Cracking Crab

Reviews

• Tyler P.

  star star star star star 13 July 2026

  Have been here twice and have really had a great time both times.
  
  Awesome easy to read menus, pretty easy parking, great prices, and the food and spices are spot on.
  
  An on beautiful Honolulu street to boot.
  
  Can't miss for family get togethers and birthdays.
  
  If you're shi-shi like me and don't want a ton of work, the already peeled shrimp is wonderful.
  
  Owner Kevin is omnipresent and does an incredible, personable job.
  
  Staff Mark and John are so pleasant and on it as well.
  
  A+++
  
  Will definitely come back time and time again.

• Vahag N.

  star star star star star 12 July 2026

  We just order from this place on Doordash. My wife and i ordered the Combo #3 and garlic bread.
  First of all the food was really really good. It was still hot when we got it and the seasoning was good. We got the medium and it was still sort of spicy. ( so if you dont like spicy, get the mild) We did the lobster, craw fish and shrimp with potatoes,sausage and corn. The food was really good, all of it.
  Honestly I read some reviews and I was a little hesitant, but decided to order anyways and i was very satisfied.
  The only thing is that, there was way too much food. We couldnt finish it by any means. ( But for me thats always good) i rather have too much food, then not enough.
  Overall I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is wanting to eat really good creole food. I have eat real creole food at St. Thomas ( Caribbean) and this was pretty close.

• Alice W.

  star star star star_border star_border 8 July 2026

  This place is okiedokie~ I'll just get into it:
  Service: I've read below that the service wasn't too great, but I had a different experience. We had great servers and the staff checked in on us regularly... a little too regularly... but I'd rather be checked on more than not at all.
  
  Happy Hour: Idk what time it starts, but it ended at 7 p.m.  There are reduced prices on oysters (like 12 for $12), sweet corn, crawfish, and wings. We were able to grab the oysters. They came on a bed of ice with a sweeter black sauce (which i think might've been soy sauce? i honestly couldn't tell...) and a cocktail sauce. We also got tobasco sauce in the bottle but the bottle was kinda caked with gunk, so i had to napkin that thing so i wouldn't touch the bottle...
  
  The food:
  The hubby and I each got a pound of shrimp and we shared a half pound of sausage together, and 1 corn.  We got the crackin mix in medium and spicy. I couldn't tell too much of a difference with the sauces' spicy levels.
  The amount of food was just right (with the oysters). We ended up finishing everything, but were completely stuffed afterwards.
  
  Overall, the food was good, but not great. I appreciated the Dodgers game playing in the background. There weren't too many people rolling through on a Wednesday night at 7 p.m., so it was a quiet environment. I'd say this is really good for groups since the space is huge! Also, you can park on the street (if available) or just around the corner at the free lot. This is a cute street to walk on as well with dessert nearby.

• Kaori T.

  star star star star star 16 June 2026

  Awesome spot for you cajun style seafood! Bag of shrimp with the sauce on the side so I can dip rather than peel and get my hands dirty... which happened anyway. Clean restaurant, the shrimp were big and juicy and the best part is there was NO LINE! They have healthier options as well. Definitely would recommend this place and I would opt for this spot over boiling crab any day!

• Ani V.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 15 June 2026

  Came here on a Saturday night I think this is the worst dinner I've ever had.  The service was OK but the food was a complete waste.
  I think the only good thing was the half off for Yelp Check in of the appetizers which was the chicken wings those are pretty good. I ordered the shrimp plate with the broccoli and corn the broccoli was overly salty didn't even have a good flavor. I returned it back to the kitchen and I'm usually not too picky but I could not eat the broccoli. I then ordered a Caesar salad to substitute for it but it tasted like the lettuce was drenched and mayonnaise instead of Caesar dressing. :/
  There wasn't even any cheese on top.
  
  My boyfriend ordered the seafood platter so I decided maybe I'll eat some of his food.  
  I asked him to give me a piece and he said "If you want" He didn't enjoy his food either.
  To my surprise he said his food was horrible as well. We ended up just eating nothing.
  I brought it up to our waiter and he said that the crab was just a live a second ago but the flavor tasted like it was old. I've eaten an many seafood restaurants from the Dominican Republic to here in Downtown LA, this food was not fresh at all!
  
  This is a "I won't return place"
  
  Our bill ended up being about $150 and we pretty much ended up going somewhere else to eat after this I will not recommend this place at this time.