Been ew ting to try this place for some time now. I keep hearing it's good not pricey. My daughter has been craving a seafood boil so we decided to try this place. The service was meh. We ordered crab legs, shrimp, white rice and garlic bread. The garlic bread was hard but it was flavorful. I don't send it back because we were hungry and it was $2.00. Now, on to the food. The crab was really fresh and good but the prices for what you get are absolutely insane. I don't know how the shrimp was because my daughter ordered the shrimp. She ate it all so I'll assume the shrimp was good. I doubt that we will return to this establishment as the price just doesn't match up what you get. Our bill was literally $195.00 for three people. Oh before I end my review, the sauce, although flavorful should be thicker. read more

I was really excited to try this spot....but..... The hours of the restaurant need to be updated on yelp and online. It said they opened at 12 today when I got there the window said 12:30. Then once it was 12:30 a gentleman came out to say because it was valentines they are running a little behind and opening at 1 today. Then when trying to order they were sold out of certain items because of valentines, didn't seem well prepared. I ordered the margarita flight which I never received since there was only one server and they had a few parties to serve while I was there. I also asked for the monthly special $59 for two people and the server didn't seem to know it was all month long he only thought it was for valentines and had to verify with the chef after I showed him the IG posts they had for this month. I got mild for our seafood and it was farrrr from mild it was super spicy so be careful! I even heard the party behind us talking about how spicy their food was. The decor inside was super cute. read more

The Cajun Trap - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

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I was excited to try this place for my birthday once I heard San Pedro Seafood Trays from Perris had joined them. I did get to visit and review San Pedro Seafood Trays in Perris when they were there and the service and food flavors were ON POINT! However, something changed when I tried their trays here at the Cajun Trap. The same amazing flavor I expected -was not there. And while our server was nice, our two trays with their accompanying crab legs came out at two drastically different times. To the point where it was awkward for what seemed like an eternity while I stayed looking around wondering when my tray was going to arrive while the other half of my party ate their tray which came out first. That is a major pet peeve of mine when I go out to eat and I am sure that I am not the only one. It is super important to me for all meals to come out at the same time if not 1/2 minutes apart at most, but 10 or more minutes? That's a major no in my book. Also, when paying, one of my family members asked the server if tip/ gratuity was included (keep in mind my party consisted of 9 people) and he was told by the server NO- it was not. It wasn't until after they paid and I heard at home that they tipped because they were told this that I remembered it said on their menu that gratuity is included in check of large parties like ours. Needless to say- we gave double the gratuity due to the server misinformation. Judging from other reviews of lack of transparency on final order reciept/ payment and my own experience- just be aware of your group size and if gratuity is included/not and make sure to let them know you need itemized receipt prior to paying for your review if you wish to see what all you are paying for. This should not need to be asked for but apparently it does here. As far as enjoyment level goes- I still enjoyed myself because of the music that made me remember my highschool days & the birthday dessert that ALMOST made up for lack of flavor in my seafood tray as it was DELICIOUS. So kudos to whoever made that. You should start your own desert bar with that as the star ! Don't say I didn't give you a triple tip! read more

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While eating, one of the waitresses took the scissor that we are using, same with the table right next to us. Lady said "Can I take the scissors? We are running low and the other tables are waiting. i'm gonna wash them and give it to the other customers." ‍. Very unprofessional since we are not even done eating yet. read more

The Cajun Trap - Early afternoon Father's Day dinner with family! - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

I came here with a friend to try their lunch meals; however, we came too early at 12:30pm and nothing was ready so we ended up waiting a little bit longer for our food to be served than usual so if you're in a rush don't come here exactly at 12:30pm. But other than that, we were happy with our food and service coz' our server hooked us up. I tried the medium spice lunch bowl with ramen, shrimp and mussels. The medium spice is extremely too hot for me, so get the mild trap sauce if you don't like spicy food. Place was clean and pretty quiet since we were the only customers at that time. read more

