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    Calliope's

    4.0 (309 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Tim C.

    We've dined in twice in the last few days and loved both meals. My wife got a half pound of boiled shrimp with mild garlic butter. I went with a small roast beef & gravy and a small 2 piece fried boudin balls....our second visit the following day involved us devouring a small bowl of mixed gumbo.....you can 3 different sizes.... and a bowl of crawfish etoufe and an amazing fried crawfish pie with remoulade sauce. Great food and service.

    Regular Mixed Gumbo

    Second time grabbing food from here. Always great. Portion sizes are good. First time I ordered 2pc fish and shrimp with mixed rice. Fish pieces were huge. My wife and I could have ate from one plate. The boudin egg rolls were also really great fried rice had shrimp, sausage, and crawfish in it This time around wife ordered a shrimp po-boy bread was crisp on the outside side and soft on the inside shrimp tasted great and the fries were crispy and airy. I ordered the regular sized po-boy and again portion size was big. Basically ordered two 6in subs. I ordered shrimp suicide box. Very flavorful cake with corn a potato and a boiled egg. The sauce for the boiled shrimp covered the rice. Making every bite flavorful and spicy. Last time I went they had ran out of gumbo but was able to lock some in this go around and it did not disappoint! Service has always been great. The lady that took my order both time was very friendly and very helpful

    Nate C.

    I had the grilled shrimp platter. It was really good. A couple of the shrimp were slightly overcooked, but not enough to be upset. The accompanying vegetables were awesome. The plain old slice of bread seemed kind of random--maybe try serving it as garlic butter toast?Overall good value for the price: the platter and a drink were around $16-17. I will definitely return here.

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    Jazmine S.

    As someone who is originally from New Orleans, I can happily say that Calliope's has some of the best, most authentic poboys that you will find in Houston! The fries are also pretty good. My friend tried the boudin balls and she said they were fresh and flavorful. The only reason why I give them 4 stars is because the daiquiri that I had was not the best. I would like to try something different the next time I go but the poboys are my favorite.

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    jackie o.

    This is my to go spot when I want a poboy and gumbo. The fried shrimp poboy and seafood gumbo are my favorite from the menu! I also like the seasoning options for the seafood boil. The service is always great and the food is always hot and delicious

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    Oge O.

    Not enough words to explain how delicious this poboy was today. I use to go to cafe dú mond for my poboys but after today, that's a no no. The sauce they put on it just took it to a whole new level (u have to request the sauce) I got it on the side to sample it and wound up putting it all over..so fresh and delicious. Generous amount of shrimp . Beyond satisfying.

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    Amber W.

    So glad we tried this place. The food is hot and fresh! The gumbo is really good and the crawfish boil was perfectly seasoned.

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    Crystal John K.

    Great food. The area is a little sketchy. Had a bum ask for money right when I got out the car.

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    5 months ago

    Crawfish was delicious! Not to spicy but just right! Will definitely go back. Also try the gumbo!! It was also good.

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    Spicy delicious boil and seasoned to perfection fried foods love the fried porch chops with the fried rice...frozen margaritas are the bomb‼

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    Best Patton hot sausage po boy in Houston -very friendly staff and clean restaurant -the daiquiris were delicious as well!!

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    For whatever reason they are charging double sometimes triple on ubereats, hard pass.

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    Pretty great food for decent prices! They know what they're doing over there. 4/5 because the food wasn't perfect, but who cares!

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    I've only had the grilled shrimp po'boy but it is the best I've ever had. So good!!!

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