The Crab Station - Carrollton

We visited around 2 PM on a weekday and were the only customers there, so it was pretty quiet. This is one of my husband's favorite spots, he goes at least twice a month, if not more, with his best friend. The food, service, and atmosphere are all consistently good.

Food was brought out quickly and staff was friendly. Price was acceptable and food was solid overall. They apparently don't have plain butter or metal knives though just FYI.

Ordered crawfish, because in March or so it was fantastic. Ordered live crawfish. Got very not fresh crawfish. Only the first layer of ten or so was fresh, then they all started coming up bad. Tail mushy, falling apart in the shell... Blackishness on the shells... Shells bendy and rubbery. I am no biologist, but I know when something isn't fresh. This was out early mother's day dinner my kids paid for... Never eating from here again.

Had a good first time visit here. We started with the calamari….tasted fresh. Ordered the lobster roll, blackened salmon and kids chicken tenders. The food delivery was timely and delicious. Ask for Khang, our wait person had a good smile and went above and beyond for us. We hope you enjoy your experience as we did.

The freshness of the seafood and the delicious spices made it a memorable birthday celebration. The portions were generous- we got the boiled seafood with 3 lbs of shrimp, corn garlic noodles and an order of sweet potatoe fries! Our family of 5 adults practically went into a food coma after dinner. Our waiter was the best, he kept checking in on us. We got the "normal" spice level and it wasn't too mild or too spicy. All the flavors were on point!

Went with my sister and her boyfriend to eat here on their last night visiting me from out of state. It was good, the service was excellent. I know next time to make sure when I ask for butter garlic sauce with herbs. To make sure to tell them zero spicy. Mine were still to spicy. The Peach Daiquiri was delicious! This was still definitely a good place. It was laid back place. Very good atmosphere.

The neighborhood was packed. It took me 10 minutes just to park. All the restaurants had wait times except the Crab station. I wanted to just be able to sit and order. There were only 6 people dining there. I ordered at the bar, got a drink and the server dropped off the food and I never saw him again. Nobody was working behind the bar. I ran out of my drink and the server never came back. I looked behind me and all the servers were seated at a table near the kitchen. All on their phones doing social media. I finally just got up and walked to the table to ask for a drink because my mouth was on fire from the spicy food. Food was good but the service needs an overhaul, retraining, just close it down.

Top of the line! My favorite seafood spot in Carrollton, TX. if you want to try some good food, well seasoned, and with some heat, The Crab Station is where it's at! I go here on many occasions and it's a great time with the family. 10/10 would recommend.

The lobster roll was out of this world!!!! Loved the restaurant and staff were so friendly

First time at crab station for dinner. We usually go to red claws for sea food boils but we wanted something different and something closer to home. The boil was ok. Definitely better at red claws. The cat fish was good. Just ok. The lobster roll was pretty good but it's almost 30$ and it's pretty small. Shrimp cocktail was great. It was great for a big party we didn't have to wait long on a Saturday! Good ambiance. The service was pretty good. They took good care of us. It's not the best place for seafood but I'd like to try some other things before I give a bad review. I'd go back!

The food had no season and the lobster and shrimp were over cooked and sauces all taste the same. They toss the seafood instead of cooking in the sauce. It has no flavor. The drinks were mid. The service was mid. The music and ambiance were nice though.

THERE WASNT A LINE!! My parents were craving CRAVING oysters and this place hit the spot!! I would say I'm being generous with the stars, I'd give it a 3.8! The service was AMAZING. Very attentive and sweet. We had the calamari as our appetizer and honestly, too much breading. Oysters tasted good, it don't hit the same as New Orleans but we also in Texas haha! They were pretty decent sized though. The char-boiled oysters had some garlic to it, similar to Alfredo sauce! The bread that came with it was soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Of course we had someone who doesn't eat seafood with us so we got some wings, they were lemon pepper wings. And we got a shrimp boil that was actually spicy!!

A hidden or not so hidden gem. Their more popular dishes are the blatant boils . They look and smell delish! I ordered the calamari which was cooked to perfection. No chewiness at all. It was lightly breaded and fluffy. This was followed by a cold lobster roll which is perfect in this Tx heat. I will be returning soon. To try more.

