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Restaurants in Baker

The Crawling Crab

4.4
169 Google reviews$$ · Moderate

Rates above the average for restaurants near Baker — one of 14 we've tracked here.

Things to Know

The Crawling Crab is a seafood boil restaurant known for customizable boils with generous portions and crispy fried seafood platters, offering a casual dining experience with friendly staff.

Most diners rave about the tender seafood, flavorful garlic sauce options, and attentive staff who remember regulars, though seasoning levels and side pricing structure are inconsistent across visits.

  • Seafood boil portions are generous and cooked tender, especially the lobster and shrimp
  • Fried platters (calamari and fish) are crispy and delicious
  • Staff remembers repeat customers and provides frequent table check-ins
  • Casual, mess-free eating experience despite the hands-on nature of boils
  • Sauces tend to be overseasoned and overly salty across multiple flavor options
  • Sides (potatoes, sausage, corn) charged separately at $2-4 each rather than included in traditional boil pricing
  • Food quality and freshness appear inconsistent—one reviewer reported severe food poisoning from shrimp and crab
  • Service can be slow during peak times (10+ minute wait for drink orders)

Based on Google reviews · AI summarized

Hours

Monday: 3:00 – 10:00 PM

Tuesday: 3:00 – 10:00 PM

Wednesday: 3:00 – 10:00 PM

Thursday: 3:00 – 10:00 PM

Friday: 3:00 – 10:00 PM

Saturday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM

Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM

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What Visitors Say

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Donovan Lopez

2 months ago

The seafood boil is amazing. The options are great, and leave you stuffed; even if you're a messy eater be assured that you won't get dirty. The lobster is great, and the shrimp too. They also have a great fried food platter. The staff is very friendly, and they are great at remembering people. I came with my father once, yet when I came with him for only the second time they recognized me right away.

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Huyen K

5 months ago

We ordered the fried platter and build your own seafood boil with 3x spicy garlic sauce. Everything was delicious especially the fried calamari and fried fish... mussels and lobster were so tender and flavorful. We will definitely be back again soon

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Samson M.

a month ago

I paid $145 to get food poisoning so bad I had to take off work today, so I won't be back again. Ended up throwing up, diarrhea, the whole nine yards. The shrimp and crab were overcooked, and the Cajun sauce is NOT Cajun. It's more like an Asian curry roux sauce. Our waiter took almost 10 minutes to come and get our drinks when we were first sat but he was polite the whole night which was nice... but the bare minimum. Also, paying for each side SEPARATELY? Potatoes, sausage and corn are supposed to come in a traditional boil and if you want more THEN you pay for add-ons. The fact that it's $2-4 for 1-2 sides is practically theft. The only good thing I can say about the food was that the shrimp and crab were generous in their portions. I rarely leave reviews like this, but this was just a terrible experience. I want a refund but doubt I'll receive one, if even half.

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Toan Duc Le

a year ago

Food was good but a little bit salty. We tried the garlic butter, Cajun, and lemon pepper and they are overly seasoned. Newly remodeled restaurant and it looks clean. Service is quick

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Crawling Crab worth it in Baker?

Most diners rave about the tender seafood, flavorful garlic sauce options, and attentive staff who remember regulars, though seasoning levels and side pricing structure are inconsistent across visits. Known for: customizable seafood boils, messy-eating friendly.

What do visitors love about The Crawling Crab?

Seafood boil portions are generous and cooked tender, especially the lobster and shrimp Fried platters (calamari and fish) are crispy and delicious Staff remembers repeat customers and provides frequent table check-ins Casual, mess-free eating experience despite the hands-on nature of boils

Is there anything to know before visiting The Crawling Crab?

Sauces tend to be overseasoned and overly salty across multiple flavor options Sides (potatoes, sausage, corn) charged separately at $2-4 each rather than included in traditional boil pricing Food quality and freshness appear inconsistent—one reviewer reported severe food poisoning from shrimp and crab Service can be slow during peak times (10+ minute wait for drink orders)

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