You may know me as Alex P. Middleton from the Rod Ryan Show but many people also know me as The Cal Ripken of Crawfish. A few years ago my friend bet me that I couldn't eat crawfish for the remainder of the season that year. I proceeded to eat crawfish for 22 straight weeks. Fast forward to 2020, I decided 22 weeks wasn't enough of a streak so I tried to beat it. I've now eaten crawfish for 53 straight weeks with no sign of stopping. There was even a global pandemic that broke out in the midst of my streak that many haters said would put an end to it, but it couldn't stop me. The pandemic (and what some people call the offseason) did limit the places I was able to get crawfish from, especially because I had to rely on only places that delivered for a portion of my streak. Since "crawfish season" is officially back I decided to put together a list of some great places to get crawdads this weekend if you're in the mood for some mud bugs.
Here are my favorite places that I've had crawfish throughout my streak;
L.A Fisherman
1935 Highway 6 S., Houston, 77077
L.A Fisherman is my favorite place to get crawdads in the city. Every time I've ever been there they've had GIANT crawfish that are by far the best I've ever had.
Hank's Crawfish Cajun Grill & Oyster Bar
11660 Westheimer Road, Houston, 77077
I've been to Hank's at least 4 times during my current (53 week) streak and they never fail to deliver.
BB's Tex-Orleans
Multiple locations throughout the city
If you're looking to get crawfish but don't want to travel too far there' like a 90% chance you have a BB's pretty close to you. No matter which location you go to their crawdads always seem to be consistent and delicious. They've usually got pretty good size as well. Just don't be the guy or gal using gloves and the bib. Crawfish is supposed to be a messy ordeal and if you ain't down to get dirty eating it, you don't deserve crawfish.
Blue Water Seafood Resaurant
6107 FM 1960 Road W., Houston, 77069
Another A+ crawfish joint that will leave you and the gang satisfied. Blue Water does not disappoint.
The Boot
12606 W. 20th Street, Houston, 77008
This place is always consistently good. They don't always have the biggest crawfish but they are always delicious and The Boot is also a really cool little chill place to hang.
If you have any places that you'd like to recommend shoot me a tweet (@AlexJMiddleton) or E-mail me at Alex@TheBuzz.com. You can also monitor my crawfish streak on my instagram (@AlexJMiddleton). Happy Crawfish SZN fam!