I'm from the Annapolis MD area so my standards for seafood are higher than a seagull on Red Bull. The shrimp was So fresh I was worried one was going to leap off the plate, file taxes, and start a family. The crab legs? Absolute weapons of mass deliciousness. And the whole Dungeness crab? Let's just say if I ever get stranded on a desert island, I want this crab to be my volleyball companion, because we'd never be apart. Seriously, steam, boil, whatever, but once you cracked 'em open, it was like Poseidon himself whispered, "You chose wisely." I'd been on a failed scavenger hunt across Houston Texas looking for crab legs, striking out left and right, and honestly, I'm now glad I failed everywhere else because destiny clearly led me here. Joselu deserves a medal, a crown, and maybe his own parade. Friendly, helpful, and somehow knew exactly what I needed before I knew it myself. The man is basically the seafood whisperer. 10/10, Annapolis-approved, Poseidon would eat here. read more

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Got a 4 pound salmon fillet, owner said straight from Norway. I am so impressed. This fish is absolutely perfect. He said it was never frozen and I'm still not sure I can believe that (I thought they freeze them all), but even if it was frozen at some point it doesn't matter because it's the best. I'll be back for sure. read more

The price was high. Something that I was not willing to pay at the time. I think, next time I'll find some place with better prices.

I was looking for black cod and sea urchin, two pretty tough items to get right away. BUT 2 days it was in the store, you'd be hard pressed to find a more knowledgeable man regarding sea food. read more

These folks are fish mongers and know their stuff when it comes to anything from the sea.. Their prices are average but the quality is good & The crab cakes are wonderful. Place is always clean and the staff is helpful. read more

We lived in south Louisiana before we moved to Houston and there was always fresh seafood. Whether it was a relative, a neighbor, or a friend, someone was always going fishing in the Gulf. Always bringing home flounder, redfish, and if we were lucky, shrimp right off the boat. There were even people selling fresh shrimp from ice chests on the street. We've never been able to duplicate the freshness in Houston. That is, until yesterday when we stumbled across Champions Seafood Market. Lou ( the owner) was super friendly. We bought a few pounds of fresh off the boat shrimp and while he was wrapping it up, he told us he spent many years in Baltimore as a seafood distributor and made his own crab cakes the way he had them in Baltimore. Not much better on a nice fall day than a Maryland crab cake and I bought three plus his remoulade. I cooked the crab cakes tonight and they were so good, it was almost like sitting on the Inner Harbor on a cool night. If you get a chance, go tell Lou "hi" and buy some seafood - for sure buy a few crab cakes. You won't be disappointed. read more

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First time there, bought crab cakes. Very good, owner added his homemade romulade sauce. Definately worth a repeat. read more

Wonderful! The owner is very kind and knowledgeable about seafood and everything he has is super fresh. We got the crab cakes and they were delish and his tartar sauce is out of this world! read more

They have the freshest seafood! Snow crab legs are very large and they have a variety of other things if you need advice somehow to cook something that you've never tried before the owner can give you suggestions on how to cook it. Great customer service and consistently fresh! read more

Owner is very friendly and lets you know what was flown in fresh that day. Go here every year for Christmas and try to make it a couple times very other month for weekend dinners we make with family. read more

The freshest and best seafood market in the region. The employees are courteous and very helpful in recommending options

The most fresh red snapper we've had. Brought to us with friendly and unsurpassed service. Our dinner was second to none, amazing. read more

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So says they close at 7. Apparently they didn't tell the rude kid who pretty much rejected me and turned me away promptly. It's currently 6:10 pm. read more

Picked up these beauties today! The team and the quality of product at Champions Seafood Market are top notch. I've learned a lot about seafood and how to prepare it from them. I won't buy my seafood anywhere else! read more

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The best fresh seafood in the area. I love all the options he has to chose from. If you check out his Facebook page he will post what he has in fresh. Lou has awesome advise if you are unsure of how to prepare a dish. read more

I have been craving king crab legs and it's been hard to find a nice selection of crab that's not in a box or been frozen forever in the grocery store. I found the secret spot! For ever fish you are looking for including my favorite red snapper, which nobody has! The king crab legs were perfect and exactly what I was looking for!!! The store is clean, the owner is stupendous and very knowledgeable and passionate about his seafood, huge plus!! If your looking for fresh seafood, look no further! They also have fresh crab cakes which I had to grab a couple to try and a great selection of crab dips. Just try it! You won't be disappointed! read more

