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4810 Spring Mountain Rd
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if u from the deep south & dig seafood-- hit dis 1brah, hit dis 1-- two times, two times, ready, huh huh!
in my lifetime i've eatin' a thousand pounds of crawfish & i ain't never had any served quite like dis. how can i describe it? its spicy (oh yeah its spicy), its juicy (buttery & garlicy on the outside)-- who came up wit dis method?!
its damn good, bruh! word.
Alberto's (original)
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Sarah Palin (original)
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Boiling Crab (original)
Hot'n'Juicy Crawfish (copy)
Within a matter of five or so years, Boiling Crab has managed to open 7+ locations and it's spurred on a crab/crap load of copy cats and imitators. Hot'n'Juicy is one of them (why reinvent the wheel?).
This is how I think Hot'n'Juicy Crawfish Gentlemans Club stacks up against the original Boiling Crab in CA and TX.
CONS:
1. "It's too much work eating crawfish", so instead you'll get these huge monstrous crawfish that amount to about 12 in a bag vs. the 50-60 at BC.
2. The flavors?? They just didn't blend as well as BC's, and the crawfish just wasn't immersed long enough in the mixture to absorb any of the flavors. What you get, is some bland crawfish.
3. Even though BC has a slightly cheesy interior, I still love BC by far. You just can't beat their original locations signs in the men's bathroom which read: "players with shorter bats should stand closer to home plate" or "why are you looking up here, when the joke is in your hands".
4. The waitstaff and service at BC has always been fairly attentive and friendly no matter how busy it gets. HJC's was straightforward and rather distant.
PRO'S:
1. Basically the menu was the same basic menu as BC, so it did make ordering really easy.
2. No wait times! BC usually always has a minimum of a 1 hour wait time for dinner. HJC wasn't too busy for a Tuesday night.
3. The freshness of the dungeness crab was REALLY GOOD at HJC.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Always imitated, never duplicated! Boiling Crab definitely reigns supreme, and I highly doubt I'd go back to Hot'n'Juicy unless they start to offer lap dances.
I saw this on the travel channel and without that i would not have gone. But im glad i saw that episode because WOW.
My cousin and i went and had 1 pound of Hot & Juicy Shrimp- extra spicy, 1 pound of king crab legs$35 bucks. GREAT DEAL!
and the food was great, i would advise you to not wear dressy clothes due to the hands on food. U got to use your hands and remember your bib.
Okay, this review may be a little biased because I'm comparing my Hot and Juicy experience with Boiling Crab out in California, but really... Hot and Juicy? NOT SO HOT AND JUICY!
My friend recommended this place because her cousin saw it on the Food Network. I want to go to Food Network, tell them that they SUCK, that they should retract the special on Hot and Juicy, and that they should do a special on Boiling Crab instead. Okay, maybe not as harsh.
- We all ordered the shrimp with the Medium Hot and Juicy Special sauce. At BC, you can see the garlic, pepper, and the deep red sauce in the bag. Also, the Medium Whole Shabang has a spicy taste that lingers. This is what I was expecting. Instead, the shrimp at H&J came out super bland, not spicy, and not juicy at all. I had to squish my shrimp around the barely-there sauce to get it to have any flavor at all.
- We had to ask for limes, salt, and pepper. They took forever to get the limes out to us. It was as if they went to go buy limes and cut them up just for us.
- You can't draw on the walls. How wack is that? Haha.
The staff was friendly and the venue was clean, but it just didn't live up to my expectations. I'm sorry H&J... 2 stars for you cuz: "Meh. I've definitely experienced better."
First time eating crawfish, first time eating anything of this concept, so I must say it was a trip!
The service was great, the girls came by and explained everything to us. I was a little thrown off at first, because there's a disposable tablecloth right in front of you and they throw down a plastic bag of crawfish/shrimp/whatever, laden with sauce and a corn/potato/whatever thrown inside. And you just kind of dig in! Crawfish itself is kind of hard to eat, or difficult, since you go through sooo much work and the result doesn't really yield much. I'm much more of a shrimp kinda girl, but the sauce and all that licking made it worthwhile.
