Is The Crab Shack Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Tybee Island, GA)

Food Paradise, Season 12, Episode 9

The Crab Shack appeared in the episode "Shore Bets" (season 12, episode 9), spotlighting the Tybee Island seafood restaurant's low-country boil, its on-site alligator lagoon, and its bird aviary. The business's own website, now branded The Original Crab Shack at thecrabshack.com, accessed 2026-09-09, lists a game room, a gift shop, and visits to see its rescued birds and roughly 78 young alligators, alongside its seafood and barbecue menu at 40 Estill Hammock Rd, Tybee Island, Georgia.

Man v. Food, Season 7, Episode 5 Aired June 11, 2018

In the Casey Webb-hosted Savannah, Georgia episode that aired 2018-06-11, Man v. Food visited The Crab Shack, a large, casual seafood restaurant known for steamed and boiled crab, low country boils, and slow-cooked barbecue served indoors and on an outdoor deck. Though the episode's segment is billed under the Savannah city name, the restaurant itself sits at 40 Estill Hammock Road on Tybee Island, Georgia, about 20 miles from downtown Savannah, and includes an on-site alligator lagoon and aviary alongside its dining rooms. Yelp's business page for The Crab Shack was updated August 2026, and the business's own website continued describing current attractions, walk-in seating, and takeout availability as of the same period. Recent reviews describe the shrimp and low country boil as fresh and generously portioned, with the restaurant's gator lagoon and gift shop still drawing families as of 2026.