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2.0 of 5 stars.
Art's Crab Shak, while it's location is a mesh between sketchy and quaint, it makes for an ok little hole in the wall restaurant . First impressions may be a little misleading. While entering through...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I would give a zero "0" stars if I could. Let's start with decore, the place is old, not even old-world charm, just old. We walked in a group of 5 and had to sit apart from each other. We were asked...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with a former co worker a few years ago. Judging by the latest reviews, I guess Art's still had that dull looking, outdated decor on the inside. However, the crab I ate was pretty good,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off and most importantly, i just gotta say order the Crab Sandwich...i give it a HUGE MMMMMMMMMMMM. Grilled crab on a roll???...are you kidding???...after the first bite, my friend and i just...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is about 60% breading. The staff is very friendly but not all that helpful when trying to decide what to order.
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The decor is a little outdated and not in the best part of town. But if you go early enough in the day, it's safe. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. Although a little pricey, the food and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a vegetarian. Delicious Hush Puppies. Green salad was pretty good - not from a bag. Really strong drink - excellent! I enjoyed the atmosphere and decor. I didn't feel like the place was run down...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here to eat the crab.. it was a disappointment. I am a HUGE fan of crab and butter (MMM) and I am sad to say that the crab was only OK :-(. I also had the garlic noodles... THEY WERE BLAND.....
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't have the crab. Sorries. But I did have some fried okra and it was AWESOME. And I had some shrimp and they were MEDIOCRE. That's right, vehemently mediocre. Cause they were kinda great. But...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having grown up in Berkeley / Oakland I have walked past Art's Crab Shak countless times without ever going in. I finally decided to check it out yesterday and man was I pleased. They have a full bar,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After driving by so many times we finally wanted to kill our curiosity for this place. We ordered crab and this is the first restaurant we have been to where you have to pay in advance for your food....
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the garlic crab is the only thing to go here for... no seriously! The service is on Bi polar status... some days its good and other days the waitress is treating you like you stole her boo thang. you...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Has anyone even noticed how filthy those booths are?? Not to mention the horrible service! I can't even sit down to enjoy my food without worrying about what might crawl up my leg.... The food may be...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
you have to try their CATFISH sandwich. This is the BEST fish sandwich I've ever had. The flavor is so delicious and the fish is so fresh it barely has that fish taste.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
if you're coming to art's to get first class, fresh crab...you my friend have made a mistake. get out of oakland and go up the coast to bodega where they pluck the little shit eaters from the bottom...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have no clue how the crab is. I initially went there late on a Friday night with the intention of getting crab but after seeing how quaint my surroundings were, I decided to get appetizers instead....
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Don't let the external (or internal) decor keep you away - if you have a craving for some great crab legs then this is the place. Street parking is a mission in itself - and you're better off...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Be prepared for a wait-- when you walk in, and after placing your order. If you aren't in a hurry, you will really enjoy this place. It was way more lively than I expected based on other Yelp...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a native San Franciscan, so I know I can be a lil harsh on the seafood critiques..this place just plain sucks. Red Lobster does better than this...hell, Long John SIlver's does better than...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't recommend The service was badThe seafood didn't seem that fresh and its very outdatedThe coconut shrimp was absolutely disgusting.
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It needs to be re-Decor'd ......especially since i like my surroundings to be Fancy...lmao however the Crab and Noodles are too die for very greasy...u will need to excercise immediately afterwards...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my coworkers said thsi place had realyl good crab. SO my bf called up his friend and drove over there...It was full of brothers....Felt sorta outta place here since I was chinese, my bf was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lets get this out of the way: Art's is pricey. And it is also a dive. No one is going to kiss your ass, even if you are dropping $80 on dinner for two.But somehow, all of that just adds to the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a straight up hole-in-the-wall. No exaggeration, I'm serious. It's an old place, and they apparently don't want you to forget that.Did I care about any of this while devouring crab leg after crab...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nope, I don't think so. The krab was tasty but after a few bites I felt like I was loaded with ascorbic acid, annato seed coloring, dehydrated seasonings and non-fat milk solids, sodium caseinate,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Locals with street cred know this place, "big ups" to Oakland for keeping this little jewel alive. You can get fresh crabs by the 1/2 or whole bucket, DUH! It's worth the time and smartly...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a freaking dive bar that serves kickass crab.They had me at hello.
