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Welcome to Crackin' Crab

Crackin' Crab is a seafood restaurant in Albuquerque, NM that offers a unique dining experience. Customers rave about the flavorful seafood boils, with options like crab, shrimp, and scallops, paired with delicious sauces like Lemon Pepper. The interactive dining style, where you eat with your hands out of a bag, adds to the fun and messy experience. The service is top-notch, with servers like Cathy being accommodating and efficient. The overall consensus is that the food is excellent, the portions are generous, and the atmosphere is casual and enjoyable. If you're craving a seafood feast, Crackin' Crab is the place to go!

Crackin' Crab: Reviews & Ratings

Dahlila V.
Dahlila V.

When I'm craving a seafood boil this has been my go to! I always get to go and every time I get there it's done so the service is definitely quick. If you're thinking about ordering from here or stormin crab get your seafood from here!! I can not stress that enough. Stormin crab is overpriced and poorly seasoned in my opinion.

Duke P.
Duke P.

Tumm for my tumm tumm you know when the food is good when they have to wear gloves to bring it out cuz how hot it is yummmmmm

Andrew R.
Andrew R.

It's a weird experience, but it's fabulous seafood. We've never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn't do any research, so we didn't know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn't obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 ("cast"), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don't feel silly, put it on; you'll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a 'garbage can' in plastic for all the shells and mess you'll make. It's weird, it's odd, you don't get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it's messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there's one plastic device (shell slicer) I've never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn't take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn't anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too.

Andrea F.
Andrea F.

For me it hit all the spots. It had great flavor, the seafood was good, it was messy (which is a good thing) and the service was quick. Our server was also pretty funny and delightful. Not something I eat often but this is where I go when I'm craving it

Gwen G.
Gwen G.

Exactly as described. Finger licking good. I don't like king crab legs so I just order by the pound and get extra scallops. I do wish they had more sauce choices.

Kio C.
Kio C.

Came here for dinner and the food was amazing. Got the seafood combo with lemon pepper and mild. Mild already has a kick to it so I'm glad I didn't get anything crazier. There's a good combo of food... just weird how a clearly 2 portion meal comes with only one potato and corn lol. The sauce is on the saltier side but it's still good. I also got the fried calamari and it was soooo good. The oysters were fresh but nothing special. The service is great here -- very attentive and nice. Didn't feel like the service was slow like some of the other reviewers mentioned.

Location

  • Crackin' Crab
    4959 Pan America Fwy NE Ste C Albuquerque, NM 87109 Hotline: (505) 344-4469

Crackin' Crab, located at 4959 Pan America Fwy NE Ste C in Albuquerque, NM, is a seafood lover's paradise. This casual dining spot offers a wide range of options, from crab legs and shrimp to mussels and scallops, all served by the pound with your choice of sauce.

One standout feature of Crackin' Crab is the unique dining experience it offers. Diners are provided with plastic bibs and eat their food out of plastic bags, making for a messy but fun activity. The Lemon Pepper sauce, in particular, has been praised for its outstanding flavor that complements the seafood perfectly.

The menu may be a bit unconventional, but customers like Andrew R. have raved about the excellent quality of the crab, shrimp, and scallops. The pricing is also reasonable, with generous portions leaving diners feeling stuffed and satisfied.

If you're in the mood for a seafood boil that hits all the right spots, Crackin' Crab is the place to go. With quick service, good flavor, and a playful dining experience, this restaurant is sure to become a favorite spot for seafood enthusiasts.