Crab Factory

I wanted to first try this place when it opened bc I saw the first few weeks that the reviews were pretty good and then I saw the the stars on help were declining significantly and reviews were a hit and miss. I still gave this place a chance and I wouldn’t say I had the best experience or the best, bc the whole situation was just mediocre. When me and my sister and our friend came to eat, we ordered two dozen oysters during the happy hour and they were super fresh. The type of oysters were blue point I believe. The first batch was okay, but the second batch was much more fresh and also a little bit bigger. Happy hour times make the oysters worth coming back for more. This place recently closed down and i think they weren’t versatile enough in their foods, which must be a reason for the downfall of their business.
I also ordered the fried chicken wings. The chicken wings were very crispy and hot. They had fried basil inside also. The wings were okay with a Japanese curve to the taste and the I think I liked that the most out of everything. The second batch of the oysters were fresh, but they get smaller and smaller as you order more and more batches I feel. Also I do see that they have a bucket for all the shells and the dirt from the shrimps and clams. I think everything in all was good, even the house special sauces with shrimps and oysters, but the taste just wasn’t up to par to other different stores that serve the same thing, but it needed an extra pop of spicy, and the sauce should have been less watery.

Tooo bad they closed down :(they had a decent happy hour menu
I think its 5 – 7 and 9 till closing! They have draft beer for $ 3! They also have HR for oysters! Their raw bar looks pretty legit! I think it was either $ 1 or $ 1.25 for an oyster. Not sure about their prices for regular hours. It was fresh, delish, and yummy!
Their service was great and food quality was good too. Service was also impeccable! I really like how there is not much wait for this place compare to boiling crab which is just ridiculous! I honestly think they have FRESHER seafood than boiling crab. I do like their combo option, which gives you a taste of everything! The beer tower is also a plus! Their Cajun fries was ehh, I have had better.

Not sure why i’m leaving a review if its under new management AGAIN.
Last time we went, they finally got a new manager.
As usual, order some sides to go with the crab legs.
I feel bad for the crab legs. Like, you’re worth a good amount of money and yet, this restaurant decides you belong in a bag of crap sauce.
As for the bacon, corn & cheese dish– this was pretty good. Wouldn’t come back to a seafood place just for some corn tho. Weirdass status.
The bill usually comes out to $ 90-​$ 110 for two people pre-​tax. Our meal ended up being $ 110 after tax this time. It was the FIRST TIME ever looking at the check and feeling so sincerely disappointed and sad I would waste this much monies on $ 50 quality food.
Seriously, get your shit together Crap Factory. Y’all had it good when Jay was here. I use to make fun of Boiling Crap’s name, now I have to make fun of yours. Producing crap after crap.

One of my favorite occasion is a GLOY gathering and that would be with my girls Gigi M. & Belle B. So as typical Unilocalers, we are always down to try a new spot. And when the sweet Jayne L. suggested the CF, we didn’t hesitate and said OK.
GLOY finally met sweet Jayne L. She was indeed helpful suggesting the must tries on the menu. And so we did~
Mentaiko pasta-​delish. Pasta cooked to al dente enough to absorb all yummy sauce:)
Uni pasta — I thought it was just ok. Gigi M. is the expert on uni pasta. So…
We ordered the Bacon wrapped scallops. The first one they brought out was unfortunately over cooked scallops so we asked for another one and requested for the scallops not to be over cooked. And they did. So yey! And they were the bomb! (That was Jayne L ‘s rep and flexing her biceps on to the wait staff hahaha… thanks babe!)
And then came the Beef and Kimchi tacos-​OMG! This was honestly the best taco I have ever tasted in my entire life! It was soooooooooo good and this alone will make me want to return here! Love the softness of the almost– shredded beef accompanied with their house kimchi wrapped in their warm corn tortillas. YUM YUM YUM!
And ofcourse we ordered snow crab legs with Bomb sauce. Cajun. And garlic butter. Finger licking goodness on their dipping sauces! Woo hoo!
And they had the best, bomb a$$ garlic bread i have ever devoured. It was seriously so soft, garlicky, and buttery! This is how I want my garlic bread prepared. I dislike toasted garlic bread. Just dislike it. Period.
I will definitely return for the beef n tacos alone! Oh, and for the garlic bread Ofcourse. Their wait staff was polite and friendly. Our three rounds of stellas and Hites were on the house because that’s just how GLOY rolls! Don’t hate!
Just be advised that the parking issue totally sucks at that plaza. So if at all possible, carpool with your party!
So, overall it was an amazing experience trying a new spot out with my GLOY. Even though there was a PYE going on at another table, the real party was at the GLOY table! Hahaha!
Thanks Jayne L. Can’t wait for our next meet up!
#GLOY # event # rocks! #MG #rules

