This was actually my first time trying this restaurant, and also my first time leaving a review on Yelp...unfortunately because of this experience. We came to try this place with our whole family including kids and elders and while we were dining, our car was towed！ Parking was very limited, and it was difficult to find a spot. It was unclear to us that parking restrictions were being enforced this strictly while dining, which made the situation very frustrating. This experience felt disappointing.While the food and service were good, the overall experience was overshadowed by what happened. read more

Best viet cajun crawfish in Houston!! I always get the Thai basil garlic butter flavor and dip my fries in it. Their garlic noodles are great too. read more

Crawfish Cafe - 2lbs garlic butter Thai basil crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Amazing setting with seating inside and outside Great music and scenery around the building Service is always great, you can expect waits so don't be impatient The food is bomb . We normally start off with some oysters , oyster nachos, crawfish cheese bread then on to Combo #3 with extra Turkey Necks, Snow Crab and Shrimp, 5-10lbs of Boiled Crawfish Spicy with The Mix and Thai Basil Butter Sauce on them and a Plate of Cajun Fried Rice. Talking about a party on your tastebuds. read more

Long wait. Put yourself down on the wait and come back when they text. Shrimp was bad. Some of the better crawfish I've had. Nice sweet flavor. Overall, need more sauce. Price was good. fries too salty read more

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I've always heard that this Crawfish Cafe location specifically is one of the best seafood spots in Houston. I haven't tried enough seafood places to know if it's the best but it's soooo good! This was my second time trying it, I stopped by on a Sunday with my mom. The parking is a little limited and the restaurant itself was pretty busy. I had a 1/2 lb of headless shrimp with mild Kickin' Cajun seasoning, corn, potatoes, and white rice. The flavor was so good! I really enjoyed it. My mom really liked hers as well which had a coconut seasoning. The food is good, the only downside is how long you have to wait for it. We waited half an hour for our food which feels like an eternity when you're hungry. Besides the long wait times and crappy parking, it's definitely worth trying! read more

Crawfish Cafe - Shrimp Headless - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food & service are always consistently really good everytime we come here. Crawfish is always fresh and purged well and a good size. We've tried a lot of the menu items. Calamari is good, raw oysters are always really fresh anytime we've come here, tried the sweet potato fries today and they were good, Cajun fried rice is a huge portion and there is a lot of protein that comes with it, shrimp & crawfish are always cooked really well. Service wise everyone comes and checks on you, whether it's servers, food runners and all of the managers. We love supporting this place because of how well you guys treat regulars. Easily one of the best viet Cajun spots in houston! read more

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I was craving shrimp and grits, and decided to try Crawfish Cafe in the Heights. They have online ordering for pickup and I took advantage. I was able to schedule pickup even though it wasn't opened for the day. Pickup was quick and I was in and out in about 15 seconds, after verifying the last 4 digits of my phone number. Even though I was inside for a short amount of time, I could tell that the interior was clean. The layout seemed like it had a good atmosphere. The staff member who handed me the order was polite and thanked me on the way out. The food was exactly what I wanted. I even added an order of fried okra which was a great value for the price. Overall, a great experience. I'll be back to try out the gumbo and for some crawfish when the season starts. read more

Crawfish Cafe - Fried okra - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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As many cars are getting towed from here weekly I'm surprised that I don't see more reviews about it. I met 3 groups outside whose cars were towed and apparently this is happening very often recently, The biggest issue, though, is the parking situation. This restaurant clearly does not have enough parking to accommodate its volume of customers, yet there is no clear signage or guidance on where to park if the lot is full. No one tells you about alternative options, and you're basically left to figure it out on your own. To make matters worse, my car--and several others--were towed while we were inside eating. When I went to retrieve my vehicle, I was told this happens frequently from this location. That alone is extremely concerning. At this point, it feels predatory. A business should not operate in a way where customers are regularly at risk of being towed while dining. This is not just an inconvenience it's a serious customer service failure. No one wants to enjoy a meal and come out to find their car gone. I hope others who've had similar experiences speak up as well, because this is unacceptable. read more

Andrew was my goat thank you for taking care of us. Some of the best tasting and biggest crawfish we've had all year read more

