Gumbo's North On The Square In Georgetown

Had a so so experience before but wanted to give it another chance on Dec. 10. A friend from Gtown told me it 's known the restaurant was shut down in Sept by the health dept. (posted on a forum). I still wanted to give it a try. Big Mistake! I made the reservation with owner. When I arrived, they couldn 't find it (same thing happened last time). So I argued with the hostess bc we had driven an hour. She said ok as long as we didn 't stay long so I told her since we had a kiddo with us we won 't. We ordered the crawfish etouffee and fish. I hurt my tooth on the etouffee 's rice and told the waitress who seemed drunk or drugged (mumbling and shaky). She said I know. The microwave is broken. Why are they using a microwave for rice? Then she brought dirty rice but mixed the hard old grains of white rice in there! I had to spit it out. My husband had dirty rice on his plate and had to spit out his too. When we paid the $75 bill, she lost our credit card after charging it. Looked in the billfolds and couldn 't find them. I called the owner the next day and she found the card in the back. She said she mailed it to me that Tuesday. She also said she placed a partial credit for the experience on my credit card. I confirmed and she had the correct credit card and mailing address. It 's been 12 full days and no partial credit was issued and my credit card still isn 't here. I 'm getting all of my mail and it took 2 days for a card from Jarrell to get here this week, so that 's not the issue. I then contacted Williamson County Health Dept. for a copy of the report to see it bc I didn 't know if the shut down was a rumor. Sure enough, they provided the full report for open records request portions attached here. Shut down due to imminent health danger for dead and live cockroach infestation and food at bad temperatures. I asked the owner and she threatened me to be very careful in text that I should not share the information. Horrible night and really feel bad I begged my husband to give it another try. Next time, I 'll listen to people and look at reports if a restaurant was shut down immediately or better yet, stay away.

This was mid to late afternoon on a sunny day and we sat on the upstairs deck overlooking the downtown square. We had the house wine and fried calamari which was served with bread and a garlic infused butter that was to die for! The service was prompt, the atmosphere friendly and the appetizers were wonderful. This was our 1st visit to Georgetown and starting at Gumbo's was the right choice! I would certainly put this on my list of stops for any future visit!

High quality food at a down to earth restaurant. The stuffed mushroom appetizer is AMAZING. We also had the shrimp and crawfish pasta and the shrimp and beef pasta. Both top notch.Waitress was very attentive and friendly.Live music was pleasant and not to loud.We would definitely come back.

My wife and I went for the second time recently. On our first visit, we weren't all that pleased. This time we went for dinner and the food was absolutely delicious. I had the shrimp and grits, and it was excellent. My wife had the pan sautéed catfish, which she enjoyed as did I when she gave me a bite. Food was just terrific! The service was very good. Our only complaint was that they had someone playing music in a relatively small room. We had met a friend there and wanted to visit, but it was hard to carry on a conversation.

Food was excellent. Hubby had the Red Snapper, I had the shrimp. Both excellently prepared. The chef’s potato choice was also excellent. Husband loved the etoufee’, I enjoyed the pecan/brie salad with yummy balsam vinaigrette. Meal was pricey, but portions were generous, and we actually brought enough home, which we ate the next night. It was even more delicious, and nothing leaked oil after heating as some restaurant leftovers do. The dining area was beautifully decorated for Christmas.