Secret gem alert! Nestled within a strip mall is an unassuming seafood restaurant that serves up really good Korean-Chinese specialty cuisine. +The Korean-Chinese Seafood Noodle Soup also know as jjamppong or sopa de mariscos con fideos is legit. +The jjajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce) was delicious, too. +The customer service was great. +The owner-operator was really nice. He shared his history with us - been living in Houston for 8 years, came up with his own recipes from scratch including the jjamppong, owned three restaurants pre-Covid. -I wish the tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) was a bit more crispy and less oily like the dishes you see on Netflix's 2024 Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody. Overall, the Korean-Chinese cuisine was delicious and we'll also check them out during crawfish season. Check them out and show them some Yelp/Google love, yall. read more

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The service was horrible didn't acknowledge me . Food on the other hand is 4 out of 10 and it's only because the sausages were hit everything else wasn't. It look like they were expecting something else from other than ordering food. I would not go there ever again read more

This is in a small strip mall and had my mom not known about it I never would have come in. Mom has some fish dish served over fried rice , I got the crawfish spicy (I would highly recommended ordering a small side bowl of white rice for the left over liquid from the crawfish...amazing flavor) and the other person in our party got something he used to eat in Korean and he loved it.. basically a seafood stew! Everything was hot, fresh and delicious! Not fancy here folks and I do not recommended wearing white when you go...also they do not have a liquor license so non alcoholic drinks only... but the food is solid! yum read more

Worst place for seafood and service , ac doesn't work , you can't pick your seat even tho place was empty, tip was included in tab ..... we order different food and they said to only choose one because they ain't had one grill/ stove. read more

We got the cream jjamppong and it was delicious. I was expecting the soup to be too creamy and cheesy but it was perfect to eat with the danmuji (yellow radish). The soup was rich and the seafood was fresh. We went on a Saturday and it was pretty popular. The server was polite and gave us aprons in case we wanted to put them on while eating. He made sure our drinks were filled and we had enough sides. read more

Crab Ave - Cream jjamppong - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

Was in a different part of town but craving crawfish. Since the season is almost over, I wanted to find somewhere nearby with reasonable prices. I came and there were a few customers eating other delicious noodle dishes which I would have tried if I hadn't been focused on crawfish. I ordered two pounds without corn or potatoes and a side of rice. The crawfish was $8.99/lb which is less than what it said on the yelp page. The server was nice and friendly. He could tell I was a new customer so he asked how I found them! I enjoyed my meal. I love their setup for you to eat, a replaceable basket for trash, gloves and tray to hold your crawfish bag. I wish I had chosen medium instead of mild because I could have used a bit more spice but it was still good. As always it tasted great with the juice from the boil bag and the steamed rice. read more

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The Jjampong had a clean after taste and plenty of seafood. The Tangsuyuk was light and crispy, perfect to leave out and dip in the sauce right before eating. The cream Jjampong was very unique - sweet, not thick/greasy, and had a clean seafoody aftertaste! The owner/server was attentive and ensured we had a good experience. Definitely coming back soon read more

Amazing food, super fresh. Great service. Food was made within a reasonable time. We were given gloves and were able to swap them out anytime. Scraps were changed out quite often too. read more

Great food, service and price. Will comeback for more food. Highly recommend to try jjambing and jjajangmyeon.

I placed 2 to go orders , 2 plates of fried rice , one with crawfish and shrimp, and one with only shrimp. I received my order and sat in the parking lot to eat the food because we drove 45 mins for the fried rice and realized the rice was extremely hard and the shrimp was Raw..before I could go back inside, the restaurant was closed in less than 10 mines. Google says they close at 9pm but they shut down around 8:20. I am extremely disappointed, I guess they rushed the food.. waste of time , gas and food. read more

Crab Ave - Raw - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I always come for their garlic butter crawfish! Always on point! Service is friendly and quick!

