BB's Tex-Orleans

I have been going to BBs for some years now, and no other place has outdone them. We go just for the crawfish and margaritas, and to top it off, we love getting the Maw Maws bread pudding. It is so sooooo good. Like i said, no other place has the seasoning like BBs. It is perfect for the Tex Orleans Way. They normally have deals during crawfish season as well. The service is pretty good as well, and managers are attentive, which i love to see when they help out their servers. If you're looking for a spicy and flavorful seafood boil, this is the spot!

I went there thinking that I was going to get the 5lb for $35 Crawfish special. When I did order, I tried to order the special and the waitress informed me that the water creature special of the day was 2 Snow Crab Clusters and Shrimp. I asked her was she sure because crawfish was always on special for Wednesdays. She went to ask and sure enough the special was Snowcrab and Shrimp. She said that the specials change weekly. My soul was crushed, because I specifically went there for that special. I asked her how much the Crawfish was and she said $10/lb. I said "for frozen Crawfish"? She said "Yes". I said a few other words pertaining to that and we laughed. My craving for Crawfish wasn't at a point where I was feining, especially due to them not being in season and other factors. I'm a bit prepared to be let down during these times. I decided to go ahead and get the Snowcrab and Shrimp special. They have three flavors which are The Tex-Orleans Way, The Louisiana Way, and The citrus Garlic Way. I chose the Louisiana Way. It came out dry with NO JUICE AT ALL. The Shrimp were cooked well, but the seasoning was on the outside of the shell and not inside. The Snow Crabs were borderline salty due to the seasoning on the outside. I do not like seasoning on the outside. It should be on the inside. That is why I chose The Louisiana Way instead of The Tex- Orleans Way. I won't get the snow Crab and Shrimp again. If I do go for Crawfish, I will have to tell them that I do not want seasoning on the outside. In the past, I always had to tell them that when I use to go on Wednesdays.

Pros: overall service from start to finish. Enjoyed the free chips and queso Staff frequently checked in Received information about the rewards program Invited to come back and dine Loved how everyone worked as a TEAM!!! Cons: small space Calli was awesome!!!

Went here for my anniversary dinner and it was a PHENOMENAL visit!!! The food was definitely delicious and our waiter Nathan was awesome and attentive. Will definitely come back here again for another date night!!

It was late right before closing. As a previous 20 year veteran in food biz I knew better. However, the service was fabulous and the food was amazing. I showed up in my jammies to pick up to go. I was treated quite nicely even though I looked disheveled. I can't wait to show up looking good and eat here!!

This little gem of a place hidden in West Houston has Outstandingly delicious servings. I'm kind of glad they aren't any closer than what they are to me. I would be there all the time! You just have to go. You won't be disappointed! (LTC carriers be mindful. It is a Red 51% establishment.)

Friendly service and very attentive. Wonderful inside interior, lots of fun sayings, pictures and such covering the wall top to bottom. Queso and Chips were so good. Warm and ready to eat. Fish Tacos were super yummy! Gumbo was perfect. Overall great place to dine in, fast service and good portions of food too, come hungry. I would definitely recommend and return:)

This is a really great day place to take a large group on Saturday afternoon at lunch because it wasn't very crowded on the other hand they did not seem prepared for this large group. However the food was really pretty good. The prices were okay for what you get overall I like this place and if I'm in the mood for this kind of food in the future I will be coming back.

I stopped in to eat before a flight and I am very happy that I did. They started us off with free queso and chips that were very delicious. I would actually get a full size order of that next time! Our server informed us that they had live crawfish so we had to try a pound of that in spicy of course. The crawfish were a great size and they were seasoned well and very juicy! I really enjoyed them. For my main meal, I got the fried fish and shrimp lunch special with red beans and rice. They were fried a great deep golden brown with an excellent crunch! You cannot substitute the slaw which I was not a fan at all, everything else that came out of BB's kitchen was fantastic. I will definitely be back!