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love crab. I spent many years not eating it (I even told people I was allergic) and now I am making up for it.The crab was great. The atmosphere, like a dive bar with food. Really dark and not much...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
3.5 rounded up for full bar. yesterday, a buddy was in the mood for some crab, after few calls, we found arts crab shak. i parked. we walk to the front. he peaks in the front door, hey it looks like a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
well....i have never had a plate of food thrown at my table before, but it happened here!!!i ordered fried mushrooms and they were WAYYY overseasoned. I couldn't eat more than a few.The plate of food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The vinyl booths had tears in them and the walls were splattered with crab juice. Dust was in thick layers everywhere. I was just too uncomfortable to enjoy myself after this. I was happy to pay...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They saute the crab in butter, garlic, sauteed mushrooms, parsley and it comes with dipping bread. It's weird inside.. when you first walk in it's smelly. You get used to both the interior and the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place had me crackin up! besides the 90's R.Kelly music they had playing which i thought was hilarious, they food was pretty tasty. I love the fries, and the crab was ddddeeelish. Me and my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food rivals that of Crustaceans, but the ambiance of course doesn't match up, but this doesn't even matter. The crab here is great and the noodles are great. They also have great fish. The service...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the epitome of Oakland. Go and you'll see what I mean. Went here at around 3:30PM on a Sunday and the bar was already crowded with guys drinking cognac outta sniffers. Fried zuchini:...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Art's Crab Shack, since 1963. You can tell they haven't remodel since they first opened. It may look like a Shack outside but the food inside is well worth the visit. Beside the great tasting food, my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wrote this review for EatDrinkSF.com in 2007. Now I live around the corner from Art's. Coincidence? I think not.------------------This is just about my favorite restaurant in the Bay Area. No...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Crab...great! Atmosphere...comfortable and homey! I like coming here once a month with my eating buddy :) We can always depend on leaving full and content. It has an old-school vibe that I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A definite DIVE, but gotta love the juke joint like ambiance.Pay before you eat.....no really... pay before you eat! LMAOYou will get your feelings hurt if you can't handle that one. I'm too cheap to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I read about this place in the east bay express for the best crabs in the east bay and drove past the joint a million times it seemed.We entered the place not knowing what to expect on a Friday night...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So As I Write This Review, My Mouth Is Watering Just Thinking About The Oozing Butter And The Delightful DrinksSo First Let Me Start Off By Saying: This Is The BEST Place In the Bay Area To Get Some...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Crashed into the Shak right before the kitchen closed. Shady looking on the outside but pretty entertaining once inside. There is a full bar & music to nod your head to while waiting for your food...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Let me start by saying the food is phenomenal. Get ready to drown yourself in garlic though. I had the prawns and mushroom in garlic, it was to die for. But the service was SO TERRIBLE that it brought...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As far as the scene goes, Craig E. hits the nail on the head. My boyfriend and I liked the idea of a loud seafood place on a Sunday evening... we just forgot it was Father's Day. Not that there were...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best looking crab shack place, but it's pretty tasty. I ordered a large the garlic-butter crab plate, it was delicious, with mushrooms soaked in the butter! My friends had other items which...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i love the food here....it's not 5 star but it's not crap either. the butter sauce is awesome and the hush puppies. yum yum. I've been there a few times but I'll be taking a vacation bc the last time...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even with terrible service, I give Art's full stars!!! The food temporarily make you forget, overlook, and forgive the service. One of the few places I still tip well after lousy service. The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Full stars for the awesome butter garlic sauce that smothers the crab. My friends and I call it "the buttery goodness" - it's THAT amazing. While what starters I have tried were good, I'd save your...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i'm never not happy at art's. the crab is always on point (wear your stretch denim ladies) and the rum cokes are good and stiff. whenever i'm feeling a bit crappy for not going to my oklahoma/...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For years I had been tempted to go here for crab. On Sunday, my boyfriend and I finally did it. There are no windows on the outside, and the inside wasn't what I was expecting. I don't know what I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're "over" receiving courteous, attentive service and eating healthy, low-fat food, pull up a seat here and dive right in! I always have the crab and try something new every time I go...the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very important! Do not piss off the wait staff. Do not ask questions. Smile and order, and be prepared to get the check before the food. Check the check, and make sure whether the tip is included,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every once in a while, I get an evening off of work from the restaurant. I try not to expect too much. Art's had been capturing my eye for years . Many a night I lumbered and drug myself from duct...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are some rules to follow to make your Crab Shak experience better than good, more like awesome- some of these rules I learned just from reading Yelp reviews, the rest from finally going there!...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A fried food feast!The "man" loves him some sand dabs. Damn, they were good. I am from the South( yes, I consider Florida the "South") and from time to time I crave me some Soul Food. I had to try the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well I think what Art's lacks in ambiance, he makes up for it in flavour. It has already been stated that the establishment is a tad "eclectic" and to be honest a little pokey. It definitely has an...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It gets five stars for the Oyster Loaf. I have noticed it is slightlly better at lunch than at dinner. Anyway, it is amazing. I don't really bother with anything else and I get it to go. It rules....
