Cajun Kitchen

They have great variety of seafood. One of the best places for crawfish in Houston. My favorite flavors are The Kitchen Special & Thai Basil. However, it took quite long for the food to come out - more than 20 minutes while the restaurant was not full. Moreover, the service was not really good, I had to keep calling servers for stuffs that I need. There were 4 servers the day I came, seemed like no one was assigned for specific tables, they’re tips pooling so no one was really responsible for the tables. We got charged for a party of 5, they actually had a small line on the menu so I cannot blame them. To be honest, as a server, I’m always willing to tip more and tip in cash so they don’t have to pay taxes on that. But if they charged me for their bad services, I really have nothing to say. Overall, if you’re looking for a place for crawfish, this one can be the best choice. But sorry, I’m not coming back for that kind of service.

Crawfish Kingdom and Other Delicious Fairy Tales ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Once upon a time, deep in the flavorful heart of Houston’s Wilcrest jungle, my tastebuds stumbled upon Cajun Kitchen—a magical realm ruled by spice, steam, and the almighty crawfish. We summoned 10 glorious pounds of the Cajun Kitchen special crawfish (because when the deal is buy 5 lbs., get 1 free, you go big or go hungry). These little crustacean kings were soaked in flavor, kissed by heat, and absolutely crowned the meal. If crawfish had a prom, these would be voted royalty. But lo! The tale does not end there. A fried catfish & shrimp basket arrived, golden and crisp like something handed down from Poseidon’s personal fryer. The seafood fried rice could’ve stolen the spotlight if the crawfish hadn’t already thrown a parade. Raw oysters—cool and briny—balanced the heat, and the basil soup came in like a wise wizard: unexpected, soothing, and oddly poetic. The decor is humble, the vibe casual, but the flavor? Pure culinary folklore. Would I return? Absolutely. I’m already planning my next quest. Bring your appetite, and maybe a bib. You’re gonna need it.

My son and I dropped in for a late lunch and there was practically no wait time. Our server was an absolute sweetheart and though the food took a bit of time, we had no issues waiting. The crawfish (decently sized) with ‘kitchen’ special flavor was absolutely delicious! The best part was that your table came with a squeeze bottle of butter and jar of seasoning so that you can make additional sauce if you’d like. Major bonus points for that considering that I had to pay $2 extra for a small plastic cup of sauce at another crawfish establishment. We also had some garlic noodles and the crawfish bread. There I was a wee bit disappointed. The garlic noodles while cooked well was not ‘garlicky’ enough. Like I wanna be able to taste and smell my garlic a mile away and I feel like it could have packed on a lot more garlic! And while the crawfish bread was loaded and very cheesy, i felt like it was missing salt or additional seasoning or something so your tastebuds could hum coz I was expecting a Cajun kick to the bread. But all in all it was delightful and would definitely come back to try more stuff coz they have an extensive menu.

Came here with a friend last week and had a great dinner. They only had Jumbo size, but they did have a special, buy 6 lbs get one free @$10/lbs. Not a great selection on beers (only light beer), but they were pretty cheap at $4. I had the Thai basil with corn and potatoes. The atmosphere was great and the service was also good as well. No gloves or bibs are offered here, so you should bring your own if you need those things. Overall I was pretty satisfied, but prefer large or medium sized options and I also enjoy IPA beer so probably not my first choice when it comes to a crawfish bar. Thanks for having us I still enjoyed the experience!

Hands down got the best Thai basil crawfish in town. IMO. I always come here every season and it never disappoints. Crawfish was packed with flavors and soo citrusy.

Always a great time when coming here. Food is always on point with the flavors! Only downside is the children yelling and screaming, but you can’t really help the issue when it’s other customers children.. Other than that chefs kiss!!

The crawfish is so good wth took me so long to come try. Might be my new spot for crawfish. I tried the kitchen special and Thai basil but I kept gravitating toward the kitchen flavor. My group asked for our garlic noodles to be made spicy and they did not play omg. We all took one bite and chugged all of our waters. Mind you we are all avid spice eaters and we could not finish. But we also asked for our crawfish to be spicy and that wasn’t spicy. Overall, everything was tasty. I can’t wait to come back

Omg.....this place is amazing...wait...amazing isn't even good enough to describe this place...from the food to the service to the atmosphere...phenomenal!!! We ordered shaken beef, shrimp boil in their wonderful house flavor...shrimp and sausage pastalaya and blackened catfish...all very delightful...and the service from Khanh was wonderful as well...we sat outside on this beautiful day!

