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The Boil

The Boil

(Now Closed)
Seafood Restaurant and Cajun and Creole Restaurant$$$$
Lower East Side, New York
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  • Canineya M.heart icon on user image
    Canineya Means-CastorSeptember 16, 2014
    The mac and cheese is delicious and the ambiance is real chill.
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    MickaApril 18, 2014
    Bayou Juice is awesome. The music, atmosphere, food and decor is nice!!
  • Aliceheart icon on user image
    AliceJuly 1, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Never a miss. Recommend the oysters, fried oyster sliders, and the king crab legs with boil special sauce!
  • Michelleheart icon on user image
    MichelleAugust 13, 2017
    Spectacular seafood. I love this place! Must order the special sauce!!
  • Suhaib ∞heart icon on user image
    Suhaib ∞February 19, 2017
    Yummy .. I tried the shrimp 🍤 which was so good
  • Kurkina A.heart icon on user image
    Kurkina AnnaDecember 30, 2019
    Great for seafood lovers. A Selection of multiple sauces. Also, decent drinks.
  • Erica B.
    Erica BrownJune 25, 2015
    Great crawfish but now they are only allowing people to dine for 90mins including the time you are waiting for your food.
  • Dawn C.heart icon on user image
    Dawn CalabreseMay 5, 2014
    The food was amazing, the fried catfish was perfect and the combo boil was fucking great!!!
  • Taira C.heart icon on user image
    Taira CangroMarch 22, 2015
    Have the lemon garlic sauce with the shrimp and crawfish or crab legs.. DELICIOUS.
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    DFebruary 25, 2017
    Lobster and crawfish with their special sauce
  • mindy c.
    mindy cheungMarch 22, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Get the combo A and C! With the boil sauce! Service is great! Love Darcy as our waitress!
  • Chris P.heart icon on user image
    Chris PolloneMay 30, 2017
    Bad service. Took 40 mins for food to arrive. Entree came out before our apps. Gumbo tasty. Mostly veggies & rice w/some sausage & 1 shrimp. Ordered "Cajun" Crawfish. Got butter & garlic. Still good.
  • Mix C.
    Mix ChongAugust 25, 2014
    Crab prawns. Stay away from clams and crayfish. Gumbo is also very avg
  • Greg T.
    Greg TakayamaOctober 23, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Try the takeout. And the 90s hip hop.
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    ReevesNovember 24, 2014
    The catfish basket is so good, and get combo A with a bayou punch 👌
  • Gayla Y.heart icon on user image
    Gayla YaffaDecember 1, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Excellent food, cash only, close to Chinatown subway, convenient.
  • Matty C.heart icon on user image
    Matty CitoDecember 18, 2016
    Great stuff, especially if you come during non peak hours.
  • Tris Prior
    Tris PriorOctober 8, 2013
    Bring some floss and breath mints! You will need both after beasting on the special + spicy!
  • Alexandria D.
    Alexandria DangFebruary 1, 2013
    A healthier Louisiana fish fry/crawfish boil joint. Reasonably priced compared to Delta Grill too.
  • Jackson S.heart icon on user image
    Jackson SJune 10, 2016
    all the seafood is good... the mixed drinks are a little light on the liquor
  • Daniel V.heart icon on user image
    Daniel VillarAugust 15, 2014
    To die for. The sauce they use on their food is the best
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    VictorMarch 20, 2016
    Make sure to order a side of their garlic buns, SO GOOD!
  • Tolani O.heart icon on user image
    Tolani OlusanyaApril 22, 2016
    Everything
  • VickyisaStar L.
    VickyisaStar LAUJune 23, 2014
    If you're up for an appetizer the Catfish Slider melts in your mouth.
  • Tamara R.
    Tamara RussellMay 11, 2013
    They great portions!! Crawfish n shrimp with spicy boil special sauce delish!!
  • Elle F.
    Elle F.September 23, 2016
    Seafood, Cajun. Excellent Food and Drink Selection.
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    TiffanyJuly 28, 2015
    get the shrimp with the boil special sauce and mild spicy
  • Mimi F.
    Mimi FuchsAugust 10, 2013
    Definitely get a combo dish. Anything eaten out of a bag is a win.
  • Sharon C.
    Sharon COctober 29, 2013
    Clams in the lemon garlic sauce is delicious. I just wish they weren't cash only.
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    Princess FilmzMarch 30, 2016
    Everything
  • Jocelyn H.
    Jocelyn HartmannMay 21, 2013
    Shellfish is really fresh and prices are on point - stay away from the lemon garlic sauce... Way too heavy
  • Amar B.heart icon on user image
    Amar BraithwaiteJuly 28, 2015
    Get a side of garlic bread to sop up the sauce!
  • Vivian V.heart icon on user image
    Vivian VoNovember 4, 2014
    Cash only - if you get 2 lbs of anything, they add potatoes & corn 😋
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    thmMarch 12, 2014
    This place is amazeballs!!! So good. A must try
  • Darrel D.heart icon on user image
    Darrel DawkinsJanuary 30, 2016
    Good food !!! The crab legs are amazing!!!
  • Maddie
    MaddieJanuary 20, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Cash only. Prepare to order seconds and thirds. Lobster, shrimp, crab = good eating. Tiny crawfish not so impressive
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    TingSeptember 9, 2014
    Order anything with 'the boil' sauce. They arm you with bibs and gloves but expect to get messy.
  • Mikeheart icon on user image
    MikeNovember 15, 2014
    Cash only and long waits for tables but it's worth it
  • Anthony H.heart icon on user image
    Anthony HudsonFebruary 27, 2015
    Get the crab legs with the boil secret sauce !
  • Giang B.heart icon on user image
    Giang BMarch 3, 2019
    Garlic butter sauce with everything
  • Alice Eunjinheart icon on user image
    Alice EunjinMay 5, 2015
    Clam with garlic sauce - so good
  • Clarissa V.
    Clarissa VainiusAugust 29, 2013
    Anything with the boil sauce... Mmmmm so good.
  • Daniel B.
    Daniel BlackburnJuly 19, 2017
    They told us they wouldn't seat us unless our entire party was present (2 people parking ), then proceeded to start the party after us who was also waiting on people parking. Guess what color we are?
  • Cheng J.
    Cheng J'sSeptember 11, 2013
    The Clams was very good on Garlic Sauce
  • Mindy
    MindyDecember 21, 2014
    You can only be seated if your entire party is there.
  • debz
    debzMay 25, 2013
    If they give you the option to sit in either the front or back, ALWAYS choose the back (where the lighting is dim). No one wants to see that shit all over you. Not a good look.
  • Wek H.
    Wek HernandezMarch 19, 2015
    Eat before you go here cause youll be eating after 2 hrs of waiting.
  • Elaine H.heart icon on user image
    Elaine HeApril 12, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Loved their crawfish and snow crab leg:)
  • Niyah M.heart icon on user image
    Niyah MansfieldMay 16, 2016
    Great food
  • Kamara C.heart icon on user image
    Kamara CampbellAugust 13, 2015
    Their crab legs are good 😀
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