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Place is okay, I would only come here if there weren't any other seafood boil options in the area. The last time I came with my girlfriend and mom, I ordered 2 lbs of shrimp for us, thinking it'd be enough. The order came out after 20 mins, and there was(i kid u not), 10 piece of small shrimp on a platter. I called the waitress back and I asked if this was two lbs and said with a straight face "yes". I asked if they could take it back, and give some more as it definitely wasn't more than half a pound :/. Other than that, their sauce is okay but Boiling Crab and Pier 88 is where good seafood boil is at! read more

700th review HAD to be EPIC, so here it is... 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for The Cajun Trap, which is where it's at!! A foodie friend of mine happened to catch me at the perfect time to try this place out. We'd been planning on coming and finally had a chance to see what the hype is about. Well... the hype is most definitely REAL, folks!! Cassy was our super sweet and very attentive server. She answered all of our questions and checked on us often to make sure we had everything we needed. We dined on a Saturday for a late lunch, and it was the perfect time, as they weren't busy at all. The place is roomy with spacious booths and nice sized round tables. You get bibs, gloves and nut crackers for the crab legs. They even have a bar, but they aren't currently serving alcohol because they still need to get their license (the only reason I deducted half a star =/ ). The food was pure perfection, from the first look to the last bite. Y'all know I don't do spicy, but their Trap Sauce is on point!! I tasted it, and it did have a good kick to it. Our food was bathed in the sauce without spice, but you can definitely add it if you're love a good heat level. My friend asked for a side with the spice, and Cassy was happy to accommodate. We started off with the Cajun Fries as our appetizer (I was starving, and this was the perfect antidote). They give a really good size serving of it, and the spice blend they use on them is legit!! We then ordered the 1.5 lb. Special Trap where you choose a combo of seafood totaling 1.5 lbs plus 3 sides. We picked crab legs, mussels, and shrimp, along with corn, potatoes, and sausage for the sides. We also ordered the Mojarras (wet version). Yummmm!! I highly recommend this place if you love cajun and seafood!! I hope they get that liquor license soon because a michelada would have made the experience even better! Don't sleep on this one, you gotta go!! :) read more

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Nice playlist music played thru clean and new ! So happy a boil spot is more local ! I will definitely be here again ! It's your typical boil prices so please don't come here expecting to pay any lower than anywhere else it's seafood and it's always high priced at the moment The flavor was good and spice level was actually correct which is important to me lol Service good , food good , place clean I will be back read more

The Cajun Trap - the interior of a restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

I got a pound of blue crabs with the trap sauce. It was extremely salty. Too bad because the restaurant was such a vibe with loud music, & nice waiters. Maybe I got a bad batch because the restaurant was crowded and seems popular. read more

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My wife and I decided to try this spot out, after driving by several times during our travels. We went on a Friday evening and we were met with a nice staff and live music from a DJ. The food was great and had a very large quantity. We received the medium heat sauce, which was pretty hot in my standards, but no so for my wife. She loves very hot food. We immediately noticed that this would be a great spot for sporting events because of the three televisions that are near the front bar area. This place is slotted to have alcohol here soon. We are definitely going to come back. Thank you Daryl for being very professional and very nice!! See you guys soon. read more

The Cajun Trap - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

I was disappointed with this restaurant and left just after having an appetizer, which is very rare. When we first walked in yesterday, it was very hot. I don't know if they were too cheap to run their air conditioning or if it was broken, which makes the whole experience highly uncomfortable. They sat us, a party of four, at this huge round table that sat 10. Half of the chairs were wobbly. The decor was kind of fun like a fishing wharf. They had a small bar, which they really played up for some reason. It's like they think they're a night club or something. They had all of these strobe lights going off at two in the afternoon. I thought we were going to get seizures. It was very distracting. The host got our drink order, but when he served them, he left them across from us and we had to get up and reach over that huge round table. Our server was friendlily and attentive. I ordered a tamarin michelada. That was really good. My partner ordered a Space Dust IPA, but halfway through we noticed they served him expired beer. We saw the menu online first, so we wanted to order calamari, but it was crossed off on the menu when we got there. We ordered the grilled octopus as an appetizer instead along with garlic bread. The octopus was good, but part of it was tough. We asked for a knife and they brought one, but only one. They didn't bring utensils until we asked. They didn't bring any little plates either. They offered salt and pepper, but it was in these individual condiment containers and they already combined the salt and pepper, which was odd. Shakers at the table would be easier and more cost effective for them. To add to the heat, they had spotlights at the ceiling that were halogen or possibly incandescent because you could feel the heat radiating beneath. I had enough of the place after the appetizer that we all decided to try a different establishment for dinner. All in all it was an odd and unpleasant dining experience. read more

