14406 Independence Parkway S (formerly Battleground Road), La Porte, TX 77571 (281) 479.1521 monumentinn.com
In the tradition of the long-gone and much-beloved San Jacinto Inn, the Monument Inn carries on the tradition of local bay and gulf seafood in grand style, AND lots more as well, as you will see below! Not a fancy restaurant, but a large and very busy Texas Gulf Coast seafood house, the establishment serves about 80,000 pounds of shrimp and about 25,000 pounds of catfish, crawfish, and other fresh fish a year. A meal at the Monument Inn ties in perfectly with a visit to the Battleship Texas and the San Jacinto battleground and monument, where Sam Houston led a small group of Texans to defeat the Mexican Army under General Santa Anna, and win independence for Texas. You can reach the restaurant via I-10 and the Lynchburg Ferry across the Ship Channel, or you can go via State Highway 225 through Pasadena, and arrive at the battleground from the South. Very casual, very reasonable prices, large portions, and if you see a waiting line don’t panic-it is a huge place and the wait should not be long. Menu * Peel & eat shrimp * Stuffed jalapenos * Fried green tomatoes * Oysters on the half shell * Shrimp or jumbo lump crab cocktail * Fried calamari * Shrimp & oyster en brochette * Fried alligator * Shrimp, chicken, & sausage gumbo * Baked potato soup * Crawfish bisque * Caesar salad * Shrimp, chicken, or club salad * Fish, broiled, fried, or grilled: catfish * Salmon * Mahi mahi * Tilapia * Tuna * Redfish (Add Ponchartrain, Orleans, Monumental, or Creole sauces) * Fried fish: shrimp, catfish, oysters * Stuffed crabs (3) * Combination platter * Shrimp jamboree, shrimp 3 ways * Crab cakes * Chicken tenders * Fried scallops * Popcorn shrimp * Crawfish etouffee * Fisherman’s platter * Shrimp creole * Stuffed whole flounder * Chicken tender basket * Monumental burger * Fish sandwich * Peaux boys * Fish & chips basket * Chicken fried chicken * Pan roasted chicken breast * Chicken parmesan ( all chicken orders include dinner salad, French fries, vegetables, or Coleslaw, & cinnamon rolls) * Ribeye * Chicken fried steak * Beef kabob * Filet mignon * Seafood fettucini * Shrimp scampi * Linguini Baton Rouge * Chicken Alfredeaux
