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    The Kickin Crab

    3.5 (55 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    David A.

    Trinh and Carlos were amazing, great customer service, and food was delivered fast and was really good

    Entry way

    Great service .... Store looks amazing... Love the frozen crawfish with the huge size and still tastes good. But I have to say my server makes this experience more amazing then any other location. Pria is my all time favorite and exceptional server. Thank you.

    Bar

    Love the food and the ambience... Always good service Jesus...I would recommend this place especially on a Good Friday night.

    Snow crab special and two pounds of crawfish
    Kevin P.

    I was so excited to try this location out, since I am a big fan of this franchise! I've been to the garland and Carrollton location, and both places are good in its own way. But this location is the best out of the 3 in my opinion. Service was amazing! Kevin and Layla were both incredible and very provided top notch service. The food was delicious as well! We got snow crab, crawfish, and garlic noodles! Definitely would recommend trying this place out. I love that it's much closer to my apartment, so I will be here soon :)

    Corey T.

    I thought I was going to a restaurant and ended up at a bus stop that sales seafood. I spent 61.00 on some fake catfish and small shrimp basket. All the fries you can eat . And it was like I paid for 7 eleven food. Cost was way too high for a Bus stop meal. If you're looking for amazing seafood go around the corner to fish city grill. Good luck if you choose this place to eat seafood. Ambiance is sub par and service is like your food a bus stop.

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    7 months ago

    Food was good, I always go for the boiled eggs. Tiffany was great! Kind and attentive.

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    The food was terrible. The wait staff wasn't very helpful and the photos are very misleading and must be old.

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    9 months ago

    Service has been good since we got here, Chuy has been taking care of us very well! Fast seating. Food is nice and fresh.

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    Visiting from San Francisco Fantastic food and excellent service from Cookie Everything was fresh, flavorful. I'll definitely be coming back

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    1 year ago

    Ashley was so nice and funny! The atmosphere is cool with a huge bar. Much bigger than the other locations.

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    7 months ago

    The food here is amazing !!! Best seafood boil in mesquite and our waiter cheyanne was amazing , helpful and super nice !!

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    Service was great!!! Our server was amazing! The food was also amazing. Ambiance was a vibe!

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    the soft shell tacos are amazing and the atmosphere is great. Order the Cajun fries they are def a YES

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    Chris was our server and he was awesome! He checked on us all the time and made sure every was great. I would definitely recommend!

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    Food was good and worth the price! Also the service was good and our order was right the 1st time. Cool vibes inside, family friendly.

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    (UPDATE) I just spent a 4 day weekend in New Orleans on an exclusive foodie trip, and dived into…read moresome mom & pop eateries such as Deanies, Salvos, Zydecos And more, of the 7 Restaurants I went to in 4 days, All of them indeed had Sweet Tea. Delicious Southern Sweet Tea at that not what passes for sweet tea in Texas. I was not told to add grainy sugar into unsweetened tea like I was here. my tour guide was a local woman who's lived in the heart of New Orleans for 63 years, and was shocked and appalled when I read to her what the management of Charlie's Creole Kitchen replied to my critique regarding the Sweet Tea, (lack there of, as well as his belief that it isn't commonplace, or borderline essential) she was shocked in disbelief about as well as the astronomical prices we have to pay as their serving sizes in New Orleans are substantially bigger, for either equal or in some cases even cheaper prices. A Bowl of Gumbo in Texas, is a Cup in New Orleans this trends everywhere I visited. I understand importing certain coastal based ingredients can drive up the cost of the food, got it! that doesn't bother me as much as being gaslighted about things where this establishment does fall short. as a native Floridian, Foodie, and Avid Traveler. I don't really care how long someone's been running a kitchen (one way) constructive criticism should be embraced to increase the quality of an establishment, not gotten defensive over. Removing one star for having to go all the way to New Orleans to not feel like a crazy person about the Sweet Tea and Prices. This place is already really good! but could still be better! (OP) As someone from the Deep South, I have high standards for Southern Dives. First, a warning for my fellow Deep-Southerners: they must get away with this with their native Texan Patrons, but the lack of Sweet-Tea is Blasphemy. Unsweetened only. That's an automatic loss of a star. (that seems unfair over a beverage? no.) because for a lot of us from Louisiana, Bama, Florida, Georgia. That are looking for a little piece of home to dine at, A good sweet tea is the standard of a southern comfort meal. It's the peanut butter to jelly. The milk to cereal, the, Well you get it.. The Standouts: * Baked Stuffed Flounder (10/10): Hands down the best dish I sampled. The roasted red pepper sauce is incredible, and the cheese grits make it a real southern comfort platter. * Chicken, Shrimp & Bacon Corn Chowder (10/10): Truly New England-level quality. An absolute explosion of flavor. * Crab Cakes (10/10): Rich, delicious, and worth every bite. The Middle Ground: The Boudin Balls and Seafood Gumbo were solid (7/10), though the gumbo doesn't quite reach the level of a spot like Pappadeaux, it's decent. $11 for 3 decent Boudin Balls is highway robbery at its best. The Fried Seafood Platter was good, 7.5/10 but at $35, the platter is on the smaller side, especially only given one piece of catfish. The Oysters & Shrimp were good, the Crawfish decent, Catfish was decent, it had a small hint of fishiness, but it was good overall nonetheless. The side salads (3/10) the after thought of the menu, chopped head of lettuce smothered in ranch (or Italian) with one banana pepper, and one slice of tomato that looks like it was suppose to be on a burger, no toppings at all. Truck stops have better prepared salads. Which wouldn't typically be a problem if this was a budget-friendly eatery, but for its Texas-Sized prices, And New-York sized portions. The oversight of the Sweet-Tea and a decent side salad is for sure a miss. It might fully please Texans, but it left somethings to be desired from a non-Texan southerner. That being said! It is absolutely well worth the visit! The food was all above average for the region, the service was friendly, attentive and fast, the food came out quickly and efficiently. The location isn't great, but not bad. a little tight and congested, the interior is very mom & pop feeling which is nice. I truly did enjoy my experience, misses and all. And look forward to returning to sample more of the menu!

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