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We pride ourselves on providing the freshest seafood in Dallas. Born and raised in New Orleans, we have been surrounded by artfully crafted and delicious food our entire lives. Even though we offer the same types of food as other restaurants, we try to keep it as close to our roots as possible. For po'boys, we get the bread flown in from New Orleans. We get our shrimp and oysters from the gulf. All the seafood is flown in, like the king crab and Dungeness crab. There is a huge difference in how we serve our crawfish. Most typical seafood restaurants in Dallas boil the crawfish in water before adding butter, garlic, or other seasonings, hence the lack of flavor in the meat. At Tasty Tails we emphasize the authenticity of our food so our crawfish is first boiled in different seasonings, spices, fruits, veggies and other secret family ingredients to really infuse the many flavors into the meat of the crawfish. Customers can choose between the traditional New Orleans flavor (NOLA style) or with Who Dat sauce, which is traditional crawfish with added garlic and butter and whatever level of spiciness they can handle (mild, semi-spicy, spicy, extra spicy & hella OMG spicy). Many Louisiana natives come to us because we offer them "crawfish from home" and they can't get it anywhere else in Dallas. We believe the quality of food and freshness of product has customers returning for more and telling their friends. We also have NFL Sunday Ticket. Come by and watch the Saints games!
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They were not open for dine-in the last time we went (two weeks ago). That may have changed.
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Any happy hour or specials?
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- Jun 11, 2021
I've been to Tasty Tails plenty of times and I'm quite shocked that I have yet to leave a review. Since I have time and am waiting on my meal that went from being ready in 15... to 20... to 25... and now an additional 30 minutes, I'll share my experience.
Tonight's a busy night, which I totally understand, as many of people have been itching to get out of the house! The food has always been exceptional along with customer service; however, tonight has left a sour taste in my mouth. Whomever is picking up the phone to take food orders should definitely be demoted as they have no sense of time even when it's clear as day that tickets fill the wall and there's a large number of orders to fulfill.
What was supposed to be a "15, 20-25 min" wait (that is what he claimed he told me) turned about to be an hour once I arrived to pick up my order. You can imagine how frustrating this can be.
Thanks to Hunter; however, I was able to still be serviced to enjoy the food I drove out here to get. The manager came out and seemed very aloof. Hunter took the time to apologize and find a palpable (see what I did there) solution. I can appreciate him as he knows, truly, what customer service is. Kudos to your patience. Who do I call to get you a raise or move on up?!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Dec 18, 2020Updated review
I tried to be adventurous this time around when I visited the restaurant for dinner and I have to say; I'm impressed! I ordered the grilled cajun shrimp salad and the boudin bites. The salad is pretty standard it's not a large salad so if you want it order an appetizer, you'll have a perfect meal! You get 6 large pieces of shrimp I was very satisfied with that because it was delicious! My friend ordered the shrimp po boy and cajun fries. The po boy was a little dry sp get extra sauce on the side. Overall I always have an amazing meal when I come to tasty tails. Service is also impeccable! Everyone who works here is so nice and friendly!
Due to COVID19, menus are viewed through a QR code. Tables are distanced so seating is limited!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Mar 11, 2018Previous reviewYum yum yum!!!!!!! When you want a decent home cooked meal, please please stop here. I'm from the northeast so I don't know much about creole/Cajun food or even the difference between them but when I say that was some nicely seasoned crawfish, shrimp, corn, sausage..well everything that would be an understatement.
I ordered the cup red beans and rice, corn potato and sausage with the nola sauce and Cajun fries. My server's name was Christine and she was so sweet and patient. The big thing is this restaurant is very loud so it's kind of hard for you to hear anyone but our server was so patient with us because I couldn't even hear the words I was saying!
Anyways, the red beans and rice was tasty, only thing is it's pretty spicy and the portion was rice on the beans is really small. So my friend and I asked for more rice and Christine brought us the rice without charging us extra which was very nice of her.
