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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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  • Abby O.heart icon on user image
    Abby OrtegaSeptember 3, 2015
    AMAZING everything!!
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    New York Dog NannyMarch 19, 2015
    Medium spicy is the best!
  • Ilia M.
    Ilia MApril 4, 2014
    Great place for a business lunch!
  • Dara C.heart icon on user image
    Dara CarltonFebruary 20, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    always a long wait, but so worth it!!!
  • Jean E.heart icon on user image
    Jean EustacheMarch 31, 2015
    Everything is good.
  • Suhaib ∞heart icon on user image
    Suhaib ∞May 17, 2016
    The crab is soooo good
  • DeVon R.heart icon on user image
    DeVon RobinsonMay 25, 2015
    Everything
  • Valerie L.heart icon on user image
    Valerie LisyanskySeptember 19, 2015
    Snow crab is awesome
  • Alyssa L.
    Alyssa LimMay 28, 2013
    They play r&b classics here so good
  • April Z.
    April ZhaoNovember 23, 2014
    Spicy shrimp and crawfish yum 😍
  • Nicole F.
    Nicole F.June 16, 2014
    Weekends- Don't expect a table. Gotta wait more than 2 hours even tho they say it's an hour wait. No reservations. First come first serve
  • Todd S.heart icon on user image
    Todd SchultheissJanuary 4, 2019
    Butter and garlic dreams...
  • Christine 지혜 Y.
    Christine 지혜 YoonApril 12, 2013
    Order everything else except for breads.
  • thmheart icon on user image
    thmMay 22, 2014
    Absolutely the best
  • Brook S.heart icon on user image
    Brook ShelleyDecember 1, 2015
    Decent crab but the crawfish was disappointing. Avoid the sauce and get butter on the side
  • Alice Eunjinheart icon on user image
    Alice EunjinMay 5, 2015
    Do NOT come here for a date ;)
  • China
    ChinaSeptember 21, 2015
    Cash only!!!!
  • Kay D.
    Kay DeeMay 30, 2014
    Cash only!
  • Jason S.
    Jason SpearsFebruary 25, 2014
    Crab spot in LES.
  • Houman P.
    Houman PourmandJune 2, 2014
    Show the king who the crb legs are!
  • Susan C.heart icon on user image
    Susan ChonApril 22, 2013
    Never disappoints.
  • Chi N.heart icon on user image
    Chi NguyenJune 18, 2014
    It's crawfish season come!!!
  • Kenny C.
    Kenny ChanAugust 8, 2013
    Cash only!
  • Amanda Y.
    Amanda YAugust 7, 2014
    Get ready to get down and dirty with the seafood.
  • Nicole L.
    Nicole LopezApril 16, 2013
    I'm sure it's good the name "The Boil" is kinda gross.
  • Dingding H.
    Dingding HuAugust 2, 2013
    the line is way tooooooooo long!
  • Laura
    LauraJune 13, 2013
    not as good as the boiling crab but it will do for nyc
  • S M.
    S MFebruary 22, 2013
    This place is the business
  • Edmund
    EdmundApril 7, 2013
    Name sounds gross
  • Natasha R.heart icon on user image
    Natasha RazgulyaevaApril 16, 2018
    Очень вкусный снежный краб в спец секретном соусе🤤🤤🤤
  • Hugo F C.heart icon on user image
    Hugo F CollodelOctober 28, 2015
    O melhor king crab que já comi...
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