Elizabeth E.
Yelp
We were craving some cajun seafood today and finally decided to try out Crawfish Shack & Oyster Bar. I've driven by this place a few times down at Southpark Meadows Mall, and I'm so glad we decided to give it a go.
First of all, the decor is a woody rustic maritime, and I was all about it. It reminds me of places down near the Gulf of Mexico. They had a great bar and lots of TVs for watching games.
Lily was our friendly server, and she was fast, thorough, and detailed. She brought a big piece of butcher paper, which would be especially great if you are having some boiled items off the chalkboard menu at market price. Today shrimp was $10.99/pound, for example. I think some of their boils require a minimum of two pounds, but let's be real, I was there for some fried shrimp.
So, drum roll...I finally found good fried shrimp in Austin. The batter is a bit heavy on the cornmeal side (a bit more flour mixed and a pinch more of cajun spices would make it perfect for me), but the shrimp are fresh gulf shrimp, perfect in size, and cooked just right. The french bread was deliciously grilled, making it an awesome poboy.
My sweetie had a catfish dinner that came with amazing cajun fries and two hush puppies. We ended up ordering a small order of 4 hush puppies because they were THAT good. The batter for the hush puppies was the best I've had outside of southeast Texas and Louisiana. SO tasty and fried in fresh oil.
All in all, the prices were great, and they have even better pricing for their lunch. Kids also eat free on Tuesdays.
We will be back for more yummy seafood soon!