If you enjoy very bland non seasoned food this is the place for you. I came here and was immediately disappointed. Had to attempt to send crawfish back because half of the pound was broken. If you eat crawfish, you would know when it's broken it's not good to eat. Tried to send it back just for the cook to send it right back out to me saying it's normal and that he's not replacing it.. on what earth once food touches the servers hand and goes back into the kitchen do they just bring it right back out to you just saying basically "it is what it is"? My wife asked for Cajun hot as well, supposed to be the hottest seasoning they have.. let's just say it wasn't. Asked the server to bring some on the side to attempt to season it myself, the cook put a sprinkle in a cup and brought it out saying that's all he's gonna give. Don't waste your time here. This place is fucking garbage. read more

Very upset at this place ordered fish and fries they have no idea how to cook unless they are new very oily and overcooked,lack of service upfront cashier serves and takes orders and runs all over,fiancé order shrimps they are not the greatest gummy rice sauce not great in flavor definitely will not come back read more

Wild Crab Boil - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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I love ittttt best one an affordable! You guys need to check this place out ! Dinner then a good roll icecream read more

Fantastic food! I had been searching for a seafood boil ever since visiting New Orleans. I can confidently say that this scratched the itch, and I will be back. Our service was prompt, even when we ordered a second order after finishing our main dish. We ordered one of the combos and a couple other a la carte pounds of shrimp and crawfish. I appreciate the sinks that are easily accessible for after your meal! read more

Wild Crab Boil - Combo C - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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The service was slow. The portions were average. The food was below average. The drinks were right, but the dessert was really good. That ice cream rollup was fantastic. read more

The ice cream taste so good ! And they use all the natural materials make it more healthy . And they put a lot of another material. And they also have boil seafood . I will definitely come to try it read more

Wild Crab Boil - Oreo ice cream - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

Just moved to the area and was thrilled to find this type of seafood place nearby. Stopped by on a Sunday afternoon for a late lunch. Our server was friendly, helpful, and courteous. We ordered Combo A, which included 1 lb shrimp, 1 lb crawfish, 1 lb snow crab, 2 corns, 2 sausages, and 2 potatoes. We chose the crazy Cajun spice with mild heat. It was the perfect size for two hungry people and it was absolutely delicious! Everything was cooked perfectly and arrived at the table hot and ready to eat. Be prepared to get messy. It's worth it. The food comes with a bib, utensils, and gloves. Highly recommend wearing the bib as this gets messy. We recommend using your bare hands, as the gloves work fine enough but bare hands make it easier. Plus, there's a wonderful hand washing station to clean your hand before and after your meal. We'll definitely be back. read more

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Oh man what a decadent meal we had. Neither of us had ever had Dungeness crab before and now we are hooked. Or shall I say crated? Trapped? We did fried oysters and he ordered lobster with a couple potatoes, I ordered us corn and we went nuts. There was wonderful calamari and a bunch of fries, too, and we have never practiced to mukbang together so perfectly. By the time I was half through my eyes were rolling into the back of my head with bliss. Watching each other eat is always funny as hell and my belly was perfectly round when I tried to stand up. I sat right to back down and gave him moony eyelashes to which he responded "Let's get out of here" so I hit the can and found him on the front deck with his legs splayed out, sunglasses on, and about 2 minutes away from napping into a happy man food coma. That place is a safe bet you'll totally overeat and you'll not regret it once. Our waitress was rad, totally laid back and checked with us frequently. We didn't have much to say since we were stuffing our faces like it was a job, but she was glad we were impressed. It's only two people in there, and there are many great choices. And oh yes! Bibs! read more

Super fun and good! We were looking for something different and boy was this different! You could order different sizes of crab boil. That's very fair with the market prices of the fish for that day. We got the $35 one and shared it between four I had shrimp crab white fish corn and potatoes. We had some beers and it was delicious fun! read more

Wild Crab Boil - Cold beer - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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Food menu is simple and totally fairly priced! Delicious! Can't wait to come back! Worth the trip! read more

Wild Crab Boil - Decor - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

The people that work there are great, buttt the food was something else.. The king crab legs were uncrackable, they were over salted I couldn't even eat it. (I paid SEVENTY DOLLARS for that. The snow crab was good. But the craw fish were horrible. It tasted weird. It tasted fishy and when they are fresh they shouldn't taste like that. I paid ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS on this. Now I don't normally leave reviews but this was horrible. Would NOT recommend. read more

Wild Crab Boil - Nasty Food - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