Next are the cajun fries. I appreciate good French fries but I was blown away when I tried these fries. All of them were crispy because they are cut thin. Not too thin but perfectly thin and once you have one, you will order another basket. Wow it's tasty, crispy, and nicely
seasoned (not spicy at all).
Overall I would come back here in a heartbeat over and over again because the seasoning on the crawfish was amazing! Our server was soo nice and the food was incredible. You can ask for gloves and a bib when you eat. They have mixed drinks as well so check those out.
Go on Tuesday because they have great discounts! - 41138389Oct 24, 2020
Dining in here today was a treat! Greeted at the door by the greeter who kindly informed us he would have to take our temp before being seated. After temp checks cleared we were directed to our seats. Waters quickly delivered to table and QR code's at the tables if you do not want a paper menu. All staff wearing face mask.
For drinks we had the hurricane and swamp thing. Tip: Order the frozen hurricane with an extra shot!!! We had a cup of shrimp gumbo and it was delicioussssssss!!!!!! For our meals we had the Duo (crawfish, shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes), and shrimp. Everything thing was on point.
Awesome wait staff and bartender! Check this spot out people!!!!! You will not be disappoiHelpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Feb 28, 2020Updated review
Idk if they got a new chef but my first time hitting up Tasty Tails this season and The Who Dat sauce is just not as flavorful. Even after asking for extra sauce with our crawfish, it just doesn't taste the same. In addition to the missing flavor, about 1/3 of my crawfish was overcooked. My friends that got wings really enjoyed them so maybe I'll give those a try next time during happy hour.
Taking away another star because at one point our server went MIA. Tables that arrived after us had already eaten, tabbed out and left. After flagging someone else down, come to find out our original server was on a break! Our new server was friendly and accommodating though.
Just FYI: the professional thing to do would be to let your tables know that you'll be stepping away and then introduce them to their new/temporary server.
Not completely writing this place off but I don't think I'll be getting crawfish here the rest of this seasonHelpful 5Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0Apr 16, 2016Previous reviewThis place tastes just a delicious as Boiling Crab, without the crazy long wait but also without the friendly service/atmosphere.
This location looks brand spankin new, very clean. There are pictures of places in Louisiana lining the walls and a sea of red chairs at 2 and 4 person tables. This was our first time here and walking in we saw a host area with no one around so we assumed you just seat yourself. After sitting for about 15 min and no one coming to our table we got up to go use the restroom and realized the order counter at the back of the restaurant. It would be nice if there was a sign by the door letting you know to head to the back to place your order.
Ordered crawfish in who dat sauce, cajun fries, and sausage. Not a fan of fries coming out before my meal but that seems to be a common thing at places like this. Everything was delicious. The crawfish were huge and the sauce, like I said earlier tastes very similar to Boiling Crab's. The cajun fries here are better, just wish they weren't toothpick fries. All in all 5 stars for the food.
I took a star away for overall first time experience. If you've never been here before it's easy miss that you're supposed to go to the back and place your order. Also, at the end of our meal we noticed that they actually had bibs and gloves, which would've been nice to know before we got crap on our shirts. Staff didn't offer it to us when we placed our order and there wasn't a sign that said "Available upon request" either.
Now that I'm not a first timer, I'd be willing to come back and grub on more yummy crawfish. - Apr 12, 2021
We came here with my brother, his girlfriend and my wife. We ordered a dozen oysters, 5 Cajun wings, crawfish pie, 1 pound of crawfish, TT pick 3 and then a hurrican OTR drink. That definitely filled us up, but be ready to spend over 100 dollars for seafood, but definitely worth the price. Oh yes and it is pretty messy too.
