Seafood Restaurants · Norwood · Jacksonville

Jville
Crab Shack

★ 4.4 5625-2 Norwood Ave Open Now · Closes 8:00 PM $$ · Crab Shack Last verified Aug 3, 2026

The place

Jville Crab Shack does Northside crab the garlic-butter way — boiled bags, seasoned legs, and 550 reviews at ★4.4 from a Norwood Avenue spot the rest of the city hasn't found. No website.

Jacksonville's Northside runs a crab economy the food press has never mapped: garlic-butter boils, seasoned snow crab by the cluster, and shacks that measure success in sold-out Saturdays. Jville Crab Shack is a pillar of it — 550 reviews at ★4.4 for bags of crab, shrimp, corn, and sausage that arrive volcanic.

With CJ's Crab House blocks away on the same avenue, Norwood is the crab corridor Jacksonville doesn't know it has. Gloves on, phone down, get to work.

★4.4 across 550 reviews

Garlic-butter boil bags

Snow crab clusters

Norwood crab corridor

What to expect

Order bags by the pound, pick seasoning and heat. Snow crab clusters are the marquee. Expect a wait on weekend evenings — boils take the time they take. $$ for crab weight.

Then come for the photos

The shop, in frames

What people are saying

4.04

★★★★★

Based on 552 Google reviews

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Frequently asked

Does Jville Crab Shack have a website?

No — Jville Crab Shack doesn't maintain an official website. This page keeps its address, phone number, hours, photos, and what-to-order guidance current so you can plan a visit. For same-day questions, call (904) 764-1052.

Where is Jville Crab Shack located?

5625-2 Norwood Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32208, in the Norwood area of Jacksonville. See the map on this page for directions and nearby spots.

Is Jville Crab Shack good?

It holds ★4.4 across 552 Google reviews — earned through word of mouth, since the business does no marketing and has no website. That review base is among the strongest endorsements a local spot can have.