Fountain View Fish Market

The seafood is always super fresh. You can see the skin of the fish is glistening, their eyes are clear, not cloudy. The gills are blood red and not faded from being water logged or washed out. The prepared and cooked seafood is always yummy If it is shrimp, it is crunchy to bite, If it is fish, it is flakey and oh so deliciously fresh. The girls have been there for years and know what it takes to make you want to come back, time after time. They constantly change the cooking oil, to ensure the food never tastes like old oil. Their service is friendly and gracious. The dining area is tiny, which encourages patrons to speak to each other while waiting for their food or while they are eating. I absolutely love this small fish market and have purchased up to 20 orders at a time, even during lunch time and somehow they make the magic happen. A new owner purchased the market a year or so ago. At first he was a little stern, while overseeing his employees and market. He has softened up a little and even cracked a smile the last time I visited. I told him, my office mates are all believers now and they always ask me when I will goBack to the Fountain View Fish Market

DO NOT JUDGE THIS BOOK BY THE COVER...Trust me if you do, you will cost yourself an amazing meal. Let's start with the staff how friendly they were when we arrived. The person I was with was wearing a happy birthday sash. The entire restaurant said happy birthday to her. We ordered our fish and shrimp within 15 minutes. Everything was out at the table, I had side eggroll and a side of coleslaw in my top five for fried seafood, the ambience was fish market. The restaurant was amazing.

The food is tasty hot and super fresh. The service is super. The owner is really friendly and ensures you have everything and anything you need. He also offers suggestions. The ambiance is nice, bright, clean and welcoming.

The prices on here need to be updated. They are like $5 lower than what they are at the restaurant . I got the shrimp basket with what they consider medium shrimp and to say I'm shocked would be an understatement. 3 stars because the flavor was good but the size and texture were deceptive. Chewy tiny shrimp called "medium"...the fries were hard. Crunchy coating on the shrimp which is ok but the actual shrimp was very tough like chewing a tire. Do urself a favor and get jumbo or large bcx this medium was absolutely RIDICULOUS. It was SO dried out like you wouldn't believe. I've never eaten fried shrimp this dry before. It was like jerky. I'm not being sarcastic at all.

No frills - hot, fresh, good food. Hole in the wall place that's affordable! The food is cooked to perfection and is never overcooked or dry. When you eat their food, you know they clean and change the oil often.

I left Houston 8 years ago. Every time I am in town I go eat at Fountain view fish market at least one time. Everything is great !! I wish I had something like this in Dallas !!

As a kid, I went to visit relatives in the greater Houston area and Gulf Coast. Because of their association with the ports my late grandmother and relatives always had connections for the freshest Gulf Shrimp, especially the jumbo type. So juicy and fresh they were like oysters and I could taste the source water, unlike the previously frozen shrimp at local markets. Anyhow, my trip to Texas had a few bucket list items and surprisingly, BBQ didn't top the priorities. As you might guess, it was a hankering for jumbo shrimp, and I found this market on Yelp. The pictures were all the evidence I needed to make going there top priority, except I was going to have to walk since no car was available. No biggie, along the way (some 1.5 miles or so) I got a load of that part of Houston. Finally, I was at the door and it was almost full! A couple Postal workers were diving into their plates,several guests were waiting for to-go orders, and I grabbed the smallest table to wait for my order, that the current owner helped me customize. The #16 normally comes with 12 shrimp and three pieces of fish, with two sides. Upgrading to jumbo shrimp adds to the cost, but was it worth it? Hell yeah! I was slightly disappointed they didn't have Cajun Rice, Jambalaya, or even Macncheese, but coleslaw and seasoned fries proved sufficient. I didn't have to wait long either, sometimes these sort of fish-fry joints are painfully slow to fulfill orders but not here. The food was beautiful, really. Perfectly fried, perfectly breaded, and plentiful. All I needed was lemon juice and Ketchup, which they had in the refrigerator with beverages. I think I used most of the juice in the lemon-shaped bottle. The owner checked on me after a few minutes, which I appreciated, and I overheard him telling a customer he's the third owner in the market's 41+ year history. No wonder the food has a diverse local and apparently loyal customer base. The walk back was longer, so roughly four miles altogether seemed like a good balance for excellent, nay, exceptional fried shrimp. Why not 5 stars? It is, in principle, but as prefaced above, I would like to have seen more sides available, especially in the rice department. If I return to Houston anytime soon I'm definitely coming back though. I told my cousin, a lifelong Houston resident, that this place was well-worth visiting.

I have always loved this place. Everything is cooked when you order it and the staff are extremely friendly..The prices are in line with any other establishment. The space is kinda small but I always get my order to go.Tena.

This place is such a hole-in-the-wall and I love it! I was looking for a place that sells good seafood dishes for Friday lent and now I have found a great place to enjoy close to my work place in general! Its about 15 minutes from my office which is great and they're quick with the order. I came up and the parking lot was not too busy but inside it looked like there were about 3 people waiting for their food before me. I ordered their fried fish platter with 3 shrimp and got tartar sauce and hot sauce with it which was great! The guy at the counter also gave me a cup to try their in-house drink which I could take to-go and I enjoyed it as well! Great customer service and great food! i'll definitely keep this on my list for places to eat when I want a quick bite!

This place serves good food..the staff are friendlyIt's a very small place ..this place has a loyal following..