About Us

Our Quest To Be The Best Is The Key To Our Culture.

Our mission is to provide guests an exceptional casual dining experience in a lively environment with a family focus, at an affordable price. Our vision is to never be satisfied with what has already been achieved. Our core values include…

  • Providing Franchise Partners with a proven and compelling business model that produces a better than average return on their investment.
  • Continually improving the Angry Crab Shack experience for our guests and the performance of the business for our Franchise Partners.
  • Expanding the Angry Crab Shack family to give opportunities to emerging entrepreneurs.
  • Creating career path opportunities for our employees.
  • Sharing our success with our communities, our employees and those in need.
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We have proven out our business model in Arizona, but our concept is universally appealing. To date, we have served tens of thousands of satisfied guests from all walks of life, and they keep coming back for more!

Founder And King Crab, Ron Lou, Is The Mastermind Behind Our Unique Seafood Boil Concept.

Former NFL player Ron Lou spent four years in the league with the Houston Oilers then the Philadelphia Eagles. During the next 35 years, he created five different restaurant concepts, including a breakfast concept, sports bar, and three different Chinese restaurants. Ready for another success, Lou set out to create something unique – not just another wing, burger, or pizza place.

He launched Angry Crab Shack in 2013 in Mesa, AZ, which offers a vibrant, memorable dining environment and high-quality seafood at a more affordable price.

The simplicity and bold flavors in Asian food attracted Lou. He was able to combine seafood boil with bold Asian-Cajun flavors, affordable prices, and strategic real estate practices into the winning franchise combination we operate today. Seafood lovers from near and far have found their way to the Angry Crab Shack to experience the broad menu, outstanding service, and genuine hospitality.

After repeatedly achieving remarkable sales growth and ROI, and then launching our first franchise-owned store at record-breaking sales revenue, we officially began franchising in 2017.

Now, we’re looking to expand nationally and continue to grow our Angry Crab Shack franchise family.

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Our Commitment to Our Community

At Angry Crab Shack, we’re committed to lifting up our community. Our Phoenix Children’s Fries are one example of this, which raised nearly $500,000 for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

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Ronald Lou, Founder & CEO

Lou has been an innovator in the restaurant industry for more than 30 years. He founded Angry Crab Shack in 2013, but it wasn’t his first venture in the restaurant industry. Lou owned the successful C-Fu Gourmet Restaurant in Chandler, AZ. He has acted as President and Chief Executive Officer for Angry Crab Shack Corporation since the brand’s inception. He is also the owner-operator of multiple Angry Crab Shack corporate restaurants.

Andrew Diamond, President

In addition to his role as President and CFO, Diamond leads the Franchise division of Angry Crab Shack, overseeing all marketing and operations teams supporting its Franchise Partners. He is also the owner-operator of multiple Angry Crab Shack corporate restaurants. Before joining Angry Crab Shack, Diamond was CFO of Cadillac Ranch. He shares Lou’s love for all things sports.

Andrew Diamond, President
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