This place is great, would come back again. My only complaint is (that since I'm such an environmentalist) they throw EVERYTHING away, from cups to plates to forks. I mean, i get it, it's easy clean up and all. But the poor environment! Anyways, that's just my qualm. Everything else was great.
Great shrimp, sausage, and corn! They serve it up to you in a plastic baggy with their spicy sauce. Be sure to wear those bibs they provide. It's gonna get a little messy...
You can order your sauce mild to extra spicy. Us "wimps" ordered a bag of mild and a bag of medium (sorry, I like to enjoy my food while not having my mouth numb with fire). Actually, compared to other places I've been to, their mild was like medium and medium was HOT HOT HOT! but it was all good. I was still able to enjoy the taste because the spicyness didn't really bite, it just built up as I came close to finishing the bag.
I prefer shrimp over the crawfish because the shrimp is meatier and well worth peeling over the crawfish. The calamari rings and fries we ordered was a nice filler to absorb some of that spice!
I finally made it!!!! I took my friend Derek, as we have been pursuing the spiciest foods in Vegas and had yet to be happy with the results. We had excellent service here (5 different waitstaff helping us out and refilling our iced teas, cleaning trash, feeding Derek's sugar packet habit, etc).
We got the soft shell crab basket to start since Derek never had it before. It was a bit overfried but tasty, and the cajun fries were tasty.
For the meal we had 1 lb hot n juicy medium shrimp, 1 lb hot n juicy spicy crawfish, 1 lb hot n juicy extra spicy crawish, and corn + potato + rice.
The conclusion: the shrimp were large, juicy, flavorful and tasty. The spicy crawfish was our favorite - not too hot but the spice added up enough to give us that delicious burning flavor on the tongue and runny nose/watery eyes. The flavor also was great. The extra spicy crawfish had a nice intense spice, but the butter and overly powdered seasoning muddled the flavor.
The corn and rice were nice "neutralizers" - next time we go here we would get the spicy level with anything. A fun, messy, bib-ilicious experience! and yes, I felt like a garlic breathing dragon all day!
Pretty good food.
Alot of work though.
I would pay extra for someone to open the Crawfish for me.
That doesn't make me a bad person.
I saw this place on Food network and was surprised we have this famous Cajun restaurant here in Las Vegas. I decided to take my fiancee for a never-before crawfish experience.
We were there on Tuesday night about 8:00PM and there was plenty of open seating. After we were seated, we were given the first-timer instruction on how to order.
We ordered 2lbs of crawfish(hot & juicy mild) included 1 potato & 1 corn, 1 lb of shrimp (galic butter mild), 1 soft shell crab basket include Cajun fries, and 2 cokes. We really wanted to order oysters but they ran out, that's why we ordered the shrimp.
The taste of the spices was very good, and garlic butter was wonderful. We both loved the seasoning very much. But there was one problem for us, we realized that we don't like crawfish. We never had crawfish before this night, at least not a properly prepared crawfish meal. We manage to finish all 2 lbs of it because the spices was just that good. On the other hand, the shrimp was so good, the large amount of garlic in that buttery sauce made the shrimp so sweet and tasty. We just can not stop eating the shrimp!!! And the soft shell? nothing worth mentioning, except for the Cajun fries we dipped and ate with the sauce in the crawfish/shrimp bags.
The whole experience was pretty good, the whole meal cost us $57 which I thought was a little high. We decided if we go back, we would order shrimp only and call to make sure they have oysters before we go again.
They place rocks!!! First the flavors in the food are absolutely amazing. Shrimp and Crawfish are so fresh and come in plastic bags of goodness.... I have to say this place lives up to the hype and will become a regular in my top places in Vegas.