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First time and won't be the last. All his fish and shrimp are fresh with no fishy smell. The guy that help us was AMAZING great attitude very knowledgeable and WONDERFUL customer service. Customer service was everything and it is now my place to buy my seafood part of the family now. read more

This place is the REAL DEAL...after searching for 3 years after searching for a real seafood market and not relying on Heb all the time...finally a place like NYC..the owner is super informative..there selection is great you name it he probably has it and all is super fresh he even puts it in your face and no fishy smell ...finally my go to seafood market read more

Thank you to all before me who wrote a review. I carefully read each review and comments wherein to formulate my initial impressions. I am skeptical of the 1* review on FB. Having read it and the polite response in return, it is clear to me that that particular review should be disregarded. It is apparent that individual is blaming poor cooking skills on the merchant. This is most evident when she writes that the fish smelled bad after being cooked. If it wasn't fresh, you would have smelled it before cooking. Be that as it may, I have come to this location 3 times already. Twice just for shrimp and a 3rd for fish. At each visit, he has been more than patient with me and my questions. His advice remains spot-on and he tries to accommodate my diet requests to the best of his knowledge. I am a keto eater that focuses on higher protein to fat ratio. He conveniently lists his fish on his page, so I look up the macros before purchase. Thanks to him, I tried cooking halibut for the first time and am craving my parmesan crusted version. I love to try new things, which have led me to eat wahoo, halibut, and even swordfish! I typically snag at least 3 lbs of shrimp, too! BTW, if you want to know how fresh something is BEFORE you buy, he will gladly teach you and let you see for yourself. He also shares interesting videos, some including "how to" filet. You can call in morning and pick up by evening already deshelled and deveined shrimp for a small additional cost. All of that said, I am never buying my fish anywhere else again. It is worth the trip. read more

Great quality and great service make it worth the price. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly, always willing to help. Everything I've had is nothing but FRESH. I highly recommend the snow crab legs. Far better than anything you'll find in a grocery store. read more

Great seafood market! They have a nice selection of fresh fish. You can pick your whole fish and have them debone and filet it for you. Their sauces that they keep in their fridge are also great! I love their tartar sauce! It is so wonderful to have a real seafood market close to home! read more

Great place!! Always so nice and accommodating! I had to drive back to OKLAHOMA from this Houston location and they rigged me up a way for my fresh oysters to stay alive for the entire 7 hour drive. Amazing!!! read more

I absolutely love champions seafood market. The owner is super friendly, and extremely helpful. He has no problem explaining where the fish came from, and how to tell if it's fresh or not. He has a great selection of a different variety of seafood, and do not leave without the crabcakes! To die for! Love the shop, love the owner, and will go back over and over and over again. read more

My fiancé, who never cooks since I'm the chef in this house, surprised me this past Sunday with a BBQ and friends coming over. To my surprise, Sunday he came in the house from the garage where he was hiding (properly thankfully) some amazing seafood. It was a few pounds of fresh tuna and huge shrimp. I don't eat meat so seafood is my BBQ. From the smell, touch, texture I could tell it was amazing quality! When I asked where it was from, since I haven't got my hands on such fresh seafood since moving out here a year ago, he said this place. So my face went from horrified as I hate surprises to instant excitement and ready to get the grill on! The third part of my Sunday surprise was the fiancé cooking-- also instant fear. But I have to say because it was so fresh, he just season it lightly and all 10 of us enjoyed it! He said the owner was extremely nice and helpful. Will definitely be returning! Thank you for helping my fiancé and for the amazing tuna and shrimp! Love the fact it's local and just saw a GREAT article about the owner Joselu Gonzalez. read more

Freshest seafood in Houston! I'm definitely a fan of good seafood after living on the coast for 7 years, so needless to say finding a good place to buy fresh fish was priority after moving to Houston. I picked up redfish that was swmming less than 24 hours before it made it into my frying pan! This place certainly delivers. The service is great and the owner knows his stuff. Will be coming here regularly! read more

Great Crab cakes!!! Get there early as they almost always run out on the weekends! So much crab meat!

