Joe's Crab Shack - Myrtle Beach

Joe's Crab Shack - Myrtle Beach reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Debbie

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was better than expected. Very good. Will definitely be back
   

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   Brian

   Nashville3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great chain seafood restaurant. Seated quickly. Our server, Jesse, was awesome. Food was on the expensive side of reasonable but prepared well. Everything arrived quickly and was hot, drinks refilled, environment was laid back and ideal. Would recommend.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server Jesse was amazing made our experience fun and enjoyable.
   

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   Karen

   Las Vegas1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food. We split because the portions were large
   

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   Carla

   San Diego2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Good service and food, though my founder was pretty fishy tasting. Other than that , they were great and very attentive and quick
   

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   your

   New York City1 review

   2.0

   Dined on January 16, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Had a party of 8 dining in, made a reservation online ahead of time via OpenTable. Upon arrival the hostess right away had to check to make sure a table was available for our party even though there wasn't a single other customer in the restaurant and out reservation had been made hours ahead of time. Nonetheless it is the off-season so who really cares, right? Wrong. After being sat our hostess let us know that she was the only person on the floor that night, meaning she was the only hostess, waitress, bartender, food runner and busser. Again, it's the off season so I understand why they don't have a complete staff on and she was absolutely amazing the whole time we were there. However our food was mediocre at best. Going to Joe's Crab Shack while you're at the beach is a total staple for anyone no matter what time of the year it is. There were multiple mess ups in our dinner orders and the food we got wasn't anything to write home to. At one point the waitress told us that "the cook is dying back there" when again, we were the only people there. It was a shame and I don't know if I will go back or recommend other people to visit. If a $200+ dinner on the off season tastes like that, I can't imagine how it would be in the middle of summer.
   

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   Sonya

   Charlotte10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was good, except the cocktail sauce and tarter sauce were not very flavorful. The service was great.
   

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   Sherri

   New York City115 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our family of 5 enjoyed their meals here. I loved the crab boil, but didn’t care for the seasoning that was recommended, which was the special mix. I should’ve gotten it without the seasoning. Otherwise, the food was a solid 4/5. Our server, Aaron, was very attentive and did a great job. I had a crab boil later in the week at a restaurant on the beach. Joe’s was much better!
   

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   Victoria

   Charleston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful dinning experience. Waitress was very polite and attentive.
   

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    Woodrow

    Charleston1 review

    5.0

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Aaron was very attentive to our needs. He continually came to our table to make sure we were satisfied with our food and met our every request.
    

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