Boiling Crawfish

We had 2 pounds of crawfish and the fried fish basket. The fish came with fries and was pretty good but the tarter sauce tasted like spoiled ranch dressing. The crawfish at first seemed to be seasoned well until we ate the meat. Very under seasoned.

The food itself is good — my biggest complaint is the pricing. For example, the clams in garlic spread is very tasty — but they’re $ 9.99/lb and that includes the shells and you know, clam meat is pretty tiny. We literally finished the clams w/​in seconds. Also almost everything is «market price» but they don’t post the prices anywhere which is frustrating. In addition, all the fried seafood baskets is mostly fries and then topped w/​just a few pieces of seafood.
The interior is very fun, nautical theme, wooden tables, feels beachy — they completely re-​did the former Café 101 space. It’s interesting to see «Boiling Crab» signage/​branding inside when the restaurant name is «Boiling Crawfish.» Eating at this type of establishment does get messy — they provide bibs and plastic gloves which comes in handy. Service is very friendly but not always attentive (e.g., drink refills).
SHRIMP — $ 10.99/LB
All their seafood comes boiled in a bag — you choose the sauce. For shrimp, we selected Cajun Mild. It does get messy since their shrimp come w/​the heads on and shelled. Tasted good but a few seemed slimy inside.
CLAMS — $ 9.99/LB
As mentioned above, clams are very tasty in the garlic sauce. It’d be great if the restaurant provided some crusty bread to soak all the garlic deliciousness — we finished the clams w/​in seconds so it was a shame not to at least enjoy the rest of the garlic juice. I really liked their garlic sauce (vs Cajun).
OYSTERS — from $ 1.50 to $ 2.25
Only 5 kinds were available, all New England. We tried the Blue Point ($ 2.25), Billingsgate Lighthouse ($ 1.50), Barnstable ($ 1.50) and Duxbury Grand ($ 2.25). I’m not an oyster expert but they all seemed pretty good.
FRIED CALAMARI — $ 8
As I complained earlier, fried baskets have few seafood and mostly fries. If you’re craving fried seafood, go for the fried calamari b/​c you’ll get more compared to the other seafood baskets. Their calamari was very good and cooked-​to-​order but as I’ve warned, expect a lot of fries.
SWEET POTATO FRIES — $ 3
If you’re looking for a good filler, get the sweet potato fries. You get a lot. I think they use tempura batter — very good.
CORN ON COB — $.69
The corn gets boiled in the bag w/​your seafood — I wasn’t a fan of the corn b/​c I thought it was soggy but my friend thought it was very good.
PAELLA — $ 3
Not sure if this really tasted like paella — I thought it was more like dirty rice. I think there was just 1 mussel. Good filler though.
Overall ok — not sure if this Frugal Foodie would return esp. with other similar Cajun seafood joints arriving in Atlanta. The space and atmosphere is great though. Again I’d recommend the restaurant to post their market prices on a chalkboard or whiteboard, provide bread to soak up the seafood juices, and make their branding consistent w/​the restaurant name.

I love this place! The quality of the seafood here is amazing and the taste of the spices is delicious. If you love oysters, then you have to get them here. The oysters are clean and super fresh. Looking forward to many happy returns

Came here the first time for crawfish. I know it’s not season but we were just at blazin Cajun and their crawfish were a lot bigger and fresh. We have them a try. The chicken fingers were actually better than the crawfish. The batter reminded me when my on used to cook with shake n bake. I’m sticking with blazin Cajun for crawfish

I visited Boiling Crawfish (formerly Café 101) last Sunday. The place was pretty dead for it to be Sunday at dinner time. The décor is your typical faux nautical nets, buoys, shells, etc. Very Joes Crab Shack-​esque. There were a ton of TVs, so you could definitely come here and get your sports fix while you eat.
The food was good, not great but good. I ordered Snow crab legs, corn, red potatoes and fries. There is an art and almost a science to getting flavor to penetrate hard shelled seafood. The crab legs were more on the bland side. The potatoes and corn were decent. Corn was extra starchy for some reason. & the fries are brought out in a paper box, trapping all the steam in and allowing them to get soggy. All in all, I would come back to give them a second chance, with another menu item. ‘The Boiling Crab’ dinner ware was also off putting, seeing as though that’s a completely different establishment.
Side note: the fellow next to me was complaining when his shrimp basket came out and the shrimp still had the heads. So beware of that when you order shrimp, if that’s not your thing. The gumbo is also REALLY hot/​spicy, you’ll be coughing if you’re not careful.

