Sat at bar. Service was great. Crawfish Étouffée, dozen raw…read more Perfect! I highly recommend any of the Louisiana inspired menu options. Person next to me said the cajun scallops and jambalaya was outstanding

I don't really like seafood but this was good. I recieved my food in a timely manner and was…read moresatisfied when I got to indulge. The restaurant is clean and never has issues waiting. Be sure to try this cajun pasta, might be spicy but its still delicious!

I usually really like this place but that just wasn't hitting for me. It's a low key and clean…read moreplace as usual. The service is not an issue. Just a casual order and bring your food to the table type of spot. The seafood sauce is pretty good. It has a distinct sweetness to it which I enjoy. Problem was my food wasn't piping hot and the shrimp seems overcooked or old maybe. The texture was more chewy. Out of all the times I've been here this is the first time I felt meh. I'll have to give it a few months before I try again. Seafood is too expensive to chance being dissatisfied any time soon!

Love this place. Staff is top notch! Food is delicious! The grilled salmon is so good. Their…read moresauce is yummy. The staff is so accommodating . Food is hot and fresh.

Came twice in one week that how good it was! Came originally because a friend wanted seafood for…read moreher birthday. We came and service was amazing! My friend's dad ordered catfish and talked about how good it was. It was fried perfectly. I ordered the small island with broccoli instead of sausage. The season and butter is homemade and needs to be in someone store!!!!!! It was full of flavor and everything was just right. So much so I came back with my brother and son. They enjoyed the food just as much as I did the first time.

My husband and I have been wanting to try this spot out since it has the same name as one we had…read moreback where we lived. It is very different than any crab boil place we been to. You order at the counter and seat yourself. They do supply the tools needed, bibs, gloves, and crackers. Each table has a big bowl which we assumed is for your shells. We ordered the Big Island Gold as it was perfect for the both of us. They were out of sausages so we did ask for extra shrimp. Everything was cooked to perfection, even the potatoes. I'm guessing since it's an order and seat yourself kind of place, they don't really check up on you too often. For the most part this is good spot.

This place has the most excellent food!!!! The staff are…read morealways amazing. The drinks are great!! We frequently go here because of the salmon and oysters. We have tried everything on the menu and NEVER had anything bad. I love the home town feeling of Half Shell. The ole guys sitting at the bar and the people just enjoying themselves. Really a great atmosphere!!!!!!!

How in the gash darn hell have I not written a review for The Half Shell Memphis?!?!?…read more I've been coming here since birth. Ok. Maybe not that long. Most definitely since I can remember. My parents had the blandest worst taste for food, so I was a depraved child as far as flavor was concerned. We ate at very blah places and my Mom was the pickiest person in the world, but.... She loved this fried shrimp! So we came here often. I grew up in Parkway Village so we were always nearby. Fast forward to my Yelp days. My first CM, Joelle had a part ownership of this place when I first started Yelping. We even had her going away party here when Yelp ruined the Memphis Elite Program with part time CM's for our city. She was part owner and we hung out there so it seemed inappropriate to write a review. Besides, I knew Danny pretty well too and that was also a conflict. Nowadays it's been bought by the folks that turned Forrest Hill Grill around. They have closed the location on Winchester (which I called years ago) and opened up in Germantown on Poplar. I have no idea who these people are so I guess it's time. I have not been to the new one, but I have seen the menu. I do not have any intentions of rushing to try it. Seems as if they butchered the whole dang menu. Anywho.... I still like this one. It's pretty run down, but the food is still good. It's still the original menu with all the treats. They have a freaking Monte Cristo sandwich folks! I know of less than five places left that still serve them. When is the last time you saw a twice baked potato? Here it is!! They still have a changing weekly, "daily special". They still have an intense regular bar business. Good luck getting a seat at the bar at any given time. Best of all they still have those damn tasty fried shrimp! Oh they are so good! The best ever man. The sauces they serve are great. I've been up and down the menu and it's almost always great. Oysters are some of the best charbroiled that there are anywhere in Shelby County. Long live OG Half Shell! Please never change! '25 - 44/111

get that hook trio for $9 GET IT!!!!! ASK FOR EXTRA RANCH. Be mindful of the restroom that doesn't…read morehave a door.

This place was super clean. Food was amazing and great priced. Loved the chicken wings and cat…read morefish. They had plenty of specials for 6.99 Small parking lot but parking is free. Customer service was amazing and nice

The menu looked really interesting. I love Cajun food. The reviews were not great but most were old…read moreanyway. So, let's being the reviews back to the here and now 7.26 The place had a bar feel with a restaurant as a second thought. The tables were kinda small. The menu was packed with many choices. Something for everyone for sure. Our waiter was on the ball. He was constantly coming by and checking on us. We started with the spinach and artichokes dip. Small but good. Turns out, it was the perfect size. We then ordered our entrees. We had an order of catfish fingers, shrimp and grits, and chicken and shrimp pasta. The catfish was real good. Crispy and tasty. Fries were good also. Next, the shrimp and grits. Good flavor. And then the shrimp and chicken pasta. Excellent. Creamy and a little bit spicy. Good flavor. Someone said shrimp were small. Not this time. Shrimp were as expected. All played were huge. There was allot of food. Easy more than any of us could finish. And we were hungry. So make sure you bring your appetite. We finished with an order of beignets. A little bit over cooked but the interior was nice and fluffy. Very crunchy. In all, this place rocks. Everything was way better than expected. I love Cajun food and this place did not disappoint. I Recommend this place.