Crawfish Cafe - Combo 1 - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We got the 1 Catfish 6 Shrimp 3 Oysters fried platter with fries and garlic noodles. We also got 3 pounds of crawfish in the signature sauce with a boiled egg and corn added. Everything was so good! The signature sauce had a nice balance of viet Cajun and garlic butter. The only thing that didn't wow us was the garlic noodles. We could've done with a different side. read more

Crawfish Cafe - 1 Catfish 6 Shrimp 3 Oysters with fries and garlic noodles - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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First time at crawfish cafe! My gf was showing me around, and we ordered the boudin balls and classic crawfish, with some extra sausage and potatoes. Definitely need to learn how to peel before you go! I dont eat too much crawfish, but the quality was delicious imo. Servers were very helpful with their recommendations, and there were a good amount of people enjoying the crawfish since it's the season. Place was clean as well, which is important since you're eating off the table read more

Crawfish Cafe - Thai spice and signature spice crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Crawfish Cafe in the Heights is always mentioned as one of the top Viet Cajun places in Houston and is a go to for many locals during crawfish season. My friend and I came here on a Monday at 5:30 PM for reference and enjoyed our crawfish experience. Parking: this place is notorious for having limited parking. There is a parking in the back of the restaurant that holds about 15 cars but other than that, you have to find street parking. DO NOT PARK AT BURGER KING. They regularly tow from the Burger King parking lot next to Crawfish Cafe so do not park there. Pro tip: the Kroger across the street does not tow to my knowledge and from what I've heard from friends who have dined here. You just have to cross a very busy street to get to the restaurant if you want to park at Kroger. Service: service was good when we got there but as the restaurant got busy, we had to ask for water to be refilled. We also ordered some things that didn't come with our main order so we had to ask our waiter to check up on those items. They give you plastic bibs and plastic gloves which keeps the smell off of your fingers and splatter off of your clothes. Ambiance: this place gets filled up pretty fast for dinner so get here early if you don't want to wait. The tables are covered in plastic table clothes which is standard in crawfish places. They also have tables outside if that is your preference. The restaurant gets loud when all of the tables are full but that is to be expected. This is a fun spot for crawfish and the vibes were high during dinner. Food: we ordered a starter and stuck with crawfish and the fixings. We ordered the crawfish cheese bread which came out first. The bread was very rich and cheesy but didn't have that much crawfish on it. I think it had two crawfish tails for each piece of bread. It came with 4 pieces of cheese bread. We also ordered 6 total lbs of crawfish, 2 orders of potatoes and 2 corn. The potatoes come in orders of 3 pieces and the corn is 1 piece per order. We got them medium in the Thai Basil sauce. We didn't ask for the crawfish to be separated into two bags but they came in two bags (3 lbs each) which was a nice touch. The crawfish were drenched in the sauce which was nice and the flavor on the crawfish was amazing. Come here for the crawfish because they are doing it right. The crawfish also came with a side of limes and butter so if you are a sauce person, this is your paradise. The corn and potatoes soak up the sauce so nice so would highly recommend adding those to your crawfish order. I would also recommend getting some type of carb to soak up the sauce like a rice or hush puppies. We ordered hush puppies for this reason. Overall I would definitely recommend Crawfish Cafe for crawfish season. Their mix of delicious sauces makes for a flavor blast in your mouth and anything you dip in their sauces becomes heavenly. Watch out for parking signs and get here early if you can as the place fills up fast! Come here for the crawfish and try the other sides and dishes if you want to mix up your dinner. read more

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I'm from Los Angeles and I love Boiling Crab. However, Crawfish Cafe is built different. The variety of sauce & how strong everything is greatly surpasses Boiling Crab for me. The flavor of the shrimp is unreal and will have you itching for more. Service is amazing & we went on a weekend afternoon and it wasn't too busy. I highly recommend Crawfish Cafe for anyone who enjoys seafood boil. read more

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Restaurant was a little hard to find, I thought it was closed down but it was within the double door. It is very spacious and we didn't have to wait for a table. Ordered an array of sides with my lb of shrimp with head and headless. The headless one was less work but the head on had that extra juices. read more

