Inconsistent experience at Pooks. Don't go early as I'm pretty sure you're getting yesterday's boiled crawfish warmed up. Taste is good but lots of straight tailed losers from boiling dead bugs. Not only do they charge top dollar for their boiled crawfish but each little potato has to be purchased as an add-on. read more

The food was delicious, service was great! I don't even eat seafood, but the chicken and sausage gumbo was amazing! Everyone else I was with had a ton of crab and crawfish and loved every bite!!! We did not know it was BYOB, but we found a liquor store just a mile or so away and solved that problem really quick! read more

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These crawfish were some of the easiest to peel I have ever had. Marley was a great server; attentive and helpful! The place was very clean with social distancing configuration. Will return ASAP, Hopefully before the season ends this year! read more

Had the pleasure of dining on Pooks crawfish!! Like a well oiled machine their drive thru line goes impeccably! There was a looong line and it flew right by with the 5lbs crawfish with a corn and 2 potatos for $25! Very nicely seasoned, good heat and salt combo. Also got their boiled shrimp which were a good size and had the same seasoning. Nice quality and supporting local feels great! read more

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Thank you for letting an out-of-town reporter into your restaurant for some good crawfish and a large Coke. I know that it has been one of the hardest weeks in the town's history, and I'm appreciative that the staff kept it together through everything. This place is what I love about being from Southeast Texas. read more

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This is one of my top spots for crawfish. The crawfish always have a good flavor without being too spicy. They always seem to have a nice mixed size to them and are clean and not too salty. The sausage that you can get with the crawfish is amazing. It has a great flavor to it and is a good filler. Of course you can order potatoes and corn with your crawfish. The potatoes are firm without being over cooked. If you want spice it's in the corn. Of course being BYOB for those who drink save a good amount on your overall meal price. I'm still a little amazed at the price of crawfish this spring especially after such a wet winter. But I guess the whole world having to eat crawfish now has demand and prices up. I think the one disappointment this year as to how Pook's use to be is the assigned seating. Use to the first few years they were open you just wandered in and tried to find a seat. Often sitting with total strangers and usually making a new friend or two by the end of the night. Now they "seat" people at open tables and you just eat with your group. I miss the old "Ice House" feel the way it use to be. The wait staff is always top notch and attentive. If you haven't checked Pook's out don't bother it's not worth your time. LOL! Just kidding the secret is already out and this place is a great destination for crawfish. read more

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This what yall call crawfish. No flavor just spicy. The shrimp were totally tasteless and they created me out of corn and potatoes with my crawfish. Biggest waste of 65 bucks. read more

We arrived Saturday around 6:30pm very friendly staff when we walked in ..Restraunt was clean and Restrooms as well .. Our server Alexis was great showed up to our table right away also checked on us several times and food didn't take long at all ...Pooks combo was delicious season well and will definitely feel you up .. I would definitely recommend this place hope you have a great experience like we did ... read more

Always perfect just wish the season lasted all year long. Also BYOB so save money and have a good time

Great food and even better service..Can't wait till they open back up with the season!

Had the crawfish and an order of crablegs. Doesn't look seasoned, but very flavorful and seasoned amazingly!

My review needs a serious update & has for awhile. The boudin balls are no longer delicious. A couple of years ago the person who makes them stopped and now they are just blah. In fact, today mine were still cold in the center. Mix that with hush puppies that were tiny and burnt and there went any sort of appetizers. Crawfish were little as to be expected with it being early on, but I was dumbfounded at how many were just bad. Powdery, so tiny it wasn't worth the effort. Someone with us has fried catfish. It was rubbery and the fries were soggy. I am all for supporting local, but this was BAD! The only thing good is that they are byob! I won't be back and that is sad because we have gone for years! read more

