Review #1,006 Posted on 2.28.28 We stopped in here on a whim on Friday night the 27th while in town, actually originally to try another restaurant. This spot is in a strip mall on Louise Ave in Manteca. We got greeted & sat right away when we came in. The staff here doesn't stop moving, it's pretty much 3 people on the service side, they take orders, run food, & check on you. I believe the guy who checked on us a lot, I want to say his name was Lieness. Super nice guy, hard worker. The other ladies too. Food was good, for sure it's marked up, but I thought quality of the seafood, and the way it was cooked was good. I've got a high standard for the sauce, this one was for sure spicy, stayed on the seafood and corn pretty well. To me that's how you can separate these boil spots from each other. When you pull the shrimp out of the bag and de-shell it does the sauce drip right off? If it does, to me that's a sign of bad sauce, it's not getting infused on the seafood, corn, potatoes, etc. This spot it was decent, but better than most. Cheese sticks were good, sweet potato fries were too, healthy portion on that. We'll probably come and eat here again for sure down the line. read more

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I was craving seafood boil and wanted to try this place out seeing as there were so many (questionable) good ratings on google It was not that busy when we came, there were probably only 3 other tables dining in. Service was extremely slow and lacking, I normally don't mind if servers just leave you to do your own thing but good service was practically non-existent here if it's anything beyond taking your order as soon as you sit down and bringing it to you after it's cooled down to nearly room temp. I did not think it was possible to make seafood boil bland but it somehow just was. No flavor at all, not even salty. Absolutely would not recommend read more

I am disappointed with the service my family received during our visit yesterday while celebrating my nephew's 13th birthday. Upon arrival, when I informed our waitress that our party would be nine people, she responded with "Oh my God" and rolled her eyes. Throughout the meal, I was repeatedly asked to perform duties that should have been handled by our server, including putting lids on drinks, passing out beverages, distributing plates and gloves, and handing out condiments and utensils. When our shrimp order arrived incorrectly, my mother politely informed the waitress. Rather than addressing the concern, she walked away. She later returned and stated that they were out of the item we had ordered, which should have been communicated before the food was served. Additionally, the waitress's child was present in the dining area for much of our visit, loudly playing games and talking, which further impacted the dining experience. We chose your restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and unfortunately the poor service and lack of professionalism overshadowed what should have been a memorable family celebration. read more

Ive been disappointed before, never like this. My family walked in early afternoon - gave the CRICKET EMPTY place the benefit of the doubt because it was still early we just figured we were ahead of the rush.. unfortunately we learned our lesson. This place was by far THE worst seafood boil restaurant we've ever been to. We hold seafood boils close to the heart and are usually driving 30-60 minutes to our favorite spots and wanted to give this place (a mile from home) a fair shot. My husband ordered lemon pepper shrimp, there was maybe a spoonful of sauce and when he asked for more lemon pepper sauce on the side it was a bowl of melted butter and maybe lemon pepper seasoning? Just tasted like butter so we don't know. I ordered the trifecta sauce shrimp and the sauce was just barely there, missing seasoning and flavor. Not to mention after taking our order, the waitress/manager/owner? Didn't stop by once to see how we were doing. WHILE WE WERE THE ONLY TABLE PRESENT. We had to holler for her every time because for whatever reason once we were seated she turned the party music up to an unreasonably loud volume for our one table. I'm not a Karen, I love a good time. When the food is good and there's a reason to put on music and vibe lol. Even the chicken tenders and fries for our kids were somehow equally upsetting? Fries were undercooked and soggy, tenders were dry and tough enough for our 3 year old to spit out. Idk, maybe see for yourself or just trust a true foodie lol. Also something to note, I like headless shrimp while my husband likes head-on. We've never noticed more than a $1-$2 difference (headless is usually more) but at this place, they charge $7 more for headless shrimp. After eating a few shrimp each we decided to pack it up to take it home and salvage what we could with homemade sauce. HOPE THIS HELPS read more

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I've been wanting to come here for a minute! And it did not disappoint. It was absolutely delicious. My family will definitely be coming back. The service was eh we stood there for a min before we were seated. read more

