The Crab Shack Long Beach — Restaurant in Long Beach

It was like being back on the East Coast the moment I walked from the corner onto their patio which is made like a boardwalk and into this beautiful restaurant that takes me back to the days when my mother took me to New Jersey with my sister to spend the day at the beach My son had the softshell crab and fries and I had the garlic noodles that came with shrimp and sausage and my husband ordered the fish and chips We drank water and order two of the strawberry and blueberry iced tea and they were great! As a diabetic I was not supposed to be drinking that stuff but it didn't bother me:-) sugar in it but it's natural which I think makes big difference The server was funny attentive knowledgeable about the menu and caring about our needs as customers checking on us often and making sure we always had what we needed Spoke with the official shift manager and she was lovely as well! The chefs do their job very well and it's been a long time since I've been to a shop that cooks fresh fish that good and I highly recommend it although with the tip it came out to be a $100 for three people it was well worth it If we stay here in Long Beach again as we did for 35 years or so? I will be going here more often as it's very rare that I find a restaurant that's better than my own cooking and this was one of them a special little place you wouldn't expect to be that good but it's better I'll take pictures to...

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...

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal last night! I was so happy when I seen that a Crab Shack was in our downtown area! There aren't any really good crab boil spots in DTLB until now! The service was AMAZING and the food order arrived fast! We ordered the Garlic Noodles with crab, Shrimp boil and snow crab legs with a mix sauce, sausage, corn and potatoes ---level spicy! It was everything we need and so well prepared! Presentation was there as well and great music was playing in the background. As for the quality of the dishes, everything was GREAT and the PRICE was good as well =$70.00 for all of that!!!. The shrimp was a great catch and very nice in size, the crab was cooked so well that you didn't even need to use crab crackers lol.. The meat was just as savory as it wanted to be! Needless to say I will no longer be travelling to Garden Grove for Boiling Crab or have to eat crab boil at :The Big Catch" I found my new BOIL HOME :)...