PHENOMENAL!!!!! I'm not one to leave reviews. Came here for my bday and I'm pretty picky about crab. Perfect seasoning, great prices, crab was perfection. We opted to add spice and it was the best decision. Food was quick to come out, service was friendly. Atmosphere was great as well, good playlist, TVs, and clean everything!! Could not recommend this place enough. We will be back for crawfish season... read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - 4 crab clusters 2 corn 2 sausage links 6 potatoes Xtra butter - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

i went here today was in mood for seafood order the seafood combo and it good not great fried to hard didnt have a taste it was just that oatmeal batter couldn't taste the seafood I really wanted the oysters and the fish was the whitening not real fish and the shrimp was butterfly cut . I had the side red beans and rice I love the red beans. The service is face they are always busy the have enlarged the inside they offer seating inside lots of room and tvs to watch the games they are open 6 days a week. ambiance is friendly can be loud if you bring friends and family but it's a nice place overall n depending on your mood and your style. parking is plentiful. They are one stop place lots of delicious desserts they dont offer alcoholic beverages. nice place staff friendly. eat in or take out . read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - seafood combo - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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The food was good. The place could have been a little cleaner. Food came hot and fast and fresh. I think they charge extra to use cards which we should be past at this point but I understand that's a personal perspective. read more

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Had some crawfish here and it was so dang good! They cooked it just right. This place is a little unsuspecting as it's just in a strip mall. It's truly a hidden gem. The staff is good, you order at the counter and pick up your own food when it's ready but they're nice and knowledgeable. Pro tip: get there before the crowds! read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Absolutely amazing crawfish. They were cooked perfectly and had a great amount of spice. They got spice in some of them that was better than I've had before. Sadly I went near the end of crawfish season so only got it once but will be back again next year. And potentially back again if I'm over in the area for other boiled items. read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

First off, the line is LONNNGGGGGGG ! Wait times are LONNNGGGGG ! You need 2 people or more when dining in this restaurant. One person to order and the other should be a table scout ! The crawfish were a good size and boiled in an old school manner (not all the sauce) wonderful flavor ! Crawfish boudin was delicious Fried fish delicious ! read more

I just recently went to New Orleans so I was craving crawfish. I did a little research and heard this spot was the best in DFW. Now, I don't have any other spot to compare to but after last night I don't need to try another spot. Delicious!!!! Ordered 2lbs & added garlic butter read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - 2lbs w/garlic butter - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I'm mad that this place is 30 mins away from me cause I'd be here every week. But maybe that's good for my wallet and waistline. The crawfish was so good. Very well seasoned and nice nice. Also got catfish poboys to go and it's probably the best poboy I've ever had. The bread is really soft which made it so easy to eat cause sometimes French bread can be hard and tough to eat. There's is just right. And the fish is perfectly seasoned. Service is a little slow and expect a line but worth the wait. read more

Perfectly Crispy Catfish Filets: We have been fans and customers of Bayou Cat for many years. The catfish is always succulent, coated in a cornmeal batter, and deep fried to golden, crispy perfection. The batter is well-seasoned, and, though the filets are deep-fried, they don't taste greasy. The catfish filets are large, and I usually eat 2. The accompanying fries and hush puppies are plentiful and crisp, with the hush puppies very slightly sweet, crispy outside, tender inside. I love to dip my hush puppies in the in-restaurant made tartar sauce. We always order red beans and rice to bring home, and it has a delicious smokey flavor from the chunks of smoked sausage in the red beans. Bayou Cat gets crowded, so we try to go during the week days after lunchtime and before dinner. We very highly recommend Bayou Cat to anyone wanting great catfish and flavorful red beans and rice. read more

I went to Bayou Cat with friends because I really wanted crawfish. I got crawfish, shrimp, and a blue crab. The prices were fair and reasonable. I do like crawfish with a sauce and the ones here didn't have a sauce so I didn't like them as much as I like the ones with sauce and the shrimp were bland. I did like the byob part of this restaurant. read more

