OK, I do not judge a book by its cover.. while this place is not aesthetically pleasing it actually really is good. I think they should tone down on the salt on the sauce but other than that I'm definitely gonna give this a 8 out of 10. My crawfish were big in some words small I got 3 pounds for 29.99 and it came with potatoes and eggs and corn. You really can't beat that. The drink drinks were also really good as well. We had margarita and lemon drops. The service was definitely good. Our raider was really nice. I think her name was ashley. The crawfish definitely was seasoned. The potatoes were good. The corn was good. The eggs were a bit overdone but everything else was good. I will definitely be coming back here. read more

Fat Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I came into Fat Crab last night with my friends for the first time and loved the food! I ordered a half pound of the snow crab and shrimp. I loved the presentation of the food and it was served with a bib and gloves which I really appreciated. I also ordered a Long Island as we were sat at the bar and it was everything I had hoped for. The service was abysmal although the bartender was polite. However I can overlook that for the delicious meal that I had. I will definitely come back! read more

Fat Crab - Dungeness Crab (2 Clusters) (Seasonl) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Big clean space, service wonky (like he was sort of trying but didn't know anything). Definitely geared for the late night crowd vs regular dinner. Best thing we had was fried rice. Catfish was ok. Boiled seafood came in giant impressive looking bags, but that's about as impressive as it was. Crawfish was under seasoned, snow crab was small, shrimp overcooked. Shared parking lots both front and back. Private party room available. read more

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Anything with the crawfish is the m0s t popular. I recommend the Rum Runner for a nice lady drink. read more

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100+ I placed an order and when it arrived some of my items were missing, I called to let the manager Adrian know, she proceeded to advise us to call doordash. I advised that we could not get through to a live person and asked if she had a number ,she completely went off, She used so much profanity that I was in complete shock. The manager Adrian, called me every expletive know to man. She then told me to come up there to fight her and hung up. My order discrepancy was never resolved. The food was mediocre at best. I am embarrassed for the restaurant for hiring such a poor representation! I will never patronize them again! read more

This is one of my favorite seafood places to date. I've got to find more places to compare to but this is always my go to. We came on a slow day so service was decent. Our server didn't move too fast and didn't move too slow, we literally were the only ones in there. This place has great music selections. My friends and I sang the entire time we were here. I ordered a Seafood platter which comes with corn, potatoes, snow crab, mussels, crawfish and clams. One thing I didn't like was that's the mussels were a bit rubbery but the flavor was there. We also ordered Lemon pepper wings as a starter. The chicken wings were huge.... Huge!!! But overall this place his great and i highly recommend read more

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We were on our way to a play, but wanted to get something to eat first. We went to Fat Crab . The place is pretty large with good music. We started out with oysters but only one person ate them. Our server was Taye and she was very attentive and friendly with familiarity of the menu. I got crab cakes and fried catfish and fries. Fish was fried perfectly (a little hard) overall, I give 5 stars. read more

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Well I will definitely say that this is the hood spot and not in a bad way at all! I was so happy this place came in clutch after another spot (already did a review on it) fell through which was only 7-minute walk from Fat Crab. I was so happy that they stayed open until I believe either 1 or 2am which is so great! I wish the DMV would have seafood boil spots that stayed open that late! So they were deducted some points because of service. Now I know I said it's a hood spot and I guess there was only one young lady that had to wait on just about all the late time customers because service was slow. But other than that she did good was was attentive as she could be Now to the food...seafood tastes pretty good for them to be steaming it at midnight...lol My sister didn't like it she said the snow crabs tasted kind of old. But I didn't get any old seafood. I ordered the half pound head on shrimp and snow crab with additional 1lbs of crawfish spicy garlic. The star is the show was the drink! Skittle, skittle, skittle! Yes sir! Was so good! Had about 3 of them! Would I come again when I'm the area definitely...but as I said it's a little hood so cold early for better service! Also, make sure you look at receipt because they charge like a 10% service charge so head up on that! I'm not double tipping unless the service was exceptional...and it was not! read more

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I came across this amazing seafood spot after two previous disappointments, and I'm so glad I did! They're open late, and while I expected a crowd, it was actually pretty chill. (It was a Monday night though) We were seated immediately, and the service was great. Our water was served in cute little cups and since we had checked out the menu beforehand we were ready to order before we walked through the door lol I got 1 lb of snow crab and 1 lb of crawfish in their mild Cajun and garlic butter mixed sauce, while my date ordered 1 lb of snow crab and 1 lb of shrimp in the mild garlic butter sauce. Both our seafood boils came with 2 corns and 3 potatoes (I added 2 eggs as well) Both sauces were incredible, but the Cajun and garlic butter mix was chef's kiss.. (OMG finger licking good.. no butter needed and I Always.. ALWAYS need butter!!) the perfect balance of flavor and spice! Everything was cooked to perfection, and you could tell they truly know their seafood. The ambiance was just as good as the food. The dimmed blue lighting gave the place a cool, laid-back vibe, and the R&B music playing in the background made it even better. It was the perfect spot to enjoy a great meal and relax. On top of all that, the prices were super reasonable compared to other seafood places in comparison around the way! Our total food and 1 drink 1 beer came to just over $130 before tip, and a 15% gratuity was automatically included, which I didn't mind at all because our waiter was awesome. Overall, this place is definitely a new favorite, and I'll be back again very soon.. probably within the next week! read more