Came here Saturday with friends and I got the a pound of mussels and a pound of shrimp. The mussels were by far my favorite and they were huge! I also appreciate that this place has a non-alcoholic drink menu and the mango limeade i got was TASTY. There was one gentleman who was not our server and he constantly filled our waters, and our waiter would check on us from time to time. I would say good team work. I wont take a star away, but the restaurant needs to clean their humidifier, as it smelt like it had mold.

This place is pretty good to go to if you go on their special nights for live crawfish. I recommend snacking on the Cajun fries as a good appetizer. We got the Original sauce for the crawfish and the seasonings/flavors were excellent. The oysters themselves were fresh and quite large servings. To me, the lobster roll was a little too rich and unfortunately the lobster itself was slightly over cooked. Overall this place is a good place to go when crawfish is in season.

The Crab Station is located in a plaza full of Asian restaurants. It was hard to pick which one to eat at! You'll get a bib, a condiment container, and a bucket for shells. The strawberry margarita was huge and delicious. We had: -the killer calamari -shrimp, crab legs: The garlic butter sauce is the only non-spicy option so that's why we went with it, but it was a bit boring. The size of both were more than satisfying. The crab was also easy to crack open. -oysters: Overwhelmingly huge. I would've enjoyed it more if it came with mignonette sauce. -cajun and sweet potato fries -chef's bread pudding: best item on the menu I would come back for the above and also to give their "Weak Sauce" a try. They also play great pop/r&b music. Make sure you come hungry.

The 4 is there instead of a 3 because the servers were very nice ! Tuesday 2:00 pm Happy hour March 2023 Ordered happy hour margaritas (regular frozen at first; then mango). $6. Ordered the triple Cajun tacos (blackened catfish, chicken, shrimp) they come with a type of pico on them, and there are sides of ketchup, cocktail sauce, and tarter sauce. $13-$14 My friend ordered the same, and oysters. (6) Charbroiled. Back to the tacos: the chicken one was good. If I reordered this entree, I would do chicken tacos only. The blackened catfish was a 2/5 if you added the tarter sauce. The shrimp- bland. Maybe 1.5/5. It needed the cocktail sauce. The space, medium sized. Not too loud. Not too crowded. Would I return? Yes, but no time

The sauce is ok but little salty, service is really good though, it is quite chill and fit for group or family dinner.

Highly recommend all food great loved the oysters, king crab, seafood chowder best ever had recommend and all other items. Outstanding

If you are craving a good Viet-Cajun Seafood boil, you have come to the right place. This is one of my fave spots to go to in the DFW area. They have the best snow crab clusters and shrimp, and when crawfish is in season- it's absolutely amazing! I love to get the Shazam- which is second to the spiciest. For those of you spiciest lovers, be careful with their spiciest level- my lips were swollen. For those of you who like happy hours, they do have specials- I believe they are from 3-6 pm and even are over the weekend. They have a fully stocked bar with cool drinks. For those of you who aren't seafood lovers, they have a build-your-own gumbo bar and other options on their menu like wings (which are really good) The service has always been good and they are pretty attentive.

I went here solely for the reason that I was searching for a lobster roll in dfw for a long time. Did some searching and found this place. Online it had an epic picture of the wagyu cheeseburger as well. I went there and although the warm lobster roll tasted pretty good, for $25 it was VERY small. I know lobster is expensive but that's why I paid $25 for it. I think I finished it in 5 bites. Dont get me started on the "wagyu cheeseburger". I asked for medium and it came out well done. Dried and no flavor. Looked nothing like the picture on their website. 0/10 on the burger. Don't get it.

A true delight in the center of Carrollton. Fresh seafood served in a myriad of ways. Delicious and pleasant atmosphere too.

The service is great! And so is the food. Good selection and comparative prices to other seafood based restaurants! We enjoyed the atmosphere too. It's quaint yet accommodating. We think this may be our Cajun seafood boil spot long term.

Excellent food and excellent service reside in this location. We had 6 in our party and choose to do family style so we could try a variety of dishes and with various spice levels. All of the food was hot fresh and delicious. The ghost pepper sauce is definitely one to remember got quite so time. I gave 4 stars because the bathroom is gross. I can't say enough how important it is to have someone keep this area clean. Other than that I'd say we would definitely come back.

The crawfish with that butter sauce was absolutely delicious. So delicious I went back and grabbed some for my mom a week later. The crawfish are nice sized and just cooked to perfection. I'm not a suck the head type of person but I literally licked the whole crawfish and sucked the juice off of it. It was so dang good!!