My husband and I came here today, he wanted some Cajun food and we are visiting from Detroit. Full disclosure, I can't do spicy foods and I don't like seafood, so my menu options here were limited. We started off with the boudin balls, which were delicious - fried Cajun dirty rice, Andouille sausage, etc. - and it came with a sort of horseradish dipping sauce. We unfortunately forgot to order it with our entree order (we ordered it a few minutes later) - so it came out around the same time as our entrees. My husband ordered the blackened redfish etoufee with chalmette macaroni (topped with roast beef). I ordered the steak po'boy with a side of the chicken and sausage gumbo. The gumbo unfortunately wasn't entirely to my liking; the sandwich was very good, with crunchy bread, although seemed to have a random array of ingredients (pepperjack cheese, avocado, steak, etc.). Overall I'd return here, if only for the boudin balls, but I'd probably order something else off the menu for my main entree.

Excellent crawfish. We were thankful to be in the area during the season. Spicy and juicy. Service was quick and the staff are friendly.

Literally the best crawfish I've had all season from the size to the flavor. It was amazing. The customer service is bomb. The loaded fries were fresh and hot. Highly recommended. Check out this location.

I went there thinking that I was going to get the 5lb for $35 Crawfish special. When I did order, I tried to order the special and the waitress informed me that the water creature special of the day was 2 Snow Crab Clusters and Shrimp. I asked her was she sure because crawfish was always on special for Wednesdays. She went to ask and sure enough the special was Snowcrab and Shrimp. She said that the specials change weekly. My soul was crushed, because I specifically went there for that special. I asked her how much the Crawfish was and she said $10/lb. I said "for frozen Crawfish"? She said "Yes". I said a few other words pertaining to that and we laughed. My craving for Crawfish wasn't at a point where I was feining, especially due to them not being in season and other factors. I'm a bit prepared to be let down during these times. I decided to go ahead and get the Snowcrab and Shrimp special. They have three flavors which are The Tex-Orleans Way, The Louisiana Way, and The citrus Garlic Way. I chose the Louisiana Way. It came out dry with NO JUICE AT ALL. The Shrimp were cooked well, but the seasoning was on the outside of the shell and not inside. The Snow Crabs were borderline salty due to the seasoning on the outside. I do not like seasoning on the outside. It should be on the inside. That is why I chose The Louisiana Way instead of The Tex- Orleans Way. I won't get the snow Crab and Shrimp again. If I do go for Crawfish, I will have to tell them that I do not want seasoning on the outside. In the past, I always had to tell them that when I use to go on Wednesdays.

This is not my first time visiting this business. This time was on a Wednesday and to my surprise they were busy! every other time it was me with my guest and maybe a couple other folks. The parking was no issue and getting a table was no issue either. The food was good, I had the blacken redfish and it was not bad. My guest appeared to also enjoyed their food as well. We also had the empanadas for an appetizer which I recommend they were excellent. Overall, I would recommend. As for eye candy that would be the bartender outside of that you need to bring your own. The bill was a bit steep $115, two beverages each, appetizer, and two entrees. Overal l would recommend and will visit again.

The service was horrible! Ordered to go and the bartender told me it would be 10 minutes which understandable since it was later in the afternoon 2-3 pm. It took almost 30-+ minutes and the food was not right. I ordered Cajun empanadas and a larger gumbo. She didn't write did my order right however repeated it back to me correctly. The bartender didn't seem to care about take out orders as we were 1 or 3 people who had been waiting for 20+minutes. She had the nerve to say sorry to her coworker cause there were so many people waiting for food. Her reasoning was extra busy but only had 2 people sitting at the bar. She asked if we wanted a water, but then didn't get it made a coworker get it instead due to her being busy. It didn't give a great restaurant clean vibe to it! Putting my arm on the bar, I felt how sticky everything was. I felt the restaurant feeling dirty and needed to wipe/rinse my arms due to the stickiness. Now the food! The Cajun empanadas were filled with nothing but a cheese sauce, and no Cajun/seafood in it whatsoever. I was giving a small gumbo bowl and it was not even an appetizer size of food! The gumbo was a small and wasn't even an appetizer size! Which didn't make sense why it took so long for an appetizer and gumbo(which is already made at the beginning of the day they just put in a bowl) I didn't have time to wait for them to fix it since it took 20-30 minutes longer than expected. I will never return! I will never recommend, in fact if someone suggested it will point them in better places. If I could give no stars I would!

