Great seafood boil. I got the snow crab legs ($15), Dungeness crabs ($15) and sausage ($5) in the mild spicy sauce. It comes with one piece of corn and I had two potatoes. I spent $38 overall. The sausage is conecuh which I could've gone without for that extra $5 and the snow crab legs had very little meat but everything overall was tasty. I would definitely recommend the Dungeness crabs because they had a lot of meat. They had my food ready and waiting for me after placing an online order. Would definitely recommend to try out. read more

I went here for lunch with friends and prices were good. I had the wings (6) appetizer and they came out hot and tasted nice. There was only one waiter working the room but he was on his job. I ordered the lunch catfish basket. Another order the lunch shrimp, while another ordered the lunch oyster basket. I had enough to take some home. Everything was hot on delivery. I would go back read more

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This is the Seafood King's second location. The original is on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood, and this location is in Hoover. It is in the strip mall next to Shonos and Dale's. Same menu as the original, the Seafood King specializes in steamed seafood served in a bag of seasonings and spices. I usually get a 1/2 pound of shrimp and always order the King seasoning and medium spice. It a nice portion that comes with a potato and corn on the cob. One of my secrets is to order a side of rice. The rice is perfect for mixing with the delicious seasoning. I'm a fan of the King, and recommend you give it a try. read more

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A group of us (6) decided to have lunch at this new location. We were seated immediately. Our waitress Keke came over and took our drink orders. I'd checked into Yelp and realized that I got a free app! Keke and I both encouraged thr other ladies to review with Yelp! #winning We got the lemon pepper chicken wings! They came out fresh from the grease and were well cooked and seasoned. Keke came to take our orders, she did a great job explaining to the newbies and answering questions that we had. While we waited, she brought out lots of condiments so that we'd be ready when the food arrived. Timing is especially important since we were on lunch so we greatly appreciated her proactive approach! She also brought each of us a cute little ink pen... we were so pleased with the service and hospitality. I ordered the shrimp head off lunch with King's sauce and medium heat and double corn. It arrived a little bit later in the steaming bag. I let her know that the extra corn was missing and they brought it right out! My food was very good. I also tasted the calamari, fried shrimp, fries and hushpuppies. Everything was good! Our group all agreed that we'd be back soon! read more

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I knew I would be trying the new Seafood King location in Hoover soon. Yesterday presented the perfect opportunity for me to go with my family. This location is in the shopping center with Hobby Lobby off HWY 31 in Hoover. There is plenty of parking so we found a spot easily. As we walked in, the hostess (Amber) greeted us very warmly! She made small talk with my kids and complimented my hair so things definitely got off to a good start. We were sat at a booth and our waiter (Carlos) greeted us and took our drink orders. I noticed right away that the napkin holder had a sign that said if Yelp Elite members write a review, they will receive a free appetizer and 10% off their meal. I will be taking advantage of that on my next visit. Also, if you check-in on Yelp, you get a free appetizer. We used that offer to try their calamari. It was good and it was hilarious to me that my youngest son thought they were onion rings. I decided on a 1/2 pound of Snow Crab Legs with double potatoes and boiled eggs. The heat level for my broil was hot and I decided on the King sauce. Our waiter brought out a bucket with our bibs, gloves, and wet napkins. After we ordered our food, we received it in a decent amount of time. My food was really good. The heat level was actually kind of spicy to me, which was great because at the other location, I ordered the same heat and sauce and it wasn't spicy. I have no choice, but to give this location 5 stars. The service was great from the beginning to the end and the food was good. The inside is nice, clean, and spacious. We will be back! read more

