I have been to LA Crawfish before and had their crawfish and was impressed. This past visit I tried their "Surf n surf" basket - with fried oysters and shrimp. While the shrimp was good the oysters were a little too gooey and moist. The fries were delicious! My coworkers ordered the Flank Pho, the Fish Po-Boy and the Basil Wings and all of them had only good things to say about their dishes. If there is one downside it's parking. It gets very crowded and be very careful NOT TO PARK in Skewers 3 reserved spots. They WILL call to tow your car as soon as you get out of your car and walk past their restaurant. Be careful!! read more

This location is pretty popular, so it's usually pretty busy during any lunch/dinner rush. Parking in this plaza can get pretty crazy and annoying if you come at a busy time. I've had LA crawfish several times and every time I go, it's only alright. The crawfish isn't as flavorful as other places I've been to. I've come back several times to see if anything changes since last time, but it's always the same. Their wings, however, are very flavorful. The texture is always crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. Aside from crawfish and wings, they also offer a lot of other dishes like pho, crab, chicken bites, oysters, etc. I'd probably only come here again if a group of friends wants crawfish and it's in the area, otherwise I'd probably stick to my preferred crawfish restaurants. read more

I came here with a party of 6 on a Wednesday night. It's been awhile since I've been to any of the LA Crawfish locations, and I was looking forward to trying this location (despite the mixed reviews). As others have mentioned, parking is a pain; you just have to be lucky and patient. Pho - My friends and I were pleasantly surprised by how good the pho was! I got the special, which included almost all meats. The amount was more than filling, and the broth was good. I've had pho in many places, and the pho here is definitely on the above average side. The only downside - the bean sprouts were yellow/off white in color. Crawfish - My husband got spicy Cajun, and he enjoyed them. They were big, and he got more than the 2 pounds he ordered. Overall, he rated them as average because the spiciness was there, but there could have been more flavor. Lemon pepper chicken wings - These were delicious!! I've been a big fan of LA Crawfish wings, and I was not disappointed this time. I would definitely recommend them. Now to the service/wait: Although there have been some complaints about the waiting situation (you have to wait in line until a table is available to place an order at the counter), I actually like this method, as it is a true "first come, first serve" method. Yes, you may be waiting in line awhile (we waited for about 30 minutes), but I'd rather wait in line awhile and then order and sit down, rather than order and then wait awhile for a table to become available. This way, you're guaranteed a place to sit and eat when your food comes out, and it prevents people from snatching tables before they even order. Plus, this method allows some peace for customers who are eating, as other customers aren't standing and waiting right next to you in a very uncomfortable way (as usually happens at some other order-at-the-counter places). Overall, this place is okay. I don't know if I'll come here again; their specialty is only average and doesn't warrant the tough parking and wait. If you're craving crawfish and don't live near Chinatown, this place may be suited for you. read more

I've been here for several times and I like all the menus I've tried here so far. My favorites are sweet and sour shrimp and also the sweet and sour pho. Decided to give Cajun Curry a try on my last visit and was not disappointed. read more

LA Crawfish - Cajun Curry - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Above average crawfish for Houston, although quite overpriced. Also annoying to have to pay for corn / potato / sausage, etc and when paying for potatoes, I got literally 1 small new potato. The garlic sauce was probably the most garlic-y sauce I've ever seen and I sopped up as much as I possibly could. If really dying for crawfish, this is certainly a reasonable option, but the price makes eating a decent amount prohibitive for most people. read more

Went to HEB montrose first for crawfish and then came over here. Their one lb at HEB seem so much more than a lb at LA crawfish. I think they underweight the crawfish. Next time, i'm brining my scale and weighing if i got what i paid for (if there is a next time..) Everything is extra. corn. carbs. sausage. super small size crawfish and most of my crawfish were not fresh. seasoning was good, that's about it. read more

The crawfish is the best in town. You're not going to find bigger crawfish! This is my second time coming and there was a line but hey that goes to show how great this place it is! The interior is cutely decorated nothing too crazy or fancy but very cute. They have a great variety as well pho, crawfish among other things too read more

