Sugar's Crab Shack - Richmond

When I visited this restaurant for the first time two years ago, it was fantastic! Unfortunately, it’s only average now. Like many places post-Covid, I suppose they've lost some staff, which has led to higher prices and longer wait times due to the reduced workforce. However, they still serve generous portions. I absolutely love their potato salad, but there have been a few occasions where my fish wasn’t fully cooked, so I’ve started sticking to shrimp and chicken wings. I really wish they offered call-in orders, as there are times when I just want sides and don’t want to deal with the long line.

I visited this restaurant for the first time this past Friday. The wait was a bit longer than expected because they were switching to the evening shift, but the food was definitely worth the wait. It tastes just as good as it looks, and the pictures are spot on. The staff was friendly and pleasant. Everyone in line waited patiently, enjoying the music and the delicious aroma of fresh fried fish.

We ordered the salmon cake sandwich and the family fish meal. There's usually a line whenever we drive by, but it was definitely worth the wait. It's a shame they had run out of potato salad, but overall, it was a fantastic experience!

Visiting family in Richmond, Sugar’s was top on our list. We ordered fried soft shell crab, soft shell crab sandwich, oysters, catfish sandwich, catfish salad and cornbread. Everything was delicious. The wait on a 90 evening was appropriately long, with good music and other customers with whom to share what we ordered and kvetch about the heat. Took home to enjoy with Richmond beer. We’ll be back!

Got two dinners. First time customer. Food was delicious, seasoned well, hot and plentiful. Each dinner came with a 4pc fried fish, 4 big fried Oysters, 4 big fried shrimp, fries and toast. Cole slaw was included but We didn't eat it. Tarter sauce, was very good. Had about a 45min wait for the food to get done and we waited about 8min in line to order. Overall it was worth it. I would definitely eat from here again and recommend it.