Sooo good. Got 1# of snow crab legs (~10 legs), 1# crawfish, 1/2 # sausage, fried soft shell crab basket with Cajun fries. Came out to about $60, fed two, I was very full. Seafood came with corn and potatoes as well, I think 2-3/each were in our bag. Shake sauce level hot is perfect, lil spice without discomfort. I like that you can choose spice level. Seafood was well coated and all the food was perfectly cooked. Fried foods so crispy and well seasoned. Food came out decently fast as well, albeit it wasn't busy when I went. Plenty of seating and chill atmosphere, great music. Provided bib and gloves. Staff helpful and attentive without being intrusive. Will come back 1000x. Only critique is that the booth seat I was sat in moved really easily, not sure if it's all the seats or just the one. There was a family seated behind me and whenever they moved, the whole seat would move. Hope they can secure it down somehow! read more

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Omg the food was soooooo good. I got the combo with snow crabs and mussels. The shake sauce was definitely the shit. It was my first time here and I'd definitely come back. It came with corn and potatoes. The business was clean and they played music like hip & r &b. The service was good as well. I'm. For sure coming back. In my pics i didn't shake the bag yet but it was definitely seasoned. read more

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I didn't even get the chance to order food because the person who answered the phone was unbelievably rude. From the moment they picked up, it felt like I was inconveniencing them just by calling. Annoyed tone, and zero patience--basic customer service was completely nonexistent. If this is how they treat potential customers before taking money, I can't imagine how they treat people once the order is placed. I hung up feeling irritated and disrespected and immediately decided to take my business elsewhere. Restaurants should remember that the phone is often the first impression. This one failed miserably. I won't be calling back, and I definitely won't be recommending this place to anyone. read more

The food is AMAZING! At least in my experience. I went here actually the other day after a horrible dining experience at a different restaurant and was scared of further upset, but they turned my whole mood around. There was only one serving staff running around while two or three others ran the take out desk, which was fine because there were only a few tables being used when I walked in. And it didn't feel slow at all! I actually ordered and my food came out literally only a few minutes later! The snow crab legs were big and came out the shell super easy. The restaurant itself was nice too, very direct. I will definitely be coming back for seafood, I got exactly what I wanted and was happy. read more

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They're always getting orders wrong. Food is good. But I paid for certain foods but received something else.

Food is delicious food especially the fried shrimp and sweet potato fries. Service was very friendly and food was prepared quickly.

I wanted some seafood, I opened up the Yelp App to get suggestions. I found this spot basically right around the corner from me, I gave it a try. Needless to say, I will be going back. I ordered the lemon pepper wings, And the shrimp in the basket. read more

Food is delicious I love the seafood boil The soup that comes with the seafood is so seasoned and good if you near you should get some. read more

Yelpers can we agreed that we can all make this at home?? Like these seasoning that they put in, we can google it and find it. The reasons why people go to these places is for the CONVENIENCE of it. We don't have to buy the ingredients and spend time cooking, we can just go to the restaurant grub and have a good time with families and friends. This updated review is not about the food. I don't have any problem with the food. On February 11, I wants to buy butter as usual. But the chick at the counter refused and say we don't sell our sauces. But I bought butter from them previous. I was trying to tell them all I want was butter, but she refused. For example, if I go to the restaurant and buy garlic sauce or general tso's sauce, they won't sell it. But I'm buying ur sauces, not asking for free smh. She says if I didn't buy anything that day I can't buy any sauces.... I was like HUH? That's petty!! Guess what, u want to be petty, I will be petty back. NEVER AGAIN! I will just drive a little to the Crack Crab on Grant, Crafty Crab on street road, or Hook and Reel on Roosevelt Blvd etc... But I do have to say THANK YOU Shake Seafood. Now I can make my own butter. read more

Food quality Food service Family oriented Friendly Service Surrounded area safe with police and security officers read more

