Angry Crab

It’s probably a bad thing this place is so close to my house. I go every week at least once for shrimp now. I think it’s not in the best spot since they don’t seem very busy when I go for lunch. Let’s hope Unilocal will send more people their way in the future. I have never ordered the bar-​be-​que here and I am not sure with the other choices in the valley why they even have that as an option. It just seems to make the restaurant overly smokey. The real reason to go is to get the seafood. They sell it by the pound with whatever choice of spice you want. I usually just get traditional boil medium which is the normal «Old Bay» tasting shrimp. They are always cooked very well and taste great add an ear of corn and some sausage if you are feeling it. The mussels with the trifecta sauce (garlic, cajun, lemon pepper) are really tasty and well cooked everytime I get them. If you are feeling super hungry they have excellent hush puppies and onion rings.
Food to Try:
— Shrimp «Traditional» Medium
— Mussels «Trifecta» Medium
— Onion Rings

I couldn’t be more excited to have found this new place. Food was yummy and prices very reasonable. Service was great and they even showed the kids the lobsters! Will be back and will certainly recommend to all the people I know. Felt as if I was in New Orleans :)

I came to this location during my lunch hour and there were about 7 groups of people eating so it seemed pretty slow. When we first walked it there was no one there at the hostess table to greet us and we had to wait about 5 minutes before someone showed up to seat us. The waitress/​I don’t know what her other job could be, took our drink order and 5 minutes later another guy comes to the table and asks us if someone took our drink order. I said yes someone took our order and he tells us that he thinks she got tied up with something and asks us again what we ordered. At this point I was getting pretty upset. I could tell the service was not going to be that great. We continued to look at the menu and I ordered gumbo for starters. The gumbo is served in a plastic bowl as if it were purchased at the store and tasted like it was reheated in the microwave. It had tons of rice and was very skimpy on the meat side. It was okay but I’ve had way better gumbo.
We order the shrimp trifecta (headless) and the crab trifecta. It didn’t take too long for the food to arrive and both were really good. The food is served in a bag and can get pretty messy so make sure you wear your bib. The trifecta has lots of flavor and really gives the seafood a great taste. I’ll come back to try other things on the menu but the overall service is crap! I hope the managers read these reviews and get this fixed.

We had a really nice time here but I had to give it only three stars because our crab was so not fresh and tasted super fishy! Of course that was the main thing we were excited about going for and it was a huge disappointment. However we really enjoyed the shrimp with the head cut off as well as the trifecta sauce level III. The two didn’t have much spice at all so I recommend the three if you want some kick! Definitely add the sausage and potato to your order they’re super cheap but very good! I also like that their beer prices were pretty good even off of happy hour. They probably lost a little money from us with how long they took to bring the beers out … probably would have had four instead of the two we ordered We will definitely go back but stay away from the gross crab. A fun dining experience!

So first I must say that our service was fantastic! We were greeted immediately upon entering and got there early enough to be seated immediately. Our server David was very patient with us as we were first-​timers and took time to explain the menu options and answer all questions. We were served promptly, which was nice. The seafood was very good. I’m not sure we’d be back for the BBQ though. It was okay, but not well seasoned and I was sorely disappointed to find jalapeño in my Mac and Cheese. I’m sure some like that, which is fine, but I just feel like that’s odd enough to warrant being disclosed either on the menu or by the waiter. Overall a good experience!

service at this location could have been better. way to long of a wait to be seated (went on a Wednesday night little people in there). The lady at the door seen us came in but proceeded to flirty with the guy in front of us waiting for the rest of their party. Once seated, we still waited 5 mins before anyone came over to us to ask what we wanted to drink. Once we ordered never did get our bibs (signature item). And we were only checked up on ONCE during out whole time there. Overall, very disappointing and will NOT visit this location again. Do yourself a favor and go to another location.

I happened on this restaurant today when I was apartment hunting. I had had the same type of meal at LA Crawfish in Tomball, TX. The Angry Crab, however, had a larger selection of fish and seafood as well as sauces and intensity of heat. I had the shrimp with a potato and small ear of corn. I got the Trifecta Sauce and the medium heat. It was SO good! The medium heat was pretty spicy, but once I got used to it, I loved it.
If you are looking for your typical Louisiana crawfish or shrimp boil, this is not the place. Their shellfish comes in a plastic bag with the sauce you pick. You don’t need to dip it in a remoulade sauce or cocktail sauce. It comes «swimming» in the sauce you select.
They have raw oysters, poor boys, gumbo and more. The atmosphere is very relaxed. You can’t go wrong here!

