Pier 88 Boiling Seafood & Bar Independence

I've never had a crab boil and decided we'd try this restaurant for the 1st time. It was date night for me and my wife and we arrived around 6:30 on a Tuesday evening. We parked and went inside. The place seemed interesting, and we were promptly seated. We we greeted and ordered drinks and an appetizer. I ordered a crab boil, and the server suggested pier 88 style seasoning. My wife decided on a fried tilapia poboy. The crab rangoon arrived, and we both agreed they were the best we've ever had. We devoured them, and our entrees arrived. The food was fresh, and the fries looked delicious. I quickly snatched one from my wife, and they were delicious. The crab boil was amazing. The pier 88 seasoning was spot on! We both really enjoyed the restaurant, and I'd have to put this in our top 5 date nights. I really loved the food, and the atmosphere was fun. Im definitely coming back and recommend you should, too.

Our first time here! Great great service! 👍 the food was oh so delicious and tasty, our food was bursting with flavors. Mouth watering scrumptious!!! 😋 our waitress was so sweet and attentive, and all smiles! Thank you for a great experience. We will definitely come here again!

We were in the mood for some seafood and decided to check out Pier 88 off of I-70. We started our meal with the hush puppies appetizer and the onion rings appetizer. Both were delicious, but I'll be craving those hush puppies again soon! We also ordered one of the specials: 1/2 lb shrimp, 1/2 lb Snow Crab Legs, 1/2 lb sausage, corn, egg, and potato for $30. We ordered Hot as our spice level, but we could've gone up a notch! Make sure to try the strawberry lemonade...it's so delicious. We waited a while for someone to come to our table but the service was overall pretty good after.

The service was extremely slow and a slight language. The waitress never came back to check to see if the food was alright or if we needed anything. I don’t like the fact the gratuity/tip was already added onto the bill and had the audacity to have an extra tip option. I tip accordingly. The food was actually very good, seasoned very well. I had the seafood boil seasoned with old bay, I recommend that worth the $30. This was the first time, because I enjoyed the food I will consider coming back.

i’ve been going to pier 88 for years and just had the best server i’ve ever had in any restaurant or just any place in general. Her name was Mariah and she was so sweet, she had us laughing, and was on tenn with having our area ready to go. Recently, they’ve been forgetting to set out the bowl we use to throw our scraps in, the things you use to crack the crabs, and the gloves, but she had it all. She kept checking on us to make sure everything was great and didn’t complain when i kept asking her for things. Hands down best server ever!!

I'm giving the 1 star review for the service only. We frequent this restaurant regularly, about 2-3 times per month have had no issues on service. However, our last visit on NYE was very different. We order the same food every single time we go there. Our server brings my husband his food and it was incorrect. The server became very rude and argumentative telling my husband it IS what he ordered. When my husband told her it wasn't what he ordered, she just wouldn't back off and started arguing with him. I couldn't believe she was acting this way. This is one of our favorite places to eat and this incident sure did put a sour taste in our mouth! We may need to rethink our decision if we want to return.

I'm no food critic but I have taste buds and honey. Pier 88 deserves ALL 5 STARS. Our wait was 20 minutes did I mention it's mothers day. Our service was exceptional, our waitress well she was so professional, upbeat, and attentive. She just seemed happy to serve us. Our wait for the food took a little while maybe 25 minutes after being seated but I promise that's my only complaint and it was forgotten the minute my food met my lips. It's served piping hot and full flavor. The process is simple ordering. 1. Pick your meats 2. Pick your sauce 3. Pick your heat. My hubby loves seafood so this isn't our first rodeo. The boils don't come with eggs oddly enough it's 1.50 for 3 eggs ( get the eggs) it's a big place so bring family or friends it's enough space for all. It is wheelchair accessible. We both ordered boils he got king crab legs shrimp sausage corn and eggs and I got snow crab crawfish shrimp corn and eggs. We ordered the Fried calamar and 6 wings for an appetizer. Definitely worth stopping in.