Gilhooley's
Grilled oysters topped with shrimp at Gilhooley's in San Leon. Credit: Greg Morago
Gilhooley's oyster bar shows off their oysters roasted with garlic butter and parmesan Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in San Leon, Texas. (Kevin Fujii/Houston Chronicle)
Gilhooley's oyster bar shows off their boudain Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in San Leon, Texas. (Kevin Fujii/Houston Chronicle)
A sign outside of Gilhooley's in San Leon says it all. Photo by J.C. Reid.
67. Gilhooley’s
You can’t really claim to be a Houston oyster fan until you’ve made the pilgrimage to San Leon and Gilhooley’s, a crusty oyster shack just blocks from Galveston Bay. Not everything is worth ordering at this old-fashioned Texas seafood joint, but the Oysters Gilhooley — roasted over a wood fire with Parmesan cheese and garlic butter — are a peak Houston dining experience, not to mention one of the finest shellfish dishes in America. Whiling away the hours on the rakish patio with a cold beer and a hunk of spicy wood-grilled boudin, to be chased with Saltines, you get a deep, salty taste of the way the Gulf Coast used to be before it got all fancied up with city niceties. The service has barroom sass, and a sign admonishes customers in no uncertain terms to leave the kiddies at home. They mean it.
Cuisine: American, seafood
Entree price range: $
Where: 222 9th St. in San Leon
Phone: 281-339-3813
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