Everything was amazing but I think we needed more seasoning and it took like 5-15 minutes to get ice cream

Ok, if you've had real boil, do not waste your time here. The food is way under seasoned. It was clear that they boiled everything without seasoning. Also the head off shrimp is most certainly from a frozen bag. The sausage didn't taste like andouille which is the typical sausage that is used in a boil. The corn was also frozen corn. It just felt like a mediocre boil. Should have known because they also have rolled ice cream. Also there was only one lady who took care of everything. Not coming back. read more

We were just here for the first time on a whim and we can't wait to go back! We were the only people in the place but we were eating at like 4 pm haha. We did the garlic butter/cajun mixed Create Your Own. Loved that we could control the portion sizes and add ins. The crab was amazing, the decor was super cute for the holidays, our server was literally the sweetest, and the rolled ice cream was a surprising dessert choice but was totally delicious! We will definitely be back. read more

Wild Crab Boil - Dungeness and Snow Crab - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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We happened to stop here on the way to the corn maze and we were pleasantly surprised. We ordered to pounds of shrimp with the butter sauce on one and the spicy sauce on the other. And we also got the crawfish. Both were clearly fresh and they were cooked to perfection. The service was friendly, even though it took a little longer to get the food. In the end we also got some of the rolled ice cream on the way out and we're pleased with the portion. Even though this place is a little far from civilization, it's worth the effort to get to. We'll be back! read more

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We got combo B. Calamari. Fried oysters. Fried chicken tender. Everything came out so hot fresh good and fast. The owner is awesome and so is the waiter. We were having a peaceful family dinner. There was a family, across the room from us, with a man cussing while eating with his family. He was raving loudly and cussing about his peace of king crab meat he came for. My son, who is autistic, was watching his ipad when a man interrupted our dinner to tell my son to shut if off. Fyi the music in there was louder than my sons ipad. But he chose to blow up on us all of a sudden. The owner hushed him. But he couldn't stop crying, so he went out to wait in his car. If we can't control a baby crying.. how do we control a crying man? The owner and waiters came to apologize to us. I understand the world is tough these days. It's hard being nice. But if my son has this to face growing up, it makes me sad. Mean man, if you are reading this, shame on you. I'd like to thank the owner and waiter for stepping up and protecting us from him. I really appreciate that there are kind people who can tell what is right and what is wrong in this situation. read more

Wild Crab Boil - Calamari - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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Have been coming here since they opened and every time they are amazing. Went in tonight and unfortunately not very impressed. The amount of food that is said to go in the combos is the same but definitely not the amount given. We asked to sub out one pound of crawfish for one pound of shrimp and agreed to the up charge no issues. We got maybe 3 extra shrimp if that. The amount of tables they took and barely served is not ok either. There already was about 5 tables there when we walked in and we didn't mind waiting. But instead of telling people they were short staffed or that there's a wait they just kept seating people. Now I understand the need for money but there comes a point that QUALITY should be the main focus. Asked for things to come out as appetizers and it all came out with the main food. Now once again said ok fine maybe they were backed up. Then asked twice for some spices sauce because the mild didn't have any kick to it and was charged $2.00. Now wouldn't care had it not been a small 2oz container that wasn't even filled. Not sure if it's new owners or what but not ok with the way this dining experience went. read more

I often order to go food when the lady cooks . But I had to stop going there since they Hired the old guy cook ,,, seems like he doesn't care If the food comes out cold or with no flavor at all Is being already six times that my food is cold and I ended up heating it up in my own kitchen and that's so sad especially that I live a minute away from the restaurant ,, I can't spend over $90 dollars if my food Doesn't come right... I really gonna miss this place... :( read more

Took forever with us being alone. Staff sat in another room on their phone the entire time and we had to get up and ask anytime we wanted something. Will not return. read more

07/18/2022 0 stars!!!! For one, i ordered $70 worth of snow crab, to go with intentions that there would be napkins, forks, some type of something in the bag so i could eat my meal. We got there, food had already been paid for, and we decided to just eat inside since we are already exsiting customers who always take to go. We ask if it is okay to eat in since there was litterally not a soul in the resturant beside what i would imagine to be the owner. We sit down, we are completely ignored. We are eating with our hands, while shes on her laptop watching porn and we know because we could hear it. We awkwardly could barely finish our food and i then went up to her and told her how this is not how you run a business and she didnt care one bit and charged me $10 for butter read more

