The food is very pricey and there isn't room to accommodate. And that's ok! The Famous Fest is overpriced for the small quantity of food received. If you do "How to Build your Boil Seafood" you have to build everything including corn, potatoes and eggs. I'm from Louisiana and I understand each restaurant does things differently. The server we had was nice and informative about the menu. The atmosphere was nice as well. Clean and ready to chow down. It' was just too pricey for our budget. read more

The food, the service, and the ambience all are perfect! Food was very delicious and the waiter brought me a bib and gloves, which was greatly needed for this wonderful food that was messy cause I'll get out. for what I ordered the snow crab and lobster. The price was what I expected. I went on Mother's Day and it was very enjoyable. They even gave me a whole Mother's Day bracelet. I very much recommend this place - don't go if you're in a hurry - because you want to enjoy your meal every bite! forgot to say, the drink was great also read more

Honestly pretty solid place! This has been my go-to crawfish place since 2022. I've tried a handful of stuff and have yet to be disappointed. (hopefully not jinxing myself lol) Automatic must haves for us: *Anything drenched in Full House Hot but the crawfish, add mushrooms, potatoes, corn and eggs are a 10/10 everytime ‍ *Cajun fries, they always come out so fresh and crispy 10/10 *Hush puppies, yummm and that boom boom sauce 10/10 Would also recommend the fried fish basket, wings, and the poboys read more

Not sure how I haven't heard about this place before but I sure am glad I'm in the know now! We tried The Famous Crab last night and we might be hooked. This place is a seafood lover's dream! The seafood was cooked to perfection, everything had good flavor, the sauces were thick and held onto the seafood well, and there were a ton of options no matter what seafood you like to order. They even have good options for non seafood lovers, there's something for everyone. We had the Medium Feast(a seafood boil), an order of wings, and the Texan Platter which is a mix of fried shrimp and fish. Delicious... seriously. I'm going to come back and just get wings at some point, they were fire. I can't decide what was my favorite. I also really liked that they give you plenty of lemons and butter with your order, and each table has a nice setup with ketchup, Cajun seasoning, and paper towels. For the seafood boil we ordered Full House seasoning at the hot heat level, it was nice and spicy and had good flavor too. If we wanted to sweat we could probably go up to the next spice level, but will probably stick with that flavor as our main. There is plenty of parking at the restaurant and it is near a movie theater. The restaurant was clean and the employees were very attentive. Our server Lexi was great, she had a lot of tables but she paid such great attention to us and we never went without. She was awesome and was a big part of the reason we had a fantastic experience. I can't recommend this spot enough! We went for dinner last night and I had to talk myself out of going back for lunch today, it's the real deal. read more

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Agree with other reviewers. The place is clean and well kept. Service was nice and attentive. We showed up 20 mins before close. Where very attentive and accommodating. We had oysters, shrimp and scallops all where excellent! read more

We didn't have to wait at all . The place was fairly clean. The waitress was kind and on top of everything , only towards the end she got lost for a while but besides that the food was pretty good. read more

i am not a huge crab boil enthusiast, but i am all for the sport of spectating! i visited with a friend who is a crab boil enthusiast, and she absolutely loved their crab boil. i ordered a catfish po'boy because that's the kinda girl i am . the service was great, but i can't remember the servers name. it's a big restaurant, so expect there to be a lot of noise and a lot of activity. in other words, do not expect to have a quiet romantic dinner. this isn't a dig, the famous crab is very lively in a fun way! if i find myself in that area and hungry, i will definitely be stopping by again. bonne appétit read more

Amazing service, ordered and received the food within 5 minutes. Would recommend! Staff is very nice and welcoming

The food was alright and I've had better seafood boils. We had a reservation but we were waiting for two more people and we were told that we needed to wait for the whole party to be there to be seated. Which was pretty frustrating but we were patient enough to wait. We finally got seated and the food was just fine. Nothing too special and honestly the seasonings could have been better. Our waiter was pretty nice so I'm grateful for that. The restaurant felt stuffy to me because I went whenever it was packed which is okay due to that. Yet I still found a lot of trash around my table like it wasn't cleaned properly. I even found a whole corn under my seat and I don't eat corn. Overall I wouldn't really come back here and would drive somewhere else for better seafood. read more

