Swamp City in Houston is a great spot for bold Cajun seafood. The food is packed with flavor, especially the crawfish, fried rice, and shrimp dishes, all seasoned really well and served hot. Portions are generous, making it a solid value for the price. Great Customer Service! read more

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Food ok Service ok Ambiance meh The food over here is OK. Everything was cooked good but lacking on the flavor. Portions were right for the price point. The service was good They were helpful when choosing what to get. The ambience is kind of sketchy and wild this place is kind of rundown. If I was in the area again, I would not come back. read more

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Best food, quick and amazing. I would recommend for anyone who loves lotus seafood I think this is 10x better !

I love love love this place they are so bomb i sometimes hate there so far from me but i love the drive. The cashiers are attentive and the cooks are fast and efficient, the food is always fresh and delicious. I have never waited more than 10 minutes for my food this place stays busy i see why. I always get the peeled shrimp a pound. Extra spicy and baby that spicy is spicy read more

Absolute trash The crawfish were old and not seasoned. My first and last time doing business here. The seafood bowl had a splash of juice on the rice. You didn't live up to the hype in my opinion. read more

So good! The food was absolutely amazing. I didn't expect anything fancy so I was absolutely fine with what I received. It is a laid-back environment, where you can eat boiled seafood and whatever else you enjoy. I had to give it four stars (vs. 5) because the cashier had on a hair bonnet. My personal pet peeve! read more

Love this place! The murals and decor all around are Houston themed and the food is great! Wait times can be a bit long so calling ahead or ordering online is the way to go, especially during the lunch hour rush. The only thing I wish is that the crawfish and small shrimp were cleaned. Other than that, I'm a frequent flyer here. P.S. try their signature sauce. You won't be disappointed! read more

Swamp City - City pack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Affordable, speedy and nice service, and so much FLAVOR!!! I'm going back just for the shrimp and that butter sauce-- if you can't take spice mild is the way to go. I'm a spice lover and even I could barely take it. Even though I prefer to eat at home the inside was still cute. read more

Well someone stole my credit card and went to this restaurant Swamp City Seafood 300 W. Little York Rd 77076 and the thief TRIED to charge $139.53 and when I called the restaurant and told them that someone on 4-28-2026 Tuesday is using my credit card to fraudulently buy food from them they told me to call back later , So they didn't seem to care at all and I wouldn't go eat there but I do love that type of food but because the person I spoke to didn't want to help me at all. I also called the Sheriff's department . Hopefully by documenting my unfortunate experience this may lead to the arrest of this thief . read more

The food is OK depending on what you order I guess. The service was good. What can I really say about the ambience? The music is pretty loud. Most of the people in there are waiting for their orders to go. read more

Swamp City - There's always a line so be prepared to wait. But trust it's worth the wait!! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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After seeing some good reviews online, we decided to come out and give it a try. It's not located in the best area of town, and you can tell they've had some security concerns since there was a police officer camped out inside - never a good sign. The food itself was pretty good. I got the cajun boiled shrimp, and the cajun fries. They asked how I wanted the shrimp - mild, hot, extra hot, etc - and I chose hot. The 'hot' was very hot, and I don't want to know how spicy the extra hot would have been. It had a good flavor, but it was almost too hot to be enjoyable. The cajun fries were excellent though, and I really enjoyed them. I wish all fries were seasoned like those. Overall, I would come back since the food was good, but I'd get my food to go next time, or delivered to me. read more

Swamp City - Cajun boiled shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The rice, shrimp and crawfish is so good. The seasonings and spices used are great. You must verify your payment when picking up an order. There are a variety of drinks and slushies to choose from! The service is always quick and is clean inside read more

Love swamp city down I ordered 1lb shrimp unpeeled spicy, turkey necks spicy, large Cajun fried rice and 10 wings hot buffalo and Louisiana rub everything was good but the shrimp was over cooked ima charge it to me coming late almost closing time but still shouldn't matter over all I give it a 8/10 read more

Either they changed the recipe for the yellow swamp butter or they're giving out old butter. Taste and smells profusely like vinegar. It's disgusting. Switched it out a couple times and still had the same issue. This was a big reason i came here, so I'll no longer be back. read more

First time here...and I'm not impressed. Slow service and burnt fish! Took 20 mins and food came out burnt and overcooked. read more

