Joes Crab Shack

Went in to this place lookin for crab legs … Found the crab legs. Yet it was kinda dead inside (made me nervous) but service from Nick was fast and the food was pretty good I got the garlic herb crab daddy bucket and my girlfriend had ordered the joes classic steam pot, garlic herb style as well. That sausage thought was delish. I will be comin back… But next time I’m getting it Cajun style!

Let me start by saying, I really want to like this place. I came once several years ago and did not have a positive experience, so we decided to give it a shot for a Sunday lunch, maybe the experience years ago was a fluke.
We walked in and the atmosphere was great, the people were extremely friendly and we were seated quickly. We were seated in a booth that had good views of several televisions, as well as the interesting décor around the dining room, and the board with the specials. Unfortunately, the dining room was extremely cold, and just seemed to get colder the longer we sat there… so off to the patio we went. Sunshine, a light breeze, and now the pleasant lunch is back on track because we can concentrate on the food and not our teeth chattering.
Out appetizers arrive at out abel, the Garlicky Mussels, and they were phenomenal. If you like garlic and mussels they are perfect. Enough garlic in these things to make you vampire proof for days, but that is how I like them. After a short time, our entrees also arrived. Unfortunately, there is not as much positive to say about the entrees. One platter included fish and chips, stuffed shrimp, and a crab cake. Everything looked fine upon arrival, but the plate was so hot that the sauces provided were breaking in the containers they were in. When we dove into the dish, everything was bland. There was no distinct flavor to anything. The other entrée we received was one of their advertised specials, with a pound of lime shrimp. Again, there was botany real flavor to the dish.
The food itself was not bad, but had no flavor. Given the different textures of fish and seafood, this made for an extremely odd meal. This place needs to add some flavor to their food to live up to the great service their staff provides. I may try it again because of how awesome the staff was, but I think next time I may stick with appetizers.

Too bad I can’t give zero stars
Arrived June 8^th around 5pm. Promptly sat down at a table. Maybe 4 other tables with customers. Watched about 20 different servers walk past out table. Nobody stopped to help us.
After 10 minutes we walked out and the lady who sat us said, «thanks for coming» I said nobody served us. She said, «where were you sitting».
SMH…
Place was empty, with 3 different groups of young servers standing around joking.
I’d say poorly managed but that would imply there is management.
What a joke, do yourself a favor and spend your hard earned money somewhere else that appreciates it’s customers.

I’ve been a huge fan of Joe’s for years, and normally I’d give it 5-​out-​of-​5 stars. But they just recently gutted their menu, eliminating half their items! And, of course, my favorite (Go Shrimpin’) was one of the meals that didn’t make the cut. When I first got the menu, there were so few items on it I had to ask the waitress if they accidentally gave us the lunch menu instead.

My family attended Joe’s as a party of four. First thing to notice is that inside the restaurant it is terribly noisy, not some place you’d want to go if you wanted to actually talk to your fellow diner. However this does perpetuate the party attitude the restaurant holds. We started off with an order if calamari. The calamari was quite good with a generous portion for an appetizer. After our appetizer however we had to wait over 25 minutes for two orders of fish and chips, an order of garlic mussels, chicken club sandwich and a bowl of clam chowder. After finally getting the majority of food, our waiter had forgotten about our order of clam chowder.
As for the food itself, the fish and chips were surprisingly good. The pieces of fish were large in size and more than enough to fill a person up. The only downside is that they were a bit too salty. Everything was a bit too salty. The clam chowder (once we got it), the fish and chips, and the mussels were all too salty. The club sandwich was great.
If I were to rate just the food, Joe’s would receive a 3 out of 5 but their service drops it down to a 2. We had long waits for our appetizer and our entrees. Our waiter hardly came around to check up on us. Our glasses were empty a majority of the time because of this.
Joe’s Crab Shack has alright food with mediocre service.

Their fried plates are delicious, the crab cake is good with plenty of crab meat. Their lobster pots are filling good seasoning. The service is always pretty good as well.

