The Boiling Crab San Jose is located in South San Jose at 71 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, nestled right inside The Plant Shopping Center near the intersection of Curtner Avenue and Monterey Street. Because we are situated in a major shopping plaza just off the 87 freeway, guests can take advantage of massive, complimentary surface parking lots directly in front of the restaurant, making it easy to visit for large group dinners or quick takeout pickups.

Yes, our South San Jose restaurant is popular with local college crowds and features exclusive Student Combo Deals priced at $10–$11 for diners with a valid student ID. We also feature our signature “Catch of the Day” weekday promotions Monday through Friday, including special markdowns like $2 fresh raw oysters on Tuesdays and select BOGO shrimp items on Fridays.

You can easily place a “To Go” order for pickup directly through our Curtner Avenue restaurant team or arrange convenient delivery straight to your door via our official third-party delivery partners, Uber Eats and Postmates. Our entire digital menu—including our customizable crawfish boils, snow crab legs, and Cajun fries—is fully available for mobile ordering.

Our absolute top-rated dishes are the fresh Louisiana Crawfish, shell-on Shrimp, and Dungeness Crab boils tossed in our legendary Whole Sha-Bang!® sauce—a flavorful blend of Rajun Cajun spice, rich Garlic Butter, and Lemon Pepper. Diners can fully customize their seafood bags with extra sides like smoked sausage links, hard-boiled eggs, and fresh corn, tailoring the heat from non-spicy all the way up to “XXX” hot.

Our Curtner Ave location welcomes diners Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Saturday through Sunday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Since holiday schedules or daily live catch availability can vary, feel free to call our South San Jose crew directly at (408) 297-2322 to confirm current hours.