Here's the thing: I've tried crawfish from lots of places around the 'burbs of Houston, and overall, Pook's is my absolute favorite place to get crawfish from. We like Razoo's, Floyd's, and a few other places, but Pook's just has the best crawfish. The downside is I wish they had a spicy boil--they will give you containers of spice (the powdered stuff most places use), but it's not the same and it leaves the crawfish 'dry' of spice). But even without the spice, they have flavor and are yummy. One of the best parts of Pook's crawfish is that they are usually well purged. Sure, there's a few here or there that aren't, but most are. They are all mostly good sized too. At Floyd's, i'd get a mix of tiny and decent sized, and felt some of them were frozen. With Pook's, while there were small-ish ones, none were tiny and not one of them had a mushy tail or a head that fell off, two indicators of previously frozen crawfish. We ordered three nights in a row for takeout from them, getting give pounds of crawfish, corn and potatoes. You can order the sides by the piece, for like .50 cents for one piece. It works. I like the sausage quite a bit, and where the crawfish doesn't have much spice, the sausage definitely does! It's about a five inch piece, good flavor and good spice. The corn is sweet yellow corn, and I like it a lot too, though it was a touch overcooked every time. But the crawfish is what we eat here for... it's just good. The claws on the crawfish are large enough to suck good meat out of them too! Good flavors on the heads. Lots of crawfish mustard in these with flavor too! The staff take the calls for takeout quickly and friendly. We don't care for how they package the food to go (they toss it all in a paper bag and then put the paper bag in a tough plastic bag... that's it. Five pounds of crawfish, 10 corn and 10 potatoes with five sausages, all tossed into one paper bag and one plastic bag and that's the entire order packaged to go. Hmmm, not great. So with all the little complaints, why five stars? Because I'm a crawfish fanatic, and Pook's Crawfish Hole has the best crawfish I've had in this area, and that's what I go there for! We'll be back! Not very wheelchair accommodating... that's partly why we get it takeout. But you can't beat the price. Not only are they the best, in my opinion, but they are price per pound the cheapest too. read more

Pook's Crawfish Hole - The HUGE hand sized crawfish. They weren't all this big, but a lot of them were and the ones that weren't were still quite large. Impressed! - Seafood Near Me - Santa Fe, Texas

Definitely one of my favorite spots for crawfish! Family friendly and always great service. Looking forward to coming back soon

Went to Pooks for the first time. Hostess with the clipboard was horrible. She was seating people she knew before seating others. 30 min wait turned into an hour and 15 minutes. The only reason we got seated is my wife went to confront the hostess right when the next table was ready to he seated. Finally got to the table, and everything was sticky. Felt more like an IHOP where they have syrup on everything. The difference is I dropped almost 2 bills for 4 people instead of the 40 bucks I would have dropped at IHOP. Crawfish were watery and without flavor. There were a ton of dead ones, and yes, you can tell by the texture and taste when one is dead prior to cooking. Food is overpriced. Maybe I should have been drunk like most of the other patrons to enjoy this place. The waitress we had was nice, that's the only positive. The best advice I can give is reassign your hostess taking peoples names . 1st impressions set the mood. read more

Loved this place Awesome atmosphere and the wait staff was great..The crawfish are a good size and flavor.

Great open environment to hang out and have a few drinks. It is BYOB. We ordered boiled shrimp and crawfish plus sausage, potatoes, and corn. Boiled shrimp - wow! These are huge, tiger size. The shell is still on but cut and deveined. These are cooked well but a little hard to peel. Cocktail sauce served on the side. Crawfish - good mix of sizes with spicy boil. Cooked well. Each table has a big bucket for trash and a jar of spice mix. Corn and potatoes both cooked well and good at of spice. Sausage links are about 5" to an order. Good flavor and not too greasy. We got 3 cake balls in red velvet and italian cream. These are fudg-y but not too sweet. read more

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Love the crawfish and love that it's BYOB! Fun, outdoors atmosphere. Probably my favorite local crawfish place! Seasonal, so only open for crawfish season. read more

Wow!!! Pook's Crawfish Hole is one of our all time favorite places. The food is great, the staff is so friendly, the place is super CLEAN every time we go, and the atmosphere is great! We have dined in recently (May 2020) and the whole time, the staff were constantly cleaning and sanitizing the whole restaurant. There is plenty of space to social distance which Is a huge place. I definitely recommend going to Pook's! Prices are not super expensive, it's great food and BYOB!!! Can't wait to go back!!! read more

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You can not go wrong with crawfish from Pooks! Great service. Great prices. GREAT CRAWFISH!

We had a great time... crawfish was good... the other food was good but cold sad . Gave you a 5 because I still love the place. Can't wait to come this year and try again!! read more

POOKS! I have missed this delicious crawfish since visiting, but I will return. The crawfish are huge and the spice is amazing, I like it hot!! The BYOB aspect is great. Fill up a cooler, order up some delicious crawfish, corn, and potatoes and get ready to get dirty!! Pro tip- don't rub your eyes....learned the hard way! This place is a fun environment in a outdoors, picnic style seating and it's fantastic. read more

Crawfish is the best in town! Customer service is the best! They treat you like family! We've been coming here since they opened!

