I LOVED black pearl. The crawfish flavor was so good. They really know how bring out the viet -Cajun flavor of the crawfish. Service was also great and it's super casual. read more

Ordered crawfish after reading some reviews on Google and in my Houston Eats group. The service was fast and efficient. I called the order in and she told me about the special on crawfish once I hit 5lbs. Buy 5 Get 1 Free. I love love love crawfish and this was my first time having them since I moved to Texas in August. The flavors were very unique so the foodie in me couldn't decide. There are so many places to try so I just decided to wing it. 2lbs - House Special 2lbs - Kitchen Special 2lbs - Thai Basil (I was scaredddddd and excited) I added an order of potatoes and eggs. All Hot. Got home and got them gloves on that s$%t was so HOT (temperature and spice) I had time to find a movie and pray for my tummy bcus I was finna grub even if it burned a hole in my mouth lol. It was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! They all have their own unique flavor. The House was reallyyyyyyy good. They were kinda sweet and spicy to me. The Kitchen had the kitchen sink in them. It was all kinds of veggies cooked into the crawfish. The flavor was all throughout so the heads were delicious. The THAI BASIL was the ONE it had a unique taste that you don't expect when eating crawfish but it tf WORKS. Let's get into these eggs. They were just past ramen eggs. Dipped in the sauce at the bottom of them bags (eye roll in foodgasm heaven). Can't wait to order again. read more

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Let me offer a caution before you read this so that people don't think I'm losing my objectivity relative to my yelp activity. And the caution I will extend is that none of the meals that I had yesterday am I native too however I found them to be quite wonderful. Although I've had escargot and once in New York had snails last night was an experience with sweet snails which seem to be cooked quite well, and there was a wonderful lightly spicy broth base dressing, which was absolutely wonderful. Along with that I had grilled scallop with quail eggs. The scallops were bountiful, and the quail eggs were quite good and again simply a wonderful dressing. Lastly, I had a broth with Ngheu in which I have experienced these clams before, but the broth accompaniment was a new feature for me, and it was again absolutely wonderful. The ambiance is really nothing remarkable. However, there is plenty of room for large parties. Some of which were present. They came and went while we were dining and it was more than adequate. The service was just wonderful. I take that the waitress was a co-owner and she was absolutely helpful in refining our selections. It was a real delight. I very much enjoyed the black pearl and would highly recommend it. read more

The food was delicious, we had the regular crawfish and the garlic I believe. I can't remember exactly. It was a while back. The service was good as well very intuitive to our needs. Atmosphere was ok, nothing special. read more

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Great place to get seafood in Katy! Great flavor and portion sizes! The highlights were the scallops and the popcorn chicken! super friendly service too! I highly recommend and would come back. read more

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2nd time here- ordered 2 dozen charred oysters, 2 orders of charred scallops, papaya salad with pig ears ,garlic noodles with shrimp and clams. Overall my fav are the scallops. Everything here has a sweet base. Service was great as she had an opinion! Cute interior near Hmart. read more

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Haven't been here for some time, but WOW....STILL soooo good!! Seafood was fresh and each flavoring sauces were just perfect! Service was great! read more

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First time trying viet Cajun crawfish at a restaurant and I was pleasantly surprised! Friendly staff, clean atmosphere We tried the kitchen special & house special sauces and we liked whichever was the one with simple garlic & butter best. Pro tip - if you can handle medium heat, get the HOT. It goes way better together than the medium and elevated the sauce balance overall (Medium was mild to us) Loved it would come back read more

Black Pearl - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

Crawfish!! Thai Basil was recommended. It was excellent! Nice atmosphere with easy listening music. Great family place. read more

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First time trying the place. Haven't found this dish anywhere. Service is great too read more

Black Pearl - Bahn Xeo Mien tay appetizer. Vietnamese crepe filled with bean sprouts mung bean green and red onion served with lettuce and fresh herbs - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

Great seafoods, special raw oysters big and fresh great service, will highly recommend to everyone

This is a nice seafood spot located in Katy. When you walk in, the restaurant is set up just like a seafood place. I didn't particularly enjoy the oysters but the highlight was the seafood pasta. The pasta had a variety of seafood and it wasn't overly heavy. The crab fried rice was also okay, it was a little bit on the saltier side but it wasn't bad. The employees are great and will help you with any questions. read more

