Crawfish King
8142 Shin Oak Dr, Live Oak
(210) 444-9343
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Decent meal. Small, quiet restaurant with friendly service. A solid stop if you’re in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Let me begin by giving my positive review, the crawfish tail fried rice and Lao sausage are to die for..OMG absolutely flavorful. I enjoyed until the last bite
Now on to the seafood, I had very high hopes that I found a seafood spot that I can finally call my absolute favorite, but was disappointed, I was excited to order my crawfish because I read that they used live crawfish instead of the frozen one and they are boiled in seasoning, not just salt water that need the butter sauce for flavor. Here is where I was disappointed, I ordered over $180 of seafood I order 3 lbs of crawfish, 2 lbs of head on shrimps, and 2 lbs of mussels,n the fired rice and the sausage. For the seafood the option for sauce was on top or on the side so I chose on top.
Upon getting my order I first noticed that all of the seafood was in plates, my first concern, because where are the plastic bags I am use too? When opening the crawfish plate what I thought was a butter sauce was some sort of dry seasoning, the crawfish was very small (to be expected, because crawfish season is over) it did have a good flavor but this plate of crawfish was a very...VERY small potion I did not get any corn or potatoes, the shrimps also had this dry seasoning on it, and the mussels were nice sizes but they had very little seasoning. What upset me the most my order was missing 1 lb of crawfish, and 1 lb of mussels.
I will not say this place was a complete waste because I did enjoy the rice and sausage, but I will not order seafood from here again, I was very disappointed with the seafood and this was the main reason for my order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
The food was delicious, we had the crab fried rice and the Tiger cry everything was good with generous portions. The staff was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've had crawfish all over San Antonio and never had an issue. The crawfish here were small and very tough to separate from the shell. What a workout.The service sucked! They took 26 minutes to place our order and another 30 to receive it.Anyone who knows crawfish will tell you that is not an ideal place for them.. Moving forward,I'm sticking to San Antonio!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
The fish was good. The plate I ordered needed a vegetable of some kind to balance the fish and fries
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
If disorganization and waiting over an hour for an online order is your thing, then this place is for you. Oh you'll get a free drink while you sit and wait for 40 mins though!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Wasn't near hot enough! And tasted kinda sweet! Good flavor just no spice and i asked for extra spice!
Great food! The seafood boil was so good. The seasoning was perfect. The house sauce is delicious, not salty or too spicy. Just right!
The flavors are absolutely amazing! I went with 3 of my friends, we all had something different and every single dish was delicious. I love how many choices you get. If you don’t want the seafood bucket, you can just opt for a pad thai instead, which is one of the best pad thai’s I have ever had and it took me years to find a good one. We also loved that you can combine different sauces and add more of the seafood you like (more crawfish for example). 10/10 yum!
The seafood boils were good. My favorite dish there was the nam khao. We went on a busy day so expect delays in service, but the staff is extremely kind and nice. It would have been nice to be supplied with bibs and gloves for the seafood boil.
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The best crawfish and shrimp the sauce its the best.
I came here for the Thai food instead of their seafood boil and I was impressed! Generous protein servings with their chicken pad thai that I couldn’t finish my plate. The crab fried rice had large chunks of crab meat too! The servers were super helpful and friendly. I will return for the seafood boil next time!
Great food in a strip mall joint. The seafood is fresh and well prepared. The service is prompt and courteous. The portions are generous and surprisingly affordable. Be careful, some shrimp may come head/shell on.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great food and service. The seafood is fresh, and the seasonings are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage, Gumbo, King Crab, The Sauce
I went a bit early so not to busy. Crawfish were fresh and great. Lady at the bar was very kind, not pushy for drinks and suggested different plates.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Crablegs and Shrimp w Sausage Potatoes and Corn House and Lemon Pepper Sauce Mixed
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