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Nice to have a Cajun boil here in the IE and want the craving but don't want to drive to SD or LA for Service was good and place was clean They could put more salt and pepper in the cups they seem to be more of a dash with a lot of lemon juice. Cajun fries is a good portion. Shrimp was a good size. Lobster can do without even with the deal they at the the time 2 tails for $18, rather have another lb of shrimp but that's my preference. Would come back again. read more

The Cajun Trap - 2 lbs of shrimp and 2 lobster tails - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

Drove all the way from Riverside to try this place, only to arrive and it was open on a Friday. The hours on their website, their hours on Yelp and their hours on their door are all inaccurate. We arrived at 12:27PM on a Friday. They weren't open. We waited with 6 other customers until 12:45PM. No one. Disappointing. read more

6pm dinner on a Friday night. The vibe: 5/5 Fun music with lights like you were at your cousins backyard flyers party. The crew: 5/5 Our waitress was super sweet and attentive. The Food: 3/5 Ordered San Pedro style meal for 2 with shrimp, crawfish, and added two clusters of snow crab legs. I have been to San Pedro many times and love the food there. This version is over cooked, covered with burnt black oily chunks of what I assume are old burnt seasoning. The HOT spice level is equivalent to a medium of other seafood boil chains. This style is also bland. I asked for a bowl of their Cajun sauce they use for their boil bags. That turned out to be delicious!! But the worst part was the lack of utensils. They served us the crab clusters whole but only provided plastic forks to eat them with. NO CRACKERS provided. Good thing my husband had his pocket knife on him. Used that to smash the crab claws. The struggles to eat the crab really ruined the mood. The bill: 1/5 You get to pay by cc at the table. This is good BUT you don't get to review your order. Other restaurants that does this will give you a printed receipt so you can review the price and ordered items. Here you don't get to see that. I ordered another round of beer for the hubby and myself but only got 1. I wanted to check that I was not charged for 4 (as ordered) for the 3 beers received. I had to ask the waitress because there was no receipt for me to review. She just replied to not worry, she only charged me for 2 beers. (Ok... but did you?) The total was about $166 before tip. The bathroom: 1/5 why does it smell so bad? It is visually clean. I assume the plumbing is the cause. *The good: fun vibe that's good for kids and large groups. Friendly staff. Good sauce for the boil bags. *The bad: San Pedro style. Smelly bathrooms. no ability to review the bill. Expecting customers to eat whole crab legs and claws with only plastic forks. read more

Things just got a lot better at the Cajun trap cuz now they also offer the San Pedro fish trays All they're missing is ceviches and this officially becomes my ONLY seafood restaurant I come to. Let's not forget that they have the friendliest staff that makes the dining experience worth coming back for. Service is key for me (aside from the quality of food) to want to be eager to be a regular customer. Kyara's service was a delightful. She had a Genuine smile seems to like her role as a server because it didn't seem forced at all. Definitely will be back with the family. My nephew although doesn't like seafood (I blame SpongeBob lol ) likes coming here for the decorations. Also I'm very thankful that they let him bring his chicken stars from across the street. Overall this place is easily becoming a favorite of mine read more

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This place is super yummy. We had the plater with medium heat sauce which came with, lobster, crab legs, potatoes, sausage, shrimp, corn on the Cobb, and rice. No plates, they just play down butcher paper and you go to town. I had the strawberry lemonade drink which was really refreshing. Give it a try, I don't think you're be disappointed read more