So I came in here, hoping to have some good boiling crab for my birthday and when we first walked in, they had one party in there and we were not acknowledged for about 15 minutes. I should've known them to just walk away. However, we stayed and again, sat for almost 20 minutes with zero acknowledgement. I then start to order and she rudely asks me if I've ever been to a place like this before. Whatever, ok.. So we ordered the trifecta toppings with our bag. The taste was non existent and there was hardly any sauce.. a thin layer at bottom of bag, I shook the bag to try to get the taste throughout what we had ordered and even then it did not help. It was not tasty. The lady was wearing sunglasses the entire time and when I came time to pay, she yells from her little area that we have to pay upfront. It was not a good experience. 90% of it was because of the service she was providing. Rest assured, we will not be back read more

The Cajun Spot - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

A lot of the negative comments here is about their customer service and theres a reason for that. I will never recommend this place just to be greeted and serve by rude employees is not a place where i want to spend crap load of money on. We have dined in had a bad customer service experience, we placed an order online and when we picked up they said they never got our order, their order doesnt even go directly to the restaurant, some rude lady said my daughter handles the online orders and they never got it after waiting good 30 minutes. We called a tried to place an order over the phone and they said we dont take phone orders you have to do it online, we tried to explain what happened the last time and before we even got a word out they hung up. This is my experience and others as well but if your ganna pay good money go to a place where you get good service and good food this place aint it. You would come out as a pissed off customer, empty wallet, and a bad decisions. read more

Well hubby placed an order for pick up only for the spot to mess the order up not sure how that happens but it did. Service was good this spot looks like it needs some updates interior nothing special. Ok the food was nothing special honestly the flavors were basic nothing crazy. Everything was cooked well it fed family of 4 wish there was more excitement on the taste and flavors what was not worth buying was the Chicharrons bland and not that great waste of money. We were just craving a seafood boil and wanted to try this spot probably won't come back read more

Being the relatively small town that we are I was fully expecting mediocre food at best. Suffice it to say my wife & I were ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY!!! This place has killer, and I mean killer Cajun & Creole food, and I know my Louisiana & NOLA food. You might even say I have to turn in my gumbo crown now. If I could have, I would have gone in the back and given the cook a hug and probably called her mom. It wasn't only that everything tasted great it's the fact that seafood, especially shrimp, is not the easiest thing to cook. Shrimp can go from spot on to rubber in two minutes flat...especially in a gumbo. It was perfect! It was so authentic that if I were a gambling man I'd bet my bottom dollar there's a couple big Magnalite pots somewhere in the back (IYKYK). We will be back on a regular basis. Laissez les bons temps rouler! read more

today, june 23, 2026, we went there for my grandson's birthday. the waitress rolled her eyes when i stated there will be 9 for dinner. we had to ask for water. when she bought plates, she put them on the table and stated, "pass them out." we had to ask for refills of water. she was very friendly to the asian people that came in, just rude to everyone else. i will never go there again. i will tell everyone i know not to. the food order came out wrong; she would not take it back. she said, "deal with it." please don't go here. it's not wroth the stress or the money. we spent 279.39 witch included gratuity of 39.60 i can't say it enough: don't go here. read more

placed a to‑go order and when I picked it up, I realized there were no utensils, napkins, or sauce. I went back inside to ask for them. The cashier was helping another customer, so I waited. When another worker came out, I politely said "excuse me" so I wouldn't interrupt anyone. She looked at me with irritation and said, "I'm busy," even though all I needed were basic items that should have been included with my order. While I continued waiting, the cashier who originally took my order noticed me and asked if I needed anything. As she tried to help, the older woman who had ignored me began yelling at her in front of customers. The cashier apologized and went to grab what I needed, while the older woman continued to be rude and dismissive. I asked if she was the owner; she ignored me. The cashier then told me she was the owner's mother. At that point, I let them know I would be leaving a review and requesting a refund. No customer should be treated disrespectfully, and no employee should be yelled at for simply doing their job. The cashier was polite and professional, but the behavior from the owner's mother was unprofessional and completely unnecessary. read more