Never been here before but friends decided that they wanted crawfish! Personally, not the biggest fan of crawfish so I order other things whenever we go to these places! They did say that the crawfish was good tho! I ended up ordering the fried rice, mini eggrolls and some tater tots! Food was good, portions are massive! Can't complain. Service was also good and fast, so I would definitely recommend this place!

This seafood joint is hands down my favorite crawfish place. I enjoy all of their seafood, always fresh and delicious. I've never had a bad experience here. We arrived in a group of 11 on Monday for dinner. We order too many things to list it here's what I recommend; * boiled crawfish kitchen sauce 3.31.25 $9.99 small size, $11.99 large size *tip: buy 6 lbs or more, get $1 off per pound * seafood basket w/cajun fries (fried oyster and catfish) * Cajun French fries!!! * escargot in chili butter * Oysters on half shell Thai Style * Vietnamese style chicken wings * strawberry lemonade * Bread pudding w/ice cream - comes hot and moist! We were seated right away, no wait at 7:45 PM. Service was good, constantly had bowl changes and the staff was accommodating of our requests. I come here whenever I'm craving crawfish and good seafood!

Yum!! Oysters were fresh tasting and delicious. I especially enjoyed the Vietnamese style with the oil and scallion. They were also cheap here! Raw $1 between 3-6pm and grilled $1.50. Boudin balls also tasty if you're looking for something else to fill you up

I always have mixed feelings about this restaurant every time I visit. Having lived in Houston for many years, I make it a point to stop by here for crawfish whenever I return from my culinary food tours. I LOVE the crawfish here! The "Kitchen Special" sauce is one of the best creations for serving crawfish--it's a perfect blend of garlic, citrus, and spicy heat that gets me every time. The garlic noodles are also excellent--not greasy at all. However, the Alfredo noodles were disappointing, with a watery taste that I didn't enjoy. Note to self: probably not a great idea to order Alfredo noodles at a Cajun-Asian-inspired restaurant. Overall, though, it's always a great experience! The service is pretty much a hit or miss and most of the time that I have visited it's been a miss. Ambience wise it's a casual restaurant - could be pretty noisy and good for families. I'm always amazed at young children eating crawfish.

Food and service always great Khai & Khanh are wonderful and very helpful....Love everything on the menu

I used to come here a long time ago religiously during crawfish season, but after a while I took a break and checked out some current beloved crawfish favorites. I still enjoy crawfish here from time to time, and mainly for the kitchen special sauce as it's an awesome blend of citrus and garlic. One thing I will take some points away for is cleanliness off the overall restaurant. Floors and walls are a bit sticky, and yesterday I received two drinks with one of them being in a dirty cup and the other having some stuff floating in the water. When bringing this to the server's attention, drinks were quickly replaced with a smile. I completely understand this stuff happens, no big deal, but I felt it worth mentioning. Crawfish - 4/5 - I recommend crawfish here during peak season. When they can let them large/jumbo is the best time vs when they are smaller. I say this because there have been times where the crawfish has been too overcooked when eating here and it's a pain peeling / eating overcooked crawfish. Kitchen special is the sauce to choose, and they have all the way up to Cray Cray spicy level which is my personal fave. Our crawfish as of yesterday was a mix of jumbo/large - yum! Grilled Oysters - 3.5/5 - I've tried both their Vietnam And Italy style grilled oysters. Both are decent but nothing really worth noting about them. Between the two, I prefer Italy style.

The service was amazing, the food was awesome very well seasoned, the vibes of the place are amazing, always clean, nice music, and my servers Khai and Khania helped me very kindly.

Best crawfish in Houston. All so fresh, juicy, and perfectly seasoned. Friggin huge. Great service. Their kitchen special sauce was so good.

Amazing food and service... Ordered 1 pound of headless shrimp and 2 pounds of crawfish...with house seasoning....amazing is all I can say...