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This place has been on my list for a while! My husband and I went in on Sunday. Facility: The restaurant is spacious - very relaxed, comfortable atmosphere (jeans are fine). The decor is colorful. Cool mirals. They have a bar in the center of the restaurant that seemed to have all the basics. The aroma is fishy but Duh! Lol! Food: I ordered the combination shrimp and crab legs, which came with a 1/2 ear of corn and 1 med sized red potatoes. I chose this sauce.. I think it was called king sauce. It's a mixture of all the other sauces combined. THIS SAUCE WAS AMAZING! but better. Everything was cooked perfectly. My husband ordered the fried whiting, fries and wings. All that was seasoned and prepared very well. Staff: Our server was Christi. She was very kind and answered all of my questions thoroughly. I also met Amber. She was also kind and attentive - great personality! I'll be back soon enough! read more

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I really enjoyed my dinner here. I got combo B which was shrimp, crab legs, corn, hush puppies and a potato. The seafood was really fresh and I loved the taste. You got a good amount of both. I ate all the crab legs and even had some shrimp leftover to take home. In fact, so much seafood that I couldn't even eat my corn and potato. The hush puppies were okay but not sweet like I like them. We tried the calamari as an appetizer. You got a really good amount but the calamari was bland and kind of chewy. I wouldn't get that again. Staff were very friendly and the food came out quick.The atmosphere in here is very casual. Definitely not a date night kind of place but if you are looking for good affordable seafood, this is the place for you! read more

The Seafood King - Hush puppies - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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The crawfish weren't great but the catfish was. Probably wouldn't revisit, but an okay experience overall.

My niece had her birthday dinner here. It was on a Sunday afternoon around 4:00. Our party of 14 was seated immediately. In addition to our server, there was a brand ambassador that was friendly and accommodating. Once I checked in, I saw I could get a free appetizer. I ordered the calamari. It arrived quickly but was lukewarm at best. They are big and meaty. I'm sure they would have been good had they been served fresh out the grease. I ordered snow crab legs and head off shrimp with extra corn. I had hot king special seasoning. The hot was hot but not too extreme for my taste. The boiled seafood was good and I love the corn in the sauce/seasoning. Another large party of about 20+ arrived after us and they seem to handle large parties well. I would visit again. read more

The Seafood King - Calamari - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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Best buffet with quite a bit to choose from. The service was efficient and friendly. The restaurant is very clean and spacious.

Where to start, we came here on a Saturday night to meet friends for dinner. The first thing I noticed was there is no adult beverages. To start we ordered the calamari as our app, the came out in a decent amount of time. I actually only at 2 of the rings, the breading had absolutely no flavor at all. The dipping sauce they give you is good and I guess that is why there is no seasoning.. for those of us that like the food to stand on its own are not impressed with having to use sauce for any flavor. Now on to the main course, I usually do fried but since the app had no flavor I decided to go with the lobster and head off shrimp boil. I ordered it with garlic butter and should have told them that is all I wanted. I did say mild so they did put the Cajun seasoning in the bag. It was good but not really my cup of tea. The lobster was ok but cut very strange and hard to get out. The shrimp was cooked good and required a little work as the shell and some legs were on them. The corn in the bag is very soft and pretty good. I do not care for potatoes so I did not try that. All in all the experience was unique and I am sure if you like Cajun you will probably love this place. I will give it one more try and this time remember to say no Cajun seasoning just the garlic butter. read more

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I was finally able to check this place out last night. I was super exited about a new seafood joint close to home. We ordered the fried catfish, wings, and broiled shrimp. EVERYTHING WAS super tasty. Portions were good. I do wish they had an option to just order a side of shrimp without the corn and potato. The young lady that took my order was professional and efficient. They did lose a star because I attempted to take advantage of the "check in and get a free appetizer" however, I was told they would not honor it because I was getting my food to go. I did not understand that as that was stated no where on the coupon. But I was told that the general manager apologized for my inconvenience, and they would make sure and add that requirement to the coupon They could have given me my free app. But I digress. read more

The staff was friendly and attentive. The food was delicious, the pricing was reasonable. However, the overall place seemed dated and the bathroom didn't appear well kept. It didn't give me a feel of fresh and clean so for that, I am not comfortable revisiting. I wish it were different because I liked the food and the staff. read more