This place is contending for one of my favorite crawfish spots. I ordered the original flavor which is like a mild spice level, but I tasted the level 3 (extra Shazam) from a friends order and it was delicious! It added the right amount of kick without being overpower. It was spicy but you still got plenty of flavor. They're shrimp and lobster linguini and they calamari are also good. I usually go here for seafood boil, but I need to venture out and order their other seafood options. Also, they do offer a $5 margarita with checkin on Yelp, but I would skip it. It's very tart in my option. I would try the hurricane. It's not too strong or too sweet.

Nasty as hell. No flavor what so ever. Needs seasoning and didn't have a freshness to it.

Good service and a variety of various sauces to pair with whatever type of protein you opt for. Good for a fun evening if you don't mind getting a little messy.

Great food & great service. They also give out quality gloves, bibs, & tools I just wish there was more flavor as you increase the spice level. My family & I just honestly feel the burn...but still yummy overall. Keep in mind that it's just a little bit more expensive than similar other places in the area, but it's definitely a great place for seafood. Will come again! For more food pics, check out @the.pikachew on Instagram!

i visited with a group of 6 and we came late on a sunday night and there was still a 30 min wait. luckily there were several large groups that left all at the same time so we actually only waited about 15 minutes or so. they have a buy 4lbs get 1 free special for the crawfish which was perfect. we also got a pound of mussels, shrimp, wings, and 1/2 dozen oysters. if you check in through Yelp, there's a $5 margarita check-in offer!! food was great and the crawfish was still large! overall the food was great. the service on the other hand...first it took forever for the waiter to come over and take our order, then they kept forgetting multiple things that we asked for. our ranch for the wings, waters, i ordered a mango margarita and received a regular flavored one, extra lemons, etc. we asked how long it would take for the crawfish to come out and they were like 5 min! ...15 minutes later we asked for them to check on our food :/ food was good, but had the service been better i think we would've enjoyed our visit much more.

A few of my girlies and I came to visit Dallas area for the weekend and wanted some seafood boil. We came here on a Sunday a little after opening. We were greeted and seated right away. Wasn't busy when we were there but later on got a bit more packed an hour in. Ambiance of the place was cool and they played 90s and 2000s music..all throwbacks! Of course that's our vibe because we're 90s babies! Our waiter was friendly and super helpful. He gave us suggestions and was also a great bartender. Super attentive for refills and to change up our shell trash buckets. We ordered 2 bags of 1 lb each of crawfish, headed shrimp, boiled eggs, corn, and potatoes with the Original sauce and it was 9/10. Crawfish were big in size and sauce was delicious but did need a little bit of something for my liking. Still overall tasty and would get again. Other foods we ordered were: Charbroiled oysters; came out sizzling and hot and it was good 9/10. Lobster roll; buttery and savory; 8/10. Cajun Fries; crispy and flavorful 10/10 Mango Limemade; tart and just right; 10/10. This fed 4 of us and was just the right amount to be satisfied. This was a good place for seafood boil.

My husband and I enjoyed going to the Crab Station with our large group (14 guests total). We appreciate that the restaurant was able to accommodate for all of us given how small the interior is (they pushed all the tables together), and also by how flexible they were to providing extra seating if we needed. The food was delicious with spices that were well blended, and their margarita was awesome! Just the right amount of alcohol to flavoring. We'll definitely be coming back again for more group get togethers.

Finally got to try the crab station this weekend and it was super delicious. I got the snow crab legs with sausage in original sauce. The sauce was very delicious. You can really taste the garlic in the sauce and it was slightly sweet which was tasty paired with a squeeze of lemon and butter! The prices for seafood have gone up quite a bit of course but I love it so much idc lol My fiancé got garlic noodles with lobster. They liked the noodles but said the lobster was slightly over cooked and dry. The margarita was really good and I got a discount for checking in on Yelp! I definitely plan to go back and try and more items with different sauces. Overall I had a great experience and our waiter was really nice and helpful.

