I was wondering how far in advance should one book reservations for Crustacean? Also, how is the dress code [evening dinner]? Any dishes that should be at the top of the list to try out? I’m trying to plan a birthday dinner... (12 replies, last updated by Elissa June 13, 2004)

HELP must have garlic noodle recipe from this beverly hills restaurant (0 replies, last updated by sue March 31, 2001)

One in San Gabriel Valley and one in the OC. take your pick! The house crab is exactly the same as the “secret” crab at Crustacean. but most people at Newport Seafood prefer to go with the lobster (ranging from 4-7... (8 replies, last updated by kingkong5 March 9, 2007)

Will be in SFO in January, and have reservations at LuLu’s, Piperade, and Zuni. Am trying to decide between Crustacean or Quince for the fourth night. Obviously they are not the same style of food. Any feedback on quality... (9 replies, last updated by jaweino December 24, 2004)

I was at a japanese restaurant and I swear i saw a platter go b y with all these live crustacean legs waving around...anyone? (3 replies, last updated by jake-o January 13, 2004)

Heading there tonight – may go for this special – interested to hear what people have had and suggest/items to avoid (ok, not that it can be that BAD, but I am sure some are better than others) Cheers (0 replies, last updated by Sadistick April 2, 2009)

Crustacean is more pretentious. (8 replies, last updated by lamster April 21, 2009)

My girlfriend and I went to Crustaceans at Beverly Hills in October. She really enjoyed the garlic noodles and the sole dish we had. We are visiting San Fran. in December and we noticed that there is a Crustaceans. It happens to... (4 replies, last updated by walker November 13, 2007)

My birthday is coming up this weekend and I would love to have garlic crab. I considered Crustaceans (love their crab and garlic noodles), but I do not want to ask my friends to pay upwards of $60-$70 to celebrate my birthday... (17 replies, last updated by noshie May 2, 2008)

Crustacean and it’s Beverly Hills location are both more about appearances than the food. A good friend of mine does business with the family that owns both Crustacean and Than Long, so I’ve been lucky enough to dine... (2 replies, last updated by Curtis March 18, 2004)

We visited Crustaceans last night for the first time. It is, as was recently noted on this board, a new restaurant opened by experienced cajun restauranteurs from New Orleans that were displaced by Katrina. The space is the old... (1 reply, last updated by hobbes404 March 1, 2006)

I wanted to go to Crustaceans in Beverly Hills for my graduation dinner, but they are not open on Sundays! Does anyone have a recommendation for a very similar restaurant in Los Angeles? The whole crab entree and Asian ambience... (11 replies, last updated by MPKen March 7, 2006)

im visitng SF in a few weeks and may have to eat at crustacean (to meet up with other company). it doens’t sound quite attractive to me in a number of reviews that i’ve read. descriptions include stuff like... (1 reply, last updated by nooodles December 23, 2005)

Met someone here in Sac that raved about the restaurant Crustacean at Polk and California. There are a couple of other branches around (Beverly Hills). has anyone been recently? I understand that it is pretty pricey, is it worth... (1 reply, last updated by Melanie Wong November 22, 2002)

I gave up a Chinatown chowdown to have lunch with three generations of my family at Crustacean instead. My great-aunt (who was hosting) is a regular there, so we got extra-special service. Even with the service, though, I find it... (7 replies, last updated by gp May 13, 2004)