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The food is good but little small and college feel to the setup. I got the lunch bowl. It had a cut up potato a corn on the cob some plain Ramen and medium shrimp that has the flavor. The potato and the corn on the cob were also flavored. It was OK I don't think it was worth $15 unless they include the drink. Ambiance is really cool you feel like you're in a club. Music is top-notch so that was really fun to have the early 2000s not 80s music or something else. It was really a cool vibe. Would be a fun date place or somewhere to go out. Hopefully they turn it into a night spot and utilize the bar. Decor was really cool. I think it's a good spot! Friendly staff made the experience great! A young girl with curly hair and Clarissa (?). Very nice and FAST service. That alone would earn repeat business in this area!! read more

We went here on a date night. The staff was very friendly and the food was good. It was a little salty though and I wish they had a full bar. But we are super excited to know we can get a crab boil down the street! Cant wait to try other dishes. read more

The Cajun Trap - Our king crab and peeled shrimp boil - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

From the moment we arrived we were welcomed in the warmest way, we met our waiter Ivan who took care of us. He was fast, efficient, and attentive. The food was amazing as usual. We had to order seconds. And the whole time we ate the dj legit had us vibing and singing thru our whole dinner. Our experience here is always a 10+ read more

The Cajun Trap - Garlic bread, 1lbs of peeled shrimp and my fav the mojarra frita - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

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We didn't want to go based off the reviews so we placed a phone order I picked it up and we ate at home. Sadly, to say, the sauce is nowhere near like the boiling crab or kickin crab. It's actually not good. I feel so bad saying this because the service was amazing. The ladies were super helpful. The restaurant looks nice and clean. read more

Mediocre food. Awful service despite being one of 4 tables during "peak" dinner. Super rude lady who didn't want to be there. I get it. I'm happy it's over (now) too. It took over 30 minutes despite being pretty empty. We ordered : Cajun/medium/crab/shrimp/crawfish. The shrimp was good. For $106 for 2 people.... I still feel hungry. Shocking. Super awkward ending... When paying I asked to see the bill because she just put my credit card into the reader that literally just read how much to tip and a signature box... so I was (barely) confused and the server grabbed the credit card reader thingy and ran away in a huff. When she finally returned, I asked her if people usually want to see the bill first and her snarky answer was... "Once in a while but not really. (Enter her eye roll here!)... okay. I'm really sorry but that's a pretty yuck way to finish a mediocre meal. I don't recommend this place. read more

And unfortunately I have to update my review per my recent visit to the Cajun Trap. I have returned and saw the previous $45 meal has been changed to a $55 meal and It's now an either or option. This annoyed me. I was stuck with having to choose the first meal and missed out on having snow crab with my muscles and shrimp.. It seems everything else is the same so I'm not sure why they changed it. It says 2lbs of meat but it seemed to be the same amount of meat to me. I'm not sure I'll be returning. So bummed. If it ain't broke don't fix it. read more

The Cajun Trap - New menu November 2023 - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

I've since come a handful more times. I will say that every time we do come the waitresses are lovely and super friendly! With the being said I would say the general consensus would be inconsistency. Every time we've come something has changed, different fries, the sauce tastes different every time, the seafood comes out differently (please do away with the metal tins and keep the bags). Each time the menu is written in sharpie with additional price increases from the previous trip only a few weeks apart. The last time my husbands wings just weren't great (and when they are expensive as they are here, it's just not excusable). I will also say every times it's a ghost town. I really do hope they're able to turn it around and put out solid and consistent food before having to close up shop, the area really lacks this style of eatery/food. read more

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Very upset and angry! Allowing people to order online and saying the food is ready for pick up. And when we came to pick up our food, there was a lock on there....yet on Yelp it says we are open with the hours. This is very unprofessional.......beware customers do not place any orders from any app for this place. They are permanently closed!!!! read more

