HardHeads

Really love this place! Great food, friendly staff and a real chill vibe. Don’t miss Thursday nights when there’s live music, I think they’re called The Pickers. It’s a bunch of guys playing there acoustic guitars. 70’s rock and some classic country, whatever comes to mind.

An open air restaurant on Highway 87. Cute beach vibe place. The service is good, the food is good, and the mood relaxed. The Bloody Mary was spicy and tasty, and the fried shrimp platter was, as I said earlier, good. We eat here fairly often, and while the seafood here is not “delicious” it is always dependably decent. Also, because it is not in the busy area of Crystal Beach, it is not always as crazy busy as some of the other restaurants…you should definitely give Hardheads a try.

We stopped by Hardheads for lunch and had a great experience. We started with the fried pickle spears, and honestly, they were probably the best fried pickles I’ve ever had. They had great seasoning in the crust, with a nice hint of dill, and the pickle inside was just crispy enough without being soggy. We added a side of the Bolivar sauce (a chipotle ranch with lime) for dipping, and it paired perfectly. For my meal, I had the shrimp platter and it was absolutely delicious. The shrimp were cooked just right and full of flavor. (The photo was taken after I ate a few). My wife had the nachos and they were ok. Our friends had the chicken Alfredo flatbread and it was just alright, they were envious of my fried shrimp. Highly recommend Hardheads, especially if you’re craving flavorful fried

HardHeads in Crystal Beach is a great place to watch the game, get some cold beverages and enjoy a good time! We came between meals so ordered some nachos and funnel cake fries which were both really good. The funnel cake fries needed a little more powdered sugar so that’s just what we added. My vodka cherry limeade was quite tasty! Go check the place out!

We ate here last night. The open-air vibe was neat. It was very windy, but it was nice since it is 100+ outside and no inside air conditioning of any kind. We had the chips and salsa. The salsa had more of a tomato/ketchup taste? Chips seemed fresh and maybe even cooked in-house. We also had these empanadas that had sort of an ettoufee inside them and they were good. We also had the wedge salad (chopped), and it was good also. Then we ordered the Italian pizza. On the menu, it says it has olives, ham, salami, and of course cheese. It didn't specifically say green olives, so just a heads up. The crust is amazing, and I feel if we had known the type and quantity of green olives, we could have asked to leave them off. We love olives, but just the quantity of green olives made the pizza so sa