Had a hankering for crabs so we picked up (wish I ate there instead) some snow crab and dungeness both with the lemon pepper and also the cajun special sauce. Everything smelled and tasted incredible! The snow crab was very fresh and cracked and peeled easily. Both sauces penetrated the the meat with lots of buttery garlic goodness. The Dungeness crab was fresh but the shells were tougher and the meat didn't pull as easy. The ladies cooking the food and running the restaurant were happy, kind and personable. Restaurant was small and clean and had lots of parking. read more

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I've been here twice now. My first visit convinced me I'd be a loyal customer for life, but my second visit wasn't as great. I had razor clams, sweet snails, scallops, oysters, and soft shell crab on my first visit, and loved everything! This visit made me fall in love with razor clams lol so when I came back, I got two orders of it in two different flavors all to myself. One of them was good and normal, while the other one was...gritty. I thought the first one was a fluke, but after having five in a row that were like that, I knew it was the whole plate. But the other plate was fine, so idk how that happened. It was really disappointing because my first visit had me grinning from ear to ear. I'm really hoping it was a one-time thing because I still love those razor clams and don't know where else to get them. Aside from that one dish, everything here has been spectacular. So great that this was potentially my newest favorite restaurant, at least in terms of seafood. SWEET SNAIL W/ SALTED GREEN PEPPER: Not my favorite snail because it breaks easily. The flavor was good, but not my favorite of the night. My parents loved it though. They ordered a second plate. RAZOR CLAM (THAI BASIL): I loved the chewy, meaty texture! And I loved the rich flavor! My favorite dish of the night! RAZOR CLAM (GARLIC BUTTER): The flavor reminded me exactly of crawfish. It was good, but I preferred the Thai basil. GRILLED LARGE BLOOD CLAM: Delicious toppings! The clams were very chewy, some might think too chewy, but I still enjoyed it. SALTED PEPPER SOFT SHELL CRAB: Delicious! Great crispy texture! Great flavor! Super fresh! Really good size too! One of the best soft shell crabs I've ever gotten! Must try! RAW OYSTERS: Huge, plump, and super fresh! The green jalapeño sauce was really good too, even though I usually don't like jalapeño. I'm kinda obsessed with it lol GRILLED OYSTERS W/ SCALLION OIL and W/CHEESE: We split a dozen between the two flavors. Again, huge, plump, and fresh! So tasty! I usually don't like grilled oysters, but this is the first time I loved it! GRILLED SCALLOPS W/ QUAIL EGGS: Good, but I would personally prefer it without the egg. I think my table liked it with it though. CALAMARI RINGS: Huge, thick, and very chewy. Honestly too chewy. Probably won't get again. CRAB GARLIC NOODLE: Tasty! Good portion size and amount of crab. read more

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Very good food and good service very friendly.. I love this place black Pearl seafood bar .. I love grilled oysters with scallion oil and cheese read more

First time trying this place out and mostly will not be returning. 1. Appetizer sampler: fried tofu, calamari and chicken wings all needed salt and seasoning. 2. Seafood garlic noodles: favor was okay but only had 4 shrimp and cut up calamari rings. 3. House special fried rice: It had FISH ROE. Usually house special fried rice contains chicken, pork (usually char siu), and shrimps -- along with veggies like onion, peas, and carrots. This is not typical and as soon as the plate came to the table we told the server. Her response was "that's what comes in it and that is what you ordered." Which ruined our experience and we didn't feel like eating anymore. Mind you the ingredients are not listed on the menu. What if I was allergic? This was not good customer service. So we were stuck with it and ended up throwing it away. read more

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The best grilled scallops and grilled squid. I drove over an hour to get here and would do it again. The grilled scalloped come with green onions, Fish sauce, peanuts. Freaking perfections. Tastebuds unlocked. The grilled squid, just amazing. I wish I could eat this combo every day. Also!!!! So cheap! read more

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This is one of my go-to places when I am craving for both crawfish and snail. Crawfish is currently $9.99 a pound medium size. Everything was on point and seasoned well. read more

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I've had crawfish from them before and it was really good but this time around they over cooked the crawfish. Their crawfish was very flavorful but over cooked. read more

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Underrated seafood place! They serve fresh, authentic Vietnamese style seafood. The sauces they serve with their dishes are so addicting. The only complaint I have is that the seafood garlic noodles were a bit lukewarm when we got them. Everything else was delicious! read more

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Excellent food! The best soft shell crab I have ever had. The grilled squid was also very good. read more

Black Pearl - Soft shell crab, hot sake and grilled squid. The soft shell crab was so amazing. The grilled squid was served with a very good - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

Very small portion . Order gỏi ốc and it look like half of the portions ,, very disappointed not worth for the prices read more

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My favorite Vietnamese iced coffee in Houston uniquely different. Seafood is great and service well attended.

