John E's Restaurant

First off the good was great. No complains. The service however is not so great. The server didn't know what came on the dishes and kind of blew off the questions I was asking. There were at least 4 servers for a total of 3 tables of guests. I sat and waited for at least 10min for my check. My meal was done and I had stacked my napkin and silverware and placed the plate at the end of the table. I suppose that wasn't a clue. Maybe if my server had bothered to check during my meal I could have told her. I'd mention who my server was but I never got a name and they weren't even wearing the uniform that everyone else was. Too bad. Guess I'll get my order to go next time.

So let me tell you about a hidden gem... located in Crosby Texas. A restaurant bar and grill called John E's located at 14919 FM 2100 RD. Y'all..... Everything is delicious!. The crawfish actually HAS flavor...😋 they are some of the best we've EVER had!  Spice is spot on. Service is impeccable and beer is ice cold. If you haven't been, you definitely need to remedy that. Recommendations are.... Crawfish (hot), Snapper Etouffee with fresh green beans and loaded potatoes and the Cajun Pasta. We've only been twice and both times we were not disappointed. Beth and Savanna were exceptional waitresses.  We give this establishment 5 stars!

I ordered the minimum 3 lbs of crawfish to go. They were too SALTY to consume. I called back over there. I was told that "we don't give refunds". I told her that I wasn't seeking a refund, I just want edible crawfish. She stated "we don't do doovers". I asked to speak to a manager. I was told that's he too busy and to leave my number so he could call me back. 4 days later, I still have not received any calls from anybody. $40 gone down the drain. Wow.

We should have known by the intense sewage smell walking in to the restaurant that this place was going to be a giant hot mess. The service was atrocious and took over an hour to get our food. When we did, it was inedible. I took one bite of this chicken sandwich and it completely fell apart. It was so overcooked in some spots I actually couldn’t chew it. The lettuce was wilted. Mind you in the picture, I did not take apart the sandwich, that’s legitimately how it fell apart. We could not wait to get out of this place, such a bummer because we were looking forward to trying it. We usually have a TON of grace when eating out, to the point I will eat the wrong meal and not say anything…I mean this place was just bad. The fries were the only good thing. Ended up going down the road to McDonald’s after to get a burger because I was still hungry when we left.

I had to drop off goods for a client in Crosby again, but I wasn't even mad about the drive this time because I knew I'd end up at John E's for dinner! I had the shrimp ravioli and gumbo tonight. They do not put okra in the gumbo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Such a great flavor, and I'm so glad I got to have some. DELICIOUS! Like.. I wanted to lick the bowl. Then came the ravioli, which were cooked perfectly and had just enough of the sauce to complement all the seafood flavors. Time is absolutely well spent!

John E’s Crawfish-Crosby Food was horrible today. It has never been so nasty. The crawfish tips were dark and real dry which tells me either they were dead for awhile or frozen. No seasoning whatsoever!! Manager comes out and says they don’t have a supplier for frozen crawfish but could not explain why they were nasty. We had to get crawfish season, crawfish juice, butter and lemons and the taste still wasn’t there. $169 and they were not willing to give no discounts. In 4 years I have never been so disappointed. NEVER GOING BACK!!! 10/10 don’t recommend!!

I would have left one star but since I’ve had a decent experience here before I didn’t have it in me. Smelled like sewage when we walked in, both servers didn’t realize we were waiting to be seated because they were at the bar texting. I had two different types of beer that were completely flat (exchanged first ziegenbach for land shark). Queso came out soupy/watery and cold. Shrimp was super greasy and over done. Fries as well. Gumbo was decent!

PSA: don’t eat at John E's unless you want old, reheated crawfish for over $70. Don’t bother calling and trying to talk to the manager (Duane) either, he’ll tell you you’re a liar and they’re all fresh and cooked to order. When I asked him how it was possible the crawfish was cold right after being given to me if it’s “cooked to order,” he simply said he didn’t know and that all my statements were untrue. Crazy way to treat customers.