My daughter was in town and she wanted crawfish and we took her here. She loved it. I was here several weeks ago for crawfish and this visit the crawfish was a little bigger than last. Love the Kitchen Special. They also offered little sides of limes, mayo, butter, and extra dry seasoning.

Crawfish flavor & size always hits the spot however noticed we were charged for gloves & bibs

So good I broke a nail and didn't even realize it cause I was too busy sucking crawfish down. Get the kitchen special, was $10.99/lb buy 6 get 1lb free I prefer CK over crawfish cafe and the other places because of the kitchen special cause it's not super greasy and has a wonderful hint of citrus and onions.

Excellent food service is very fast Everything was delicious. Fresh out of the sea four different flavor to choose from. Price is reasonable

We visited this place because we wanted crawfish and heard about this. The crawfish was seasoned well; however, we asked for extra juice. We barely got any juice. Nothing to suck on. I ordered oyster nachos. They were good but cold. I added 6 wings since it was happy hour. We waited over 15 minutes for 6 wings. The nachos were already cool since it was brought out that way. I wish they would've told me that it took 18 minutes for the wings. Even Popeyes ask if you want to wait on spicy chicken. The food was good but I won't return due to the customer service. They didn't apologize for the wait or anything. We paid $10 per pound for crawfish which was a bit expensive. They were super dry. People want juicy crawfish not dry crawfish.

Review is for order via Postmates. Nice that they have allergen options listed in app and I had no issues with a nut allergy. I got two Hungry Man's Baskets and Drink Bundles (BOGO / Buy One Get One Free via app). One was shrimp, oysters, and crawfish and the other was chicken, catfish, and tilapia so I got to try most of the options. Despite being only a few blocks away, condensation and steaming of the fried seafood caused significant sogginess in the delivered boxes. The fried oyster was the most "fishy" tasting. I don't think I'd order those again. I enjoyed the shrimp maybe the most. They were large and de-tailed already. The crawfish was normal but a bit dry due to frying. Chicken tenders were nothing special. The catfish and tilapia were both soggy but otherwise as expected. The fries that came with the catfish and tilapia were much soggier than the fries that came with the smaller seafood. The fries had decent seasoning and were pretty salty. Drinks came very diluted and packed with ice. Overall, the value was great and portions were sizable (two boxes fed three people with leftover fries) but the food quality wasn't the best after delivery.

Go to spot for crawfish and seafood! There Cajun special is the bomb! Kids love it and the service is always on point!

I ordered crawfish and turkey necks from Uber Eats. There was a special for buy 2 pounds get 2 free that came with corn and potatoes. I chose the spicy kitchen flavor. I really liked the onions and peppers that were included with the juice. It added more flavor. The potatoes were very small. The crawfish were a decent size and the turkey necks (served in 4 small pieces) was super tender. I wish I could've received the turkey neck in the boil or at least selected flavoring for it. Overall, the food was hot and satisfying. I would definitely order again or visit IRL.

Great fun place to eat at. The pasta was amazing. Seafood was fresh ! Scallops from Maine were amazing. Oysters were fresh and delicious. Crab and shrimp all fresh!

Ordered 2 "catfish" platters via Postmates. However I'm pretty certain I was given swai instead of catfish. Food tasted fine, pretty standard fried seafood, though the cocktail sauce wasn't good at all and tasted like black pepper and ketchup. But biggest complaint was that there was a hair in my order. Thankfully ordered thru a delivery service so refund was pretty easy

Ordered the Hungry Man's Basket on Uber Eats. You get to choose 3 proteins and it comes with Cajun fries. This basket was a disappointment, primarily because of this "sausage". I chose catfish, shrimp and sausage. I called ahead prior to ordering to see what all came with the basket since it didn't list the amount of shrimp, fish, etc that you would get with the basket. First, the person answering the phone did not know any of the amounts and had to ask someone else. He said 1 filet of catfish, 6 shrimp and 1 sausage. My son wanted chicken tenders and it came with three small tenders. My expectation of this "sausage "was that it was going to be either a grilled or Cajun boiled sausage link. The man on the phone did not describe the sausage as a patty. That was disappointing in itself, but it also was very dry and overcooked. I felt like I would've gotten more value if I had gotten chicken tenders instead of this alleged sausage. The catfish fillet was also small.

