Killer Shrimp

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4211 Admiralty Way (at Palawan Way)
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

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Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
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Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey, CA
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Best

They must have opened about a year or so ago at this location. The food is great. Their signature dish with the sauce to dip is very good but a little bit spicy for me. Overall ve...

Worst

People either love it or hate it. The menu consists of three items: shrimp with noodles, shrimp with rice or just a basic shrimp dish with bread to dip in the sauce. Unless you en...

Great oysters and clam chowder. Fish tacos were... 12/30/2013

Great oysters and clam chowder. Fish tacos were so so more

Great oysters and clam chowder. Fish tacos were... 12/30/2013

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Great oysters and clam chowder. Fish tacos were so so more

Horrible Service and Poor Management 5/4/2012

The service at this new restaurant was awful! The new ownership is inexperienced and I definitely will not be going to this location again, nor do I recommend it to anyone. Such a shame too, because I enjoyed the food served at the Redondo Beach location 15 years ago and was looking forward to it. more

very good food! 3/6/2012

They must have opened about a year or so ago at this location. The food is great. Their signature dish with the sauce to dip is very good but a little bit spicy for me. Overall very nice restaurant on the waterfront. more

Just like I remembered... 2/21/2012

I love coming here!! All these bad reviews makes me wonder if someone put them up to it, just saying... I had a wonderful experience, food, service, ambiance, it wasn't lacking in anything. I felt the recipe was exactly as I remembered it, but the shrimp were much better and bigger. I had no problems with service at all!!!! However I'm a firm believer you get what you give, so perhaps......... Anyway, if you're an ol Killer Shrimp fan, you will be happy their back. Hope this helps more

Best Service, and Best Food in L.A.!!!! 2/17/2012

Unbelievable how awesome this place is. Dont listen to these A holes that are bashing the place. I have eaten at this restaraunt more than anyone, so I have the right to be the one critic that you listen to and trust. I have had everything on the menu, and it is prepared absolutely perfect everytime. The menu has expanded, and they even have the best Pork Chop on Earth now!!!! I never thought i would go to a sea food joint and have a pork chop, but it is unbelievable!!!! Anyhow, if you havnt tried the place, come on down. The staff will treat you perfect, and the price is right! You get 5 star food, for a very slim price. The chef is a master, and he and his crew, are right there for you to view, and see your food being prepared. This is also one of the few places that you will go to, that the owner of the restaraunt is also present. That says a lot..... This place cares, and i challenge you to find better service, better food, or a friendlier staff, at a price you can afford. All the haters that left bad reviews on here, Thank You for not coming back... Saves room for us honest people!!! Gods Speed, Rob more

HORRIBLE SERVICE. AVERAGE FOOD 1/2/2012

I was extremely disappointed in the service. Waitress never brought the baked potato. I reminded her, then waited 10 minutes to receive it. By that time, I had finished 1/2 the meal. She never came over to ask how the meal was nor even asked if I ever needed water in my 1/2 full glass. The manager comped the potato and then with a transparent smile asked if I wanted some water. BTW, shrimp was bland in the heavily buttery broth. This restaurant is on my NO recommend list. more

bad bad bad even as bait it's bad 12/10/2011

The food is so bad it would not make good bait. I'll never eat there again. went there with 6 friends and they all say the same. more

I SHALL NOT RETURN 11/14/2011

I ordered the original shrimp bowl with bread. For some reason it was not as good as I remember. The broth was watery. It lacked the complex spiciness I remember. There was also an oil or fat component that was missing. I tried to remedy this by adding butter myself. But that cut the spiciness. I've always had great meals at the Valley and old MDR location. So good that I always looked forward to returning. I will not return to their new location for the food. GREAT location, though. Maybe I should try their drinks in the bar and just enjoy the view of the Marina. more