The raw oysters were good as I ate 5 of them and probably could have eaten a lot more. Crawfish pie had the seafood gumbo in it and very great. The crawfish was good too and takes awhile to get the eat out. I enjoyed the shrimp and potato. Service was outstanding as well.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Hilary A.Dallas, TX19014571Jul 2, 2021
Love love love this place! Their crawfish is 10/10, crab fries are delicious, and my all time favorite are the shrimp poboys. They have a 6 &12". Depending on how hungry, I've tried both sizes. Their drinks are great & if you're looking for a little buzz def get one of the pouch drinks lol. Their chicken wings are also amazing & nicely sized, they don't give this mini sized wings like some places.
The service is great, you can always call in to place a to go order which is what I do most times. The vibes inside are pretty nice so it's a great place for a group or a 3rd time date. They have the best poboys in comparison to Cajuns in New Orleans original poboys, I would definitely recommend trying theirs. Overall I give tasty tails 10/10 & to try their whole menu because that's what so I tend to do :)Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - May 24, 2021
My husband and I went to Tasty tails for their crawfish as the restaurant was recommended to me by a friend. We went on a Friday lunch and there was no wait. We ordered 4 pounds of crawfish with spicy Who Dat sauce, corns, cajun dry rubbed wings, and crawfish boudin. We really liked Who dat sauce - it was spicy but in a good way. Crawfishes were pretty good sizes, corns were tasty. Wings were pretty good but little salty to my taste, and I really didn't care for crawfish boudin. I would definitely stick to crawfish next time or I would love to try one of their lunch menu.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Sep 7, 2019
Tasty Tails is definitely one of the nicer/cleaner cajun seafood spots in the area. I was there for lunch but it seems like it would be great sports bar as well with many big-screen TVs, chicken wings, and a decent craft beer selection.
The overstuffed shrimp po' boy lived up to its name and was overflowing with fried shrimp. The batter was light and not at all greasy. The warm bread was soft and the veggies were fresh. I would have liked more remoulade instead of the mayo and a lemon wedge to squeeze on top. Otherwise, it was near perfect.
The seafood gumbo was equally good and had a fair amount of seafood in it (little cracked crab claws, shrimp). You could see and taste how intense the dark cajun roux was.
It was not very crowded during lunch and the service was superb (5/5). The waiter kept our waters full and even brought us cups to go. Very nice! I'll definitely be back!Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0 - Jun 11, 2019
Good, but not the best. The sauce for the crawfish is okay. I didn't love it, and my partner actually did not like it at all. However, they had a special going on for buy 5lb get 1 free, which is what we did.
Their special fries with real crab was so good! You can find it along with other items on their "secret menu". It's not really a secret menu because they list all of them, with pictures, on the little menu stands of the tables lol.
Their happy hour deals are so good. This is the only reason I would go back. They have some good appetizer deals and their drinks deals are pretty awesome. Regular and reverse happy hour times available.Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0 - Jun 29, 2019
I didn't get to try the crawfish here, but I can't wait to go back and give it a try!! My cousin and I went because they have good choices on their HH menu.
Food (4/5) We got the dry rub wings because they're only 75 cents! I forgot to take a picture but I should've. My cousin ordered it with the special NOLA sauce they have on the side. The sauce was just okay to me but the cuzzo really likes it. For 75 cents, they were pretty good sized wings. We ordered 10 wings but we didn't finish them all. We didn't finish them because we also ordered crab fries and MAN OH MAN we're those good. They put real crab on those fries! The crab wings are a bit pricey though, I'm not gonna lie. However, it comes in a HUGE portion that could probably feed 5-6 people. The calamari fries or sticks or whatever that they have on their HH was also pretty good. I liked it a lot but they only give you 5 sticks, which isn't too bad for HH. Basically, go there for the happy hour, trust.
Service (5/5) The service was really good. They attended to us very well. I think our server was still in training, but I couldn't really tell so that's a good sign right? All the employees were nice. One of my friends ordered grilled chicken tenders because he's on a diet but somehow the kitchen didn't get the ticket and the kitchen was already closed. The manager was nice enough to comp us for that with shots so we were fairly content.
I'll be back to try the crawfish and other items!!Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0
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