Bevi Seafood Co.

I had heard about Bevi in Metairie as being one of the places to get good boiled crawfish to go during crawfish season. It turns out that Bevi has opened a branch in the old Cajun Brothers location on Carrolton so on my 2016 NOLA trip, this was a stop to get boiled seafood for Friday dinner. Bevi turned out to be a small space with a clean, efficient interior that looks to be good for eating seafood and washing it down with a local beer.
I stopped in and ordered 2 pounds of boiled crawfish, 1 pound of boiled shrimp, and an order of fried red potatoes with remoulade sauce. The boiled seafood were put into plastic bags and potatoes packaged to go with newspaper included for peeled shells. As of last week, the crawfish was $ 4.50/lb. and shrimp were about $ 9−10/lb. It felt like it took forever to get back to my friend’s house to start the peeling and eating but I managed the drive without breaking any known world records for speeding.
Both the crawfish and (jumbo) shrimp were spicy enough to have a kick without cauterizing our taste buds, and the fried potatoes were a good accompaniment but I wish they had the traditional boiled potatoes and corn cooked in the same seafood boil liquids. Still, crawfish season started early this year and they were good sized and delicious, as were the shrimp and potatoes, thus happily checking Bevi off my NOLA-​area boiled crawfish joint list.

What does a girl who is allergic to shellfish buy at a Seafood establishment? Debri fries! They were so good I can not wait to go back. They had 2 kinds of debris fries, I did not get the swine fries I think it has pork belly. The portion was enormous and I could not finish it solo. The establishment looked clean but honestly at almost 9 months pregnant I did not explore.

Early in the season and the crawfish were good size and had the perfect kick of spice. They didn’t have traditional crawfish boil sides (the woman let me know they would start serving them in about 1 week)
So she recommended the crispy boiled potatoes which were AMAZING! Boiled whole potato fried to crisp the skin served with remoulade.
Full menu had great options and very friendly woman behind the counter! Welcome to the neighborhood

Great new place on the Blvd. This location has bar seating and six tables for dinning in and eating some great authentic cuisines including some of the best boiled seafood in the city!
We came in and wasn’t sure if we would like the crawfish due to some places over seasoning them, but the lady at the counter let us try them, and they were absolutely GREAT. Not too spicy, your noise don’t even run LOL.
Try the combo-​poboy. You can get a seafood poboy with your choice of two of the three oyster/​shrimp/​catfish. Loved the shrimp and catfish combo I got. Battered and seasoned really well, and the pricing was great. This location also has alcohol from beer to a small bar.

I have been here a few times. Gumbo is very good. I like a dark tasting roux like they make it. I saw where the
food critique praised their roast beef poboy. While it was good I was not really impressed with it. I wish they had raw oysters by the dozen every day but maybe one day. Service is good unless they have allot of to go orders then it gets a little slow. Other than that everything else was great. The seafood was cooked perfect.

So I visited this establishment today because I heard the seafood is amazing. And boy did it not disappoint! I got the boiled crawfish and an oyster poboy– everything was perfect and I can’t think of anything negative to say about the food. The reason I gave three stars is because while I’m a seafood connoisseur, my wife can’t stand it. So I figured she could get the chicken tenders or something simple. So I told the lady at the register I’ll have some crawfish and a poboy and my wife will have the tenders. The lady replied that she couldn’t have them because they are for kids and they don’t make money off it. So I asked her to charge me for 3 kids chickens and only give me one. She said she couldn’t do that. It’s very disappointing when a restaurant tells me I cant have something that is right on the menu– even when I ask to be charged 3x the price. I have to say the food is good here but I probably won’t be going back because the grilled cheese is not going to do it for my wife.

I went to Bevi one night and got about a dozen medium boiled crabs to take home. They looked good, they smelled good, but they didn’t taste very good. All of the crabs had one issue or another. Some were too spicy, some had mushy meat, some had very little meat, and some just straight didn’t taste good at all. It’d be one thing if they were all too spicy, are all not spicy enough. Then it would just be a preference issue. But they were all over the place. It made me not want to go back there at all.

i hosted a large family get together and wanted to have seafood. i ordered off the catering menu… bolied shrimp, crawfish, shrimp & gouda grits, and gumbo. ALL items were delicious! I can’t wait to go back — just for myself or another party! Five Stars!