Great food, but I've had better service EVERYWHERE else 11/12/2011

If I was basing this review solely on the food, it would be 5 stars easily. However, sadly the service is so poor here that I can't help but voice my opinion on this. Food: Amazing. 'Nuff said. If my review was based solely on this, it'd be 5 stars. Atmosphere: The bar area where I eat every time I come here has music WAY too loud where everyone else in the room has to talk over it. That and the acoustics in there are HORRIBLE. But not taking off any stars for this. Service: I've eaten here 4 times and each time the service has gotten worse and worse. I've seen my beer sitting up waiting for the waitress to pick it up & I've been neglected at the bar for so long that I want to reach around and pour myself another one and just tell the bartender. However, today's service took the cake. First, our waitress walks up REEKING of cigarettes and talking like she's extremely hung over, mumbling her words and speaking so softly we had to ask her to repeat everything she said. We put in our order of beers, shrimp pasta bowls, and some appetizers. Our waitress was so busy putting the happy hour cards on tables that our appetizers came out before our first round of drinks. As she's putting down my beer, she spills it on the chair next to me, all over my sweatshirt I put down there. No apology, no napkins, nothing from her. Good. Our food comes, and I ask the waitress to switch one of the TVs to the UCLA football game. She says she'll get right on it. We eat, she comes back about 3 times and asks how the food is and how we're doing, but nothing on switching the game over. She then starts putting candles on every table, including ours while we're eating. We finish, the bus boys clear our table, and we wait. 10 minutes go by, she doesn't come back. 15 minutes go by, she finally comes back. I hand her my credit card to expedite the process. Boy was I wrong. It took her TEN minutes to go back, run my card, and give me my receipt. Honestly, you have to try hard to suck this bad at being a waitress. It's sad that eating at Killer Shrimp is such an ordeal because I love the food here. If they ever decide to step up their service game, this would be a great restaurant. Until then, I'll only eat here when I know I have an extra hour to waste dealing with the wait staff. more

Welcome Back 11/1/2011

Happy you guys are back...have been twice and both times service was great and so was the food. Can't wait to take my parents here when they visit for the holidays. Yum Yum! more

Absolutely delicious! 10/26/2011

I am a huge fan of shrimp so I recently went online to find local restaurants that have great shrimp dishes. . . thank god I found Killer Shrimp! I got the Shrimp w/ rice and my girlfriend got the the Lobster Macaroni and Cheese. Both were great, but I think I would stick with the shrimp with rice. It was spicy without burning my mouth. I think we're definitely going to be regulars at this one! more

Just as Amazing, and Even Better Than The 1st Time....... 10/24/2011

I just want to say, Thank You for bringing back Killer Shrimp with first class service, delicious new extensive menu and a beautiful environment. I have been telling everyone who was a Fan of The Old Killer Shrimp, they have maintained the consistency of their three delicious staples of their Menu and added so much more. We order all three versions Shrimp Only, Shrimp w/rice, Shrimp w/pasta. We had a party of seven for my birthday and no one was disappointed. Try the new Lobster Macoroni & Cheese, Filet Migon, Lobster Tails and the Sweet Potato Praline Pie & Prailine Cheescake is to die for. My husband is a chef and a Fan, and had no complaints. My children have been begging to go back, they loved it. We love it Spicy & Hot and Full of Flavor. We attended on Tueday, Oct. 18th. Thank You for Coming Back With Passion, Purpose & Consistency..... more

The Food was Trash! Well, that's where it belongs 10/17/2011

I went here last week with a friend that I really wanted to impress, thinking a would get lucky after. We were told that it would be a 45 min wait so we headed to the bar. Me being a male, I had an agenda! My female friend ordered a drink, I asked the bartender to make it a double then I let him in on my plan...j/k. Well Kinda. He then gave be a double shot of Patron to help me with my plan that I was eagerly waiting for for some months now. It was time. Tonight, that night should have been the night! After about 30 mins I got a text saying my table was ready. We went, sat down, and my date, well lady friend started telling how good this place was. Well just so you know, I'm a chef! Yes, I real life chef. For real, I can cook for you if you like. I ordered the killer shrimp thingy over white rice. She ordered the same, but over pasta. Almost everyone around us was asking for salt, you will find out more as I go on. While the waitress who was very cute, and nice got our food, I read the stats about this so called special sauce simmering for about 10 hours and what not...wait did I mention the waitress was cute...I really want to get that point accross. She brought the food and it smelled amazing, yummy yummy in my tummy, well in my nostrils. But there was something wrong. The sauce was runny like water, yukky, but I said ""self eat up, never mind the food you have a beautiful girl with you, and she is going home with you, you lucky guy"". The food was nasty. Horrible. They should not even call it food. It was spicy which I loved but it lacked flavor, hence the reason everyone around us was asking for salt. (you like how I brought that point back accross?) I forgot to mention that I ordered the lobster tail which was over cooked. Oh, and the rice was lacking flavor and texture, I mean how do you mess rice up? Someone please tell me that? Me being the man I am I had to let them know, so everything that I am sharing with you I told the cute waitress, (Don't worry I still paid my bill) who tried to get me a new lobster, but it was still not done correctly. I offered to go back there and show the Chef how to cook it, but they declined my offer...too bad. We left and I thought we were heading back to my place, but my date wanted to go home :-(. I blame the food. If the food was good, my date may have stayed the night! Thanks a lot killer shrimp for killing my plans! I should have wasted my drinks on the cute waitress chick! I'm sure she would have went home wth me, well at least that's what I will be telling people since I will never know if she would have or not! Killer Shrimps needs to be wiped off the face of the earth, Or tossed in the trash where it belongs! more

