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BY WESLEY GARDNER
TWIST AND PEEL While staring down a pound of crawsh can be intimidating, here are step-by-step instructions for peeling and extracting the meat.
STEP 1 Holding the head rmly in one hand and the tail in the other, twist and pull to separate.
The seafood platter ($17.95) is comprised of fried sh, fried shrimp, Cajun popcorn and fries.
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STEP 2 For the brave, sucking the meat out of the head contains the most avor.
While the price varies depending of the market value of the boiled crawsh, turkey necks can be purchased at Juicy Heads & Spicy Tails for $7.95 per half-pound and $12.95 per pound.
Owner Andrew Landry opened Juicy Heads & Spicy Tails in April 2022.
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STEP 3 Remove the rst couple of tail shell segments, and pinch the tail end with one hand before pulling out the meat.
Juicy Heads & Spicy Tails Humble eatery serves up variety of Cajun-inspired dishes A ndrew Landry had been impressing his family and friends with his unique
“We have the special blend, which is full of avor with a little kick for the people who really don’t like the spice but love crawsh,” Landry said. “Then, we have the spicy, which is nose-running, lips- burning, eyes-watering.” While the eatery does not have a liquor license, patrons are allowed to bring their own drinks and can enjoy complimentary margaritas and daiquiris, Landry said. The restaurant also serves as a space for members of Landry’s nonprot—Where Men Hurt—to meet and hold conferences. The nonprot, which launched in 2018, is designed to give men a platform to talk about life issues in a safe, nonjudgmental setting.
“We look at the places where men hurt—mental health, nances, relationships,” Landry said. “We talk about those issues of life, and we give them advice or interact with them so that they can gure out what plan works best for their situation.” While Landry said he has already had a lot of requests to expand the business to dierent areas, he would need to wait a little longer before making any decisions. Nearly one year later, Landry said he has found more than enough to be happy about with his rst restaurant. “My favorite part is watching people leave happy,” Landry said. “When people come, they’re going to have a great time, and that’s what we’re here for.”
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Juicy Heads & Spicy Tails 1502 First St. E., Ste. G, Humble 832-802-9024 www.juicyheadsspicytails.com Hours: Tue.-Thu. and Sun. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., closed Mon.
spin on crawsh long before he decided to venture into the restaurant industry. “I’ve cooked crawsh for well over 20 years,” Landry said. “Every week, we would do crawsh, and the whole neighborhood would come over. Even back then, they would say, ‘Man, you need to get a restaurant.’” After a rst-place nish at a local crawsh competition in 2021, Landry nally took their advice. Landry opened Juicy Heads & Spicy Tails in Humble in April 2022. The eatery serves up Cajun staples, including catsh, gumbo, etouee, frog legs and, of course, crawsh.
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