LA Crawfish - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

During crawfish season, the place is packed on the weekends and sports nights. Parking is a bit difficult, since there isn't many My suggestion is going before or after the peak times if you want to be seated quickly. You are only allowed to order when there are tables available, so a line will form and sometimes out the door! It's worth the wait, but if you can't wait, I'd suggest ordering to-go. About the flavors: Garlic Butter, Cajun Style, and Hot & Sour. Garlic butter is just what you think it is. Lots of garlic and lots of butter, covering the seafood in delicious flavor. Cajun style is that seasoning that many traditionalists are accustomed too. Hot & Sour is a sour tangy flavor, reminiscent of Thai or South Asian style. Don't mind the paste that covers the mudbugs; let it transfer from your fingers to the meat. Both my GF and I enjoy garlic butter the most. It's worth having if you are used to cajun spice. We typically get Med Spicy, which lingers on your tongue for a short while, but snot begins to run down your nose after the first dozen. Oh, don't forget to add sausage, potato, and corn. These are essential... every time. During 2015; we tried many crawfish to see which one we liked the best. After the Buzzfeed tasting 2k15 videos, we started our own scale. I would rate their crawfish like this: ***Size (during season): 4.5 of 5. While they are all large, there are some bitty ones that join in the bag. Not a bad thing, since 13-15 big ones will reach a pound quickly. ***Spicy: 4 of 5. It definitely is spicy and does not take away from any flavor. I am a wimp, so Med Spicy is enough for me. ***Meat: 4 of 5. Fresh crawfish cooked to the way you like it. Tender and soft, and soaked in flavor. Warning though, in the off-season or pre-season, you may get flaky meat, which disintegrate as you peel them. Yes, that's no good, but this review is only for the season. ***Special Scale! Juice (from the head): 5 of 5. When I was dumb and naive, I thought it was disgusting to suck the juice out. I was wrong, so wrong. The cholesterol-filled eggs and the broth of crawfish and spice mix into a powerful shot of OHH YEAH! It blew my mind, so I hope it definitely does the same to you. Overall crawfish score: 4.5 of 5. We keep coming back, probably once a month during the 2015 season. It's our home base for crawfish and the standard in which we judge. I wholeheartedly recommend going to the location at 99 Ranch, since patrons swear the original is the best. We just go to Richmond because it has been solid every time. OTHER STUFF: Try their oysters on the half, with different toppings they add, it's certainly a different way than tabasco and horse-radish. Only served by the dozen, so be hungry or dine with friends. Another appetizer worth getting are the wings! Jalapeño pepper is by far our favorite, and the 5-spice (not spicy) basil isn't bad either! During the offseason, I recommend their crawfish pho! I get this during those cold fall days where you need a nice warm meal. My GF has to stop me from drinking all the soup! There is a spicy pho challenge at this location, but I've never tried. I don't see any award photos on the wall, so you could be the first. All in all, I rate LA Crawfish 5 stars because I enjoy going back time after time, and not just during crawfish season. It is BYOB (beer and wine only AFAIK), no liquor. Plenty of sports on the screens and a great atmosphere. I don't mind the wait or the busy hours, but if that is really important to you, make sure you go during a weeknight or early. Parking is a pain too, since the inner spots are usually reserved for a store, with the outer spots as a free-for-all. Sometime you can park along Portsmouth St, but you might be competing with movie goers. I hope this helps sway your decision for tonight or tomorrow or the weekend! Crawfish season comes and goes before you know it, so don't forget to stop by LA Crawfish. read more

LA Crawfish - Crawfish season had a wide range of sizes! Garlic Butter is the must-have flavor. - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love this place and was ready to eat some giant snow crab legs, mixed with Cajun and garlic butter. My friends and I got there at 9, and the second we walked in the cashier rudely said, "Togo orders only" and I'm sure it was because they closed in 30 minutes, but we would've ordered a lot of food and would've tipped pretty well, but unfortunately we had to go somewhere else because we didn't feel welcome. Thank you.. read more

I'm never disappointed when I visit. Their medium house sauce on crawfish is so good. They also have delicious sausage and Cajun fries.

Service aside, the big hook for me for any place is the taste of the food. And LA Crawfish never fails to deliver. The service is okay, the place is okay, the prices are okay, but the food is always phenomenal. From their the great options they have for their crawfish and and seasonings and their Vietnamese selection, I've never been disappointed. I don't come here often. But every time I come here I consistently ask myself, "Why the hell don't I come here more often?!" Seriously, if you're in the mood for some Pho or Crawfish, and you're in the area, it's hard to do better than this place. read more

Soooooooo delicious and tasty! I am very picky when it comes to crawfish and LA Crawfish definitely met my expectations. Parking was simple, staff was friendly, but most importantly THE CRAWFISH WAS AMAZING read more

I only go here because it's a lot closer than all the other Viet Cajun crawfish places in the Bellaire area that have better quality crawfish (larger, fresher, not mushy/dead). I prefer the flavor profile here though since it's not as sweet as Crawfish Cafe in Hong Kong City Mall on Bellaire and a dollar cheaper per pound. However, the quality of the crawfish is about 10-15% worse than Cajun cafe. If they were the same distance from me, I would def go to Crawfish cafe instead, but get it to go. The 45min to 1 hour wait is crazy at Crawfish cafe on Friday evenings around 5:30p! To go is only 15min wait. read more

If you want GOOD crawfish don't go here. Asked for Cajun style and got butter garlic. When I complained they said I was wrong it was the Cajun. The corn was the spicest part of the meal and it barely made my lips numb. What ever you do, don't get crawfish here. read more