The Famous Crab - Fried Crab Fingers and Hush Puppies (10 Pcs) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is my go to spot and I went there recently and again they didn't disappoint. Customer service is always good and the food even better. Normally, I take pictures, but I started eating immediately read more

A friend kept telling us about the food & service here -especially the crawfish. I'm kind of a connoisseur of "bugs" and it did not disappoint! I've eaten crawfish at many different restaurants this year, and theirs was one of if not the best I've had this year. Will be going back before season ends. read more

I recently visited the famous crab with my family Yesterday night and unfortunately, our experience was far from enjoyable. we found a beetle in our food and my husband actually bit into it. We immediately called for the manager and he told us "sorry i'll take care of it ".We waited over 20 min for someone to come back to our table , the manager nor the server came back. After 20+ minutes she walked by and we called our server over , they still made us pay for the rest of our bill. i was so disgusted in the moment we just paid for it and left. i'm Honestly disappointed because we come here pretty often. Not only about the bug that he bit into but overall the way they handled the whole situation smh. ew read more

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Porsche our waitress was very patient, nice, friendly, upbeat and her suggestions were helpful. But the food was very disappointing . For the price and the portion they give it's not worth the money.The Deluxe Cajun gumbo we ordered was good but yet it was a very small portion. The "Famous pasta" filled less than half the plate with bread on more than half on the other side. The fish platter only came with one very small fillet fish, four shrimp and a dollop of rice for $25. The drinks we received came in very small glasses. Two of their drinks would equal one at Cheddars at half the price. We could've got plates at Cheddars for that price with double the portions. There are so many places that have better prices and bigger portions. But to be fair we didn't get any of the boil and that maybe where they out due themselves. read more

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The food was pretty good. It was pretty spicy just how I liked it! The service was amazing. It was a nice and chill place read more

The Famous Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food was amazing. Drinks were yummy. And our server Porscha took very good care of us she was very sweet and friendly

This place is a hidden gem! Located inside of an old Outback Steakhouse, the Famous Crap is now our go to for seafood. I got the 9piece fried shrimp w/ regular fried, the kid got the 4piece fried catfish w/ Cajun fries, my fiancé got the Felix seafood that came with 6 fried shrimp and 2 fried catfish. She then got FOMO when the table next to us started having seafood steam bags dropped in front of them because they looked so good. So she added half a pound of crawfish. All of it was good. There was nothing bad on the table. She got to choose her seasoning on the crawfish and chose the full house (Cajun, garlic butter, lemon pepper.) My fiancé called it "food-gasmic." I tried it, and she wasn't lying. We dipped everything in it. Like I said, we are coming back. This place was great! If you like seafood, then you need to try this place. Plus, they have TVs everywhere so they will always have a game on. We got to watch the first half of the finals match for the gold cup. read more

There was no wait, the restaurant was clean and the wooden booths are nice. The food was good, we had the medium boil, Cajun and it was a lot of food! The sour apple martini was also good! read more

The Famous Crab - Medium - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The Best Crawfish and best service! The seasoning is amazing! Ask for Cassandra! She is the best!

