We ’ d Eat dat By pinch it , peel it , eat it ... outlaws crawfish and shrimp
It ’ s that time of the year again , yes sir , I am talking about crawfish season . Now is the best time to get premium sized crawfish at your local establishment . A few weeks back my husband and I were invited to go to dinner with some family at a fairly new establishment in East Texas . Both of us being born and raised in Louisiana , when we hear of crawfish in Texas we think “ yeah this is not going to be good ”. We agreed to meet family members at “ OUTLAWS CRAWFISH and SHRIMP ” in Longview . As soon as we pulled up you could smell the savory crawfish cooking . Derek and Phaedra opened the establishment on March 2nd , and have sold out everyday since . We enjoyed the spicy special with 5lbs of crawfish , 1lb of shrimp , corn , potatoes and mushrooms . When I say that the spice was perfect , I mean it was perfect . We also had some of their boudin and tamales that were amazing . These East Texans know how to boil some crawfish . I spoke with Derek the owner and operator of the location . It is a family owned and operated establishment and they have high school kids helping them out with service . When you walk into the rustic tin building you find many of his stuffed animals hanging or sitting around that either him or his family members have made trophies . They have an inside and covered outside seating area along with a fire pit in the back . On the weekends you can find a fire in the pit and after all is sold everyone just hangs around the fire and chats and have a good time . Derek stated that once the season has passed they will remain open and continue cooking for everyone to come out and relax and have fun . I personally have not been anywhere recently that you can go have dinner with family and friends and just relax in the family atmosphere that we found at this place . If you are ever in the East Texas area I highly recommend you stop in and take a load off , visit for a while and have some supper with them . You can find them on facebook at OUTLAWS CRAWFISH and SHRIMP ( Longview , TX ).
: Sandra Nichols
www . thunderroadslouisiana . org | May 2017 | Thunder Roads Magazine Louisiana
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