TRASH and DISRESPECTFUL!!!!!! server was disrespe and you would tbh k she didn't even know the menu or even worked there . terrible experience. highly don't recommend read more

I am happy to be giving the Wild Crab Boil in Spring Grove the first review. One word. Amazing!!! We have been waiting for this restaurant to open it seemed like forever when they first put the sign up. We had the Wild Crab Boil Combo B. This combo comes with; 1lb Shrimp 1lb King Crab Legs 1lb Snow Crab Legs 1lb Crawfish Corn On The Cob Cajun Sausage Boiled Potatoes We flavored it with Garlic Butter and Crazy Cajun seasoning. This is all served in a huge bag mixed together with the seasonings to combine the flavors. Oh, you can also add heat to spice it to your liking. We chose Spicy. It is second on the list but it adds just enough to give it a little kick but not over done. They give you bibs and plastic gloves to eat with. Just tear open the bag and dig in. I have eaten at Cajun Seafood Restaurants in the south and Wild Crab Boil can stand alongside these establishments. It's as authentic as it comes. This is something new for this area, and it was kind of funny to watch people watch each other to see how to eat this incredible meal. I could see out of the corner of my eye people watching us eat. They just couldn't believe we were eating with our hands out of the bag. But hey, that's a crab boil. Dig in or go hungry. There was a couple they sat at the table next to us. While we were eating I could see them whispering to each other and they got up and left. If they didn't like the way we were eating, too bad for them. They missed a great meal. Anyway, if you like Cajun food you must try Wild Crab Boil in Spring Grove. It's Amazing!!!! read more

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Very friendly staff at family oriented restaurant. I am from LA, so I know what a good boil should taste like. Food and spices were good.

~Sigh~ I should have known better. But hey, son and I were in need of a crab boil fix. The girl who took our order was noticeably annoyed with our questions as to what the market prices were for a few things today. When your menu has nothing but MP listed after almost every item it shouldn't be a big shock to be asked. Only good thing I can say was the seasoning was decent. The snow crab and blue crab were horrid. Soo overcooked and such poor quality that upon cracking open a decent sized claw we were rewarded by shriveled and oddly dark remnants of once glorious claw meat. It was literally an empty shell of its once famed sweetness. The legs had crumbly, stuck to the shell bits that were mostly mush. Our poor little sweet clams. It makes me take a pause in grief. These half shell nuggets of bivalve goodness? I dug through and tossed 6 mournfully empty shells before I found one still desperately clinging to its pearl bed. It seemed as though it couldn't let us down in the name of all that is clamness, it had to make it to our lips and try to redeem itself. Sadly, out of a pound of these shells, only about 8 still held their inhabitants. A few lost and orphaned clams were left to be sieved for in the murky minced garlic depths. From clamming in Rhode Island and crabbing in Florida I know my way around bivalves and crustaceans. Sadly, Wild Crab Boil does not. read more

Went to Wild Crab Boil for my Birthday 11/4/18, it was an awesome experience! We were a group of 6 and each couple got the Combo B. We got all 3 flavors and made it spicy which was a great kick. My brother and boyfriend love spicy and would get the next level up next time. For me it was the perfect amount of spice. One of the bags was missing the corn, sausage, and potatoes. And the other was missing the shrimp. But as soon as we told the waitress she went and got it all corrected. I would assume it was because it's new and was only the soft open. All of the food was cooked perfectly and tasted great. They give you gloves and bibs to keep clean (if that's even possible haha). I got the Oreo ice cream for dessert which was awesome and a cool experience to watch them make it. We all really enjoyed the food and atmosphere and can't wait to go back. read more

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Went there with my daughter & daughter-in-law. Was surprised how expensive it was. I understand seafood isn't cheap, but wow! Food tasted great. read more

I always find it interesting when one star reviews are given and there are no responses from management or ownership. And there are quite a few one star review for this Wild Crab Boil . And based on these one star reviews, I wouldn't waste my time patronizing this restaurant. read more

the food was okay! our server was very kinda, however, when the bill came we were not told the gratuity was added in already so we checked off the 25% gratuity which then tipped our server over $100, when we realized and called the next day the girl who I spoke to was very apologetic but said that the manager said there's nothing that can be done. I completely understand having gratuity added on but we were never told that. it's just unfortunate that they could not help us out. we still wanted our waitress to have a 25% tip we just couldn't afford a 55% tip. read more