First I want to say that the boiled seafood and the gumbo were fantastic! The low rating is for the shrimp poboy. The shrimp were not deveined!!! I personally do not enjoy the «crunch and grit» of chewing a dirty shrimp. If the other food was not so good, my rating would be a one star. Also, that bread with the sesame seeds… so NOT New Orleans. Just plain Leidenheimer’s (Toasted) french bread makes the best poboy. I will be back, just not for a shrimp poboy.

Loved to have found this spot for seafood. I rarely get crabs, but when Lil’ Debbie’s in town, we enjoy crabs! The girl at the counter was super helpful with ordering. We did 4 crabs, a ½ lb of shrimp, and their housemade slaw.
Slaw was great with really fresh, crunchy ingredients. The crabs were some of the best I’ve had. Not overly spicy, but a definite unique, boil taste that goest really well with Shiner Ruby Redbird that sips like a summer day. I picked away at my one crab while my mom demolished three of them with the proper utensils that they give you. Their shrimp were very well cooked (no peeling issues) with a ½ pound being the perfect amount. They also have what I think is homemade tartar sauce that I dipped my bits of crab in.
A couple of TVs in there make it not too shabby of a spot to watch a Saints game over some seafood. My only thing was that the tables should have wet naps available, but definitely not something that’s a star dropper for me.

A solid 3.5 stars. Craving a po boy and not wanting to go far from the house, we stopped in on a Sunday afternoon.
I was feeling greedy and went with «the peacemaker» (sautéed shrimp, roast beef and Swiss cheese) which was more than enough than I could handle and a hearty bowl of gumbo. My husband ordered a fried shrimp po boy, boiled crab, and the daiquiri of the week which was Mandarin Orange. All of our food was really good. They use a really dark roux for their gumbo which wasn’t bad, but it just depends on how u like your base. I would probably go back if I was feeling lazy and didn’t feel like driving to my mother in laws house for a bowl. My only complaint is the bread like a previous review stated. I’m not a po boy expert by any means but I think by now I’ve tasted enough to know that the bread can make or break your po boy. This little spot uses sesame seed French bread and I didn’t care for it at all. If they switch that up, then u have a solid 4 stars. Other than that, the boiled seafood was seasoned really well and my husband said his daiquiri wasn’t a traditional New Orleans daiquiri, but had a good flavor, just wasn’t strong.
Overall decent food and a good addition to the area. I’m looking forward to trying some of their other items on my next visit.

Service: A.
Food: B/​B–
Location: A
Price: B+/B
Sandwiches were alright, but since French bread is the big determinant of the sandwich, I cannot give higher marks. Their bread has sesame seeds, which changes up the whole flavor of the bread and sandwich. I kept taking out pieces of shrimp to see what was causing my confusion.
The shrimp, oysters, crab, and gumbo were good; the bread is what my tastebuds did not care for. I get it though, that may be their brand. It is just not a brand for me.
Atmosphere was clean and nice. Relaxed which I prefer. Prices are ok but a little on the higher end; but the area may also contribute.
The slaw had banana and red peppers. Added a nice little citrus flavor, and I also detected floral something or other. That was the first thing that came to mind.
Service was great; very personable and nice staff! I would maybe go back, but just to have a cup of their gumbo. THAT was on point.

I’ve picked up food from here 4 times in the past 2 weeks for the family — We tried new menu items each time and not one has disappointed! Staff is great — service is great & food seems to be consistently great — wonderful family run restaurant!!!

Now that’s how you do seafood NOLA. All other boiled seafood spots take notes. Spicy, juicy, easy peal crabs and shrimp. This dude gets it. I can’t wait to eat here again and again. The whole menu will be devoured over time. Easy to get to location even better. WINNING (is it crawfish season yet?)

Gotta have the gumbo — so good! PoBoys are outstanding too. And thumbs up to the fried green tomatoes! Yum!