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    Kickin Kajun

    3.9 (876 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Michelle D.

    I was watching a TV show when they showed a seafood boil, and that instantly triggered a craving...next thing I knew, I wanted Kickin Kajun. Of course, I couldn't just think about myself, so I ran it by my partner and he was on board. When we got there, we originally planned to order the combo for two, but we decided to go big or go home and got the platter that serves 3-4 people. Everything was amazing. I tried to save carbs for last, but the rice soaked in the Dungeness crab sauce really hit the spot. I almost tapped out lol, my head nearly fell onto the table...so we boxed the rest up and I'll be enjoying it all over again tomorrow. Great deal, amazing food, and top-tier service. Best staff ever! ;)

    Samantha H.

    So good. We usually get the snow crab boil, and it's heavenly, but I never finish, and we wanted to try the catfish, which turned out to be amazing. The staff is friendly and helpful. We have never had to wait longer than 5 minutes to be seated. One of my favorite places to get a seafood boil.

    Street parking meter
    Alyssa A.

    Out of this world customer service! My husband and I enjoyed a dinner here to celebrate our 13th Wedding Anniversary. Many of the other patrons looked like they were also on dates or celebrating special occasions. There is a paid parking lot with an attendant adjacent to the restaurant or you can park in a metered stall along the street. We paid $1 to park in the lot during dinner. This restaurant is ADA accessible. We brought a gift card with us our sister had given to us as a gift for a birthday. Unfortunately when they scanned it to pay, it was not working. However the staff were so kind and went above and beyond calling the gift card company the next day to get to the bottom of why it was not working. We would like to thank all of the staff for your assistance, especially Jenny, and for making us feel like valued customers. In the end they found the problem and issued us a new gift card. We will be glad to return for our next special occasion and use the gift card then.

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    Malachi M.

    We are on a mission.... To try some new spots our daughter loves. She just graduated from HPU this week getting her Bachelor's in Psychology. And she wants to make sure we try all the spots she has eaten at the last three years Well, I have to say, the chef did his thing in that kitchen. As a chef myself I take my hat off to you sir! Job well down! Not many can handle the "Kajun" flavors. This was a good spot for the first stop this week! All I can say is there shrimp, mussels, catfish, crabs, rice etc,.etc. etc. it was all good! We will be back if she decides to stay for her Masters program. Ooooh one last thing! The fried Oreos were on beast mode! one order had four and ice cream with whipped cream! BOOM if you're on a diet don't even think about it! Certainly on point! Pray, Eat and Love because life is way too short! M&M

    Catfish
    Richard L.

    First time to this location on Keaaumoku. It's definitely a great feeling to know that the quality of the food and service is excellent and consistent with the location in Kapolei. We enjoyed our food and the service was awesome.

    Snow Crab Legs Combo + Garlic Fries
    Anabelle H.

    We made a reservation for our party of 4 on Thanksgiving Day for 6:30 PM. Once we got to the restaurant, we were able to be seated promptly and I was really glad that we called ahead because all of the tables were filled! We took a few minutes to decide what we wanted and our waiter was so friendly and answered any questions we had. After we placed our order, our food came out within 10 minutes. - Snow Crab Legs Combo (5/5): We got this combo with the Signature Kickin' Sauce with mild spice because I was worried it would be too spicy. However, it wasn't as spicy as I thought, so if we pay a visit next time, I'll opt in for the medium spice level. The snow crab legs were cooked to perfection and so were the shrimps, clams, and mussels. This combo also came with 2 rice bowls, 2 sausages, 2 pieces of corn, and 2 potatoes. - Garlic Fries (5/5): Very yummy and garlicky. The fries were nice and crispy. A perfect addition to our seafood combo. The price was really worth it for the amount of seafood we got; the combo was $77 and the fries were $10. Service was great and the waiters were very attentive, constantly coming by to check on us and to see if we needed more water. Thank you Kickin Kajun!

    Snow Crab Legs Combo
    Cassandra H.

    This is our favorite seafood boil place. The service is always on point and the food comes out quick. We always order the snow crab combo, no mussels sub extra shrimp with their medium spice signature sauce. It always hits the spot. The restaurant has a ton of seating and they have a full bar. They can get really busy but you can check in to the waiting list on yelp so I highly recommend doing that.

