Best American Iron & Metal
★ 4.0+ · 50+ public reviews Scrap metal yard 5417 N McCarty St, Houston, TX 77013
Reviews of Best American Iron & Metal
4.0+★★★★☆
50+ public reviews · latest Aug 2026
Customers praise
- Friendly, helpful staff6
Customers complain about
No complaint comes up often enough to show.
Of 45 written reviews, 76% give 4–5 stars and 24% give 1–2.
In the last 12 months: 6 written reviews, 50% give 4–5 stars.
The business replies to 18% of written reviews, including 5 of its 11 one- and two-star reviews.
✓ Texas-licensed✓ EPA record Scrap metal yard Spanish-language reviews
How it compares in Houston
Its own figures set against the other Houston businesses we checked.
One- and two-star reviews
24% of 45 written reviews
A higher share than 53% of Houston scrap yards. Middle of Houston scrap yards: 21%.
Replies to reviews
18% of written reviews get a reply from the business
Replies to more than 50% of Houston scrap yards. Middle of Houston scrap yards: 14%.
Texas license
Yes TX metal recycler #101023
56% of Houston scrap yards hold one we matched.
Reviews to 30 Sep 2026; hours, licenses and records checked Sep 2026. The shaded band is the middle half of Houston; the line is the middle; the dot is this business.
What customers say
What its 45 written reviews mention most, in our words. The number is how many reviews mention each.
4.0+★★★★☆
50+ public reviews
Staff and service
- Friendly, helpful staff6● About average
Reviews 2014 to Aug 2026. Ratings are floors, refreshed quarterly. Topics are shown only when our checks find them right at least 9 times in 10; the arrows compare this business with all businesses we checked. How we count topics
Good to know before you go
- Closed on Sundays
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What they offer
- Open 6 days a week
- 13% of written reviews are in Spanish
What customers mention
- Friendly, helpful staff6
Checked records
✓ Texas DPS metal recycler #101023
Valid until Mar 2027 · Texas DPS register
✓ EPA facility 110010657342
1 permit on record · 0 inspections · 0 enforcement actions · EPA ECHO
Checked Sep 2026. Facts, not a verdict.
Getting there
Get directions →Northeast Houston, about 7 miles from downtown
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Sources and dates
Business listing and its 45 written reviews, to 30 Sep 2026 · Texas Department of Public Safety, metal recycling entity register, Sep 2026 · US EPA ECHO facility records, Sep 2026. How we check