" The Cajun trap " restaurant is really a trap ! really very disappointed by the welcome and especially by the lack of space... 7 people on a bench of 6 with no room for our coats or bags... and the waiter who puts down the dish full of sauce without a word and who spills it all over our clothes without even apologizing! a new zipped Jordan jacket bought less than 24 hours ago with receipt to support it! tell me how to remove really greasy trap sauce from brown clothes... I was angry and I was told I could leave!!! shameful to treat customers like that! this place does not deserve business! We are going out for diner a few time a week and never had a experience like this ! read more

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Very cool new spot! Love the build your trap options. We got a huge crab leg, 2 lobsters and all the fixins. Delicious, we will definitely be back read more

The Cajun Trap - Build your trap - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

Sarah was amazing her customer service is the best! You must try the fries! We had the whole shrimp read more

Definitely recommend the trays come with potatoes bell pepper onion San Pedro style with a twist. Great customer service very attentive. Good music also have NFL games showing. read more

Service: *****Sarah was amazing. She was the only server but she made things happen and even made time to personalize our visit. Food: ***We ordered and shared a Trap that included; peeled shrimp (1lb) and added two sausage links, 4 potatoes, and a side of rice, the rice was over cooked, mushy even, but overall the seafood boil was good I originally ordered the mild trap sauce but asked to taste the hot, the hot had the kick I was looking for and the flavor was nice as well. Ambiance: ***cute decor, good music (loud kinda) but I enjoyed it. Clean environment and employees were nice and neat. I will definitely go back read more

Watered down... the picture speaks for itself 5-10 minute wait turned into 25 minutes The place looks good ! The food was overall disappointing :( read more

The Cajun Trap - One pound of Peeled shrimp and sausage - Seafood Near Me - Murrieta, California

We get there with yelp reservations and the place is pretty empty and yelp did let me update my reservation which I thought is pack and full but it wasn't. Another thing the place lack a lot of customers service. Our servers was friendly but he took our order and came to charge us and that was it no refill or a check up on us. And the food was so tasteless and missing a lot of their food no clams chowder no eggs. Definitely not ready for business. I will definitely will not be back. Need a major improvement no wonder there cook left read more

I ordered this place for takeout so maybe the dine in experience is better. It was pricey for what it was, and everything was super salty. Also, half of my crawfish were very small and tasted off and were very mushy. Would not recommend takeout from this place. read more

Martin was such a great server. The trap sauce was so delish. The vibes were great we were singing and dancing up in the place and they did not mind at all. Loved coming here with my mom and we made a couple friends on the way. If you're thinking of coming here please do. read more

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Great food & decent service. I like to end on positives so here are the negatives: I was asking the waiter questions about how to order, food portions, etc. He was friendly but not very helpful. Having come for the first time, it's not like ordering at other restaurants and I needed an education/understanding. I didn't get that, the waiter was unable to answer basic ordering questions so we had to order and then see what we received. The food comes in a bag, and we were sharing, the only plates were paper so the juice bled through our plates and our table "cloth." Plus we only had plastic forks. One of the things we ordered was the crab and we had to ask for crab crackers. That should be a given. The staff isn't educated on basic needs of service that goes with the food they serve. The positives: Despite my complaints above, I still had to give this place 4 stars because the food is excellent. If you like cajun, this place is a win. We had the trap sauce along with sausage, corn, eggs, shrimp, crab and mussels. All were cooked excellently and the sauce/spices were on point. Because this place is relatively new, there was plenty of open seating and we had zero wait time. Had there been better service and eating utensils, I would have given it 5 stars. read more

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It was our 1st time there on Friday the 10th. The vibe was so nice, they had a DJ playing old school and R&B, the menu was easy to read and be able to select what we wanted. The price was even better! Highly recommend read more

Our first experience was last year during Father's day weekend and it was wonderful. My husband had a great time. They even had live mariachi playing and food had great flavor. I went again about 2 months ago during the week with my in laws. We didn't get gloves, nor bibs until I requested them from the server. She even told us that she wasn't sure if they had them ? Some of the family were not asked how spicy they wanted their food. Some just got mild but decided to just eat it anyway even though they wanted spicy. We also had to ask for lemons and scissors to cut the seafood. The music was great, they were playing Selena tracks and I like her music, the only thing it was that it kept playing on repeat. read more

