Full-service seafood in Terminal C when Pappas isn’t the move
Terminal C’s Landry’s Seafood is one of the few non-Pappas, full-service seafood spots at IAH, and United regulars use it for “real meal” layovers rather than grabbing another burger. It sits post-security in C, so it works best if your flight departs from C or you’re connecting through the C/E pier. Think sit-down dinner pricing: expect to drop $30–$50 per person before drinks.
Opening hours track banked United waves, usually from mid-morning through the late-evening departures to Europe and South America out of C and E. Menu reads like a condensed Landry’s on the outside: fried shrimp platters, shrimp cocktail, fish tacos, and a few grilled fish options in the $24–$38 range, plus salads and a burger if someone in your group hates seafood. Portions run restaurant-sized, not airport-small.
FlyerTalk threads group Landry’s with Real Food Company and the terminal’s wine bars as the main sit-down choices in C, but this is the only one focused on seafood. If you want something heavier, go for a fried combo plate or the shrimp and fish platter; if you need to stay light before a 10-hour flight, stick to grilled fish and vegetables and skip the cream sauces. Expect a bar with TV sports and a standard airport cocktail list.
Complaints center on price: regular Houston diners point out that similar seafood downtown runs several dollars cheaper per entrée than at IAH, and drinks here can hit $14–$18 for basic cocktails. Service pace can stretch to 45–60 minutes for a full meal when several United widebodies are boarding from nearby C gates, so this is not a 25-minute turn.
Tip: if you’re a United flyer planning a proper seafood sit-down before a C or E long-haul, build in at least 75 minutes gate-to-gate so you’re not chugging your last $16 drink as Group 3 lines up.