Joe’s Crab Shack

We went to Joe’s for dinner on Wednesday night and got the «all you can eat crab legs» for $ 32 dollars. First of all, it is not worth $ 32 dollars. We received 2 small potatoes split in half, one corn and the crab legs were very very thin! Hardly no meat in the crab legs. Secondly, when we ordered more crab legs, we ate about 3 pieces of the 5 that came on the plate. We were unable to eat the last 2 so we asked if we can take it home and they said NO. This makes me wonder if they take left over crab and serve it to other people which is really gross. The Cajun seasoning was full of oil and very overpowering. Mind you that when you order your next batch of crab legs they don’t give you anymore potatoes. Our bill was damn near 100 dollars and we regret ever coming here.

It was okay. The waiter rushed us from door to check. The table felt overcrowded as everyone got their things. My colleague opened his snow crab and three legs had nothing in it! Thankfully, my Queen crab had all its meats. I mean for a meal that’s going to run your group more than $ 150, you would hope you didn’t feel rushed out since you’re spending a pretty penny. Oh well.

Has gone way downhill. Now, have a new menu with less options and higher prices. Music was cranked up extremely loud the entire time, not just when the staff was dancing. Speaking of dancing… once upon a time it seemed the staff enjoyed that and were having fun. Now… they looked to be in physical pain doing the YMCA.

Sometimes I get a craving for seafood and it’s usually between chain restaurants like Joe’s or Red Lobster. Lakeside casino’s crab leg buffet is too far away :) It’s a nice family friendly establishment but last time my gf’s niece was freaked out by the Cotton Eye Joe song they had blasting on the speakers lol. I’m glad cause that song is annoying! The food is decent here, and reasonably priced. They have alot of options, especially if you want different types of seafood pots. Nothing is out of this world which I expected. Drinks are strong and tasty too.

This place ain’t a shack! F***ing liars!

The wife was excited about this place… mostly because it was her first chance to go in 6 years… after we were done eating… we were both «UNDERWHELMED»…I had their new Rum Shrimp and the best part about the dish was the rice… The shrimp were scimpy and just didn’t make me feel like there was anything special about it… Blah

We first ordered great balls of fire seafood spicy cheese bits for our appetizer and cheese bits tasted delicious perfect level of spice to it, French fries that came with it were slightly cold and on a softer side. Jeremy was our server and he was very friendly and quick I would give his level of service ⁵⁄₅. We got joes classic Cajun steam-​pot for two with french fries, potato, hush puppies and corn. Sides tasted okay fries were fresh this time around. Seafood was under-​seasoned which resulted in our steamed potato to be very plain. The amount of seafood was good and it was cooked to perfection. I am giving this place a 4 out of five because of under seasoned steam pot which made everything else under seasoned. I will come back again and ask for more seasoned hot pot.

A little pricey but I really loved the food it was to die for also their drinks Armando delicious! A little pricey but it’s well worth the trip if you want to eat seafood! You should probably go early it tastes a little better the earlier you get there I think!

Food was great… when it finally arrived. Drinks took 15 minutes from order, food took almost an hour. When I made it clear I was unhappy server started staring me down and swearing under his breath at me as he walked past.
Manager claimed the server told him he was having problems with our table, not us but with the bar and kitchen. Ok, so where was the manager to tell us about that before I had to complain? Manager said he was trying to think of something he could do for us, but as I told him its not about the money. We got good food, eventually, but HORRIBLE service. He was as bad as the server with his crappy leadership.
We will go back… been there a few times before with no issues, and we enjoyed the food. But do not want to see that server or manager again.

Overall I had a good visit. Our waiter was awesome and the food came out hot. I’m not a fan of all the peel and eat shrimp though. Even the appetizers are peel and eat. I had the Cajun basket which had two different types of crab. Neither were overly great, but were decent. If I stop by again I will try the king or berdai.

My fiancé and I went on a Friday night. It only took about 20 minutes to get a table. Our waitress was very nice and helpful since it was our first time. The food was decent for deep fried shrimp. Everything was going well until my fiancé had a large hair deep fried right into her shrimp. At that point we both stopped eating. I know things happen but it just really ruins your appetite. The waitress took her plate immediately and asked if she wanted anything else. The waitress/​manager was very disappointed and felt terrible. She then brought key lime pie which was very good. She also did not charge us for the dinner. The hair was disappointing but the service was good. I’m sure we will give it another try but probably not for a while.

My food looked absolutely nothing like the picture. Was very disappointed. Shrimp boil was what I had ordered. If I wanted cheap shrimp I would have just gone to walmart and paid half the price.

It was a disappointing experience. The crab was bland. the shrimp was tasteless. They were somehow able to even mess up the hush puppies. they were like rubber. Overall I would never go to this location again. I have been to 5 other locations and this is the only one that was I found to be awful.

The drinks are fantastic! The amount of food shown on the menu is not what you get! Buyer beware look at the pic cut the amount of crab legs in half and that’s what you can expect! Been eating here for a few years but if they keep cutting back on the amount I’m calling Joes Appetizer Shack! But I will honestly stop coming! There is always room here because of the cost verses product I will bet! Too bad the taste is good!