Well worth the cab ride into Chinatown to try. Crawfish was very fresh as was the softshell crab. Next time, must plan a day trip to Chinatown and finish off with Hot N Juicy. Beware that for most people, the extra spicy may be too spicy; would recommend starting off with the mild or medium. Order one lbs first and go from there. And don't ware anything you would mind getting juiced. Enjoy!
They're not kidding when they say it's spicy. Being Korean, my mom and sister decided to be brave and go for the spiciest crawfish, but my sister quickly regretted it and ordered a regular spiced one. Haha. Everything is full of flavor. I like the potatoes it comes with, too. Not being a fan of crawfish, I just got fish and fries. Obviously, I am not the right person to come here, but my family really enjoyed this place.
Tip: The food is very pungent and will seep into your clothes, and the whole eating process is super messy. I didn't even eat crawfish, but my mom was eating one and accidentally flung a piece to my ear! So, dress appropriately and prepare to get messy.
Wow, what a flavorful sauce! We got the mix over everything sauce in a mild (and a medium side of sauce to compare). Everyone was right on the money in that mild isn't the normal mild. For those that can't take heat at all, there is a level under mild with no spicyiness they informed us.
It was packed on the Sat evening so we got a pound of blue crab and pound of crawfish to go and boy did we ever stink up the hotel room. The blue crabs were good and fresh and I think they don't always have them available. Crawfish were good and it was nice sucking out the head sauce.
Definitely a place to go if you want to be casual and be a pig. Next time we will wait and sit in the restaurant for the full experience.
It doesn't get any better than Hot 'N' Juicy! Tonight the food was excellent (as always), but on this particular evening, as an added bonus, my friends and I were sat at the table next to the legendary BETTE MIDLER!!
I'm not usually star struck, and even though I didn't have the nerve to ask for a picture with her, I was simply thrilled to be eating next to such a talented star!
For all y'all out their who love Bette Midler as much as I do, you'll be pleased to know she loved her shrimp spicy, and seemed to love the Sapporo's as much as me! :)
Incredible! My boyfriend heard about this place from Man v. Food. OMG it was so amazingly good. We took a cab from the strip and a cab back to Binion's and worth every penny. The servers were friendly, the owner very attentive and the food was amazing.
I had crawfish for the first time. Not a lot of meat but watch out, they're spicy is super spicy. I'd be afraid to try the Extra Spicy option. The best thing I had there was the bag of Lemon Pepper shrimp. Oh, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. This will definitely be a must-eat place everytime we visit Vegas. SOOOO good.
Was here just the other day while in town for Halloween. I came in hoping it was good, and left satisfied. They were out o f a couple of items we would have tired, but we did get the king crab, whole blue crab, crawfish, and calamari. The crawfish and the crab we got with varying amounts of heat, all on the Hot n Juicy sauce. The sauce was very good. Plenty of tase, not simply liquid butter. Add dollar beers to that(not sure if all bottles are $1 everyday or not) and it added up to a very good time. I would definately go back.
The only minus is that they really have nothing BUT seafood. Several in our party do not like this kind of seafood, so their only choice was chicken wings(which they do not even have sauces for, they come out dry) and fries. A bit small of a non seafood choice.
Our waitress was very helpful and attentive as well.
I've been hearing many rave about this place out in Vegas and being a crawfish lover myself, it was a must eat! It's pretty darn good, the Hot and Juicy flavoring is the one with all the flavors combined. Nice rich butter and garlic flavored paired with Cajun spices. Probably you're best bet if you come here. And the host wasn't kidding when she said theirs is usually a little bit hotter than you think with the added garlic. I have a decent tolerance for spicy and normally here in San Jose I can eat the medium or spicy (on good days) and have no problem. I ordered the Mild and it already had a big kick to it. I do definitely want to come back because the day we came they said crawfish is in season but I know it really wasn't and so the crawfish was small and many of them were black and dead. The meat of the crawfish was not crispy and very flaky, not fresh at all. Great service by the waiter and host though.
I freakin' loved this place!!!