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Came here today for the first time ! The Signature sauce is super yummy ! (I wish they used more sauce in the bag so it were extra saucy) We got the Chargrilled oyster 9/10 Seafood boil Mussels 5.5/10 half we're not fully opened and they were dry inside Snow crab cluster 8/10 Headless shrimp 9/10 Friend okra 10/10 I think the parking is horrendous, we spent 20 minutes trying to park. The server was great read more

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Tried Crawfish Cafe for the first time on a Friday around 2pm. Parking was extremely annoying, as there is a parking lot in the front shared with other businesses, with only a few for this business specifically, and a lot in the back with maybe ~10 spaces. There is some street parking adjacent to the back parking lot in the residential area, but this, too, was packed. Upon entering the business, the atmosphere was lively but not too busy, as my party of 3 had no wait time! We sat at a spacious booth adjacent to the open kitchen. I got the crawfish eggrolls (4 eggrolls, made with crawfish tails, corn, vegetables and cream cheese. Served with a spicy aioli dipping sauce) and Cajun Calamari (Served with spicy aioli sauce). The eggrolls were delicious and filling! Couldn't really taste the crawfish of the eggrolls, but all of the ingredients together meshed well. It paired very well with the dipping sauce, which to me tasted like sriracha-kewpie mayo. The calamari was SO CRISPY AND AMAZING and also paired well with its sauce. While these were starters, I was full with only these 2 baskets. I also had a Hurricane frozen margarita, served in what I'm guesstimating was a 16 oz plastic cup (this thing was def not a wimpy little 8 oz cup like I was expecting), and I was LIT! My friends also ordered a seafood boil combo #1 each, and while I didn't try their food myself, they were very satisfied with the taste, and after ordering an additional pound of crawfish and shrimp, they were stuffed. All in all, I really enjoyed my experience at Crawfish Cafe and would return and hopefully encounter less stress with parking. Pro tip: Our waiter let us in on a secret: Kroger across the street DOESN'T tow, but Burger King next door DOES. Just saying... try this at your own risk! Don't come for me with a towing bill/ticket if this doesn't work for you!!! read more

Had such a great experience at Crawfish Cafe! Our server was incredibly nice and attentive, every dish we ordered was absolutely delicious and packed with flavor. Definitely looking forward to coming back! read more

Great flavor and fresh seafood. Danny the server was very helpful with offering recommendations and providing attentive service. Recommend the grail sauce for the seafood boil. Parking was easy as well, not sure what other reviews were experiencing . Both times dining in were weekend evenings (630-7pm) and found no issues with parking. May be a seasonal thing? read more

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Best experience... the service seating and the food all 10/10 highly recommended. Love the inside mural. Great nice vibe read more

The lemon pepper chicken wings took a little while to come out, but they were worth the wait! They were crispy, meaty, and well seasoned, with a generous portion of ranch on the side. The flavor leaned slightly on the salty side, but it paired nicely with the ranch, so I didn't mind at all. One thing to note is that the plaza was HOT, within 5 minutes of sitting there I was sweating. The service was good, bibs, gloves were provided and I got a lime with my modelo. read more

Crawfish Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food is great here. Sometimes during Crawfish season it's too busy and having to wait kinda stinks. Service was just ok. The ambiance is bustling. I'll bring my sisters here for a date. Then maybe increase the rating based on personal service. read more

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Crawfish Cafe was much needed after a weekend trip away and a rigorous fasting period. We landed here after having a bad experience at a similar restaurant in search of a seafood boil. We got here on a Sunday afternoon around 2pm and even though we didn't have a reservation, they were kind enough to sit us on the patio. Our waitress came over with menus and gave some suggestions on what we should we get. I ordered a seafood boil with shrimp (wish they would remove the shell), clams, egg and potatoes. It was really good and certainly worth returning to. Parking was semi-limited so keep that in mind. read more

Came here recently and tried the crawfish pack. The portion was not only generous but this is also the perfect option for those craving crawfish but are too lazy to peel them. You get all the elements of a crawfish boil from the boiled potato, boiled egg, sausage, and cajun butter and lots of crawfish without having to put in the work. You also get an additional bed of the cajun rice that is packed with flavor and extremely filling. Will definitely be back for more soon! read more

