Crazy Crab

This is one of the best ayce seafood places I have been to in the DMV area. To serve unlimited raw oysters was already a good sign. It didn't taste dirty or sandy. The crab legs were decent, a little old or overcooked since it was hard to get the meat out. Everything else was nice and fresh. I will say that the medium spice sauce tasted like it was mild, and the hot spice was real spicy. I appreciate how the ayce includes soft drinks. The server was nice and attentive, being able to offer extra sauces and refilling our drinks quickly. It's worth the $60 price with the food you get and the customer service.

On a Friday evening at dinner time, we decided to try this restaurant for the first time. Here are some observations:1. About half of the restaurant is decorated nicely. The other half feels like s warehouse. We were seated in the warehouse portion.2. The specialty is "all you can eat" for about $60 per person. We picked from the menu and had hush puppies, clam chowder, basket of shrimp and basket of catfish.3. The clam chowder was kind of warm and was really more like potato soup. The clams were missing. 4. The hush puppies were good. 5. The catfish basket and shrimp baskets were both OK; but not great.6. The server, Hanna, was good.I doubt we will return. There are other seafood restaurants nearby that do a much better job.

So all the staff were nice, friendly, attentive, and checking in. The ambiance was definitely ocean themed. You can solo eat, family, group and maybe not recommend for dates. We can get the AYCE for $59.99 which i would say is not worth the price point. Don't get any of the fried food. It just slows you down and fills you up. I've had raw oysters elsewhere in DMV and these were not fresh to me. They need to do variety sauce like just butter or garlic or tartare or vinegar because combined it was just too much garlic and butter making me sick. Let the customer choose. Plus there's need to be old bay. They should also give out plastic knives, mallet or scissors. They did plastic gloves, crab cracker, and forks. The scallops, clam, and mussels were overcooked. The crab and snow leg didn't seem fresh to me. They give you free ice cream. I wouldn't come here again. I just felt sick afterwards.

I visited Crazy Crab when they first opened their doors years ago so I must say the second time around was a way better experience. Highly recommend just getting the "All you can eat" and simply enjoy yourself! Thank me later :)

TIP: Ask for the crazy crab mixin special sauce on the side. You can dip your seafood into this sauce!Without the tip above, the food is only a 3.5/5 for me, but the sauce on the side to dip it in really elevates the seafood.All the seafood here is pretty decent, but I recommend the shrimp, snow crabs, and green mussels. Also get the oysters if you're into oysters! The raw oysters are pretty good here for AYCEThe total was a bit pricy for AYCE for two people so come ready to eat a lot if you're doing AYCE. Our total was around $130 for two people (before tip).

Got some crabs, clams, mussels, scallops, oysters, fried calamari. Food came pretty fast. Atmosphere was relaxing and nice. Service was good.

Since my sister is a crawfish lover, my family decided to bring her here for one last fix before she headed off to college. We opted for the à la carte menu, although their all-you-can-eat option looked tempting, it was more than we needed. We ordered the Crazy Crab Deluxe along with an extra 3 pounds of crawfish, which came with corn, potatoes, and sausage. We chose the Crazy Special sauce for both.The sauce was decent, and I appreciated the generous amount of garlic, though it wasn't my favorite. The snow crab legs were the highlight for me. I do wish they served butter with the platters--it would have made the meal even better.Our server was friendly, but it seemed like they were short-staffed, with only 2-3 servers managing the entire restaurant. The space is large with plenty of seating, making it great for large groups. They also have handwashing stations outside the restrooms, which is a nice touch.

Very friendly staff, but at $60 per person, you're better off going to Costco, buy lobsters, shrimp and crabs. It will be "much fresher" and tastier. This is not worth it when it's not fresh.

All you can eat crab legs?! Amazing! I ordered:- crab legs- scallops- blue crab- oystersThey do have raw oysters in the appetizer that you could definitely order! Its very plump. No sand in the oysters. They also have vinegar you can request. The downside is that it was probably one of the worst oysters I've tasted. The batch I had was very fishy and I ended up having food poisoning (abdominal cramps and diarrhea) two hours later. My friend said she had oysters here last time and it was perfectly fine! So, it may have just been the batch I had! The crab legs. Utter heaven. I was actually surprised that I could order the crab legs to my taste.After the first batch of trying their sauces, I didn't need anymore corn, potatoes, or sausages. I just requested for steamed crab legs, and they were able to bring out that! The crab legs taste amazing with a salt pepper lemon sauce. You can ask for lemon wedges on the side and make your own sauce!

Food and service were good. However, what really spoiled our experience was that it was not made clear that gratuity was included on the check for our party. There was a large section on the receipt asking us to select our tip percentage after the included gratuity which felt a bit underhanded. We are not upset about having left additionally gratuity, but the lack of transparency in this discouraged us from ever returning.