The Mad Crab
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The Mad Crab
At our restaurant, we serve the freshest seafood. Our specialties include jumbo King Crab legs, Dungeness Crab legs, Po' boys, oysters, shrimp, and crawfish. We only choose the freshest seafood when we get our deliveries so you can count on having a tasty and fresh meal every time you choose The Mad Crab.

Pick up your lunch or dinner today to share with the whole family; our food is finger-licking good. Or, choose The Mad Crab for date night or a hangout with your friends. Our atmosphere is welcoming to all, and we serve high-end seafood that every seafood lover will enjoy. Our goal is to make you happy, so when you're not satisfied, we will do our best to please you and provide excellent service.
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If there's anything Papa loves more than seafood and cold beer, it was having his kids all together. Nothing beats family around the table sharing good food, cherished conversations and endless laughs. Rooted in culture, he made sure the traditions of family-style dining could be indulged and treasured to people all-around.
Reviews (27)
Jon
Jon
Jan 28, 2022
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Good food. Service has improved a ton pvwr the last year. Somewhat dirty is why I gave it 3 stars. Food was outstanding!
Jessica Kontz
Jessica Kontz
Jan 21, 2022
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The food was very fresh and good. The only thing I didn't like is that the sauce didn't taste the same as it did the last time I went there. I was a little disappointed in the new taste. Other then that the food was great and my beer was cold😁❤️ Great customer service
Blessed Queen
Blessed Queen
Jan 01, 2022
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They give u a generous amount of food, staff were friendly but the taste not so good, I had a seafood boil with all of the flavors mixed together and ALL I could taste was garlic it over powered everything, like they dumped a WHOLE bunch of garlic on the food, and that taste was left in my mouth (yuck) I had to eat other things to get the taste out of my mouth, PLEASE lay off of the garlic for future references, it doesn't take that much garlic
Jose Cano
Jose Cano
Nov 27, 2021
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I love places like these, this restaurant in STL does not disappoint friendly staff, excellent service, seafood is delicious, plan to stay for an hour or two. Well I do, until I peel away all this bag of shell fish!!! Highly recommend, will be back soon. Goes well with a cold beer 🤠
Amore
Amore
Oct 20, 2021
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This place is NOT worth the price in my opinion. Honestly I won't return. I order a build your own bag. 1lb head on shrimp, 1lb king crab and 1half of a corn cob. $100. All of the sauces are garlic based with a hint of another flavor. I ordered all 3 flavors mixed. When I received my bag. It looked and tasted like nothing but GARLIC! and maybe a little onion. I was very disappointed. I was satisfied with the temperature of my food and the service from the cashier and waitress.
Malik Lendell
Malik Lendell
Oct 19, 2021
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Servers are friendly! Great Cajun joint! Very underrated spot. Nice homey aesthetic inside.
L. H.
L. H.
Sep 25, 2021
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The location is great, service great, food temperature great, TASTE...ok. I will try the location again before going back to the original on Olive.
Laura Mennemeier
Laura Mennemeier
Aug 22, 2021
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We tried this for the first time yesterday, after a reccomendation from an acquaintance. It was so good! Service was superb, the seasonings were delicious. I got the Angry Combo with cajun seasoning, and it was so much food!! We also got the lobster and fried shrimp. Everything was incredible. I will definitely be here again.
Crystal G.
Crystal G.
Jul 10, 2021
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We've been eyeing this place for a while but hadn't visited yet. So glad we did! Our server, Jessica, was fantastic and provided some great recommendations about the menu. We ordered a dozen raw oysters and they were fresh and delicious. We also ordered the Angry Combo with Crab legs, shrimp and clams. All were fantastic, but the shrimp were our favorite. Highly recommend ordering the Triple Threat and Mild, and get the Medium sauce on the side for dipping. An expensive meal, but well worth the price!
Eeling Sea
Eeling Sea
Jun 11, 2021
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Love the cajun flavor crabs. We ordered frozen crawfish instead of the fresh one because they were out of fresh crawfish. Do not recommend frozen's.
Raquel & Tracey H.
Raquel & Tracey H.
May 21, 2021
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Worst place I've ever been. My wife spent $140 for my bday, on two lbs of king snow crab. Drive her there, she comes out almost in tears. Why? The "owner" refused to give her the utensils needed to eat the food. She offered to pay, nope. So I went in, with the food, for a refund. I set it on the counter, fat Hispanic dude walks up, him : how can I help you? Me : I would like a refund, please. If you cannot give us the proper utensils to eat this, I don't want it. Him : yeah we can't do that, it's fresh! Me: All these ppl sitting here, do they get utensils? Him: yes
Becky Lyn Rickman
Becky Lyn Rickman
Mar 14, 2021
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What looks like a rustic warehouse turned out to be a delicious night of seafood living you too it's name. The walls are scrawled with the memories of past diners--every wall! Including the restrooms. When you are seated they treat of a strip of butcher paper too cover your table. Randy ordered the boil, in which you select three types of shellfish. You get a pound of each at market price + a couple of half corn on the cobs + a few red potatoes + a couple of links of spicy sausage. These are well seasoned and brought to you piping hot in their bag with a bucket to put the scraps in. Honestly scrumptious
Lisa S.
Lisa S.