The best seafood in town! Crabcakes are amazing! Cook them in butter and they are to die for! Scallops better than any restaurant! Must go!

Best Seafood market in The Houston Area. Awesome! Ask questions and they will help. Taught me how to make better salmon with a few short sentences. I have lived this place for years! Can't beat the fresh shrimp here read more

The owner insisted on me smelling fish fillets prior to purchasing to show how it has no smell because it is so fresh. He packed fillets in a bag with ice. It took me 15 minutes to get home and put the fish in the refrigerator. Later the same day I took the fish out to cook... the smell was unbearable. He must have swapped those fillets. It did not just have strong fish smell, it was rotten! Needless to say I will never walk into Champions Seafood Market again. read more

Found this little gem today and was very impressed with selection of fish as well as a good selection of shell fish...hate I have been spending coins on the Asian markets around when this place is a mere five minute difference in the drive..fresh seafood is worth the extra five minutes.. definately a new customer read more

Seafood is always fresh; scallops TO DIE FOR! Great customer service - so friendly!,

Fantastic! Fresh and perfect quality. I highly recommend the crab cakes! Lou, can tell you how to prepare and it is worth the trip!

I cant believe I have lived on the north side my whole life and am just NOW finding out about Champions Seafood Market. After walking in the door and being greeted with a smile and hello from the owner, I was awestruck at the vibrant colors of the shrimp and seafood! Definitely not the dull, grey, shrimp in the grocers counter. These bad boys are HUGE and full of color! The fish variety definitely puts the grocery store to shame as well. There is nothing better than eating fish that was swimming the night before, and that is what you get from Joselu! Not to mention, the free education on the fish, where its from, what pairs with what, and the overall friendly banter that goes with each visit. I have a new favorite market in town, and its Champion Seafood Market! read more

WOW, my wife and I had used them before but a recent article in the Houstonian magazine ranked them as the top seafood monger on the north side. The shrimp we had list night and the tuna were so fresh we will not buy HEB again! Prices are well worth it. Heard a customer say the crab cakes were good and if not they sell lump crab meat as well. Hope the get Dorado soon! read more

Recently moving to Houston, finding a source for fresh seafood was a priority. CSM was a great find! Great variety, customer service, and prices. Will be making this a regular stop for fresh fish and seafood. read more

The fish is fresh.....it a great place to get good seafood, if you like fresh seafood. As an east coaster, we grew up on fresh seafood, so it quite easy for us to taste the difference. If you want something particular, you may want to call ahead. Otherwise, keep an open mind and get what he has and take a recipe from him. You will not be disappointed..... read more

Best variety of seafood I have found in the area, including grouper, snapper, and king crab. The owner was really nice and helpful. I will be back often. read more

Excellent! Knowledgeable owner & very helpful. Tells you how to prepare each selection, if you want advice. The soups are amazing, the fresh & made daily crabcakes (80% crab) are ridiculous, the selection is wonderful&fresh! If you want fresh seafood this is the place to go read more

I was highly disappointed. We got two sacks of Crawfish from Lou 3 weeks ago. Slightly expensive but they were great size and quality. Last weekend I got 2 more sacks. I lost half a sack to dead crawfish. $225 dollars later, my Son called Lou and explained that there were dead crawfish and they smelled horrible, like stagnant and rotten. He was told that when we picked them up we did not put them in a cooler for the 30 minute drive home and they were put on the floor board of an air conditioned truck and that is the reason this happened. Me thinks not!! I am from South Louisiana and have transported crawfish all my life. 30 minutes in an air conditioned truck is not going to kill crawfish and/or make them smell like road kill. We boiled the crawfish about an hour after we got home. The smell was so bad that my guests did not eat them. Embarrassed and humiliated does not describe it. No help from Lou on the situation. I would expect at least some small token of "I am sorry" but nothing besides passing the buck. read more

This is definitely the place you want to go for Fresh Seafood that is handled with care. The place is very clean and always has a variety of seafood to select from. We regularly get seafood here and I have never been disappointed. I have tried other places which have cheaper seafood, but the seafood is never as fresh. My very favorite thing to buy here is a shrimp platter with Crab Claws on top!!! My family and guests love this platter, you can't get anything as good anywhere else. read more