This place is legit! The atmosphere is perfect– bar in the middle, bib-​mandatory, games and music at night, smoker in the back, and the list goes on! The staff know their stuff! The experience starts with hands-​on white paper table cloth, personalized with the server’s name and a circle designated for the «tools». Seriously some of the best service I’ve ever experienced, ours even took us on a tour of the place!
About the food– it’s a bag boil with an edge. You can choose the meat and sauce, and it comes with a side of your choice. I’d highly recommend the trifecta sauce and crawfish. Super fresh and cooked to perfection. You really can’t go wrong though. Cajun fries weren’t the best BUT not for a lack of flavor, next time I go I’ll probably ask for extra crispy. You eat with your hands, so make sure to wash them ;)
According to our waitress, this place is one of the starts to the beginning of a national chain. I just hope Ahwatukee gets more awesome restaurants like this!

To start, our server was so friendly and accommodating to a large group of people, so kudos for that! also, there’s lots of TVs here, so it’s a good spot to watch sports and grab a meal.
As for the food, it was all just regular for me. I ordered the soft shell crab basket that comes with cajun fries and your choice of additional side. I definitely could have eaten just that basket and been full. The soft shell crab was decent, although I could do with a little less breading. Not a lot of meat on it, but that’s to be expected.
I also ordered a pound of the frozen crawfish. Eesh, that was a mistake. I didn’t really know the difference between frozen and live, but I tried one of my friend’s «live» crawfish and it was SO. MUCH. BETTER. my crawfish had a really funky taste to them. On top of that, I thought the trifecta medium hot sauce was a little bland. It definitely needed more salt and more heat. so lesson learned, there IS a difference between frozen and live, and always order the live crawfish. however, the «frozen» crawfish were a lot larger than the live crawfish.
One nice touch is that they give you free cheesecake if it’s your bday!
I think my favorite part of my meal was the Cajun fries… I’ve had better boiled seafood at other places, so I would not be that likely to come here again…

Great as always. My wife had the snow crab legs and she said they are awesome. I had the mussels. They were huge and delicious. Hush puppies are killer as was the calamari. We keep going back for more!

Great shrimp and snow crab — I love the hush puppies! We kept it simple and had the Kajun seasoning with a #2 medium heat. We sat at the bar and had very good service. This place really never disappoints.

So excited to have this little gem in our neighborhood. Last night, my husband and I rode our bikes over to check this place out for the first time.
We tired a few things off the menu and it was all fantastic. The snow crab in lemon… YUM! The shrimp paired with sausage and potatoes in the trifecta sauce YUM! We were even blown away by the ribs and their mac and cheese! No date night is complete without a cocktail and they have a whole list of delicious concoctions.
Miesha took care of us and this lady is the DEFINITION of a great server! As first timers, she explained the menu to us thoroughly, made a few suggestions and checked on us periodically to make sure we were OK. Her service alone gets 5 stars!
I can’t wait until it starts to warm up a bit and we can enjoy some time on their patio. The only thing I can suggest (and maybe we couldn’t find it) is if you could please add a bike rack.

Hidden in a little strip mall in Tukee, Angry Crab did not disappoint. The unique experience included wearing a bib, eating off a table, and graffiting up some walls. However, the best experience was definitely the food. Our table of two ordered one pound of shrimp, one pound of snow crab legs (both trifecta style and #5 heat) and a basket of fried shrimp with fries; all of which was devoured with much gusto! The #5 heat had a nice kick and comes highly recommended if you like it spicy… The surprise star of the meal were the French fries; I could not stop clawing at them! Cajun seasoning FTW!
The service was also excellent. Our server (Dawn) made sure my water was topped off while I was hastily scarfing down shellfish. I hope more restaurants like Angry Crab scurry into Ahwatukee!

Service was excellent. Jordann was our waitress very informative and perky. I had the 2 meat BBQ. The meat was cooked perfectly, but lacked the seasoning. You actually needed BBQ sauce for the seasoning. The coleslaw was a little dry but good. The BBQ beans was very good.
Very good experience, would recommend to friends.

Stopped here on my way out to California for a quick bite.
Ordered 1 pound of shrimp and 1 pound of crawfish.
Shrimp were a good size, around ²¹⁄₂₅ ct. Good flavor and heat. Crawfish were good size but lacking flavor, need more soaking time.
All in all, I thought the place was good and I would come back… Often if I lived close by.