I grew up around Creole and Cajun Food my whole life. And living in Memphis I don't get it as often…read moreas I did growing up... Leading to the cravings. In retrospect I should have just driven to Deja vu, in fact .... Looks like I'm going to have to do that soon and from here on after. As a bar Bayou does its job ... It has put forth an effort to appear slightly as a Dark Louisiana bayou bar. It doesn't quite hit the mark ... But it tries so they get props for that. The space itself is roomy and when we went pretty vacant. We grabbed a table and eagerly waited to be brought a menu ... Because it was about two and this chick was starved! We watched two waitresses Walking around the spacious dining area between the four tables that actually had people at them. We watched and waited ... Smiling and suggestively nodding as in 'bring me a menu please before I start gnawing the table' kinda nod. We where acknowledged several times and finally one of the waitresses said 'be with you in a minute'. This minute was more like ten. Finally we get our menu and drink orders in... I asked if the shrimp and grits had any meat in them and just had seafood ... I was told no just seafood. We ordered the flight of soups as we wanted to try them all... My sister tasted the duck and chicken gumbo and nearly gaged. Their seafood gumbo was ok.... Definitely not the gumbo I grew up on but it wasn't terrible. I suppose if I where placed in a situation where I had to eat something from Bayou ... Or DIE... Well I would eat the seafood gumbo. The seafood bisque was ok... Again not terrible but not particularly tasty. The red beans .... Horrible. Sister said the Gator chili was decent and the only thing she would ever consider ordering again though containing very little actual gator meat. I ordered a half dozen grilled oysters. According to the menu they where to be toped with shrimp cheese and louisiana mirepoix. Oysters came out with no grilled flavor drowned in some sort of cream and cheese .... No shrimp ... Not so much as an onion in sight much less a mirepoix! I had ordered the shrimp and grits as I had been told there was nothing but seafood in them .... Boy was that a lie. I fished out six smallish shrimp and ate just them. My sister had the Jambalaya. It consisted of tiny little salad shrimp chicken and slices of sausage and a strange flavor which she finally isolated to the actual sausage. We grew up on aundouille sausage ... In fact our uncle makes it occasionally. Whatever that was in the jambalaya they where calling aundouille we are not totally convinced it was ... And my sister said the bad flavor was conning from the fact the sausage tasted spoiled. Needless to say ... She did not eat more than a few bites of the jambalaya. So there we sat with huge bowls of uneaten food ... Empty water glasses... And all our other plates (from the soup and oysters) crowding our small table. I was never asked if I'd like another beer ... No offer to remove plates... No water refill. In fact our waitress practically ignored us and had to be flagged down for anything. My sister optimistically wanted to try the bread pudding .... I warned her ... But she did it anyway. I tried a bite. It was terrible. My sister being of the more steel stomach type (and her side was covered in Caramel sauce) ate several bites before she made this funny face ... 'This is freezer burnt!' I just said 'I told ya. I can't believe you ate even that much!' It took forever to get our final bill for a table full of practically uneaten food. Then to top it all off ... We both got a little sick. And as we had not eaten anything else that day ... Other than Bayou. In the middle if this review I decided that one star was really an unfair assessment .... In this case zero stars would have been generous. I suppose if you are just wanting to hang out at a bar .... It would serve that purpose.... Maybe they should just remove 'Grill' from their name altogether ... And do us all a favor - stop serving whatevet that is they are calling food!

Happened to stumble upon this food truck at Soulin on the River! I'm glad I did. The food is really…read moregood. I had the Surf & Turf. It includes 4 wings and 1 piece of fish for $20. That's a bit steep, but I guess the price of food is high so it makes since. I did add another piece of fish for $4. Everything was tasty and seasoned to perfection. The honey hot wing sauce is delicious. I enjoyed every bite. The staff was super friendly and moved quickly in handling the high demand of orders. This was the first food truck that had the notification devices. Such a good experience. I plan to go again!

lunch was delicious today, i could only eat half, the rest for my dinner. great customer service,…read morefood hot n fresh! thanks guys!!

My friend took me out to Junior's after raving about the food, and I can see why!…read more Junior's is a cute little mom and pop type shop in Hernando with a cafeteria-style serving situation. Their specials rotate throughout the week, and all of the food seems fresh and homemade! We were quite hungry when we got there, so I forgot to take a picture before digging in. We enjoyed the catfish, hush puppies, chicken fried chicken, and lots of different sides. Everything was quite tasty! The staff were very friendly as well. The inside of the restaraunt is so comfy and cute! My one note is that the service was quite slow, so this isn't a place to go if you only have a 30 minute lunch. I do recommend a visit if you have the time though! Pro tip: seriously, get the chicken fried chicken. It is DELISH

Country Fried steak, mashed potatoes. Great. Peach cobbler very good. Chicken and Dumplings had no…read moredumpling other than that I would have given 5 stars.