This review has been long overdue. I’m giving 4 stars because the manager gave us so much attention and even introduced his new chef, Fabio, to us. He and his staff tried very hard to please everyone in my group. Our server Jay was very patient and on top of things. He even attempted to draw oysters on our table to show us comparisons! (refer to photo.)
Crab Factory is located in plaza (with the Korean grocery store/​Yoshinoya) across the street from Yes Plaza. Parking is really tight here because it’s almost always crowded. I generally don’t like to come inside this plaza because it’s hard to get to it from Fullerton/​Colima.
This restaurant is a lot like Boiling Crab. You choose the meat/​sides, sauce, and size. Everyone gets a cool crab bib — you can also use a plastic glove if you don’t like getting your hands dirty. (However, the glove eventually rips/​gets little holes and your hands still get dirty.) I was with a huge group, so we got combo options. Their menu also lists pastas and others besides seafood. For happy hour (5 – 7 pm), you can get oysters for $ 1. The fries tasted good. TVs are available to watch sports games. Service was really on point. Like I mentioned, the manager stopped by our table many times to chat and even offered his chef’s homemade tiramisu, which tasted good. (They were selling for $ 5 each.)
What I did not like: I was not impressed with the sauces. which is a big deal because 90% of the meal is the sauce. I would rather wait in Boiling Crab’s line to get that mouth-​watering whole-​shabang sauce with my shrimp. I appreciated that they let me try other sauces when I didn’t like my own. Also, when I last visited, they did not have happy hour deals on drinks (except beer, if I remember correctly). The $ 1 oysters ran out when I visited, but they had other options at $ 2. If the manager and service weren’t so nice, I would probably give them 2 – 3 stars only.

Crab Factory sound like a cool name, not something I expected that this just another boiling crab style restaurant. There are so many of those been popping out all over southern California. I came here in a big group, we all basically order very different items except the oysters. They offer a lot more than usual item you find in boiling crab, but the quality just isn’t there. I keep getting thing missing from the request in our waiter. The best item in the menu, is their crab. It was fresh not frozen, every else I think need improvement. The worst item is the lobster roll, thanks to fellow foodie friend who order for us. I think it was very awkward taste, the bread and the meat don’t match at all. It was way too heavily with mayo sauce. There are just so many this type of the restaurant, however if you do like crab. Then, this worth a visit.

combination of boiling crab and EMC wanna be… overall this place is an OK… would i go back? i don’t know… maybe… maybe not!
cajun fries are OK, uni pasta is good, brussels sprouts w/​garlic is good, raw oysters (blue point) were YUM! the actual shrimps and clams (added corns) were OK too — house sauce/​mild.
the lobster roll is a BIG NO NO! skip it! the bread is hard, the lobster doesn’t even look good/​fresh… taste like some frozen ones with lots of mayo…
there was NO line/​wait at all on a Wednesday night.

Do you want to know what it feels like to eat with plastic gloves on? If so, then you should definitely give this place a try!
The weirdest eating experience of my life, I felt like I was supposed to either be doing some sort of surgery to my food or preparing to give someone a foot massage. Moments after we sat down the waiter dropped a glass bottle of water next to our table and we were all in our sandals — ultimate SoCal moment that we instantly regretted. There were cold water, ice and glass shatters everywhere and the entire staff came to clean up the area, bringing more attention to us than seeing Brad Pitt at a bar.
We got their combo#1 with uni pasta and Cajun fries. They have four options for sauces: garlic butter, Cajun, lemon pepper and the bomb. We originally thought the bomb would be like boiling crab’s the whole shabang but that wasn’t the case — the guy said the bomb is the super spicy one. I liked the lemon pepper the best compared to the Cajun. The uni pasta was okay. nothing too special and the pasta itself was over cooked.
Took forever and a half to get the bill.

