Bucket O’ Crawfish is a fun and funky seafood-boil spot located next to Pho Green Papaya. Here, live crawfish (“mudbugs”), along with crabs, shrimp and other seafood, are boiled in huge pots and seasoned, then dumped onto plastic-covered tables for diners’ messy eating pleasure—no plates needed, only lots o’ napkins. First, choose from shrimp, snow crab, Dungeness crab, mussels, clams or crawfish, then pick your seasoning: Cajun seasoning, garlic butter or lemon pepper. Next, after the cooked seafood arrives at your table in plastic bags, all you have to do is go to work. Along with boiled seafood, Bucket O’ Crawfish also offers Cajun chicken wings and friedseafood baskets, including calamari, shrimp and catfish—the catfish nuggets have a crispy, deepfried exterior, but are perfectly tender and juicy inside. There’s a good beer selection to choose from to accompany your messy Southern meal.
