Joe's Crab Shack - Celebration

We went there for our son's birthday dinner, as his choice of restaurant. We have been to this location before so we knew what to expect, and as always we were not disappointed. The Cajun steam pot was awesome, my son and I had the 2 people's choice and we were very satisfied with portions size. There is a gluten free menu that is for most part, celiac safe, which is great, however, IF you are celiac, do not eat the butter, as it is a butter blend and it contains gluten. The crab is steamed in a separate room from kitchen, so there is no cross contamination risk. We will definitely be back.

There was almost a 45 minute wait time. The playground in front of the restaurant definitely helped keep the kids entertained while we waited. Our server was FANTASTIC! He was attentive and always had a funny comment! The food arrived quickly and was delicious! There's plenty of parking available too! Bonus: there's also an ice cream shop across the street, if you still have room for desert!

Since we arrived, we?re welcomed for the staff. Our server was really attentive and recommended us really good choice for dinner. Food was served on time and fresh. Amazing customer service they exceeded my expectations ????????

Darius was a top notch server everything went flawlessly drinks were great from the bar. Appetizers were right on time and hot. The seafood was fresh like they caught it there. Tasted exceptionally sides were on point. The seafood was cooked to perfection and we'll be back every time we want seafood. No place like it.

This was our first visit with o Joe?s Crab Shack and it was anticlimactic. The appetizer, Fire Balls, were yummy with ranch on them but had little flavor without. If you like a little kick but not good on hot then these are perfect. The Jalapeño was enough to tingle your tongue but not be painful and the kick did not last long, no painful after-burn. The French fries that came with the fire balls were hot and crispy with soft centers. That was the only highlight to the food. We ordered the Pirate Platter with broccoli and East coast platter. The grilled shrimp in the Pirate Platter was so over cooked it reminded me of stale bubblegum. The seasoning was decent. The grilled tilapia was very greasy and the seasoning was tasteless. The fried fish batter was the consistency of cardboard, very hard to cut and tasted about the same. I took two bites and had to stop. The fried popcorn shrimp was standard, kind of hard to mess that up. I will say the the shrimp inside was tender which was a pleasant surprise after the grilled shrimp texture. My husband ordered the East Coast platter and described it as lackluster. The crab cake was good with a little flavor and nice moist texture. A plus was that there was no shell in the crab cake which is hard to do. Otherwise, the platter was edible but not enjoyable. The salads were fresh and crisp. The Ranch dressing and balsamic vinaigrette were delicious. Coleslaw came with both platters and was a little different with a variety of flavors and nicely cool and crisp. It wasn?t exactly sweet but did lean that direction. I didn?t try the broccoli I ordered so can?t comment on that. The service was good. We were seated immediately upon arrival and it was a little busy at 6:00pm. The server came over promptly and took our order. The appetizer came out quickly and was followed by the entire meal meal about 10 minutes later. One frustrating points was that the salads came out with the meal so you had to choose between your salad getting wa