After going to several places, I can guarantee you that this is the best boiled you'll have for…read moreyour buck! Honestly, the space is so welcoming, and the staff are some of them best! Shout out to Cherlene for making my first impression of this place the best to come to again with my friends! Not only was she's super helpful and informative with everything on the menu, but definitely knew what her favorites are ! Highly recommend this place for the atmosphere and amazing staff! Everything to feed two people plus leftovers with B almost $100 with drinks and lots of refills ! Will come again!

Food was really good I enjoyed the food a lot Service was…read moregood and friendly Ambiance was great Thank you for everything guys see you next time

quick service, yummy food and drinks it looked small in…read morethere but it was actually pretty spacious! kid/ stroller friendly!

I ordered through uber eats, no utensils, no gloves, nothing but the food and that's okay, but then…read moremy muscles had this gross spider looking thing on them.. the shrimp could've been cleaned better too and I'm not talking about the guts, I'll take that, but those little spikey things by the head of the fish were everywhere in the sauce. Could've been trimmed beforehand. I just don't think the seafood here was cleaned properly. Also I ordered mussels, why was there crawfish legs and clam shells in there. It honestly grossed me out and I couldn't even eat them. Garlic noodles were good.

I'm a little surprised to see that this place is closed now. This review is for a visit a few…read moremonths back. This is located in a strip mall with a lot of restaurants, a sprouts, and a trader joes. You're never going to have trouble finding parking. I had the blackened catfish po boy and my partner had the pan roast. I really liked my sandwich and the fries were nice too. My partner helped me eat half the sandwich, the portions are huge! The pan roast tasted good, I liked the spices, very flavorful. It was however a little too spicy for my partner. The staff let us know that this batch was a little spicier than most batches. I thought the spice level was fine though. I think they kept a lot of the interior from the restaurant that came before them. A little sad that they're gone now though.

The service here was really good. The workers were friendly and attentive. There is decent amount…read moreof parking in the plaza. The place was clean and modern. The seafood pan roast was solid and was flavorful. It was loaded with a good amount of seafood. The fried oysters were tasty and hot.. My favorite thing was the s'mores dessert. Im definitely miss this place.

I haven't had seafood boil so my cravings for this were overdue. We came on a weekday and it was…read morenot crowded at all. We got the combo with shabang and shackies sauce. Definitely recommend the shabang. Cajun fries (5/5); This a must get every time I get seafood boil. It was crispy and flavorful. Shrimp (5/5): It was meaty and so worth the value. Crawfish (4/5): Not very sweet but still good.

This place has turned into garbage. Which is exactly where my meal ended up because of the bad…read morequality. It was my favorite spot, but after the terrible attitude, bad service, lack of flavor in the garlic noodle and shambalaya sauce I'm done. I ended up going to Cajun Crackin' after. I had it before, but preferred claw shack around Berryessa Cajun Crackin' is way better, not out of frustration, but flavor. I only took a few bites of claw shacks offering before I was like hell no, don't eat this shit. Literally tasted like crap. Garlic noodles aren not fresh, noodles were old...hard even after sautéed no flavor of garlic detected even though you can see a it. Old ass ingredients and seafood with bad service. INEDIBLE. $40 wasted. Go somewhere else.

The food here is a 10/5. Seriously, I've been eating crawfish regularly in San Jose for over 20…read moreyears and have never had a sauce like the Sweet California. It's so unique and addicting with a perfect sweetness to it that isn't overwhelming with a slight creaminess and not as savory as most other seafood boils. The crawfish they use is amazing as well, it must be a different kind from most others because the meat is more tender and sweet. I have no problem sucking the claw meat out where as other restaurants I have to dig inside the claw to pull out the meat. Soooo good and I visit as often as I can. Friendly service. They offer other food options as well like Bun Bo Hue, Bun Rieu, etc, but the seafood boil is so good that's all I ever get here. It's also open till 4am!!! Club and seafood boil after?

cajun bistro is such a bay area classic, and for good reason! i've tried quite a few of their…read moredishes: the garlic noodles, sweet potato fries, fish sauce wings, lemon pepper wings, and of course the seafood boil. of course their seafood boil is the star of the show and the reason i (and assumedly everyone else) keep coming back. i get the 30 lb combo with the spicy sweet california and it's so delicious. it has a kick but there's also a sweetness to it. the seafood is always boiled perfectly and the food comes out pretty fast each time. as for their other dishes, they're pleasant but nothing groundbreaking. their wings are really crispy and light in flavor, and the garlic noodles are on the more creamy side. their service is normally just fine but when i went yesterday, the girl working was so sweet and attentive. highly recommend if you're from the south bay and haven't tried cajun bistro yet, or if you're visiting san jose and looking for places to eat!

The food was amazing and extremely fairly priced, especially in comparison to other seafood boil…read morerestaurants I've been to. All the employees were extremely welcoming and kind and their service was amazing. I really enjoyed the music they played and they even gave us free popsicles on our way out! Would absolutely recommend

Quick and great service! Everything we ordered was really good. A lot of flavor, but wish there was…read morea bit more sauce. We came on a Wednesday evening and there was a lot of people, but we got seated quickly.

I had a good overall experience here, mainly because the crab was really delicious, fresh and…read moreflavorful and definitely the highlight. The other seafood options were fresh too and for an all you can eat spot, the pricing was really good and variety seafood options. The downside was the wait time for crab new was pretty long, which was frustrating. One thing that really took away from the experience: around 9:55 pm while we were still sitting and finishing dessert, staff started cleaning with a strong bleach smell. Eating ice cream or your dessert while smelling bleaching and light were almost turned off is not pleasant at all and it ruined the dessert moment for me. Dessert wise strawberry ice cream was really good. Overall great food, especially the crab but the timing and cleaning situation needs improve.