needs much better customer service 10/13/2011

Waited about an hour for a table with my brother his wife and 3 children despite being told several times 'just a few minutes more'. Then it took another 30 minutes for the waitress to take the order despite all of us pretty much knowing what we wanted since we had already had an hour to study the menu. Waited another 30+ minutes for the food. My brother and his wife got fed up and left with their 2 children to have room service in the hotel. My son and I finally got our food, which was good, but not worth all the exestential pain we had to go through to get it. The manager kept coming by with the excuse that it was their 'soft opening' and "" I am in the restaurant business and would never go to a restaurant the first month it's open"". So I guess it was my fault for not knowing that. Wasn't sure why I had to pay full price for what was apparently a dress rehearsal. We had to beg for some bread while we waited for food, we were all starving. There was no apology and apart from the manager periodically coming by to give us some excuse, the wait staff almost ignored us completely. more

Perfect place for family dining! 10/5/2011

I came here last week with my family (because my brother was coming into town with his wife) and we had an amazing dining experience. The views were impeccable and the food was amazing. My Filet was cooked to perfection! yum more

New Look Same OLD Service 9/19/2011

Had lunch today at the new location. New look, new location , new people. same crappie service. We were a party of 3 it took over 45minutes to get 3 originals. This dish is not made to order, they should not take more than 15 minute other guest who arrived later that us were served before us . I think the waitress forgot to place the orders. Did not receive a refill on my drink, the refills come from the bar, we were seated in the bar area. then a different server told us we were to get a discount for the inconvenience. We got charge regular price. Waited for the manager he was busy at the table behind us receiving a same complaint. Maybe with the new look a new staff? more

Will never eat here again 9/15/2011

Food was great!!, after 2 hours waiting for a table and another hour waiting for my entree, anything woulda tasted good by then. Good trick to starve the customer before you serve the food. Quality of food was great, thats all i can say for Killer Shrimp. They have slutty looking girls walking around with bright red lipstick and hooters shirts. all they are missing is the short shorts. Our waitress was very slow and rude. We also heard a waitress explode on other customers using profanity. I thought killer shrimp was going to take a step up, but they went way down in my books. NOT A PLACE TO BRING THE FAMILY!!! Besides the slutty employees, they have drunk people causing a disturbance, intoxicated women stumbling out of the bar flashing their chests...... they need to either take out the bar, or put in stripper poles. They need to decide if they are going to be a restaurant or a hooters/nightclub. The employees have tattoos and piercings showing, you can even see nipple piercings through the shirts..... AS A RECOMMENDATION........IF YOU LIKE KILLER SHRIMP LIKE I DO, ORDER TAKE OUT. more

Skip it 9/5/2011

If you are a local, skip the new incarnation of Killer Shrimp on Admiralty. They are totally into catering to young stupid guys, not realizing they'll be gone after Labor Day weekend, leaving the people who actually live here -- the people they alienated this weekend -- as their only customers. I hope they fail yesterday. They refused to serve us because we weren't young or cool enough. Guess what!? We're the people with money! Not to mention the people who live next door and eat out every night. more

IT'S ABOUT TIME 6/29/2011

THANKS TO WHOM EVER IS BRINGING BACK KILLER SHRIMP TO THE WEST SIDE. ONE OF THE BEST DISHES AROUND more
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A beautiful new restaurant with a new extensive menu located right on the water in Marina del Rey

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  • We have newly expanded into a larger space in Marina del Rey surrounded with breathtaking views. Located right on the water, we offer a full bar to accommodate it's huge following and a new expansive menu. Still family-run, we have the same family recipes including their signature dish which is served alone in a spicy broth with bread or served on top of rice or angel hair pasta. There are also new additions to the menu. Whether you are looking for a filet mignon or a lobster mac n cheese, you won't be disappointed. In addition, the new spacious bar has eight flat-screen televisions and a full range of drink choices. LA drink mixologist Marcos Tello has come up with new drinks with juices made from fresh fruit and vegetables and house made simple syrups. No drink costs more than $10.

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  • In Short
    Inside the spacious, minamalist room, shiny black tables and faux snakeskin booths sit against unembellished, mustard-colored walls. The menu, a single sheet of white paper that...

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  • Hours: Happy Hour: Mon-Fri: 3PM- 7PM Sat-Sun: 3PM- 5PM Hours: Sun-Thu: 11:30AM- 10PM Fri-Sat: 11:30AM- 11PM
  • Payments: American Express, Master Card, Visa, Cash
  • Neighborhoods: Marina Del Rey, Marina Del Ray, West LA
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