Crawfish was great! We got 2 pounds of Spicy and 2 pounds of Medium Louisiana style. I also got a side of Extra Spicy sauce just to try it out. I could have gotten the Extra Spicy but the Spricy was hot enough.
I thought the Alaskan King Crab legs were even better than the Crawfish.
The corn that was in the bag was to die for! I can't wait to go to Vegas again and have some more crab legs.
Updated: 9/18/2009
4 stars this visit! Everything was much better than the last time I tried it. Had the one pounder Juicy Cajun shrimp. Even the sauce tasted so much better! I had three girls tending to me and it was a much better improvement than the last time, which is odd because this time around was so much busier. They practically had a full house!
Small note: Yes, I did go groveling back to Hot N' Juicy Crawfish cuz I couldn't find any decent Cajun food, haha.
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Old Review:
I would have given this a 3 star however, I thought the service here could have been better. To be fair though, we are looking at the food review and I thought it was good. I had the one pounder, mild juicy cajun crawfish with a side of rice. Garlicky, really garlicky but luckily I love garlic! :D~ Definitely top off the sauce with the rice or bread, you won't regret it!
I'll probably go back a second time, however, hesitantly, because I know Vegas would have better customer service with good food elsewhere.
Garlic garlic garlic! Holy garlic! I smelled of garlic for 3 days after I had a pound of crawfish here. Once I got the house special sauce the next time I got the cajun boil. Either way I freakin' smelled of garlic for days.
I can eat pretty spicy stuff but anything over the medium here... is FIRE to me. Expect to drink a lot of water or beer with your meal. When it's that spicy, your tongue just dies and there's nothing subtle to pick up about flavors, it's just pain.
Service was very average. It might as well have been a server from a casino buffet giving us our drinks. Don't expect much from the atmosphere either. There ain't nothing pretty about this place.
Though it's not a place to come for amazing food or service, I still come back occasionally because I find myself craving the salt and the garlic. :)
I find it only fair to mention that I hail from the south and have had the best in boiled crawfish most of my life. I thought I would be getting the same quality since the owners are from Houston. Crawfish is not on par with anything from Houston or any part of Louisiana but since there are no alternatives in Vegas, I would have to say it's the best crawfish place (and I think the only one) in town. It is listed on The Best of Las Vegas but I've found that list to be a disappointment.
I was disappointed that they charge extra for red potatoes and corn on the cob. All the other patrons seem to always be amazed at seeing crawfish and that we know how to peel them and suck the heads. This just adds to my impression that people are easily impressed and amused here. Prices are moderate but I still don't feel like I'm getting my money's worth due to the portion size.
Crawfish is not really fresh due to the fact that we're in the Mohave Desert. I guess I just have a higher standard having had Crawfish in New Orleans and all over Louisiana countless times. Everyone else raves about this place I suppose because they have nothing to compare it to. I'm sure I'll be back when I have another crawfish jones but I just feel they could do better.
It's always blazing hot in the restaurant no matter what time of day I've been in there. I guess they are trying to save money?
Don't have enough bathrooms.
UPDATED REVIEW #2
Summery:
A 4 star rating is still Excellent dining in my book btw. I reserve one open star for the future if service can be improved. The food is ALWAYS 5 star however.
This update is to raise a rating that was lowered due to poor service and dining experience as detailed in a previous review.
The owners addressed all of my issues, and was professional in his communication with me. Any negative issues I did have were dealt with in outstanding manner.
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If you read my previous reviews you'll notice a negative experience I had reviewed as my first update. It was based strictly on poor service. The food has always been outstanding. What I would like to say in this newest updated review is that, more business ownersshould take up similar customer service. Kudos to the owner of Hot N Juicy Crawfish.
I gave this place another chance because the food has always been a delight. (still love the shrimp over the crawfish) If you go, always add a pound of shrimp.
If you decide to eat at this establishment, you can be assured of excellent food. If you have a negative experience, and bring it to the owners attention, you can be assured of excellent customer service. I've learned that there is a difference between bringing it to an employees attention versus the owner when it's really negative. My experience with the owner here proves he cares for his business and the experience of his customers.