    Favorable, tasty, and fresh, especially the Kauai prawns($4.00 extra for upgrade) package for two.
    Jerry E.

    Favorable, tasty, and fresh, especially the Kauai prawns($4.00 extra for upgrade). The combination package with king crab for two. A little disappointed with the size of the king crab legs. They were just a I little bigger than the size of snow crab legs; in fact, I have eaten snow crab legs that are larger. Overall, pretty good experience to enjoy uniquely flavored (with their special sauce) seafood combination.

    Louisiana Crawfish; Sausage; Potato; Local Sweet Kauai Prawns Shrimp; Sweet Corn
    Cindy P.

    Parking is easy with 1h free for validation. My friend and I came here on a weekday evening to order takeout. There's a specific takeout door they had, but we didn't see it and they still let us order inside. It only takes about 10mins for takeout to be ready. We ordered 2lbs of Louisiana Crawfish, 1lb of Local Maui Shrimp, Sweet Corn, Red Potato, and Sausages with Medium & Spicy Signature Kickin' Sauce. The sauce was so good and not overly salty! Medium tastes like mild! Corn is $3 for one piece, but it's so worth it cause it's so sweet and delicious! I do think it's funny that they would charge $1 for lemons for takeout, but if you dine in, it's free.

    Snow crab
    Jaymi U.

    Love this place! The crab is always cooked well and the Cajun sauce is amazing. The service is also great. They're usually quick and always friendly. I think the only downside to this place is the parking. The lot is often full and you have to get lucky to get close street parking. But it's worth heading here!

    Mei-Lan C.

    Love their lunch special. For 13.99$, you get a whole meal. It's delicious, and the food comes out pretty fast.

    6 Pounder
    Meggles K.

    Where to even start because five stars is not enough for this place. If I could give it 10 and above I definitely would! Came down for some seafood boil with my family to celebrate my birthday. The staff was extremely friendly and above and beyond. There was no wait time at all so they were able to fit all nine of us as soon as we got there. The food was absolutely amazing. Everything we all ever wanted, and more! We ordered the six pounder and added extra shrimp and a couple of other things. The staff was very attentive very helpful. The restaurant is very clean, very nice, very welcoming. We truly appreciated our server Nui he went above and beyond for us. We were struggling to open the crab and the lobster and he came right over and he opened it for us put on a little show so shout out to him. You deserve all the recognition. Thank you for everything that you've done and taking care of us for our experience and making it 10 times better! We will definitely be back!

    Kristina C.

    All I have to say is mhm.. how do you make seafood boil taste flavorless? I'm not sure if they aren't tossing it enough or them being really stingy with the sauce? But the seafood boil tasted bland and flavorless. We ordered the 6-pound seafood boil and it was not worth it. Also, considering that it tasted like nothing was even sadder. With that being said, I will not be coming back here. The service was okay, the food wasn't good, and honestly for the price of what you're getting kind of sucks. I'd suggest going to boiling crab!!

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    9 months ago

    My favorite place for lunch. Unfortunately they don't have the lunch specials anymore. I would be willing to pay a few more dollars.

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    Amazing service and food and the bartending fabulous!!! 10 stars!!!! Atleast impeccable customer service and staff all so amazing!!!

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    Best Cajun seafood restaurant in Hawaii! Seafood is fresh and so flavorful. I like their mild original sauce.

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    Cajun sauce is always my choice, I come here for dinner whenever I am craving for seafoods

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    Ask the Community - Kickin Kajun

    Do they need a vaccine card for entry?

    Nope

    Do they off military discount?

    Nope

    Are the portions big? For example the snow crab combo how much does it feed?

    One person especially if you love crab!

    Is BYOB restaurant?

    When they were at their original location it was BYOB, but now they have a license and sell alcohol at the restaurant.

    Do they still serve raw oysters?

    No, no raw oysters.

    Do they do take out?

    They do but they are horrible at taking take out orders they will ignore your calls when they are busy and will not respond or even give you a heads up. They will pick up the phone and hang up and give you no reason. Walk in order is easier phone… 

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