Justin T.
Yelp
We were looking to get our first crawfish of the season and had it all planned to check out Pearland's newest spot. After waiting for more than an hour, they announced they were out of crawfish. We were determined to get some mud bugs and a friend suggested her favorite spot Cajun Craven. I was a little hesitant just from a quick glance on Yelp but our options were limited. We called ahead to make sure they had some crawfish available in which they said they did and there was not really a wait time to be seated. The restaurant itself looks old and outdated and can be described as a hole in the wall. Here, they just throw some plastic on the table, serve everything on disposable containers and throw everything out in one swoop. Efficient but tacky. Customer service was not that great. Everyone was nice, but service was very slow and you had to ask for things multiple times if you needed something. As soon as we arrived around 6, they said they too ran out of crawfish but was expecting a delivery in the next hour. We decided to stay and munch on things until they did arrive.
At this point, we were on the verge of starvation and needed food ASAP. I wanted boiled shrimp with my crawfish originally, so I got that with corn, sausage and potatoes. I got it spicy with their signature Craven style which was Cajun, but with garlic and butter added. We also ordered some Craven wings, Cajun fries, and a order of combination fried rice for the table. All of our boiled seafood came in bags but came out very staggered. All the non boiled food also only came out after reminding that we ordered them. I like when places have buckets or bowls for shells, but here, you just pull from the bag, peel and throw your scraps on the table. I have also been spoiled with going to places where I can order headless shrimp and they even make it easily peelable. Here, I really had to put some work in for someone that does seafood boils maybe 2-3 times a year. The shrimp were a good size though and cooked just right. The sauce was pretty weak in my opinion though. It was not spicy and did not have a garlic kick that I was expecting. What made it decent was dipping it into my butter and Cajun seasoning concoction. The corn was cooked right and did soak up some seasoning. The potatoes were tiny and overcooked. The shrimp boil was a little disappointing overall. The chicken wings were really good though. They were a good size and seasoned very well. The fried rice and fries were also very good. We did end up getting a little crawfish once it arrived. They were still small in size but that's out of the restaurant's control.
The overall experience was just ok here. I don't see myself coming back anytime soon.