This was my first time trying this restaurant, and I was honestly really impressed. The food was…read moredelicious across the board. The shrimp was perfectly seasoned--flavorful with a nice natural sweetness. The chicken wings were crispy and packed with flavor. One of my favorite dishes was the swai fish in the white sauce--it was incredibly tasty and stood out the most to me. Every single item I got had so much flavor, and you can tell they really care about how their food is prepared. I would definitely come back.

It's been a long time since I've had a seafood boil and decided to try this place out. A lot of…read moreseafood boil places are closed on Monday but I was lucky to find this one and quickly got seated. I was greeted by a really nice young guy (didn't get his name) who handed me a menu to look at. I combed over the menu and decided to order shrimp and added corn, potato, and side of steamed rice. You're able to choose from a variety of sauces and can choose your own spice level. I decided to go with their house sauce which i felt was a fusion of Cajun and garlic butter sauce; with a medium spice level. I do want to add the shrimp doesn't have a set price. The price is dependent on the Market price which turned out to be 15.99 for a pound of shrimp. You don't get to choose headless, the shrimp comes in its full form; which is fine by me. But I know some people prefer shrimp without the head on. I'd like to add this place has very reasonable prices for their boils; compared to a lot of their competitors Ie. Boiling crab. The boil it's self was a 4/5 with the house sauce and all the added sides. The shrimp were cooked to perfection and wasn't overcooked. Service: 5/5 The young guy with glasses who served me was very kind and attentive. Overall I give this place a 5/5 I will definitely be returning.

I've had a love and hate relationship with SJ crawfish for at least a decade -- mostly because of…read moretheir service. The servers can be extremely rude and for no reason, but I try to be tolerable and understanding. It's no wonder there is such high turnover because I never see the same service staff twice. Anyway, I think these guys recently had a change in ownership because the food tastes better than what I can remember. During our most recent visit, our party of 3 ordered an entire spread of crawfish, clams, shrimp, garlic noodles, raw oysters, fries, etc. and just went in. You can elect for your choice for sauce, and spice level -- and add any preferred extras like corn, sausages, and potatoes. The sauce and flavors have drastically improved compared to previous dine in experiences. This would be a good choice for a Cajun crawfish and seafood boil treat, but I can't stand on the service you'll receive -- hit or miss. Bonus: bring your own seafood dipping sauce. My girl made a spicy tamarind sauce perfect for seafood and I took a bottle with me for dipping.

Sooo yummy!!!!! Fast and friendly staff. Can't wait to go back. So much food we have leftovers!read more

I USUALLY CHOOSE THIS PLACE INSTEAD OF BOILING CRAB BUT DAM they say this a pound of shrimp which…read moreis obserd I asked a worker about it and he said yea when you order head off it's less shrimp . How does that work so your telling me we get 1pound of shrimp if we order with head on And if we order head off we basically get 0.5 a pound never coming back her don't recommend if you want to get ripped off

Estimated 75-105 min wait for a Sunday dinner at 6:15pm. Added us on the yelp waitlist and then…read moredecided to kill some time and walk around in target across the parking lot. Too bad you can't add to the waitlist beforehand. We ended up getting seated at our table around 7:50pm This location is not as big as the other SJ location but it is slightly less busy than that one since it's further out. They have a white board near the door that lists the seafood that they're out of for the day, which is helpful to note. Menu and pricing is available through the QR code on the table We ordered 2lbs of shrimp and 1 lb of crawfish in medium spice with the whole shabang to share between 2 people. The seafood boil came out hot and within 10 mins but we felt like it wasn't marinaded into the seafood, potato's and corn enough. Portion and spice wise was perfect though. We were hoping to order garlic noodles but was a little disappointed it wasn't on their menu. Our host was attentive though and came by to check on us and give us more gloves

I was really disappointed with our visit. I haven't been to The Boiling Crab in years--probably 7…read moreyears or more. One reason is that I don't live in the San Jose area anymore, and another is that there are now so many seafood boil spots around since Boiling Crab really started the trend. One positive right away: there was no long wait. We arrived around 8pm and were seated immediately, which was great. I remember the days when we'd have to put our name down and walk around Target while waiting for our table. I do wish they offered combo bags like a lot of other seafood boil places do now, since that's always a hit. Instead, we ordered 3 pounds of shrimp with whole-sha-bang sauce in mild. The shrimp themselves were great--nice and big, not the tiny peanut-sized ones you sometimes get. The flavor was also really good. However, the "mild" tasted much spicier than I remembered. From past visits, mild always had a small kick but was still pretty manageable. This honestly tasted closer to medium. My boyfriend politely asked one of the servers if he could get a small side of garlic butter because the sauce was spicier than expected. She immediately responded that it would be $5 for extra sauce, and the way it was said came off pretty rude. We understand that there's an option to make the bag "extra saucy" for an additional charge, but he wasn't asking for extra sauce for the whole bag--just a small side to balance out the spice. Even a simple response like "I'm sorry it came out spicier than expected" would have gone a long way. I've worked in customer service for over 15 years, and I've always believed in "kill them with kindness." We weren't rude at all--we just mentioned that it seemed spicier than mild. In the end, we decided to just skip the extra sauce. Again, the flavor was still good, but to me this definitely tasted more like medium. When we got our check, a different server asked how everything was. My boyfriend mentioned that the sauce was spicier than mild, and she responded with, "Oh no, I'm sorry it wasn't exactly what you wanted." We told her it wasn't her fault since we had already mentioned it earlier, and she just gave us a sympathetic look. Overall, the food itself was good, and I'd probably give it a 4 for taste, but the lack of customer service knocked the experience down for me. I understand it was later in the evening and they still had a full lobby, but a little kindness and attentiveness would have made a big difference.