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    Mallards Southern Kitchen

    3.6 (138 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Lobster Roll

    Swung into Mallards for lunch with some friends and had a great meal. The server was great and took the cues that we were a chatty group so was attentive without interrupting a lot. The space is open and bright, and there was a good amount of seating including and active bar. It was Friday so probably busier than a normal weekday, but we didn't have a wait for our table at 1PM. The lobster roll was delightful. Great flavor, love the large chunks of the lobster meat. It was a little tricky to eat as the bun didn't quite contain the innards but easily solve by using a knife and fork. The fries were also top notch! Perfectly crispy! My friend had the lobster quiche which she said was really yummy too. Great crust and the side salad was a nice light balance to the richness of the quiche.

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    Amy P.

    Visited Mallards with a friend on a Wednesday evening at about 4:45pm. There was a ton of seating so that was nice - our server took awhile between visits but it was ok. We both ordered the chicken strip basket with the hot sauce on the side (warning the Nashville hot sauce is HOT HOT not just a pleasant hot but like VERY SPICY HOT). All of the food tasted really good, even the coleslaw and I'm not a huge fan of it. The restaurant is clean and wasn't too loud so it was very pleasant. Would definitely visit again.

    Got the crab stuffed lobster tails. A piece of one the tails was visibly raw (translucent). Chef came out and loudly insisted it was cooked through, but it definitely wasn't. The chef came across as aggressive and rude, and a bit defensive. Our server, a young blonde boy, was super nice though!!

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    Brooke K.

    They are known for their seafood & Cajun flare! They are located in Bloomington, Forest Lake (highlighter in this reel), Inver Grove Heights, New Richmond & Shakopee. Some of their most popular dishes: Lobster Bisque, Walleye Bites, jambalaya & their lobster roll! This is one of my go to restaurants! Always great food and service. Love the outdoor patio in summer and a has a soft lighting ambiance inside with lots of seating next to large windows!

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    Very nice, casual atmoshere. Food was well prepared, serving size more than adequate. Server was very attentive and very friendly

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    I come here often. I've never had a bad experience. Awesome people and even better food.!

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    The food was great! Happy hour rocks and the servers were nice. Make sure you have an hour because the food takes a bit. Ambiance was good.

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    We dine at Mallards often and have never had anything other than great food. Everything is made from scratch and is memorable.

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    Everything every time I have been there, especially the lobster rolls. Wife's favorite.

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    A little spendy, apps were good and a good size for two.. drinks were good, disappointed it was not more lake view

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    great food and drinks! Nikki is the best! always friendly and makes great drinks! They have a great variety of food!

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    Great place for drinks and the food is excellent. Would definitely go back. Service was on point.

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    find a better place to spend your money. servings as small. over priced and not falavorfull.

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    Cajun Deli

    Cajun Deli

    4.3(211 reviews)
    23.2 mi
    $$

    This place continues to deliver amazing seafood boils! I get one at least once a year and have been…read moredoing so for around 10 years! This place is located in a busy strip mall, so parking can be a bit tricky but not horrible. The service here is always good! You can either order ahead of time or I always order in the restaurant and it takes about 10-15 minutes for them to get it all put together. On this stop, I saw a woman being fairly demanding to the staff and they handled it with grace! Awesome customer service! We got snow crab clusters, lobster tails, whole shrimp, mussels , corn and potatoes in spice level 2 House mix seasoning! For my Minnesota friends, 2 is fairly spicy! Not burn your mouth but have some water ready and your nose will run! Just as a heads up! There is SOOOOO much garlic!! We absolutely love it!! We dip crackers or bread in the sauce too! I've never eaten inside here, but there are a few tables. This place is always clean looking. They have had me for 10 plus years and they will continue to have my business for decades more!