Maggots found all in my food!!!!!!!!!!! Disgusting! Owners are rude and the place is beyond uncleanly. I got so sick after eating the spoiled food here read more

If you like to have your seafood Asian style, then you will love this place. I like Asian style, but this was a little much for me. They do you have an option where you can take Louisiana seasoning and put it on top. That's what I did, but it wasn't as good as other places that I've been to. my only other issue is that as a whole this place was really pricey. Seafood is pricey and I'm not sure if this is a small business or the type of cost they incur, but there are definitely places elsewhere where you can get better deals. As far as convenience this is one of the closest places to me to get crab legs so I won't say that I won't be back, but if I'm willing to drive the extra 15 minutes then I'll definitely take that over this. read more

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I am still fantasizing about my lunch at crab ave ! Each mouthful was delicious, and the presentation just blew us away

James R. had hosted his UYE here as he had heard excellent things about their crawfish. While this place is called the "Crab Ave", my posse came here for the crawfish. They were priced at $7.99/lb. I do not eat these bugs, so I wasn't too concerned about them. The 2 types of seasoning available are either with traditional Louisiana/Cajun seasoning, or Vietnamese butter-garlic sauce. There were four levels of spice: mild, medium, spicy, and extra-spicy. To customize add-ons, the rates are as following: corn (+75 cents), 3 potatoes (+$1.50), 2 sausages (+$1.99), and also rice, noodles, and a whole host of other accoutrements. Since crawfish ain't my thing, I went with a shrimp fried rice plate and a seafood soup. I also mooched 3 shrimp from James's 6 pound crawfish bag. Most of the group went with spicy flavor, while Eric went with an extra spicy level. I could see his lips were turning pink n red with the blazing fumes that were entering his mouth. Crab avenue is not kidding, when they present you the extra spicy version. My only critique of this place was that the service was slow. We came with a large group of people, so I understand that the kitchen might have been rushed, but every person got their food brought at different times. I finished mine quickly as I had not peeling and butchering to do. Mine was soup and rice. Easy intake. There were some that were still waiting for their food to arrive. Perhaps we needed extra waiters serving our table. read more

Crab Ave - Shrimp fried rice - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We came here for crawfish season with a large party. The host called ahead to reserve a table, and one was set up 30 minutes before our arrival time. Spacious plaza with plenty of parking. This place is still a bit fresh, offering A variety of Korean dishes. The fried seafood platter was my favorite. It came with fried calamari, fried oysters, onion rings, and French fries. The fried oysters were spot on. Good enough to share with 5+ people. Also came with 3 different sauces, but I didn't think it was needed. The crawfish was decent price at about $8 per lb. Two flavors of Louisiana or garlic butter. You can pick your level of spicy. I chose garlic butter spicy instead of extra spicy. Careful on extra spicy. The seasonings on the crawfish were good and flavorful. The crawfish was also at good size at this time of the season. Some other items to fill up your tummy are their fried rice and spicy seafood noodles. The spicy seafood noodles can feed about 3 people. It was filled with seafood, noodles, veggies, and one spicy broth. This item came last and it was a struggle to finish since we were already so full on the food. Overall, services were good. If we needed anything, then it was brought to us. Our party had a great time here. read more

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I'm a crab leg aficionado...actually that might be an understatement. So, of course, I was craving them recently. Since this place has been on list for several months and I was in the area, I figured I'd check them out. Now I debated whether I really wanted to get steamed shellfish to go since they would taste better hot but went with it anyway. We're still in a pandemic and, although restaurants are open, they had very limited seating options in an already small space. I ended up ordering 2 lbs of Crab Legs with a couple ear of corn halves and a couple potatoes. Since I wasn't familiar with their definition of "spicy", I got one bag with the mild spice level and one with medium. Finally I chose the garlic butter sauce over the Cajun seasoning per the server's recommendation. The temperature of the legs held up better than I thought on the 25 minute drive home. They weren't overcooked and the flavor of the sauce was delicious - so glad I listened to the gentleman. I also discerned that I preferred the medium heat over the mild. It had just enough kick but want overpowering. However, they were a little smaller than I expected. If they had been larger, with more meat, this review would be five stars. I'm definitely willing to go back and see if I can get a different batch! read more

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The spicy seafood noodles as Koreans would refer to as "cham pong" was hot and good considering that I'm not a big seafood eater. Soup Disclaimer: Make sure you tell them to cook the seafood without peppers if you can't tolerate spices unless you already plan on going to the can with the jalapeño business. I had a side order of wings, which are not pre-marinated when served. They just provide a side container with the designated flavor you requested. The wings were hot and good either way. read more