These type of seafood boil places are popping up everywhere. My first taste of this was in DC and we loved the novel concept. Later, they started popping up all over brooklyn and now i've seen a few in NJ (we tried one). In Philly, there are a ton, so many that i couldn't decide on which one to go to. This place isn't as small as other reviewers led me to believe, but it was more of a no-frills establishment. Complimentary popcorn was provided as you sit down. we were given the typical gear for this type of place-a bib, gloves, wet naps. We ordered the cajun wings. Although the breading was good (flaky and crispy), there was no cajun flavor. We ordered a lb of king crabs ($29) with cajun sauce and medium spiciness. The king crab was meaty and really delicious but a lb only gets you about 3 legs. It came with 1 corn. We also ordered the crawfish and shrimp combo with the Shake Sauce (cajun, lemon pepper, garlic butter all combined) in the spice level "spicy". The sauce was really good, albeit a bit salty. The portion was decent. it came with 1 corn and 1 potato. I like the shrimp but i wasn't a fan of the crawfish. the corn and potato were really good but i am surprised they wouldn't throw in a few more. Overall, i like this place because the portions are a little more reasonable that the one i tried in NJ. read more

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When it comes to seafood this is the place I crave! The fries are always crispy and delicious and the seafood is cooked very well. The servers are always attentive and very nice. I usually go to the location near Girard Ave because the service is better. They have plenty of seafood options and their sauce is not salty like other places. I ordered oysters this time around, they're a little too big for my liking but still delicious. read more

The Shake Seafood - 6 Steamed Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We came in and we're immediately seated. This was my first time here as I've heard so much about it. I looked over the menu and I saw there was no king crabs which is what I wanted at first, however I've been having a hard time finding king crabs probably due to the pandemic. So I ordered the lemon pepper wings and fried shrimp with fries. Everything came out nice and you! The wings were so crispy and the lemon pepper flavor was a nice compliment to the wings. The shrimp was flavorful and I didn't get any sauce with it; they were so good and juicy on their own. Oh I'm definitely coming back! read more

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The Shake Seafood was okay. I think it maybe a matter of personal preference, but the "hype" about this place didn't quite live up to expectation. I ordered the shrimp basket which comes with 8 shrimp and fries. I also ordered two extra sides which were hush puppies and corn in "shake sauce". The shrimp looked to be a reasonable size, but once it was bitten into, it was a lot more coating than shrimp. Once the coating was peeled, the shrimp was small which was a little disappointing. The coating had good seasoning which helped, but I wasn't thrilled about how small it was. The hush puppies were pretty good. The corn was the frozen corn doused in shake sauce. They both were good, but nothing particularly spectacular. Fresh corn might've been better. Others who ordered crabs, steamed shrimp and sausage said the food tasted good, but they have had better. They really enjoyed the shake sauce. The service started out good but waned the remainder of the time thereafter. Overall, it was a good experience, but just didn't deliver as much as I was hoping it would. read more

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Very great place & affordable prices compared to other seafood spots in the city of Philadelphia

First time Saturday. Parking can get full. This is a crab boil style place where your seafood is cooked and placed in a bag with a sauce, potato, corn and sausage. Wait: we were seated pretty fast and from the looks of it, we juuuust beat the crowd. As we sat and ate, it became very crowded and this was about 3:30pm. In the evening it gets really crowded so pack patience. Service: Our server Mira wasn't good with checking on us. We had to ask other service for assistance. Our food took about 20 min. Food: the options can be build your own or choose their combos. Seafood is market price. Orders are by the pound. I had the frozen crawfish which were really big and meaty! crab legs also; both in The Shake sauce. My Sister got the Shrimp & Crab legs. The shrimp were a nice size. You had the option of corn OR potato (Which were small) however if you order more than a pound of seafood, you could get both. They charge for the sausage. The places I've gone to offered all included. There wasn't any taste to the sauce and to top it off there wasn't much sauce in the bag. When we asked for extra, they brought us out a small take out cup of their sauce. Lol we couldn't do anything with that. We got full fast and took a good portion to go. Pricing: typical. Around $35 The best thing is their BYOB option. I suggest BYOS: bring your own seasoning. I will go back with a group of friends to see if they've gotten better. read more