Crab Factory’s food was pretty good and reasonably priced. I went there less than a month after it opened back at the beginning of May 2014. I attended a personal Unilocal event (PYE) organized by Unilocaler Daniel L. and had a really fun time seeing him and other Unilocalers, too!
We met at 5pm right when the restaurant opened to take advantage of the Happy Hour deals such as oysters for $ 1.
From the Happy Hour menu, Sharr K. and I ordered a dozen raw oysters ($ 12)
Off the regular menu we also tried shrimp cooked in bomb sauce ($ 12 for a pound of cooked shrimp); and clams with lemon pepper sauce ($ 10). These items were well-​prepared and quite tasty.
Daniel L. was such a generous host — he ordered several plates of Crab Factory’s version of a Lobster Roll for everyone to sample. The meat was fresh, but the bread they used was way too hard and it was underseasoned. It came with some potato chips and the portion was on the generous side for $ 9.
However, the Sea Urchin Bi bimbap ($ 13) I ordered was missing Banchan pickles, which would have enhanced the dish if it had been served together. White rice was delicately flavored with sesame oil, topped with ultra fresh uni sections (sea urchin from their on-​site aquarium), served in the uni shell, and topped with nori seaweed strips. I didn’t receive the accompanying Banchan pickles until 20 minutes later when I was nearly half-​finished with the bowl.
I was hoping to go back during the summer to try the Sea Urchin Bibimbap again, but found out from Crab Factory’s Instagram account that one of the opening partners, manager, executive chef and his team of cooks had left.
Back in May 2014, I would’ve rated Crab Factory 4 stars, but due to the substantial change of staff including its chef and line cooks, I’m giving it 3 stars instead of 4, which I think is fair. Depending on what happens, my rating will either go up or down on a future visit.

New favorite spot for happy hour oysters! They have happy hour EVERY DAY from 5−7pm and again at 10-​close. $ 1 oysters and $ 2 beer!
Was craving oysters and decided to try this place out since EMC doesn’t do weekend hh. My boyfriend and I ordered combo #1 ($ 22) which came with 1lbs shrimp + 1lbs clams + sausages + 2 potatoes. Super worth it for the portion they give you! We got the house sauce which was pretty good! Love that they give you gloves to use bc I hate how the smell stays on your finger for daysss!
Crab factory’s oysters are way better than emc’s oysters in my opinion (and cheaper). The oysters here are fresh and doesn’t look old.
The uni pasta ($ 15) here is amazing! It’s really creamy and garlicky! Theyre not cheap on the uni either. They put 3 large pieces of uni on top and lots of salmon egg. I love it!
Service here is great! Very friendly and always checking up on customers. Will definitely be back!

Yes crab factory! I have returned to you! So good to see they are making it and still going strong.
I have came back couple more times for happy hour because I really like the quality of their oysters, which is way better than EMC in my opinion. I would also like to mention they have made some changes since my first visit. Now they have pre-​made salt paper container for dipping purpose; they have napkins on the table side for you to grab; the employees finally seem to know what they are talking about and plenty friendly; even the brussel sprouts are cut in half to get that amazing garlic flavor in (just a little more salt would be perfect, I promise.) it’s like someone actually read my review and cared about what I said! Good job crab factory. With their current combo + $ 1 for 1 lb shrimp, they better stay open for awhile because this is the spot for me when I want seafood.
Also, the new topping sauce they created for oysters is pretty damn good. I was told it contains Korean chilli sauce, sesame seeds, sugar, and some other stuff. Way better than your normal cocktail sauce.

Crap Factory.
The uni rice is basically the uni shell with ride and then uni on it for 15 dollars. It seriously required no skill at all to prepare or to cook.
The shrimp quality was not fresh and over cooked and over priced. I don’t understand how they even dare charge $ 12 a pound when they charge $ 10 at boiling crab.
The fries are alright but you can’t really mess up fries.
Had the lobster roll also and it was tasteless. All in all this place is a wannabe boiling crab meets emc.

