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The King Crab Shack

Restaurant Seafood restaurant Vietnamese restaurant Crab dish restaurant

Cafe with a classic Vietnamese menu & shellfish with various sauces, plus American comfort foods. People often mention sauce, seafood, police, service, good, wife, hair, told, time, minutes,


Address

3881 S 27th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221

Website

thekingcrabshackcajun.com

Contact

(414) 763-0551

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (703 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 11:30 AM to 9 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11:30 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: sauce (12) seafood (11) police (9) service (8) good (8) wife (7) hair (7) told (7) time (7) minutes (6)
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  • 1/5 Gaoar Y. 1 year ago on Google
    NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN!! My wife and I decided to take my sister and mom out for dinner. Service is your typical service, but had to asked a few times for our water. Food is not what it used to be, super salty, but my mom likes salty food. That’s not the problem here. The issue, my wife found a piece of hair inside her bag of crawfish, WRAPPED around a corn. We told the waitress of this, they took it and offered to replaced it with ONE CORN, not the whole bag but one corn, after being gone for 5-10 minutes. Mind you, we’re not looking for a free meal, we told them that we did not want to pay for the portion of food that had hair in it because who would want to when that’s unsanitary. My wife and mom had hats on, so it can’t be their hair, and my sister was nowhere near the bag, same with me. The workers, I believe the male cooks refused to compromise in anyway or give us any sort of discount. We were willing to pay for the rest of the food that we did eat and had no hair in it, just not for the portion that had hair. They told us that the manager/owner is not here so they can not give us a discount. They refused to compromised, and called the police on us without even trying to find a solution. I believe it may have been the male coworkers that told the waitress to call the police, I am not 100% sure on who called them. As I was walking to open the door for my mom, I realized they also LOCKED US IN. which they cannot do. At this point, we were pretty mad and decided to just wait for the police to show up. The workers said that the police is on the way to review the footage. Luckily I’m a pretty patient guy, and was just waiting for the police to come show how salty they will be. As we were waiting, we went back and forth with them for a bit, and they indirectly pointed the fingers at us. They stated that all the cooks are male with no long hair, and how the waitress did not open the bag. It definitely could have not been us as well, since my wife and mother had a hat on. My sister and I never put our heads over the food as well. The police showed up after waiting for 15-20 minutes and the police sternly told them that they cannot lock us in. The officer talked to the workers, and my wife about the situation, then talked to the owner on the phone. After a few minutes, the owner told the officer we did not have to pay, which was not what we were asking for. Why didn’t the owner say that in the first place instead of wasting our time, and embarrassing us? They never showed the footage to us or the police, while all parties involved were there. Long story short, we will not be coming here to eat ever again. Wasted our time when it could have been solved within 5 minutes. Being the humbled, good people we are, we paid for the portion we did eat, eventhough we no longer had to. *We understand this may have happened in the past with other customers and people may have taken advantage of it, but you cannot treat customers like this. We know some people may have just been trying to do their job as told by their superiors, and trying to keep their jobs at the end of the day. By all means, if people wish to support them still, please do. We wish the best for them. With that being said, I really do hope the place change for the better.* *To clarify, we’re not angry about the food. We’re upset and distraught about the fact that they locked us in the restaurant, and called the police on us when we have done nothing wrong. Basically locking us in the restaurant which they are not legally allowed to* The King Crab Shack-3881 S 27th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221 Never coming here again.
    16 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Heather O. 5 years ago on Google
    Stop everything and go here. We decided to road trip 72 miles to check it out and it was well worth the drive. Pretty standard pricing and options for a steam-in-a-bag joint. It wasn't overly crowded (6pm on Fri night) and a nice change from the standard Fri night fish fry. The service was beyond great. Quick, attentive, cheerful, and fun. The food came quickly and was cooked perfectly (noted that a tank on-site held live lobsters and crabs.) Seasoning leaned towards the spicy side for the mild option, but in a good way. We got an order of wings for the heck of it...amaze. They also offer a limited selection of stir fry, pho and other Asian dishes if you feel like mixing it up.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Eric L. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was great! However the service from the wait staff was sub par. After we finished our meal it took about 15 minutes to get the check, and there was only one other group of customers in the restaurant. It really seemed like the wait staff was more involved with what was going on with their cell phone than the customers. I would visit again but I really don't agree with the mandatory 18% gratuity especially when the service is poor, it's like they don't have to try to do a good job because they will get a decent tip regardless of how well they perform. Perhaps next time I will just take my food home and enjoy.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 HeyoitsNana 1 year ago on Google
    This place use to be so good when I came here as a kid but years later I came back with my bf and was VERY disappointed. The service fee was so expensive and the food it self was not like it use to be. It literally tasted like they just threw creamy curry onto sea food. Me and my bf got so nauseous after eating here, he literally spat out the sausage because the sauce was so bad. The mussels WERE NOT CLEAN and had hair inside of them!!! The only thing enjoyable was the plain white rice, fires, and the crab legs that we DID NOT dip into the sauce. I was so disappointed because this place use to be like an authentic sea food boil place, red savery sauce, but now it has some type of Indian curry take to it??? 1-/10 would definitely not recommend.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Junior Xeem V. 1 year ago on Google
    Best Vietnamese Style Cajun seafood in town. Very good prices. Plus you can also get fried rice and other Asian dishes here like Pho or fried rice too! Great option if you have friends that don't like seafood but you do.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Erik �. 10 months ago on Google
    This place was awesome! The seafood boil was delicious, the spices stuck to the food and made every bite a flavorful experience. I only wish they had some options by the half pound so I could have mixed and matched more but the food more than made up for that. My server was super nice and helpful with my questions too. Would recommend this place if you love big flavor and some spice! I forgot to take a photo because I was so excited when I saw the food 😅
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 MissionsbyLi 6 months ago on Google
    Came here for a birthday celebration. The service is great, food wasn’t bad, and price was fair. I do like the pho though. The flavor of the broth was great! Didn’t really need to add in any extra ingredients or flavors. As for the seafood combo, I am not too big of a fan. But that is just my personal opinion. Got the house sauce and it is a mix of all three flavors they have there. Should had just got the Cajun flavor. I think the other flavors mixed with it kinda threw it off a little for me. But try it out! Not bad for a seafood place. Do recommend this place if you are visiting the Milwaukee area and want seafood! Will come back again to celebrate another event.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Joshua B. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was decent. However the first thing we were greeted with was that there was an automatic 18% tip. I think that's very shady waiting for people to sit and get comfortable to just throw at them. Also they don't even have prices on the menu for main courses. You have to get up and walk across the room to see them, almost like they want to shame you for knowing the price so you just sit down and order unknowingly and have to pay whatever they say the amount is. It's blatant they only care about making the most money possible. They obviously don't pay their employees well so they force you to pay a large tip. $22 dollar tip for having plastic forks, plates, and cups and food brought to table. Will never go back just based on principle
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jimmy L. 1 year ago on Google
    Just did an online order and it said to pick up around 7:22pm Tuesday may 19, 2022. I had someone to go pick it up in my place and it wasn’t even ready by the time it said it supposed to be. They had to wait 30 minutes which they not suppose too and didn’t even give some gloves. They had to go back and get some gloves and one of the lady gave them attitude. I don’t appreciate it and they not checking the order properly in the first place. They should of have name tag for each employee. Like seriously, check the orders online instead of messing around. If I could give it a zero star, I would.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 adam s. 1 year ago on Google
    My wife said it was the BEST seafood she's ever had and best dinner EVER too !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mason L. 1 year ago on Google
    Always a good place. They share the name with the same spot in Brady. The wife prefers this one. Plus it’s a lot closer than having to go all the way to downtown. Good quality food every time

