Crab Island and Cajun seafood in a bag replaces Cutting Board on the westside | Eater Vegas

"In the former Cutting Board space, I visited Crab Island, a 5,918-square-foot Cajun and Creole seafood restaurant on Rock Springs Drive near Lake Mead Boulevard that encourages diners to “get your hands dirty” with seafood prepared in a bag, a serving style popular in Chinatown and along Spring Mountain Road. For now the operation is concentrating on a menu from “Mama Glo,” which includes appetizers such as garlic popcorn cheese, crab cakes, calamari, and beef dumplings; po’boy sandwiches and a lobster roll; and portions of fried cod, tilapia, oysters, and shrimp. Customers can order a pound of snow crab legs for $35.97 served with corn, potato, eggs, and sausages, or substitute a pound of crawfish, clams, shrimp, or mussels; combination deals can include up to three different seafood choices, seasoned from mild to extra hot and cooked with garlic butter, lemon pepper, butter, or Crab Island’s house flavor. The space retains the large interior, separate bar, and seven 60-inch TVs that had been used for live events, and Crab Island is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; takeout can be ordered online and the restaurant can be reached at 702-233-9828." - Bradley Martin