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We love FAT Crab! The restaurant has a nautical feel and a great location on westheimer. The waitresses are friendly and helpful. The have a weekly crawfish special. I always get the spicy crab legs and shrimp. The flavoring is A plus! My son and mother loved the fish and shrimp! I will def be back! read more

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I arrived at fat crab at 12:00 midnight in the dot and they close at 1am they had everything already took down like they were close like they could have at least waited til 12:35 read more

Fat Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

The fat crab was a go to for my friend and I for years. We decided to come after not having been for a few months and realized they may be under new management. The service was great and very quick however the food was not as good as it used to be. I don't know if it was the method of cooking it; the sauce tasted watered down and not as flavorful, food wise it was just off. Ambiance is the same, music playing, clean, but the food/flavor does not taste the same read more

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I ordered from here after getting off work. My first time ordering here. I went in to pick up my food. I waited about 10 minutes & was still not greeted by any employees. There was a group of about 4 employees at the bar laughing & talking. I asked if anyone was there to help one lady said she was not clocked in the other 3 just said that someone would be with me. Then, went back to talking. There was one person serving. But no one else seemed to care to help her. I addressed that no one had helped me & i had been waiting. One employee (a man) started arguing with me. There were words exchanged & cursing. The employee who is a man threatened to slap me, & then threatened to throw water on me. We were standing across the room from each other & he approached me several times saying that he would hit me. I made a police report, as a woman I should not have to defend myself against a grown man while patronizing a restaurant. Let alone by an employee. read more

It was my first time here and I ordered the Shrimp Crawfish Special - 2lbs crawfish, 2lbs shrimp, 3 corn, 2 potato, 2 eggs and a happy hour margarita. The crawfish were small but to be expected at the end of June. The Boom sauce is what I chose it was pretty good. I also ordered the Lemon Pepper Wings. They were juicy with a lot of breading but crispy. The service was ok. She came periodically to check on us and it was slow. They do not have brewed ice tea, so be careful when you order. I love their to go bag you're given and it was nice they gave you a new bag for your leftovers. Overall not too bad. The decor is a little confusing, many Chinese characters and such but I wouldn't call this Asian style crawfish exactly. read more

Fat Crab - Shrimp Crawfish Special - 2lbs crawfish, 2lbs shrimp, 3 corn, 2 potato, 2 eggs and a happy hour margarita - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

So I just left fat crab and I had a great experience.The bartender Kenny was so helpful and nice. I had a really good time here I'm definitely coming back. Oh yea the drink was very good not too strong lol definitely recommend it. read more

Fat Crab - Blue Hawaiian - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food was on mf point, and our server Adrian made sure to make it an unforgettable experience they even played sum rio when I asked em too, it was the perfect way to end a trip, I'm comin back fs read more

For a person who absolutely love seafood I was impressed with fat crab. I was referred to come here from an event that I was at in the area. They told me that this was the best seafood place in the area. I was here with the party of five and everybody was Loving the service as well as the food. I got crabs they were fresh. They were meaty and worth the price is very clean and our waitress did a great job making sure we understood the menu. read more

Went for the 2nd time the other day. Food was soo yummy 5/5. Service was HORRIBLE. We orders waters to drink and didn't receive them until well after we got our food. And that's on 1 of many of my complaints about the service 1/5. read more

First time visiting, off the start the greeting was super dry, but kept it like whatever, upon sitting for about 15 minutes no one came by, we gave it some time since we also work in the restaurant industry, things happen, but the fact that we got up they just watched us leave, no kind of saying hi we are busy give us a second and we wouldn't care, but the bartender and front staff just let us walk. So we ended up at bbs, they never do us wrong, wanted to try something different but it's not always good read more

The food was fucking incredible. Great snow crab! Definitely some fat crabs foshoooo 10/10 Potatoes and corn were delicious! Great service! Very unique interior! Blue lights and flashing jellyfish fish tentacles. Shi was lit asf wity my babygirl we had a great time. :) Thank you Fat Crab -Santangelo Balli Gonzales read more