When I went back, prices on the crayfish were the same as before. Stable market pricing probably because he has stable distributors. The crawfish is fresh. The shrimp was sweet and meaty. I had almost the same meal as before but included the calamari that we were not able to order before. That was tender and the coating was light and non greasy.
I think what struck me most was the owner had read my single negative experience and took my negative points and made changes in his operation. When I had said they ran out of rice, he told me he purchased a larger rice cooker. Amazing responses. There were a few other things that showed how he cares for his business.
In the few months I've been watching this place it's grown in popularity. There was the man vs food show taping on food network for example and the following viewing party. Sometimes one wonders if popularity like that can falsely lift up the appeal of a place but I have to tell you, behind the scenes it's simple, excellent food, and acceptable service that makes this place a gem.
I think what I had experienced was scaling issues. As a place becomes more popular they have to adapt with new ways of coping so there are less nights they run out of what ever ingredients...servers learning how to deal with busier tables..etc etc. They are adapting quickly and solving issues that crop up and maintaining an excellent standard of food.
If you go, do not expect a 5 star quality of service. BUT....it's not bad. It's average and acceptable if you go with the right frame of mind. What shines here is the FOOD. Not quite sure what people are complaining about when they talk about the quality of their crawfish. Perhaps my tune would change if I were from the deep south but I am not. My reality is what is around me, and for this area, they have the best crawfish and shrimp. Do not compare a place to somewhere across the country. Make comparisons with local places to help people that are looking for the -best in that local area-. It makes it easier for people that are just visiting. They don't care about what is better in some other part of the country.
Concerning the bathrooms. Objectively, I have never seen a line. Perhaps on busier weekend nights you may have to wait your turn, but it's hardly a reason not to go. There is one woman's bathroom and one for the men.
Amazingly good, comfort food. Nothing is as satisfying than a big pile of seafood you eat with your fingers. They get it right, and the food out of this kitchen is always top level. I've tried numerous sauces now, numerous seafoods. Different times of day and different days of the week. I find it better than Joe's Crab Shack because it's authentic here. It's just a great place to bring your friends. It's not over contrived, full of themselves, or catering to tourists. It's just GOOD food. Go eat!
The is an UPDATED REVIEW
I went back a month later..prices the same..food the same. Wonderful stuff.…
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I decided to do something off the strip for a change and we found this hole in the wall type crawfish restaurant. It was the best crawfish i had outside Texas and Louisiana. The Decor is very simple and nothing to write home about and the sides were not quite as generous as in big D. I mean it came with few potatoes and corn and we had to order extra even though we ordered a few pounds of Crawfish, crabs, peeled shrimp and crab cakes.
The highlight of my day was when i had to put on the bib around my neck while i went to work with the Crawfish. we were given a roundtable and all the food was placed in the middle with a nylon table covering which made the clean up process a lot easier.
They had different grades of seasoning and spices for the Crawfish so you can specify how hot you want it.
I will definitely love to go back next time i am in Sin City and still up from gambling which never happens
We wanted to visit this place b/c we saw it on that episode of Man vs. Food and when we visited Vegas we wanted a change from the restaurants available on the strip. It was a good experience, the staff is super friendly. We ordered 2lbs of the (spicy) hot & juicy crawfish and 1lb of the king crab, some sausages, corn and Cajun fries. It was alright... satisfying, but definitely not the best I've ever had. The crawfish were pretty small, and when they're small like that you have to work harder to get to the actual meat, which kinda sucked since the meat was super duper small. The crab was really good, and I really liked the sausages, but I remember them being pretty expensive. I think we paid an extra $6 to get six slices of andouille sausage. The corn is the neutralizer, which is necessary if you can't handle the heat. The cajun fries were so-so, our next trip we will do w/out them. Next time, I'd like to try the shrimp and maybe clams (if they have them) and I'll probably try the medium instead of the spicy so I'm not constantly asking for more water.