Good food, good ambiance. Will return. We have been here before so was a no brainer when we thought about another place to eat. Crosby is a quiet town. Lots of grass farms

They have the best crawfish around! No lie. Don't even waste your time down the street at the crawfish shack I have literally had crawfish ALL around the Houston and gulf area and John E's has become my favorite. They have the biggest crawfish! The flavor and price is great! You can't beat the price and the quality of crawfish they offer. They are purged and easy to peel, never overcooked. I usually order the medium flavor extra wet. My husband orders hot but it's too hot for me. During crawfish season we dine-in atleast once a week. We always have great service and I've never had a bad experience.

They need to have a working phone. Waited in line for an hour just to be told they are out of crawfish.

Pick up a to go order today I got the platter with everything on it. Was disappointed the food was fried in old grease, smelled terrible. Will not go ba

We waited in the drive through line for 70 minutes behind 3 cars just to get to the window and them say "we're out of Crawfish". We had to leave without getting any food. The issue could have been avoided if they had a functional phone but we called 3 times on different days and you needed a passcode to get through to the kitchen so we couldn't call ahead or while we were in the line.

we are now going to talk about John e's. crawfish were good. the experience was absolutely ruined because the place had a DJ who insisted on blasting the volume. manager asked them to turn down BUT apparently party was for friend of the owner. i could see most of the guest not at the party cringing because of the volume. the message this sends to customers is "we care about us because we don't care about you." the manager couldn't manage this because this would cross the owner is which says something about the culture. several of the waitresses were crying. people in the parking lot walking to their cars were complaining - IN THE PARKING LOT. this should tell you something.

I ordered about 45 min or so before closing a few weeks ago (to be delivered) and only 1 thing I received was edible! The onion rings were so hard and burned, i was afraid I'd crack a tooth! The Crawfish Pistolettes (I usually love) tasted old, doughy & fishy, I was able to eat the fish tacos, but 1 of them had 2 tiny pieces of fish not much bigger than a quarter! I have been inside before & usually like it pretty well (I give it 7 out of 10), so I can only guess the workers were ready to close within the hour and my order bothered them! And/or the take out carrier was a factor! It was disappointing.

First time trying! Ordered 7lbs of Crawfish, sliders + fries, calamari, a soda & 2 Coronas for about $90. Our waitress was amazing! I think her name is Makayla, but I'm not 100% sure lol. Restaurant is clean and the atmosphere is cute and southerly!

I went for the Cajun Pasta which a buddy had brought to me when I was down with CoVid. This dish is AMAZING. They were out of their homemade sauce, hey it was late in their day. They offered me 1/2 off my substitute order and told me next time I am in the Cajun Pasta is on them. Their fried fish was phenomenal. I think everything that they make is outstanding. New Favorite Cajun Restaurant.

We love their crawfish and boiled shrimp. They have on if the best ribeye steaks that you can find in Crosby. We highly recommend this place. Services is great and the food is delicious

The place is very nice, they have a hand wash station with I appreciate. Very attentive waitress. the crawfish were surprisingly big towards the end of the season the only thing I would change is I wish the corn, potatoes and sausage were boiled in the seasoning. The flavor was great!! Other then that we will definitely be back and I'll tell my clients about this place! Cause wait to come next time!

This is my first time eating here. When being seated at the booth keep in mind that they don't allow a high chair I think it's because it'll block a walk way? Idk but they'll offer a booster seat. I didn't like how they had their four seat tables. Looked like it was just a bunch of clutter chairs lol idk.. well I ordered the shrimp boil seafood as medium for the spice. I wish I took a picture of my plate but I didn't. Food was okay. My shrimp was kinda over cooked? Tasted kinda dry and rubbery. They don't give you much butter. just in a small plastic container of foamy bubble butter. Wasn't liquid melted butter? But it's okay. Don't pour all the dry spice in that's my fault lol I should've poured little by little to my liking. Moving on to the potatoes. Wished they cleaned it better because it still had those roots growing? And the corn tasted kinda old like you can literally make popcorn with it because it was that dry. Anyways with the service it was alright don't really got much to say.. but the cleanliness of the place. Dusty on the walls and windows. The floors looked okay. Only bugs I seen was a nat and a fly. Hand washing station was good too but be careful turning on the faucet because the sink is like washing a spoon on high pressure water. Idk about the bathrooms never went in there. Oh on the wait on the food wasn't too long either.