If you’re struggling to find decent fried seafood and Creole seafood in landlocked Atlanta, Boiling Crawfish may be an eatery of interest to you. The restaurant is located across the street from Happy Karaōke, just a few minutes away from the Buford Highway/​I-​285 interchange. The restaurant’s unique exterior design actually makes it hard to miss in an area where most restaurants are tucked away inside large strip malls.
Highlights: Very good fried seafood. With my friend, I ordered a basket of fried calamari and a basket of fried oysters. Each basket was $ 8. The oysters were very well seasoned. The fried calamari, while not perfectly tender, was also tasty. Each basket came with its own sauce. The fried oysters were served with a cocktail sauce and the fried calamari was served with a sauce that reminded me a bit of Italian dressing. Actually, I liked the fried oysters better with the sauce that came with the calamari. The interior of the restaurant makes you feel like you’re at a crab shack by the beach. Wooden benches, décor that includes some sea kayaks, and a large open layout. Service was good — my water was always refilled promptly. My friend also ordered a pound of crawfish — market price on the day we went was only $ 6.99/pound. I didn’t eat any, but my friend really liked it. You’re provided with bibs and plastic gloves with your bucket of seafood so your meal won’t be too messy.
Critiques: The baskets come with fries or sweet potato fries. I ordered the sweet potato fries, which were fried with a layer of breading. It may be a personal preference, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the breaded fries. Some of the stools are tree stumps to add to the «crab shack» feel. They looked cool, but they weren’t very comfortable to sit on for a long period of time.
Overall: Medium to large portions of seafood in a beach house-​like environment that’s hard to find in Atlanta. If you’re into fried seafood and shellfish, give it a try.

It was awesome. Seafood was fresh, great sauces and many to choice from, and excellent service. I would recommend everyone to go try it. I had the combination and every thing was just delicious.

Best seafood spot ! I love everything about this restaurant! The service is above and beyond expectation. The server always make sure we have everything we need. Most importantly, the seafood here are delicious and super fresh !

PAELLA was wack. Spanish people are cringing at the usage of the term. Larger crawfish was a joke. Smaller crawfish was straight up from China. CHINA. MUAHAHA. Snow crab legs were not properly prepared; there was only surface flavor. Jonathan described the music perfectly. WACK. Whoever designed the interior should just quit. YO THEY ACTED LIKE PUTTING THREE 18 INCH TVS TOGETHER EQUALLED A 40 INCH TV. HAHA. The cups said Boiling Crab. LOL. I’m currently contemplating the legality of using their cups. Is that trademark infringement? Probably not but still hilarious. There are a total of two waitresses. The gloves they give last about 10 seconds.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: ATLANTANS, GIVE UP ON TRYING TO GET LEGIT CRAWFISH IN ATLANTA. DRIVE THE SEVEN HOURS AND GO TO NEW ORLEANS.

Eating at Boiling Crawfish was a very surreal experience… like I was supposed to be eating at Boiling Crawfish, but somehow all the napkins and boxes said Boiling Crab (which is actually a very popular Asian Cajun Seafood chain). Was the restaurant experiencing some kind of identity crisis?
I remember the first time I ever had an Asian Cajun crawfish experience and it blew away every culinary conception I had of crawfish out the door. This place… not so much. But I guess I’ve been spoiled. The crawfish here were just meh and the «Errthang» sauce is a rip off of the Boiling Crab’s the whole sha-​bang. The sauce here was just greasy and unappetizing when it should be buttery and lip-​smacking good.
The fries were of the steak fries variety which I love, but was way too thick. The wings here have been battered and then fried which gave it a very thick coating. Not so good for dinner, but tasted awesome the next day after a night of drinking.
Passable at best, more of an imitation of the real thing.

This place is unique. They served their food on plastic bags (sic). The atmosphere was good, the menu is simple while the crawfish, shrimps and crabs just okay. Those crustaceans served with choices of different tastes. You’ll need to eat with your hands, plastic gloves and bibs provided. Quite messy but okay. Don’t forget to order some sides such as rice or paella, otherwise you’ll have to order lots of crustaceans !!

The only good thing about the restaurant is the decoration.
We ordered the both large size and small size crawfish, not fresh at all and taste plain… Both size look the same btw.
We also order one pound of king crab. It seems underweighted… Definitely less than one pound.
The juicy crab has better taste than this restaurant…
Hope the manager can pay more attention to food quality.

The crawfish were HORRIBLE. No flavor at all with a real gritty taste. I will admit, the crab legs were really but but overall the experience was lackluster. I will not be returning due to the the bad service overall. I purchased the $ 20 for $ 10 deal and was denied use of it as they told us we waited too late. Its crazy cause we spoke with our waitress prior to purchasing the code so she was fully aware that we purchased it. For that reason and the managements denial as well we will not be returning. Customer service is everything.