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived around the corner from this place for 2 years, but had never gone inside until last night. My girlfriend and I decided to give it a shot.We really liked the place. Great atmosphere, adults...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's not fancy.. it's old school Oakland. Yeah, they have the 'pay first' signs, but I've eaten here 2 or 3 times, and never been asked to pay until after we had eaten... I think they enforce that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I felt like I was going to have a heart attack after eating here. I was overwhelmed in buttery richness! The food was pretty good if you don't mind taking year off of your life to eat a meal. This...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was a little confused when we walked in because I thought this was a bar.As someone mentioned here about the scene from Animal House, I thought the same thing, but after sitting down all was cool....
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The GoodThis place has great old school atmosphere and local Oakland flavor. I really liked it for the no-nonsense atmosphere which seemed authentic and not put on and manufactured like so many...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First off, any place that deliberately misspells a word in their name immediately raises suspicions in me....Beyond that, my friends and I decided we were going to try out Art's one night because we...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The crab sandwhiches here are out of this world! They melt in your mouth and fill you up for the entire week. The atmosphere is great as you feel like you've entered a time warp when you walk in. At a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes a place gives me an urge to write a long-ass review, and I have a feeling this is going to be one of those times. If you're looking for a quick read on the prices and food quality, scroll...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
please imagine my disappointment upon learning this was not a shanty filled with adorable dancing crabs but instead a MURDERED CRAB SHACK OF DEATH. they were able to make the yummy garlic noodles...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
came here the other day and split some crab, and, mmm, it was tasty!the decor makes you feel like you've gone back in time a couple decades. everything is kind of brown and orangey, but do check out...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty underwhelming actually. There's nothing terribly unique about the batter they deep fry everything in, so the food winds up tasting like you got it at any TGI-Applebees.Great Oakland atmosphere,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great local Oakland joint if you're craving crabs!Went there on a weekday night, around 8pm and were promptly seated as only half the tables were full. The decor is very modest and no-nonsense, with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One star for the crab, the second for the mob-like atmosphere, the third for the surly waitress who demands your cash up-front, takes her sweet time taking your order but refuses to take your drink...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i was at art's last year and had the tastiest crab ever. i went back last weekend and i don't know if they changed management since then (asian russian waitresses?!) but the crab was not good. it...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Look's like a restaurant from a goodfella's but this lovely gem of a neighborhood fixture has some of the best crab around, for 25$ basically you can feed yourself and a dinning companion. Get going...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I must point out that I have never set foot in this establishment. This rating is for their neon sign. For what I have heard second- and even third-hand about the joint is that people have a great...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food was ok, but this place is just classic Oakland & for that reason alone it gets 4-stars.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Peppery, garlicky, lemony, buttery goodness with every crack...not to mention the peppery, garlicky, lemony, buttery goodness that is the mushrooms swimming alongside the crab. Split an order of crab...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now, my boyfriend Saul (he gets a name here because he's sort of reviewing it too) only wants to give this place two stars, but to put it in perspective, he gives the Emeryville Public Market four and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't be scared by the atmosphere. The crab is super, thanks for asking.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Art's is dark. Very, very dark. As in no windows. As in doesn't really look like it is open for business. The walls vary in covering from wood paneling to cork to pile carpet. One half is a very divey...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2005
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heaps of crab sections in the shell, sauteed in butter with mushrooms and garlic, are the draw at this dark, dive-y, eccentric oakland bar...
sfweekly.com - user review
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get your crab and cocktails with oakland locals...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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art's crab shack serves up very buttery crabs that are very succulent and finger-licking good. there goes the cholesterol. their lemonade is very good...
igougo.com - user review
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the bomb. the best seafood ever...
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