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406 W. Grand S. Katy, TX 77494

281-347-2847

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Crawfish
Award Winner 2008

Cuisine(s): Cajun, Creole

Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

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The Cajun food isn't great, but if you're looking for a place to eat cheap boiled crawfish, drink beer, smoke cigarettes and sing along to a cover band at the top of your lungs, you can hardly do better than Swampy's.

2008 | Best Crawfish

If you like your mudbugs out on a patio with lots of beer and a Hawaiian Tex-Mex cover band, then Swampy's is your kind of place. The rest of the Cajun menu is hit or miss. But the bar is always hopping, and the crawfish are a relative bargain. Last spring, while the average price in Houston was between $4.50 and $5.50 a pound, Swampy's was charging only $3.50 a pound. But beware: The highly spiced, boiled crawfish at Swampy's will turn your fingers orange. That's because they're coated with... More »

Crawfish Cravings at Swampy's Cajun Shack

By Robb Walsh | Thu, April 03, 2008

It was Saturday night, and five of us were sitting at a picnic table outside on the deck at Swampy's Cajun Shack on Grand Parkway just south of I-10 in Katy, eating crawfish, drinking beer and listening to a Hawaiian/Tex-Mex cover band. The boile... More »

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houstonpressbestof | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

If you like your mudbugs out on a patio with lots of beer and a Hawaiian Tex-Mex cover band, then Swampy's is your kind of place. The rest of the Cajun menu is hit or miss. But the bar is always hopping, and the crawfish are a relative bargain. Last spring, while the average price in Houston was between $4.50 and $5.50 a pound, Swampy's was charging only $3.50 a pound. But beware: The highly spiced, boiled crawfish at Swampy's will turn your fingers orange. That's because they're coated with peppery powder after they come out of the spicy boil. Absentmindedly licking your sticky fingers puts a fresh coat of cayenne on your palate. Which is why you will need more beer than usual to quench the fire.
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tdawg07 | Kenner, LA | 183 Reviews

| Mon, May 24, 2010

good place, good food and service