Good "pop up" at Tikila's on N Shepherd. We were looking for some late night crawfish and saw this place was open. We honestly didn't realize it was in the parking lot of the bar until we arrived. Ordering was quick as was the food. Great taste and good value. From speaking with the team, I believe they are going to become a permanent fixture at Tikila's. Overall, a good discovery. read more

Service was great! Ambiance was super fun and trendy! Great time for a night out!! Seafood was great and well seasoned! Tried something new (the mussels) in the boil and it was ahhhhmazing!! 10000000/10 read more

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It's my favorite time of the year: crawfish season!!! I absolutely love love loooveeee crawfish and opted to try hot and buttered. I believe they advertise themselves as Vietnamese-style crawfish. I'm used to New Orleans/Louisiana style crawfish, but nonetheless, I was still eager to try. They started selling crawfish at 3 I got in line at 3:25. Line was small but moved veryyyy slowly. I got 2 lbs. ($11/lb pricey !!) of the hot & buttered -spicy, 2 eggs, and a sausage. It took about 45 min. to get my food. The sausage was decent but ultimately, I didn't taste any spice. It wasn't spicy at all. It was easy to peel so that was nice but I could tell the crawfish weren't from Louisiana waters .Idk i didn't like it, that's just me. It was worth a try though. The lines were long and I only see them getting longer as summer approaches. Still check them out, you just may like it! read more

Come here every year for crawfish season! We like to mix the Cajun with the garlic butter flavor. This time when we went we tried the wings in buffalo/lemon pepper highly recommend. The crawfish were a nice side, and I always recommend dipping the tails directly in the crawfish boil juice at the bottom of the pan OMG really allows the flavor to come out. Service is always good. You just walk up to the tent, place your order, and once your buzzer goes off, you go grab your crawfish. read more

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Only outdoor seating. Seating is kind of shitty - tables are old and the only covered seating was swings.. there was lots of flies too. The food was yummy overall. The sauce didn't really penetrate the crab legs so they didnt have much flavor but the crawfish shrimp and vegetables/potatoes tasted good. The lady at the front desk taking my order added a tip to the total without asking me, which I only noticed when I checked my credit card statement and it was 15% more than the total she told me. I ended up getting bothered by the seating/flies and packed up to finish at home. I liked it but would recommend take out only. Also, they only give you those really big meal prep gloves to eat with so maybe bring your own disposable gloves. read more

Hot and Buttered - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

Love this spot! We were looking for a great crawfish boil and found this popup! Things are made fresh and there are so many ways you can enjoy your boil! We opted to build ours since the there was just two of us! We got two clusters of snow crab legs, two pounds of live crawfish, some mussels, corn and sausage. We got spicy butter to flavor it all! It didn't take too long, and I think we were the first ones to arrive. We did grab some margaritas from Tikilas, which they share some space with. It was perfect! We had a few sips and then watched as they boiled the goods. Such a fun atmosphere! The boil was delicious and spicy! The crawfish were decently sized which I think was normal for the time in season. Definitely a great, casual spot for some tasty food! We also loved that they shared the space with Tikilas. The atmosphere was fun but still casual, and being able to eat anywhere between the two spots was pretty cool! Keep and eye on their Instagram for hours each week and fun specials they're running (they were doing steak night when we were there)! A must try! read more

Hot and Buttered - Snow crab legs, crawfish, mussels, corn, sausage - with hot butter - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

Crawfish, Shrimp and Crab were Excellent. The Owner was very nice! Best Wishes to him!

Unexpectedly found THE spot for steak and crawfish. Who would have known such amazing food could come from a pop up shop inside a bar?? Crawfish was huge, mussels were huge, corn, sausage, and potatoes were all cooked PERFECTLY. The seasoning was not too salty like other places I've tried in Houston. Also, I couldn't stop thinking about the steak after eating it once and had to come back a few weeks later. The steak had a rough outer crust but the inside was buttery soft at medium rare. I think they season the outer crust with curry powder or something which gives it a yellow hue and I'm obsessed with it. Tastes nothing like any other steak I've tried. Can't recommend this place enough! read more