I go to BB's when I just want to get boiled crab (when it's not crawfish season) or crawfish without having to wait 10 hours. I must admit that this BB's is my favorite. It's located on the end of a strip center, and it isn't that big inside, but they also have a lot of outdoor seating as well. The crab and or crawfish is always seasoned well. They serve potatoes, corn, sausage, mushrooms and a few other things a la cart if you'd like to add them on. I always get a couple of potatoes (they are usually pretty small) and a couple pieces of corn with extra butter and seasonings on the side. The crawfish or crab has never been overcooked at this location. The service has always been good too. If you're looking for a quick boiled seafood experience and you're in the neighborhood, I'd recommend giving them a try. I hope you like it as much as I do.

The Bubba Lump salad that is advertised as having jumbo lump crab is false advertisement. The fake crab, is the same as imitation crab sold in stores. That ain't jumbo lump crab! It's BS!

March 2023- UPDATE REVIEW... great experience and much better all around. I live just down the street and I have tried this location a few times the past year and never moved from a 1 Star review. This time was way better the staff was nice and food and the service was great. The food was great. The manager was attentive and everything was clean and overall great experience. Good job cleaning up this location and I'll for sure be back if it stays this way.

We come to this location because it's smaller and cozy. It always has awesome service. And they still had crawfish. They were huge and amazing! We love the food and come here often!

I am visiting texas from georgia and the first place I went to was here. I went here on a friday night and when I walked in they had sports channels live on the TV's, The seating is very comfortable and there is not alot of people in there its just nice and chill. I ordered some honey bbq wings and they offered me gloves and a moist towelette. The food was very good and I enjoyed myself, I came back the next day.

Need I say more!! Will dream about this meal till I come back again. Love !! Under the crab is also a pound of shrimp, Brussels sprouts and greens beans.

I've ordered a fried thanksgiving turkey for the last three years and I've never been disappointed. The pick up couldn't be easier. The staff had my order ready for pickup.The staff was very polite and friendly. If you want a Cajun fried turkey, then this is place to go.

We have since returned to this location. In hopes service has improved since our last experience with FRANK who completely embarrassed and harassed us we received notification from ALYSSA R. who informed us to email them and of course we didn't get any response which i'm sure will happen after this post. So i'm not sure why I found it a surprise that FRANKS is still here doing the same thing to us that to others. My only suggestion I can share is to go to the bar they are excellent or NEVER have Frank as a server. I'm also including this picture of the dirty bathroom to encourage visibility

Went to BB's on Eldridge Parkway awesome drinks and food was decent ...... they are a little slow to serve you , however the drinks again are amazingly wonderful

From deep South east texas, I grew up on & love creole/cajun so I decided to try this place last night since it's right by my apartment. I wanted to keep it simple just to get a taste of the cooking here. I order the catfish poboy with fries to go. The catfish was fried well but really underwhelming on the flavor side. It didn't taste bad but honestly very lacking. The fries were regular, shoestring, stayed crispy through the warming station til I was done eating them. Ambiance. I could hear what sounded like live music, zydeco playing as I was walking up to the doors, I don't know why but this gave me hope lol, anyway wasn't live the music was just pretty loud. If you're in a more close intimate sitting I don't think it should be an issue but if you are with a group I think it could get difficult to hear each other. I was helped pretty promptly I'll say I had my order within like 4 minutes of standing up front. I say give it a try because the staff seemed nice, people seemed to be enjoying themselves and the food isn't all bad.

The crawfish was good and spicy, this is probably the best crawfish in Houston. The servers are very sweet & the african American guy who said he was from Louisiana served us and gave great recommendations, & great service! Definitely will be coming back. Especially if he's working there!

Love this place. I come for my bday every year. John provides great service and drinks and food is top tier.

This particular location is trash. I had the WORST experience the BBs on Eldridge will never see me again. I was on the patio with my 2 friends having a normal conversation and this older White male behind my friend told her to shut up already. The manager Steven, told us we had to leave and he was calling the cops on us. I asked why? I just spent $200 here... he came across extremely racist & rude. I was embarrassed to say the least. Trash service.