Crawfish Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Crawfish cafe is , dare I say, the best viet-cajun crawfish spot in Houston. I used to have to drive 30 minutes to the Bellaire location, but with this inner loop location more people get the enjoy the yummy goodness without making the big trek. If you're a crawfish lover and haven't tried it with a viet twist, I urge you to come try it out for yourself and you can thank me later! If crawfish is not your thing, they provide a lot of dishes also (Cajun fried platters, po boys fried rice, wings, other boiled seafood, garlic noodles, etc)! I have my go-to order here is just 2 items and I never really steer away from it, every once in a while I switch up the flavors but that's about. 1. 3lbs Crawfish extra spicy with boiled corn, sausage, mushrooms (Flavor: the grail or the mix, or sometime both! they let you mix any flavors you want so you can make your own custom one, just for you!) I did go fairly recently and have noticed that they are giving you less sauce compared to last year, so if you're a saucy girl like me just ask them for extra sauce. I have friends that like to get a side of rice and mix the extra sauce in it. 2. Salt and Pepper wings Xtra Crispy - this was a rec from one of their workers when they first opened this location and I fell in love it with it and never looked back. Tried other flavors but this is still my favorite. I would say the only downside for this location is the parking. The front parking is quite a mess as there's a lot of business reserved spots so gets filled up quick. they also have parking in the back by their kitchen, but it's pretty small too. I've gotten lucky finding street parking in the back when both parking lots are full. But the crawfish is here is worth the parking hassle. I see other people getting it to-go but I personally make quite a mess when eating crawfish so I rather have them clean up rather than doing it myself at home :). read more

Great place to get crawfish. Parking lot is small and shared with other businesses in the shopping strip. I tried my luck and parked across the street at Kroger. Not sure if that's allowed or not but I did not get towed. There's usually a wait and you will not be seated if your whole party is not all present when your table is ready. There's indoor and outdoor seating. But areas are more on the loud side as there so many table close together. Once seated the service is pretty quick. I tried to order just 1/2 pound of shrimp but was told that wasn't an option. I would have to order a full pound. On this day I ordered two pounds of crawfish and a pound of shrimp. I ordered them both the same way, spice level medium, tossed in garlic sauce. My only complaint was the shrimp was not the same spice level as my crawfish. They were still delicious but just missing that extra kick my crawfish had. read more

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The food was soooo good! I really recommend their oysters, they will NOT disappoint! I wish there was AC or more powerful fans outside because we were sweating so much which made it a bit uncomfortable for us while dining. Service was great though and everyone was so friendly (: read more

Located across the street from the Kroger on N. Shepard, this is the Heights location of the Viet Cajun style Crawfish Cafe in Viet/Chinatown on Bellaire. The restaurant shares a typically full parking lot with couple other business, but additional street parking are available around. Now that the initial frenzy surrounding the restaurant's opening has dissipated after couple years, we didn't have to wait in line this time. We got the Cajun fries and cajun fried rice to share. For crawfish, my go to flavors are the Grail and the Signature, which are the mixed flavors. I'm disappointed with the Grail, unfortunately, the Thai basil notes weren't as prominent as they were before. And the crawfish size was pretty mid for the price. Among each pound of crawfish in various flavors, we found a couple of dead ones in each batch, which was less than ideal. They also ran out of bibs, but luckily no shirts were harmed during dinner. Unfortunately, after my most recent visit, Crawfish Cafe is slipping from its position as one of my favorite crawfish spots in town. read more

Crawfish Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The two stars are solely for the crawfish--easily the best item we ordered. Unfortunately, everything else fell short. The crawfish bread had barely any crawfish, and the cheese used was not pleasant. The crab legs, clams, and boiled eggs were all overcooked. The eggs in particular had an odd taste, possibly due to being old. The charbroiled oysters were disappointing as well. They were small for the $16.99 price tag and didn't taste great--possibly due to the cheese used. Lastly, the sauce lacked juiciness, which made the entire boil underwhelming. read more