I've been going to this restaurant for a few years now. It always hits the spot! The crawfish, the shrimp, all the add ins. We normally get the kitchen special spicy add egg, corn. For appetizers we get the wings mostly but the crawfish bread is really good. The service is normally fast even during crazy crawfish season. They play fun music in my opinion but they also have a projector going with videos. Definitely gonna keep going and I recommend it.

Favorite place to come for crawfish in their kitchen special sauce. Very flavorful and juicy. Fried rice is also a great choice to fill up. Servers are very attentive and knowledgeable about their menus.

This use to be my favorite back in the days. It's been a while and I've gone back to try some dishes thru take out. Uber eats has some good BOGO deals. Not considering the price and just basing it of reg price and flavor it's soso. Super excited there is Oregon crawfish though. Oregon crawfish 4/5 Crawfish themselves are big and claws were huge. Cooked well. As they stated Oregon crawfish has a cleaner taste. Basil mussels 3/5 I really like the garlic in this. It's a bit sweet and tangy. The mussels were a bit shriveled. It was a decent dish. Tom yum mussels 2/5 This was a light soup broth. A tad spicy and light. Wasn't the flavor for me. Garlic noodles 1/5 The flavor was very fishy. Not a lot of flavor. All you tasted was a fishy noodles. The shrimps were tiny and not enough. Snow crabs 3/5 Pretty pricey. Just okay. Lemon pepper wings 2/5 Very oily. Lemon pepper was light. Wings were alright. Garlic wings 3/5 Similar to the lemon pepper wings. This was sweet. My brother enjoyed it. Fish platter 2/5 Batter was not so significant. Just okay overall.

This place was featured in the movie Caj Me If You Can. This place has a lot of mixed reviews and we also have mixed feelings about it, but you do get massive portions for good prices, and it's extremely popular, and for those reasons I have to give it a good rating even though I have to warn you to be careful what you order and stick to things that everybody loves, because a lot of things on the menu are not as great as the key items, not so much.

The first time i ordered food from here everything was fine and good but these last 2 times have pissed me completely off. I order shrimp fried rice and turkey necks every time and these last few times the shrimp taste funny and Is mushy. The rice .. bland & mushy. Now the turkey necks ... now I'm not sure if this meal is supposed to come with 2 necks or 4 but now i only get 2 which be a hit or miss sometimes but this time a definite MISS TWICE IN A ROW. You can TASTE when something is old and / reheated and the taste is strong. What makes it even worse is the shit is tough asf ... tough like steak which means it wasn't fully cooked and also DRY. Y'all wanna make certain types of food make it right or leave it to people who actually know how to make turkey necks the RIGHT way spicy but no flavor? Never eating here again

HOUSTON, TX 77072 / VIETNAMESE CAJUN / 04-09-23 / DINNER +The "Kitchen Special" sauce flavor was pretty good. It has an interesting citrus flavor to it. +The crawfish was good, just a few dead mushy ones, but overall great size. +The kids chicken nugget meals tasted like McDonald's and the little ones enjoyed the french fries, as well. +Buy 6 lbs of crawfish, get 1 lb free. +They are not stingy with the rice or soft drink refills. -The entrance doors could use some Windex and the window sills need some cleaning. What we ordered (for party of 2 adults, 2 kids): 5 Live Louisiana Crawfish - Kitchen Special, Spicy $49.95 2 Live Louisiana Crawfish - Garlic Butter, Medium $19.98 1 Garlic Noodles with Crab $17.99 2 Kids Meal, Chicken Nuggets, French Fries $14.99 1 Soft Drink $2.50 1 Steamed Rice (3 scoops) $1.00 2 Disposable Gloves $0.50 Total: $101.66 plus tip

Been here several years now and the food has always been great. We order East Coast oysters often because few places in Asia Town carry them. The crawfish has been consistently good, as well as the chef's special fried rice. We usually get the coconut snails, but not this time around. The staff is always helpful and the owner has come out several times to greet us and talk about the food. If you want a great experience here, eat in and communicate clearly with the staff your needs and they will take care of you.