The service sucks Marcel the manager is terrible the girl behind the bar with the blue shirt on rude

The food was amazing and service too! I noticed they were short staffed, but our waitress was phenomenal! The food came out fast and delicious! Everything was perfect!! I wish I lived in Houston so I could enjoy this place often! Also, it's budget friendly!

I'm always down for crawfish & since they were doing a special (5 pounds for $30) which isn't a bad deal for this time of the year, so my friend & I agreed upon this place. The last time I was here, it was maybe 3 years ago, the crawfish I had was so salty to where it was inedible but this time around the flavors were spot on. I ordered their special of course, a side of potato, corn, egg & their Alligator andouille link sausage. Let's start with the crawfish, the seasoning was on point, it wasn't over salted, good amount of spice but for myself I would have liked it to be more spicy because I love spicy. Corn, egg & potatoes were good. The sausage was juicy and had a distinctive taste to it, but Jesus Christ it was pricy (7.49 a link). Now here's why I gave it a 4 stars, there were several amounts of crawfish that tasted mushy & dead. They need to do a better job of taking out the dead ones, cause ain't nobody want that. I also felt that they should have cleaned it a bit better as well. Other then that the crawfish was decent. Our server D'Andre was very nice & accommodating, he came by to check up on us a couple of times & even the manager came by as well. Will I come back? Yeah, but next time I'll try something else.

I've visited this location a couple of times and I must say that each time was a great experience. Before I get into the food and how it taste, I would like to say that it seems as if BB's has a host of great staff. I love how each person that I've experienced have been warm and seem to enjoy being there. That combo is definitely the making of a great experience. This past Saturday was beautiful and I felt like getting out to enjoy it a bit. During this COVID season, I take every opportunity to dine on a nice patio every chance I can. With that being said, I was able to enjoy BB's patio on a beautiful Saturday. Ok- I'm ready to move to the food now. Boudin Balls - Amazing!!!!! South Texas Fire Po-boy (fajita beef, topped w/melted pepper Jack cheese, avocado, sautéed peppers and onions. Topped with a spicy pepper cheese sauce) Maw Maw's Bayou Tea - OMG Needless to say, I enjoyed my visit!!

Placed and paid my order online for crawfish at 7:45pm for pick up at 9:45pm. I get here at 9:20pm and they tell me that they JUST ran out with the table that just seated. WHAT??!?!? I PUT MY ORDER IN 2 HOURS AGO! Ridiculous

No wait Great service Food was excellent Could carry on conversation with ease Menu seems more driven to adults possible older children would like food choices

Our fried turkey was really good for Thanksgiving! We'll definitely order again next year.

Amazing server and good , BUT terribly rude hostess! The flavor of the crawfish was great and the drinks (Bri Bri's creed with a grand marnier floater) were delicious as always. I was even able to buy a sealed drink to go! How convenient. Thanks Seth! Our server, Jess (blond hair), was delightful. She was fast and efficient but also very welcoming. We asked her if there was a chance to sit outside on the patio since the weather was AMAZING and she said she'd check. While we waited for her to come back we decided to see if the hostess could check the table layout and let us know. Her name was Brittany (she has red hair) and she was RUDE. She yelled "that's why you need to wait for your server". When I tried to explain that I was just checking she yelled "Talk to your server!" and walked around me to help someone behind us. Wow. Not okay. Luckily we were able to still get good crawfish and have a great time.

John was great at the bar and was very friendly. Although sometimes it can be a bit of wait for to-go, the deliciousness of the food makes up for it, and the staff overall is great and tries to take care of you. During the better crawfish seasons (not this year), BB's offers really great deals too! I do wish the parking lot was better, the spots are a bit tight, but overall I love going to this location for my spicy seafood fix.

I visited BB's three times. First time was great, we had a good server all went well. We had the big seafood boil and crawfish. Second time we went we were forgotten about on the patio. We had to wait 30 minutes just for waters. Crawfish seemed to be underfilled. Third time, we came late at night. They said they could still seat us but only got waters and no one ever came over.