Not the cajun crawfish I'm accustomed to. Spice means flavor, not burn your lips with sprinkle season on the outer shell... Louisiana back wood boil hands down is the best, but texas style with a Louisiana twist is doable what gets the the most is the size of the crawfish for an early season they were mini lobsters even some of the claws were the equivalent to a small crawfish tail so that makes up for the lack of flavor... my only complaint is the bar they only serve beer and wine

I just moved to crosby a year ago and John E's has the best seafood in Crosby. I've eaten there a couple of times and their seafood platter is no joke .

Came for the crawfish. Left with a smile. Mattie our waitress was awesome. ( maybe spelling her name wrong) I watched her work and Although she was solo serving lots of tables. She smiled and was awesome the entire time. Thank you to her. From the ladies with the xrazy looks. I told you Don't pay us any attention. :-).

Poor business management. Few things. First getting sat at a table literally took 15 minutes. The hostess wasn't trained, didn't know what she was doing. It took her about 7 minutes to decide which table to sit a party of 2, and the about another 8 minutes to sit us a party of 5. After she was running back and forth seeing what tables were open and trying to balance her little board for I guess even seating, we finally were sat. Then sitting there while eating, we saw a roach crawling all over the wall and beer bottles. Took 3-4 minutes for a cook to come out and kill it. Their menu advertises one price but they charge more. I was told "price went up. It's all crawfish places." As if that's an acceptable excuse. Guaranteed that crawfish shack doesn't have the terrible business mgmt practices that John E's has. They wouldn't honor the $10 advertised price. My suggestion is to label food as market price versus a set price if you aren't going to honor it. Deceptive business practices is what that is, especially since the waitress never mentioned the 70% higher price when ordering. I hadn't been here in 3 years because it was always terrible when I went there before. After seeing their "manager" begging to give it a second chance on Facebook, I talked myself in to it. But now I know I'll never go back with this poor management.

My local friends recommended this location (the Crawfish Hut, at the time) as the best place to get crawfish. I enjoyed their crawfish (properly cooked, large and flavorful) and the cheap raw oysters, but I felt slightly neglected by the hostess and my waitress. Way too much staff on the clock at the same time for this to happen. I've visited this location under it's current name too, and the food and service were the same. Rounded down from 3.5.

Crawfish was doable but I'm not a fan of sprinkled seasoning on my crawfish when requesting spicy. I'm from Louisiana and spice means flavor not added hot seasoning to the point of burning my lips. The crawfish alone wasn't very seasoned from inside nor were they juicy as I'm accustomed to. Wasn't worth $9 a pound.

We ate there on 5/15 around 5:30. We had a large party with adults, kids and babies. The girls working there were very speedy on cleaning and setting up a nice table for us. We all enjoyed our food, entrees of snapper, ahi tuna and grilled catfish. The kids enjoyed the French fries with their kids meals. It was a very clean, pleasant atmosphere, and the food was awesome. Our server was very attentive and I wished I remembered her name, excellent service! We will return!

Place is very big on the inside. Waitress was friendly. We have never been so tried a few things. Servings were huge, but food was lacking flavor.

service was good but crawfish was only spicy on the outside the crab is 17$ for 1/2 a crab and when it arrived the 3 big legs where only 1/2 each that's the main claw I had to make them take it back was very disappointing in the food

The crawfish is delicious. I have it 4 stars because the kitchen is really slow and they need more help wait staff.

