This review will be short but sweet! I recently used Krab King as an example that another similar restaurant should take notes from and then I realized, I've never given Krab King it's official kudos..so here it goes! Once you enter, there's a small bar and lounge area that bleeds nicely into a small dining area. It has a contemporary style but nothing over the top. The food is amazing. We've had the crab cakes, crab egg rolls, lamb chops, seafood fried rice and the seafood salmon and each meal had us wanting more... Delicious! Service can be a little slow, so I would recommend having at least one more server, especially Thursday - Sunday! If you want top notch food in the Upper Marlboro area, this is the spot but just like Jerry's Seafood, don't expect Applebee's prices.. You pay for what you get!!

I think I can safely call this a hidden gem -- it's right next to the Giant you can clearly see from the main road, but can you see Krab King? Not in the slightest. They have happy hour from 4-7 on weekdays, and late night HH from 10-close on Friday & Saturday... nice! It's a relatively small spot -- I compare it to Crab Cab, but it doesn't feel as tight. And they have karaoke on Thursdays, NICE! We sat at the bar, and the staff was very friendly to us, talking to us on multiple occasions throughout the night, even when it got busier. I didn't get happy hour food, as she told me on the Jerk Krab & Shrimp quesadillas... they were SO SO SO good... a great way to spend $19. I just wish they gave more guacamole with it (I can never have enough). I'm eager to drop by next time for karaoke, but I'll have to make sure to come early -- so they don't have a DJ or host come in, they do it over the bar with mics and use the TV, just like when I used to play dodgeball in DC! I am excited to return and try more things.

I've walked past Krab King several times in the last few years - finally made it a point to pay them a visit and I'm glad I did! The spot is bigger than it looks from the outside (but it's definitely not a large restaurant). A friend and I stopped in for happy hour on Friday around 5:45. Their HH runs from 4-7 on Monday through Friday. They also offer a late night happy hour on Friday and Saturday nights 10pm - close which I think is really fun. The happy hour menu is limited, but there are still solid options. $7 cocktails, $6 beer and wines, $12 small plate bites. The overall ambiance is great; well decorated space with a small bar that seats 6ish guests. Some nice RnB and hip hop playing through the restaurant to keep the vibes up. Very cool to have this modern, comfortable space in Upper Marlboro. The happy hour drinks were perfect; I had a margarita, hurricane, and the moscow mule. Each was made perfectly - shoutout Dominque! I had the sweet chili wings and fries (the menu says seasoned fries, but they were just regular salted fries). The chicken was hot and crispy on the outside; the sauce was a nice combination of spicy and sweet. The fries were absolutely delicious - hot, crispy, and fresh. I may have liked the fries more than the wings, though both were great. I would love to give a full five star review, but service seemed a little slow at times. The restaurant wasn't particularly crowded (maybe 15-20 guests at its max), but this number of guests seemed to really slow down the bar. There was only one bartender to make drinks for the folks at the bar as well as the rest of the restaurant. Not to mention that the majority of folks were ordering happy hour cocktails, which all have several ingredients and steps to make. I'd be concerned about the pace of drink service if the spot was more crowded. Looking forward to my next visit - happy hour is definitely the way to go here with the specials. Pro tip: I saw alot of customers stopping in to pick up to go orders - seem to be a popular way to get food here Pro tip #2: They charge automatic 20% gratuity on all dine in/bar transactions

