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    Pappas Seafood House

    3.9 (496 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    PAPPAS SEAFOOD HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Michelob Ultra & Bloody Mary
    Cheryl G.

    I took my husband for a birthday lunch on Tuesday. We got there right around lunch peak time at noon. The restaurant was packed, but we got seated right away. We were seated at a booth directly under the ac vent. It was so cold luckily we had jackets in our car. We informed our server Erich because we didn't want our food to get cold and he informed management. The management team were so nice and accommodating and turned the ac up for us. The service and food were good. I like that they offer lunch specials so you can get a good deal. It is limited on the lunch menu. We ordered the Mississippi Catfish and Shrimp Etoufee and Grouper. The portions, flavor, and fish were cooked perfect.

    wild caught grouper, shrimps, crab lumps -- incredible dish!!!!!!!!
    John O.

    I've been meaning to visit Pappas Seafood House for some time. I won't add to what others are saying -- the service and food are fantastic here. You will NOT leave hungry. For appetizers we started with the Seafood Cocktail: jumbo lump crab, octopus, chilled shrimp, avocado, jalapeño, black pepper crackers | 21.95. SO good. Super fresh, cold, perfect way to start. Next we tried the Baked Jumbo Lump Crab Cake ($33.95) and the Brie & Jumbo Lump Crab Spinach Dip (22.95). Both were lick the plate delicious. For mains, I selected the Wild-Caught Grouper & Jumbo Crab Seared grouper, shrimp, jumbo lump crab, lemon chile butter, Parmesan fregola (44.95). It's a phenomenal dish -- the grouper was prepared perfectly. It's a decadent dish -- incredible. Soak up that butter with the fresh french bread that's served at the table. I couldn't even think of ordering dessert but my colleagues seemed to enjoy many of the delicious dessert offerings. I can't wait to come back to Pappas on my next trip to Houston. Big thumbs up.

    Blackened Mississippi Catfish & Shrimp Etouffee
    LaMecia M.

    Staff: Everyone was extremely friendly. I think anyone who walked past our table spoke or checked in on us. Our waiter was DeMario and he had a great personality and attention to detail. Before the arrived Sultan showed incredible teamwork bu getting our drinks and order started. We were seated by Christian who started the entire experience off on a good note. Food: Delicious! We made it just before the lunch menu was over. I was able to get fish and shrimp etouffee. They were both seasoned well and I had enough for two servings. Ambience - nice space, it was extremely busy but it didn't feel too loud. We were able to have a nice conversation without shouting or overhearing others. Overall: popular place where you get great food and good service.

    Weary travelers saved by great service and delicious food!
    Barbara C.

    HIGHLY RECOMMEND: We landed at Pappa's by accident when our departing flights got canceled at IAH. *due to the 3/17/2026 snopacolypse up north. We rolled up to the restaurant with all of our luggage. We needed to sit down, grab a drink, and figure out new flights to get us back to Wisconsin. To our delight, the hostess sat us immediately. Our waitress was kind and gave us plenty of space and time to get our new flights booked. Then we ordered food which was oysters on the half shell and the catfish platter. Holy smokes it was amazing! Then to wrap it all up the Manager came over and educated us on the area as we couldn't fly out for two more days. It was such a relief to have so much kindness, great service, and delicious food during such a stressful time. Thank you!!!!

    Eli N.

    The food is excellent. The inside vibe is a lot better than their outside appearance. Good service. The menu is extensive with many options and not shy in the drinks either. Lunch or dinner, you won't be disappointed.

    Family dinner night
    Aleshia J.

    This was a Tuesday evening dinner with my family. Everything was pretty seamless. There was no wait. The hostess greeted us and went to seat us but I did not want to sit in the bar area and it was not a problem at all. He immediately gave us a table in the dining area. We waited a bit for our waiter but another waiter came over to greet us and take our drink order. Our waiter came over shortly after... he was very attentive throughout. I believe his name is Dan or maybe Don. I ordered grilled shrimp, a baked potato and a salad. I asked for them not to put the normal seasoning on the shrimp as I am watching my sodium intake and it came out perfectly. Also ordered all my toppings on the side for the baked potato... and this was executed great! Pappas Seafood House is in our rotation of restaurants, so we eat here often and it's pretty much solid. Great visit.

    Shrimp Gumbo
    Joy L.

    Patty gave us great service. Like all of Pappas' restaurants, the decor is always tastefully done. Their Lemon Drop Martini was right on point as was hubby's Smoked Old Fashion. We had Grill oysters as our appetizer. They were good, but I prefer Oysters on the Half Shell. The Shrimp Gumbo was very good; hubby had Blackened Catfish with Shrimp that he also liked. Pappas via Patty gifted us with Bread Pudding for our wedding anniversary. Thank you Patty.

    Rainbow Trout & Shrimp
    Bill R.

    If you're a fan of the Pappas-themed restaurants throughout Houston and other Texas cities, Pappas Seafood won't disappoint. It has their signature passion for great service and excellent food. Here the emphasis is on seafood with a cajun flair. Shrimp cocktail was very good, but presentation could use some attention to detail. Crab gumbo was very good and flavorful but there were several bites of shell left in there. The fish entrees were excellent. We had snapper and the rainbow trout with shrimp and crab. Ambiance is casual, open and airy. Served was outstanding: big shout out to Julian who was an absolute rock star taking care of us. I'd come back.

    Roasted Oysters
    Jeff C.

    Had no issues, waitress was great and her service was on point. Food was great and I really enjoy this place for my 1st time.

    Seafood Cobb Salad (This and Pappas Deluxe Platter) are my go to's
    Sherwin L.

    Nice setting and most of the time they are on point. My family and I frequent there very often so we expect great service as that's what they guarantee. The last two times we had reservations way ahead of time and my wife and I arrived 1.5 hour ahead to make sure everything was good and on time for our table that we reserved. Unfortunately after waiting and our party arriving early to be on time our table was given to another large party that had put in reservations via walk in so we ended up waiting an entire 3 hours total to get a table and that threw all of our timing off for the celebrations. After trying to handle it in a professional manner we were offered "an appetizer" for a party of 14 that ordered, paid and tipped very well. I truly enjoy this establishment and if they can fix the communication flaw and also make sure that their servers are putting in every order because for that same celebration myself (the host) did not get my order with my tables and it had to be fired after realizing it was never put into the system so that was an entire 30+ minutes and no type of accommodation was offered or made for that and I ordered the Pappas Deluxe Platter. I'm not going to lie we haven't been back on a weekly basis like normal since that transpired, but if they were to fix those simple flaws, we would be great. I'm still recommending because I know the industry and food and service always has been great on all of my other visits. So I hope that we can get on the same accord and my family will be back visiting one of our favorites really soon.

    Baked Jumbo Lump Crab Cake
    Rachelle Rare P.

    My mother was in town and insisted she wanted to come here for the crab cakes. This was my first time here. It was a busy weekend and the wait was only 20 minutes. Our waitress was kind and courteous. I ordered a cosmopolitan my usual drink and got something that tasted horrible. I opened for one of their advertised drinks I believe it started with Voodoo. That was a better choice. For lunch my son ordered the chicken tenders. I ordered the fried shrimp with a Caesar salad and my mom ordered the crab cakes. That is her favorite thing to order here and she barely was able to finish it. So we brought it home. The service was a bit delayed but that's understandable. All in all a typical family friendly chain restaurant.

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    Horrible front counter service rude and inconsiderate for take out delivery. This took place 05/23/2026 at 6:29 pm.

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    Great food. We love the entire menu ! Service is always good every time we have visited. Pleasant environment and nice ambiance.

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    Great food and service will go there again when in the Houston area. The size of the meal was great.

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    Everything that we had was really good. From the appetizers to the main course to the drinks, were awesome.

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    Angry Crab Shack

    Angry Crab Shack

    3.8(280 reviews)
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    This is damn good crab! Damn good crab! Smash down the king crab twice in 2 days. Both times go…read morewith all the seasonings light on the spice. Talk about full flavor! The king was fantastic in that seasoning just made it blow up with flavor. For, as much as you spend on the crab, you shouldn't have to buy more potatoes and corn, but it is what it is. Hard to get a 5, but this is a great place to get your crab on!

    We went early around 1130-Midday so there wasn't much of a crowd. We sat and had waiters come ask…read moreus for our order. My drink took won't say forever but it did take a while. I just kept seeing the staff behind the bar and thinking Oh here it comes and it never did. Drink tbh was not the best. Food also took a while to come out. Idk if it's because we went around lunch but again the place was empty. I got softshell crabs I should've read it a bit more but it definitely needs a piece of bread.Basket came with fries and they were not that good.Everything was definitely lacking seasoning. Friend got red beans and rice with his Catfish basket. Idk if they're meant to taste like that but to me they(beans)had a burnt taste to them. He also mentioned how he only got 1 piece of catfish. Usually baskets come with 2 or more and was surprised since my basket did come with 2 crabs. IDK it's one of those places you want to like since the area doesn't have many seafood places but won't be coming back.

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