The Boiling Crab
Company Details
Tuesday: 3-9PM
Wednesday: 3-9PM
Thursday: 3-9PM
Friday: 3-10PM
Saturday: 12-10PM
Sunday: 12-10PM
Contact Information
San Diego, California, 92126
United States
The Boiling Crab Reviews
Submitted by Nada ElSabry on 09/07/2022
Nada ElSabry 5 stars rating.
I LOVE IT!
Pros: Tasty food, great service, clean restaurant, large dining area, food comes fast.
Cons : long waiting list and no online reservations.
Submitted by Freeman Kuo on 08/27/2022
Freeman Kuo 5 stars rating.
First time visitor about last week from today. Our waiter, Ryan, I think his name was? Was very patient as we had a table of 7 and 4 out of the seven were visiting from Taiwan, so English wasn't their native tongue, yet he was very patient waiting for us while we continued deciding on finalizing our order, so definitely a shout-out to him. Food-wise, we ordered the king crab, so of course the bill was going to be pretty hefty, but aside from that, I think the prices are definitely reasonable with all the prep that comes with cooking seafood and more. The atmosphere of the restaurant, although loud and can't hear what everyone is saying, definitely has that family-esque feeling. Which is nice.
Submitted by KyOzalynn M on 07/25/2022
KyOzalynn M 5 stars rating.
The food was good in fact it was great!! my stepson never had it before and his new wife had to have it!! Spicy?? It was definitely spicy!! the crab was all right not much in my stepsons and he was the one we had to impress. But the service was fantastic wish I remembered the waiter's name he had this salt and pepper lime dipping routines it was a big hit at our table. Overall everybody had a good time. So good food, good service, A little expensive but definitely worth it. PS gloves or not never touch your face.
Submitted by JR Perez on 04/23/2022
JR Perez 5 stars rating.
Great food and service! Our server Mark was kind and helpful. FYI - They don’t split checks for groups.
Submitted by Morteza Hashemimoghadam on 04/11/2022
Morteza Hashemimoghadam 4 stars rating.
The space was beautiful. The crew was nice.
She brought new cover for the table which is awesome. The waiting time was normal.
I ordered fried oyster with fries and small soda and some pieces of wings.
The food was hot, oyster had good taste but wings were terrible. even if they had golden brown Color but inside the wings were not cooked and It was disappointing.
Also the price was so high $34 for total.
Submitted by Cassandra Hall on 03/03/2022
Cassandra Hall 4 stars rating.
Date Night was a success here ????, it is a bit pricey but if you don’t want crab you might get away with a 60$ meal. It was very cute to see all the writing on the walls from other guest, ask to add your name or a little message. We got the whole shabang and still had food left over.
Submitted by Viviana Aguilera on 02/10/2022
Viviana Aguilera 5 stars rating.
Our servers name was Icy! Super cool, right?! Service was amazing and fast and the food was absolutely delicious. Never disappoints.
Submitted by Yasmin Lucky on 01/09/2022
yasmin lucky 5 stars rating.
Came back for the first time after about 2 yrs.
Walked in and put my name on the list. I like that they text you twice, having the 2nd text be "your table is ready".
There were only 2 things not available today: live crayfish & something else that I don't remember and don't eat.
I ordered for the table - 6 oysters, 1 gumbo, 10 cajun wings, 3lbs of sausage in shebang in all 3 levels of hot, 4lbs of snow crab in shebang in all 3 levels of hot, 3lbs of shrimp in all 3 levels of hot, 3 corns in butter, 4 rice, diet coke, Sapporo, & a michelada.
Everything was so delicious. Angela was our server and she was great and then Isaiah.
The oysters were fresh, no grit or anything. The wings were spectacular as was the snow crab. The shrimp was nicely cooked and juicy. Not overdone at all. Corn was over done, so it was okay.
I wish they had another location like in San Marcos. I would go every week.
Submitted by Jason Zhang on 09/24/2021
Jason Zhang 5 stars rating.
My first time eating cajun seafood and it was absolutely amazing. Our server Angie was super friendly and attentive.
The food is very fresh and tasty! I do recommend coming here bit early to get in line if you are coming in for dinners and/or on weekends.
Submitted by Amy Northington on 07/04/2021
Amy Northington 5 stars rating.
I'm not from the area, so when a friend suggested this place I was all over it!! Everything tasted amazingly!!! Definitely a go to anytime you are in town! The wait for the food to a bit of time, but it was so worth the wait!
The bathrooms were cleaned often and in great shape. Masks are still required to enter their restaurant.