    Was in the area and had a craving for Cajun seafood boil. I did a search and we decided to try this…read morelocation due to the many Google reviews. The inside is small with a few tables for dining in. You order at the counter, grab a table and they bring the food to your table. We didn't know what to order and the person helping us was super patient, extremely friendly and helpful. We had the lobster tails, the Jonah crab claws, snowcrab cluster with the recommended house mix sauce at a spice level of medium. I had asked for a side of the spicy level sauce to add more spice. WARNING: the spicy level is extremely spicy! The medium spice level was just perfect! The flavor was absolutely delicious and so amazing! I recommend ordering a side of rice to have with it. Just lather that sauce on top and have it with your seafood... incredible. Also, if you want to take the rest of the sauce home, they will be happy to bag it up for you! Service was just spot on. We were also given such great service and friendly conversation. We will definitely come again! One of my favorite spots now. Go check them out, you won't be disappointed!

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    The Cajun House - Chicken Cartilage

    The Cajun House

    3.8(107 reviews)
    24.3 miUniversity
    $$

    Try picturing your local Chinese restaurant, but make it emptier, dirtier, and more run down. And…read moreto make it worse, all of these qualities can't even be offset with some good food. We weren't greeted when we walked in and were left standing at the front wondering if we had to seat ourselves until someone finally came out and just brought us to one of the empty tables. There was another empty table that hadn't been bussed with the plastic bag containing seafood boil and half eaten corn by us, and it was clear that this place was short staffed. Now, to be clear, the biggest faults of this place don't stem from them being short staffed (like the unbussed tables or the wait to sit down). It comes from the mediocrity of the food and the filthy bathroom. We ordered some beef skewers (5 pieces) which were just fine. We also ordered the seafood boil with medium spice garlic sauce, peeled shrimp, snow crab cluster, and added sausages. When I asked the server how spicy their "spicy" is, I was told "it depends on what your spice tolerance is," which was entirely unhelpful. When the boil came out, we didn't receive a lobster cracker despite ordering crab legs, and just had to crack them ourselves. The sauce left no impression besides being mostly garlic and whatever nondescript sauce that provided a slight modicum of heat. The best thing was the sausage, which probably came out of a package. The worst part of the visit was when I had to go to the bathroom, which I walked into a dingy, dark bathroom where one stall was "out of order" and the other was so filthy that your average frat bathroom in the middle of a rager party probably would have been cleaner. I just made a beeline straight out of the bathroom. I try to give small businesses the benefit of the doubt, as I realize that many improvements require $$$ which means that you need more customers and you need renovations to get more customers etc.. etc.. but for now I think I would tell my friends and anyone reading this to steer clear.