  • 1/5 Lily H. 1 year ago on Google
    Been craving a sea food boil for a while so I decided to try somewhere knew & I came here. Never AGAIN very disappointed in there sauce & I bought another sauce thinking it was just the flavor I had choose but I was wrong! There sauce is thick like if it can be an Alfredo sauce taste like it has miracle whip in it🤢there sauce is not a normal seafood boil butter sauce with seasonings. I don’t not recommend you will be disappointed & will pay a arm & a leg for some nasty food!!! -1/10

  • 5/5 Twoine H. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great time dinning with my team Yup U Gonna Like It! Make sure ur money right as it do get pricey

  • 3/5 Betty Y. 1 year ago on Google
    I haven’t been here for almost two years and since my sister is in town, I decided to come here with her. I’ve been wanting to come here but the sauce have completely changed. I usually get their seafood with their house and the burning spicy but their sauce just doesn’t taste the same. I honestly quite frankly don’t like it. It’s really thick now and has a strong lime flavor. I’ve read that they got charged 18% gratuity and I thought that it was just because their group was probably 6 people and more but nope, it’s required. I always tip anyways but I hate that I feel forced to tip 18% because what if the service wasn’t even good? Anyways, you will be charged 18% gratuity so it’s either you pay with all card or just cash. Their sauces have change so be warn, it’s not like how it was before.

  • 1/5 tee g. 6 months ago on Google
    When you go to a seafood place it's supposed to be seafood only not a noodle shop or Chinese food included, plus it wasn't tasty as you would assume. Only good food was the appetizer of fried calamari and fries, nothing else. And for $70 not worth the time money or energy to go back.

  • 5/5 Brittany S. 8 months ago on Google
    I love this place so much! The food is always wonderful ❤️.

  • 5/5 Peter P. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great experience! I’m here from Colorado and we googled this place and we weren’t disappointed! I got combo 1 with all mixes with medium heat

  • 5/5 Craig W. 2 years ago on Google
    Awesome dining experience. Friendly service. Amazing flavor and large portions! Will definitely be back.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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