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The Kickin' Crab

3.9 (141 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 2 weeks ago
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1/2 snow crab 1/2 shrimp combo
Kisha F.

This is probably one of my favorite places to get a seafood boil based on the sauce. I ordered the 1/2 snow crab 1/2 shrimp combo. It includes 1 snow crab claw, 1/2 lb deveined and headless shrimp, 3 sausages, 1 corn on the cob, and 1 potato. I got it mild and Kickin' style, which is a combination of their sauces. You get a lot of sauce and it's very flavorful. The mild is just enough spice for me. It's also very reasonably priced, staff is friendly, and service is fast. Highly recommend.

Half a dozen oysters
Erica H.

The best Cajun restaurant I have tried outside of Louisiana! I didn't expect it to be this delicious when we came, but the flavor was the freshness was perfect. They provided gloves and apron to put over your clothes, but my gloves broke half way through the meal. Maybe get an extra pair in advance. Besides the tasty food, our order took much longer than other customers who arrived later than us. It was quite busy during that time, but the wait was about 30 minutes for us to get the seafood.

Kimberly H.

I have been going to this establishment for years, but the last two trips I have food remade both times my food was mushy almost like in liquid form the shrimp crawfish and mussels spent over $200 and they would not refund me after two remake!!!!! when I brought it to the supervisor, our managers attention, he was very rude, kept talking over me and kept telling me to prove so I provided him with the receipts and a bank statement. He still would not refund me after making three trips in total and spending over $200 their customer service is horrible.

Irene N.

I love coming here when I'm craving a seafood boil. I think for St. Louis, this is the best that we're going to get. I love that they line the tables with paper, they also give you bibs and gloves to eat with. The service was fairly quick, but it was hard for them to hear us at times, so we got some of our requests wrong (the room was loud on a Friday night). The prices are alright, but it definitely beats cooking it and cleaning at home. I love getting the snow crab legs, crawfish, and mussels. For seasoning, I get the medium with the kickin style seasoning.

RyMil H.

The seafood restaurant was open on Thanksgiving, bless their hearts. My family of 4 and another table were the only ones in the restaurant. Very clean and a lot of tables with plenty of space. The people that work here are so friendly and love children. We felt like we were home. The food: My husband and I ordered Cajun Mild with extra crab legs. This was by far the best seafood bag I've ever eaten. We live in Hawaii where we are surrounded by ocean, and the crab legs at Kickin Crab were way bigger and meaty. The seasoning was delicious. Couldn't get enough of it. We had potatoes, corn, sausage and shrimp (with head) along with our crab legs. Truly and great place to visit if you are in town. Our daughters had chicken with fries. Huge fan of the fresh, crispy fries. Good size portion of the chicken tenders too. Thank you for the great customer service.

3lb snow crab. Includes potato + corn + sausage. Easily feeds 3 people

Decor is not fancy but the snow crab is the bomb $30 for 1 lb of snow crab + corn + potatos + a choice of boil flavors with varied levels of spicy-ness + Free garlic bread? Yeah - I'm a fan. Or $72 for 3lbs of snow crab to share between 3 people is economical enough to do regularly. The Old Bay garlic sauce, mild heat must have crack in it because I crave it once a week. My only criticism is the state of the bathroom....Guys - it needs a clean. Other than that, the snow crab is worth the trip

crawfish and grass?
Huyen P.

ive been coming here muitple times and always recommend to freinds. But Is this what will you get while telling them the shrimps headon the last few time was too soft n not really fresh? Looklike my food wasnt wash tho

Quyen H.

We walked in with a couple of friends for a late dinner. It wasn't really busy so we got seated right away. We got a dozen of raw oysters, coconut sea snails, sweet potato fries and combo #3 Kickin style( snow crab legs, clams, shrimp head on and crawfish). I wasn't a fan of their oysters. Shrimp was pretty dry from overcooked. My friend got herself a bag of shrimp head off and it was much juicier and more firm than the shrimp in our combo. Service was good.

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Melissa N.

5 stars! And I'm not even a huge fan of seafood. The Kickin Crab is a Californian seafood restaurant that is opening a few locations around the country. You order clams, crawfish, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, etc. You order your seafood boil by the pound and it's served in a bag. You order whatever you seasoning you want and the level of heat. You can also choose to make it into a combo and choose from corn, potatoes or sausages with your bagged seafood. I ordered gumbo and a half of pounds of shrimps in a mildly hot Cajun seasoning. All I can say is... delicious! Very hands on experience--messy and fun.

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How come you guys don't have delivery such as DoorDash etc?

We are working on partnering with doordash. It’s coming soon. Stay tune for our updates on that. Thank you!

Is the shrimp deveined?

Yes, deveined and the tail is still on.

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After hearing about it for ages, finally made it to Wright's Tavern! Yes, reservations are…read moreannoying, but if you stay up until midnight before the first of the month and have multiple days and times in mind, it should be doable. The restaurant felt very upscale - service was extremely attentive and fantastic. We ordered the following and did a lot of sharing: shrimp cocktail, crab cake, Caesar salad, halibut, French dip, and steak frites. Everything was fantastic. My personal favorite was the crab cake - I've never gotten so much crab meat in one before and the sauce was incredible! Caesar salad was good too. The steak to fry ratio on the steak frites was a bit off (steak was fairly small) but I appreciated that they don't skimp on sides at all! The French dip was the most meat I've ever had in one. Sadly, we were not able to save room for dessert, but I cannot wait to go back! Worth every penny, absolutely.

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