Wow! This place is popular for a reason! Everything I ordered was excellent quality, well made, beautifully packed and absolutely delicious. The Coop Deville sandwich has a nice, thick, perfectly fried chicken breast topped with fresh, delicious cabbage slaw. Even though it's fried it still feels healthy when you eat it! The Hand Cut Fries (Regular) fries are also nice and thick, well seasoned and beautifully fried. The Mini Biscuits with miso-maple butter are absolutely delicious. I also ordered the Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie, which was heaven for a chocoholic like me and the Ari's Rice Krispie Treat, which was by far the best chocolate Rice Krispie treat I've ever eaten. I couldn't put it down. The portions are very generous. I will definitely order from here again! 100%!
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Natalie G
Emerging Expert • 16 contributions
Didn't like
• 2 days ago
• DoorDash order
The Crack Shack was the bomb before Covid happened. Everything was delicious and tasty. Previously, the chicken tenders were crispy outside and juicy inside. Now it's just bland and hardly has any crunchy texture. You have to have some sauce to dunk it in to have some meaningful flavor. It's sad to see how the quality has gone down. I would say that Chik-fil-A has better tasting chicken tenders than these. Also the fries were bland as well, very oily and unevenly seasoned. The Chicken Oysters had good flavor but I only got 5 whole pieces for $9; not worth the price. Also the photo on the portion size on DoorDash is misleading; it looks like there's at least 8 to 10 pieces of chicken oysters but like I said I only got 5 pieces. To make matters worse, they forgot to include the miso butter with my Mini Biscuits! I won't be in a hurry to order from them again in the future. Overall my experience with The Crack Shack was very disappointing and mediocre.
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Brendon A
1 contributions
Loved
• 24/10/25
• DoorDash review
INCREDIBLY kind and helpful staff. If everyone in San Diego is this great, I'm moving here. Food was fantastic as always - some of the best fries of any restaurant.
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Lauren P
1 contributions
Didn't like
• 03/07/26
• DoorDash order
Portion was small and not much meat on tenders. Fries are very crispy/burnt and didn't love the spice on the tenders. I thought they were regular and they were spicy.
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Ryan S
1 contributions
Liked
• 13/04/26
• DoorDash order
Review: The Crack Shack**
**Rating: 3/5 Stars**
I finally gave The Crack Shack a go, and while there were some high points, it didn’t quite live up to the hype for a repeat visit.
The **chicken tenders** themselves were actually quite good in terms of quality and cook. They were juicy and had a solid crunch, but they definitely lacked a punch in the flavor department. A bit more seasoning in the breading would go a long way in making them stand out.
The biggest letdown, however, was the sauce situation. For an order of 12 tenders, I was pretty disappointed with the portions. The menu says they come with ranch, but none was included in the box. I ended up adding on BBQ sauce, but I only received two tiny cups—nowhere near enough for a dozen pieces of chicken.
It’s a decent spot to try once if you're in the mood for fried chicken, but between the light seasoning and the stingy sauce portions, I don’t feel a strong urge to put this back on my "must-order" list.