Salty… It burns!
Third time will not be a charm.
Me and my wife decided to try Joe’s Crab Shack for the first time and left believing it was the last.
It was a busy night and we waited an hour an a half. We were super stoked as we had been wanting to try Joe’s Crab Shack for a long time.
The décor was decent and fun. The play area for kids was a bit odd but not to over the top.
The server was nice.
We decided to get steampots. I ordered the classic and my wife ordered the snow crab. We also ordered the apetizer sampler.
The apetizer came and was pretty good. The crab dip was tasty.
Our steam pots came out and we got really excited. I took the lid off and peered in. There were two clusters of the tiniest crab legs I had ever seen on top of a little green plastic net at the very bottom of the pot. I pulled them out and recognized my snow and queen crab. As I began cracking I noticed the outside of the legs were caked with salt. After a few bites my lips and fingers were burning. I moved onto the pound of boiled shrimp. After peeling I noticed the vein had not been removed. Since the shrimp were cooked with the vein inside it had broke making it impossible to remove the excrement which had seeped into the meat giving a fowl and bitter flavor… damn.
The piece of corn was dry and covered with the same seasoning as the crab… all salt. The potatos were drenched with butter but tasted fine. The sausage was decent.
Wife had a lot of the same issue.
I have never been to a restraunt where I was served shrimp with the mud vein intact and steamed crab covered with salt. I had to stop drinking beer less I dehydrate myself and feel sick.
Very disappointing. We tried again when family had decided to go. We ordered all breaded fried food to be safe. Very mediocre like a low class Red Lobster.
Pity a place with crab in its name didn’t have good crab.

If you’re looking for a good seafood fix, this is not the place to go. Service is horrible as well. If you want that authentic flavorful seafood you will just be disappointed. You’ll be better off off with buying a frozen tilapia, frozen shrimp and cook it yourself coz the odds of you screwing it is 10%, really. I’m lucky to have relatives in SF that we can go to indulge ourselves with real seafood. They know when you take us and they also have a branch there as well but my cousin said that they’ve never tried it there since they’ve been to the best in town. After telling them our experience with this place, they knew that they’re not missing anything. We only have 2 place that we always go to in SF and we will never change our mind on that. We had their clam chowder and it was a joke. It was the first thing that was served but it was cold and too salty. The husband was so upset that if he just bought some clam chowder from a can, he wouldn’t have much expectation, COZ IT FROM A CAN. But when you advertise it as it was actually cook then make an effort to heat it in a microwave. The seasoning for the seafood that I got was disgusting. I lived in a tropical island that knowing this kind of seasoning existed in this part of the country is beyond me. The only thing that was good on our plate was the corn. Iowa are known for having a good sweet corn and even this place can’t take a credit for it. When we went to this place it was not even busy but for some reason the lady that’s assign to our table never did refill our water and it took them a long time to cook our food. We will never come back to this place. It’s funny how this place is always crowded every time we pass by. Maybe some of them don’t know what they’ll be getting or some don’t have the sense of taste at all.

It is a good place to eat. It is ok but not that excellent. Not bad place to have a good meal. Serving size is a lot for $ 13.75 meal. An average place to spend time with family and/​or friends! Servers are very friendly. Spoiled with soda refills! Lol!

Ugh I’ve given this place a try several times. And I’m done now. Their food is super mediocre. You might as well go to Red Lobster, it’s much better for this kind of thing.
I just don’t taste anything great in their food. All taste like defrosted food I can easily (and better) cook from my home.
2 stars for service. We always get nice people, but sorry, I can’t even be bothered to give stars for the boring food. Come on guys! It’s seafood! Put some passion behind it. Food tastes like you defrosted and stuck it in a grill and the finished it off in a microwave. Not impressed. Sorry.

My S/​O each ordered a fried platter (mine: fish and fried clams, and his: fried shrimp and fried calamari). Both come with fries. The food is honestly okay, and the service was alright as well. For two fried platters, we got one cup of marinara sauce, one cup of tartar sauce, and one cole slaw. They’re stingy and don’t give enough of anything. The menu said that each fried platter came with cole slaw and fries (yet they manage to package the fries separately, but the cole slaw is all in one container). What if I wasn’t sharing? (And same goes with the sauce). Also the lemon wedges they provide with these huge platters are super tiny, so even after squeezing the miniscule lemon over my seafood, I still didn’t taste it. It’s nice that they give big portions of seafood, but at least give big portions for sauce and lemons to make it equivalent to the large portions of seafood you do give for the fried platters.

Honestly, the restaurant has very good food and a large variety of seafood to choose from. Their décor is also very nice with a seafood theme. One thing I do not like about this place is their price for their buckets of seafood. To me, you are not getting your money’s worth for the price.
I have eaten here a couple of times and gotten the buckets both times and always left feeling not satisfied. Now looking at the menu, I believe their other items are reasonable and are probably good.
The staff here are very friendly, atmosphere is nice with many families eating here.