    I had a very poor experience at The Cajun House. I had just flown in and wanted to grab something…read morequick on the way home, and The Cajun House had been something we've considered trying for some time. We walked in to see a staff member who clearly didn't enjoy his job. He didn't greet us and made us approach him before he asked how many people would be dining. Looking into the dining room, there were several empty tables that had not been bused, and there was only one other party dining at the time. This was already a red flag, indicating that the staff didn't care about the cleanliness or appearance of the dining room. The menu is very extensive. From the outside, it isn't clear, but The Cajun House is a Chinese restaurant first and a seafood boil restaurant second. The first page of the menu is entirely dedicated to dim sum. I was surprised to see that they were serving dim sum late at night, and I questioned how fresh everything was. Flipping through the menu, about two out of ten pages were dedicated to seafood boil or Cajun dishes, which was a bit unexpected given the restaurant's name. Anyway, we decided to go for the seafood boil, and ordered a side of beef skewers to try. From former reviews and pictures, it seemed like these were the most popular items. The beef skewers came out first. One order was 13 dollars and came with five skewers. This was on the pricier side but not unfair. We split the dish. The beef had decent flavor, although nothing crazy. It wasn't fatty, but it had some seasoning on it to make up for the lack of quality. The beef was also relatively tender. It had a bit of a chew, but in a pleasant way, pretty much the texture I would look for in a noodle or fried rice dish. I was somewhat satisfied with this dish. For the seafood boil, we went for the combo. Every combo comes with two potatoes and two pieces of corn by default, each of which can be added on for two dollars each, a sauce, and a selection of two different seafood components. We went for the shrimp and "crab cluster" for an additional three dollars, adding on a dozen sausage slices and the garlic butter sauce. Right off the bat, it was easy to tell that the seafood wasn't very fresh. Both the crab and shrimp had a weird, off-putting flavor and aftertaste. It was slightly fishy and didn't sit well on my palette. We also weren't given anything to crack the crab shell with. We resorted to just using our teeth and trying our best to pull it apart with our hands, and using the skewer sticks from the beef to push out the meat. The garlic butter sauce wasn't great either. The meat wasn't picking up the sauce very well and retained very little flavor. The highlight for me was the sausage. It was surprisingly smoky and burst with flavor. It picked up some of the sauce, but the flavor I liked definitely came independent of the sauce. The potato and corn were both fine. They had decent texture, especially the corn. The potato was on the mushy side, but still served its purpose. For a lot of our meal, there were no employees in sight. It was impossible to wave anyone down. Our waiter was sitting down out of sight, and the only other worker we saw seemed to be working the back of the house. When we finished our food, it wasn't clear if we were supposed to wait for someone to bring us the check. We waited about five to seven minutes before someone came in to pick up an online order. When our waiter popped out to give the customer their order, we walked up to the front and paid out. We weren't given a check to make sure there weren't any mistakes, and just had to go with what he said. From start to finish, the service was really bad. The only time we got a refill on water was when our food got delivered. Other than that, we were never checked on. It just seemed like our waiter didn't care at all. The dining room was messy and unorganized, and the food was generally mediocre, with the seafood leaving a lot to be desired. There was plenty more on the menu to try, especially the Chinese food, but everything seemed dirty, and I didn't like how I was questioning the cleanliness of the food. This combined with the very unpleasant experience I had with the service will definitely discourage me from coming back.

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    King Cajun

    4.2(92 reviews)
    23.7 miMidway
    $$

    Got the soft shell crab appetizer to split among 4. It was very tasty. The seasoning was simple, it…read morereminded me of salt & pepper shrimp. We also shared combo 1 and added 1lb of snow crab (two clusters). The House Cajun sauce was good, but heavy on garlic/"jarlic" and could have been saucier. Next time I'd ask for/order a side of extra sauce for dipping. The dish could have used more than 2 (halves) or corn on the cob. Everything in the boil tasted good! Some other highlights: 1) there's a shared parking lot to the side of the building as well as metered parking in the front. It was busy when I went, so I parked around the corner- for free. 2) I wasn't a fan of the ordering process. Before I get into why, I'd recommend browsing the menu ahead of time to determine what you want. That said, we had a reservation (on Valentine's Day) and the place was understandably busy. There wasn't a hostess station so we headed to the register to check-in. That's where we learned that before being seated, we'd have to first order (and pay). With how extensive the menu was, and crowded the immediate area was- the process felt a bit chaotic and overwhelming. 3) The space is cute. A good amount of tables, and simple but cute decor. After being seated, staff stopped by at different points with bibs, gloves, and disposable plates/utensils. 4) Food took a long time to come out, but I won't ding them because again... it was busy. However, having to remind and re-remind staff of missing items (rice, garlic bread) did leave an unfavorable impression. My hope is things are more buttoned-up on an average day. That said, while I'm giving grace for the cons I still rate it as okay. I'd be down for giving it another shot during a non-peak period to see if the experience is better or the same.

    Went to King Cajun for my birthday dinner because I was craving seafood. It did not disappoint! We…read moreordered Special Meal 3 with King Cajun sauce (all seasonings) at the order counter and we each got a beverage with it - I believe it was only cans or a water bottle. They don't serve alcohol and while you order at the counter, the servers did a good job refilling our waters. There's a small parking lot on the west side of the block that had plenty of parking for the businesses. Make sure to wear something you're comfortable getting messy cause I definitely walked away with a butter-stained sweatshirt!

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