Stopped here for dinner on a business trip. As a picky eater, I loved it. I had the fried chicken…read moresandwich with a few modifications and it was the bomb dot com!

This is a great smash burger place. It's got late hours which worked great for our basketball…read moreschedule, and the ambiance is fun. I had a goat cheese burger which was delicious, and the fries are soooo good!

Chicken Salad Chick is my go to lunch spot. Friendly staff, great service, outstanding food!read more

Always love CSC and today was no different except in a new town. Original CS on croissant was…read moreamazing as usual, service with a smile and clean restaurant. Always love the flavored lemonade and cookie for dessert. It's nice when traveling that I can eat here and not worry that the food will taste different from home.

Decent food- not overly fancy. More casual. Service was…read morefine, not all that busy. Appetizers came out hot, mushrooms were good, I added salt to them. Chicken Cobb salad was the best, very fresh and the chicken was grilled well. Fish was a little dry, and the bbq shrimp was ok, not overly flavorful. Glad we finally made it in- decent spot

In short, horrible service experience on two different visits, and the food is not anything to…read moreovercompensate for the lack of decent service. The first time we dined here was in 2017, maybe, during which time the server slung our children's food across the table while setting it down-- french fries can roll off a plate with gusto! It was when the server placed the food back on the plate for the kids to eat as if we didn't all see what had just happened that put us off to coming back here. Fast forward to June 2026, it's a Saturday evening and the place my husband and I wanted to go was packed. We decided to give The Fat Pelican another try. When we walked in, there were only three tables occupied. As we stood there waiting for any signs of life from someone employed by this place, we could feel the stares from a particular table, as if trying to warn us to leave while we still could. But hindsight is always 20/20. A sweaty man emerged from the kitchen and told us we could have a seat wherever we liked. As we looked over the menu, I noted the shrimp plates all indicated (imported), which is pretty odd, being close enough to the gulf, and because our booth was right next to a poster celebrating some Louisiana Shrimp festival. I ordered unsweetened tea, which was more watery than tea, and patiently requested a soda instead, which he forgot about. One of the original 3 tables energetically waived sweaty man down, asking for their check so they could leave. Another quickly followed suit. The third table may have been playing mahjong-- they were clearly content in being out and visiting their friends. When it was our turn for what may have finally been the undivided attention of the server, we ordered. My husband ordered a steak. "We're out of steak"........ I ordered while he reconsidered the menu, really wanting to just abort the whole mission. There is a $1.50 up-charge for the loaded baked potato, which would have not been a big deal, but my husband's "loaded baked potato" was dry. We didn't bother to hunt the sweaty man down to ask for more butter, because we were both pretty frustrated. Because we were looking forward to a place that included dessert with their meal, we absolutely ordered the chocolate fudge cake. Look-- no shade on Duncan Hines or their brownies, but that is clearly what we each paid $8.99 for. You could literally taste the Duncan Hines, which was topped with ice cream and some confusing blue berries. It was a relief to pay out and leave, especially since the indie hits playlist had started its second loop. If you're still reading and wondering.. no one else came in to dine while we were there. There won't be a third time.

Can't lose with Bojangles . It feels good to eat here . It's been a few years since I've had some…read morebut , I'd never pass one up when working in the Carolina's . It brings back memories and is just as good.

Good food great customer service, nice atmosphere enjoyed every minute of it its worth the drive…read morewithin driving distance of Ruston

Best Cajun food all around fast and friendly service and always prepares your food. Just the way…read moreyou want it. No questions asked friendly environment. Lots of live energy.

The service was great and fast which we appreciated. They came by often enough to be pleasant and…read morenot overbearing. During one of the early visits we had to tell the waitress that the seafood gumbo needed to be heated up because it was at room temperature. I'm hopeful that they read these comments because another Yelper called it tepid temperature which I agree. This shouldn't happen at all! The flavor of the gumbo was fine but wished it was slightly thicker with more ingredients. The seafood fried sampler was fantastic! Perfectly fried and clean oil. The shrimp was plump and delicious. Overall a good restaurant that needs some attention to food temperature. I wanted to watch a NFL game on Fox and the poor waitress tried to change the channel but wasn't able to. They have TV's all over the restaurant but only ESPN?! It's a pseudo sports bar with no other sports channels.

I visited this establishment again recently and another 5/5. Food was hot fresh and delicious. The…read moreservice was even better the manager was extremely polite she made me want to come back and spend more. The ambiance was clean well kept and attended to. An absolute pleasure to have visited.

It is So Nice to walk in Captain D's in Ruston, La. And get a Smiling Face at counter…read more Food is always Great. Clean tables Clean bathrooms. Thank you Natasha for helping us. Thank you to everyone that works here.

Some of the best fish in town! The chicken is great too! Very sweet, friendly young man delivered…read moremy order to me!

Don't call in a family bulk tray order and expect it to be ready or right. They charge you before…read morecoming to get to make easy for pick up, but this is the 3rd time my order has been wrong and I've had to wait another 20 minutes to make it right. People working there don't seem to know what's going on and or care much. Good food. Bad service.

Good but they always forget my sauce 50-75% of the time. Staff is nice though. And the place is…read moreclean everytime I come.

First time visiting. Great food, great service. Only issue I have is that I felt the chain did…read morenot offer value for the price charged. Not many people I know these days want bread with their breaded chicken tenders. Company could save some money and offer a slight discount for the combo meals. We would try again perhaps sharing a larger combo meal and sharing another time down the road...