Hot and Buttered - Steak Night - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I absolutely love Hot and Buttered. They're a good vendor at Tikila's Bar. They definitely are one of my go to seafood spots! The employees are always kind and patient and the overall service even after you receive your food is still great! The ambiance of the bar it's located in is a great spot for large groups. They play all types of music depending on the day and there's plenty of seating. If you like spicy, get spicy. Their medium is more on the milder side usually. I also recommend the quail eggs as opposed to the regular boiled eggs. read more

this is some of the best seafood I have ever had! The vibe is amazing. Service is very friendly. We got the small party pack add quail eggs and an order of garlic noodles. We got the hot and buttered flavor medium and it was spicy but so good . We don't live down here but we will be back. I would post pictures but all we had left was empty plates. Go get ya some! Also to speak a little more about the service. We are down here two days after the hurricane. And they couldn't be any friendlier. read more

I'm from LA and wanted to try the crawfish, best in life. Food was amazing and customer service is top notch. You will not be disappinted! Must try! read more

I was looking for my first experience with the Crawfish boil of the season and tried this pop-up at Tikilas. My friends and I ordered the boil platter, and it was just ok. I would've enjoyed kore garlic and spice to it rather than just lots of butter. The staff was great, though super friendly. The vibe was cool because of where the location was associated. I would like to return and maybe try something else! read more

Only giving it 2 stars because they were good size and my friend was able to get some juicy claw meat out of them. Other than that, the main take away: SUPER BLAND, very salty and 100 % not worth it. I LOVE crawfish and had just heard about this place from "Eat like a Local." Never been to this bar even though I've passed it 100x; will come back to the bar for good drinks but never for crawfish. We came on a Sunday with no line. Ordered the 5 pounds for $45 (selling for $11 per pound ) with their signature hot and buttered flavor, medium level spicy. TERRIBLE! We ate less than half and stopped eating, even offered it to the bartenders and workers . So disappointing, where are all these 4-5 star reviews coming from? read more

Easily the best Crawfish in Houston I'm surprised that there wasn't a line out the door. Best seafood boil I have ever had hands-down and I'm not even being dramatic. Great seating at Tikila's and lots of seating. Waited two years to try this place and it tastes EVEN better than it looks. I AM SO HAPPY. 10/10 couldn't be more pleased. Do yourself a favor and come try it. read more

UMMM IF I COULD GIVE THIS PLACE 100 STARS I WOULD!!! First of all , crawfish season is something very special to me and my closest friends; I don't play about my crawdaddies. When I look for crawfish, I'm looking for spicy , flavorful, juicy , and most importantly? That they have big suckable heads. BOY WAS I IN FOR A TREAT FINDING HOT AND BUTTERED!!! It's located at this nice casual little bar called tikilas or some shit like that. Instantly I knew I was in for a treat because they were playing "get low" by lil Jon. And boy was I about to get LOW ! I walked up to order , and to my most utter surprise: there it was , a five pounder deal. They give you a little light up vibrator thing to take back to the table , so that you know when your food is ready to be devoured. Talk about hot and ready! Those crawdads were done in literally like 15 minutes MAX! I immediately started ripping off those slutty little crawfish shells and sucking like there was NO tomorrow! I felt EXPLOSIONS of flavor through my body. I definitely climaxed at least three to four times while I was indulging. These are hands down the best crawfish in Houston or maybe even the entire universe. Definitely would smash . read more

I was looking for a good seafood boil place in houston and this was one of the more reasonably priced spots so I gave it a try. It's not a full on restaurant in that you can't sit and eat inside but there are two outdoor sections attached to the bar next door (tikilas) where you can enjoy your food. Wish I had taken a pic of the menu but most of the options were $15 or less I believe. We got a pound of shrimp (automatically head off) and a cluster of snow crab legs ($15 each). You have to order corn ($1.50 each) and potatoes ($0.50 each) separately so our order came out to about $40. We got it hot and buttered with the spicy spice level. It took just a few minutes to be ready and boy was it GOOD. The shrimp were very big and they were deveined. The crab had 5 legs and the claw was pre cut for ease of eating. This was just enough food for two ppl to walk away satisfied. The spice level was good to be able to enjoy the whole thing without your moth on fire. There is a water station from the bar next door available in the back patio as well as a jenga set. Would recommend! PS: they have a small lot to park in and I believe they do to go orders. They also give gloves, napkins, and a container for shells read more

Hot and Buttered - Crab cluster ($15) shrimp ($15) corn and potato extra - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food was good but had better. To top it off, two of our cars were broken into. Very unsafe.