The best crawfish in town! The flavors are there (we like the house mix) and you can definitely get the packed heat if you order inferno or supernova. Pricier than other crawfish places around town but it's worth it. Service is always good! They just added more to the menu and I am sure it's all good but we mostly come for oysters, crawfish, shrimp and snow crab. read more

The best place for seafood. Alaskan king crab is Fantastic ! ( I get just lemon and butter) But their blend of sauces for crawfish is wonderful the body I ever had!!! Staff is friendly! I take company from out of town to it and they always love it! read more

The house sauce was good! We tried a lot of their food so here is the rating on each one: Gumbo = 4 Turkey necks = 3 (too salty) King crab = 5 (biggest one I've had) Scallops = 5 Shrimp skewer = 3 (only 4 shrimp a little overcooked) Crawfish tails = tasty sauce and great sauce They played good music and it wasn't too loud. The service good too! I'll be coming back ^_^ read more

The Famous Crab - King crab legs, scallops, mushrooms, and corn - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

We ordered DoorDash and it was scrumptious. Their boiled shrimp was well-seasoned and not too messy. The hushpuppies were DEEEE-licious and complimented the turkey neck perfectly. And, the fried shrimp tasted like we had gone to the shrimp boat ourselves. I wish that we had pictures, but we were so greedy and hungry) that we neglected to take photos. We WILL be patronizing them again, so we will do our best to take pictures next time. read more

This is the best crawfish place in the area from the sauce the freshness and the staff.

I did take out, it was ready quickly and was so delicious. Order came with everything I needed in clouding extra sauce and lots of wipes and napkins. read more

The food was good but things could have been better. We had a boil and added turkey necks. The necks tough! Had margaritas, no tequila. read more

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Yall This food had us all sick like once I walked out the door I was throwing up my friends did when they immediately got home maybe they had a bad night but naw read more

10/10 first time trying them out everything was great. Drinks were good and strong. The sea food boil was perfect seasoning was perfect. The staff were awesome. The next time I'm in town visiting I will definitely be back. The catfish was real catfish not that fake fish some places try and say is catfish. read more

This is an amazing seafood boil place!! Seafood is my favorite and a good boil is always great and Houston knows how to do it! So glad I came here. The food came in the bag with boil sauce and there's so many varieties of seafood. They have crawfish (my dad especially liked this one), green mussels, black mussels, clams (a bit on the small side, the northeast clams are better), scallops (could have been cooked just a tad longer), snow crab, king crab (amazing soo good, a definite must have!), Dungeness crab, shrimp, and lobster tails. I like it better when there's a whole lobster and it's bigger with a head on but it's not like we're in Maine. The boiled eggs are solid, wished they also had boiled quail eggs, but not a detractor. The seafood boil sauce is gluten free so that's definitely a plus for people who get sick if they have gluten. Super solid place that delivered upon my high expectations for a seafood boil. Out of all their seafood offerings the crawfish, king crab, and green mussels were my favorite. The boiled eggs are a great protein addition and it helps if you use them to scoop up some of the sauce. It comes with extra lemon butter and Cajun seasoning and lemon wedges but their seafood boil sauce is soo good and a lot that you don't need extra seasoning. Compliments to the chef! :) read more

Wow! The best crawfish and seafood boil in town by far! Pick your own items and they boil them and serve in a bag. The full house season sauce is the best! Ask for Casandra her service was impeccable. One of our favorite spots for sure. The place is chill. We will definitely back for more! read more

The vibes in here were GREAT! Food flowing, drinks flowing, just smiles everywhere. Our server Lexi was AMAZING and we will definitely request her the next time we go! We got the fried crab claws, fried rice, crawfish, catfish po boy, and the fried shrimp basket. I would personally skip the fried crab claws. The crawfish were HUGE and the flavor is perfection. Their "hot" is ACTUALLY spicy! If you get fries, you HAVE to get them cajun style. We went last night and I am craving it again! 10/10 Highly recommend! read more

Let's go in order of the suggestions 1. Food - flavor was there. When I got the shrimp and it was hot it was fire. 2. Service - we ended up having two waitresses due to us being sat in the bar area and the first one having to go on break mid way through our meal. I asked the first one for some cutters to cut the legs so I could enjoy the snow crab as the fork was not going through the shell. Needless, to say my crab and the sauce were cold by the time I got the cracker given to be by the second bartender after I asked her because the first one never returned to my table. So yeah that's why I can't give the place more stars. Ambiance- the music was jamming I noticed a couple of tables having karaoke sessions as well as myself. Tables and furnishings were ok So all in all, we enjoyed our visit minus me having to eat 1/2 lb of cold snow crab. So if you come here you might want to bring your own seafood crackers. ‍ read more

