I wanted to take my husband somewhere where he could absolutely feast on seafood for his birthday. Somewhere casual. Those kinds of places are few and far between around here. Honestly, I even considered Red Lobster for a hot minute, then the hallelujah chorus started when I remembered Mad Seafood Boiler existed (thanks Yelp search).
The atmosphere is sort of good. The decor is nice, but still feels casual. The tvs on the wall help that, and also allow you to catch the game while feasting. We arrived around 5:30 on a Friday and it was pretty empty, but it slowly got busier by the time we left. It felt like there were a lot of staff milling about, but service was a little slow at the start. So, the vibe was a little weird at first.
Bonus-there was a birthday wheel where you could win a variety of menu freebies. He won a free beer.
The food was great and at a reasonable price point. Hubby had king crab in garlic butter, no spice and shrimp in cajun butter, medium spice. He loved it all. Said it was cooked perfectly. I had a combo plate with snow crab, shrimp and mussels with everything butter and mild spice (due to spice level recommendations on here). It came with a small piece of corn, about 6 potato halves and surprisingly no sausage (I didn't miss it, so didn't say anything). I had to add hot sauce to the shrimp (mild spice was too mild for me), which was actually good because the vinegar tang added a nice note. The snow crab was a bit overcooked and hard to eat. Mussels and shrimp were perfect.
I'd happily come back here again if in the mood for this kind of meal. A fun place to celebrate a birthday.