Crawfish Cafe - Crawfish (Live) - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Tried this restaurant again. The 1 star is for service and scamming. The crab legs are good. Gather around Yelpers, Here's another story of how restaurants rip off pickup and delivery orders. The pics you see are a $40 dollar order of snow crab legs - one whole cluster and broken cluster with 2.5 clusters. I was fully aware that I was paying almost 100% markup because I frequently eat snow crabs from other restaurants and they give two FULL clusters. I could not get pics of my friend's order before he had eaten his, but neither of his clusters were full. So, if you're counting, that's $80 bucks for broken clusters. I purchased items and bill totaled $112. Spend $112 and restaurants will root around to find broken crab legs for your order. Their price is 39.99 a pound - well they weren't a pound either. I've never weighed crab legs from other restaurants because I figured some days two FULL clusters would be less than a pound and others, more than. I just always went with it. But, I weighed these because surely they are one pound because why would they give me half of a cluster? Anyway, these restaurants and grocery stores have figured a new way to scam - send less than or the worst products to to-go/pickup orders and delivery orders. read more

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This is always a must-spot for crawfish season. I grew up eating Viet-Cajun crawfish and this place has the best garlic butter in town. Parking lot is shared with other businesses and the parking space itself is quite small so you really have to park right in the middle. Getting out of the car was challenging but doable. I'm glad they have a location in the loop. I mostly go to the location on Bellaire. During peak season, the size of the crawfish was bit smaller at this location versus the Bellaire one and I was just there before coming here. Other than that, it was pretty much the same. Great service and I love their apps/side. read more

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Great experience, great food, friendly service! I got the combo 3 with shrimp and crab. It was a bit more expensive than the other combos but delicious and worth it! They let you mix seasonings, I stuck with Cajun but might mix it with lemon pepper next time. Fries were a great appetizer to share while we waited for the boil bags. It was my first time going at it but it was easy and not messy so don't feel intimidated read more

Crawfish Cafe - Total for 5 people - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place is bussin this time of year. The inside looks refreshed and outdoor patio is nice. So many crawfish and seafood options. The crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo (shrimps, crawfish tails, sausage) were both good. Hush puppies were delicious! read more

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I've been here a few times so on that note I'll rate it 4 stars because I've been here and I've been back, and I'll come back. It can be hit or miss honestly, the first time was amazing and the second/third were good. So Ive ordered crawfish from here, boiled shrimp, Cajun rice, garlic noodles, smack bowl, fried shrimp, mussels, boudin balls, chicken tenders and frozen drinks. Drinks- too sweet for me Crawfish- sometimes great and sometimes taste frozen-iykyk Garlic noodles- drier than expected Shrimp- 4/5 - seasoning is great Boudin balls- surprisingly not a lot of flavor but the dipping sauce helps Smack bowl- this is good, everything in one bowl!! Add a little hot sauce Cajun rice - this is good also and has small pieces of sausage which add a lot of flavor All in all, it's definitely worth a try and I know I'll be back. I also know now what I may and may not get. I'm not running back either but it's good enough to return. read more

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The crab legs did not have any meat in them. Aside from my vehicle getting towed because parking is terrible!

Jenna was our server and she was amazing! We would come back just for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Food good !! Hot Boiled crawfish Cocktails and Brews !! Don't forget Dessert ...serive was great read more

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The salt and pepper wings are my favorite. It's small on the inside so the front is often hectic read more

Crawfish Cafe - Turkey Neck - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best crawfish in town. Ask for Andrew to serve you. Very quick and responsive. And he's super cute too.

First time trying crawfish in the South and it's the best I've ever had! The amount of sauce is just right, not overly oily, and seasoning is spot on. Spicy is indeed spicy. Very busy on a Friday night but the line was moving and the staff were on it. Will be back soon! read more

reliable, good seafood boil every time the prices are high sometimes, and the wait can be long in peak season BUT it's worth it and they can make the food as spicy as you want it to be. The drinks are ok, but really the seafood boil is amazing every time! read more

Crawfish Cafe - New Zealand Mussels Snow Crab Cluster Shrimp Headless House special blend, extra spicy - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas