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The Kickin' Crab

3.6 (2.3k reviews)
Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
Updated over 3 months ago

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Casual
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Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Garlic noodles
Allison S.

We visited on a Friday night, there's always plenty of parking, and we got seated right away. We ordered the Combo #1 with shrimp, clams, and crawfish with corn and potatoes. I enjoyed the combo but wished there was more sauce/stronger flavors in the sauce (I do enjoy the sauce more with the salt, pepper, and lemon). We also ordered the Cajun fries which were 5/5; I liked the strong flavors which paired well with the acidity of the ketchup. The garlic noodles were good and savory and had many cloves of garlic for a good balance of flavors. The staff was sort of attentive. The ambiance was chill and busy.

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Dave S.

The wife really likes this place. When I walked in I noticed they have sharks hanging from the wall and people have written all over them, pretty cool inside. When got the spicy cajun blend. Very spicy! Very thing was really good. We left full and ready for a nap. My only issue was the staff could have checked on us more. They were nice and all but waited a while for refills. Parking was ok.

Everett L.

The benefits lots of parking lots of space inside that's pretty much it. The downside the cost is quite high for the combo and my friend found a rock inside of his meal when we asked the server they said that it was common and that happens often. Who says that....

menu as of 08/2025
Sarah C.

Wanted to give an upated review as of 08/2025. This place got a little better, but please do not order their garlic noodles. It sucks. As for the seafood boil, we got a mix of all the seasonings, medium spicy and chose the 1st combo (2 lbs shrimp 1 lb crawfish). It was enough to feed 4 girls! The spice was there and this time it wasn't super super watery. I would say there are definitely better seafood boil places like cajun bistro 7, the crab bay, and clawshack. However if you're lazy to drive to these places and kickin crab happens to be near you.... just know it wouldn't hit the same! Service was ok, we weren't really checked on too much and only had our water refilled once. The employees there didn't seem too happy to work there. It was a Friday night as well and the place was half empty. So there's your sign that it's prob not as good as other places lol

Garlic noodles, combo #1
Wendy F.

Still my favorite seafood boil go to when I'm back in SJ. Nothing has really changed since my last review, I still feel the same, service and all. The kicking style, with all the sauces with the combo number 1 is my go to. Coconut sea snails are so good you can't get them anywhere else. Plenty of tables to sit at, there's a couple of sinks so you don't have to go all the way to the bathroom to wash your hands. HIGHLY RECOMMEND coming here.

9pm close
Terry W.

It's closing at 10pm, but we arrived at 9pm, and we closed early because there were no customers. We drove an hour, but it'll be frozen again

Roselyn D.

I love how the garlic noodles have so many garlic chunks. Definitely get it if you love garlic! We got the combo #1 ($60) to share between 2 ppl and it was the perfect amount of food with some leftover. Surprisingly a lot of seating/no wait and a nice place for a last minute dinner

Spoiled bag of  crawfish. Most likely dead before cooking
Destinee M.

Sad because this was once my favorite spot to order (what's advertised as) live crawfish. Today I put in an order and received a bag full of spoiled dead crawfish. I was instantly put off by the grey green color and cleanliness with the crawfish. I gave it a taste and was met with a strong ammonia flavor that filled my mouth . I opened a few more for good measure and all of them are grey green and mushy. The crawfish were definitely rancid and I'm sad that the restaurant felt it was a wise idea to serve this to their DoorDash customers.

Garlic noodles
Stephanie X.

Unfortunately, this place is just not what it used to be. The last time I was here I noticed a change in the flavor of the food, but was hoping that it was a fluke and there was someone new in the kitchen. But unfortunately, after coming back again yesterday I realized that the food here really just isn't that great anymore. Our first red flag should have been when we came on a Saturday afternoon and there was absolutely no one else inside. This place used to be so busy! When we came we told them we had a party of 9, so they had us sit at one of their larger tables in one of the corners. After about 15 mins of sitting there, we were asked if we could move because the table was only Reserved for larger parties. The table being only for larger parties is not a problem of course, but why have us sit there in the first place then? Also, let's be serious, there was no larger party coming anytime soon! Now the food... it was just a huge disappointment. We ordered 4 bags of seafood in total and each bag was seriously so BLAND. We even let our seafood sit in the bag for a bit hoping it would soak up some of the flavor, but unfortunately there was no flavor to soak up. The potato was also so undercooked that we left it in the bag to hopefully steam some more, but by the end of the meal it was still so hard. I also used to think that this place had the best garlic noodles, but you guessed it, it was also flavorless and lacked the deliciousness it used to have. As you can see in the photo my rice also looked so old and was hard/burnt in some places. The service was also sub-par. For a place that only had less than 5 tables seated, you think the staff would be more attentive, but they were not. Only once did we have someone come by to refill our water the whole time we were there. We even waited around so long for someone to bring the check that we just went up and paid. Won't be coming back anytime soon.

Shrimp bag w/garlic butter & kickn spicey
Rae S.

Sauce is too watery to coat the seafood. Lacks flavor. This location is not as good as the So Cal locations. Garlic butter sauce has so much garlic cloves, I was excited at first but it was bland it's just garlic cloves in butter. Disappointed in food. 8/2025

Ngoc L.

This was my first time at Kickin Crawfish, and it was very disappointing. The crawfish were extremely small, mostly just legs with hardly any meat. The little meat there was had turned black, smelled bad, and seemed spoiled--like they were dead before cooking. On top of that, the food was overly salty, which made it even harder to enjoy. The only good thing was the Cajun edamame, and the customer service was okay. Unfortunately, the overall experience was unacceptable, and I won't be returning.

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1 month ago

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

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Ask the Community - The Kickin' Crab

Do they have online order system? Or only phone call?

i tried calling to confirm hours of operation, they just pick the phone up and hang up. very unprofessional. ive worked for a busy restaurant before and was still able to pick up the phone and take orders.

Will they open today for pickup?

Yes they're open. But they don't answer the phone. So good luck. And for some reason we got there around 7:30 and they said dining is closed already even if it says they're open til 9.

Their phone number never works! Are they closed for good?

They are open. They are quite busy, so they don't pick up the phone. You can hear it constantly ringing in the background 😂

Are u open now outdoor dining?

Because of the location, I don't think they'll do outdoor dining unfortunately.

Are they having any outdoor dining or in-door dining?

They provided indoor dining on November 15th, not sure about now because of new COVID protocols.

Does anyone know if they're offering takeout during shelter-in-place?

Yes! Last Sunday, my son called in the order and we drove to pick it up. Everything was ready and absolutely delicious! They even gave us the butcher paper they use to cover the tables. We covered our table and enjoyed the meal in the backyard!

Still open for take out?

Yes, they offer takeout

What's the best seasoning?

I didn't like it at all. Seems like they only use Cajun powder on everything!

Are crabs cooked cajun only or there are other flavors to cook them with?

Yap, there are many sauce & flavors a viable beside Cajun. They make their own "Kickin" sauce too.

How much is it for a pound of shrimp?

Market price - varies

Do they peel the shrimp for you?

Unfortunately no They don't.. but it was still delicious

Do they do pick up ordering?

Yea

Are you able to order headless shrimp?

not sure

Can I make reservation, we have 7 people?

I don't think they take reservations.

How much are garlic noodles?

$10.99 as of right now on their website. You can go to their website and click on the location you wish to visit and download their menu, the prices are on there as well for that specific location.

Does the Kickin' Crab charge extra for parties over eight because the hostess told us they charged an 18% extra?

Yes

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