Thanks to fellow Unilocalers Anthony N, B.C., Careline V, Clarence M, Gary W, Liz O, Mar-​Vy S, Mohib Q, Nick H and his special guest, Patricia L, Richard L, Sharr K, Sheley L, Stephanie P, Tim C, Tony Y. Jr and friends for coming to dinner. It’s been several years since I had organized a big gathering, and it couldn’t have been possible without the help of Jayne L.
The fare is Korean fusion, and the restaurant had just opened not long ago. The vertical interior started out with an oyster bar, three rows of tables, flat screen TVs, and a back section for large groups. The industrial outlook made it casual and food is served in small bowls and piping hot plastic bags. The menu includes happy hour, and free soda for those who decide to check-​in on Unilocal.
I sampled their Pacific Oysters and Blue Point Oysters ($ 1 each/​happy hour) and they were very fresh. Many people at the table liked the Blue Point Oysters the best, but I can really eat these all day long. I find these oysters on the small side, but no complaints here given the price.
I also had the Lobster Rolls ($ 12) that came out delicious. I liked the way the sweet bread was toasted, and my first bite was full of lobster tail that came with great texture. These rolls took a long time to come, but I highly recommend them.
My favorite dish of the night was the Uni Pasta ($ 14). The pasta could be slightly firmer, but the flavor was robust with wow factor. I would definitely return to order this dish.
The Crawfish ($ 7) with Cajun sauce was a pleasant surprise. I liked how meaty the crawfish were, and thought the Cajun sauce was bold, spicy, and the best of them all.
Likewise, the Cajun Fries ($ 3) were also a big hit at the table, but the Fried Calamari ($ 8) was rubbery without flavor.
I managed to try three of their four seasonings, and would rank Cajun as my favorite, followed by Garlic Butter. The Lemon Pepper unfortunately didn’t have any flavor at all.
I was also disappointed that they ran out of Uni Bibimbap ($ 13) so early in the evening. From the looks of it, I thought the dish could use two raw or sunny-​side up quail eggs to extend the flavors.
Their service team was friendly, personable, and responsive. It seems like their kitchen had trouble keeping up with our orders so half of the table got their food first before the rest was able to see theirs. Lastly, since we gave them plenty of advance notices that we were coming, there was no reason for food to run out or for the Lobster Rolls to take so long to arrive. Although the dessert was a nice gesture, I also wished they would serve lemon wedges to clean out our hands at the end of the meal.
Overall, I thought the wait staff was more focused on responding to the various needs without having a kitchen to help them to effectively orchestrate a dinner party. Albeit these rough edges, the dinner was delicious and fun. I hope to return to try their Uni Bibimbap and Kimchi Beef Tacos.

Decided to try this new Cajun seafood restaurant on a friday night, didn’t have to wait although the restaurant was packed at the moment! Really liked this Korean owned place, it’s so refreshing that the menu is different from usual Vietnamese Cajun seafood. Amazing oyster bar, very good selections of oysters, they have Kumamoto, the smallest but the sweetest oysters! And they have Soju, oysters tasted even better with Soju, loved it!
They have some «real» food besides seafood, like lobster roll, pasta, Korean stone pot rice, also tacos! Those are much more filling than shellfish only, it’s good to share one of those if you want a more satisfying meal, pretty awesome huh?!
Food:
Full dozen of Hama Hama oysters from Washington state, those are probably the biggest oysters out there! Huge oysters, they were very fresh and tasty, loved the horseradish sauce!
Half dozen of oysters during happy hour: fresh and delicious, $ 1 each, only the first one on oyster bar menu (cheapest one).
Gumbo soup: the soup bowl was big, very flavorful soup with lots of shrimps and sausages in it, hubby liked it a lot.
Snow crab legs in mild spicy lemon pepper flavor: loved the sauce, not too heavy or too mild, it was just right, the crab meat was tender and fresh, so delicious!
Crawfish in mild spicy Cajun flavor: again the sauce was just the right flavor, not too strong or too light, the crawfish were huge and meaty, still so tender, love them!
Drinks:
Free coke from check in offer, 2 bottles of Soju and a large Hite beer: loved taking Soju shots while eating shellfish, it was so much fun! The draft beer is only $ 2 during happy hour.
The service was over the top, all servers were extremely friendly and attentive, although our food came out a little slow, but we were taking time on Soju and oysters, so it was OK. I was very impressed by the service, usually the service is so slow at Cajun seafood places.
I wasn’t too hungry that night, so I didn’t order more shellfish, but I would totally order a lot more next time, and more Soju of course!
Ps. They open till 2am on weekends, daily happy hour from 5pm-​7pm, 10pm — close.