Having only been to the Mesa location it was time to try their sister location. This location I heard from fellow locals said this location has been overturned around 6 or 7 times. But I think this one is here to stay.
There were the usual graffiti walls, booths, bibs, tvs, a and then the weird part — high top tables. The one the hostess seated us was at was a wobbly high table. And then there was a section that was empty due to no server available. Then I spotted a booth that was almost done eating. I asked the hostess if I could take that since they were done. And she said that other people were waiting 20 minutes for it and would need to go on the waiting list. I look around me and there were plenty seats available. Not sure what she is talking about. We decided to sit at the bar facing the 4 tvs puzzled to one.
Glad we sat at the bar. Great view of the tv and center spot. Bartender was good and told us about the new items on the menu from the other location. New items: bbq meats, catfish, veggies $ 5, salmon with veggies $ 16.
Went for the usual trifecta mild sauce with snow crab legs. The best! Always pair it with corn $ 1 and potato $ 0.50 each. Tried the clams — which was okay because these were the heavy shells and tiny meat. Skip on this. Also tried the salmon with the lemon pepper sauce. Sauce was good with the veggies but bland on the salmon. Use the trifecta sauce for the salmon. Veggies included bok choy, squash, mushroom, fall veggies. I’d say the veggies were well over cooked.
The couple sitting next to us were a fun couple to talk to. And btw, the bar seating was now full. When someone orders a spicy level of 6 the staff yells and announces it to everyone. Same with birthdays. A slice of dessert like double chocolate cake or red velvet cheesecake or root beer float to name a few is given to the one turning a year older.

I’m so disappointed by this location so far. My first visit was lackluster but fine as was this one. The management even contacted me for more info so they could straignten their issues out. That’s nice but there is clearly a lack of leadership on site. There are plenty of people working though. I counted 18!!! people in the front of the house. About half were standing around dancing and half were cleaning. From my restaurant experience that’s a very successful ratio actually.
— Still no happy hour and this time there was no happy hour pricing on drinks. This is funny because there was last time I was there. Also, the bartender even gave us a run down of the happy hour prices before ordering our drinks.
— Ordered some raw oysters that came out lukewarm. Once my friend and I ate 1 oyster each we just stared at each other with an «oh no, what just happened?» look. If you’ve ever been sick on oysters you get awfully skittish if something tastes off. Especially in Phoenix in August. We had to send them back which is an unfortunate waste of food. What likely happened is someone put them under a heat lamp before serving. Even if that’s the case, I certainly wasn’t taking any chances.
— One of our drinks was made with the wrong liquor. They did end up comping that.
— Second time I’ve been where no salt/​pepper or utensils are available at the bar.
The upshot here is the bartenders and staff were nice and the food is (usually) very good. I was so excited about this location since I live two minutes away but both visits thus far have left me shaking my head wondering what’s going on. I’ll be back but, quite honestly, I can’t see any reason to return until closer to the end of the year when, hopefully, it catches up to itself.

Well as any good Unilocaler we tried several dishes and left miserably full because every thing was delicious.
The oysters, ribs, gumbo, pulled pork, baked beans, Cajun fries and don’t get me started on the onion rings were all great!
The house wine is cheap and they have every local beer you could want.
Make sure to stop by and give it a try!
Thanks Angry Crab.

Never having been here before, the menu was a little confusing. The waitress explained it and I chose the mixed bag with the trifecta mild. Apparently the mix changes daily. Mine had snow crab, cod, shrimp and a variety of veggies and one piece of pineapple. I point out the pineapple because the pineapple with the spices was wonderful! I wanted more!!!
My friend had dungeonous crab trifecta medium. Medium has a good kick. It too was awesome.
The way it’s served is literally in a plastic bag with a bucket for your scraps. The eating style is very messy — thank goodness for the bib and nearby sink to wash up in. The food was delicious!!! Neither of us finished our meals but who doesn’t love leftovers?!
Fun environment. Don’t wear clothes you’re afraid of getting dirty. My friend ended up with trifecta sauce on her white pants. Ruh roh!
Also — don’t go if you’re in a hurry. It’s just not that kind of spot. Do write on the wall!

So happy to have Angry Crab close to home! First visit lived up to the other locations awesomeness! We’ll be back often!
Shrimp, snow Crab and sausage add-​ins!