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Decent seafood depending on what you order. Their fries are pretty great. I love a battered fry & they do it right. I work by here so I go in every now & then & usually get the fried shrimp, but their fried catfish & calamari are pretty good too. Definitely worth a shot if you live in the area. Service was spectacular and atmosphere was cozy read more

It always great food here! The waiters are sweet and nice! The prices are high that's the only negative. So not five stars however still a great experience none the less... Still great food!!! The prices went up again ‍‍ read more

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They have just been on their A game lately! I usually just go to Acme right next store but this sauce Shake sauce is so addictive!

Came here for the first time last weekend with my seafood crew. There's def some pros and cons to the visit that we had at the Shake. Shake was recommended to me by a coworker. We went on a Friday night & there was a huge wait. The wait was supposed to be an hour but they wrote down the incorrect # for our party and then we had to wait even longer until a bigger table opened up. The line for those ordering out was massive FYI. Anyway, this is like another "trap" seafood spot but with people writing in sharpie all over the walls for whatever reason. Back to wait... once sat, the guy took a while to come. Maybe about 15 minutes after being sat. We had our whole order ready from the hour wait. He had a really hard time remembering our order and relaying it back but eventually he got it. Then had a hard time getting my water to me quickly. The Pepsi was flat. We told him, he said they were looking into it and brought out more flat soda. Popcorn machine was down so we didn't have anything to snack on during the long wait, but that's okay. Once the water came, I began to survive again. After some time, food came out. I got crab legs and mussels with garlic butter sauce and old bay. I added half pound sausage & I got the corn and potatoes. On first bite, it was all delicious. I choked on half of the mussels (literally) in part to being really hungry. It was all nicely seasoned and tastes delicious. I enjoyed the food. Nice and tender crab meat. Not overcooked or anything. I love the larger mussels. I took half of the food home and was able to warm up in oven with no problem. It was still delicious. I tried some of my friends fries and they were normal fries. This place is byob but that doesn't just mean wine. People had whole 1800 margarita things at the table. People had all kind of hard liquors and etc. I can't recall the music too much besides being trap music bc I was engaged in convo. Overall, it was good food. That's what I went for. Great food actually! Wait just will be long on the weekend!!!! You have to go there to get in the queue...that's a bummer! **oh my friend got Cajun wings. They were good. Just know if you ask for fried hard, it will be super crispy ! read more

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This is a neighborhood spot.. Nothing fancy.. Food was good.. Service was good. Ambiance was nothing special... a large room with bench type seating. No need to get dressed. Come as you are. Prices for the seafood are average. Clean restroom. I would return. read more

Let me start out by saying that I will definitely be coming back to The Shake Seafood! The food was BOMB! AMAZING! DELICIOUS! TASTY! My friend had been craving like a seafood boil and so we researched places in Philadelphia and this place seemed to best fit what we were looking for. Much to our surprise, this place not only met..but exceed our expectations! We both got a combination with the snow crab legs and shrimp. Each combo comes with corn on the cob and/or potatoes. I love how you have the option to pick. I added 1/2 lb sausage in mines for about $5 and my friend added crawfish in her's. You get to choose from 3 different seasonings:cajun, garlic butter, & lemon pepper. Or you can combine all three for the shake house blend. I decided to go with the house blend. And since I was unsure of their spice level, I chose medium. We came on a Saturday evening around 5:30ish and the wait was about an hour. The restaurant is not big at all so I can see how the wait was so long, but thankfully it's in a shopping plaza where you have a plethora of stores to walk around and kill time. Parking was not much of an issue considering it is in a strip mall. We did not have any issues with service during our visit. Our server was very tentative and also other staff members. If you're in the north Philly area and want a good seafood boil, try The Shake Seafood. read more

