Must Stop at Creole Places in Houston, TX

I grew up eating “craw dads” as a kid, and it is one of my favorite things to eat to this day. However, I had never eaten creole style “crawfish” (as the Texans call them), until I was on my junior college livestock judging team and we went to Texas for contests. Let me tell you though, my life changed for the better when the first restaurnat we went to plopped a huge plastic bowl of these flaming red crawfish in front of me with a card board box to throw the discarded shells in. Just a few bites in and my mouth was on fire, but it was a heat like I had never experienced before, it was so good that I couldn’t stop eating, and I personally detest spicy food.

I talked to my livestock judging coach from junior college, Curtis Doubet, and asked for his input on some of the best places in Houston to get crawfish. “Honestly every place I have been to has been amazing and they are all so kind down there. I wish it was more like that up here, not to mention they are all so focused on quality”.

Below I have a list of five of the best crawfish places to visit and eat at in Houston, and I promise they are all to die for. I wasn’t able to rank them from best to worst, as they are all so extremely high quality for their own reasons! Check out my map below to see where they are all located!

1. LTK Crawfish

LTK Crawfish was one of the first places that I ate at in Houston. When we pulled up I wasn’t expecting much as the exterior was not very fancy. However, I was very wrong! When you walk in they give you the option of how many pounds of crawfish you want and then you take a seat and wait for the glory goodness to come out to your table. I promise you are capable of eating far more of these little guys than you think, so order extra!

https://www.facebook.com/LTKCrawfish/

2. Le’ Pam’s House of Creole

Walking into this place I already had a smile on my face as the interior was bright yellow and purple, and reminded me of being in Mardi Gras. The staff was so friendly, not to mention the food was out of this world. This place’s etouffe was amazing, and if I could eat it for every meal I would. Curtis agreed with me that this place had such a fun atmosphere to it, that there was a very New Orleans vibe, and that it made it such a fun place to unwind and have a good meal.

http://lepamshouseofcreole.com/

3. Boil House

I lovded that this place had outside seating so that you could sit in the fresh air and eat. They farm their own crawfish and as their website states, they bring the authentic taste of Louisiana crawfish to Houston! I have said it before and I will say it again, this place ties for one of my all time favorite restaurants to eat at. Plus it is a family owned and operated business so it makes me even happier to support this awesome establishment!

http://www.theboilhouse.com/

4. 88 Boiling and Crawfish and Seafood

This was a restaurant that my team stopped at just last year after some awesome people at a gas station we stopped at noticed we were out of town visitors. They said that it was a must see place as they had just about a little of everything. They were SO right. I really like that they had multiple ways of preparing the seafood, so there was many different options to get your crawfish fix.

https://www.facebook.com/88BoilingCrawfish

5. True Texas Boil House

Even though this place is the last one to mentioned, I would have to say it is my favorite! This was another place that was recommended to my livestock judging team, and I am so glad that we stopped here. They catch all of their seafood fresh everyday, not to mention they would catch all of their crawfish right behind their shop. Curtis also mentioned, “I thought it was so cool that you could look out the back window where the team was sitting, and you could see the employees out on the lake catching crawfish to bring back into the restaurant. You can’t get any more fresh than that!”. The service was so welcoming, and the quality of the food was beyond great. They had spice levels that you could choose from and if you weren’t’ sure what to pick they were quick to walk you through the menu and pick what was best suited for you. This would rank in my top five favorite places to eat in the country.

https://www.facebook.com/TrueTexasBoilHouse/

All in all you can’t go wrong with any of the places mentioned above! But don’t take my word for it, get out there and try some crawfish for yourself!