The food was amazing! My sister and niece came down from Fort Worth/Arlington texas for the weekend. Food was delicious..we had lobster special, king crab boil and catfish platter (4) with crab cakes and fries. The servings were fulfilling, the seasoning on the food was very tasty.The service was great..our waiter provided us with all our requests. The ambiance was great...music playing, movies and sports showing on the TV screen. I'm sure that later during the night the place really turns up because the music is good. We enjoyed it all. read more

Great music, better seafood & they are open so late it's ridiculous!! I was happy to stumble upon this place after going to the karaoke bar next-door. The vibes are pretty similar when it comes to music so I didn't feel like I was in a shopping mall or an elevator after getting crunk next-door. And they have good combo deals. I ordered fried catfish a pound of shrimp and a pound of snow crab for $100(after tip). Recommend for the late night munchies. read more

Went to visit this place this past weekend the crawfish was bomb !!! My waiter was tee & she was perfect made sure my food was exactly how I asked and the best drinks Go see her and tip literally she is the bomb read more

Kenny is my FAV behind the bar!! Great, STRONG drinks!! Live crawfish and chill vibe!

One star because the business here is janky ! Predominately black patronizing establishment that of course is owned by a non black . Ppl... always ask for the itemized receipt especially at that bar!! I visited this place two days ago and got the same two receipts that I was giving on this night of this review neither one was itemized (see picture below) Myself and friend tipped well that night two days ... tonight I asked for the itemized receipt and low and behold there is a 10% service/gratuity fee. It's small so ppl won't notice it as much it's very small !!! At the bar the two copies giving were just total bills ! The one I had to ask for is pictured because I felt a sense of suspicion was the itemized copy that actually show the 10% service /gratuity charge (that one is not always giving by the bar tender or server so ask for it ) !! If double tipping your thing that's fine but don't be sneaky fat crab !!!! Is misrepresentation and that constitutes fraud !!! For me it's the fact they are hiding or smoothing over the charge . I couldn't care less if it was 1$ it's my money and you can not dictate how I spend my money ... just don't try to be sneaky and play in folks faces !!! Maybe it was just the practice of that particular bar tender or maybe the owner sets it up that way idk but it's bad and it's sneaky !!! and ppl should be aware! ppl just check your receipt to ensure you aren't double tipping !!! If that's your thing that's fine then tip I love insuring my proper service but don't be sneaky and try pulling wool over ppl eyes especially my black n brown ppl !! We have had enough of that crap !! read more

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Tell me why I came here on a date and the man was so cheap he didn't even want to buy me the $30 crab legs, but got the nerve to order himself the $28 wings and shrimp fried rice. After asking what I was going to order I let him know the crab legs and he said "they high as hell." If he can't get me something I get myself when I go out with the girls, he ain't the one. Immediate red flag, don't worry he was cut off and ghosted, but I enjoyed the free meal. I was surprised he let me order a drink. Limit was one. Got the skittles for $10, but it was strong. 10/10. Would definitely recommend. Got 1/2 pound of shrimp- boom flavor- with potatoes and corn for $20. I was nervous to ask for extra side of dry rub since Julius jr said he wanted to be a gentleman and order my food for me, but I think it was so I wouldn't order nothing else. The boil was a good 9/10, but dry rub season was a 5/10. I let Julius jr try a shrimp and he enjoyed it so much that after I didn't finish my food and caught him side eyeing my left overs, he asked if I was taking it to go. This basically indicated that if I wasn't, he definitely was. Food tasted just as good the following day when I steamed the left over boil. When it was time to pay, Julius Jr conveniently left his wallet. I was going to pay my own half and leave him there. After some silence of waiting for our server, I thought I was going to have to ask if they had any dishes he could wash in the back for his personal portion, but then he then brought up Apple Pay. He sent me $50 and said to use my card. Luckily the server said they offer Apple Pay and he paid the whole bill himself. He asked me if I was sending the money back, but I conveniently didn't have signal. I would recommend overall for the ambiance, vibe, late hours, and food quality, but honestly I've had better dry rubs which makes a large part of a boil in my personal opinion. Still would come here again, but on a separate occasion. Try them out ! read more

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Decent wings and drinks, loud music even at noon on a weekday, and respectability politics. The first time I had wings from here was during my birthday party at spotlight karaoke. The second time was just a regular day. Service was reasonably fast and the wings were a 6/10. Nothing amazing but not terrible. My server was nice. On the way out I noticed this ridiculous sign. Hair covering is actually more sanitary so what's the problem? read more

Fat Crab - Lemon pepper wings - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place has great food and good drinks! The crab legs were great and I will be returning!