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Decent seafood depending on what you order. Their fries are pretty great. I love a battered fry & they do it right. I work by here so I go in every now & then & usually get the fried shrimp, but their fried catfish & calamari are pretty good too. Definitely worth a shot if you live in the area read more

First time here! We have a place similar to this where I'm from, but it was a good first experience. We all ordered different combos, but each of ours included the crab legs, corn, potatoes shrimps, mussels, sausage and a tilapia fish basket. There were no complaints! The seafood was all a decent size, the flavor wasn't too bad. The sauce was more so of a oil sauce, but still not too bad. The music was popping and it was BYOB! So we brought our wine and coolers and was sipping real nice! Would I come back?...Yup read more

The best seafood boil this city has to offer. We ordered dungeones crab, snow crab, black mussels, green mussels, clams, shrimp, steamed oysters, crawfish, corn, potatoes. All in the shake special sauce in the spice level "hot". Perfectly spicy if you like spicy food. Not too salty which is something I fear going to seafood boils. Perfectly seasoned! We ordered $200 worth of food they threw in 3 bunches of snow crab's for free!!!!!! Ate too fast to take any pictures, so these pictures are from a video that make it slightly blurry But cannot recommend enough!!!!!! read more

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I used to frequent this place until today. the woman who takes orders is unbelievably rude. outright unprofessional. I was trying to place an order, instead of of listening to my order she was constantly talking over me trying to sell me something else. Furthermore, she was chatting it up with another employee while taking the order. I asked that someone else take my order because she wasn't listening. She told me she didn't care and walked away. she stated she was the manager, if that's true she definitely needs help/ better training. read more

seafood always 10/10 there's never a really long wait , even so they move very quick and usually never get your order wrong . atmosphere is very historical to me lol , you can write messages . your instagram or anything you want all over so you save memories. read more

This place is fantastic and you get a great bang for your buck. Try the creole seasoning and the crab legs are legit as are the scallops.

I fell in luv with hot and juicy in DC but I live in Philly. So I hopped on yelp one night when I was craving hot & juicy and came across Shake seafood. Trusty Yelp always there to help!! I was not disappointed! Small restaurant but it never felt overcrowded and most the tables were occupied. Server bring out the menus and a nice portion of popcorn as an appetizer. Not sure of the correlation between popcorn and seafood but it was appreciated and yummy. Had the green mussels with corn and fried shrimp platter. Both were good portions and great flavor! Bags, gloves, paper towel are given to you so don't be scared to dive in. Ambiance is lacking but this is definitely on my list when I get that hot & juicy craving but I'm 100 miles away. I'll be back. read more

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I was in town visiting a friend and found this place because we were really craving seafood. We're both from the South, and places like this are really common. We saw the positive reviews and decided to give it a try. Definitely not disappointed whatsoever. The wait was about an hour when we put our name down. The place isn't that big, and they don't rush people to eat, so there were some parties that were taking their time, celebrating birthdays, etc. They take down your phone number and will call you so you can wait in your car if you want. We were seated basically exactly an hour after we put our name down, so the estimate was accurate. They have three different seasoning choices to choose from (I got the garlic butter), and then you can choose your spice level (non spicy for me). When you first are seated, you're given a small side of popcorn which was random, but honestly pleasant just to munch on while we waited. It didn't take long for our food to arrive. I got the combo bag of shrimp w/ the heads and snow crab legs. I also added a pound of crawfish. You get two crab leg clusters and a pound of shrimp. It comes with corn and potatoes. One difference from the south I will say is that the amount of sauce/juice in the bag is much less, but it's still more than enough to dip meat in. The flavor was good and the portion was great. I only had about three shrimp left when it was all said and done. Prices seemed on par for what I expect from seafood up North. It's a few dollars more than I would pay back home, but that's to be expected. We saw reviews about the service being terrible, but our waitress was great and I asked another worker for an extra pair of gloves and he got them for me immediately. I would definitely return back here if I'm in the area again! read more

