From the NFL to the boil.
How a former NFL center turned bold Asian flavors and Cajun-style boils into Angry Crab Shack.
How Angry Crab got cracking
The Angry Crab Shack story, year by year, from the NFL to today.
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1970s
Ron Lou, NFL center
Before the bibs came the shoulder pads. California native Ron Lou spent four years as an NFL center with the Houston Oilers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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2012
35 years, one big idea
Over 35 years, Ron built a breakfast eatery, a sports bar and three Chinese restaurants. Then he wanted something unique: not another wing, burger or pizza place.
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2013
The first shack opens in Mesa
Ron paired bold Asian flavors with his seafood know-how and brought the boil to Mesa, Arizona: family friendly, vibrant, and quality seafood at a fair price.
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2014
More shacks, one big family
As the shacks grew, Ron made a family culture for the crew a priority, along with giving back to local charities and those in need.
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2016
The boil leaves Arizona
Our first shack outside Arizona opens, and the bibs, the bags and the bold flavors travel with it. From here, the map only gets bigger.
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2023
Ten years of cracking crab
A decade after the first boil in Mesa, we marked our 10th anniversary with the guests and the crew who made it all happen.
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2024
A shack in London
Angry Crab Shack crosses the Atlantic with a shack on Rupert Street, bringing the bibs-on seafood boil to London.
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2026
Now in 6 states and counting
And still expanding, so seafood lovers near and far can enjoy our broad menu, outstanding service and genuine hospitality.
Our passion is to serve delicious seafood
Served to our guests in a fun, sometimes loud and always very casual environment. We love groups both big and small, and celebrations of every kind. Our guests come ready to bib up and dig into some good eatings.
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Messy is the whole point
We like to get messy and have a great time. Come experience our broad menu, outstanding service, and genuine hospitality in a one-of-a-kind environment.
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Our crew, our growing family
Our Angry Crab family extends to our guests, but it starts with our employees. Our crabbin’ culture is all about a fun, family environment. We created this concept with the intent to grow our family, give opportunities to emerging entrepreneurs, and bring good cooking everywhere we expand.
Don’t take our word for it
Real guests, real messes.
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I had an awesome experience at Angry Crab Shack thanks to our server, Aiden. From the moment we sat down, he was friendly, attentive, and made us feel welcome. He was knowledgeable about the menu, gave great recommendations, and made sure our drinks stayed full and that we had everything we needed without ever being…
Kody Woo
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Such an unusual place and the food was great! Glad we had bibs and gloves!! My pictures do NOT do justice to the experience we had. Lobster rolls were delicious and less messy than the bags of shrimp and fish. But the bags and their contents were way more fun! Looking forward to going back for more!!
Randy Elliott
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Everyone was nice servers, hostess, manager even came out and greeted the table. Lobster was superb. Jambalaya was jumping. 10/10
Sami West