This is my friends favorite crawfish spot. It's pretty good. Their spice level is pretty spicy, even their medium feels quite spicy. Gratuity is added automatically for large parties. They charge for bibs and gloves which I guess is good to reduce waste but I like when places provide complimentary ones if you want. They have a Thai basil flavor that I like, they also have a garlic butter, kitchen mix. Today when I went one of the shrimps I had went bad and was all black :(... I didn't mention it to the server though since they seemed busy. Also the bathrooms are ok but it's not the nicest.

While it's clear that they indicate they automatically charge gratuity with larger parties, they didn't have the decency to tell my cousin that he double tipped. They had 10-15 minutes of opportunity to tell us it was already added before we left the building. Nope. Just a straight money grab. We didn't realize until after we left and got dessert that it was added. You're welcome for the extra $40 he tipped you. Super scummy. Considering we didn't get any actual service, had to ask for water refills, clean bowls, and we were never even offered gloves or a bib for the seafood boil we ordered. So much for any type of hospitality. Feel a bit misled coming here. On their menu it says "Live crawfish all year round" my family comes to dine and we're told they don't have any, only frozen. Well, that's false advertisement. And we would have chosen elsewhere. Food was fine. We were a big group, ordered lots of items and food came out sporadically even though we were the only people in the entire restaurant. We ordered multiple appetizers at the same time, and just one of 6 would be brought out every 3-5 minutes. Hard to eat and share apps when it all trickles in whenever.

Shrimp was way over cooked. Was like tire rubber. Couldn't even chew it. Corn was boiled then grill marks put on it. I would have gladly paid full price for an edible version of their shrimp. Went this route braise off the great deal. But was not worth the savings

Plenty of parking. Friendly service. Good menu with variety of viet street foods and seafood. Overall great flavors and fast service. The crawfish was flavorful. Basil was my favorite. The margaritas were good. Razor clams were gritty but sauce was yummy. Garlic noodles was filling but good. It had big chunks of crabs in it. Place gets busy after 7:30pm.

This is my favorite restaurant rn, I can't get enough of their boiled shrimp , so good

I have been loving this place for YEARS!!! I'm extremely fond of their turkey necks and crawfish. The crawfish are so flavorful! The turkey necks come in a bowl with juice, the meat just falls off the bone so easily. The servers are courteous and attentive. I even order on door dash when I don't feel like driving . :)

First of all, they service sucks there aint no way it took an hour for my food to be ready, just to get to me and be cold. Two, they just threw everything in a box, not even a proper to go box, just a box. THE FOOD IS COLD,NASTY, & PLAIN. They literally but my drink in a grocery bag and gave me this cold ass thick ass garlic butter. Which I wanted to intially cancel the order before they started making the order, but they wanted to charge me for it...$30 to cancel it anyways, then don't offer refunds On top of that. Do not order or come here

Amazing crawfish! The best turkey necks I've tasted in my life... so good! I've been going at-least twice a week.

While the food wasn't completely nasty, I've had better . The taste of the food itself was okay , there wasnt anything bursting with flavor it was more so bland .I believe the box that they put the food in makes the food soggy/ makes it sweat . I got the hungry man's basket bundle BOGO . If there some crunchiness to the tilapia or catfish it would've been better . The tilipia was a disappointment because on one half of my tilapia there was absolutely no meat just batter, same with the popcorn shrimp , tasted like just batter . The catfish was ok but again I've had better, it was more of a rubbery taste to the catfish that I didn't like, the fries were good but no crunch. I do feel like if there was hot sauce offered it would've made the food a little better but overall i feel like the food wasn't sweating which made it soggy and made it less enjoyable , no offense to the company at all but I definitely would not be back .

Absolutely loved this spot. Great tasting food, professional customer service nothing wrong with this eatery. Went on Google and just picked and pleasantly surprised. Will surely return, thank you Cajun Kitchen for a great lunch.

We got 7lbs of crawfish, corn, and sausage Thai basil spicy and it was soooooo good! Service was quick and easy. We'll definitely be back!

One of my go to spots for seafood craving. Even tho inflation is real. They still make sure to give quality service and taste. They sure did deliver.

Went to Cajun Kitchen this week and everything was as good as I remembered. One of the things I love about this place is the consistency. We got a bunch of different apps and some boiled crawfish and snow crab clusters. Everything was great! Don't sleep on the wings!

