I really like the Jambalaya Shoppe. Too bad the one in Lafayette closed. My kid and I stopped in for a couple bowls of Jambalaya before the Southeastern baseball game last week. The pastalaya and gumbo are both great as well. read more

I understand the whole shrinkflation thing, with the smaller boxes. But the burnt chicken in the jambalaya is unexcusable. If you're going to use old, burnt chicken put it in the gumbo. I've been a loyal customer since you opened, and I guess this will be the last time I spend money there. read more

Pastalaya was very good wasn't dry at all, jambalaya was good but a bit dry, corn was good, green beans are good needs a bit more seasoning. The potato salad is ok, probably used to much mustard and mashed it too much. The boudin balls were disgusting, my partner said they tasted like the meat had gon bad. The service was very good our food came out like 5 minutes after we ordered. Wish they did more combos like with the drinks and stuff but that isn't a big deal. Definitely would recommend read more

I don't mind paying $88 to go out to eat with my family if it's worth the $88. We got there @5 pm. There was no plates or bowls out. Hardly any food on the buffet. The rice for the gumbo was hard and the rice in the jambalaya was mushy. The pasta was over cooked and had hard dried up pieces in it. Everything was cold or luke warm. They had no desserts out. I did call in advance and asked if the food was spicy cause I had 3 people in my family that can't have spicy food and he told me the only thing that was a little spicy was the gumbo. My 3 kids didn't eat cause it was too spicy. So I paid for nothing. I will not go back. Waste my time and money. They don't even deserve 1 star. read more

This was my first time having gumbo and I will say that I was very disappointed. For this to be my first time, and the first place to try it, I will not be returning to this location. We traveled 8 hours from Texas to visit our family in town, and we have been having a taste for some seafood gumbo. My brother in law took us to The Jambalaya Shoppe and at first, we were ready for the experience. One thing we did wrong, was not check the food before we left the restaurant. When we got home, we opened up the bags not knowing what to expect but it was to a displease. I got the chicken and sausage gumbo, and my boyfriend got the seafood gumbo. We opened up his container, and it was just soup. We couldn't believe that we paid $11.99 for broth. We called The Jambalaya Shoppe and the cashier "Tiffany" laughed on the phone. She asked us to come back in. We drove back and NOT ONCE did she apologize. We walked into the restaurant, she took the food from me, went into the kitchen, came out and gave me the bag. I opened it up and it was much better the second time around. My brother in law asked what happened when they first fixed our order. She said I don't know what they do in the kitchen, I just work here while she laughed. Still no apology!!!! He then asked if we could get a upgrade for the inconvenience of having to come back to the restaurant, she said I can't do anything about that. We asked what about the guy in the kitchen that fixed the food, she said, no he can't do anything either because neither of them are Managers. Customer service 101 - I have been in customer service for over 30 years working in roles starting from a CSR1 up to a Asst Manager in Customer Service and one thing I will say "The Customer is ALWAYS right". Especially in our situation, my brother had mentioned to Tiffany that we were from out of town, and that he brought us in to try their gumbo. Why wouldn't you want to accommodate your customer especially first expressions mean a lot. Word of mouth goes a long way. read more

I love this place. It's always a peaceful lunch here. Food is always hot and usually always great. I have never had a bad experience here with food. The Jambalaya is the way I like it made. It's spiced right and full of chicken. Some people make jambalaya at home and I just cant eat it. I only like this place's the best kind. I wish more people would eat here and support this business. Its always so quiet when I come but I love it! Give it a try. Sometimes it hits the spot read more

This was my second time eating here and really enjoyed the buffet. The staff was friendly, one of them, maybe the manager or owner, checked on us twice, was quick to clean up messes, and told us to have a great day when we left. When you don't have a server because it's a buffet, these things mean a lot. read more

Jambalaya is as good as it's always been! Hospitality is great and very consistent! Ordered Jambalaya and both white and red beans! Tasty and great for the last minute get together we had! Wish there wash a location in Florida! read more

Disappointed would be an understatement! Got there at 7 pm employee seemed to be cleaning up for the night and uninterested in providing any customer service or even interacting. We had never been there before so had a few questions about the menu. A few items were unavailable so he suggested we go elsewhere...should've taken his advice. The chicken and sausage gumbo was terribly greasy. Sausage was dry and I'm pretty sure the "chicken" was actually turkey. It was room temperature at best! The jambalaya was cold and sticky. Again sausage the sausage was very dry. None of the four of us were able to eat, let alone finish our meals. Not surprising there was not am employee in sight to even complain to. read more

The cashier was very friendly and helpful but The food was not what I was expecting,the gumbo was nothing but beef broth,a whole chicken thigh,an rice..the portions was big and cheap but the quality was poor...I wouldn't recommend this place if you want to TRY OR LIKE GUMBO AND JAMBALAYA.. read more