Just one thing to say, I get the added on gratuity but make sure you're not getting taxed on it also. I let them know, so it should be fixed. They added gratuity like a food item so I was taxed on tip. That's like me adding to a pot to pay her personal taxes. Tip was 18.36 tax total had 3 dollars plus some too much because it should be after FOOD items only calculated then add tip after.... so just watch to make sure it's corrected. Amanda was very sweet and called owner and re-rang without tip. Made it easier and just gave the 33.00 tip in cash. 1st I was shocked by 176.00 came out to 233.00 before she told me tip at 18p included. She explained why they started added tip... due to ppl 400.00 and leave 1.00 tip. So understood at least not higher. Usually tip 20p anyway. So.... Tipping still so controversial with me anyhow. Same service whether I order burger vs expensive meal... I still don't like the tip being on what your food cost vs service. Again service was totally fine. read more

All the reviews say this place is great but being a city girl with Louisiana riots it was just mediocre. They put wayyyy too much minced garlic on the food I mean it's covered in minced garlic and the flavor was just okay. I was a little appalled at my bill I paid 123.00 for the A combo and a side of fried fish. The fried fish reminded me of like those frozen fish sticks from the grocery store the best thing I had were the French fries. I guess it's good for a small town but it's nothing to revisit at all. Seafood boil but my food was brought out on a platter not in a bag and it was enough for two ppl when it was just me and no option to order a combo for one. read more

Wild Crab Boil - Picture before the taste corn is not even covered in sauce or anything. - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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This location is clean and absolutely wonderful staff, food tastes great and portions sizes are good value ( referring to combos ) one of our favorite spots to come for cold beer and Cajun eating read more

Delicious! Highly recommend getting one of the boils to share. There were 7 of us and we ordered one A and one C, plus an order of crawfish. Ate every bit of it!! read more

Wild Crab Boil - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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Yes! Definitely experience this place!!! We usually drive over an hour for Cajun food this good and I can honestly say, you will not be disappointed. Everything was good including the service. read more

Not good. Seaside prime same price so much better. Service not friendly. When you leave you think they would say something when you are the only people there!!!! Save your money!!! Awful!!! Shrimp has no flavor crab legs are soft and that was the king crab legs. Never again read more

We ate here on 09-23-18 and the food is very delicious. We had the 70.00 meal and it fed 2 adults and two kids. We also ordered garlic noodles which was very good. This is so close to home that I might need a second job just to come here multiple times a week. We also had the thai rolled ice cream, also delicious. We have been waiting for it to open and we are not disappointed. read more

Wild Crab Boil - Fantastic cajun seafood - Seafood Near Me - Spring Grove, Illinois

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We went to the Wild Crab Boil after driving by and seeing it was finally open. I've been pretty excited to see this concept come to Spring Grove, the availability of rolled ice cream was a really nice bonus. Food: ***** Staff: ***** Atmosphere: ***** Some things I loved: No tv's in the dining area! And, the layout creating distinction between the bar area and dining area The menu is pretty straight forward - we ordered Crab Boil A and added on some mussels. It was plenty of food for two of us. The food came to our table in a bag, along with gloves, bibs, and tools for the shells. The food smelled and looked amazing. I really enjoyed the experience of trying all the delicious stuff in the boil. We ended the night with rolled ice cream which was super good. It's worth it to look up the unique process they use to create the dessert, which is made fresh to order. TLDR: Highly recommended! food is super good, unique concept, management and staff seems to really care about the customer experience, Bonus: lots of gluten free options. I'm really REALLY hoping they do a nice soup option too, because I loved the flavors they created for the boil. read more

A great place, crawfish were great. But some openings hiccups. They ran out of the famous ice cream roles, n the sauce is great but no bread??? When you have great sauce you need bread for dipping. I'm sure they will work it out as time goes on. Get your ice cream back in stock n get some bread n next time I'll give you 5 stars easy. read more

Our Birthday Dinner was an Awesome Experience for first timers of a boil! Service is super friendly and excellent at explaining the menu! Thanks to our waitress, Chrissy, for a great celebration! read more

Crab and grab in grays lake is wayyyyyyy tasty and more affordable as well but it was okay service was amazing!

If you ever eat at this restaurant and come across a lady with glasses and short black hair she'll probably be outside smoking a cigarette but don't let her take your order she doesn't have the ability to follow directions she will completely screw up your order she's not competent and she will make you feel like you're wrong even though you explain to her thoroughly what it is that you want this lady needs to be fired she really make the experience coming to this restaurant horrible my order has never been right as long as she's on staff I probably will never eat there again thanks to this lady I give this restaurant no stars hire better people read more