Coming from San Diego I immediately thought of Crab Hut so that's where my taste buds were headed. My husband got excited when he saw crappie on the menu because it's very rare to find a restaurant that serves this fish. We ordered our food to-go, the hostess was very friendly & the music was great. This would be a cool after hour spot. Boil bag - they have a $45 combination you can put together which is 1 1/2 pounds of seafood & 4 sides. I shared my bag, added 2 lobster tails (petite size) with mild trap sauce (had a kick of heat/spice). The flavors were NOT giving & sauce was very watery. The potatoes were under cooked but the corn was very sweet & delicious. Crappie plate - fish was perfectly fried & very crispy. Trap sauce (medium) was added. But again the flavors were NOT giving & this sauce was much thicker. The sauces give heat (spice) but no flavor aside from garlic. Chicken tenders & fries - Delicious!! read more

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Can't rate the food because they never opened. Arrived before the opening time of 1230pm. Drove 30 minutes to try this place and wasted our time. Waited until 1230pm and saw some other customers try to open the door shortly after and it was locked. We waited in the car and saw the other people try again 10 minutes later and still locked so they drive off. We waited until 12:48pm and tried to our luck and the door was as still locked. No sign on the door stating a different opening time or anything. We waited and left at 1250pm. read more

DO NOT COME HERE WITH CHILDREN! No option for ZERO stars but they deserve a ZERO through and through for multiple reasons. Recently came on 2/16 and its was hands down the most disappointing restaurant experience I've ever had with my family. From the service to the food and even the ambience itself. I'll go into detail on all aspects. FOOD: I came to scratch a seafood boil itch I had and was just utterly disappointed. I was excited when I saw the options but when the food came out I was disappointed to say the least. Portions are small and the prices just don't match up to what you ultimately are provided. When our food came out I was eager to try the sauce. First taste was bland and flavorless. No life to the sauce at all. Just bland and mediocre at best. As my family started eating we all had corn on the cob that was frozen in the middle. I brought this to the waiters attention and he put his finger on it and apologized. FOUR corns all frozen and luke warm at best. Ordered shrimp and snow crab legs and they were just ok. Our experience gets worse. Let's move on to the ambience. As we ate we noticed a larger party celebrating a birthday. No problem with a birthday celebration. The issue arose as the playlist being blasted in the restaurant was all explicit and sexual. Every single song referenced sex and included the F word and other choice descriptions. Artists and songs played included: BIRTHDAY SEX from Jerimih, ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY- 50 cent, ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU CALL- Ja Rule, songs from R Kelly, P Diddy and Keisha. Each and every song was the expletive uncensored version. Ruined the experience for my family with children ages 8 and 4. I brought this to the attention of staff as it's not proper to play f bombs and sexual related themes while people are trying to eat. Had I known this was the music being played I would have never patronized the business. I spoke to the manager Sara who explained to me the larger table was celebrating a birthday and they requested the song/s. To her credit she changed the music but the damage was done already. Had my family exit the restaurant while I packed our food to leave. To add insult to injury the cold corn we sent back was never replaced. The manger comped the corn but that's not the point! The waiter stated it was frozen from the Valentine's Day rush.....valentines was two days ago. How does that reasoning make sense?? The staff perhaps believed I wanted my meal comped entirely. I was looking for good food and service and a place to enjoy time with my family while we eat, not free food. After all this, I learned from the manager the birthday party was upset the music request was stopped short. The manger although nice and respectful should have had the presence of mind to not honor such a request especially the X rated versions of all the songs. One table causes you to lose the business of ten more. Is that worth it? Not at all. I hope the manger reads this review as the location is going to collapse if any of the above goes unchecked. Hands down the WORST experience ever in my life at a restaurant. read more

So happy to have another Cajun spot in town! We got the shrimp and crab. Sooooo gooood! My husband got the octopus and he's a picky one - loved it! My 10 yr old loved the lemon pepper shrimp too. Definitely coming back. Server was super nice. Only advice is to kick the heat up please. The spiciest sauce didn't make my nose run. read more

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