The Famous Crab - 1/2 lb headless shrimp and 1/2 lb of snow crab w/ 1 pc of corn - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

My son has been begging for crabs so after reading some reviews I decided to dine here. My family of 5 arrived at 7pm on a Friday night and were seated immediately. There is music playing but not overly loud. Our waiter was very attentive and answered all of our questions about the menu. We started off with ordering the grilled oysters and calamari for appetizers. The oysters were delicious!! I didn't try the fried calamari but everyone said it was good. For entrees we got the shrimp po boy, whole catfish, Texan platter, and famous feast. The catfish had a strange taste, it definitely wasn't as good as the catfish I've had at other establishments. The shrimp po boy did not disappoint. The famous feast consisted of boiled shrimp, mussels, sausage, corn, potato, and snow crab. The sauce was a bit too salty for my liking but overall everything was pretty good. read more

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The seafood boil is always so delicious. I love the sauce I think is the best around . The shrimps are big and I love the drinks . The place has a nice chill vibe I love the music . There can a be a wait but I always check the wait time before heading there . read more

The large boil platter was amazing and $65 and easily works for two or three people. Very good size and wonderful flavor. Manager was great too and spoke to us about how they source oysters locally to buy fresh. read more

A friend of mine suggested this spot and said it was the best in Houston so of course I had to come try it for myself! I placed an order an order online (there is a little fee for doing this so FYI) and went to pick it up it up. Apparently, you need to present your ID to pick up the food so another FYI. I ordered the shrimp skewers and a pound of boiled shrimp with the head on. I will say the shrimp skewer wasn't all that to me, it seemed a little over cooked so it was kind of dry. I dipped it in shrimp boil sauce to jazz it up. Now the boiled shrimp was phenomenal! The seasoning is soooo good that I literally saved the leftovers to use when I got home. Next time, I'll give their fried food a try but the boiled seafood sold me. I will say, compared to other seafood spots I've frequented, they seemed just a tad bit more pricey but again, just another FYI. read more

Food was perfect. Ricardo was awesome! very attentive and hilarious! seems to get along with all the team members as well. he definitely shines the light on this place! loved it. read more

Good food & good service nice place to eat. Our family loves to eat here on special events.

We decided to come out here visiting some family and on their word they hands down face this place flying colors so of course we wanted to check it out! Got here with a party of 7 including two small children. Saturday evening, we were able to be seated not much of a wait but the place was definitely packed. Sat down our table was nice and clean. Our waitress took orders with drinks and drinks came out right away. They had boosters abs high chairs available as well. The waitress seemed a little overwhelmed not too sure if she had too many tables but she was flustered and got a couple of things wrong when it came to our order. My husband ordered a boil bag with sausage and no sausage was in there so had to wait for that for be fixed. I ordered a side of steam rice with my bag that wasn't brought out and I had to wait on that before eating. I ordered another kids meal catfish basket and she brought me a entree catfish basket and she said she didn't hear me. The food in general was ok to me the full house sauce was a bit watery in my opinion they had seasonings on the table that you could use which we did bc the bag was not seasoned at all. Crawfish were really tiny but they're not in season so that's expected. At the end the waitress didn't ask if we wanted to split the check or if some ppl were on a different ticket. Would like to try this place again on not such a busy night all in all it was a good dining experience. read more

Food and service were beyond great. When everyone else had the longest line, they got through the line pretty quickly. Reasonable prices and food tasty. I would come here again, don't hesitate to try it out for your first time. It was mine too and glad I made the decision. You won't regret it. read more

Awesome place from taste to customer service!! The food was delicious DJ was turnt and my waitress Ms .. Julie top notch when it come to her service. Ask for Ms Julie tell her the top dawg. Sent you!!! read more

The Famous Crab - No cap - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas