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Tritons Trio - Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton, Clifton, NJ

Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton

4.2
4.2
206 Reviews
$30 and under
Seafood
Joe’s Crab Shack offers a variety of favorites from all parts of the sea and shore. From its extensive menu, guests can choose from buckets of seasonal seafood, fried shrimp platters and fish dishes, as well as options from the “mainland” that include steak, sandwiches, and chicken. Guests can indulge in over-sized and creative cocktails, such as the Shark Bite which is playfully garnished with a shark toy. Since its inception, Joe’s popularity has stemmed not only from its menu, but also its retail store. With various pieces of merchandise for purchase, including the ever-popular tie-dye T-shirt with the phrase “Peace, Love and Crabs,” Joe’s has become synonymous with the word “fun.”

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2 people

9:30 PM


Booked 3 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Unspecified
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (973) 777-5114
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Clifton
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 206 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

206 Reviews
  1. BarbieDoll

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Food was prepared well and arrived hot. The fried fish & shrimp was nice and crispy but the fish had a fishy aftertaste. This was not true of the shrimp, fries or hush puppies. Our server was great!!

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  2. hmitchel

    New York Area

    56 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    56 reviews

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Our server was excellent and we appreciate her help with recommendations as they were excellent choices. The food was also very good.

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  3. RyanA

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall1food1service4ambience4
    crab leg quality was very poor especially for the crazy price of them.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Our server, Mike was excellent! He gave us great recommendations and concentrated service. Food was delicious.

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  5. TomR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was great. Our waitress was very attentive. The food was outstanding!!!

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  6. FrancineC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    I haven't been here in a long time since Covid....and now going back the only thing that I did not like are the prices......very high everything doubled in price. Use to be able to afford seafood but not now.

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  7. hmitchel

    New York Area

    55 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    55 reviews

    Dined on July 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The nachos are excellent as well as the tacos and garden salad. The service is excellent as well.

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  8. Richard

    New York Area

    39 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience2
    Service was okay, food was tolerable, drink selections are limited. Overall we were disappointed with what we got for what we paid.

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  9. GeorgyS

    New York Area

    18 reviews

    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Our server did her best to be attentive. The crab dip was tasty but a bit salty. The mussels were over cooked but the peel to eat shrimp and crab legs were tasty and filling. The music was nice and not too loud.

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  10. DiMen22

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Came out to celebrate my momma's birthday and it was a great experience. She is a huge seafood person and she ate it up and enjoyed it. Dinner was a success and I recommend going to eat at Joe's Crab Shack. Our waiter was very nice, knowledgeable, and the service she provided was amazing. You feel welcomed from the moment you walk in to the moment you walk out. Amazing night and definitely coming back for a girls night :)

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  11. AG98

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    We had Brianna as our server. She was very attentive until another table came. It would have been nice to have the same attention they were getting as she seemed to forget about us.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    Spent so much money for a horrible horrible service. Got there at 3PM didn’t get food until 4PM. Drinks took forever. It was just an overall bad experience.

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  13. JayeG

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Service was a little slow on Mothers Day but the food was well worth the wait.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was the perfect unexpected experience. There was no wait, perfect greeting, it was closing time and there was no rush out the door so they could finish cleaning and etc.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Poconos

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience3
    We took my son last night for his birthday and I have to say it was one of the worst experiences I have had in a long time. They were not very busy at all, we waited one hour to get our drinks( and most of the were wrong) then another 30 minutes for apps so (1,5 hours for apps to come out) then an hour for dinner and to finish it off an hour for dessert… we were there for 4 hours. overall they tried to blame the waitress, saying she was not bring the tickets in fast enough, and, of course, the waitress said that was not true

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience1
    There were five of us. Two meals came and were consumed before the other three got ours and the food was cold and incomplete

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  17. MatthewW

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience1
    Wasn’t busy, had a lot of open tables, still had to wait over an hour for our food. The manager of the place was walking around dancing and singing a song that is not acceptable around families and children. I had to wait and flag down a waiter after having an empty drink for ten minutes to get a refill. Our daughters food was the last to come out which should have been first. Very very sad excuse for a restaurant crew. Not happy with our visit at all. We both said we will not come back.