Crab Ave - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

We tried this place tonight for the first time and got our order to go. I tried their fried oysters, calimari, shrimp, crawfish with corn and sausage. Fried oysters 3/5 Texture was perfect and sauce pairs well with it. I just thought it was a little too salty for my liking. Fried calimari 4/5 The way it was seasoned was very similar fo the fried oysters. Pretty solid bite sized pieces. Crawfish and shrimp 3/5 We ordered the crawfish and shrimp in the garlic butter flavor with mild spice. I was a bit let down on the seasoning. It felt like it was missing the salt and some extra seasoning. The depth was not there. However, the size of the crawfish were decent and they were fresh. Service 5/5 We were served immediately and greeted upon coming into the store. We sat at the bar area and ordered. We only waited 15-20 min for our order and it was divided the way we wanted it. No complaints. They do serve beer at this establishment. I'm not sure if it is still byob. read more

Food was good , the service was over done , standing over me while I pour butter in a cup . Blowing into my glove for me to put on to eat my seafood . That isn't sanitary. I did not like that at all . read more

This place was delicious! And guys, they have a liquor license so there is beer. The only thing that got me through the drive from Dallas to Houston was knowing I could eat crawfish and have a beer and this was the spot to do it. Pro-tip: just go ahead and get a side of steamed rice or noodles to put your sauce on, you won't regret it. read more

Crab Ave - Corona and crawfish - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is a whole in the wall but in the best ways!!! The crawfish is so good and when they say spicy they mean it! Their fried rice is so damn good it has crawfish in it too. The garlic bread made me want to cry it was so good !! Definitely our new spot! read more

My love for 88 will not falter. Having said that ,I found a new spot right here in the branch Crab Ave. On Kempwood. Small business, Great prices. Total order was 45 bucks for wings fries and 4lbs of crawfish with sausage and potatoes. Oh and clams. Eliana hustled big time. Byob. Also bring your own lemon pepper. But you don't need it. Seats maybe 60. But not for long. read more

Crab Ave - Strange location, but totally worth the vibe - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Maybe I went on an off night, or possibly just got the wrong menu items for this spot, but this was some of the most disappointing food I've had in a long, long time. The snow crab legs were small and not very fresh, and the fried dumplings were the worst dumplings I've ever had. Completely tasteless and didn't even come with dumpling sauce to combat the flavor missing in the filling. I ate one dumpling, and couldn't believe the lack of flavor was right, so I ate a second to see if it was just a fluke. Sadly, it wasn't, and I ended up throwing the other 4 dumplings in the trash. read more

Crab Ave - Small, not very fresh snow crab. Can't possibly believe this was a Lb. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Good crawfish was the objective and that is exactly what we got. We came here as a large group and the owners were gracious enough to set up a large table for us so we could all eat together. Parking is abundant outside as it is in a large shopping complex. When my family and I arrived, our group were the only customers so we got extra great service. The language barrier made it slightly hard to communicate when ordering, but pointing at the menu worked just fine. They provide you with a pair of gloves and a bib as things get get pretty messy when you dive into the seafood. Here's a great tip...take pics, roll up your sleeves, and make any phone calls prior to eating or your gonna struggle once the gloves go on! On my tab, we ordered two combos. Each came with 2 lbs of crawfish with corn and sausage, and one order had a pound of shrimp and the other had a pound of snow crabs. We went with Louisiana mild on one, and garlic butter spicy on the other. One of my kiddos doesn't do mud bugs, so he opted for chicken tenders. We also shared an order of fries and garlic bread. There was a lot of us, so food came out kind of slow, but it was totally expected and worth the wait. One our food arrived, we were in seafood heaven! The crawfish was a good size, with some random monster ones. The flavors permeated through the shell and made the tiny morsel of meat so flavorful. No butter or extra seasoning required. The garlic butter was my favorite. Whatever spice level you get, expect it to be a level higher. Our table was sniffling and sweating profusely, but in a good and happy way. The Louisiana seasoning was ok, a little salty for me. The snow crab was excellent as well. Easy to crack open, with huge chunks of crab as a prize. My only complaint was the shrimp. It was very hard to peel so we ended up wasting some of it. It took too much effort for the pay off. Surprisingly. My sons chicken tenders were amazing along with the fries and garlic bread. My friend James who hosted the event was awesome enough to order jjampong for everyone to try. It was delicious as well. This place is way out of the way for me, but I was craving it again by the next morning. Well worth the drive in my opinion for some of the best crawfish I had this season! read more