DID YOU SAY KING KONG OR DON KING!!!
BACKGROUND:
How We Came About:
The Crab Factory was inspired by an adventurous road trip to the States where we experienced a melting pot of Louisiana culture — the home of Jazz and Blues, the love of celebration and festivals and most unforgettably, the backyard Crab Boil. We were immediately hooked. We were eager to bring back a part of our travels on our return home to Malaysia and share these newfound tantalizing flavors with the discerning local food scene.
OUR EXPERIENCE
WOW!!! What a phenomenal evening celebrating fellow Unilocalers getting together to spend some quality time with visiting former LA Unilocaler gone AZ, Daniel L. We had quite the crowd with about 20 of us sitting together at a couple tables that were pulled together, while other Unilocalers sat throughout the restaurant. It was great to see several Unilocalers again like Richard L. who invited me to be his plus 1 at my first Elite event months ago, Nick H., Tim C., Patricia L., and Mar-​Vy, as well as meet fellow Unilocalers face-​to-​face for the first time like Tony Y. and Chel R., not to mention meeting and making new Unilocal friends, including Daniel L. Not sure how it happened, but I once again ended up at the kids table. There was so much laughter going on Mar-​Vy had to tell me to stop and start eating. Thanks for the lookout sweetie.
Step 1: Get prepped
Servers prepped us for dinner tying bibs around our necks and passing out plastic gloves, mom would be so proud.
Step 2: Order Drinks
1 free beverage (Coke, D-​Coke, Sprite) with Unilocal check-​in. They also offer alcoholic as well as non-​alcoholic beverages and according to Chel, which I didn’t find out until we were leaving, free beer. I don’t know the details are on that, but apparently, I sat at the wrong table. Or did I? You decide.
Step 3: Order food
Oysters were part of a Happy Hour menu and at $ 1.00 a piece a few small groups paired off and order a dozen. Sitting with the non-​oyster group, I ordered half a dozen and let me tell you, they were off the hook. I’m not an oyster aficionado, but I liked them so much better than the one’s they serve at L & E Oyster Bar in Silver Lake. There was no icky fishy taste; none of them was gritty with sand. Served raw on ice with lemon juice and nice and spicy dipping sauce they were a great way to prepare the tummy for what was about to come… more seafood, more specifically one pound of shrimp with garlic butter.
The shrimp with garlic sauce was served in large plastic bags that sat in a copper pot. Bibbed, gloved, and hungry opening the bag the inhaling that awesome aroma of butter and garlic my taste buds were crying out for mommy like baby birds in their nest. Served in their shell with their heads still attached, I was up for working just a bit for my dinner. After all what’s the fun in always being hand fed?! Oh so yummy.
For dessert, we were served complimentary coffee jello with milk. My first time indulging, I must say, interesting a nice alternative to a cup o’ joe from Starbucks.
Chit chatting with Mohib, new Unilocal friend, Tony Y., and Mar-​Vy was like adding just the right about of red sauce to tacos, took the flavor and enjoyment of the food to a whole new level, especially when Tony asked if I thought Nick’s daughter stuffed pink monkey looked like Don King, or so I thought. He actually asked if I thought it looked like King Kong. Mar-​Vy heard this and the three of us laughed ourselves to tears and belly aches. Who says sitting at the kids table is a bad thing. I’ll gladly sit there anytime.
Many thanks to The Crab Factory for opening their doors to us misfits and enjoy your yummy yummy goodness, friendly staff, and happy happy joy joy atmosphere. Thank you to all those who put this shindig together and special thanks to Daniel for wanting to spend time with us new and longtime friends. It was a pleasure to spend this time with you and I look forward to your next visit. Definitely, worth the 45 minute drive on a Sunday evening.

The attractive sign caught her eye at night so of course we had to check it out soon enough.
Couple things I noticed right away was the horrible glare from the sun hitting the ground floor and straight into your eyeball and the Asian music videos… The glare really bothered me though. This can def ruin your experience if you are sitting in the middle of the restaurant facing outside or walking back to your table, glare was killer.
We ordered the following:
–SSS wings or spicy wings, can’t remember the name
–Garlic Brussels sprouts
–Lobster roll
–1 dozen oysters
–Lemonade (free drink with Unilocal check in)
My favorite were the oysters. Everything else tasted ok. The wings were tiny and barely had any meat, had more batter than anything. Garlic Brussels sprouts were a lil too garlicky for my liking. Lobster roll had too many mix ins, couldn’t taste the lobster. Lemonade was flat.
So far, this spot is not even comparable to EMC. Maybe I’ll order something else next time.

Ready to Add to My Favorites List!
Happy Hour Oysters — YES Please!
Blue Point Oysters. SO GOOD!
Shrimp: Good! Cajun sauce was a little different but definitely still good!
Clams: Awesome! Need to get it with Garlic Butter.
Uni Pasta: Finally somewhere close that has this! Make sure to ask for extra cream.
Garlic Bread: Crispy and Tasty! Not too overpowering, good mix with all the food.
Bacon Wrapped Scallops: YUM! Crispy bacon and clean scallop.
Soy Garlic Wings: Got those free, were decent.
Definitely coming back!