Decent prices but food is flavorful and servers are attentive. Enjoyed my drinks as well. Recommend!

We had the pleasure to get served by Nathan, awesome guy and treated us nice, wonderful energy!! you rock dude!!

I ordered the half shrimp, half oyster poor boy sandwich. To be honest the seafood could have been more seasoned; however, the bread was great and the cook fried the seafood perfectly. The seafood was fresh and tender, and the sandwich was over stuffed. The shrimp overflowed the sides . After adding Crystal hot sauce and ketchup , I ended up with a tasty meal. The portions are huge. I could not finish the sandwich or eat the fries. The fries were abundant and the prices are reasonable. I will return. There is even a loyalty club. The service was friendly and welcoming. Stephanie made sure my order was correct and came back to check on my satisfaction.

This is the most banging food in Houston!! My goodness! For the next few Wednesdays, they have a deal for 5lbs of crawfish for $25!!!! You cannot beat that! I added corn, potatoes and sausage to our crawfish, and the spice and flavor from the wet sauce is wowing This was my 3rd time trying BB's since I moved from NC to Houston, and let me tell you the consistency is just remarkable!! The Shrimp and Grits may be the best I ever had at a restaurant! The bread that comes with it should be sold in bulk!!! It is amazing!!! The Boudin Balls, are just balls of pure joy!!! The Tex Fries are great, just het extra gravy and queso if you order for pick up!! They also save your information when you order which is great! The kid's chicken tenders are amazing!!! And the pull up/to go service is so efficient!! I can't wait to dine in and to bring my family when they come visit from NC!!!

This place was delicious! The shrimp and grits were so good, and the little toast comes with it, amazing. The boiled seafood with the Texas sauce so spicy and good. I got 2 lbs of crawfish and they were good size, A cluster of snow crab, 3 potatoes, and garlic sausage. I also ordered a hurricane drink which was also good. Good service. Good experience overall.

Very solid food for a late Saturday night meal. Very generous portion of shrimp and grits that were creamy with a little bit of heat to them. Their Tex-Cajun fries were smothered in cheese and gravy. Our server "Farren" was the bomb!

This location did poor job of packaging and labeling the food for door dash. We ordered 5 items and the restaurant put the ticket on a pan of crawfish, something that was not in our order. When I called they blamed door dash for their lack of properly ticketing the items correct for door dash to pick up. When I asked for the manager after the lady was starting to not listen, she HUNG UP!!! Love the professionalism... I called back and the manager started down the row to blame door dash. After an hour of waiting, I was asked to come pick it up and they would remake our order... Too late and after bad service, I was not interested in reordering! Very disappointed I order 5 items. Received one package from door dash and that package contained crawfish!!! So, no one checks that the right tickets go on the right food??? Poor Door Dash, they get all the blame!

I love Cajun food, and this restaurant had everything I needed for a Cajun crave. Service was excellent. Definitely will come again.

We really enjoyed eating here. Our waiter was too cool. We decided to dine out on the patio and enjoy the breeze. In Houston, you know it gets nasty hot, so an evening of some nice air is a plus. You have to try their cheeseburger with their BB's sauce. It is absolutely delicious, seasoned, and juicy. The bread made it even more delightful. Our other dish was the empanadas hush were tasty and I liked the sauce. The location is a good location with plenty of parking. We were doing a staycation near by and decided to come here, and we were not disappointed at all.

Its really hit or miss with the food and the service here. Friday night we weren't even acknowledged as we waited by the door to be seated as the sign states. We ended up seating ourselves on the patio. Beth was our waiter. I think he was having a really busy night even though half of the tables were closed due to social distancing. I would NOT recommend take out here. Its like they don't care! That baffles me because in this environment/economy you can go out of business fast. We order chicken tenders platter. The chicken tenders were soggy. The few fries were thrown in as an afterthought almost. We spent a lot of money to cater an event and so extremely disappointed. The manager, I believe, Amanda, is no help. She seems to want to assert her limited power as opposed to making sure the customer is happy. The staff in general doesn't seem like they want to be there at all and the food at other locations is better.

The food was drenched with salt and I am someone who actually likes flavor and salt but this was all too overpowering. However, the ambiance seemed nice.