Hot and Juicy Crawfish - Don't know if there are other places to eat louisiana style crawfish but this place is pretty good. Best place in vegas for now! HAHA. The crawfishes are pretty decent size and the spices are good. Unlike other places I have had, when u tell them mild, it is mild. When you tell them medium, its medium and so forth. The catfish basket is so-so here. I have had better, I don't like the way it is breaded. The Dungeoness Crab is VERY GOOD. They tend to run out so if you are going there for dungeoness, you may want to call before hand. My boyfriend won a contest with 4 other people.... 20 LBS is 5 minutes! Hahahahahah!
I prefer boiling crab in oc & alhambra and everywhere (they are a chain/franchise) but this is as good as it is gonna get in vegas til they open one!
After a long day of walking and shopping, we were hungry for some crawfish. And thanks to yelp, we found a winner in Vegas!
This place truly lives up to their name. We ordered two pounds of shrimp and two pounds of crawfish...all medium spiciness with garlic butter seasoning. We should've ordered a pound with different seasoning and heat....to test our taste buds. I'm eyeing the Hot n Juicy Special and Lemon Pepper seasonings for my next visit. I think the garlic butter had more garlic than butter....extremely potent!
The crawfish was very spicy at medium...but we loved it. Some of these crustaceans were larger in size than at most places I've gone to. The shrimp was my favorite though. Same spices as the crawfish, but more juicy and meaty. We also ordered sausage, corn, and Cajun fries...which were all just okay for me.
Customer service was top notch here...I just wish they were open later than 10 pm.
We learned that the Man vs. Food show will be taping at this restaurant. With their hot n juicy menu, it's evident why this place will be premiered.
I was here the day Adam from Man vs Food was filming at Hot N Juicy which means this place will be overrun by tourist soon. He was a really nice guy taking pics and acknowledged everyone before he left.
It's a good thing I'm not hot for Adam because it would be very hard to be sexy with my elbows on the table ripping into the most freshest sweet crawfish and succulent golden sweeten blue crab while my nose is running and sweating from the spiciness, all the while breathing dragon garlic breath....but he would know I was good at sucking head...crawfish head you prevert.
Sorry people but im going to have to be the fly in the ointment here. I got a chance to go to Hot and Juicy last weekend to see what all the hub bub was all about. And yes I saw it on Man V Food and it looked interesting. All the great reviews on here didnt hurt either. Well I walked in and it was kinda plain but thats fine. The girl seated us and gave us menus to look over. I was going to order the shrimp instead of the crawfish until the waitress came over. She made the crawfish sound so good I caved and ordered a pound of them. I also ordered a pound of the king crab and some sausage. My mom ordered the fried shrimp and frys.
The girl brought out our food and it smelled incredible. I ripped into the bag of crawfish in hopes that I was really in for a treat. Well I have come to a conclusion, THERES NOTHING EDIBLE ON CRAWFISH!!! These things fought me every step of the way. I worked my ass off just to get a "TINNY" piece of tale meat. The waitress said they were actually bigger than normal. I would hate the see the regular ones. The flavor of the sauce was absolutely fantastic. I went with the hot and juicy special medium. The sausage dipped in the sauce was out of this world but the crawfish was a miserable failure. I ended up ordering a pound of the shrimp as well.
Now the shrimp was another issue. I am not a big fan of whole shrimp. I dont want the head on with all the little hairs all over and the whole thing. If they had been cleaned before cooking it would have been much better. I didnt eat allot of them because of this. The crab legs were pretty good but I should have ordered the same sauce instead of the garlic butter.
Hot and Juicy was kinda fun and the 2 waitresses were really sweet and fun to chat with. I dont think I will be coming but though. I do wish them the best.
Been meaning to visit here when I'm in town on business, and finally was able to come here the other night. Thanks to yelpers, I now have another great place to add to my list.
