"When you eat at Crawfish & Noodles, things will get messy. At this Chinatown institution, each table is full of folks fully committed to slurping back crawfish and frantically cracking spiky crab legs, only stopping for the occasional swig of beer. And blazing through pounds of crustaceans smothered in Viet-Cajun spices while a Rockets game plays in the background makes this spot feel quintessentially Houston. But Crawfish & Noodles contains multitudes—besides seafood, it’s also home to some of the city’s most tender braised turkey necks, too. Bring every seafood lover you know and be thankful that you exist in the same universe as this place." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene