. The food was delicious, and the chicken sausage was a plus due to my dietary preferences! They give you enough food so you will leave full all at a reasonable price. Let's talk about the wait! Whew where do I start, but a word to describe it is busy! I arrived on a Saturday an hour before closing and barely got seated, and the kitchen closed 30 minutes before the actual restaurant closed. So I wouldn't recommend trying to go an hour before closing because it could possibly turn into a dummy mission that fails! Once we were seated we ordered right away because it was minutes before the kitchen closed and we were made aware that it was a longer than usual wait on the food (there was a party of 10+). Our waitress was very hospitable, even offering an appetizer while we waited for our food. The music is also good (90s and early 2000s r&b). Besides them being super busy and their early closing time this restaurant is a pretty good crab place! I got the chance to meet the owner and she was just as friendly as her staff (from the host to the busboys)! Main takeaways: Don't arrive an hour or less to closing and expect to be served, especially with a big party! If you give positive energy then it will be reciprocated! read more

The boil with all seasonings is to die for please don't hesitate get it it's so fire mmm mm mm

Always go here never any problem and they have good food at cheap price. There is a wait, I usually order and go sit in the car. I don't mind because it's sea food it's not going to come out instantly. They have a wide verity of flavors also read more

We ordered 4 items from the menu. They only had 2 the of items we ordered. Instead of telling us when we arrived, they said nothing until we inquired after receiving / checking our bags. They should have OFFERED other items from the menu to substitute what we ordered. Very disappointing!! Very unprofessional!! read more

I would never eat here again. The service was horrible food. The waitress got upset when i told her it was a roach on the floor. Sad to say but never ever again! Had the nerve to try to inforce a mandatory 20% service charge read more

I don't think I'll ever go there again. I always thought about trying it. But why I didn't ask somebody before I purchased it. It was TRIFLING! And the fact it was one person inside and nothing going on. read more

Extremely disappointed in this establishment. I had 3 orders of crab that took 94 minutes exactly to make which is absolutely preposterous! Then they got my order wrong which is absurd and on top the the lack of hospitality was absolutely just astonishing. I've been to this place twice now and both times I was extremely disappointed in my experience . Will NOT be returning ever again. 0 STARS read more

I'm only reviewing the gumbo because that's all I ordered. This is the best gumbo around these parts, and I have been searching awhile. FINALLY!! I like mine thick with lots of meat and it needs to include okra. Served only on weekends, I was successful, finally. At $10 a cup, it's full of shrimp, sausage, chicken, vegetables, and rice. I didn't give it a 5 because I did not have any other menu item. Yum for the gumbo, though. read more

Omg! Where do I start?! Coming from LA it's hard to find diversity matched with actual good food in the D, we're spoiled. Bay-Beeeee... saucy crab definitely hit the spot. My bag consist of king crab, shrimp, potato and corn. The sauce had a slight kick which was just what I asked for. Even though I ate my food straight out of the fridge I'm sure that it was even more amazing when hot. This will definitely be one of my repeat spots. read more

The unprofessional server threw away my child's chicken tenders and I didn't receive any customer service in regards to it. Who throws away a carry out or Togo container? Then replies, my bad. Tacky and ghetto read more

My family and I went maybe a week prior to Christmas. It was a nice crowd not too busy. This was my first visit, but it wasn't my cousins. The time prior to the both of us coming. She didn't have a good experience, but since we were both aware of it being owned by POC we decided to give it another try and boy was I wrong. We come in and we are seated immediately. We were greeted by an older lady and she told us that our server will be right with us. She came maybe 10 minutes later and asked for drinks. She gives us the waters, but neglects to give us our drinks! It had been a minute since we had seen her and it was kind of hard to flag her down. She comes back and we order. I turn to my cousin and I tell her it's an eyebrow threading place right next door I'm going to go while we wait for our food. As I'm leaving out our servers tells the Hostess "it's her first time being here so watch her" . I was shocked and honestly disgusted! Hadn't even received the food or anything so why when I come into a business I'm being stereotyped. I won't be returning back! Food was good though, but service wise it needs improvement. read more

Customer service is TERRIBLE. The kitchen closes early before they actually close, so they clearly don't value money. They don't have a website that you can see a menu from and you can't order over the phone. So best believe you will be waiting for a takeout order 30mins or more. Close this chop shop!! read more

My fiancé and I went to this place back in late December for our anniversary and we wanted to support a black business. The food is very overpriced especially since crab is currently in season and the service was terrible. We spent close to $200 (for two) and the service makes you want to walk straight out. You do get a lot of food in the bag but in my case I could barely eat it because it was wayyyy too spicy. The spice level I got was not even suppose to be spicy and I confirmed with the waiter before ordering. I will not be coming here again. I might try the Crazy Crab one stead or just make it myself at home. read more

Very tasty and flavorful! I've had the salmon burger... delicious... the lobster tail basket... yummy! I'll be back to heart a crack boil bag and the shrimp Po boy! read more

Okay so the first time I went was when they firstttt opened and it was super busy. We went an hour before closing and the waitress sat us down and gave us menus right away. Then she ignored us until the kitchen closed. Like literally would walk past us and help her other old tables and wouldn't take our order. I had to overhear another waitress tell someone else that the kitchen closed so we left. So that left a bad taste in my mouth. Then I was like okay one more try and I went in a month or so later for takeout and was helped right away. Food was done in like 20 minutes and it was so good. Saucey way is it! And the lady who runs the front cool as hell. read more

I'm not the one to really complain but omg...I will never be back. I placed a pick up order paid $50 all together including a tip. The lady told me on the phone that they were really slow it'll be ready in 15 minutes I say perfect I'm 20 minutes ago. I get inside and wait 30 freakinggggg minutessss!! The lady kept saying they had to make butter for them. Just to get a bag with chalk seasonings. I got a bag boil shrimp and snow crab legs. My shrimp was sooooo hard and salty I couldn't even chew it! My crab legs were pretty tasty buttttt a few legs didn't have meat in them. Pretty disappointing. I get maybe 10 minutes into eating it and I see a piece of hair! They have signs stating no returns check bag before leaving basically what so ever I'm sure they put those up because of reasons listed above. On top of them forgetting my $4 egg just one egg for $4 just for them to forget might I add it's pretty hard to see through the bags to check. Smh. read more

it was pretty easy to find so that's good. i ended up ordering a snow crab bag and it took so long probably about 45 minutes, my boyfriend ended up getting his food before me which kind of made me upset because i wanted to eat with him and it took all day. my waitress was really nice and overall the food was great it just took too long. read more