*I changed the rating because they replaced this meal, but I wanted to keep the review so that you guys are aware* My wife and I absolutely love this place, however we had no idea their bags are not oven safe. We wasted $100 and we didn't even get to enjoy our food. My wife let out a yelp when she realized the plastic melted. It's actually a great joy to eat here and we often warm our crab and shrimp in the oven when we prepare it at home in oven bags. It was very disappointing to experience this. It is a treat for us to come here but now the hundred dollars we just spent went down the drain. I would love to receive a refund because we were never informed not to place these bags in the oven because we always eat there but today was an exception due to me recently having surgery. This was just sad and terrible. I'd love to give 5 stars but we just feel so sad at the moment.

I finally got a chance to go to the crab station, in Carrollton. I ordered the seafood gumbo, witch was with shrimp/ crab meat& sausages. The portion, was way big, for me, but I didn't mind it, because I luv seafood . I kinda got there late, but I enjoyed the peace& quite Alex, my waiter was very helpful& kind. The ambiance was very simple, but very cozy, with a small bar. If you are interested in fresh seafood, I suggest you google their location in Carrollton& pay them a visit. You won't be disappointed.

I love this location!! I've been to the location itself a few times and I've ordered delivery several times. Each time I've had a great experience. Even when ordering delivery the seafood comes hot and fresh. My favorite is the crawfish and shrimp combo with all the sauces mixed together. This is my go to spot for delivery of seafood boil. I love it!!

Decent spot if you're craving some seafood. We waited a while to be greeted and seated (they only had 2 young girls working the to go station and taking tables). However, as we were leaving they had more people come in so it's a hit or miss on service. I throughly enjoyed the oysters and crab legs. The clams and the Caribbean was just okay. Rockefeller was definitely not good at all. Make sure you ask if they have live crawfish because apparently if they don't have live they use frozen. Decent spot for some seafood but probably wouldn't be a regular there.

Came on a weekday during lunch and there was a pretty decent crowd but we had no trouble getting in. We hadn't been in a long time so were torn on what to get but our server was super friendly had some good suggestions for us. We started with a half dozen raw oysters which were tasty, then chicken wings - 1/2 Cajun Parmesan 1/2 Saigon sauce- those were good but a bit too saucy for me. We then shared a shrimp and crab bag which was delicious! We were soaking up the sauce which was the perfect combo of Cajun, spicy, garlicky. My husband is now a big fan and he can't stop talking about how good everything was.

Came here a couple times and each time was a good experience except once I came during a time crawfish season just ended and they told us they used frozen crawfish and it was just bad and old and the crawfish meat stuck to the shell ( which is usualy a sign it's not good) so I would never get frozen seafood if I were you. It's more a 3.5 stars because that one time with the frozen crawfish was just horrible. I definitely like the shrimp and crab legs here and would reccomend those for sure! Get the extra shazam sauce its perfect!! Little spicy but great flavor! They have a hh too but I havent been yet so I might try that another time !

So good that we went here twice (and we were only in Dallas for three days)! Maybe we'll actually try their seafood boil one of these days, but we were full from just oysters and wings. We got a dozen oysters per person both times we were there. They were large and fresh, and they came out fast! There were plenty of lime wedges and accompaniments for the platter and lots of ceviche on each oyster. We also got garlic parmesan wings and Saigon wings. The garlic parmesan sauce is amazing so ask them to make the wings extra saucy. The Saigon wings are also delicious- just beware, they are pungent from the fish sauce! Awesome happy hour- love it when happy hour is pretty much all day and includes Fridays. Margaritas are huuge. Free bread pudding on your birthday!

Had a fantastic experience today. Order arrived as specified, and with the correct taste (and a few options too!). Wait staff very very helpful as we explored the menu and made our decision. Best oysters I've had in DFW by the way - and I've tried a few other places.... Overall - we will be back and probably will try the location in Fort Worth. Pros - high quality seafood. Great flavors Cons - Diet Pepsi. - Yuk! Improvement suggestion - switch to Coke products, please!!!

yummy place for crawfish with friends! they have so many appetizers and options for crawfish, crab etc. we ended up getting the oysters and the crab legs, and two pounds of crawfish to share between two people. i love crawfish so it's hard to disappoint! also a bread came with both appetizers and it was so yummy.

My boyfriend and I came to this location. Amazing servers, food was tasty as well! I got the Boiled Seafood Snow Crabs , corn and potatoes. He got the Waygu cheeseburger and we shared some ooey, gooey, cheesy boudin balls ! My boyfriend said the Cajun Fries were the perfect amount of seasoning. The atmosphere was great ! Make sure to ask for Angelo and tip your servers! They were all so attentive and made it easier to relax and enjoy our meal, even though we came in almost 30 minutes before close Will for sure be coming back to this location!