Good food and very clean. Especially enjoyed the boudin. Wait staff is always friendly.

Long wait, but worth it. Crawfish was delicious. My only suggestion would there to be a kids area, play ground, anything. There were kids running around while waiting for the food and after they finished but parents were still going. Eating crawfish takes time, so I couldn't really be upset. Kids are kids and kids have energy. I wouldn't expect my kids to sit still for almost 2 hours-about the length of time we were there from the time we sat, ordered, got our food, and then ate. I just worried about someone's kids getting hurt or getting in the parking lot. read more

Crawfish is the Best, owners and staff are very friendly. Crawfish is seasoned to perfection!

Great taste with lots of spice and flavor. The size is the best in the area. BYOB is pretty nice as well. Kids like the atmosphere so it's a win for all. read more

This is my favorite restaurant during crawfish season. Best flavor around! Staff is so sweet. I never wait long for my crawfish and it's so delicious!! Go eat here. read more

Best crawfish around! The pooks platter is probably the best thing on the menu. Some of everything.

We stopped in late in the afternoon for some crawfish. WOW! Great taste, reasonable price, and great service. Being from Baton Rouge , I am very picky about my crawfish. These almost as good as mine! We will definitely be back! If only they sold beer! read more

This place is great!!! Great service and outstanding crawfish!! My wife really liked the Fried shrimp, and Mom had the Gumbo and said one of the best she has had!! Boudin balls were awesome!! Must come! All our door. read more

5 stars for atmosphere, service, and the fact that it's BYOB. The staff is GREAT (the owner was going table to table, talking to customers last time I was there). Waitresses are super friendly, and if you BYOB they even offer to bring you ice for your cooler. They have several TVs around the "inside" of the restaurant, and they also have live music occasionally. 3 stars for food - the crawfish were good, but didn't have much spice (which is good if you have a milder palate, but not if you enjoy the spice that's typical with crawfish). The corn, potatoes, mushrooms, and sausage don't come with the crawfish - they are all priced individually ($.50 per corn, $.50 per potato, $1.25 for 5 mushrooms). I can't rate any of the other food items, though, as I didn't try anything else. Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at Pook's, and will definitely be back! Great overall value, and great atmosphere!' read more

Had some crawfish it was ok, but nothing spectacular. The outside tables are horribly uncomfortable. I would have liked to stay longer but it was impossible with those horrible tables.. Just not my kind of place. Good news is you can bring your own cocktails in. read more

Okay the place has excellent crawfish I'll give them that but.... they are wayyy to over priced. Let me give you an example, my mother, brother and myself had gone there one afternoon and I believe we had about 20lbs.of crawfish, 2 or 3 appetizers and our bill was just under $400.00. read more

This was my first time having crawfish so I don't have much to compare it to, but what I do know is that I enjoyed my meal here. The crawfish came by the pound ($5.99 a pound?) and one person can definitely have 2 pounds no problem...more if you are a guy. It came out quickly and was perfectly seasoned...a little spicy so you need to have some tolerance for heat. I wish we got more of this because we also ordered a seafood gumbo...which was not great. So definitely come here just for the crawfish! It is BYOB so make sure to bring some beer! read more

First time here, wanted to try it out. Probably the best crawfish I've had in a while. Very good. Perfect spice. Easy to peel, and BYOB!

Last month, we bought a truck from someone in Santa Fe and were hungry for crawfish. The sellers recommended this place and it happened to be right up the road from where we met them. The place was really crowded but we got a seat right away. I enjoyed the crawfish special 5 lbs for (I think??? $25ish). I ordered 2 of these specials and we had some other things like appetizers as well. Service could be a little slow and it took a while for us to get our check, but we finally got it. We will be back, even with us living in NW Houston. read more

Crawfish and crab have the best taste!! Just enough spice and you are able to add more. Servers, runners, and hostess were so sweet! Owner even comes around to the tables to say hello. Great home town feel!! It's bring your own beer which helped my pocket book tremendously!! Best crawfish I've ever had!! I'll be back for sure. read more

Mom and pop place, looks like they have the whole family involved. They have an outside area also, the crawfish and crab are good. It's a BYOB, so that helps with the cost. read more

I've visited Pook's twice. Crawfish were huge and seasoned very well on first visit. Second time around they were very small and a little too salty. Service was great and food came out pretty fast. read more