Wow first time visiting this place, I really didn't understand the fusion at the beginning and I just can say that I love it! Love the service,the food, the music and all of that for a great price. What else can I look for? I highly recommended it. read more

Great Food. Great Atmosphere. No live music but the place makes up for with great drinks, food, and great staff. Great Work Team and Keep up the Great Work. JRo read more

70% OF THE CRAWFISH IS DEAD OR INEDIBLE!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO ELSEWHERE!! I placed an order with LA Crawfish through Postmate. It's was $5.99/lb. and delivery was prompt. Upon opening the bag of crawfish I got a whiff of something putrid. Indeed, it was the danky smell of DEAD CRAWFISH (0/5). Now, I am aware there might be a handful of dead crawfish in every batch, but seriously??? Of every 4 crawfish I picked up, only 1 is edible. There were at least a dozen crawfish heads without any body. Others were black, limp, and smell like death! The few that were "edible" were shriveled up, and the meat disintegrated when peeled; it was rare to have a whole crawfish tail. The sausage, which we paid an additional $0.99 for was also not edible. It had absolutely no flavor nor texture. It does not taste like sausage, it does not taste like garlic seasoning...it has absolutely no flavor. My husband says it tasted like iceberg lettuce. I didn't believe him until I took a bite. It tasted like...iceberg lettuce! Like water. Mushy and absolutely flavorless--this was the funkiest thing we've ever eaten. We threw the sausage away along with the crawfish. We also ordered the crawfish empanada and the garlic wings. The empanada (4/5) was delightful! Took off one star because it came with the sauce that looks like it was drained from the boiled dead crawfish. The wings were fried to perfection (3.5/5), but there was so much MSG that you could actually see the glistening monosodium grains covering the wings. I am eating an instant ramen as I am typing this review. This meal was an absolute disappointment. If I was dining in, I would return the crawfish and ask for my money back. I've dined at the location inside Ranch 99 numerous times, and it was quite delectable...not like this bag of junk we received. Please don't ever cheat your customers like this. read more

LA Crawfish - 70% were DEAD and DISINTEGRATED. - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I wouldn't recommend. When I placed my order the employee (possibly the supervisor/manager--a short petite young Asian male) was really aggressive in his tone when taking my order. I ordered crabs, shrimp, corn, potatoes and sausage. The food was just ok. The corn was mushy and overcooked. I've had a better seafood boil elsewhere. Also the bathrooms were unsanitary. There was no soap in one bathroom and other other was broken...clogged sink. I told the employee that took my order that there was no soap and he said "we ran out in a very dismissive tone. Huh? How is that acceptable especially in the era of COVID and even so because of how messy the food can get. For that reason alone and the poor customer service I will not return nor do I recommend. read more

We didn't get crawfish from here but catfish basket and LA garlic noddles. The noddles is spicy and very garlicky. Pretty good but the noodles portion is pretty small for the price though and I wish they give more crawfish instead of one for garnish on top of the noodles. Here comes the fried catfish, I guess they wanted to maximize their profit by slicing the catfish paper thin and you can't taste the meat but its batter and too crispy. Don't get it!! Might try their pho with crawfish next time since it is their special dish. read more

The spicy craw fish was out of control! It was delicious and spicy as far as craw fish go. I get the hiccups when I eat something too spicy and this place set the hiccups off after chomping down 1/2 of an ear of corn! Went back for pho and wasn't impressed. Oh, the lemon pepper chick wings are Da BOMB! PS - You will smell after eating here. :( read more

Pretty decent boiled crawfish. I ordered a pound of their Boiled Crawfish with Garlic Butter + Cajun Style Sauce (6.99/pound) and the sauce was good, but not amazing. I wish it had more of a thicker buttery garlic kick to it. Their sauce is not as thick, rich and tasty as the Boiling Crab's THE WHOLE SHABANG one, in my opinion. However, the quality of the crawfish is great. They also offer other dishes like fries, chicken wings and pho on their menu. Employees here are helpful, attentive and nice. read more

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Kind of sad that the owner of this franchise has allowed this store to ruin the standard of quality it used to bring. I've been here twice in the past 2 months and both times have been mediocre at best. RIP LA Crawfish. read more

Eh it was ok, not bad but not great. My crawfish was luke warm which was kind of disappointing. The flavor is so so, but I think would have been better if it was hot. The service was as fast as it could be for being do packed and the staff was very courteous. It is also BYOB which is plus for any place in my book. I've heard decent things so I'll give them another try. read more

The service was great! They were welcoming and helpful since it was our first time. The food was served within 10 minutes which was awesome because we were starving. We had the crawfish tails and shrimp basket, beignets and the sweet and sour chicken bites. The food was good but I'm just not into fried foods. It was good affordable food but not impressive. Maybe next time I will try the crawfish :) read more