Without a doubt one of the best seafood boil restaurants I have ever tried. I'm a HARSH critic when it comes to seafood boil, and this place has absolutely won my heart over. Their prices are UNBEATABLE and their food is absolutely FLAVORFUL and DELICIOUS. I can not rave about this place enough. Not only do they offer extremely affordable, mouthwatering seafood boil, but they have a wide selection of other seafood options if you're craving something else. Their crawfish were huge and juicy, and their sauce was the perfect amount of spice and flavor. I will 100% be going back here!!!

Pretty good ordered take out on a friday night was ready in 20 mins, sauce was slightly to "fishy" to me also forgot my additional dipping sauce that wasn't free.

The food and the service was great. That was was my 1st time going and I must say it was enjoyable. I got the king crab legs and the garlic butter shrimp. I am not a big spicy food person but it had just enough for my liking. I will be back

The Crab Station is my go to crawfish spot in DFW. The sauce for the crawfish is the perfect amount of garlic and butter mixed with spices and peppers. Currently, the live crawfish is $9/lb. What I love about The Crab Station is that they have so many options for food! From their appetizers to entrees. I've had their spicy edamame, crab claws, wings, and oysters. All of which were good! On this last visit, we tried some of their chowder which was amazing. They've extended their drink selection which is great! I love that they sell sake, and for $14-$16 a bottle, you're getting a great deal for alcohol! I've never had any complaints about the service I've received here. This time, they were even more attentive. Big shout out to the manager, Anthony, for making sure we had all of our needs!

Loved everything! We sat at the bar and enjoyed some local beer on tap and our delicious dinner. Giant sack filled with deliciousness accompanied with bibs and gloves. (We didn't use gloves, just the bibs) Our server was great with giving recommendations! Will definitely be going back!

Food was delicious and came out in a timely manner. Atmosphere was great. The only thing I didn't like was we got charged for extra sauce...we asked for multiple times not knowing we were being charged each time.

amazing food, lots of meat for the money as they leave the joint on the crab, incredible service. Forget "that bucket place" this beats it in every way.

The food was pretty good but the server we had was inattentive and the restaurant wasn't busy at all. We were one of 2 tables in the whole place. Additionally, he asked me if my card was real when it was time to pay. I was appalled and asked to speak to the manager on duty who refused to speak with me. We won't be back.

Service is great along with location. Place was pretty busy given it was week night Don't know if we ordered the wrong food but it was not worth the money. The seafood gumbo tasted like Soup made from some cheap store soup powder it still had powder lumps in it, same with the sea food in it tasted stale like it was frozen and flash heated The one thing that tasted ok -was the tempura shrimp appetizer. Garlic noodles we ordered since it was hyped up by our friends tasted bland and was also a very small portion size. $52 for 1 entréé 1 soup and 1 appetizer in Carrollton plus $10 tip is way too much That too with plastic silverware- probably carcinogenic when used with the scalding hot soup

Food and service is always great. I typically go for the bearing sea. You get some crab shrimp potatoes and corn.

This place was honestly great! I tried the broiled oysters here and omg.. I didn't like oysters before this. I'd recommend. Our crab boil was good too!

I really enjoyed the amount of food I got and for the price I paid for. I ordered 2 pounds of crawfish 1 pound of shrimp 2 corn on the cob and 2 potatoes The crawfish are $7 a pound frozen And shrimp is $13 a pound before 6pm Monday thru Friday . The deals are good . The spices are ok , but the amount of food and service was good. I would have gave 5 stars if the seasoning was better , it needed more garlic, butter sauce and it needed to have that Cajun kick which I felt it did not have . Although, overall my experience was very good.

Fun little spot. Prices are kind of high- my friend and I shared a snack bag #2 I believe. $48 bucks, lots of food! We cooking finish if. The disappointing part- overlooked. The shrimp was mushy and the crab legs were almost flimsy. I don't think k got a perfect snap- lots of work. Sad day! We had been craving crab for weeks, we were kind of sad. High note- amazing oysters! I was nervous to start eating oysters again after hearing some stories in the news, but these were DELICIOUS!!!

Love this place. My sister and I went two weekends in a row for the crawfish. The service and food is always consistent and good. The place is always neat and clean.