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  18. SandyS

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Tab was 127.00 without tip for 1 adult and 2 children and I was still hungry when we left. I got the original steam pot and a side of coleslaw. The kid's meals were supposed to come with a scoop of ice cream that I ordered, and she brought out this plate of ice cream with toppings which I did not order. I assumed she got fancy (on the house) as it was my son's birthday, but I was charged 3.99 for each plate. I should have been asked.

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  19. shontep

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was good. Honestly when we went we didn’t need reservations at that time , it wasn’t too busy . As we were leaving it started to get crowded.

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  20. ngoned

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience4
    Service was very slow and most of the food was salty

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  21. Laurie

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The crab was delicious as always. Great way to celebrate Nee Year’s Eve!

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  22. MylesB

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience3
    Food is good, but kind of pricey since it’s seafood, not a date night place, more of a younger family place.

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  23. ErinM

    Atlantic City

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    Food was so over cooked. Service was very slow. Only 6 tables in the restaurant.

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  24. ChristopherS

    Atlanta Metro

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2022

    overall1food3service3ambience3
    Rip off, $80 for crab legs from a chain restaurant

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  25. DRich

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Food was delicious and our waitress Salma was great!

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  26. NickyP

    New York Area

    24 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience2
    Dull, slow service, small portions, dried out and over cooked.

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  27. Pepe

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2022

    overall2food4service5ambience5
    In middle of our dining fire alarm went off. We had to get outside and wait 30 minutes until Fireman gave ok to return. Our food was cold then. The restaurant manager did not come apologize nor offer anything for inconvenience. Waitress service was great and food was good when warm.

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  28. Ilene

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My experience was outstanding. The service was without a doubt the best service I could have ever asked for. The server definitely made my birthday one for the books.

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  29. Joel

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    The place was pretty empty. The food was great! but not worth the price. It was very little portion for the seafood buckets. The staff was nice and waitress came to check very often.

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  30. Kate

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall2food5service1ambience4
    Food was great. Service was terrible. It was not busy. They were not short staffed. Waitress was chatting with co workers at hostess stand most of the time we were there. Never brought appetizer before meal. Never checked in if we needed more drinks. Very hard to track down for check at the end of the night.

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  31. BigRoe53

    New York Area

    21 reviews

    3.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    The food was very good although too many fried items offered. Also, how can a crab shack not have crab cakes on the menu? Server wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about the offerings and it took a while after seating to order a drink. Very noisy and more than one child was just running around the place shrieking.

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  32. NicoleF

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server Brandon was the best. He was very good. Made our first experience there very pleasant!!!!

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  33. marvine

    Atlantic City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Charles was awesome !! Great energy!! Even after assisting a table of 22 .. he still paid us plenty of attention and always let us know that he was with us and followed up with drinks and food!! He even gave us the membership package . Thank you Charles for a great evening !

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall3food5service4ambience5
    Took too long for the drinks and food to arrive, clos to 1hr for the food to arrive.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

    overall3food5service1ambience5
    The service was the bad part of this experience. Our waiter left and barely came to check on us. We had to ask other servers for things and help. I felt very ignored.

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  36. Honeycomb1

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2022

    overall3food5service5ambience5
    Good food great service definitely would again soon

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  37. DeidreH

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sons birthday. Wonderful service

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  38. JavierC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was an awesome experience, our waiter Brandon was great and went beyond what we expected, keep up the great work...

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  39. DeidreH

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Was my husbands 75 birthday they mage his night when they sang happy birthday backwards

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  40. LisaT

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    The seafood was fantastic with a fun atmosphere. Will definitely be back!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton using the Order Online button. Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (973) 777-5114.

Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton is rated 4.2 stars by 206 OpenTable diners.

Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

9:30 PM


Booked 3 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Joe's Crab Shack - Clifton

405 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Clifton
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Unspecified
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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