Mardi Gras Grill

Wow! I was so surprised to hear the review on 4/9/2008. I had just the opposite impression of Mardi Gras Grill. The waitstaff and bartenders are friendly and very helpful. The management is great! I had them be more than helpful to myself, my family, my children and handicapped family member. They went out of their way when they really did not have to do so. The food was great, the serve fast and efficient: the drinks (water & soft drinks) were always full, food arrived on-time, warm, tasty, exactly as described and the portions were so huge we took half of our food home for leftovers. As for parking--that complainer must have been drunk or confused---Mardi Gras Grill pays to rent a whole parking lot for their restaurant across the street and it clearly marked. Unfortunately patrons too cheap to apy valet at new places like Soma, WE & Max's use the Mardi Gras lot---I wonder when Mardi Gras will start towing????? Mardi gras Grill is great authentic Cajun cuisine with fabulous staff!. Some people just cannot be happy with anything---maybe that person was really rude or drunk & the managers were simply short to avoid unpleasantries with a unreasonable person. more

Mardi Gras Grill was the happening place in years past. Since the new owners and management, I have seen nothing good come out the restuarant. The service is the only thing that remains the same. The portions are a lot smaller and the prices are higher. That makes no sense to me and others that I have talked to. I had a manager come up and seat people that were not on the small waiting list and when she was asked why they were seated before others, she said that she did not care about that.. When we finally got seated, I saw the manger sitting at the table with the ones she took in front of everyone else eating with them. That is a good way to lose business. I still go ocassionally, but i am looking forward to the newest place opening down the street, 1400 is the name. Pros: Great waitstaff and bartenders Cons: Lousy parking, rude management more

Mardi Gras Grill was the happening place in years past. Since the new owners and management, I have seen nothing good come out the restuarant. The service is the only thing that remains the same. The portions are a lot smaller and the prices are higher. That makes no sense to me and others that I have talked to. I had a manager come up and seat people that were not on the small waiting list and when she was asked why they were seated before others, she said that she did not care about that.. When we finally got seated, I saw the manger sitting at the table with the ones she took in front of everyone else eating with them. That is a good way to lose business. I still go ocassionally, but i am looking forward to the newest place opening down the street, 1400 is the name. Pros: Great waitstaff and bartenders Cons: Lousy parking, rude management more

It looked to me that 2007 would be a good year for crawfish. Had some nice sized crawfish in March right here at Mardi Gras. Came back for the MG 3lbs for $10 crawfish in mid April and they sure seemed smaller. Just to be sure I went right over to Rajin Cajun on Richmond and had some mudbugs nearly three times the size of the ones I had just left. The only conclusion I can make is that Mardi Gras Grill buys mediums in order to offer a ""deal"". Very discouraging. I know I paid a lot more at Rajin Cajun but they were worth it. more

It looked to me that 2007 would be a good year for crawfish. Had some nice sized crawfish in March right here at Mardi Gras. Came back for the MG 3lbs for $10 crawfish in mid April and they sure seemed smaller. Just to be sure I went right over to Rajin Cajun on Richmond and had some mudbugs nearly three times the size of the ones I had just left. The only conclusion I can make is that Mardi Gras Grill buys mediums in order to offer a "deal". Very discouraging. I know I paid a lot more at Rajin Cajun but they were worth it. more

We heard that the crawfish here were awesome and boy did we hear correct! The crawfish at Mardi Gras are gigantic, wonderfully spiced, and affordable! On Tuesdays you can get 3 lbs for $10.50 which is a great deal considering the size! Any other day they are $4.95 which is still pretty good. If you have a craving for mudbugs - head on over to Mardi Gras. And even if your friends want crawfish and you don't, you can still join them since there's a large menu filled with tons of succulent seafood treats! Pros: Boiled Crawfish, Large Menu more

We heard that the crawfish here were awesome and boy did we hear correct! The crawfish at Mardi Gras are gigantic, wonderfully spiced, and affordable! On Tuesdays you can get 3 lbs for $10.50 which is a great deal considering the size! Any other day they are $4.95 which is still pretty good. If you have a craving for mudbugs - head on over to Mardi Gras. And even if your friends want crawfish and you don't, you can still join them since there's a large menu filled with tons of succulent seafood treats! Pros: Boiled Crawfish, Large Menu more

Coming from Cajun Country... this is just like being home. The food is great, reasonably priced, and the service is quick and tentative. Don't be fooled by the big chain restaurants... this is the real deal! Pros: Parking is great... lots of it! Cons: Your eyes are bigger than your stomach! Food is so tempting you order more. more