Mar 13, 2021
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I was really hungry for some shrimp boil and crawfish and excited to try this place. I love crawfish!!! The place had a cute decor and the service was good. But the food was just not good! We ordered a bag of shrimp and crawfish. Cajun style; medium spice. The food was quite bland and lacked any flavor or spice! It was overcooked; the shrimp were rubbery and the crawfish were also dry and rubbery. It was also very unappetizing to look at as it was covered with ... I don't even know how to describe it... clumps of a congealed paste. If you look at the pictures on this site you don&apos
Danny W.
Danny W.
Mar 03, 2021
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Oh come on who doesn't like a big steamed bag of seafood sausage potatoes and corn that is season to perfection. Just awesome food there's something primitive when you eat with your hands like this. A great place for date night as long as you and your date know what you're getting into and both know you're getting a little dirty.
Alexis B.
Alexis B.
Nov 20, 2020
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I went here recently and it's definitely the best seafood boil in Missouri! Highly recommend checking it out if you've never been go! Also the grilled oysters are a must try!
Kelly Reed R.
Kelly Reed R.
Sep 22, 2020
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I paid extra for deviled shrimp. Half of the shrimp was nit deviled. The taste was bearly noticeable. A lot of juice but not a lot of flavor. The potatoes, eggs, and corn tasted old and thawed.
Jl H.
Jl H.
Aug 10, 2020
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Good customer service. Take out only. Snow Crablegs were fresh and sweet. Meat in the inside was on the small side but surprisingly satisfying. Had with two corned cobs and fried shrimp and fries. Snow Crab had the medium Triple Threat Sauce. Wasn't too spicy, personally, could've used more heat. Sauce was a touch sweet, too. Prefer a more savory but it wasn't bad.
Overall, a pleasant surprise.
Chassidy D.
Chassidy D.
Apr 17, 2020
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I called in looking for a crawfish. The Customer Service was excellent, as well as the price! They are currently offering curbside.
Jim O.
Jim O.
Feb 26, 2020
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Expensive and boring.
Gumbo had lots of ingredients but lacked one thing.
Flavor.
It was cooked in water. Yuck. Boring.
The soft shell crab sandwich was nothing more than a few bits of salty crunchy bits served in a toasted bun with iceberg lettuce and tomato. Boring.
The fries were Sysco process fries and a few shakes of cayenne seasoning. What? Boring.
It cost over $20 for this exotic experience.
A waste of time and money.
Lance L.
Lance L.
Feb 07, 2020
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Being from louisiana I'm always skeptical of seafood places in the Midwest! This one was a hit! So good! We got a few crawfish, shrimp, muscles! All were seasoned well and made fools of ourselves with the mess we made! No one seemed to care! Will always consider this place when I'm craving some seafood
David S.
David S.
Jan 18, 2020
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Good crab, fair price, and they de-vein the shrimp. It might be different than you expect. They give you a bib, cover the table in paper, and give you rubber gloves. You will be thankful for this. I'm happy to have found my new place for a crab fix.
Lisa C.
Lisa C.
Jan 03, 2020
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I'm going to need everyone to visit this place so they stay in business for a long time! It's definitely pricey but not overpriced for what you're being served. If I could afford to eat here once a week I probably would! I typically get crab and shrimp and the Cajun seasoning medium it's the perfect amount of spice and flavors! They also have surprisingly good chicken wings and Cajun fries! Service has always been great and they even accommodate large parties if you call ahead. I'm not even there right now I'm just writing this because I was thinking about how good
Sasha W.
Sasha W.
Dec 28, 2019
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Not bad! We drove here from Gulf Shores, and the shrimp boil was actually pretty good. Gluten-free w/o seasoning, vegan w/o butter. Something for everyone. : ) Wine in a can was funny! Good service.
Angela Brown
Angela Brown
Oct 24, 2019
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First time here. The food was extremely good. They put all your food in a bag for the table to share. They give you plastic gloves to eat with and they personally put a bib on you. In our bag was crab legs, sausage, shrimp, mussels, corn on cob, potatoes all in a very good Cajun seasoned spicy sauce. Delish... the service was really good. Alexis was very attentive and patient with us. The place is hard to find because from the outside it does not look like a restaurant. But aside from that - great place to relax and enjoy good southern seafood.
Michael T.
Michael T.
Oct 21, 2019
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This place is interesting and shows a lot of potential. Definitely read about it beforehand so you'd expect somethings. Food and service are great! I wish the restaurant isn't tucked away in the corner of the strip mall, but hopefully they stay for a long time.
Mike S.
Mike S.
Sep 26, 2019
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This place has potential but needs to make some important changes. I ordered the Snow Crab as they had a Wednesday night special. Buy one pound get a pound for half price. So $25 + $12.50. (When they brought the bill I was charged full price but I really think it was an honest mistake and was quickly remedied.) Our server was attentive and sans the billing snafu was a positive.

My problem with the place is summed up in one word "plastic". If I'm paying $100 for a meal and the meal includes crab I'd really like at least a metal fork to help extract the crab. EVERYTHING
Sharon S.
Sharon S.
Aug 18, 2019
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First time here. Sweet tea: Not sweet and no sweetener in restaurant ( even after asking for some) to make it to my liking.
Waited on quickly, but took a bit for food to come out. Here on Sunday afternoon, not crowded.
I had wings, they were good. Would probably return to try the fried rice.
I guess seafood boils are their specialty and unfortunately I am not a big seafood eater.