This place is one of best boiling Seafood restaurant in this area. The raw oyster I had were fantastic. I wish I had more details on where they were from. not overly salty.
I’ll happily go back for more.

Amazing!!! Literally the combination special was perfect with ALL the seasonings mixed together. My favorite place is Boiling Crab located in Dallas, Texas and this definitely gave us everything we were looking for!
We went for lunch around 4 so there wasn’t a wait time, I can’t speak on the complaints I’ve read about that, sorry!
Only complaint I have is the server told us the combination special only came with one potato so we ordered extra for no reason. Waste of money! FYI it comes with 3 pieces :)
Worth EVERY penny, I recommend this place for sure!

Went here the day after Christmas with fellow Unilocaler and my bff Phong T.
The interior décor definitely surpassed my expectation, one of their employees/​management (?) told me everything was custom made. It was cute, cozy, and nautical. Boiling Crawfish is a little above your average seafood place. You can order crustacean and shellfish by the pound and to your taste.
They have raw oysters and side items as well.
They also have a large selection of beer and wine.
They have 2 large projectors overhead and multiple tv screens.
Various festivals were blaring overhead as we ordered and ate. which was kind of a turn OFF. I spoke to someone about their music choice though, hopefully they choose something more appropriate for dining.
i digress,
We ordered
3 Lbs of crawfish at 8.99/lb cajun/​mild
2 Lbs of shrimp at 10.99/lb garlic/​mild
paella 3.00
They brought out bibs and gloves for us.
(the gloves are difficult to use because they are big, and permeable)
The garlic flavoring on the shrimp is delicious.
The cajun flavoring on the crawfish was good but the meat had no flavor.
Although, i could tell the seafood was very fresh.
We both finished everything and were full but not STUFFED.
which is fine.
Anyway, our bill came out of be ~$ 50.00.
Cute place overall,
I’ll be back to try their other seafood selections in the future.

When you first walk in, it looks like Red Lobster on steroids with all the fishing equipment décor.
They specialize in seafood, boil or fried and extras, such as gumbo, paella, corn, potatoes, cajun fries, sweet potato fries, and steam rice.
My mom, bf, and myself came in on a Sunday afternoon, a hour after they open so we were 1 of the 3 tables.
They had a staff of two, so even though they weren’t busy, it takes time to wave one of the 2 down. They use tablets to order and as payment which is nice so that I can see when they take my payment.
They offer blue crabs, dungeness crabs, snow crab, crawfish, shrimp, and clams at market price so if you’re on a budget, make sure you inquire about the prices.
The crawfishes comes in small ($ 5.99) or large ($ 8.99) which kind of threw me off as I am use to places that do not have price difference for sizes. Maybe fresh versus frozen.
With the boil seafood, they offer flavors, cajun, lemon pepper, garlic spread, Er’rthing (which is all 3 mix) and BBC special (a curry like sauce); in addition with the level of spiciness that you would like.
Fresh oysters are lined very nice in a metal tray on top of the bar which is decorated nicely, each oyster has a tag that dictates the name of the oyster. Each oyster ranges from $ 1 to $ 3.25.
They also offer crispy fried food, catfish, shrimp, chicken tenders, oysters, calamari, and wings.
We order one pound of crawfish with «Er’rthing» and «BBC special,» one pound clams (er’rthing sauce), fried shrimps (comes with fries), gumbo, paella, and lemon pepper wings.
I would recomment to skip the crawfish, the sauce/​seasoning does not seep into the crawfish, it feels like they crawfish were defrosted and tossed in the bags filled with the sauce. Even when you pluck the tail out to dip it into the sauce, it doesn’t mask the fishy taste.
Er’rthing is the sauce to go for, the BBC wasn’t that great.
Clams, being that it opens after cooking and was able to be covered in the sauce and the best thing, the clams did not have sand so they were very clean.
Fried shrimps (had the head still attached) were okay, it wasn’t memorable.
Gumbo with rice is okay.
Paella, definitely do not get, it is just fried rice with seafood (only mussels and susage) mixed in…
The lemon pepper wings are really good, they are friend and mixed in the bag with the sauce. The wings are made the way the Chinese restaurants would make them, just with lemon sauce mixed. They also have fresh slices of lemon in the bag.
My bf and I shared a couple of oysters (sorry I forgot which ones) but they are definitely a must get! It is very fresh, cold, and the right briney taste.
All in all, there are certain items that I would come back for will be oysters, wings, and clams.

