Crab King Pholicious Restaurant 8900 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060

""My new favourite restaurant" - my husband. And I agree with him! We came here on a whim and wow we were blown away. My husband was always worried that seafood boils are too salty for me to enjoy, and discouraged me from going to try one but this place is delicious!! We got a pho and combo #2 seafood boil. The pho is good. We got a small size. The broth is seasoned, delicious and clean. Not too oily. Not the best pho I’ve had but still very tasty. It was nice palate cleanser in between the bites of seafood boils. We got the everything seasoning and omg it was sooo good! I wish we lived closer to this place so we could come more often. The combo #2 is a good size for two people. Maybe a big meal for one hungry person. Shrimp was cooked to perfection and the corn and potatoes were delicious too. We also got the mango boba which was great. The boba is not too sweet and was very refreshing. They also give you a free small ice cream at the end of the meal which was a great way to finish dinner with all the spices still in our mouths. Definitely will be coming back with friends and by ourselves too. We'll have to find a reason to come out to Mentor! Highly recommend! Don't skip out on this one! Also shoutout to the staff. They were so friendly, attentive, and polite. We rarely discuss giving more than 20% tip after our meal. This was one of the rare times we did. Thank you Crab King Pholicious! We'll be coming back for more."

"I had never heard of this place until today and I was so excited to find a new Vietnamese restaurant to try. Service was great although I was the only person in there and only did take out. The theme of the restaurant is interesting a mix of a seafood themed place & sports bar which I don't really get, but to each their own. It was very clean. I really wanted to try the crab king special rice bowl, but $26 is very overpriced in my opinion. I ended up getting the banh mi dac biet and 2 different kinds of summer rolls and a brown sugar boba. The drink was good although I prefer my milk tea to be more tea flavored. The summer rolls were ok, peanut sauce was yummy. The sandwich was ok also. I have tried a lot of banh mi both here in Ohio and in Vietnam and frankly it could have had more flavor. Definitely not a bad sandwich just not my favorite. Overall it was worth trying."

"Crab rangoon was good, although it came with no sauce so it was bare and didn't hit the spot. Shrimp was disgusting and unpeeled. I never heard of unpeeled shrimp with fried batter over it. I would never eat here again. Waste of a trip and more than $40 for 2 order. They said I placed the wrong order for head on skin on and that the kitchen was closing an hour early so they couldn't remake. Someone even called me back to say the same thing. One shrimp basket says no head and no tail. I thought the other one would be a full size shrimp but could never have guessed that there would be unpeeled shrimp to choke on. Never again."

"I live in Oakland California, where there are dozens of Vietnamese restaurants within a short drive. I've been living the summer in my hometown of Mentor, Ohio and was pleased to see a new Vietnamese place open here. This is the real deal! The food is excellent, and they have much more than just pho. I enjoyed the pork chop plate. I hope this place does well. Vietnamese food is diverse and wonderful.."

"I’m not exaggerating, when I say that this place has the best foods and drinks ever! I’ve been to so many restaurants, and this restaurant made it to number 1 with just lunch! The atmosphere is so spacious and lovely. The employees are so friendly and hardworking that it made me love this restaurant immediately. Best of all, their food is the GREATEST! I’ve been to hundreds of restaurants and this place easily outdid all of them! I highly recommend this place for any occasion in general! ∞/10"