Crawfish was over cooked and no flavor! I have tried several restaurants that serve crawfish and this place has to be at the bottom of the list. read more

Amazing crawfish I love hot and buttered he is alwalys flavorful huh I loove seafood I

Hot and Buttered is a popup vendor that serves its boiled seafood stuffs outside a Bohemian type bar called Tikilas. We discovered Hot and Buttered because of it being listed on Yelp in summer 2022 among the top 10 crawfish joints in Houston. That time we went with their Cajun flavor despite the name almost insisting we get the "hot n buttered" version. We rated it at the top of all our compared other spots for both flavor and spice level! We've since returned and gotten other items (snow crab) and Hot & Buttered continues to impress. Shout out to Tikilas also as it sets a wonderful scene for noshing on boiled seafood while sipping a libation and taking in the scenery. read more

Service: 10/0! Very attentive and answered all of our questions. Food: 9/10 Crawfish special 5lbs/$40-- 10/10, Hot n Buttered, truly enjoyed this flavor! It was different but I'll def be back. Quail eggs-- 5/10; very different type of egg lololol not bad though but I wouldn't order it again. Corn: 12/10! Probably the best boiled corn I've had outside of my home! Soft but not mushy and full of flavor. Ambiance: it's on the outskirts of the bar Tikilas, and the place was super cute! They have swing seating, bar seating & another covered area. read more

Listen, the flavor (BOMB) customer service (AMAZING) The ONLY reason this gets 4 stars is, because ALL of our crab legs were half way full & for $19 a cluster... that's as very disappointing. Our pager wasn't working so by the time they realized & brought our food, the cluster & sides were cold. They quickly replaced it & even sent us a round of shots. Which is why the customer service gets 5 stars! We got the party pack (with a cluster) Then a cluster, with 2 potatoes, 1 sausage & 1 corn. VERY full of flavor! The crawfish were a little small with some straight tails, but it's still early in the season so that's kinda expected. Again, if I could rate 4.5 I would because it's very good. Just the price for crab legs was high & for them not to be full, was were I take the .5 star away. read more

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The crawfish were good but those buffalo wings were the best I've ever had. Like I just ate six and I wish I'd gotten twelve.

I'm a big foodie, so I've tried a lot or crawfish places and this is definitely top 3 in Houston for me. Flavor is on point for my personal taste. Highly recommended. read more

Hot and Buttered - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

Hot and buttered was a great experience. Even though they don't have a permanent location the quality of the crawfish and mussels were amazing. Prepared to get a little down and dirty. Tekilas makes a great margarita and the atmosphere was fun. read more

Food service was sub par. Got a buzzer and found a seat. Buzzer went went off but 1 of 3 food orders was ready. Then buzzer went off a second time but was by mistake? Then a third time, but food still wasn't ready. Then they delivered the two meals (chicken strips and fries) but no fries in the basket. I went back and still had to wait for 20 minuets for fries. Needless to say, their organization need some improvement. Seem like know one knew what the left hand vs the right hand was doing.... Drinks at the bar were great! Just overall, just sad the food service sucked. read more

Absolutely amazing food! The seasoning used for the crab legs, boiled shrimp, and crawfish is incredible. It was the perfect meal and experience for a casual Saturday night with friends. read more

Hot and Buttered - Cajun Boiled Shrimp - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

GREAT prices and staff is SO friendly. The hot and buttered cajun sauce was good but I felt like there could be more depth & savory-ness to it, thus the one star off. I do think its the most well priced cajun seafood places in houston though. They have picnic tables you can sit at. Its kind of like a stand/food truck kind of set up. Although they also have a kitchen as well. Hard to explain but it's not a brick and mortar. Alot of people will take to go read more

So before we even talk about the food; I just want to mention the customer service. We called around 8pm as we were coming from Surfside Beach heading towards Spring. All we knew is we wanted crawfish, crab, and other options. So we called and they said that last call is at 9 PM. They said to come in anyways; so we got there around 9:10 and they were still waiting for us! They cranked up the burners, they were very helpful with the selections. We basically ordered everything they had if it wasn't in the medium bundle. We ordered the hot and buttered with mild spice. The smell was just as equally amazing as the taste. When the plate came out we realized they gave us more then what we ordered to accommodate my daughter! (Again, customer service, attention to detail)! Did I mention they also give military discount? Always a return customer just for that. We rang in just under dollars. We added back what they gave us for the military discount. We got way more food then we paid for! Now to the taste..... AMAZING!!! It came out HOT and BUTTERY just like we asked. The mussels had a sweet kick and were delicious and perfect, the crawfish were cooked perfectly, HUGE (big enough to pop open the claws, FRESH... no dead floaters at all. Seasoning wasn't to spicy but enough to catch you off guard every other bite. I will return for sure and bring more peeps! Drinks and bathrooms are found next door at the conjoined bar. Parking is easier off the 610 east feeder road versus the long double sided slanted/tight parking in the back alley. Just look for the lit up palm trees with the tent in front of the building and the tiki swing seating area... For a Sunday night the vibes were plenty and full! This place wont disappoint!!!!!! read more

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Seafood was soooo good ! The lady don't speak much English and it was kind of expensive but def worth it!