Cajun Kitchen một địa chỉ thân thương cho những ai muốn thưởng thức ẩm thực ngon tại Houston TX, đặc biệt tui thích ăn cua với crawfish tại nơi này, chế biến ngon tuyệt vời, đồ tươi rói, nhân viên phục vụ dễ thương - các em là những du học sinh Việt Nam đi làm kiếm thêm tiền mưu sinh, lo cho việc ăn học. - Add: 6938 Wilcrest Dr Suite E, Houston, TX 77072, United States (trong khu Nha Trang Plaza) - Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZU4bIzRaMRQ - Local guides: https://goo.gl/maps/JVe7gLhn5JfjTp8v7

Last Friday early evening, i ordered the Buy 1 get one on the Chiclen Fried Rice with Shrimp for $19.99 It arrived promptly, but the pan was full of tasteless rice with a few clumps of tasteless hard chicken pieces. They placed the shirmp on top and that was it. Never, ever will i order from this establishment again. I've been there to eat and they were so unapologetic about their frozen crawfish, served as fresh. I called them out on it and they didn't even adjust the price In the restaurant there were 2 signs each with a diff price on it. The waitress charged me the higher price. I will not ever give them another shot at taking my money.

First Time in Houston, I heard this place is the number #1 Crawfish spot, went and try and I kno why now. Yes is definitely the best for sure. Crawfish is fresh and super great fusion flavor that fused into the meat also customers service pplz there very friend and polite. Just wanna say ty for such a great experience "Kaden"

The food was really really good! I had a lunch meet up with my friends! The place was really chill and cool to see that it was still busy at 2pm on a Friday! But the silent winner is the bread pudding. It wasn't overtly sweet and it hit the spot on the right blend with the caramelization situation!

Food was great! My server was great! Nice and chill environment! I love the nice staff!

The first time I ever tried Cajun Kitchen was with my friend Tran. She is the only friend that introduced me to crawfish and made me try it! Several years ago, she took me here to eat crawfish, and it was divineeeeee!...whenever I try a new place, and I absolutely love it, the first people I share it with are my family members. So of course, I get my brother in law hooked, and my sisters, etc. I've returned several times, but sadly, this last time we went was somewhat disappointing. I should have written a review on this place the first time I ate here, but I didn't. Sadly, after reading up reading some of the more recent reviews after we ate there on Sunday, and it pretty much confirmed everything I experienced. The "kitchen special" seasoning is extremely popular there. It's a marinade/sauce for their crawfish, but for CK, it's their "signature" marinade, and therefore is typically the one we go with. My sister and I shared their 6 + 1lb free special, and we ordered the kitchen special, spicy. They mastered the spicy, but I was pretty disappointed with their marinade...and although we didn't mention it, the crawfish size in our batch was pretty small...and a lot of them were soft, to the point of spoiled/bad to eat...I found myself throwing a few out because I was afraid of getting sick after eating them...so I was very selective about the ones I ate. Also, you know that when a restaurant that typically doesn't offer "complimentary" appetizers for checking in on places like Yelp, or 6lb for 1lb free specials, all of a sudden starts offering these things...there's somethin' goin on back of house. After having read some of the reviews, 1 roach story, and the mix/sauces not coming out flavorful like they used to...you start to wonder why a seasoned restaurant that's been open for several years starts to offer comp. appetizers and specials. I never thought I'd say "i've had better crawfish..." but that's kind of what was goin through my mind while I was eating there on Sunday. Customer service is "ok," not the greatest. We didn't have any issues with our bill, but it would've been a nice heads up to let us know that they'd be tacking on an 18% gratuity (4 adults, 2 children). It's fine that they added gratuity, but just as a courtesy, the staff should notify the table in the very beginning so we don't seen an alarming amount on the bill and wonder why the bill is so high, only to find out later that they charged us gratuity already.

Love this place! My all time favorite for crawfish and love the staff. Can't wait to go back there.

I love this place so muchhh Like for real the food is always sooo good . I love The decorations too so aesthetically pleasing . And the service is always great This time me and my girl got something different The blackened shrimp and tilapia plate sooo freaking good came with a side of broccoli I was so full ‍

Best sea food , reasonable price . It was our 1st time there and we tried few items they were all good