My experience was horrible, it was my first time coming in to order food go and it wasn't pleasant.. the Asian lady with the glasses was so RUDES , yell and no customer service etiquette AND I WALKED OUT . Not sure if she was owner of that restaurant or that's way her personality because she's ASIAN. After that there was another customer came up to order she told that customer IM BUSY COME BACK 15mins that's the time I walked out! I NEVER GOT TREATED LIKE THAT JUST ORDER MY FOOD TO GO! read more

I just got ripped off, I was charged $95 dollars for a one person bucket. Her prices on the menu she hands you are not what is charged. She made sure we sat down instead of ordering from the cash register; where the real prices are hidden. My crawdads were the size of brine shrimp. Everything was covered in a ton of butter. She had the place set at 75, while she was wearing a short sleeve short. Loud Vietnamese music playing. I will never retune here; if you look at my reviews I seldom wrote a negative review ( I'm not a Karen). Please stay away read more

First time here and really enjoyed it! The lady behind the counter gave great service she was very attentive and generous. Definitely recommend to get some sauce on the side we both went with the trifecta it was 10/10! My boyfriend got some crab and it was amazing big plus is the scissors that they provide to help cracking those baby open! read more

The Cajun Spot - Pound of shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

Ive been here one time with the whole family and it was really good! Today I called to get a reservation for 15 people and the Asian lady said " oh no to many ppl" I'm like whaaatt!? That's not okay! I just said ok nvm and she responded yea ok bye! Like that's insane to run a business this way and that's definitely not okay I'm pretty upset. read more

Trifecta...E'nuff said!! Food is delicious and when I'm craving some Cajun boil this is the spot!! Took my son's to dine in..small but well kept. Service has always been great. read more

My family and I have been here many times. The food has always been great, but unfortunately the service has consistently been HORRIBLE. We've said multiple times that we wouldn't return, hoping each time that maybe the service would improve -- but this last visit was the final straw. Our server wore sunglasses the entire time and showed absolutely no personality or professionalism. When I asked about the price of an item, she quoted one amount but ended up charging us double. This isn't even the first time we've been overcharged. We gave this place chance after chance because the food is good, but poor service ruins the experience. We've finally decided not to return, no matter how good the food is. read more

Love it! Highly recommend great food! Must come , great service!! You will come back for more

The WORST customer service ever. This place used to be our favorite. The new lady running it has terrible customer service. And they don't honor gift cards. So dissapointed they used to be so good !! read more

This place takes forever. The owner needs to hire more people. Cheap owners make the business suffer.. Don't come here if you dont plan on waiting half a day. read more

I don't think the price matches product food so old and over cooked ................., Last time I checked read more

We found a spot with good garlic noodles! The boyfriend and i decided to try this place out one weekend. We arrived a few mins after they opened and the place was already packed. We were lucky enough to have a spot. Garlic noodles with sausage (4/5). The dish was oily and the sausage tasted spicy. The dish was pretty delish despite being both oily and spicy. Garlic fries (3/5). The fries were ok. They had fresh garlic bits but the fries seems to be overcooked because they were really crunchy. Chicken tenders with fries (2/5). The chicken tenders were really hard. The batter had way too much flour and also the French fries were overcooked. Chicken tenders ended up being super had the next day since we took it home to eat. Overall, food was good. There was only one waitress that was doing everything all by herself. Service was great despite how busy she was. read more

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I must say...the pictures on yelp does not give this place justice. It's actually really nice inside. I would suggest to come in and eat. My order was pretty simple, and tasted great. For larger orders, they would need to confirm your payment with credit card with an ID Their online website was easy to use for ordering to go. Lots of parking but pretty busy location. Pricing is decent read more

The Cajun Spot - A pound of butter garlic shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

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I honestly don't know what happened to this place, I left to the bay, came back to visit, and boom, that crawfish was small and creepy lookin, that sauce was pure experimenting, bring back the good old days, I think it's ran by different people now. Sad to say, I ain't coming back. read more

Bad service, been in multiple times and the lady is rude. We came multiple times over a hour before closing and weren't able to order.