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Now here's a place that is doing it right came tonight with the family we ordered a lot of different things to go along with are crayfish cravings. We also had there Dungeoness crab king crab shrimp chicken wings spicy seafood soup everything was absolutely delicious and service was friendly. Tonight I'm definitely not the only one raving how good this was the entire family including mother-in-law and sister-in-law were very satisfied. The mother-in-law can be kind a hard to please so when she says it's good is good! Can't say this everywhere but I will definitely be back here in fact I already have plans to come back with friends next week tonight was family night. It's sure to be a good night! read more

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This place is so good. I loved my boil bag and the sauce was nice and spicy. Our waiter, Steve, was excellent and provided amazing service. He was nice and friendly and knew the menu very well. Definitely recommend! read more

That crab boil bag was Remarkably-Outstandingly-Awe-Inspiring GOOD! OMG. They deserve 20 STARS after what I just ate. And I have NEVER said or thought that about any restaurant that I've reviewed. 1.)They have the BEST sauce I've ever had in a seafood boil bag, and trust me I am a very tough critic, because the sauce is what really makes the bag. It was OUTSTANDING! Thank you to who ever invented that sauce, because that sauce is UNMATCHED! I had the Medium garlic butter sauce. Fyi it was hotter than expected and my nose started running, BUT I couldn't stop, it was too amazing to stop. 2.) They also have the BEST shrimp I've ever had in a seafood bag. The shrimp was so fresh. And they weren't small/medium sized either they were Colossal! And tasted wonderful. 3.) I immediately wanted to take that 20 minute drive back to order another bag, but I didn't want to look greedy LoL.. I'm sure I'll return within a week though. 4.) I only paid $27 for 1/2 lb of snow crab, shrimp, crawfish & sausage, corn, and an egg that was tossed in remarkably good sauce. What a great deal. Their customer service was outstanding too. When I called to place the order, the guy politely helped me order and offered a customized bag. All in all they have a LOYAL customer in me. I don't even want to try another seafood place after trying them out. Expect to see me plenty in the future!! Thank you! read more

Three of us . And only one other table in . Service was slow . I ordered an appetizer that came out after my food which where egg rolls. They actually forgot about the appetizer because when they brought us the food they asked if there's anything else we needed... and I said yeah can you check on my egg rolls appetizer. Then he came back and said just another 10 minutes on the eggrolls. Meaning my order was never placed ... The crawfish where small and we are definitely in the crawfish season. The spicy did have a kick to it . My nose was a little watery . Not much to say but the Modelos where nice and icy . They didn't have gumbo either . Like they offered it on the menu but didn't have it available. Was the only appetizer not available . It's 9:14pm and they had the tables all clean and chairs put up like if it was closing time . The website and door says they close at 10pm . It's 9:15pm we are walking are walking out and they lock the door on our way out . read more

Crab Ave - a tray of cooked lobsters and corn - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

This restaurant opened in my neighborhood a couple weeks ago and I am still on the hunt for a good crawfish restaurant in my neighborhood. The place is clean and nicely set up. The waitress was very friendly. Ordered lemon pepper wings and 5 lbs of crawfish to share with my wife. Lemon pepper wings were a bit small, but it was crispy and juicy and the lemon pepper rub was yummy. 2/9/2019- they made changed to the wings and they are a lot bigger and delicious! Good job chef. The crawfcame in mild and spicy, no medium. The first time I had spicy and boy was it spicy, but still very enjoyable. The sauce was so good. The second time, I had mild and it still had a kick to it and was able to enjoy every mud bug. :) I've been around town looking for the best crawfish and this is definitely in the top 5. read more

The crawfish, for the neighborhood it is located in, would be 5 stars worthy. But since I am comparing it with the rest of Houston, it's considered average. Crawfish is a little smaller than the other big known crawfish joints, majority is cooked well but some is still over cooked. Seasoning is Cajun with some garlic butter flavor. I order extra spicy and it's a good kick but not over whelming. I would continue coming here if I'm too lazy to drive to the other joints. I'm just a little disappointed that they are called crab ave, but only have king crab legs and snow crab legs. They didn't have blue crabs. You would think they carry it. I don't even know how to describe the chicken wings... it was battered fried wings... and the lemon pepper seasoning was given on the side... that is a really weird way of serving the wings. Because the dry rub seasoning can't be rubbed on the wing when it's already dry. So by then I'm eating a bland fried wing, and when dip in lemon pepper, way too salty. Not worth the price. So I would only recommend the crawfish and crabs here. read more