This was not only a great place to grab some food, but reasonably priced with very friendly servers and a fun experience. Just make sure you don't have any paper cuts because you will be using your hands! And if you get some of the spicy seasoning, then beware!
They do provide you with a bib, which I needed. Actually, I needed two since I ripped the first one and it became unusable. Fail on my part. Coupled with the plastic on the table and the paper towels, you do not wear your Sunday best here, unless you'd like it covered in their delicious sauces.
I had the shrimp, calamari, and a bowl of rice. Wanted to try the crawfish but I had a craving for shrimp. Maybe next time, I come to Vegas often!
OMFG!!! Just back from Vegas and had one of the best meals at Hot and Juicy Crawfish. Don't dress up and get ready to get down and dirty in a good way. It's about 10 minutes and $12-$15 taxi ride from the strip but so worth it! I had 2 pounds of crawfish with the extra spicy and all I can say is WOW. I got shrimp to eat back on the plane which was equally excellent (don't recommend for the plane though, it get's a bit messy but Excellent. Service was great and the beers to wash it down was great. I would add a bar for people to wait but it was worth the wait. Please note spicy is spicy even for someone from Jamaica. This is a must stop when in Vegas!
***Reminder not to eat 1 pound of mild garlic shrimp before going to Club Jet*** LOL
If I lived in Vegas, I would probably hit this place weekly. I had a pound of the spicy hot n juicy and yeah it was hot and I couldn't get enough of it. My wife had the medium hot n juicy and for her, it was just right, not hot enough for me though.
We also shared a pound of the lemon pepper shrimp and OMG it was amazing.
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! Keep up the good work YELPERS and keep up the great ratings.
We ordered 2 lbs of the crawfish & 1 lb of the snow crab legs all in the medium cajun sauce. This came with 1 corn on the cob and 1 potato so we ordered 1 more cob and potato.
The food was sooooooooooooooo good. That cajun sauce was excellent! Especially when biting into the corn on the cob. My mouth got all tingly from the spices and the flavor was amazing. We got medium and my lips still burned! I think I want to go back and try the spicy! =D
Definitely wear the bib! We got the food everywhere. Especially since we were noobs at this, we got crawfish on our faces and on each other in the beginning.
Excellent place to eat! I will definitely come back for some next time in Vegas. Thanks yelpers! =)
Easily craving crawfish, especially since the Husband missed out the last two times I went.
Went last Sunday and the place is packed! Dang, it's getting busy in there and it's only going to get busier!
Started off with two pounds of crawfish ($10.99/lb) of their Hot N Juicy Special seasoning with medium heat. Easy to peel shells, juicy and flavorful crawfish, what's there not to love?
Inquired about the Dungeness crab, $17.99/lb. They gave us a 1.7-pounder and it arrived whole in a bag. Started off with the back legs and moved up to the claws. The meat was sweet and the crab was fresh. Deciding on how to move about the body, broke the head off and it was crab head heaven. Loads and loads of crab fat/head etc. and so bad for our cholesterol! But it was so good, really good. We were scooping that stuff up and dipping it into the sauce. Yum yum!
Finally moving onto the body, broke it in half and dug into the lump meat. Really sweet meat and just good stuff. Nice treat from having only crawfish. They did a last call as we were chowing on the crab, which was fine for us at the time.
Come to today, a few hours earlier, the Husband looks at me and says "I want to go back for more crawfish." I realize that because we ordered only two pounds the other day, we just teased ourselves. (We're used to two pounds each.) Then my brother calls and asks for the address of this place. Is he in town...no, this weekend he will be with his boys. Uh, if you're gonna go, we'll probably want to go with you too so let us know...
Yeah, we like it that much. Our cholesterol numbers aren't looking too good at this point.
I went back twice in the last two weeks. Prices have gone up! $10.99/lb for crawfish! It's still… Read more »
Thanks to fellow yelpers, we decided to give Hot N Juicy Crawfish a try. We weren't disappointed.