The people who work here are the best very kind and on top of everything the food tastes better then the boiling crab this is know my go to place I would highly recommend giving this restaurant a try. I will definitely be back agin. read more

The Cajun Spot - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

We have been coming to Cajun Spot for a few years now and haven't been in a while - we were unfortunately very disappointed this tine around. We got our usual Bucket #3 and immediately noticed how much smaller the portion is. We used to feed three people on this and now there is barely enough for two. The shrimp were way overdone and rubbery - to the point that the shell stuck to the meat like super glue. The corn and potatoes were mushy and overdone and the pound of crab equaled two small clusters. The trifecta sauce is now sweet and hardly spicy even at the 2nd level. We also made the mistake of ordering two unsweetened iced teas which ended up being two bottles of Pure Leaf Iced Tea that they charge $6 a piece for! Total out the door was $113 after a 20% tip for a meal that was lackluster at best, and way overpriced for the quality it presented. We won't be returning again unfortunately; we can make our own seafood boil for a fraction of the cost and with much better care and quality. read more

This woman is a cold piece of work, rude and disrespectful, got orders wrong and has no respect for her employees, left a relative with no food with with a party of 7. read more

Save your time if you're coming an hour before closing the lady was rude and told us they're not seating people only take out.

This place is good. Service is fast. A small place but has very good food. They have a second location in Tracy as well if you're in that area. read more

The crab is spectacular here ! Always fresh and moist, a treat to enjoy. People here are wonderful, staying on the ball making sure you're happy with your meal keeping your drinks full. If you gotta crab, crayfish or catfish craving this is the place to go. You won't be sorry. Restaurant is very clean and inviting. I live in Hayward my boys live in Galt this is are meetup spot when we want Crab. Always delicious !!! read more

Great little hidden gem! Nice employees and fun to eat with your hands! You order your fish by the pound (shrimp, different types of crab, crawfish), then you pick your sauce (Cajun, garlic butter, lemon pepper or trifecta (combo of all three)). Then you pick your spice level. You can add potatoes, corn or sausage. Then the fun begins. Your food will come all mixed in a plastic bag and you have to get your hands in there. Huge mess, great flavor and a whole lotta fun! Large parking lot. Not cheap but definitely a treat. read more

The Cajun Spot - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

I love their food, it is so good the only downside is the customer service this one older lady who is always there is very rude and short with customers. Is always in a rush and never really acknowledges the customers. Aside from that it's a great spot. read more

Refused to serve a big party 2 hours before closing time, owner was really rude, wasn't nice about now wanting to serve our party

The Cajon Spot is a hidden gem! It is family owned and operated. Food and service are both outstanding. This is the go to spot for our family! read more

The Cajun Spot - French fries and garlic bread. In the bag, 1lb of headless shrimp with potatoes, corn and the trifecta sauce. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Manteca, California

Best Cajun spot in town....worst food service ever Asian lady needs help,did phone order and still had to wait 20 mins at the restaurant

I order my food and hour and a half before I got to the restaurant and when I got there they told me to take a seat and wait for them to make my food. The food was already PAID. Why I had to wait??? Makes no sense. Restaurant only had 2 tables. read more

Food was great and service was lovely. I was nervous about service due to prior comments but the lady with sunglasses was delightful and helpful. The food came out pretty quick and was fresh! Will be back. read more

We used to love this place, but had a bad experience a few years ago and took a break. we just tried to give it another shot today and the lady taking my husbands order rang up 2 extra pounds of king crab (to the tune of $140) that my husband didn't catch until he paid. He walked outside and caught the mistake, went right back in and they told him there was nothing they could do. Couldn't refund the food we didn't order or anything. They were super unwilling to try to remedy it. My husband had to tell them to cancel the order and we'd just dispute the charge. An occasional extra charge isn't a big deal, but $140 worth of food we didn't ask for or want is crazy. Unfortunately we won't be coming back. read more

Great service. Amazing customer service the woman in the front at the register was very kind and helpful. Food was delicious and fresh, highly recommend this place read more