I really like this place & go everytime I'm staying w/my daughter. We went & took my husband for his 1st time on 6/19. Everything was great although the dark haired bartender c/have been more personal. She was very attentive on making sure we we had what we needed but sat with her friends & chatted instead of chatting up the bar people, which makes good bartender & keeps customers coming back. My issue was the next day I looked at my receipt & saw I spent $34 for 2 small crab clusters, I was like WTH they were $10 on the menu! We went back on fathers day around 5 & got the manager where she explained they were $17 each & they hadn't changed the menus. I was levied because she wouldn't do anything about it. Its misrepensation & plane out not not good for customer service. I was a manager 4 years ago at a restaurant so I know how it's done. I still feel like I was brushed off as not being important & wondered how many others were screwed. You can white out your menu & out correct amount not telling you customers the correct price is a management mistake, hence the restaurants & it s/have been made right. Also the bar needs to clean the food off their menus...nasty

Best place to get crawfish!!! The crawfish were so big and seasoned so well. Definitely going back! Friendly staff and very clean facilities!

We really like the changes this restaurant has made! The gumbo is great! My husband and kids enjoyed the fried shrimp and fish and the loaded fries on the app menu are amazing!! Service is always different each time we go so it could be great or could be okay-ish. Either way the food is really good!!

Best crawfish in town. Usually not a wait. Everything good. Try the crawfish pistolettes. Really Really good. Fried shrimp excellent Ate there Saturday. Going again today

We had the snapper and the ravioli... both were AMAZING! We were stuffed when we left. Great atmosphere and great food!

I have ordered live crawfish to go in the past, but never dine in. Yesterday my husband and I decided to get off. I had never tried anything else on the menu but the live crawfish Togo. And hands down I was impressed, let me say it take's something good to impress me. The food was amazing, the taste was delicious, and the pricing was reasonable. I will definitely be returning .

They sat our party of 9 fast, only waited like five minutes and the place was full. Order a cup of gumbo, not to crazy about it. Ordered the trio that came with shrimp, crawfish and a cluster of snow crab. Really good. My sone had the catfish plate he enjoyed it. For dessert we had bread pudding and donuts. The donuts just melted in your mouth. Will definitely come back.

Let me start by saying that I REALLY... REALLY... REALLY want to like this place, but it's just not that good. It is a nice restaurant for Crosby. Actually probably one of the nicest in Crosby so it'd be perfect for a close night out. The atmosphere is great, the service is great, but the food lacks. I've been 2 times and both times I walked away unsatisfied. At this point I don't believe I'll return. My first visit I had fried shrimp. It lacked flavor and wasn't a big fan of the breading. The fries were the best thing on the plate. The second visit was for crawfish. What I LOVED about the crawfish was the platter that they serve them in. I wish every crawfish place had a platter like that. But my love stopped there. The crawfish... even though understandably small because it's just the beginning of crawfish season... lacked flavor even though I ordered spicy. They do provide you with butter and extra spice, but it really wasn't much help. As a side note... the appetizers (fried pickles) were good and the bread pudding is wonderful. I just cannot see myself going back for fried pickles and bread pudding. There are other places that have fried pickles and bread pudding along with other great dishes.

Madison was our server, she was outstanding!! Everything was extremely clean, service was great and our table of 7 were sooo impressed with the food! I was sad to see the tables empty :-( people!!! What are you waiting for!! This place is such a hidden gem! I had the red snapper entree, it was perfectly seasoned and the green beans were fantastic! For desert we had both the donuts and the bread pudding (oops ;-) ) I would recommend every single item I ordered! 10/10 fantastic experience. Thank you john E's

Some dang good 'ol Cajun food! You will NOT be disappointed . Great variety, delicious platters. One of the best spots in Crosby!

I don't know where the bad reviews are coming from, but speaking from experience eating here, I definitely recommend this place to try out. The crawfish is great and fried pickles for appetizers is a must! They are not soaked in oil and they add a hint of some Cajun seasoning on top . The atmosphere is clean and at times the servers are busy, but will not leave you unattended. You gotta understand a place this good is always gonna stay busy. hope this review helps my fellow yelpers out!