We went here because we craved oysters and they surely hit the spot. They came with a homemade lime and Thai chili sauce that was spectacular. $16.99 for a dozen crawfish is a steal! We enjoyed the Quail though they were small, but had fantastic flavor. The Seafood Garlic Noodles were pretty good as well but didn't offer much seafood. We tried an Appetizer Sampler of Chicken Nuggets, Fried Calamari, and Sweet Potato Fries. The fries were great but I wouldn't recommend the Calamari. read more

This was our first time here. The food was soo good. The garlic noodles!!!!!!!! Yes, yes and hell yes!! It was on a Tuesday right after a storm, so it was not busy. The owner personally took our order. The boil was delicious, with flavor. We got half cheese (which was more in the sweet side) and half special sauce. read more

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House special fried rice was super super good. The hot tea we got was surprisingly better than the restaurants we've been to in the area. However I thought the oysters were just OK. I definitely think you could pass on the oysters from here. read more

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It's crawfish season! Black Pearl is a great place to get your fix in Katy. Their crawfish flavors are nicely seasoned, and the "Kitchen Special" flavor has an onion/garlic buttery, seasoned kick to it which is tasty. I only wish the sizes of the crawfish were more consistent, as some were big but most were smaller..maybe need to wait just a bit later in the season. Seafood fried rice and sweet potato fries are yummy, and complement the crawfish well. The customer service is fast, friendly, and helpful with suggestions. The restaurant itself if a bit smaller, but a homey vibe. The decor will make feel like you are on a boat eating fresh catch fish! read more

Black Pearl - Kitchen Special Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

I had 2 rounds of grilled oysters and scallops. They seated us far away from other tables. Staff wore masks and they had hand sanitizer and paper towels everywhere and every table. I am always on the look out for grilled oysters and so far, this place #1 in Houston. Lukes in Nola is the other one that's tops the list in my opinion. Their grilled scallops are super amazing. read more

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I've been wanting to try this place for so long and today we finally had time to go! It did not disappoint! This is Vietnamese owned and operated. My main focus was the shellfish menu. Vietnam is half coast line so seafood is a huge part of our diet. I've been waiting to have a clean restaurant with good Vietnamese shellfish. This is it! We started out with blood clams in tarmarind sauce. The tamarin was delicious. I can see how it can be over the top for some but definitely spot on for me. Sweet snails in green pepper sauce. This was the best for me. The snails were definitely cleaned properly and I appreciate that. We ended it with the shrimp garlic noodles. This place will not skimp you on the shrimp! It was so good I'm glad we came. Now this place goes on our long list of places you have to eat at when youre in Houston! read more

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It's been a while since I came here and when I did I came a few times. Mainly because they were the only ones serving fresh live crawfish starting in Nov :O. My wife got the cravings and we took our offshore friend on one of the outings and they delivered. We got the chefs special sauce with the crawlers with sausage and corn with a bunch of fried finger food, the garlic seafood noodles and a good helping of oysters served in 3 different way and other shellfish. The owner was so accommodating even when she had a low supply and gave us complimentary desserts. Each time we came we had a blast. I highly recommend them and will be coming throughout the season read more

Tried this recently and was very disappointed in the quality of food. Seems like they are ordering cheaper quality items and the grilled squid was under cooked. The razor clams were very small and fishy as well. The pics they post are deceiving because I don't think you are getting the same product. I usually take pics of all my food, but I didn't here because it was underwhelming. Quality 2 Flavor 3 Price 3 read more

Black Pearl - Small razor clams and very fishy taste - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