Swamp City - Burnt Fish and Shrimps Small Combo - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was in the general area for lunch a week ago and Yelp led me here. I mean, over 200 reviews and a 4.5 star average. Heck yeah! Well in my opinion this time Yelp failed me. It's located in a shopping center on the end so parking space is plentiful. Initially after walking in, I liked the interior decor with the lights hanging from the ceiling but after just a few minutes I started thinking "low rent" and changed my mind. Also the dining area looked unkept. Ordering at the counter, I chose a 2 fish and 6 shrimp plate with fries for $10.99. After filling my drink cup at the self serve station I grabbed a table and waited less than 15 minutes for my food to be ready. Whether you eat in or get it to go, the food is served in covered styrofoam containers. Taste wise, I wasn't impressed with the seafood and even less so with the fries. The seafood taste was uninspiring and as I ate it all I could think was that I have had better. Not horrible but not even a 3 in my mind. The fries had a semi crusty exterior and I didn't want to finish eating them which is a bad sign. I do agree with others in that this place reminds me of Lotus in many ways but I think their fried seafood tastes a little better than this. For this one meal there is no way I can give anything other than a 2 which flies in the face of its current 4.5 star average. I don't get it and have no desire to return. read more

First time ever and it was good! The bacon wrapped shrimp and the swamp city rice was awesome . I must say I did hear some negative bout the place and I had to try it for myself and glad I did! Thank you read more

Swamp City - Mini swamp city rice..... #trucklife #ladytrucker #hotshot2022 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Found another seafood gem. This place has great tasting smoothies and the seafood is I will say this, if please get mild if you can't handle heat cause the spicy is spicy read more

Swamp City - a car parked in front of a store - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Boil bags are delicious! Fast service. Quick bite. Juice drinks are good too. At Atmosphere seem okay to eat there. read more

Crawfish Fried Rice with 10 shrimp and I asked for the non spicy shrimp and got total opposite. And I'm HUGE on customer service and I didn't get that last night. For one they will nickel and dime to death condiments. And if someone is spending $35.00 on a meal, then I believe you should accommodate them on the experience of making their money worth there while. I usually give a restaurant a second chance to prove themselves worthy of my money, and my company. I'm on the fence about this establishment. So we'll see if I can get over there rude customer service. read more

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Came here when many restaurants were closed due to COVID-19, and I had a taste for some fried seafood- they came through. I ordered a few things online (which is Highly suggested), and the wait was about 20min or so. My choices were the fried fish and shrimp combo with wings and shrimp fried rice. ALL were good. I love that little hint of sugar on the wings, kinda reminds me of Frenchy's chicken. The fried fish and shrimp were well seasoned and fresh also. I've since gone back and tried the large peeled shrimp boil and the Cajun rice - ohhhmg it was good! Not only do I appreciate that they offer deveined and peeled shrimp, but I poured the shrimp over my rice because the sauce is BOMB-DOT-COM. The dining experience isn't bad either - not a ton of space, but just enough because most people order to go in which they have a system for that. Overall, I'll be back for more of the same. They do offer drinks (non alcoholic), slushies and smoothies but I've never tried them. Good music vibes too. read more

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Crab and shrimp bag is amazing ! That's pretty much all I get crawfish not so great. read more

Delicious, quick, tasty and family ow ed. I recommend the different rices and wings. Staff is friendly and I'm never disappointed when I visit. read more

The spot that this place is at you wouldn't think the food would be amazing! The different sauces you can put on your shrimp or any other seafood they have is amazing! I personally like very spicy stuff and they serve the perfect spice! The hush puppies are so crispy and so flavorful especially dipped in either shrimp sauce or ketchup... yes ketchup! Amazing! Don't stay curious, go check it out asap! read more

The food delicious and the service is really good... I love the swamp sauce but the one that's not spicy because that spice be spicing.

The boiled crab is so bomb, I get the less spicy because the spicy is just like entirely too spicy for me. I have eaten inside before and it was nice and chill but I usually take it to go. Service is fine enough, they move pretty quickly read more

Summarization: Order Mild flavor if you don't want an overbearing amount of spice. Shrimp was good that was mild. Rice was too spicy and I couldn't enjoy the flavors. Full Details: I ordered the mini city pack. It comes with 5 boiled shrimp peeled and devined and rice. You have a choice of spicy or mild for the rice and the shrimp. The rice also has small pieces of shrimp and crawfish mixed in. I did not enjoy the spicy rice. I love spice but I do not like an overbearing amount of spice to where I can't taste the flavor in my food. The shrimp I ordered mild and it was good. I don't feel like there is enough shrimp to rice in the mini city pack. They do have a 10 shrimp option. The portion size of the rice is enough for 2 people to share. If you don't want an overbearing amount of spice I say go mild because there was still a kick to it and you can enjoy the food better. I ended up throwing my rice away after eating a little. The place was clean. Plenty of seating. I like that they wore gloves when handing you your food. I don't know if that's all the time as this was my first time here. read more

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This place is "bussin" LOL the fried rice was amazing. I went back just to get another plate. The service was quick and organized. I like that I didn't have to wait long. The place was clean and the ambiance was welcoming and spacious. read more

Ordered the wings and seafood rice which is amazingly seasoned, needing nothing to add flavor. Even the shrimp was bomb! I'd definitely recommend eating in or carry out. read more