Crabilicous, one might say! Come in with an empty stomach because your going to need a lot of room and possibly sweat pants to help loosen up that waste line.
What to expect?
+ A heavy dose of some seafood boil packed with Cajun seasoning (optionally can adjust spicy level)
+ Oysters galore
Things you wouldn’t expect at such a place:
+ Uni Bibimbap! Yes, you read that right.
+ Lobster roll
+ Garlic brussel sprouts
Seafood was quite fresh! Crab leg meat was nicely cooked and not overdone. Same can be said for the shrimp and clams! The Cajun sauce played nicely into the seafood, although we did end up taking some sauce from the shrimp and mixing into the clam to help elevate the flavor.
My surprise favorite dish went to the Uni Bibimbap. I love the creativity in using the spiky shell as a bowl and then being able to mix around the fresh uni, rice, roasted seaweed and sesame flavor together into a heavenly seafood taste.
What happens when you put garlic and brussel sprouts together? Awesomeness happens. Do order this. I did not expect this to be at a seafood joint but hey, they must have predicted I would be coming here.
The key element of any seafood dish is freshness. Thus, the lobster roll delivered that. The only critical aspect I want to point out is the buns could be toastier and more buttery. The oysters were phenomenally fresh as if they just plucked them from the sea.
On top of everything I have said, the service was on point. They pretty much catered to every single need such as extra napkins, tying our bibs, etc. A win-​win all around. If you are a seafood fanatic, this is a must stop in your food journey!

Grand opening this week! Congrats!
The manager Jay/“J” came to say hi and introduced himself. Offered to get us t-​shirt and if we wear it the next time we come in. it’s 5% off.
Five seasoning choices — cajun, spicy curry, the bomb (the spiciest flavor), garlic butter, lemon pepper. Spice levels mills, medium, or spicy. The thing is though, the server we got (Marc?) pretty much told us what type of sauce we should get.
We ordered a lb of snow crab (garlic butter no spice), shrimp. Brussel sprouts. Fries. Oysters. The pound of shrimp we got, wasn’t bad, but it came with garlic butter — and not ½ the bomb sauce, and ½ cajun. So our «jambo» shrimp was somewhat bland which we had to dip in the sauce that was brought out to us in bowls. My cajun sauce was very oily :(
The Brussels sprouts were cooked whole. which wasn’t too bad, but it seemed like it need a tad bit more seasoning. It would have been better if it was halved or quartered and then cooked/​seasoned.
Fries were standard. Nothing to rave or hate on. It was nicely seasoned and a good companion to our meal.
We had ordered the uni pasta. We didn’t realize that it wasn’t at our table and we were done with our food. We found out they were «sold out» but yet no one told us, and it was on our bill. Um. yeah. OK… and Uni is apparently not in season (best when it’s cold).
Oysters (chef’s choice) during HH is $ 1, draft beer $ 2. 5 — 7, 10 to closing. We ended up with Blue Point (Long Island, NY) Oysters on Sunday (4.20). Decent, meaty, pretty bombdiggity. The oysters come with lemons (cut really pretty), cocktail sauce, and horseradish. We got in an order of 1 ½ dozen before they were «sold out» at late 10ish, maybe around 10:45? Hmmm. OH well.
Ask for Grace. She was the «G» in gangsta and totally was awesome and a happy server. I did cringe a bit when she picked up our shells to clean our table :(. I was a bit embarrassed to have her do that. Props to you girl!
Logistically wise, they need some help. Instead of cocktail napkins, why not a roll of paper towels or a napkins dispenser? We kept having to use for napkins, which were sorry excuses for napkins… since they were cocktail napkins. Ugh. Also, how about condiments on the table instead of us asking for stuff all the time.
It feels like a mix of BC and EMC. =) Not really name dropping, but yeah. However, this place is very close to the man’s place and if we want oysters or shrimp, I’d drop in.
Overall solid, but have some issues that can be fixed.
Shares a lot with the Galleria, Paris Baguette, Bambu, Love letters, and a few other spots. Located on the corner of Colima and Fullerton. Diagonally across from the Yes Plaza (Banana Bay) and across the street from Tommy’s Burger.

Really good! No wait! Taste is pretty close to boiling crab– would totally come here over bc! Plus they have a raw bar and a pasta menu id like to try !
Def coming back.
It’s only I think the second day after opening lol– but it’s awesome! Service was a little slow but the staff kept apologizing bc it was just the second day and the kitchen was backed up– honestly didn’t feel like we waited too long bc my friends and I were busy catching up anyway.
Got the 1 lb of Cajun shrimp for $ 10 and a side of rice. Pretty deng deng good.