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First time visiting, the customer service was good and so was the food. If I do return it won't be for the pound of snow crabs and shrimp. Not at all worth $40. read more

The Shake Seafood - Good flavor, not worth 40 bucks tho... - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Let's start with the place is interesting. Wooden walls where customers can write on. Pleasant light and open design. All the seafood in their special sauce was pretty good! But It wasn't a 5 star. Something between 3,5 and 4. I was surprised by why they serve clams by the pound. I found out later WHY. Because even regular clams are very tiny. I'm use to those big clams when you get a dozen and you are full. Lol. They were ok, but had send in each and every one of them. I don't think I'd get it again. Fried Cajun wings were ok as well. Shrimp on the other side was on point! Fresh, cooked just right and simply delicious! I would definitely come back for it! My favorite part of the meal! Snow crabs were waaaay too soft, till the point that you can't get it out of the shell. Taste really good though. Whoever is cooking on the back knows what they are doing! But need to work on their timing. I would definitely give this place another shot. And recommend it for a friend. And waiters were very courteous and friendly! read more

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Always love to try something new; l've been dying to try this new seafood spot. They bring your order out in bags piping HOT. You pick your choice of seafood, then your seasoning or you can get the combination of all four, and next your choose, mild, hot, or flaming hot. We had the dungeon crab legs, it comes with 2 nice size clusters and choice of corn or potatoes...we picked corn. I had garlic seasoning and mild. @derrickchildrey had Cajun and garlic. They bring out a silver bucket, plastic gloves, and crackers with your food. That sauce... honey child let me tell you. My greedy butt was finished before my husband and I ate everything in that bag! And folks that know me, can attest I never finish anything!!! Let the video and the pictures speak for themselves. This place is a BYOB we didn't know. Our bill came to $48...will be back with our next time! Business hours are funny, but I would definitely check them out if you like seafood #ShakeSeafood read more

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I ordered the 1/2 crab and 1/2 shrimp with corn and potatoes with garlic sauce. I think the sauce made my crabs and shrimps taste sooooo good. My husband ordered the fried shrimps and fries. The fried shrimp was very very delicious, the fries were very crispy and good. Our waiter was pleasant and the restaurant was clean. read more

3.5 Stars Ever since Crabby Cafe closed on Castor Ave nearby, I've been waiting for a place to open close by that offered boiled shrimp by the pound. I was so excited when I saw this place open. It is in the corner next to the Party City on Cottman Ave. It's a cute little place, where you can write and draw anywhere on the walls. They gave us a permanent marker to use. Most of the servers here are very young. It is most likely their first serving job. One server greeted us and didn't know the menu when we asked if they had diet soda. He said yes, looked down at his menu, then said no. Another server eventually took us because there was a table mixup and brought us out club soda when we asked for water. I gave the benefit of the doubt since the place is still new. I ordered a pound of shrimp in the house shake sauce spicy, fries, and Cajun wings. They brought out free butter popcorn to munch on while we waited. When the food came out I was disappointed in the portion size. I've been to many places and ordered a pound of shrimp in sauce. 1 lb here is definitely smaller than other places. The shrimp itself was slightly smaller. Also, the shell was hard to peel off the shrimp. The sauce was pretty good, although I wish they had put more. The fries and wings weren't anything special. Anyways, I'm saying these things to help improve some things. I really want this place does well because I hope to become a regular here. read more

Food is amazing I must say but the manager of this establishment is very rude and disrespectful.