Swamp City - Regular shell shrimp Boiled Not Peel Shrimps Boiled Not Peel Shrimps - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Fries were soggy, the "catfish" was cold/over cooked and it looked like it was dipped in the boil sauce, and the cajun fried rice tasted like white rice tossed in old bay seasoning. I was so upset, I didn't even think to take pictures. Everything was horrible and ran straight through us. read more

Don't recommend. Food was not good and had no flavor. I got the stuffed crab and it came out so burnt. They tried to tell me that they all came out like that so I changed my plate to the fried catfish and shrimp. It was still over cooked and I could taste the old grease, plus the catfish was slimy. Only good thing was the fries. I tried to eat it but just couldn't, so turned it back in and got my refund and left. read more

Swamp City - Stuff Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I got food poisoning here the first time I tried it. Will never go back. I got the shrimp and chicken wings and ended up throwing it away because it made me sick. read more

It was aight...I only like a lot of food if it is exceptional and this was not. I had high hopes since the line met me at the door upon entering, but I think people were just burned out on turkey since it was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I ordered the boiled shrimp, shell-on mild and the seafood fried rice. The good: The boiled shrimp were bomb with a simple seafood boil teeming with garlic. The sauce was the star of this dish. I wish the shrimp were better soaked in the sauce like other establishments I have visited, but I just sopped the shrimp in the sauce and made do. The mediocre: I was not a fan of the swamp sauce. I think it was just clarified butter with a tint. The rice would have been good had it: 1) had more seafood and 2) had clean shrimp. I do not like shrimp that have not been deveined. Although the shrimp were good, I have had better so I probably will not return. read more

Swamp City - Seafood rice with veined shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Place was clean. Line was short when I went. Food was cool. Got the Cajun friend rice. Try it. read more

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Ordered the two fish fillet and fries for $6.99 (the swamp sauce was 50 cents extra; but they didn't charge extra for ketchup, ;-) ). I had heard about this place for a while, and I'm glad I finally got to try it. For the price paid, it was an ample amount of food. The fries tasted fine, and the fish was tender; although I needed a knife to cut it apart at the bottom (not a big deal). The order-taker asked for the name on the order, right before her eyes returned to her cell phone. The wait for the food wasn't bad. In all, for it being $8.07 ($7.57+$0.50) total, it was a hearty amount of food at a fairly low price (versus comparable restaurants). read more

Swamp City - Fried fish and fries! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Just okay. Nothing was bad, but I've just had better fried food. I like crispier catfish. The flavor was fine. The fried shrimp were good. The onion rings were a little greasy, but still tasty. The sweet potato fries were perfect. The spicy corn was really good. We were disappointed with the fried rice because all the pictures showed big shrimp, but it was the little frozen Chinese shrimp. They were busy AF and moved the line quickly. The girl who took our order was friendly and helpful. Glad I went, but if I ever go back, I will try out the boiled seafood and hope for more flavor than the fried seafood. read more

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Finally shrimp that's perfectly cooked and seasoned!!! The flavor from the mild seasoning with garlic pieces scattered throughout was spot on. The corn and potatoes were a little bland, but everything worked out since the sauce from the shrimp was plentiful. I just dipped it in there. It worked for the corn but the potatoes were still bland no matter how much mild sauce I added. I planned on getting my order to-go, but the place was big, quiet, clean and very relaxing that I decided to stay and eat my meal there. Customer service was good and the prices were not bad. I'll definitely be back when I have another shrimp crave. Most people were ordering the rice, so I'd probably choose that over the potatoes next time. read more

Swamp City - 1/2 pound shrimp + potato + shrimp. Mild-garlic sauce is at the bottom. Very tasty! Less than $9.00 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Just ok if there's not any other nearby seafood spots! I am from Louisiana which is the birthplace of boiled seafood, and this did not hit the spot! I had the peel on shrimp with snow crab legs and sausage... The sausage was very delicious, seemed grilled or smoked. The shrimp were overcooked as the shells were stuck.... the crab legs had a good amount of meat when pulled apart just excessive spicy sauce throughout... They are missing salt from their recipe! The spicy sauce remind me of the same spicy taste that would taste on chips when you were a kid! If they tweak their recipe it wouldn't be bad! Based on the numerous reviews, Texas doesn't know how real boiled seafood should taste. read more

Swamp City - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

We stopped in for an early lunch and it was already busy!! We purchased crawfish, fish, oysters, wings and the mini shrimp and rice meal. Everything was DELICIOUS!! I got the "not spicy" crawfish and it was still a little spicy, but we ate every one! Great ambience, bathrooms were clean but the tables were a little sticky! Not so bad that I wouldn't come back. We all loved it! read more

Swamp City - Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I get it.... People like the large portion sizes! But the food isn't seasoned well and is missing flavor and spice. They use a lot of salt but it doesn't help the Cajun and Chinese inspired dishes. read more