Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog serves American cuisine and specializes in seafood. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)
Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog serves American cuisine and specializes in seafood. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)
Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog serves smoked prime rib ($29.95) on Wednesdays. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)The gluten free breakfast burger ($16.99) made with an egg and lettuce instead of a bun. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)The shrimp diablos ($16.99)—bacon-wrapped shrimp with fresh jalapeños and stuffed with cream cheese. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog serves appetizers such as wings. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog serves sides such as mac and cheese $5.96-$7.95. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)The bar at Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog is decorated with Malcolm Williams' son's ashes and mementos donated from friends to represent his late son Bradley Williams. (Courtesy Monique Skatzes)Server Gabriel Reyes presents restaurant favorite shrimp diablos ($16.99)—bacon-wrapped shrimp with fresh jalapeños and stuffed with cream cheese. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)
Malcolm Williams said he opened Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog in March 2024 to honor his son's life after his son, Bradley, passed away in a fire at a family vacation property in Galveston. Malcolm Williams preserved his son's ashes as part of the design in the material the bar is made out of, and mementos such as jewelry donated from friends and charitable organizations also memorialize Bradley Williams.
“I lost him at sea, and he came back to me in treasure, so everything here is a treasure," Williams said.
Pirate’s Paradise Grub ‘N’ Grog is a pirate-themed restaurant that offers family-friendly events. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)
A family affair
From Sawdust Road, people can spot the pirate theme of the eatery because of the exterior decorations.
“I knew that by captivating a child's imagination, the mother would follow and the dad has no other choice,” Williams said.
Server Tatiana Rodriguez serves restaurant staple the mother of pearls ($11.99), a dish made up of fried oysters. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)
Among the pirate-themed walls with parrots and treasures, there is something for the whole family to enjoy, Williams said. The eatery offers a family-friendly dining area and bar separated by a wall for adults to enjoy after hours.
At Pirate’s Paradise, customers can also enjoy live entertainment on the weekends, salsa nights and karaoke on Friday nights.
On the menu
Pirate’s Paradise specializes in American cuisine with breakfast served all day and seafood made daily with ingredients handpicked from local farmers markets.
A signature menu item recommended by Williams includes the Monte Cristo made with sliced ham, turkey, American cheese, Swiss cheese, battered and served with raspberry jam.
The mother of pearls ($11.99) dish is made up of fried oysters and can also be served steamed. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)
Other customer favorites include oysters, prime rib, barbecue and shrimp diablos—bacon-wrapped shrimp with fresh jalapeños and stuffed with cream cheese.
The eatery also offers a full bar and specialty cocktails, including the Angry Pirate made with five variations of alcohol and tropical juices.
A favorite from the bar includes the Angry Pirate, a drink made of five different liquors and tropical juices. (Jovanna Aguilar/Community Impact)
To serve the community, Williams said Pirate’s Paradise collaborates with organizations such as the Tomball Rotary Club, local schools and little leagues, and he said he has plans to continue the community efforts.
Jovanna joined Community Impact as a reporter in July 2023. As a features reporter, she covers the North Houston area, including Cy-Fair, Tomball, The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring-Klein and the Lake Houston area. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in December 2021 where she majored in mass communication with a focus in multiplatform journalism and a minor in creative writing, and served as a writer for the campus newspaper, The Houstonian. When she is not writing, Jovanna enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling and fitness.
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