I have only been here a handful of times. A couple times as the crawfish hut and a couple times as John e's. Each time I come it gets worse. They have changed their menu and the selection is very slim. Everything is served on paper plates/cups. I ordered a po boy and it was literally just a piece of bread with fried fish on it. The waitress asked if I wanted the lettuce and tomatoes. I told her yes and she brought them on a plate. Well, it was bagged salad and I had to assemble my po boy myself, which I must add I paid $10 for. We also waited for silverware before we could eat. And the waitress was trying her best, but she gave the excuse that they're just so busy in the back. The restaurant was only about half full!! Overall, it was just a bad experience service and food wise and I am done giving this place chances .

Finally real Cajun food in Texas!! We are from Lafayette, LA and have been searching for real Cajun food since we relocated to this area. Finally it tastes like home.

This was our favorite place around for crawfish in the area. We would typically go here 20+ times a season even though we are 30 minutes away. We have been waiting for the season to get going again so we could enjoy it again. Well... we were extremely disappointed with the whole experience this time. We were there with a party if 8 last night and left so unhappy. Where to start... I guess the bar. It's gone. They now only have beer and wine. Not everyone on our group enjoys beer and wine and wanted a cocktail of some sort. So they had tea. The menu has been reduced to something with about half of the selection vs last year's menu. Of the 8 of us, only 3 eat crawfish so the others came to eat something else. Their choices were very limited. We ordered 3 appetizers. Fried mushrooms, fried zucchini, and some kind of french fry concoction. The fried appetizers had thick, flavorless, breading and appear to be frozen. These were allways finished off quickly in the past but sat on the table hardly touched this time. I don't even know what to say about the french fry thing. .. we just sent it back. One guest ordered the fried catfish. It had been her favorite of anywhere around last year. She couldn't eat it. It was soggy and fisheier than it used to be. One guest ordered fried shrimp. Even though they had fresh shrimp, the fried shrimp looked like Gordon's frozen shrimp. Those were sent back. Two of the guest ordered grilled chicken. Neither of them ate it because it was dry and not seasoned at all. All of these dinners were comped by the manager on duty. There were some good things. The boiled shrimp great. Large, seasoned well, and cooked well. The crawfish were really good too. They were the only thing that were as good as they were last year. One issue with the crawfish... you could only order 4 pound. Me and another guest typically order and eat 5 pounds every time. Not this time. 4 pounds only. My daughter is 10 and can maybe eat 2 pounds if she has help... we had to order her 4 pounds too and threw out more than half. You can really tell the owner has gone through a lot of work to squeeze every dollar out of this place this year. No bar = cheaper liquor license. Frozen, cheap food served. No more fancy plastic plates and glasses. Now it's all paper plates and Styrofoam cups. I'm guessing the 4 pound limit on crawfish is to force the customer to buy an additional 4 pounds even if they only want 1 or two. I know last year, many times, we would order a couple of extra pounds after finishing the original order. We did get to see the owner pull up in a cheesey white lemo as we were leaving. I guess his efforts are paying off. Needless to say, we won't be back.

Tonight I decided for Valentine's day to order dinner to-go at John E's. Small order of 4 pounds of crawfish with sausage and potatoes and they tell me it'll be ready within 15 minutes. So I leave, get there in 15 minutes and they tell me to take a seat at the bar to wait for my order. After paying and waiting another 15 minutes the bartender sits 2 beers in front of me (I'm 19) and after a moment tells me she's "placing these here because some guys ordered it and want to sit on this side of the bar." And says she'll bring it to me whenever it's ready. I kept my cool and found a spot to wait for my order and after another 10 minutes she comes and tells me she can't find my order and she doesn't know what happened. How hard is it to get 4 pounds of crawfish out with a 50 minute notice? Overall food was good but service seemed repulsive and impolite. Next year crawfish shack!