High quality foods. We ordered the 46. Sweet Snail with salted green pepper, Blood calms, and 6. Shrimp Garlic Noodle. Each plate had a great distinct taste! The sweet snail with the salted green pepper paired so well I sucked each snail shell to get the maximum taste. The Blood calms were mixed with a tamarind sauce that was sweet and a first time for me. The garlic was exquisite on with the noodles and the shrimps are a good plump size. I will be coming back to explore more of the menu. read more

Black Pearl - Seafood Near Me - Katy, Texas

I went with 3 people and sat at a table for 6. I didn't realize we needed the extra space until we got our food. We ordered 12 pounds of crawfish: 6 pounds with kitchen special sauce and 6 pound with house special sauce. I enjoyed the house special sauce more. It had more spice and garlic. We had 1 order of potatoes and 4 corn cobs split between the bowls. We asked for 2 orders of potatoes but was only given and charged for 1. We also ordered a dozen raw oysters and a dozen grilled oysters with scallions. Oysters were large. Green sauce that accompanies the oysters was delicious. Service was good overall. Restaurant was very busy. People who came after us had to wait for 10-20 minutes for tables to clear out. Paid at the counter. I'd return. read more

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Food tastes fine, but portions are small. We ordered a fried squid dish and it came with 13 pieces of heavily breaded squid and two slices of green pepper on a piece of lettuce. No wonder it only had three tables of people including ourselves on a Sunday. read more

Tier 1 : Thai basil crawfish House special crawfish Razor clams Frog legs Grilled oysters The Service Tier 2: Vietnamese wings The price read more

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I don't know what happened within the ordering part but the grill oyster with cheese I ordered turned out so different from the review photo, it looks like they're not even grilled at all and was a bit chewy, weird taste Blood clams were big and maybe that's why it has only few of them, seasoning ( tamarind sauce) was good, but it seems not fresh. Crawfish maybe the best out of them three, the seasoning was on point and I chose medium spices with house special sauce. Nothing to complaint about that. I ordered combo 2 including snow crab cluster and 3lbs crawfish. Overall, I still comeback here to try out different dishes, Fried rice looks so good tho. Hopefully next time will be better. read more

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Go to spot that my dad and I often go! Service is always really good and attentive. Our server is helpful and checks in on us while dining often. Everything tastes really fresh here. I am very picky when it comes to seafood but every time I have a craving this really hits the spot. They have a variety to choose from, seafood boil, oysters (raw or grilled), various clams, scallop, and more. When you order the oysters each order comes with 12 and you can split between 2 flavors. You can never go wrong with oysters & grilled cheese. Last time I had that was many years back in Vietnam. Appetizers are really good here too. We recently tried the garlic noodles and that has got to be one of my new favorites here, along with the grilled corn. Seating is either booth or table! And usually parking isn't too bad in this plaza. If you're looking for a spot to enjoy some seafood this is the place to go. read more

I e been dying to try out this place and finally got to with my friend. It's byob so we brought wine and our own cups & bottle opener. We ordered everything on the menu (except appetizers). Everything was tasty. There lots of peanuts on the shellfish so if you have nut allergies, beware!! Quail balut was ok, rubbery. The snails in coconut milk was tasty but so tiny. You suck on the one end that's cut opened. Overall great experience. read more

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If you're trying to satisfy a seafood craving, this place hits the spot! It's family owned and operated. Friendly service (speak Vietnamese if you can) and good food. The food comes out pretty fast, granted there was only 1 other table when I was there. Highlights on what I ordered: Grilled Scallops- Yummy! The sizes of these babies are bigger than some places I've had. Raw Oysters- Can't really mess this up. Nicely cleaned and that spicy green dipping sauce, whew! I cannot eat spicy and I loved it! Garlic Noodles w/ Shrimp- For my garlic obsessed foodies! It's a top carb dish here. Razor Clams- These came out a bit smaller than I expected, but tasty. Keep in mind the garlic sauce has a kick to it. Got my nose "jogging" for a bit lol. Tamarind Chicken Wings (not pictured)- And also not pretty. It was just too much in brown color all around. Maybe a little garnish won't hurt? I wasn't a fan of this but my friend devoured it. Although I didn't order any appetizers, which is mostly fried foods, there seems to be plenty options for the kiddos as well. Can't wait to come back and try the other seafood dishes! read more

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When I came to this place, I found it through a motion through social media. However, the service was not all that great. My party and I just receive menus with no service. Couldn't even tell how the food taste or any appetizers and therefore we had to leave unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. read more