The Crab Shack

Danny Torres (DannyEricTorres)

Located in long beach, you can find the crab shack. It’s one of those spot where you should be willing to get your hands dirty to eat good but they do bring you plastic gloves to wear if you’re not willing and they also provide you with a bib and wet napkins to clean up at the end. Location: Corner restaurant off busy streets with lots of street parking around, I don’t believe I saw a private lot for parking but everything in that area is walkable. Ambiance: Restaurant is pretty big with Indoor/outdoor dining. It’s not anything new or fancy but definitely clean and fits the food options. Food: Delicious! I was never a big fan of but this place was full of flavors and the selection of food was great. You order by the pound and you can mix seasonings per order and add tons of sides as well. They offer things like fish, crabs, potatoes, corn, and more. Everything came out hot and ready to eat within minutes. Service: Staff were very friendly and welcoming. I was Immediately greeted as I walked in, and sat down right away. My visit was during the week so it wasn’t busy at all, I’m not sure how weekends look like. Staff checked on us enough times to make sure we had everything but not too many were it was annoying lol Definitely a good a spot to come have a meal with friends or family and have fun eating and making a bit of a mess. Enjoy!!

Aishah Hernandez

Service was nice and friendly. My group ordered two sea food boils and a cheeseburger with fries. My sister and I had the pineapple margaritas. Everything was delicious. Margs were a good nice size, coated rim with chamoy and tajin. Seafood boil food was priced at market price. A little pricey but totally worth it. Will definitely return when I come back to Cali.

David Harris

The service was great, my waitress Hailey was very attentive and helpful, I had the gumbo and shrimp basket. The gumbo tasted burnt and the shrimp were overcooked. The mood was nice, the location is great.

Kayla L Sampson

I rated the atmosphere with one star because I have never been physically present at the location. Since I ordered my meal through Uber Eats, I cannot accurately assess the appearance of the place. Regarding the service, I gave it four stars because I have not experienced it firsthand. However, the delivery was prompt and efficient, with my food arriving hot, fresh, and crunchy my calamari. Even upon reheating, the taste remained satisfactory, although the fries were not as crispy as before, which is to be expected. Despite finding the meal slightly salty, I would still recommend it and would consider ordering it again, perhaps with a lighter hand on the seasoning.

Ekko Hendrix

Olivia was amazing with her warm, friendly welcome in. 1st time dining here. We loved it! Very laid back, not crowded and delicious food with spice. Medium was the perfect blend on our shrimp, crawfish, clams, and it came with potatoes, corn and sausage. Their gumbo is thicker but tasty! The blueberry lemonade isn’t that sweet but is made with fresh blueberries. They swapped it out for a Fruity Booty with Mango, strawberry and peach. Terrick was a great server! He was very attentive and friendly too. Food came out timely and didn’t take long.