I was so disappointed. Let's start with the good... Staff were very friendly and helpful The sauces were fantastic (and I suspect the only things that were actually made at the restaurant) That's it people. That's all that was great. The bad.... or maybe just unfortunate... The shrimp, oysters, and catfish were WAY over breaded. And not hand breaded. These were clearly frozen, but otherwise not too bad, but not great. The ugly.... The fries and hush puppies. You had to buy the hush puppies as an appetizer. *insert eye-roll* Both were frozen as well. The fries were okay, but seriously, how hard is it to hand cut fries? The hush puppies were almost inedible. In summary, we spent $46 for a dinner I'd prefer to forget. I would have spent less at "the great little seafood place" and enjoyed it more. I don't understand the good reviews of this place. read more

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Penny pinchers. Free Appetizers does not include most of the list and the list of excluded is missing some of the items. I have eaten and reviewed a Canton MS The Seafood King it was OUTSTANDING. I will notify them that the Hoover AL and Homewood AL are not representative of their food. I was excited to bring my wife here for her birthday dinner, I was embarrassed by the cost of hush puppies (gracious, this is the South....charging for hush puppies?) Customary CAJUN fare includes bread (hush puppies) with fried catfish and shrimp. No Salt & Pepper on table. Must request and received packets. Bottom line... The food, OH the meal was good . Served hot and timely. My catfish was the most fishy cat fish I have ever eaten. Our waitress was great! read more

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Come prepared to wear the bib. I got the kings special seasoning...medium. It was great. Food was cooked to perfection. I got a combo and have enough for another small meal so portion sizes are good. I think they could probably drop their prices $1-2 and I'd "perceive" it to be a better value...hence 4 stars but overall great food. Laid back atmosphere. Jami; is the gal who greeted me...she's attentive and friendly....true asset to the organization. Come try it!!! You'll be glad you did. read more

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Great people and good food! Very consistent every time. Love having this spot near me

Best price & taste in town. Fresh and delicious every time I've gone (5 times). Also their service is quick. What I've had: snow crab, black & green mussels, French fries, fried calamari, fried shrimp. read more

Greasy fish like it was in a vat of oil. Same quality food can be bought at a long john silvers. Don't waste your money unless you just like fried food with more batter than food read more

We decided to have dinner here for our 10yr Anniversary date with my favorite guy enjoying this delicious food. $30 for combo C was definitely worth every penny It was all good. NO COMPLAINTS! 1 tip keep up the good work read more

The Seafood King - Combo C lemon pepper wings - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Or was cool, not a lot of people for a Friday. But the food was pretty good. A little more seasoning wouldn't hurt though!

This is one of the best seafood spots I've found in Birmingham. I normally order the same thing - boiled black mussels, sausages, and shrimp. You choose the seasoning/spiciness and it comes out in a clear bag that you pour onto a large bucket. We got gloves and a bib so we can dig in without making a mess. Seafood King's chocolate cake is the bomb too. I definitely didn't expect it but it was UNREAL. Fried oysters are super good. Just everything is perfect. Friendly staff, affordable pricing, and boiled seafood. read more

The Seafood King - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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My Crab Bag tour continues with a trip to The Seafood King. Good news: I was able to place my order online. Bad News: the Combo I wanted to order wasn't available for online order. Good news: When I picked up my food I was told that next time I could call in my order and ask for the combo I wanted. Good news: When I got to the Seafood King I waited only a couple of minutes when the cashier came out from the kitchen carrying two bag of food and one of them was mine. Bad news: the bag she handed me wasn't the bag that was mine, but I didn't find that out until I got home and discovered that instead of crab legs, shrimp potatoes, corn and sausage, it had crab legs, shrimp and hard*boiled eggs. No taters, no sausage. Good news: I don't always eat the corn anyway, and while I would miss the taters and sausage, I now had the chance to sample the hard-boiled eggs in the cajun sauce. Hard boiled eggs are pretty darn good in cajun sauce. Bad News: I ordered the King sauce (lemon pepper, plus cajun sauce, plus garlic butter plus King Sauce), all with MILD level of heat because I'm a big baby. I'm not 100% sure which sauce I got but I am one thousand percent sure that the heat level was off the charts. I finished eating half an hour ago and I'm still dying. Good News: I'm still dying, but it was good crab legs and shrimp. I wanted my taters and sausage tho, and the tasty, hard-boiled eggs don't change that. Next time I'll check the receipt before I life. Yeah, there'll be a next time. Most of the shrimp were cooked perfectly but a few were overdone. That, and the food mix-up costs them a couple stars, but I'm pretty sure my next visit up crank them back up to at least a 4, if not a 5 star review. I don't want to name names, but of all the Crab Bag joints I've been to, I rank these folks #2. read more

