5/23/14 My first visit I gave them 4 or 5 stars. This visit was a two or three. Let me start with the good! Great employees! Great with kids. Wait, AMAZING with kids. There's even a little corner for them to play in! Easel, crayons, chalk! Nice! Definitely don't have to worry about getting them to sit and be still at the table! Now for the not so good/not so bad. The service was just as S L O W as the first time and there were way less people here. We called ahead bc we were a party of 8, well 7 and a toddler and it was a busy weekend. We get there and they have a table ready even though they said we didn't need a reservation. Fantastic! Only 4 people at one other table! Awesome! We should get great service!
Our drinks came out in a decent amount of time. Off to a great start. Waiting, waiting waiting. Ok here are our appys but only half came out at a time. Boudin and seafood balls were very good but the cheese sticks were just eeh. Two of us got the salad bar. Nice salad greens! Some tomato slices. No other veggies. About two or three dressings ranch, Italian and ? Waiting waiting waiting! Wait some more! Oh here's our crawfish. Guess they are bringing the other stuff next. Waiting, waiting, waiting. About 4-5 minutes more we get the burger and the toddler's grilled cheese! Whew she was getting restless. She isn't hungry bc the cook? kept bringing her crackers! Another really great lady! They have awesome people here so we don't complain! Waiting..... A few minutes later we get the Chicken tenders and the CFS. Tenders look normal but the CFS didn't look like steak and was very small. The burger looked amazing and he said it was but the fries are the cheap, from a bag crinkle cut kind like they serve at hospitals and schools. :(
I really think there is just one cook who cooks what they can in one batch. Example... I'm cooking crawfish. Done. Serve. Now I'm frying the burger and grilled cheese. Done! Serve. Now the CFS and chicken strips. Done. Serve. Really disappointing.
Now we all have our food! Begin meal. Our crawfish are no longer hot but we left them covered so they are kind of room temp. We are starving so we eat anyway. They were tasty and juicy but one of us had at least 20 crawfish that were nasty dead, black and broken in his 4 lb order. There were none in mine and only a few in my daughters. We eat crawfish every year, year after year and that seldom ever happens. The size difference was so big that some were very over cooked or maybe they kept cooking bc they sat covered for so long while we waited for the rest. Juicy, tasty but they NEED SPICE! At least offer some spice to shake on yourself. A can of Tony's or something. There was a bottle of hot sauce and a bottle of sriracha (used that) on the table but it just seemed like they were not cooked with any spice at all. Some dry spices sprinkled on the crawfish to make my mouth and tongue tingle a little would be great!
The people at the table next to us had the Asian potstickers/dumplings whatever. They looked and smelled amazing and they were oohing and ahhing between gulps. If I come back I may try those or the étouffée!
This place screams "I can be better!" There is so much promise here. Maybe hire another person? Two really great employees here already. It's just painful to see how close to awesome this place is but misses the mark by a few bad dishes and really slow service! Those things can be fixed and you have an amazing place! I really hope the owner sees this!
Bottom line, if you're in the area and open to something different try the items the place is named for, ASIAN or CAJUN! Do not wait to eat until everyone is served and byob of Cajun seasoning!
3/30/14. Great place! The kind you would find on Diners, Drive In and Dives! Ignore the dive bar appearance! The food is awesome. Crawfish could have been spicier but the juiciest I have EVER eaten and I have had some cooked by the best Cajun cooks! Dh had the fried catfish mmm. Crunchy coating and flaky moist and thick inside. Not greasy at all. They could have better fries. Pre packaged frozen, eh. Great beer prices! Prices were very in line with the area if not a bit more reasonable. Definitely a bargain compared to larger areas. Definitely try this place! The owner is visible and seems to talk to every patron. Service was a little harried but they were short staffed. Food didn't come out together. Actually about 5 minutes apart. So don't wait for your friends and family to be served. This happened at all the tables around us. They MUST be popular bc it was early Saturday eve and they were out of several items and ran out of even more. Out of frogs legs but will definitely return for those. Can't wait to try them! read more