Service: Lacking. Whoever worked register 6/10 with glasses/asian clearly doesn't enjoy working here. Not accommodating at all and didn't smile once or say you're welcome. Didn't mind it so much til she was the same after we came back twice. Food: I've been here before and liked the seasoning but today must've been an off day? Although the cf was big in size, it was definitely lacking in flavor. Even the mushrooms!!! + We got the house sauce (medium spice) and it was still pretty bland to us. Couldn't even finish 2lbs with my bf... Pretty disappointing. read more

Soo it's actually a tent set up at another bar/pub. So if you think you can't find it, go to that place gps tells you. It looks like a hut. Now the crawfish were very good. Not spicy at all, so they're for everyone for sure. I like super spicy Decent flavor, just make sure you keep and eye so you good evening them hot. Since it's outside they can get warm quickly. read more

Delicious crawfish! Great price. We got 5lbs for $40. The crawfish were so juicy and had a good spice. If you want additional seasoning, they have some available. They were at Tikilas this last Sunday. I'm not sure if they're always there on Sundays, but you can follow them on ig for info. read more

Hot and Buttered - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The crawfish were really good and the wings were to die for. I would definitely eat 25 of the buffalo lp wings.

Wouldn't have known about this place if it wasn't for tik tok. Hot and buttered was rated the best crawfish place in houston and I would 100 percent agree! The hot crawfish is in the name HOT and BUTTERY. I had to order for second bc of how good it was. Make sure to add some mussel in there to enjoy the flavor even more. Parking can be difficult and It is outdoor bar eatery place. read more

Hot and Buttered - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

The place is really hard to find as there are not any signs, but it is the white building with the picnic tables out front, in the same parking lot at Tikila's. I came here the other day and got a pound of crawfish and some snow crab. The crawfish were clean and so were snow crab so that is a plus. The only cons I have are the difficulty finding the establishment and the FLAVOR. They gave me a sample of the garlic butter before I chose what I wanted because I asked the person if it was sweet and she kept saying yes and I was asking what flavors are not sweet because I don't like sweet food. Well I am glad they gave me a sample because the flavor or the garlic butter is not good at all, it's not sweet at all but SOUR, it tasted like it has siracha in it, I can't explain what else I was tasting but it is something I don't want to taste again. I ended up getting the cajun spicy flavor and that flavor was a TAD bit better than the garlic butter it still had the same sour note and siracha taste as the garlic butter, gross. The crawfish etc were on the bland side as well, so it was not the best experience at all because who puts siracha in crawfish and thinks that is ok lol. I eat crawfish a lot and this was probably some of the worst tasting crawfish I have had in Houston. Wouldn't go back as there are better places that give you spice and flavor. I like my seafood boiled with the flavor in the inside and not on the outside and this place did not deliver. read more

Hot and buttered is my new go to seafood place. I loved the seafood here! The crab was large and fresh as were the crawfish. The mussels are delicious as well! The seasoning is a garlic butter with a twist. Hard to explain it but it's the best flavor! The spicy margarita went perfect with the food. Grab a table early at Tikila's because it does get packed. We got there around 3 and after that it got busy pretty quick. Expect a wait for food but it's SO worth it. read more

Hot and Buttered - Crab, mussel, crawfish boil - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

I like the foods goodie's are here only one thing , you have to find the little sign but you gonna finally find them .

The crawfish boil flavors were okay, and the size is small to medium. We ordered crawfish, scallops, shrimps, quail eggs, sausage, and corn. We waited 45 minutes, and when it buzzed, the foods are warm but not hot. Overall, a disappointment. read more

Hot and Buttered - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is probably the best crawfish I've had all season. Very well flavored. The medium spice level has a little kick to it so if you like it spicier, you might want to go hot. We got both flavors they offer and I like the garlics butter a little more. Both well flavored though. read more