I like the taste of their food usually but today's food was super cold! Appetizers and crawfish all cold! Super disappointed! We were starving otherwise we wouldn't have touched it and it took long enough to get the food to begin so we inhaled our food! Womp!! Maybe next time! UPDATE: You could see the steam in our neighbor's food....guess it was just our luck

Best crawfish in town! They never disappoint and usually have some kind of special going on. Love the hand wash station so you don't have to wait for the bathroom to wash your seafood hands! Definitely going to be my "spot" this season!

Lovely food! Delicious bread pudding, crawfish with mushrooms, sausage, and corn omg seasoned just right!

The crawfish are amazing. The service is great. And I really enjoy eating here. I will be eaten here again, the place was clean and don't smell like crawfish like the shack.

I just popped in for a beer so this rating is based off that and the fact that they had the Pacers playoff game on so I could catch the end of the game. It's open seasonally when crawfish is in season but when it's opened, there's always a full parking lot. Would like to try when I get a chance.

Eh, it's alright. I like beer and they have beer. Not much food for the price in my opinion.

I have had the priviledge of eating at both the competing crawfish places in our little town and they are very close in recipe. HOWEVER, I definitely like the flavor profile of the Crawfish HUT over the "other place". This "battle of best crawfish" has been in the making for some time, and i believe that it has definitely been worth the wait! Great crawfish. The food delivered around us looked just as amazing as the crawfish we got at our table. The Brownie ala mode was delicious. The service that we received was fantastic and we will be eating there alot. A PLUS IS THAT THEY DO SERVE OTHER STUFF AFTER THE CRAWFISH SEASON.... AND IT IS DELICIOUS!!!!!

Crawfish season in the Houston area usually means one thing: a trip to Crosby for a visit to the crawfish shack. Sure that place is good, but we decided to gamble with John E's down the street, and boy, did we hit the jackpot. This place is not a BYOB, but they have a full bar. What we really loved about this place was the seating area, the fast service, and the variety on the menu. Craving crawfish but your date hates it? That's ok, she can get some crablegs or cajun pasta, how about a po' boy. Safe to say we found our new favorite crawfish place. Will definitely be back.

Crawfish are just ok, overpriced for quality and they only let you order in 4lb increments. The other menu items are mushy and taste like they are pre-breaded and frozen. No grilled, baked or boiled options unless you are getting the boiled crawfish. Service is always slow and over the multiple times we have been here, there are always mistakes from the kitchen or problems like cold gumbo or over seasoned food. The owner/manager is always there at dinner time, but is usually getting loaded at the bar rather than overseeing the waitstaff and cooks. He isn't willing to make corrections or even apologize for the poor quality of the food that gets sent out. This place is officially off of my family's list.

I strongly believe this is the best crawfish in Texas. Unlimited Tuesday's or Thursday's is what I look forward to all year. Drive an hour from home to go here.

I thought the food and service were both good. We had a large group with 7 kids and the waitress and the staff were very patient and helpful. The ettouffe and the shrimp po' boy were very good. Seafood is always a little on the expensive side IMO, however the prices at John-E's were reasonable when compared to other seafood places. We will definitely be back. So...Part2. We have been back a couple of times. I changed my rating from 4 Stars to 3. The service is still great. However, sometimes the food quality isn't as great. On today's visit, my wife got a shrimp Po'Boy. Huge sandwich loaf of bread . . . Seven little shrimp. Didn't even come close to filling the sandwich up. I tried some of the fried oysters. They were mushy and cold. I can't say that we will never eat here again, but we will definitely consider other options first.

Had the stuffed bread and John E Catfish. Catfish was really good, but a bit overpriced for amount of food. The stuffed bread had plenty of crawfish tails with good flavor and texture. Since it was my first time here, I was given a free bread pudding which was nothing short of Amazing!! Service was flawless (not busy when I was there), and I had a very attentive server. Overall my experience great and I will be back to try more dishes :)