Crab House Reviews
Submitted by Nicole Hsu on 07/30/2022
Nicole Hsu 5 stars rating.
My friends and I made last minute dinner plans here. There was valet parking for $4. We were seated within 10 minutes. We ordered the raw crab and uni combo, seafood pancake, and spicy crab stew. My favorite thing was the raw crab! You can tell the uni was fresh cause it was still moving on my plate. The seafood pancake was very filling. They gave us fish head on the house. We were all very full by the time the spicy crab stew came out. Definitely will be back for the raw crab!
Katherine Shr 5 stars rating.
This definitely isn't a place for everyone but if you love seafood and can eat a lot of it, the food here was great! The ajhummas here were super sweet and really enjoyed the food. Know you're paying for seafood but I felt like the price was good for what I was getting!
I didn't wait very long (about 10-15 minutes) but I also came alone on a Monday. The restaurant is a bit small. This place definitely looks like it has wait times so be prepared to have to wait for a table!
Submitted by Katherine Shr on 08/22/2022
Jules 4 stars rating.
This place was trending all over social media, so I had to give this place a try!
It was around 8pm and we waited around 40-50 minutes until we were finally seated inside. The first thing we noticed was that there were flies everywhere. Flies were dropping left and right. Anyway, we ordered the USA Raw Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce, Sea Urchin Rice, and the Spicy Soft Tofu Stew. The crabs were sweet, tasty, and delicious. Crabs were very fresh and had no fishy flavor at all.. the uni rice was delicious and unique. Though pricy, the flavors were unique and exceeded my expectations.
My only complaint would be the service. Our server was quite rude and made us feel rushed and somewhat uncomfortable. Otherwise, the food makes up for the other four stars.
Submitted by Jules on 07/22/2022
Lucy Lu 5 stars rating.
Went there at Saturday 6pm and waited for 20 minutes- because it is good so it’s worth it and it would only allow seating if all the parties are there. Valet parking is available and cheap.
The must order items: marinated Korean crab with spicy sauce, Grilled eel and urchin rice bowl.
The crabs were fresh and the urchin had the best sweetness that came with seafood. The eels were special and crispy(yes, not soft) the staff are friendly and they will show you how to achieve the best flavour with different food.
One thing that might disappoint you as a client is that they will recommend paying and tipping with cash but not in the most polite way. Apron and gloves will be provided as you eat crab but white clothes won’t be the best color of choice among all the colors.’A lot of Korean local will go there and definitely will visit again.
Submitted by Lucy Lu on 07/18/2022
Jiaqian Wu 5 stars rating.
I love the sauce for the raw crab. It’s not too strong but exactly a good taste. The price is high because we ordered the Korean crab, but it looks nothing different than the regular American crab. This restaurant is popular and not taking reservations, so we arrived early at a Tuesday noon. Otherwise you need to wait for very long time.
Submitted by Jiaqian Wu on 07/12/2022
Tracy NP 5 stars rating.
Fast and friendly service. Iced roasted barley tea. Delicious well balanced marinated seafood options. No fishy flavor here! The spicy stir fried octopus was also very good. Highly recommended!
Submitted by Tracy Np on 07/12/2022
George Wang 5 stars rating.
Seafood seafood and more seafood. Freshest uni rice bowl and marinated crab I’ve had for a while. I splurged and had 2 bowls to myself. You know the place is good if you still have to wait for a table at 4PM.
Submitted by George Wang on 05/22/2022
Yovani Santos 5 stars rating.
First visit and I was not disappointed, absolutely delicious. I unknowingly arrived 2 minutes before closing but they were very kind and still let me order. The sea urchin and the Korean raw crab were amazing, very fresh and tasty. It is a bit pricy but you're paying for the excellent quality of the sea food. The service is excellent as well, servers were attentive and even demonstrated how to eat the food for the best experience. Definitely will be visiting again.
Submitted by Yovani Santos on 03/30/2022
J L 5 stars rating.
This is my first time at Crab House and the experience is wonderful!!
Came to the restaurant at around 11:40 AM on a Saturday, it was full house but I only need to wait for around 10 minutes and got seated right away.
The ladies serving us were very nice and friendly. She introduced the menu and explained how to eat the crabs. Unfortunately the Korean crabs were not available at that time but we got to try the USA crabs which were also very good.
I recommend you to try their Uni Bowl…it was very delicious!!
Overall, the crabs quality were excellent and they have the best service! Will definitely coming back =]
Submitted by J L on 01/20/2022
Chris Yu 4 stars rating.
Crab House has exceeded my expectations as to how authentic can they be compared to the restaurants in Korea that specialize in raw marinated crabs. I was first exposed to Korean crab when I first traveled to Korea years ago during a study abroad trip and I haven't had anything close to it in the states, until now.
My friend and I both decided to try this restaurant because we both were craving it and were in the area after getting our haircut. Before you judge us, we were starving when we ordered and everything looked and smelled amazing. For lunch, we decided to order: #3 Korean Raw Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce (2 person) as well as a Spicy Crab Stew (Medium). Honestly, we realized we ordered too much food towards the end of the meal but we sucked it up and tried our best to finish most of it.
The Korean Raw Crab was phenomenal; salty and sweet the first moment it touches your taste buds. No need to fight over which piece to eat because each part of the crab was rich in meat and not like the Dungeness crabs you'd get from Asian markets. Make sure you follow the directions of what the servers tell you when you eat the shell, you have to mix certain things to enrich the flavor.
We could've skipped the Spicy Crab stew or ordered the small version. The flavor was okay but not too spicy. I kinda hoped it was a bit more spicy and flavorful but maybe it was just me. Towards the end of the meal, our server offered to make us fried rice using the remaining soup and that tasted better than the soup in my opinion. We weren't sure if the restaurant typically offers fried rice as an option but I'm happy our server did.
I would definitely give the raw crabs a try and maybe skip on the stew if that doesn't call your attention. I do want to come back and try their uni because we saw most tables order it but we were just too stuffed to order more food to try.
Submitted by Chris Yu on 11/29/2021
