Bucket O' Crawfish- Alameda

Still my daughter's favorite Cajun restaurant.Quality/Quantity - Today we got the following:Cajun Wings - 10 pieces. Love me some deep fried wings! Glad we got the larger order. I think I ate most of the wings. Fried perfectly and each wing was of good size.Combo #1 - Crawfish, mussels, and shrimp (head off for $2 extra) with mild Cajun sauce. We also added 1 extra corn.Garlic Noodles - Regular size. How can you NOT like butter and garlic! We should have ordered a large...? But actually it was more than enough.Crawfish Fried Rice - This was actually better than expected and of generous size.Atmosphere - This was a brother/sister shared location. But now it seems like it is one business...?The sister owns the Bucket of Crawfish and the brother owns Pho Anh Dao.But today they seated all of us on the Pho side.Fairly large space. Still very few customers here even for a Saturday when we visit, so good for us.In the past, it was hard to find parking, but it is not a problem now. Plenty of street parking and I think they share a private lot with the motel next door...?Open 6 days a week, from noon until 9pm; closed Mondays. Service - Good/excellent; 5 stars as usual.We also like supporting the locals and family run businesses.We have supported this business since the "shooting."Optional bibs. This is a finger food type restaurant.Price - $99 + tip.Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2014 at this location and since 2010 in Utah.

As a crawfish enthusiast--this was one of the most disappointing seafood boil places I've been to. Even though it's crawfish season, their crawfish was FROZEN (which is usually okay when it's off season)--but such an upsetting discovery. But after my first bite, it was immediately a noticeable difference from live ones. Not much flavor with each crawfish especially since each one wasn't that juicy plump bite you expect, and it was more of a spice and oil taste than a flavorful seafood boil sauce you'd expect. My friend got the shrimp and it was also over cooked.The only thing bringing up my review ranking is because it happened to dual as a Vietnamese restaurant which had delicious spring rolls and egg rolls we tried as an appetizer. I wish I took a photo of those bc they were actually very yum and came with the perfect peanut sauce. Also, our waiter was really attentive of us I think bc we sat near the register but nevertheless, very vigilant with making sure we had everything we needed. So If you're craving crawfish don't come here or maybe call ahead to see if they ever have live ones that day. Since they're called BUCKET o' CRAWFISH--I really was excited for it to live up to the potential of the name but wow was it a sad realization.

I'm still surprised how good it was and the service was awesome as well. We were in the Alameda area and didn't know the restaurants around us. I've been craving crab so I pulled up Yelp and searched crab. This place came up. We drove to this spot and it was connected with a Inn. My boyfriend asked if I was sure I wanted to try this place out and I said why not. I am becoming more adventurous especially with random hole in the walls. Parking did seem sketch in the back but it was fine. Walking in, it was two restaurants in one. The right side was pho and the other was Bucket O' Crawfish. The workers on both sides greeted us. The price was reasonable and we had drinks as well. The flavor for the food was really good. The garlic noodles was made with chow neon noodles. It was still good. Not too garlicky but tasty. We got Combo #4 with all the mix and medium spice (we could have had it spicier - medium was not spicy) which they did not skimp out on. I was with two guys and me but I may be petite but I get down when it comes to food and drinks. The portion was decent and filled us up. We were still able to get dessert as well. I got the mango cheesecake which was light and did taste like mango. Oh we got complimentary bread rolls and it was was perfect with our meal. I asked for butter and I got melted butter. My highlight because I love bread and butter, so good! Lastly, the music was early 2000's like Chris Brown. I would come back again. The drive would be worth it. It's about forty-five minutes from home.

First off I definitely wanna commend the staff for being very friendly, welcoming and attentive. The place is always clean I had the fried shrimp basket and house salad, it was delicious!!the batter of the shrimp was kinda sweet and different! Definitely a signature taste! I'd reccommend! The seafood boils here are always delish as well!

I really love coming back for more crazy mix crazy hot sauce . I always come in with my sister Nelly and we love getting g each a combo number 3 which has both shrimp and snow crab and a sweet corn and a soft French roll. You can choose your sauce. Choice are garlic butter, lemon pepper Cajun or crazy mix which is all the above. Then you choose your spice level mild, medium, hot or Crazy Hot. I recommend crazymix hot but if I'm feeling extra spicy I'll go with crazy mix crazyhot. Also shrimp fried rice is delishious and the hot wings are a must. It comes with a jalapeños sauce that is amazingly good. I also love ordering spring rolls from the zpho spot next door. Shout out to Andrew he's such a friendly server and answers any questions you may have. I love the ambiance it's a nice relaxed vibe with great music and very spacious. Oh I forgot the happy hour is great the have $4 appetizers like hot wings to $6 catfish and $6 fried shrimp and fries. Can't beat that.

My favorite seafood boil place omg I love the crab and the mussels and the crazy mix that sauce is so good medium level omg my mouth is watering the prices re really good for inflation and the cocktails are under 15 it's giving happy hour they actually have other really good sides as well as happy hour I love bucket o crawfish yall better pull up !!

Came here with some friends and absolutely loved the food! We got a combo meal, with the garlic butter flavor, and the catfish basket. Loved each and every bite! The staff was great. We were served fast and enjoyed the meal. The garlic butter flavor was to die for! We will definitely be back! The spot was clean, roomy, plenty of friendly people, and overall a good place to have a nice dinner and chat. Will be back soon!

I'll keep it short and sweet. Went for dinner with my brother and his family. Some of us ordered from the crawfish restaurant, some from the Japanese restaurant. The two in one place interesting. My teriyaki plate was meh. Skimpy on the chicken and it was kinda cold. I can't speak on the rest of the food, but my two young nephews ate crawfish and ended up getting food poisoning. Needless to say I'll never go back. I gave an extra star because our server was SO NICE. He was just the sweetest ever. Really both stars are for him.

I went there today with my little family. The food was great. the service was awesome. Long story short, my daughter left her bracelet there and was historically crying for it. I called them, and they searched up and down and found it for her. We appreciate the over and beyond customer service they've given.

Service was great. Food was very good. Only thing that absolutely had me flabbergasted was the fact that they lied on the receipt I was given regarding their tip guide. I'm a good tipper regardless just because I work in the food industry and know how it is but to mislead customers out of their money just for your personal financial gain is the most unethical thing I have seen in a very long time. It is sad because I really liked this place but I don't see myself going back. It wouldn't feel right. Beware of the misleading tip guide.