Longtime eatery with a lengthy seafood & shellfish menu, some steaks & pasta, plus a full bar. Based on 746 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
1816 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (312) 280-8990
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Hours
| Saturday | 12–10:45 PM |
| Sunday | 12–9:45 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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3–10:45 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 3–10:45 PM |
| Wednesday | 3–10:45 PM |
| Thursday | 3–10:45 PM |
| Friday | 3–10:45 PM |
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Reservations: kingcrabchicago.comopentable.com
Reviews
Sergio D
Best oyster bar special in Chicago, fre! If you sit at the bar, oysters are $.85 each, jumbo shrimp are $.95 each, and wings are $.65 each! The special is only if sitting at the bar and there is a 2 alcoholic drink per person minimum rule. Don’t forget the rest of the menu though – the crab is always perfectly cooked and the stuffed mushrooms are full to the brim with crab! The food is tasty, all their seafood is fresh, service is excellent, and ambiance is relaxed and unassuming. This spot truly is a hidden gem, do not miss it!!
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David Brown
Good Food and great service. Erin the bartender makes the best Long Island ever.
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Liz M
A pretty solid choice for seafood in Chicago, King Crab had the optimal seating combo of a loud and boisterous front bar area, and a quieter more conversation conducive back room filled with comfortable large booths and tables. Despite a little kerfuffle over a dinner special and its serving portions (beware the four person dinner special!), we overall really enjoyed the food and ambience here. The waitress was super nice and attentive, and the staff went above and beyond to remedy and reimburse any wrongs.
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Thi Thu Nga TRAN
Love the quality & fresh seafood options. Staffs are friendly. Highly recommended!
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Altynai Madalieva
Second time here. So far the best oysters I have had. Bar specials have unbeatable prices for drinks and food. The vibe is cozy, staff is fast and friendly. They have Louisiana style seafood entrées. Really delicious!
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Sweat Babyy
Food was absolutely flavorless, my woman had to get spices out to taste anything . She’s literally doing the chefs job in order to enjoy her food. Disappointing 🙁 my burger tasted like a maxwells burger , literally bar food only good if you’re drunk .
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Belia Rodriguez
We stopped in for oysters and had a nice quiet lunch on the patio. Service was great. They include an 18% gratuity in the bill which was nice because tip fatigue is real and they made it easy, no math, no thoughts. Waitress was very attentive without being over attentive. I haven’t been there in years and the pleasant experience made me want to come back.
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Jessica Muniz
We mainly chose this place because of the high rated reviews and because we were able to do a reservation for 10 (unlike other sea food places that we tried) the waitress originally seated us in the back but there are no TVs in the back so we asked if we could be moved to the front instead because the football game was on, the waitress stated since it’s a big reservation she can not fit us in-front, but a few ppl didn’t show up so before we even ordered she was able to accommodate us and we were able to sit in-front and watch the football game. The place looks a little small but the atmosphere and staff are awesome, the waitress the entire time was very nice and attentive. And finally the best for last is the amazing food!!!!! I ordered for myself 1lb snow crab legs with the Cajun garlic butter sauce and that came with corn sausage and potatoes and on the side I also got the lobster roll with fries along with 2 margaritas. I can speak for myself along with our table that we ate so good! The flavor was all delicious and not too garlicky like other places we been to, 5/5 stars we will all definitely be going back!
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Martynas Lauzeckas
I have been coming to this place for about 3 years now. Never disapoints, always consistant, and who can say no to their bar special. Amazing place to come have a beer and some bar food with your friends, or bringing a date and enjoying some more intimate setting in their dining area.
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Jeffrey
Chesapeake oysters were amazing. tried raw and Rockefeller. Loved both. Peel & eat shrimp were great and the cocktail sauce was excellent. This place has real jumbo king crab legs. Server Elvira was great and recommended the French Martini which we loved. The owners Mitra and Cy were very welcoming. I cant wait to go back.
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