Unbelievably slow service… For ANYTHING and everything. Too bad because food was pretty good, when we finally got it! We waited nearly an hour for steamed shrimp and crab and it was not at all busy.
If service had been decent, would’ve given the meal 4 stars.

Boiling Crawfish is the tastiest Cajun seafood joint my boo and I have found in the ATL, thus they get all the stars. (If there’s a better eatery, holla at cha boy!) And it’s so tasty, I’m willing to endure their truly awful Youtube music playlist that consists of Justin Bieber, «Shots, Shots, Shots» remixes, and Star Wars ad breaks. I verified my Youtube playlist suspicion with our server. lol.
*****
I. FOOD & DRINK
This is not your fancy white plate seafood restaurant. It’s an immerse-​your-​hands-​in-​buttery-​cajun-​goodness and are-​my-​hands-​really-​burning type of place. In other words, I wouldn’t bring a woman there on a first date. I’d bring someone I thought I was going to marry, and see if she would hold up… #wifeyyes or #wifeyno
Anyways, here’s what you need to know about the food.
A) SEAFOOD
Except for the oysters, you must order them per pound.
–Blue crab
–Dungeon Crab
–King Crab Legs
–Snow Crab Legs
–Crawfish
–Shrimp
–Clams
–Oysters
B) SEASONINGS
Except for the oysters (which you eat raw), your seafood boil can incorporate any combination of the following:
–Cajun
–Lemon Pepper
–Garlic
–Errthang (All of the above)
–BBC Special (Some kind of curry mix)
There are also four different types of spice levels, and we went with medium.
C) FRIED FOODS
They also have different types of fried goodies to eat:
–Fried Catfish
–Fried Shrimp Basket
–Chicken Tenders Basket
–Fried Oyster
–Fried Calamari
–Lemon Pepper or Cajun Wings
D) EXTRAS
AKA Sides…
–Gumbo
–Paella
–Corn
–Potatoes
–Cajun Fries
–Sweet Potato Fries
–Steamed Rice
My girlfriend and I ate the following:
*Two lbs Of Crawfish: We went with the Cajun and garlic mix and asked for extra butter. The sauce was absolutely addicting, and the crawfishes had plenty of meat in their bodies and heads. We loved the generous portions of garlic and the medium spice hit the spot without burning our faces. I WOULD EAT THEIR CRAWFISH EVERY DAY. For Atlanta, the crawfish was pretty fresh.
*One lb of Snow Crab: We asked for the same seasoning, and the crab was absolutely tasty.
*One lb of Shrimps: Hearty shrimps that come with their heads. They’re easy to peel and soak up all those juicy flavors quite well.
**Fried Calamari: Perfectly fried and delectably soft.
**Sweet Potato Fries: I’m not a big sweet potato fries dude, but I ate just about all of them. They’re soft, crispy, and sweet.
***Oysters: I had a couple of their Blue Points (Long Island Sound) and Freeland Creek (Prince Edwards Island) oysters. The Blue Points were all right. I definitely preferred the Freelands, since they were a bit sweeter and had a bit more brine to them.
II. SERVICE
Our server was very nice. She also checked upon us plenty of times, without being annoying. She gave great recommendations, too.
III. ATMOSPHERE/​DÉCOR
You can’t tell from their outside how cool it looks inside. They have plenty of seafood décor (imagine anything that would come from a ship like nets, wooden booths, etc…) and long tables for large groups. It’s fun!
Unfortunately, as I mentioned before in the intro, the music is quite awful there. And we had to ask them to turn down the bass (which they did). I don’t need to listen to club music, as I stuff crustaceans down my face. They should consider putting on something more chill like Otis Redding or, I dunno, New Orleans jazz. I can only listen to Bieber mixes for thirty seconds or so before I go insane.
IV. PRICES
Expect fluctuating market prices for the seafood (like many places). Oysters are $ 3.25 or less, however, they might have specials that day. Fried foods are under $ 10. Extras are $ 3 or less. –For our feast, we spent about $ 65 (without tip), so I think it’s more than affordable.
V. OVERALL
Aside from the music, I don’t have much to complain about. The Boiling Crawfish serves some of Atlanta’s best, and I can’t wait to return.

This place was absolutely amazing! They had different oysters to choose from. The oysters ranges from $ 1– $ 3.50 I believe. We chose the $ 1.59 one and it was still just as great!!!
They had two different size of crawfish. They had the small ones for $ 5.99 per lbs and large one for $ 8.99 per lbs. we ordered 7 lbs of the small ones in Cajun garlics sauce it was really good. We then got 10 lbs of the big crawfish and it was DELICIOUS! The meat was so much better. There’s not a big size difference. But the large one was so much better.
The restaurant was decorated so beautifully. A great atmosphere!