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You definitely are not going here for the service, the young man taking my order actually turned his back to me to place a drink order. Or the athletics cause this is definitely boarding a hole in the wall. But the food was delicious. Everything but the potatoes were seasoned perfectly. Crawfish, crab legs, neck bones and pig feet!! I will be back read more

The line? LONG. The service? FAST. The quality? AMAZING. I wish they had more seating but we asked if we could barrow someone's unused seats and they let us! They call by number but don't cut that line, someone will for sure tell you if you're cutting (which is impossible since it's by number, but I guess it's principle.) read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

My family and I enjoy going here because the food is great and not overpriced. I've ordered the catfish plate and I love how crunchy and well cooked it was. And the rice with beans is amazing too! I definitely recommend this place for those who love seafood. read more

I had been wanting to experience this restaurant for over a year now. I had fallen in love with the Louisiana style crawfish boil (without the sauces/ gravy type substance). So many Louisiana natives have spoken highly about this location, insinuating that this location was as close to Louisiana style crawfish that you'd find in the DFW, but also have always mentioned how busy and crowded they always are, and that's what's always made me a little hesitant, the crowd . Some have even described/ compared the line wait to a line for a busy night club on a weekend. I just couldn't fathom the thought of waiting in a line wrapped around the building to get food, especially in this Texas heat. After seeing a couple of people i follow on Instagram, TikTok and even some of my fellow Yelp users mention their amazing experiences with the food here. I finally gave in and decided to make an appearance. I arrived early in the afternoon, trying to avoid traffic and still found it to be a little busy but tolerable. I'm familiar with shopping center that it sits in because I use to frequent one of the pho restaurants in the same center . I found parking quickly and got in the line which was moving really fast, thankfully . While waiting in line I noticed a couple of paper signs taped to the windows , in my opinion it looked kind of tacky but understood why they were necessary. After placing my order ( 2lbs of crawfish, 1/2 lbs of shrimp, potatoes, corn and a sausage for $26), I received my ticket #172. I sat at a table close to the pick up table and the hand sink. It Could have been where I chose to sit but It smelt like old mop water, and it was really hot in there, not sure how others were able to comfortably dine in. Immediately after sitting down ticket #162 was called, again I was ticket #172. The ticket numbers were NOT being called in order, and i assumed that that may have had something to do with what people were ordering. After close to an hour i realized that they were calling ticket numbers in the 200's. I got up to inquire about my order and was told that my food had already been picked up. How? when I was sitting there the entire time waiting . Initially the lady I spoke with who i think may have been the manager, tried to insinuate that I stepped outside , but she stepped to the back to review the surveillance footage and she admitted that she did in fact see me there sitting and waiting the entire time and that some man walked up and grabbed my order and quickly left . It wasn't a mistake, because the man never got in line to order. I wish she were able to provide me with even just a screenshot of the individual, because I would have loved to expose /post his dishonest behind on my social medias lol .. However, she did apologize for the mix up. Quickly remade my order and even added an extra pound of crawfish and a full pound of shrimp instead of the half pound that i had ordered. Now let's get into the greatness that lied within my boil bag lol.. when I tell yall that was the best tasting crawfish I've had in my life , It had me considering packing all my belongings and moving to Louisiana lol jk., I ordered extra juicy and spicy as it was highly suggested in other reviews that I read . The flavor was amazingly on point . The only disappointment was the size of the crawfish. They were pretty small but I also had to take into consideration the fact that the season is ending and that's to be expected. Majority of the shrimp were very mushy as mentioned in a lot of the reviews I read and the potatoes had absolutely NO flavor what so ever and could have been cooked just a tad bit longer. Corn is corn lol and the smoked sausage was pretty tasty. I really really really enjoyed the crawfish, and regret not visiting this establishment last year when I first intended to or at least earlier this year when they were in season. I'd definitely recommend visiting this restaurant and getting your eat on and I plan to return. My only suggestion would be making customers provide their receipts upon pick up to avoid seafood bag snatchers . Maybe they can tape a sign up that says please present receipt for pick up lol. read more