The food is kinda pricey but its good. The waitress that we got was kindda in a hurry to leave so she was kidda like «hurry up» and they were not even close to closing the restaurant. She said she had to get her daughter from the sitter (well its kidda your job to stay and serve) if not call in that you can’t make it to work. We asked for dessert and she rolled her eyes. well we didn’t leave a tip.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been here. My wife and kids decided to treat me out for dinner. I’m going to start off with the «Great Balls of Fire» for my appetizer and the «Ragin’ Cajun» Steampot for my main course. Our waitress/​server is top notch!

Came in an hour to closing and I understand that they are ready to go home and are cleaning up, but the service and the food I recieved for the price sucked. Danielle was my server and I asked for clam strips off of the appetizer menu to which as replied they didn’t have. What seafood restaraunt advertises not only seafood but something they don’t have?! Anyways, I ended up ordering chicken strips and the table 2 booths away got their food from a different server and got clam strips. Frusterated I waited patently for over 39 minuets for my chicken strips to arrive (keep in mind its 11:30 pm and only 4 of us in the place) m. The chicken wasnt cooked all the way and Danielle didnt come back to check until I was done with the fries. At that point I was ready to/​just leave. I paid $ 16 for a crappy meal and will never do that again!

Haven’t been in quite some time and wanted to try again. It was really good. The kid and I both had the queen crab and loved it! SEAN was a great server. We asked for gloves and thankfully that had some for us. Will be back again. v

Overpriced mediocre food. My party left unsatisfied and needing a gallon of water.
Calamari to start as an appetizer. It was rather greasy than crispy. Portion was generous but that doesn’t say much when you just get a basket full of greasy mess.
I ordered Maine Grill ($ 26). For a second I thought it was a good deal because according to the server, it comes with a plate filled with lobsters, bacon wrapped shrimps and scallop with dirty rice.
Dirty rice is way too salty. It is so salty that I kept needing to ask for a water refill. Lobster? Barely any meat on them. Mostly shell that made the plate look full. It’s ridiculous how there’s barely anything on the plate, just a plate full of empty shells to add to a good presentation.
Also got a bucket of King’s Crab ($ 32). You get to choose a flavor and we went with garlic herb. This was definitely worth it.
Lastly I got their Blackened Mahi Tacos ($ 11) to go. Although the grilled mahi was a nice big piece, it was dry and tacos overall were bland.
Service is friendly and cheerful. Super upbeat staffs that danced around. I love the energy and good vibes which makes for a perfect place to drink and have a good time with friends and family. Service is the only reason for 2 stars, otherwise it would be 1 star. I won’t be back.

There were 6 of us for the Wednesday all you can eat snow crab and I have to say that it was the best. We did not leave hungry and it was nice being able to switch up seasoning on them with each order too.
Our waitress Zuri could not have been better!!! She was bringing more cry without us having to ask and she was constantly making sure we were doing okay. I was so impressed with her, that I plan on contacting the manager to let her know how much we appreciated the service that Zuri gave us.

Came to Joe’s Crab Shack and didn’t eat any crab…
Wasn’t terribly impressed by this place. The whole experience was very average bordering on below average. Got seated in what I can only assume to be the bar area because they asked, (didn’t card) if we were over 21.
We ordered:
Cup of Clam Chowder– ³⁄₅ Decent cup of clam chowder but it was really gritty which I don’t like, but other than that the flavor was good.
Shrimp Alfredo– ²⁄₅ One it was penne pasta not Alfredo. Two the shrimp were under cooked to the point where I was too scared to eat them so I just left them on the side of the plate. Three the Alfredo sauce was missing something. I don’t know what it was but it just fell short.
Grilled Shrimp Salad– ⁴⁄₅ This wasn’t bad. We didn’t like that it came with hush puppies in the actual salad but those were easy to pick out.
Maybe we should’ve gotten crab, but for the prices we saw the amount of crab people were getting and it just didn’t seem worth it to pay that much for such a small portion of Crab.
This place just isn’t for me.

Driving past this place everyday, and a lover of all things seafood, my boyfriend and I had to give it a try. Plus this place looked so fun for families from the outside since they had a children playground next to the entrance and a huge shark hanging from the ceiling on the inside.
Upon arriving we were seated right away and greeted by a server named Zuri. She was the best thing about this place and the best server that we’ve had in a very long time. She deserves 5 stars for her service. You go girl! :)
We ordered a large bucket of shrimp and a raging Cajun steamed bowl. The food was tasty but very salty and not worth the $ we spent. We paid about $ 50 for the two items and another $ 20 for two sangrias. We left hungry and went across the street for some Thai.