Coming from Cajun Country... this is just like being home. The food is great, reasonably priced, and the service is quick and tentative. Don't be fooled by the big chain restaurants... this is the real deal! Pros: Parking is great... lots of it! Cons: Your eyes are bigger than your stomach! Food is so tempting you order more. more

This is where I have gotten the biggest crawfish in Houston, they never put the little ones that are hardly worth the energy to peel. Great price on beer too! more

This is where I have gotten the biggest crawfish in Houston, they never put the little ones that are hardly worth the energy to peel. Great price on beer too! more

You will not find better jambalaya west of New Orleans then the jambalaya at Mardi Gras Grill. At lunch they serve hearty portions along with great fresh bread. I love to sit outside on the patio and eat a couple of dozen oysters or tear through pounds of the best crawfish in the city. The staff is knowledgeable of the menu and friendly. Mardi Gras Grill is a great place to eat and have a couple of cold ones before heading to the Astros games. Pros: jambalaya, huge crawfish, fresh oysters Cons: I just wish crawfish season was all year more

You will not find better jambalaya west of New Orleans then the jambalaya at Mardi Gras Grill. At lunch they serve hearty portions along with great fresh bread. I love to sit outside on the patio and eat a couple of dozen oysters or tear through pounds of the best crawfish in the city. The staff is knowledgeable of the menu and friendly. Mardi Gras Grill is a great place to eat and have a couple of cold ones before heading to the Astros games. Pros: jambalaya, huge crawfish, fresh oysters Cons: I just wish crawfish season was all year more

Everything I have ever ordered has been incredible, the serice has never been close. I highly recommend their creay crawfish bisque. It's the best I have ever had. Pros: great authentic food Cons: bad bad bad service more

Everything I have ever ordered has been incredible, the serice has never been close. I highly recommend their creay crawfish bisque. It's the best I have ever had. Pros: great authentic food Cons: bad bad bad service more

The staff is very unfriendly and slow...but, the food makes up for it. Pros: boiled crawfish, crawfish etoufee Cons: service is poor more

The staff is very unfriendly and slow...but, the food makes up for it. Pros: boiled crawfish, crawfish etoufee Cons: service is poor more

My dinner club Eight Friends Out got to chow down at Mardi Gras Grill for 3 nights. The food was great--very spicy--my Cajun potatoes made my head lift off!!! Others praised the shrimp stuffed with crab meat and the blackened tuna. The Mississippi Mudslide was the favorite dessert, a chocolatey cream pie...tres delicieux! Had a problem with the night managers trying to dissuade us from coming each night--they didn't like the large group taking up space. The first night, I was overcharged, but the General Manager was apologetic and made everything right. The third night was perfect, except now the night managers don't like me--c'est la vie! The wervers who waited on us, though, were fabulous! So, I have to say that, despite a few bad apples, the experience was tres bon, thanks to the professionalism of the GM Ronnie (Kudos!), the hard working servers, and the great Cajun food! Pros: Spicy food, Friendly servers, GM is a pro Cons: Refused reservations, Nite Mgt unfriendly, Not good for groups more

My dinner club Eight Friends Out got to chow down at Mardi Gras Grill for 3 nights. The food was great--very spicy--my Cajun potatoes made my head lift off!!! Others praised the shrimp stuffed with crab meat and the blackened tuna. The Mississippi Mudslide was the favorite dessert, a chocolatey cream pie...tres delicieux! Had a problem with the night managers trying to dissuade us from coming each night--they didn't like the large group taking up space. The first night, I was overcharged, but the General Manager was apologetic and made everything right. The third night was perfect, except now the night managers don't like me--c'est la vie! The wervers who waited on us, though, were fabulous! So, I have to say that, despite a few bad apples, the experience was tres bon, thanks to the professionalism of the GM Ronnie (Kudos!), the hard working servers, and the great Cajun food! Pros: Spicy food, Friendly servers, GM is a pro Cons: Refused reservations, Nite Mgt unfriendly, Not good for groups more

normally i dont enjoy catfish. because it usually tastes like mud. but one afternoon the travel channel was doing a story on various catfish places across the nation. suddenly i was hit with an overwhelming craving for the stuff! considering that i live about 8 blocks from mardi gras, it was an obvious choice. i was surprised with the ""un-muddiest"", freshest, least greasy, best catfish i'd ever had. suspicious that maybe theyd run out of catfish and served me something else, i've been back twice more since and each time its been exactly the same - fantastic. i dont know what these guys are doing, BUT IT WORKS! service is good, easy parking and a relaxed atmosphere. price is a bit steep for what the product is, but at the end of the meal - you wont care! Pros: catfish!!!!, catfish!!!!, catfish!!!! more