The table was lined with plastic. The seafood and corn were boiled in thick plastic bags with your choice of sauce. We had 2 lbs of shrimp, 1 lb of crawfish, 1 lb of snow crab legs, a basket of catfish and cajun fries, 5 bowls of rice, 3 corn on the cobs, all in that delicious hot n juicy sauce, spicy. It was mouthwatering good!! If you are freaked out with shrimp and crawfish all still dressed, go for it! It was the best seafood I've had in a long time. There was a ton of garlic in the sauce. So good!!
Paper towels are provided for your messy hands.
There was a couple who was from Louisiana who actually sought out this restaurant and they also loved the food!
Get there quick! BTW, don't forget to wear your bib so you don't get that sauce all over your clean clothes!
Being from Southern California where the king of crawfish restaurant resides, The Boiling Crab, it's hard to find another place that can dethrone it. But my wife and I had to give Hot and Juicy Crawfish a try after seeing it on one of our favorite shows, Man vs Food.
The food looked absolutely delicious on the show, everything that my wife and I come to expect from this type of restaurant. We had a basketball tournament in Vegas this past weekend and made sure we made time to head over to Hot and Juicy.
Made it there on Friday afternoon around 1:30pm. I was happy to see that it wasn't so busy and were able to get seated right away. At Boiling Crab, the average wait time is an hour.
We ordered the following: one pound of crawfish, two pounds of shrimp and five corns all in the special Hot and Juicy sauce medium spicy.
The sauce itself was not bad. It's doable but it does not compare to Boiling Crab's shabang sauce. The shabang sauce is love at first bite.
The crawfish was not bad but the shrimp and corn were not very good. The body of the shrimp was fine but the shrimp heads was dry. No juice/brains to enjoy sucking on and the corn was very rubbery, sort of like eating candy corn. My wife and I shared one corn and left 4 uneaten. Normally, we could eat three each.
For those who have not tried Boiling Crab, you might find Hot and Juicy Crawfish a good place to eat. But for those who have dined at Boiling Crab, you will be disappointed.
I will be sending Adam Richman (host of Man vs Food) an email of my review and a recommendation that if he is ever in Orange County California, to stop by Boiling Crab and see what he thinks.
Food is good infused with Asian flavors sells sea food by the pound.
Taste is spicy and buttery it is what we call a heart attack on a plate.
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I've only been to one other place like this and it was in Southern California. I don't think I can give this place 5 stars with a clear conscience because it probably isn't one of the best crab boil places out there. I haven't visited enough of them to truly judge.
That said, this place is pretty good. It's really nice if you want to catch a game or something because they have multiple tv screens set up in the restaurant. You'll be eating with your hands so you don't have to focus any of your attention towards coordinating utensils with your food. Just peel and eat.
I favor the shrimp, snow crab, and sausage. They also make pretty good cajun fires, made better when you dip them in the 'Hot N Juicy' sauce.
It's a fun, extremely casual, place to eat. It's impossible not to get messy, but the bib helps. Worth a visit.
Yup, I was one of the many people who saw this place on Man vs. Food. I came on a weekday around 5pm to avoid the crowds. This place gets really busy around 7 and on the weekends. I got 2 pounds of crawfish and a side of fries. Came out close to 30 bucks. Not a bad deal. I think the only problem when I ate the crawfish was that my fingers smelled for quite a while and you will surely smell like garlic so if you plan to go on a date, bring some mints, mouthwash and prepare to take a shower when you get back to your room. But you know what, it;s worth it.
this is my first time trying the crawfish. it was unexpectedly good. My friend from CA came and asked me to take her to crawfish. so i went on yelp and search for crawfish and that why we were there last sunday. The place was actually nice. we order 2lbs and we finished them in half an hour and order another pound. it's really up for it's name, hot and juicy. very good. i would recommend this place to everyone
Las Vegas, NV
Category: Seafood
Las Vegas, NV
Category: Sandwiches
Las Vegas, NV
Category: American (Traditional)
Las Vegas, NV
Category: Mexican
Las Vegas, NV
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