Food to salty no flavor just salty don't mix drinks right service people very nice for price the food SUCK read more

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While visiting Houston we stopped in on our last day in the city. Let me start by saying we never had the opportunity to try food or drinks. My experience mirrors a few of the reviews that I've read... pretty much there is soo much going on that it's hard to figure out who is coming or going. We waited at the door to be seated as the sign instructed however others (maybe regulars) walked right in and sat where they liked. Initially it didn't appear to be that busy, 75% of the tables were empty, but we waited 10mins to be seated. Once seated we wait another 15mins before someone started our order then another young lady (it was her first day) came in the middle to complete the order. After an additional 10mins (now 35 mins) I realized the young lady did not ask how I wanted my seafood boil prepared (flavor and spice level). When I caught her attention and asked her about it she said "I didn't put your order in yet". I was surprised and slightly annoyed but went with it because now I know it would be prepared to my liking. Thinking we finally were off to a good start, I got lost in the TV and music as my eyes wander trying to figure out exactly what the vibe was supposed to be. It was hard to tell, the bar was a little busy but many tables remained empty. Several ladies walking around may/may not be employees. I believe if they had on a belt bag/fanny pack then they were. When I realized I was still taking in the atmosphere an additional 20mins had passed (55mins total) we still didn't receive the water w/ lemon (requested) or the drinks from the bar. By this time we were over it. On the way out I stopped at the bar waited an additional few minutes to get the original lady's (whom started our order) attention and told her thank you but NO THANK YOU. She apologized as we booked it to the exit. Just A Note: I thought the service was originally do to opening hiccups/kinks that they were working out. Based on other reviews it's just hit or miss... Good Luck! read more

Fat Crab - Menu (Side 1) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Amazing food and service, the ambiance is great as well very quiet and friendly. The prices are great considering seafood boils are expensive. read more

Fat Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great food and great quality and the staff is nice but it is very loud inside of the restaurant

Fat Crab is such a hidden gem. Their boiled seafood is on point. I've really enjoyed their snow crab clusters and boiled shrimp. The BOOM seasoning is fantastic. The potatoes that come with it are always buttery soft and the corn absorbs all of the flavor. Highly recommend Fat Crab to my seafood aficionados. read more

This place sucks didn't have no gumbo I placed another order the some how 45 minutes later the server tells me the cook lost my ticket read more

Prominent service. Clean establishment. Food just how you ask for it . Definitely plan to go back.

I first visited about a month ago and tried the fried catfish, raw oysters, steamed oysters with their special seasoning and sauce, fries and crab legs. It was so good. I tried the skittles drink which was very strong for those who enjoy an adult beverage like I do. My initial visit was pretty good so I looked forward to returning. Boy was I disappointed. I ordered a dozen oysters, steamed and raw. They weren't fresh, pretty dry & rather tasteless. Nothing like the ones I tried on my first visit. My friend got the seared scallops and chicken wings. Again, it was pretty bland. I got a drink which was missing something but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. The waiter was attentive, the music pretty loud so you had to yell to talk to your party or order. Overall, prices are reasonable, it's not very busy but this 2nd visit gives me pause to return. read more

Fat Crab - Steam Scallops & wings - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I just ordered pick up and gave my boyfriend cash so that he could tip them when he got there. Tell me why they tipped themselves? I wouldn't have mind the 15% tip they gave themselves if they told me ahead of time because I was already planning on tipping 20% in cash... I work in the food industry so I understand the tipping culture, but tipping yourselves is crazy. Haven't even gotten the food, but definitely won't be back. read more

Quite surprised by this hidden gem. The staff is entertaining, there is usually something quite interesting on the televisions and the drinks are top tier. The seafood selection is vast - especially during crawfish season. The sides, sauces and meal selections were nice! There is a mixed crowd and all the patrons have been kind during all of my visits. The decorations were super cute and spot on for a seafood restaurant. read more

I ate at the Bar, Bartender was great but that was all I ordered oysters, and a seafood boil with Shrimp and Green muscles, they shorted me on the food, the oysters in the pictures look like Rockefeller oyster when she bought them out they were just steamed with seasoning salt, the Bar was sticky on my arms and the Cajun seasoning was Garbage trying to support black businesses and I was highly disappointed... Don't waste your Money! read more

Had a great time. The service was great. Our waiter Charlie was very attentive and checked on us so many times. The snow crab clusters were large and flavorful. I got the combo flavor. The crab was sweet too. My friend got the shrimp fried rice and it was a lot! I didn't try it but she liked it. Great cocktail menu. Great RnB music. It is loud so it gives it a hangout/lounge atmosphere in a restaurant but that's just Houston in general. We were jammin to all the music. But don't think you're gonna have a quiet intimate time. We were still able to stay for hours and converse, but the music is loud. The place looked clean. It may seem like a small detail but the water cups come with a plastic cover and when you're eating messy crab legs, it is much appreciated. Overall, I highly recommend. I will go back. read more

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