I love this place but the past few times we have eaten here the boiled eggs have been very tuff and rubbery. Like they make them early in the week and save them in the fridge. Other than that the food is good. I will just make my own eggs if I get it to go!! read more

Good food and good drinks, means I'll be back. I went on a Thursday evening with a friend after a tough day at the office. I ordered the shrimp, lobster and sausage boil with the King sauce medium. I told our waitress I was quite famished and she also recommended a side of rice. My friend ordered the shrimp and sausage boil in garlic butter. The food arrived and it all looked amazing. The seasoning was perfection and the rice addition was a great suggestion, it tasted wonderful with the sauce from the boil. The lobster was the only issue, it wasn't seasoned and was a bit tough, otherwise everything was great. I'll definitely return, I hear the fried catfish is a must try. read more

I've only eaten calamari from this place but it was excellent! The staff was extremely polite and the prices here look pretty awesome for crab legs. I will be back. read more

Staff was friendly and the food was seasoned very good. Not the freshest seafood food but it is what I would expect from a restaurant like this. They do have the gear to keep your clothing from getting messy so that a plus! read more

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We came here a little skeptical, but it really is good! Our server was sweet and our food was delicious! The fried shrimp were crispy and hot and EXACTLY what I wanted. The king crab was delicious and sweet. The snow crab hot, spicy, and easy to snap. Red potatoes with butter were spot on. Go ahead and do yourself a favor and order the hush puppies with tartar! We will be back! read more

I have had Door Dash deliver Seafood King from Hwy 31 multiple times now. As I'm sure many of you are, at first I was skeptical of getting crab legs delivered and them still tasting good. However, I am here to assure you that the boil bag keeps them hot for delivery. Seafood King also went a step above to give the whole experience with bibs and gloves. This most recent time I ordered was for my mom and I and it was her first experience with Seafood King. She was very impressed (she got the butter garlic flavor with no spice). I got the King's Special with mild spice. I bought little crab cracking kits on Amazon for cheap that made the experience easier and more enjoyable (great excuse to order crab more often). read more

If you like fried food, this is the place to go. Food was good and our server, Abby, was great! We had a pick 3 which allowed us to choose 3 choices of seafood w/a side. read more

The Seafood King - Low Country Boil - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

At dinner the only non-seafood option is chicken wings appetizer or a combo of seafood + chicken tenders. The chicken tender basket is only at lunch. I say this because I'm happy to go to a seafood restaurant for everyone else but please give a chicken basket option for night. Messy wings is not my choice. The others enjoyed the catfish and oysters. The comment was that if someone else wanted to go there they would be okay with it but otherwise they were interested in trying other new choices read more

The Seafood King - Catfish and Oysters- Fried 2 Combo Basket - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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Me and a friend came to Seafood King all the way from Tuscaloosa and it was a nice experience. We were seated right away, the severe was nice and the manager came out and spoke with us. The food was great and full of flavor read more

The Seafood King - Out with friends - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The ordering and delivery service through a Grubhub was great. The price was very reasonable and the seasoning was not overpowering the food itself. That being said, I had to give it a lower rating because the seafood was simply not fresh. I grew up eating seafood and I'm usually not picky on them. In this case, the shrimps were not fresh to the extent that some of them were mushy.. and also the potato was pretty undercooked as well. If the vendor can have the ingredients quality more consistent, I bet they would have a much higher rating than they currently are. read more

I recognize that I have a high standard for restaurants. I don't eat at chains much and I have expectations of new restaurants when they open these days. I expect you to recognize that tastes in alcohol have changed. Miller and Coors just won't cut it. Neither will bottom shelf booze. How can you open a place in the Birmingham metro and not serve one single local beer? Strike 1. Next, I expect service to be top notch. You just opened, you should be bending over backwards to provide swift and courteous service. Our drinks took forever and were not great as I mentioned, then we waited 45 mins for our food only to ask and be told they forgot to put our check in. 15 mins more after that before food was delivered, on styrofoam plates... They offered us a free dessert that we did not want and then nothing further. I had the fried seafood sampler. I found the batter to be bland and lacking good texture. But my girlfriend got the steamed seafood platter and enjoyed it. That is the only thing keeping them from a 1 Star review. There are just too many good restaurants out there for sub par places like this. read more

Please don't hesitate to order. I had the shrimp (no heads) and crab boil. It came with one corn on the cob and a potato. The seasoning was Cajun mild which they allow you to switch it up if you want. It was soooooo good. I highly recommend read more

This second installment of the Seafood King is as good as the original in Homewood. I tried the shrimp sausage and potato dinner with the King Sauce. Food was hot and fresh. It was also ready when I got to the store which is important for to go food. The staff was courteous and friendly. Give it a go. I think it's great. read more

The decor is a little whacky but that's ok. Went during the holidays and it was pretty crowded so I took that as a good sign. We both ordered the snow crab and king crab bag. The legs were really good and cooked fairly well. Don't wear a long sleeve shirt if thats what you order LOL. We also ordered the calamari that was huge and really well cooked. The only downside that I have is the service was a little below par. Seemed like our server didn't really want to be there and I had to get her attn a couple of times to refill our cocktails. Other than that, we will probably go again. But maybe to the other location on State Farm pkwy. read more

It's the best restaurant in Hoover, AL when considering taste, quality, value and service. My favorite part is the seasoning and spices used on the seafood. In addition, I love the friendly service. Lastly, eating the shrimp, clams and corn with your hands is fun. It's not typical to be able to do this at any other restaurant. read more

This was our first time eating here. It was me and my two kids. 13 & 22. We went on a Saturday night around 6:30 pm. We were seated right away. There was no waiting. Once seated we were brought the menus and the lady went over the menu with us and explained how the dinners came, which was helpful. Shortly after our waitress came and took our order. I ordered shrimp and black mussles (boiled) with mild seasons and garlic butter. My son ordered the same except with green mussles. My daughter had the snow crab (1lb) and we ordered fried calamari for an appetizers ( which you get for free if you do a review on yelp). The fried calamari was very good. But our dinners were just ok. My son and I both thought they were very heavy handed on the seasoning. It was kind of over powering. My daughter enjoyed the crab legs but they did not bring crab crackers with her meal. Waitress said that they didn't have any clean (??) I would think you would have the proper silverware to eat with( had to ask for forks as well as they did not bring them to the table before or with the meal). Needless to say we probably won't be back. Mainly because the food was just mediocre. We did get our appetizer for free for doing the review and also received 10% off our bill. The 10% off is supposed to be for posting a picture with the selfie wall (which we did not do). So if we would have paid full price and paid for the appetizer, it would have not been worth it in my opinion. Also on a side note I think our waitress was a little overwhelmed, she ended up getting upset and was crying. Felt sorry for her. read more

The Seafood King - Special - Seafood Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

We've eaten here twice since they opened and it's been great. Most legit VietCajun place here in Birmingham. Only downside is no liquor yet. We've also eaten at the one on lakeshore and the service is better at this one. Get the green mussels. read more