Pier 77 of Houston — Restaurant in Spring

Food reviews are tricky because when someone says the food is great, you always wonder, but what is "great or mind blowingly good to them before you go to a new restaurant. If the food is just ok but not all that, you really wonder about the cooking skills of the promoter. Maybe they can't cook, so food that's good is WOW to them. Pier 77 was one of those places for me.

The food is ok. But not WOW! Like the ticktok reviewer, Anthony WU wanted you to believe. They made his special because he was a tictok influencer. We will never get what he got. Anyone who is curious should save their money up and go at least once to judge for themselves.

Staff are friendly, helpful and very curtious. Unfortunately, while the food was okay to good...for some. Everyone will want to know if it was $72.00 good for the two entrees I had. For me, the answer is no.

I and my friends orded the biggest seafood bag. with one king crab leg, a cluster of snow crab legs, 8 very large shrinp 1 half ear of corn and 1 small potato floating in a garlicy sauce. Restaurant or back yard, I'm accustomed to a sprinkle of seasoning over the seafood before it comes to you. Having liquid seasoning is good, but because it's liquid, it doesn't stay on as well as the liquid with the sprinkle to seal the deal. I got the mild, which still had heat but didn't live up to what many would call WOW. The crab legs were overcooked and extremely shrunken compared to the shell. They advertise king crab legs, but you only get one king crab leg, the rest was one puney snow crab cluster. There was also no proper cracking tools for the king crab leg. The food was piping hot all the way though dinner. Silverware was scarce too. At our table, two recieved plastic wear and I recieved a soup spoon. When we asked for crab pliers, we were told there were none because people keep stealing them. They gave us some medium size scissors. So we carried on with our teeth and hands on the king crab. Next, my fried rice packed with good size shrinp had a garlic gravy on it. It was a very large portion. There was no breath of wok, which is the slight brown scorch given to fried rice, which gives great fried rice its flavor. Because it wasn't true fried rice, the eggs were undercooked and the rice was a bit hard too. The next no-no was the gravy. Wet fried rice was not what I was looking for in fried rice and they don't warn you. It was ok, yet it annoyed me. If you ask for the gravy to be held back, I'm afraid there would not be much flavor.

Another red flag I noticed was most people were there because of the tictok post. Yet for a Sunday, it wasn't packed like it should have been. (yes, I asked...as many and as often as I could). Where were all the regulars that blew up tictok to make me and the others run there.

All and all the food was okay to good depending on your taste buds, but not $72.00 worth of good. Did I enjoy the experience? Yes, because it was an adventure. . Would I go back again? Hell no. There are other places around town with better seasoned food and slightly lower prices. You will not get too much lower prices because seafood is high at the whole seller. Try it out of curiosity, not the hype because it's...

I have lived in the area for a while and finally decided to stop by after having a craving for some crawfish. I came with my husband for dinner and we were impressed by the nautical theme that greets you as soon as you enter the doors. The mural on the ceiling is quite impressive and you definitely get an under the sea vibe. You seat yourself and order at the counter. There was a little line to get to order but they also were assisting with to-go orders. We made it to the front ordered our food and two drinks. I got some crawfish with potatoes and corn and my husband order a burger with fries. I got an unsweet tea and my husband a diet coke. They gave us our drinks at the counter and a number and we went to our seats. As we sat to wait for our food I tried my tea and it tasted spoiled. For my fellow tea people out there, old tea turns a little sour and taste like dirty water. I waited in line to ask at the front counter for another drink letting her know the tea had gone bad. She gave me a lot of attitude saying thats what I ordered and that I could purchase another drink. I told her I no longer wanted the tea and didn't understand why I would need to pay again if the tea was spoiled. She handed me back my tea and said if I didn't want to pay she couldn't help. I went back to my table and then noticed the bar inside was helping others with drinks so I went up and asked if I could exchange my tea. The bar staff was super nice and seemed annoyed with the girl at the counter for not changing out the drinks. Our food came out shortly after that and it was pretty good. Crawfish had good flavor and spice and my husband really enjoyed his burger. Besides the rude lady behind the counter it was a good experience but I would recommend anyone going stay far away from the tea and hit up the bar for some good...

Food was great. Ordered a shrimp and snow crab seafood boil with garlic butter and extra spicy flavor. Also ordered some lemon pepper wings and a mai tai. Everything from the seafood, to the chicken and drink was as expected and delicious. The drink was strong and flavorful. The seafood was a good size and the flavor was delicious, just needed some extra seasoning on the side for the corn, just a personal preference. The chicken wings were cooked to perfection. They weren't over cooked, they were a good size, moist inside and plenty of seasoning on them. Didn't try the crawfish because it's out of season. They did have some but figured I'd wait to come back in season. The food and service was 5 stars. Only rating four stars because the atmosphere could use some improvement. I went because of the great reviews and it was worth it, but the restaurant could use some upkeep in my opinion. The outside looks kind of old and dingy. Inside it looks ok except it's an order first establishment and ordering at the counter just looks and feels like you're ordering at a hole in the wall restaurant. The windows and sills were dirty. I feel like they could clean up the restaurant outside, and inside to give it a more higher end look and feel. It just feels kind of cheap. The could definitely improve the visual of the environment and work a little harder on cleaning and upkeep. Me and my wife weren't really feeling the vibe at the counter or the menu, but fortunately we were pleasantly surprised by the food. It made our list for a second visit for sure. The guys at the counter were nice as well so all in all it was good with some room for...