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    Rusty Shells

    3.4 (56 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:30 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Cajun Seafood Boil with lobster, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, and corn
    Maryjane S.

    This was my first time ordering from here. It was my birthday dinner to myself. The Seafood Boil was delicious! I even have enough left over for a second meal. I will be coming back!

    2 crab clusters plate!
    Natalie S.

    Awesome fresh food! Great deal for the price. Always happy with the quick service! My family loves their food I'm always a little skeptical about not eating seafood on the coast but they really have good seafood! One of my favorites here in central Texas!

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    Daichan S.

    I tried my luck with crab legs again and I can say it was better than my previous experience from a different establishment. I've been following this business for some time because I heard they had good crawfish but, I was never able to make it. This is a former food truck, turned actual restaurant within the past month or so. Family ran/owned. I have to say the service wasnt the best. After receiving my food, my waitress never checked on me again compared to the multiple times the other waitress checked on her tables. As for the food, I ordered the crab leg plate. This came with shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn. The crab legs were made perfectly! I love a good crab leg that just slides out of the shell. They use some sort of gravy sauce and give you a small cup of butter on the side. This is the first I've had such sauce on a seafood boil. The sauce isn't nasty, just different and couldve used a bit more of it to provide more flavor. The side of butter provided also didn't have any flavor. The dish however, was very filling. Currently, they dont have a liquor license so you are welcome to byob for the time being. There's also ample parking however, if you're using the GPS it'll likely send you down the wrong residential street. The restaurant is located off 35 so keep that in mind if you get lost while using the GPS.

    Crab shrimp sausage pita and corn
    Mallori B.

    Great food for a great price! Service was fast and friendly. I will definitely be back. I got it extra spicy and loved it.

    My uncle enjoyed the crawfish

    Amazing Food vary good service excellent crawfish the crawfish are very big and delicious and fatty and juicy

    Shrimp Platter with sausage and taters corn setup.
    Jason B.

    Top notch food with a kick holy smokes love this place..! Shrimp was clean, sausage perfectly spiced, corn soft and the potatoes were perfectly salted and balanced. Made me crave a cold brew honestly. Service was fast for a boil that I bought and the lady was super friendly and kind. Couldn't have asked for better. The atmosphere was on a food truck setting but was clean and well maintained offering a good price point during a concert. Place was nice, thanks guys!!!

    Crawfish with potatoes and corn!
    Linda P.

    The absolute best crawfish I have ever had! The spices were amazing, the potatoes were just as tasty! What a treat! We always look forward to eating at Rusty Shells!

    This is a 15.99 kids meal. . Not only is the inside a little weird but the food is also off. Not sure if this is our place.

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    1 year ago

    awful service took 2 hours to get food but food was good service was terrible and parking was even worse

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    2 years ago

    Food had flies in it not once but twice I got food poisoning was in er for hours. Food isn't that great overall

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    2 years ago

    Fried shrimp special was excellent. Hot take out , staff was attentive, very polite and quick to take order. Will be back

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    3 years ago

    Good friendly service could use a lil more flavor (not spice but flavor) but over all great

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    3 years ago

    Had the shrimp and it was awesome! Reasonable priced, and quick service! Highly suggest trying it! I'll be back!

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    2 years ago

    got the same amout of food when I placed 1lbs vs 3 lbs and always switching prices daylie

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    3.5
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    Okay, just as I previously suspected, eating in the bar area bumped this review up a star! It's a…read morelittle sunken room with a cool secret-y vibe. Service was great. Our bartender had a lot of great recommendations on what to order and also sang a lot, which was delightful. I ordered the Southern Chicken Sandwich and my husband had the Ranch Fried Chicken Club. We were both VERY happy with our sandwiches, but the fries were the real star of the show. Delicious. One complaint is that my sandwich came with chipotle mayo, but I thought it needed more chipotle mayo and asked for a side. I was charged $1 for it. Avid readers of my reviews (i.e. nobody) will know that I am often annoyed when I'm charged for a sauce, but charging me for a sauce that ALREADY COMES on my plate and I just wanted more of feels especially egregious. I suspect that if I had specified "extra chipotle mayo" at the time of ordering, I would not have been charged, so that is what I will do next time.