So hear me out... I have driven past this restaurant many times, and have no stopped. My good girlfriend and I went here on a Wednesday evening and ate good! Four drinks between us both, jerk chicken quesadillas, a seafood pasta anddd a seafood fried rice bundle, and we were rolling backkkk to the car. Our server Kay, gave the best recommendations - and we were very vocal in telling her that we agreed with her good eats! (I'll specifically say, their pasta is better the following day lol.) I also want to highlight the fact that this location is bigger than what I expected. From the outside looking in, I wouldn't have thought that the restaurant was as long as it was until entering. Additionally, the establishment is indeed a vibe. Their bathrooms are clean as well, with music blasting (at a good volume, let me be clear) from the front to the back of the room. The only issue that I have with Krab King, is their TWENTY percent gratuity charge. I think 1,000% that that is something that the establishment should advertise on their table, at the bar, on their website, etc. I'm aware and comfortable with 15, even 18% charge when the service is sufficient - but 20... a conversation needs to be had. Makes me wonder if the gratuity if only added for dine-in orders, but if so... if I return, I'd only place my order to go.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent but the ambiance was on point great Vibes the bartender was amazing

I had heard so many great things about this restaurant from it being black owned to the tasty seafood so I decided to give it a try. It's located in a quiet shopping center across from nipseys and a car dealership off 301 headed towards route 4. Upon entry I was expecting more space but this place is small and cozy think 5 bar stools at the bar, 3 high top two seater tables and possibly 4 additional tables if that. Now this may sound crazy but all of our food was delicious but me and my friends caught ourselves saying we were still hungry and the food wasn't filling. Now I am not sure what this is about. My one friend complained that the portions were small but I thought for $14 wings and fries consisting of 6 wings and a small fry was the norm. I ordered the surf and turf which came with a crab cake, lamp chops, rice and asparagus. The crab cake was one of the best I've ever had it was flavorful which most at other places have the lump but still no taste. The asparagus was cooked to perfection, now for the rice I didn't care for it as it was a bit mushy and was served with a weird sweet and bitter balsamic glaze on it. The meal came with 3 lamp chops that were underwhelming as I do not like when you can taste the meat if that makes sense they were not seasoned one bit no salt pepper nothing just grilled. However although I'm not sure why we left still starving the food was good and I would be back because they have a pretty good happy hour consisting of $7 house wines along with rail drinks 5 days a week 4-7 pm.

Always forget to check in when I'm here! But here is the skinny! You gotta support our local people who grow roots here! Happy Hour menu is perfection, let me clarify, if you like a Sauvignon blanc or other wines, it's perfection. To be fair it's limited on food and drinks but it gets the job done for me. Y'all top shelf people may not like this HH menu. Drinks are always yummy and the music is always a whole vibe! Off 301!

This is a nice place for me to come that's close to home for a good meal & nightcap. The food was pretty good and the drinks are pretty strong. The server/bartender was very polite and accommodating. I stopped in on a Saturday night and surprisingly it was super chill with only a few other customers dining which was good for us because it's a tight spot with minimal tables for tons of customers. I asked about how they handled crowds and was told that for brunch when they get busy there is unfortunately a long wait, so come early!

I stumbled on Krab King on ig. Today, I ventured in to try their brunch . Baybeeee, another gem in Prince George's County. Drinks: Pineapple Mimosas Rum Punch My food: Breakfast fried potatoes Scrambled eggs Crab legs Crab cakes Bacon Seafood and grits (whiting stuffed with crab meat) It's not a huge place but the food is delicious! Service from the bartender and server l was great and everything came out to my liking. Even one of the owners came out to check out on us . Music appeared to be streaming and was a r and b vibe . Its located in a plaza with Giant and the parking is plentiful. I'll be back! Check them out: https://www.krabking.com

Stopped here today around 730-8pm looking for eats, the inside is small and full (including the bar area) so making a reservation is your best bet. I wouldn't have found this place just driving by because it's listed in a shopping center that I've only known to house a giant. The wait was 30mins so we opted to carry out instead. My friend had been here before and raved about their jerk crab and shrimp quesadillas so we got an order of that and an order or sweet chili wings. The quesadillas were solid, the jerk flavor added a great kick and it was served with some kind of aioli. It was more shrimp than crab but the taste was good so it was easy to ignore. The sweet chilli wings had a great taste as well, probably better in house because they sweated pretty bad inside of the carryout box and lost their bite. I'd try this place again with a reservation or for carry out.