BOIL HOUSE — Restaurant in Houston

Okay it's my 1st time at this spot. Heard someone who is from NOLA recommend this place when we were just at a crawfish boil a couple wks back. My nephew is a crawfish head & it's summertime so wanted to hang with him, he's 10, been a foodie who is on point with his reviews.... Okay so I ordered the 5lb special which was $39.99 included 1 corn & 2 potatoes.

Got settled at table & we opened the shrimp i was like OK, the taste was good. Nephew had some and he enjoyed them too. After eating through it, was a bit salty after while. I just didn't dip them in the juice anymore.

Now the crawfish, we had the mild flavor (yes I know crawfish season is done but....) They were terrible. I'm so serious. We struggled to get through those 5lbs. Together we may have eaten about 3lbs before we tapped out. My neph said T Trell I don't think I could do no more. They were dried out from the very beginning. So bland. He ate the corn, didn't finish it all. I had 1 potato & had to dip it in the shrimp juice for some type of flavor. I did enjoy the strawberry daiquiri & the shrimp, that's it.

I saw the lady who took my order (Elizabeth) pass through the lobby & I softly told her about my experience, just let her see how much we tossed. I mentioned I wanted to like the place so bad but i didn't like it. I didn't want anything just to give honest feedback, just felt played after spending like $83 (including tip). She was so sweet. She mentioned the flavors besides mild were more spicy, I had to say that has nothing to do with them being juicy or flavorful. She offered to get me 3lbs to go b/c she saw what we were throwing away, at first I said no thanks we're good. Nephew said okay he'll try it, when I got home I ate a few just to taste the "difference" it was the 2nd hottest flavor and it wasn't juicy or flavorful either but they did look better than the 1st dark batch we had.

ISSA big NOT going back for me‼️ I gave it an overall 3 stars for the service. I drove 17 miles from home to try it, and when I got home I just peeled the rest of the crawfish Elizabeth gave us & will use it to make some crawfish pasta. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I'd rather stick to the backyard crawfish boils where I know the taste will be official.

*1st crawfish pic, original order. **2nd crawfish posted is what we tossed. *3rd crawfish pic is what Elizabeth offered after she found out about our experience, & we took home. (Thanks for your service Ma'am, appreciated you for offering to try &...

I got crawfish, crab clusters, & shrimp w 2 corns & a sausage. My shrimp were over cooked, had a sour smell mixed w a hotdog smell. I’ve never had shrimp or a sausage taste or smell that way. I tried to eat what I could but the more I tried to the more my cousin was stopping me because she said we’re going to get sick. My cousin lives food boils & never turns down any seafood boil she didn’t even eat her food!!! I stopped took my food inside & complained about the weird things on my crawfish & the sour smell coming from my shrimp & how my sausage was undercooked while my shrimp was over cooked. From the way they were talking I knew I wasn’t getting refunded so I showed them what I was talking about w the shrimp she made an excuse as it was the sausage making that smell it’s pork sausage. I told her this isn’t the first time I’ve eaten sausage. Then I showed her the crawfish asking if they clean their crawfish before serving them they said yes. I asked what were these weird things stuck to the crawfish she said barnacles from the time of season. I’ve never seen that before in my life but let’s say she’s right, the crawfish was still dirty. We won’t be coming back. If I could add the weird sour hotdog smell coming from my over cooked shrimp & under cooked...

This is a straight to the point kind of place. Parking isn’t obvious and it’s very limited but once you find a spot to park, your next feat will be finding a place to sit. It’s very small so it might be good to check to see if you will be there at the busy times. If there was more room to sit, I would for sure give this place a five star. Here are the reasons why I enjoyed this place. First the menu is straight to the point you know that you were here to get one of a few things shrimp, crawfish or something else. So if you’re a picky eater or you have children who are this is not the place. However if you are looking for a good crawfish and good shrimp, I would definitely recommend this place. The crawfish is fresh and the shrimp were seasoned. The pricing is about what you’d expect for I’m boil type place. The atmosphere is good, but be sure to come on a nice day because the weather will play a factor into your overall experience. Keep in mind that they have the option of I’m going through the drive-through. Overall our experience here was great we will be back for sure, just during a time when it’s less busy. Also I would recommend trying the dipping sauce it’s...