    The food came out quickly, was well prepared, and well seasoned. Our server was very attentive, and…read morevery nice. The dining room has nice wooden tables with matching chairs, and plays music at a respectable level (classic hits). It gives millennial burger restaurant without all the pretentiousness. I had the Thursday special, fish and chips. I'm a sucker for cod, but I think it was well battered and not over-fried. Wish there had been a little malt vinegar to go with it, but I enjoyed the lemon on it. The fries (or chips for those across the pond) were well seasoned with salt, pepper, and something else that I couldn't identify but it tasted very nice. Also ordered a signature cocktail, Texas Storm. It had ginger beer, dark rum, and blackberry syrup. Quite a heavy pour from the bartender which is much appreciated. Definitely coming back.

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    Dead Fish Grill

    Dead Fish Grill

    3.1
    (894 reviews)
    3.6 mi
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    Came here on Sunday Memorial Day weekend for lunch with my parents (my dad recommended this spot!),…read moreand was pleasantly surprised! There was no wait, and we were seated immediately. You have the preference to pick lakeside, so we chose that and were seated outdoors with a view of Belton Lake. Upon getting seated, we orderered the Calamari, the Crab Cakes, the Fried Catfish, Shrimp and Grits, Salmon Salad, and the burger. I also got their Sunrise Tequila cocktail (as they were out of the sunset margarita that I had initially wanted to try). I loved my shrimp and grits! The dish was super tasty, and the grits were cheesy and delicious. The fried catfish was also great, and the calamari appetizer was shared amongst the four of us. I do not think I liked the crab cake as much, but it was still pretty good. My personal preference at least. My boyfriend ordered a soda, and it was nice that they let you get a collectible cup for your soda to go as well! Would come again!

    This restaurant has SO MUCH POTENTIAL yet it falls short every time I go. This last time we went…read more(6/20/26) it was for a new reason. It was in the mid 80s and over 50% humidity outside. We were wanting to sit outside for the amazing view. We are led to the table closest to the back door. The misters were on like an indoor sprinkler fire suppression system. I'm talking soaking wet everything. Our table was getting misted and the chairs on the mister side had puddles of water on the seats. This is because the humidity outside was too high for misters to be effective (they cool air via evaporation- it was too humid for this to occur). We asked our waitress (who was great) if we could get the misters turned down or off since they were not making it any cooler and just getting everything soaking wet and she said she didn't want to get in trouble. I said they could be mad at us and just tell the manager the misters are getting everything wet. She gave the impression that she'd asked this several times before and management denied customer requests to turn them off. It was so soaking wet the floor had a "caution wet floor" sign on it, which means management was aware of the state of the situation and did nothing. ? Management, if the misters are resulting in wet surfaces, that means the mist is not evaporating, and the misters are not working. This is a very simple concept. There are other things that could be improved. Once the sun started setting we were getting blinded so we all moved to the other side of the table facing away from the sun (and the lake). This is an easy fix- install some shades! This is a double solution as they can be used to retain warmth in cold weather. Overall the food was really good. The gumbo was weirdly gelatinous and did NOT TASTE LIKE traditional gumbo- I'm from southeast Texas, from a long line of Cajun cooks. It tasted more like gravy and had a gravy texture. Not really edible. The snapper was delicious. The basil cream sauce was a smart choice, but it also was way too thick and had a goopy, non-pourable texture. Seemed like too much cornstarch was added. I ordered a bahama mama and asked for the alcohol on the side because I've felt the drinks are skimped here in the past, and they only gave me 1 shot of rum when the menu says there is a light and a dark rum shot in the drink. Waitress said the drink already had the coconut rum in it- definitely didn't taste like it. Plus, I've asked for this before and they did bring out 2 shots, so I think I just got skimped which is per usual. There was also a 6-ish y/o little boy who spent about 20-30 mins running and stomping up and down the deck right alongside our table. He was enjoying himself stomping in the mister puddles. Not his fault that he wasn't being supervised or contained; his parents were somewhere way far away out of eye and earshot. I saw waitresses notice, but no one made the effort to get this child's parents to corral him back to their table. We love kids so this wasn't as big of a deal as it could have been. So much potential, so many oversights. I believe in this place and I know they can improve!

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    Rusty Shells - foodtrucks - Updated June 2026

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