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by Steven Doyle | February 5, 2026 · 1:19 pm

Crawfish Season in Dallas: How Tasty Tails Does It the New Orleans Way

As crawfish season heats up across North Texas, Tasty Tails is once again reminding Dallas diners why its New Orleans–style boils have earned a loyal following. Now approaching its sixth year in Addison, the family-owned restaurant has remained a constant along Belt Line Road by staying true to what it does best: authentic Cajun cooking rooted in tradition. The menu reflects the dishes the owners grew up with—shrimp po’boys, boiled crawfish, Cajun chicken wings, and the ever-popular Mom’s gumbo.

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The 2017 Ultimate Crawfish List and Locator

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February 2017 is seeing a bounty of great crawfish with massive tiny lobster-sized crawfish, the grade A type, in and around Dallas. Some are juked up in spices, some are rather tame, but however you find them, or enjoy the critters, it is a good year to be alive and loving crawfish.

Bit some heads, suck tail and scream a glorious chorus to our pals down on the bayou for sending us the good stuff. Continue reading →

2016 Top Ten Places To Enjoy Crawfish In Dallas

by Steven Doyle

Although we have seen crawfish as early as December, the bugs just aren’t at their peak sizes just yet. It is a bit early, but they are tasty and it looks to be a great year for crawfish. The winter has been mild and the we haven’t experienced the flooding in prime breeding grounds like we did last year. For now we will enjoy medium-sized crawfish until the more mature beasts start filtering through. We have already been scoping out the latest hot spots for the 2015 season, and we have plenty to share. Notice a few newcomers on the list this year that will excite your palates with their rendition of the spicy crustaceans.

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by Steven Doyle | March 18, 2014 · 3:36 pm

2014 Top Ten Places To Find Crawfish In Dallas

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We are at a slow start for crawfish season with the untimely cold snaps that are hitting the haunts where the mudbugs hang out. The little critters aren’t wanting to come out of their roost and onto our plates, bu that just means they are getting bigger and tastier. For now we will suffer through extremely medium crawfish, and that is OK for now. We have already been scoping out the latest hot spots for the 2014 season, and we have plenty to share. Notice a few newcomers on the list this year that will excite your palates with their rendition of the spicy crustaceans.

May we present our 2014 favorites: Continue reading →

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