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    Swamp City

    4.1 (380 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    SWAMP CITY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Trendy
    Very loud
    Good for kids

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    Charlene D.

    Love this place! The murals and decor all around are Houston themed and the food is great! Wait times can be a bit long so calling ahead or ordering online is the way to go, especially during the lunch hour rush. The only thing I wish is that the crawfish and small shrimp were cleaned. Other than that, I'm a frequent flyer here. P.S. try their signature sauce. You won't be disappointed!

    There's always a line so be prepared to wait. But trust it's worth the wait!!
    Laura H.

    The food is OK depending on what you order I guess. The service was good. What can I really say about the ambience? The music is pretty loud. Most of the people in there are waiting for their orders to go.

    Cajun boiled shrimp
    Chip C.

    After seeing some good reviews online, we decided to come out and give it a try. It's not located in the best area of town, and you can tell they've had some security concerns since there was a police officer camped out inside - never a good sign. The food itself was pretty good. I got the cajun boiled shrimp, and the cajun fries. They asked how I wanted the shrimp - mild, hot, extra hot, etc - and I chose hot. The 'hot' was very hot, and I don't want to know how spicy the extra hot would have been. It had a good flavor, but it was almost too hot to be enjoyable. The cajun fries were excellent though, and I really enjoyed them. I wish all fries were seasoned like those. Overall, I would come back since the food was good, but I'd get my food to go next time, or delivered to me.

    Burnt Fish and Shrimps Small Combo
    Tacoya J.

    First time here...and I'm not impressed. Slow service and burnt fish! Took 20 mins and food came out burnt and overcooked.

    Mini swamp city rice..... #trucklife #ladytrucker #hotshot2022
    Alicia O.

    First time ever and it was good! The bacon wrapped shrimp and the swamp city rice was awesome . I must say I did hear some negative bout the place and I had to try it for myself and glad I did! Thank you

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    Desiare M.

    Found another seafood gem. This place has great tasting smoothies and the seafood is I will say this, if please get mild if you can't handle heat cause the spicy is spicy

    They actually give you huge portions, but my food was luke warm. And I asked for non spicy shrimp and I got total opposite.
    Jason B.

    Crawfish Fried Rice with 10 shrimp and I asked for the non spicy shrimp and got total opposite. And I'm HUGE on customer service and I didn't get that last night. For one they will nickel and dime to death condiments. And if someone is spending $35.00 on a meal, then I believe you should accommodate them on the experience of making their money worth there while. I usually give a restaurant a second chance to prove themselves worthy of my money, and my company. I'm on the fence about this establishment. So we'll see if I can get over there rude customer service.

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    Best food, quick and amazing. I would recommend for anyone who loves lotus seafood I think this is 10x better !

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    The food delicious and the service is really good... I love the swamp sauce but the one that's not spicy because that spice be spicing.

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    It was a baby roach in the chicken and my food taste horrible they were so rude to us don't order.

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    Love this place the food and music is awesome, and the bartenders are awesome, and they have a good…read moreatmosphere, and they also have good seafood boil outside if you don't wanna order from the menu inside

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    Recommended by a friend from Memphis. The day we went, (there were 7 of us). First of all, this…read moreplace has its reputation built already, and my review will have no impact. Nice cozy place, perfect setting for fried chicken. I am sure they had other stuff, but that was the mission for this visit. Started with fried pickle spears, probably the best I have ever had, no joke. Perfect coating, taste and preparation. I like the spears vs the chips. Had the special which was to legs and two thighs for the price of the 3 pc dark. Beans and slaw. Ok, the chicken was great, moist, seasoned, very well cooked. I will go out of my way to go here for the chicken. Beans, canned with a little flavor added, nothing to brag about the slaw was pretty good. The fries on my friend's plate looked great. Perfect. We got here at about 1145, the place was busy. By 1215, it was packed, but they move people through and do a booming take out. Try it, you will like it. It satisfied my fried chicken desire and. Am set for a bit, but still want to go get more!!

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    Sitting area. Large open space and clean.
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