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This restaurant offers Swai fish (an Asian fish, look it up) and not American farm raised catfish. Other than that, the food is pretty good. and gave a Three stars review. read more

Hands down the #1 place in Dallas to get Crawfish during crawfish season! From the perfect price to the taste to the size and portion.(don't forget to ask for extra juice in the bag) I tried there other food recently and I have to say it was bomb 2. Staff is helpful and made me laugh. place during crawfish season is super crowded but during regular weekdays its not that busy. the place is flat screen tv's with a pretty good music selection playing in the background. read more

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I love their fish platters. I've tried the shrimp, and oysters were nice, and crispy.

Food here is DA BOM every time. Been a few years since I been, but it still hits. Poboys are huge and filled and fresh. Bread is soft, catfish was crispy. Meat pie was so fresh and hot, crispy on the outside, hot on the inside. Also, the crawfish is also really really good, get the turkey neck too! read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Catfish Poboy (with fries) and Meat Pie - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I LOVE BAYOU CAT!!! The place is always so busy and the food is great!! Don't be intimidated by the line cause it might seem long but the service is fast and decent. I've been going here for years now, and I still get the same thing. My favorite go to is the hot sausage po boy add cheese. It's DELICIOUS!! The red beans and rice are also my favorite. This will forever be one of my favorite seafood/cajun/louisiana restaurants! I will be back!!! read more

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I waited in line 30 minutes for this crawfish and let me just say it was worth it. This is coming from a Louisiana native. For starters, I really enjoyed the red beans. They were seasoned so well & tasted like home. The crawfish were the best you're going to get in Dallas. Not too spicy but seasoned just enough to enjoy. The shrimp were cooked perfect and were a nice size. Everything really was good. I paid about $60 bucks for all this food which to me was worth it. The cracklings were even tasty. The only thing I didn't like was how unstructured the whole atmosphere was. Nonetheless, the food was banging. read more

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The Bayou Cat is that spot. If you know, you know. I've been coming here for 10+ years and it's still as good as the very first time. The flavors are big, bold, and unapologetically Louisiana, no shortcuts, no "just okay" days. My personal addiction? The turkey necks and sausage (seriously, order them). And when it's crawfish season, nobody in Arlington touches theirs; juicy, seasoned just right, and messy in the best way possible. But honestly, what keeps me coming back just as much as the food is the vibe. The owners are there, making sure everything's on point, and the staff treats you like family. You feel taken care of the minute you walk in, it's that rare mix of down-home hospitality and world-class service. If you love Cajun/Creole food, this is your happy place. Bring your appetite, bring some friends, and prepare to get hooked! read more

The place is a must for crawfish. The lines will be long and the ambiance is not what people come here for. It's the seafood. Especially the crawfish. The staff is friendly. If you are getting anything fried or from the kitchen, the wait is usually long. The boil food is quicker because they are pulling from coolers and warming stations. It's BYOB. However, you can buy soft drinks (Big Shots)if desired, or Coke fountain drinks. The place has a Louisiana swag. At times, you can purchase King Cakes, pickled pig lips, pecan candy, and boudin is regular on the menu. A good hole in a wall is the best way to describe here with a powerful punch on the taste buds that keep seafood lovers coming back for more. They are closed on Sundays and stay open until 8:00 p.m. daily. Wednesdays the owner usually surprise their customers with hump day specials. Do yourself and try them out. read more

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The secret is out! Beat crawfish in town!! It's super authentic flavor. The fried shrimp are also very good, the restaurant has plenty of space for all your friends and family. read more

Tried Bayou Cat in Arlington for the first time and went with the family catfish bundle--definitely a win. The catfish was seasoned well, crispy, and came out hot and fresh. The portion size was generous and perfect for sharing. The sides hit too--especially the fries and hush puppies. The vibe inside is casual and welcoming, and the staff was polite and quick with the service. It's a solid spot for a laid-back family meal when you're craving Southern-style seafood. Gave it 4 stars just because I wish the tartar sauce came with a little more kick, but we'll definitely be back. read more

