Cedar Landing Restaurant at 10614 FM1960 East (just over the bridge crossing Lake Houston on FM 1960) their webpage has not one but two Gulf Coast seafood specialities - fried catfish and fried shrimp. The catfish has a light but crunchy cornmeal coating who taste and texture rivals that of the legendary Sudie's. The fillets are thick enough to be meaty but thin enough to maintain some crunch. The fried shrimp is the best in class. It's such a challenge to retain that delicate shrimp flavor. I am convinced that no matter how careful you are unless the shrimp is dipped in hot batter on board the boat that caught it you're endanger of enjoying what might be tasty but not shrimp taste. Cedar Landing has done that over and over again for at least the last 10 years I've come to eat. To enjoy the best of what they have to offer I encourage you to either order the XL Shrimp which has 30 (that's right 2-1/2 dozen) of those remarklable fried shrimp for $16.99. If you want to enjoy both order the combo with fried shrimp and fried catfish for $19.99. The meal comes with hushpuppies, salad and a side (baked potato is a little extra). Desserts aren't worth considering. It's not what they do and I appreciate that.
One warning: The service can be inconsistent. I don't want to blame it on the fact that it appears the average age of the wait staff is about 16 but that could be a contributing factor.
Cedar Landing is a gem that the locals love but the Red Lobster/Joe's Crab Shack lemmings have never heard of.
Really like this place. Lake Houston is beautiful, especially at dusk. I like to walk out over the water on the boardwalk. Also, it's fun to see boats pull up with people coming from other parts of the are just to eat. The food is good, the shrimp and catfish are some of the best! Thanks for sharing:-)
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