My party of three arrived here at 8:15pm on a Sunday night and was surprised to see that the restaurant was pretty empty. I drive past the restaurant on my way home every night and it always was busy and full.
We were greeted immediately by the host who was extremely animated and welcoming. He sat us at a booth and our waitress Zuri came over to introduce her. Zuri was amazing! Probably the best waitress I’ve had in a very long time. She was extremely nice, attentive, efficient and had a great personality. She deserves 5 stars for her service.
I was not impressed with the food. The menu makes the dishes look really good and impressive! However when the food comes out, it’s another story. We ordered the bucket of Cajun shrimp which was overly salty! The shrimp were not of good quality and the shell was hard to peel off. (They were too steamed and the shells were extremely thin and stuck to the shrimp) The Ragin Cajun Steam Pot was decent. The crab were of good size, the shrimp were better of the ones in the bucket of shrimp and the seasoning was tasty. Although the steam pot was ok, I don’t think I would come back here for the food.
The ambiance was good. It was a fun place to sit with friends and catch up over drinks. A good place for families and kids (there is a play ground for kids). However, if you’re in the mood for good Cajun style food… I’d recommend Hot and Juicy or Boiling Crab!

Good food and drinks. All you can eat crab legs on Wednesday. Oh Lawd I’m about to be Crab Leg wasted!!! I like their coconut shrimp but today it was hard and over cooked. I like the hush puppies.

Gotta love crabs! The steam pots are delicious. The raging Cajun steam pot is so flavorful and the perfect amount of food. The crab dip and jalapeño balls are amazing! They also have a great kids menu that my kids always loved

I’ve been here twice so far because a family friend enjoys the food, but personally I wouldn’t recommend it.
On the first visit, I shared a steam pot with my boyfriend. Our server was great but the food was extremely salty. For almost $ 50, we expected enough food to at least be satisfied, but we left hungry.
Tonight we returned, and he and I chose separate menu items in the hopes that the food quality/​quantity would be better. I think it was worse! The iced tea was watery, the food was bland, and they charged over $ 14 for like 10 tiny shrimps, a small portion of soggy broccoli, and a scoop of pico rice that tastes better coming from Del Taco. To top it all off, our server was inattentive and we had to call him over for multiple things because being polite didn’t work on him (We hate «summoning» servers; we know you’re busy. We aren’t impatient people. But if you are ignoring one of your FOUR tables, there’s a problem.) He collected the check and his $ 15 tip without even saying goodbye. Either he’s just totally rude or someone needs to train him better.
Anyway. I don’t want to come here again anytime soon. We’re better off spending money at a cheap buffet for seafood.

We always love getting their classic steampot and surf and turf burger. We don’t eat pork so instead of the sausage they allowed us to have some extra shrimp.
Their desserts are also awesome. At one point they had a seasonal pineapple upside down cake that was absolutely addicting with the sauce they served it with.
Great service and great food!

From 7÷14÷15
We came to Joe’s Crab Shake to stuff our faces with what else crabs because you can’t just come here and eat a burger! The location is On N Rainbow Blvd and West Mead Blvd, you seriously can’t miss it considering there is a light up sign that says «Joe’s Crab Shack,» with an arrow pointing to the restaurant.
Once seated, you can get a good view of how this restaurant is set up. There is tons of seating, and the décor is nautical, it honestly reminds me of how some of the seafood restaurants in NY that are on boardwalks with a beachy vibe.
Our server was pretty awesome and told us everything we needed to know about this place, the various ways to have your crab cooked or season and the rest of menu. I ordered the KJ Steam Pot, which is snow crab, mussels, scallops, corn, and potatoes cooked in a Kendall Jackson wine sauce.
I really loved the flavoring of the crab it really did not need to be dunked in butter because it was seasoned perfectly. However the mussels did, for some reason they were sort of bland– everything else in the pot was the bees knees though.
This was my first time at a Joe’s ever, and I look forward to coming back, I’ll have to try something else next time I dine here.