Just had dinner here for the first time and it was absolutely delicious! We ordered the boiled seafood which was shrimp and crab legs with potatoes, corn and sausage. We had them with garlic sauce , medium and it was cooked to perfection. The seafood was fresh and very tasteful. We also ordered a side of wings and they were pretty good. Definitely recommend! read more

I had a hinkering for crawfish and wanted to try somewhere new. The crawfish were actually really good. After you eat you can order noodles to mix in the crawfish juice. The first batch we ordered was fresh and purged well. The second batch wasn't purged as well so I docked a star. read more

I heard through the grapevine that this place serves good jjampong (Korean spicy seafood noodles), so I came with my family to check it out. We ordered jjampong and crawfish fried rice. The food did take awhile to come out, despite the fact that we were the only patrons there. Nevertheless, when we got our food, it looked and smelled so good! The jjampong was full of seafood - crab, shrimp, octopus/squid, and the broth had a deep seafood flavor, if you know what I mean. Also be warned, the soup was pretty spicy! We all really enjoyed it and ate it all. The crawfish fried rice was good, but nothing to write home about. The jjampong really stole the show, I think! On each of my visits, the restaurant has been pretty empty, but don't let that scare you away. We've left feeling full and satisfied every time, and I think this is my family's current favorite place for jjampong! read more

Crab Ave - Jjampong w lots of seafood! - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

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My favorite crawfish place hands down. The employees and owner are always so super nice. The shrimp and crawfish are a good size! Plus, the pound is cheaper than your other local crawfish places. I always get the extra spicy garlic butter sauce and the sweet potato fries because they are off the chainnnn. I love that they do free refills on all drinks excepts beer. Definitely recommend this place to all my crawfish lovers!! read more

Crab Ave - 2 LB Crawfish, 1 LB Shrimp, Corn & Potato's - Chicken Wings Near Me - Houston, Texas

Upon walking inside, we didn't see a single soul besides our waiter who is very nice. This made me kind of nervous because this place has very good reviews, so I'm wondering if I came in at an awkward time. Looking at the menu my boyfriend and I automatically thought it was a bit over priced. Yelp gave two $$ so I guess I should have expected this. So be aware of this before coming here. Expect to pay at least a dollar more (each item) for everything on the menu vs competitor price. We wanted to try something else besides their crawfish to help those that want to come in here and don't eat crawfish. When I was reading their menu, I thought it was weird that they charge extra for sauce, but come to find out it's fried chicken wings with a SIDE of SAUCE/SEASONING. So once the wings came out, it was a surprise to us, but none the less, it was VERY good. Chicken has a nice crunch and seasoned lightly for the extra sauce if you want it. Nicely sized chicken as well. 5/5 Crawfish fried rice. It was either shrimp or crawfish for us since the combo was a bit pricey. Not much I can say about it. Mediocre. 3.5/5 Lastly their fries. SO PRICEY! $3.99 for a basket. If it wasn't for the price of these guys I would give it a higher rating but because it's not worth the price, I can only give it 3/5. Don't get me wrong, it's good! But $3.99 is just outrageous. read more

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So happy I have found a crawfish spot close to home. Food is fresh and flavor is so good!! Our server was so attentive and polite. Spicy is really spicy just FYI. Can't wait to be a regular ! read more

Super clean place! Great find in the branch. Crawfish DELICIOUS!!! Crab legs big! Definitely must try if you're a crawfish aficionado. Great place to go watch a game! Very slept on place the food is very good!!!!!!! Service was fast, friendly pricing was reasonable for the price even debated going back a second time THAT DAY! read more

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The best crawfish and shrimp outside of New Orleans. This gem of a restaurant is my new favorite place. Huge crawfish and jumbo shrimp in a garlic/cajun boil. A great selection of ice cold beers and personalized service, makes this place a 10/10. Come hungry because the portions are huge and the flavors are perfection. read more

Garlic bread is excellent. I would come here and just eat garlic bread. Super friendly staff. Nice and quiet. Great for Sunday lunch. Loved the crawfish. The extra spicy boil had excellent flavor. read more