Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bar

HopStop

View on Large Map
Get Directions

1 person has posted a review, snapped a photo, checked in, or tipped this place. Use your voice!

Jeff Balke

+ Add Photos

00000 - 00000 of 00000

+ Add A Photo

00,000 of 00,000

8506 S. Main Houston, TX 77025

713-666-5469

Be the first to review Write A Review

Houston Press
Recommended
Best Cheap Seafood Restaurant
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Seafood

Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm, Mon-Sat 11am-11:45pm

Price: $

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Free

Description

Don't be put off by Captain Benny's boat-shaped restaurants that litter the city; these low-key seafood joints are some of the best places to grab inexpensive, reliably good Gulf oysters in season. Sit at the "bow" of the ship inside and they'll be shucked right in front of you. The rest of the year, Captain Benny's specializes in Cajun standards and fried seafood platters that will please even the pickiest eaters.

2007 | Best Cheap Seafood Restaurant

Want to vary your fare from hardtack and salmagundi but don't want to reach too deep into your chest of doubloons Climb aboard this old-school Houston survivor. Housed in what looks like a shrimp boat broken from its moorings and marooned on South Main, Captain Benny's serves raw oysters that are always juicy and flavorful, and the cold boiled shrimp are always iced down right and second to none. Whipping up your own shrimp dipping sauce is always fun -- squeeze some fresh lemon in... More »
2004 | Best Socioanthropological Study

Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bar This small tugboat-shaped eatery, nestled almost out of sight off South Main, is a happy docking place for a diverse array of diners with a lust for crustaceans and other fare from la mer. Folks know that if it's fried or on the half-shell, it's fresh. And just a glance at the clientele proves there's a seafood fan in all of us: A diverse group of patrons converges here. You'll find folks in Sunday-go-to-meetin' duds, business suits, punk dos and... More »
2000 | Best Cold Boiled Shrimp

Some people refer to journalists as bottom-feeders. Well, as long as there are crustaceans like the ones served up at the Captain's around, we will consider ourselves in good company. Since the restaurant is best known for its oysters on the half shell, the cold boiled shrimp sometimes get overlooked, but not by us. Never overcooked, these large pink beauties are spiced just right, always firm and fresh, and always cold. Make your own dipping sauce with condiments that include ketchup,... More »

Oyster Lovers Unite: Five Places to Eat Oysters This Valentine's Weekend

By Robb Walsh | Thu, February 12, 2009

Joyce's Seafood & Steaks 6415 San Felipe, 713-975-9902 Formerly known as Joyce's Oyster Resort, this blue and turquoise nautically themed hangout is a great destination for oyster lovers. $7.25 a dozen Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bar 850... More »
Hot Plate

By Margaret L. Briggs | Thu, June 24, 1999

A kittycat and a Kool-Aid: Twenty years ago, that meant an order of catfish and a Coors beer at Captain Benny's Half Shell [8506 South Main, (713)666-5469]. It has been more than a decade since the Cap'n's original boat slipped down Main Street to... More »

Looking for another city?

Captain Benny's Half Shell Oyster Bar

8506 S. Main Houston, TX 77025

713-666-5469

Description

2007 | Best Cheap Seafood Restaurant

2004 | Best Socioanthropological Study

2000 | Best Cold Boiled Shrimp

Oyster Lovers Unite: Five Places to Eat Oysters This Valentine's Weekend

By Robb Walsh | Thu, February 12, 2009

Hot Plate

By Margaret L. Briggs | Thu, June 24, 1999

Voice Places

VOICE Daily Deals

Best Of...

My Voice Nation

Happy Hour