They have me in a mental conundrum, so I'ma split the difference and give them a three. I went in for lunch on a Friday - they open at noon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'm writing this from the parking lot. The greeting was awkward. I walked in alone, and although the restaurant was completely empty except for two servers, no one offered to seat me. I had to ask if I could have a seat. That gave me time to notice a sign advertising their special of the day - Dungeness crabs for $14 a pound. Dungeness crabs are exactly what I was there to eat. I don't mess with blue crabs because they're too much work for too little reward. And snow crabs are just not as delicious. The menu is pretty simple: Seafood, with a variety of flavors and customizeable spiciness. Seafood combos that include corn or potatoes and there are some fried food options including wings. I ordered half a pound of Dungeness crabs with their signature Shake Sauce (a delectable combination of Cajun, garlic butter, and lemon pepper), mild with corn, and a fried shrimp basket with sweet potato fries. And an unsweetened iced tea with lemon. The tea was fresh brewed and just right, except I needed more ice. Unique, my server, was absolutely adorable. Helpful and attentive. She gave me the standard setup of a plate, gloves, bib (hell yes I put it on), wet wipes, shell cracker, and that tiny fork. My shrimp came out first. 8 fried shrimp and sweet potato fries for $12. They were huge and piping hot, served with garlic sauce and cocktail sauce, and I got honey mustard for my sweet potato fries. I ate one shrimp with the garlic sauce, and a couple fries and it was perrrrfect. I would have eaten more, but I wanted to dig into my crabs. The crabs came out a little later... There was a steam bag which she placed on my plate. When I opened it, I had to call her back over. They gave me two regular blue crabs split in half. Those tiny things that I refuse to be bothered with. What? Why? Unique took the bag back to the kitchen and I ate another shrimp. Freaking glorious. She returned a few minutes later explaining that they are Dungeness, but they're small. She was immediately followed by who I assume was a manager repeating the same words that they are Dungeness, but they're small. Why the hell would I order Dungeness if I wanted regular sized crabs? Most of the appeal is that they're huge, so it's easy to get at those huge chunks of sweet, sweet meat. Anyway, the idea of sending them back and asking for snow crab legs or king crab legs never crossed my mind, and my heart was set on Dungeness crabs, so I decided to relax and eat my baby crabs. It took me almost twenty minutes to get through one half of a crab. I ate the corn - a little overdone - and had the rest packed up to go home. I'll give them to my niece and nephew. The food is absolutely delicious, and I was thoroughly disappointed. Also turns out they gave me a full pound, so my lunch ran me $37 including the tip. read more

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I have not been there in a while, I was always pleased with the size, quantity and freshness of the crabs (Allkinds) the seasoning, flans spices always went well? read more

Heard a lot of good things about this place, was so excited to finally try it. I had boiling crab and kickin crab from texas before so i had pretty high expectation. Ordered cajun wings, fried oyster basket with cajun fries. Also ordered snow crab, shrimp and clam in a bag, and i got the shake sauce. Boyyyy, i was starving all day, and let me tell ya... What a disappointment!!!! wings and fried oyster were just plain wings and oyster, there were nothing cajun about it, too much breading and not crispy at all. Cajun fries had a bit of seasoning but still underwhelming.. they were thick fries so it wasnt crunchy and they're so stingy with the seasoning.. the seafood bag, all the seafood were def frozen, i dont mind that. But the seasoning is lack of flavors.. it was just salty, and all other spices were very mild. It is not flavorful like how it is supposed to be. read more

The restaurant is clean and bright. You can sign and write on the walls. I ordered the snow crabs and corn with the shake sauce and medium spicy, my date ordered snow crabs with mussels with a corn and potatoes. We also ordered the lemon pepper wings. My order's spice level was good and how it should've been- right in the middle. However, I thought the sauce was a little too salty and I didn't get enough sauce in my bag. Wings: Very juicy and nice sizes and they had a nice settle taste of lemon We spent about $60 and I think it's a little pricy for what we ordered. I see that the owners previously replied to other reviews who mentioned the same and said it's due to the quality. I understand it's about the quality of the food but I got a half piece of corn with 2 clusters. Maybe it should be a whole piece of corn or throw in the potatoes along with them instead of having ppl choose either or. read more

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