Please read. I wish I could give 0 stars. I was craving crawfish so I orders 5 pounds from here with fried pickle appetizer and a catfish platter. My total was about $80 for ToGo order. No big deal. I wasn't expecting too much because I'm used to eating Asian style crawfish with lots of garlic but oh my god. This has to be the worst place for crawfish. 1. THEY ARE NOT LIVE CRAWFISH. It is currently crawfish season and when placing my order I confirmed with the person that they only have live. 4 out of 5 pounds were all DEAD and disgusting. 2. CRAWFISH ISN'T CLEANED AT ALL I kept getting sand like texture in my mouth and kept having to spit it out. What a horrible experience. 3. AWFUL SMELL AND TASTE. Probably because most were dead anyways, but the smell was so terrible, my fiancé just stopped eating all together. 4. FRIED CATFISH WAS SO TASTELESS AND FRIED PICKLES WERE WAY TOO SALTY. The whole Togo order was such a big disappointment. I feel so disgusted and honestly my mouth still taste like poop or something from the eating the dead crawfish. Never will be back and BE AWARE y'all.

I was not able to make their happy hours on Monday (3-6 PM) due to training, but I still wanted to taste their food. Ordered the Red Headed Wompus Cat and had it frozen. It was a tasty drink but sweet. Didn't taste too much of the alcohol. I did not know the portion so I just started with a shrimp gumbo with crab meat. It did not look like much food, but I really liked it and finished it rather quickly. I needed more sustenance so I ordered their Tex-Cajun fries. The waitress said that I made the right choice like I just hit jackpot. When it came out, I was shocked at its size and thinking "How the heck am I gonna finish this?" The fries were just what I needed. Definitely hit the spot. I tried mightily, but I was only able to finish half. I took the rest home since I rarely not finish my food and certainly hate wasting food. Would like to come back and try more items.

The service was absolutely fantastic at BB's, so I really wish more than 3 stars could be awarded. Really, it's the service and drink that is getting them such a high rating. I had such high hopes for the roast beef poboy, especially when I saw how much meat was on it. Sadly and unfortunately, jr was NOT a New Orleans roast beef po-boy. The flavor of the meat was lacking so much. He was more like roast beef my northern grandma or my mom who can't cook might make. The flavor of the gumbo wasn't bad, but instead of a real roux, it was more of a light broth. I wish I could say I'd be back, but I'll just drive a few hours more for Louisiana when I want Cajun food.

Shrimp and boudin balls were great. Crawfish was cold and soft. We got a speech about how it was freshly dropped. WHERE??? AT WHAT LOCATION??? Bc it wasn't HERE!

We went here for Restaurant week to have lunch. Server (Diane) was awesome, great music, food was excellent and the portions were generous. They allow you to split the RW meal offerings. We didn't and I have enough food leftover for another meal. Well worth the $25 price tag. We are so glad we tried them and will definitely be coming back.

Solid food at a decent price. The surf and turf po-boy had lots of shrimp which was really nice, but it was a little bland. The fries were average, though trying them with the cheese and debris on them made them a bit more interesting. It was an enjoyable experience, but I wasn't wowed by it. The shrimp and grits looked nice and was quite photogenic, but I didn't get a chance to try it. Our service was fine, on par with expectations so perhaps the issues that others have written about have worked themselves out or we just got lucky?

We came here for a team lunch. Even though it looked very crowded, they were able to accommodate us with a table for 5. There are several BB cafe's around town so the menu is the same. We started with the grilled oysters as an appetizer, they were delicious. Everyone ordered something different. Our waitress was very engaging and the service was very good. At least 4 of us had gumbo which was tasty. But for main courses, they were everything from poboys, to salads, wraps and fried catfish. Everyone seemed to be very satisfied with the taste and quantities. It will definitely be a place to return again for lunch.

I got so much food for $15! Everything was so good, including the sausage, and I don't even like sausage! I really wanted to order crawfish, but for some reason it wasn't being served that day... which was a definite disappointment. We went on Saturday around noon and there was a live band playing! They were really good but it was difficult to hear anyone speak.