Great vietnamese style seafood. I usually get the blue crabs with medium cajun spice. The wings werent impressive though. It gets busy on weekends and evenings so go early. Service is usually fast and they take phone orders for carry out. read more

Worth The wait. Real Good.the locations I went to were awesome. However at this location get there early

This place is on point. 6.99 per lb for Crawfish made to order (Cajun Spicy is just right)... Their Spice Basil Wings kick ass and are made fresh in the house...2lbs of Mud bugs and 6 Wings is just enough to fulfill the craving for Crawfish...Also, BYOB if you're into that sort of thing... read more

This was some of the worst crawfish I've ever eaten. They were overcooked and the meat was crumbly. At the highest price I've seen $8 per pound one would expect them to be much better and bigger because they were tiny. read more

If you like Good old Cajun crawfish, I do not recommend this place if that's what you're looking for! The crawfish are good but I tried there newer flavor (hot and sour) and my boyfriend and I were not fans, it doesn't really mix well in my opinion. Their sandwiches and pho are good but nothing to write home about and staff is very friendly. Be careful when you go though, we've been many times when we can't get a seat! It BYOB which is a plus, too. read more

Very good Cajun food with fast service and good atmosphere. The lemon pepper wings are delicious. Will definitely go back there again

LA Crawfish is very hit or miss depending on the season. I've been a few times during crawfish season and they've had fairly good batches, other times they are small and the meat looks a bit dark and you can tell its not fresh. I actually rarely get crawfish here. I feel like the shrimp is more consistent so if anything I'll come here for that. I like the cajun batter the most for the shrimp. The spicy will have you sweating your face off (and I can handle spicy!). I'd advise going with the medium which still has a nice kick to it unless you want to be dangerous... just make sure a bathroom is close by. read more

I go here often when I don't feel like drive across town for crawfish. The crawfish flavors are boring. The two best flavors are medium garlic and medium cajun spice, they are only ok in taste. However the quality of crawfish and size is good. I honest like the Pho, oysters, and wings here better than the crawfish. read more

LA Crawfish - The beignets are good - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

BYOB! We waited less than 15 minutes to sit down on a Saturday afternoon. It was packed with big groups. The Crawfish didn't take too long considering that the restaurant was at it's full capacity. The Crawfish was seasoned well. Sizes vary but most were big. Restrooms were clean and music was good. Make sure you order the right amount of spice. When you say spicy is definitely spicy! read more

Awesome things: crawfish pho, oysters (Thai green chili), wings (lemon pepper), and of course crawfish. BYOB. Orders for dine in won't be placed until there's an available table. This is a plus for me because nothing sucks more than getting piping hot pho and no table to eat at. Well I suppose there are a few suckier things. Bad things: long lines when you'd expect it to be busy. +1 for being a grad student with an irregular dining schedule. read more

I came here a couple weeks ago for the first time and ordered both the garlic butter and cajun style crawfish. I've been to the other location many times, but I didn't really enjoy this as much. Perhaps it was an off day, but the meat was pretty dry/overcooked and wasn't that flavorful. read more

LA Crawfish - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Really good crawfish, we ordered spicy and extra spicy..... This stuff is HOT, I couldn't eat the corn it was just to dang hot, went back for another pound of medium and it was delicious. The downers were the crawfish aren't very big and some a little to soft or over cooked. This is a BYOB no hard liquor so bring it..... read more

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Came here on a Sunday evening at 6:30 and waited 20 min for a table for 2. Ordered 4 lbs crawfish, 1 lb shrimp (all garlic butter), 4 potatoes, 1 corn, lemon pepper wings. Food came out piping out - careful those fingers don't get steam burns! Lemon pepper wings 5/5 - not overly salty and crispy! Crawfish 4/5 - liked the garlic butter sauce; just wishes the size was a bit bigger Shrimp 4/5 - wished the sauce permeated through a bit better but dunking the shrimp in the sauce afterwards made it all better :) read more

I love this place! I always get spicy Cajun crawfish and snow crab, it's always so tasty. Can't forget to add a sausage.

Waited in line 20 minutes to find out there would be a 45 minute delay on my food staff seemed to have a poor attitude tables were dirty just a poorly ran location which is unfortunate because they have great food read more

Me: garlic noodles, 5 spice/basil wings, crawfish & cheese rolls Him: shrimp po boy and fries I loved everything I had. Mind you, this is not cuisine and if that's what you're expecting this ain't it. But it's perfect to satisfy a craving. I'd like to go back and try the crawfish pho. Unfortunately, he said his po boy was good but not great. FTR he LOVED the po boys at Calliope's (now known as Cajun Stop). It's fast, friendly Asian food and the prices make it really affordable. The staff were super friendly and welcoming and the place was kitschy cute and clean. Bonus: It's BYOB. You can order Michelada sauce to add to your beer. read more