BOIL HOUSE

"Boil House is a boiled seafood machine. The tiny roadside shack churns out pound after pound of crawfish and shrimp all season long, but only from Wednesday to Sunday (or until the place sells out). Get your mudbugs boiled up mild, medium, or hot, with a simple trio of add-ons: corn, potatoes, and an absolutely huge link of pork sausage. Don’t pass up the butter-boiled shrimp and house dipping sauce, if only to give your hands a break from shucking all those tails. You can brave the drive-thru and get everything to-go. But we prefer digging into the boil bucket on the patio, the way nature intended, with a strawberry daiquiri (shot included)." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene

"Boil House in The Heights is a crawfish machine. The tiny roadside shack churns out pound after pound of crawfish all season long, but only from Wednesday to Sunday (or until the place sells out). Get your mudbugs boiled up mild, medium, or hot, with a simple trio of add-ons: corn, potatoes, and an absolutely huge link of pork sausage. Order to stay, and crawfish shows up at your table by the bucketful, or you can brave the drive-through and get everything to-go. We prefer having our crawfish outside on the patio, the way nature intended, with a strawberry daiquiri (shot included). And don’t pass up the butter-boiled shrimp and house dipping sauce, if only to give your hands a break from shucking all those tails. " - gianni greene, chelsea thomas

"Whether in search of several pounds of live crawfish to cook at home or a big bag of freshly-boiled 'bugs drenched in spicy butter, this Heights restaurant offers diners the ability to conveniently order crawfish at its drive-thru window. Open from Wednesday through Sunday, guests can also score sides like smoked sausage, corn, and boiled potatoes. For something sweet, pair your meal with a daiquiri or spring for a king cake, available whole and by the slice." - Brittany Britto Garley, Brittany Britto Garley

"Boil House in The Heights is a crawfish machine. The tiny roadside shack churns out pound after pound of crawfish all season long, but only from Wednesday to Sunday (or until the place sells out). Get your mudbugs boiled up mild, medium, or hot, with a simple trio of add-ons: corn, potatoes, and an absolutely huge link of pork sausage. Order to stay, and crawfish shows up at your table by the bucketful, or you can brave the drive-through and get everything to-go. We prefer having our crawfish outside on the patio, the way nature intended, with a strawberry daiquiri (shot included). And don’t pass up the butter-boiled shrimp and house dipping sauce, if only to give your hands a break from shucking all those tails. photo credit: Liz Silva" - Chelsea Thomas

"Find boiled crawfish and shrimp available by the pound at this “pond-to-plate” destination in the Heights. In true Louisiana fashion, enhancements include corn, potatoes, mushroom and link sausage, along with margarita and strawberry daiquiris." - Megha McSwain