So the price of crawfish are coming down but their size are getting better. I personally like the size for today, big enough I don't have to scrape for the meat and not too large I might break mah nails along w mah skin They're fresh! They're juicy! They're yummilicious!!! The lunch special is just as special for $7.49z the menu said two pieces of catfish filet but they always give you xtra! read more

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First time here and already and we'll definitely be back! Great food quality/ freshness. There was a line out the door when we arrived and after our first bite we understood why! read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Crawfish, shrimp, corn, sausage & potatoes - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I'm from baton rouge, Louisiana and I've been looking for a good Cajun place in DFW. This isn't it. We got the basket combo with fish and shrimp fillet, pork boudin, and seafood gumbo. The fish and shrimp fillet were bland. The shrimp had so much breading on it. The pork boudin was ok, but not amazing. The seafood gumbo was a very thin soup. I don't think there's any rue. There was fish and shrimp and the flavor was alright. There wasn't any sausage or much of the holy Trinity. No green onion either. I can make a better gumbo from a package. The chicken wings were very bland. Out of everything I tried, the seafood gumbo was the best, but it wasn't great. read more

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This is THE BEST seafood Arlington/DFW has to offer! Being from NOLA I know good seafood and Bayou Cat is Always Consistent in flavor and freshness. The service is always quick and the wait is never long even when the place is packed tight. It's always clean and there's always a vibe. 10 out of 10, definitely recommended read more

Food is always good but I ordered the lunch combo with the fish and shrimp with the red beans and rice but instead I received gumbo instead of the rice. Just make sure you check your order before you leave. Besides that it would have been a 5 star. read more

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Corn was too old, very rubbery ! definitely wouldn't get the sides again. Crawfish was great, the shrimp was mediocre! All i have to say is this place is good for crawfish! read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - don't get the corn, it was rubbery! crawfish good, shrimp wasn't the best but hey‍ - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I've had this place on my list ever since we moved to DFW a few years ago. Originally from Louisiana, I had asked my new friends where to get authentic king cakes, and they all pointed me to Bayou Cat. For whatever reason we never made it over until this week. The shopping center is interesting. Lots of Vietnamese restaurants and names on the signs, and I believe the people running Bayou Cat are Vietnamese as well...which is fine because the best seafood restaurants I found in South Louisiana are also Vietnamese! Walking in I got the feeling that sometimes this place gets crazy. Lots of paper signs covering every wall about how customers are supposed to behave. Strange. The restaurant was a little over half full when we arrived, with no line at the counter. We had to walk through this long Disney-style queue to get up to the counter. Extremely friendly service, answered my wife's questions and took our order quickly. I got the Bayou Combo with fried shrimp, catfish and oysters, while my wife ordered several pounds of boiled crawfish with potatoes. The cashier asked if she wanted the butter sauce, and my wife said yes. Be aware that it costs extra! We got our drinks and found a seat. When your order is ready, an employee will bring it to the side counter and shout out your number. Ours took 10-15 minutes and was nice and fresh when we picked it up. The star of my show was the fried oysters. Crunchy, briny, salty, they were perfect. The shrimp were decent but the catfish didn't have much fish flavor at all. All I could taste was the breading. The fries and hush puppies were fine - not great, not horrible. The boiled crawfish were fantastic. Big, tender, seasoned very well. The potatoes were a disappointment - no flavor whatsoever. Overall I give this four stars. Definitely a great taste of Louisiana, and we will be back. Next time I may just get the oysters, and my wife said she would have the crawfish again. Not perfect overall but pretty dang good. read more

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Called for a pick up order, it's my first time eating from this establishment, my family has dined here plenty of times especially for their lunch specials. The catfish was crispy and never got soggy - I like that it was clean and didn't have the river water taste. The fries were not good to any standard, however the hush puppies made up for it. I also got the frog legs which were plump and juicy, but there was no wow factor in the flavor. The turkey neck was good and had some flavor. Then the dessert was a chocolate cake that was moist and rich. read more

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So my good friend wanted to go out for lunch and I let her pick. She's Cajun so of course she wanted crawfish. And this is her favorite restaurant. I know it's sacrilege, but I don't like crawfish. But I love po boys. They had shrimp Poboy that was perfection. The shrimp was perfectly cooked because I have a pet peeve about rubbery shrimp. But there was no worry about that here. They were tasty and soft and huge. I also need a little spice, so I got myself some Boudin. That was amazing with the fries that came with the sandwich. Definitely a perfect lunch. And apparently other people agree because Line was going out the door for hours so if you're going, beware. But I have to say I'd stand in line to wait to eat that again too. Totally worth the wait. read more

Bayou Cat Restaurant - Shrimp po boy and my friend got crawfish and crab legs - Seafood Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Food - Very tasty and fresh. Been here twice with different parties and everything tastes great. Catfish Po-boys, red beans and rice, etc. Pricing is decent and they do have lunch specials (which the po-boys aren't apart of). Po-boy with fries and a drink is around $16. It is a good portion size however. Service - It's quick and efficient. You order then wait for them to call your order once your food is ready. Kitchen and ordering staff seem on-point. No complaints here. Ambiance - Decent place, almost hole in the wall, which I like. Gets pretty busy during lunch which is a good sign. Overall, this place is good. Worth a try. Be wary of long lines. read more

I wanted to try a new place for seafood and found Bayou Cat Restaurant. Thankfully, hubby and I were already in Arlington that day so it worked out perfect. I planned on picking up our food to go so I called ahead and placed our order. They are located in a big shopping center so parking wasn't a problem. This place is packed on the weekends which is always a good sign. Everything is cooked fresh to order. I ordered a shrimp dinner and my husband ordered a combo dinner which included oysters, shrimp and fish with hush puppies and fries. I also ordered a side of red beans and rice, potato salad and boudin. The potato salad and red beans are also made fresh daily and they don't serve day old potato salad. I wish there was a tad bit more seasoning on the shrimp and fish but it was still very good. The red beans and rice and potato salad are delicious. My only disappointment is the boudin. In my mind, I pictured it tasting like the boudin I grew up eating. If you have never tried boudin, you might like it. Again, I am basing this off of my personal preference. They have a variety of meals to choose from including a kids menu. I would definitely come back if I am in the area. The customer service is excellent and the food is fresh and their prices are reasonable. read more

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This is as close as you're going to get to real New Orleans food in DFW. Overlook the parking lot with it's abundance of black n mild tips and loud music. This is a good seafood joint. Legend has it that the owner's mom owned the infamous Weneverclose on chef hwy. I come here during crawfish season and for my po'boy fix. They also have other hard to get goodies like praline candy, cheewees and big shot! Skip the online order system and call your order in. read more

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OKAY, you know how when you suck the head of the crawfish and you supposed to get that juice. My crawfish was dryer than a Shamwow ever could. It was also barely seasoned. HOWEVER, the next time I was recommended by someone to get it extra juicy and extra seasoning and it was fire, like I wanna go back. My advice is to show on the menu that those options exist because I wouldn't been back if someone didn't tell me I could do that 4.3/5 -Hova read more

Fire!!!! I tho I was back in the city !! I had the hot sausage,pig feet and the crawfish

Service was a little slow, only because they were so busy. I was excited to try the crawfish because of the high ratings and local feedback. The crawfish were far from good. Very small with a lot of mushy ones. Based on my one experience, taste was ok, but I would never recommend this place. read more

This place wasn't too bad. Good traditional crawfish. I would ask for it spicy next time with hopes that it would give it more flavor. The fried okra (hard) was really good and the catfish was crispy. It wasn't super special but it was above average considering that this is not a city known for its seafood. read more