This was the first restaurant I went to in Louisiana and man oh man, it was great! I'm from Texas so of course I wanted to come here for some true Cajun cuisine. I had some seafood gumbo along with a buffet plate. The gumbo was SUPER good and I loved how the spices merged together so well. The buffet will fill you up fast but I managed to save some room for the mud pudding which was very tasty. The workers there were so kind and I love the personality they have. They were very welcoming as well. The store was clean and smelled really good because of the food cooking. I will definitely eat here when I come back! -Much love from Texas read more

First, this used to be a great place to get good jambalaya or Pastalaya, plates always filled with plenty of meat. Last time we order, 2 plates of Pastalaya had no sausage and maybe 2 barely there pieces of chicken. But what really got me was just now, I ordered from DoorDash, usually how I order, I spent $60 and received a Jambalaya Shoppe Combo; I didn't receive the Pastalaya Dinner or Jambalaya Dinner I ordered also. I tried to resolve this with DoorDash, and that didn't get me anywhere but we can resolve it within 24 hours. Now I figured the dasher left a bag so I call the dasher and he says no, so I call the restaurant and tell them I have proof I ordered 3 dinners. Whoever answered the phone said, yeah, we only received an order for the Shoppe Combo? I tell him I have a receipt and proof and he tells me, I'm sorry. Now the driver was more than willing to return to the restaurant and pick it up and deliver it to us. read more

The Jambalaya Shoppe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

This was hands down the worst Cajun food I've ever had the displeasure of running across. To say the food was absolutely hideous would be a huge understatement. If you're driving along and you happen upon this place, keep driving until you happen upon something else. Anything else. read more

We were in town for a weekend visit and decided to try this for dinner. The jambalaya is very tasty. My only complaint was the rice was crunchy. I don't know if it wasn't cooked all the way or had dried out. Very good customer service and large serving sizes. read more

The chicken and sausage gumbo was good, the potato salad tasted like it was just mayo mustard and salt, and they need some friendly people there read more

We tasted the potato salad that is potato salad that is almost pure sugar tasting first off but decided to try something else any way. Order 1 was pastalya wich was bland and colorless. 2 was the chicken stew with corn and green beans again the stew had little flavor or seasoning and green beans the same. Order 3 was the white beans plate wich comes with sausage to start the sausage was not cooked in the beans like normal people do the beans was straight out of a blue runner can heated and served no spice no seasoning at all took 1/4 of a bottle of hot sauce to get any flavor at all. Overall it's a definite no on ever going back for us very disappointed for a restaurant that's going to try and serve true louisiana food. read more

Just left the jambalaya shoppe- usually pretty good. Got home, pulled out the family dinner with 2 sides. The potato salad was liquid. Called back to the store & the manager said "oh they probably didn't make it right". No apology- no refund. Nothing. For $50 bucks you can find a better meal. read more

Pastalaya was very tasty. Service was friendly. Reasonable prices for the amount of food. Will be back!

The location is nice...We arrive 45 mins before closing,Im assuming we receive the lasting of the gumbo. It only contain chicken and juice. read more

The Jambalaya Shoppe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

To say that I was disappointed is an understatement. The food was warm. The Jambalaya was mostly rice with no flavor & dry chicken & sausage. The gumbo was fair, but I've made better, & I'm from Illinois. read more

Do yourself a favor get pillow ready, order gumbo, bread putting and get ready for a nap. Good portions amazing flavors and well priced 10 out of 10 read more

Had the seafood jambilaya. It was delicious. Could've used more shrimp, crab and okra. The potato was good, could've used some boiled egg. Overall, the service was quick and the place was clean. read more

Man that is some great food, and a lot of it for the money! The lady that took our order, her name was jazmine s, was so nice and helpful, that's hard to come by these days! read more

The Jambalaya Shoppe - Seafood gumbo - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

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Literally the best jambalaya around here. I eat here often and always get been beans with potato salad for my sides. They give you SO much food for the low price you pay. (The bread pudding is AMAZING too!!) read more

I ordered the chicken and sausage gumbo. They give you a lot of gumbo. It's pretty good. Next time I will try the jambalaya!!

I really love this place. Great pastalaya and chicken and sausage gumbo. They now have a BUFFET so for 9.99 you can get a full meal. Much better than a burger and fries! Oh did I forget to mention the banana pudding--OMG so yummy!! I don't know why this place is not packed 24/7. read more

Just say no. My partner asked how hot the Jambalaya was and the counter person said not very hot. My partner still had reservations, so the counter person brought us a sample. My partner was pleased that it wasn't very hot. I figured I would make due by adding hot sauce. The Jambalaya and a roll were only $6.99 so I doubled down and ordered the Seafood Gumbo also. The Jambalaya was bland with some strange tasting chicken and very little sausage. My partner didn't even notice the sausage at all. There were no visible onions and certainly no green onions on top. It was the end of the day so I will excuse the sticky rice. I added a bunch of their very mild hot sauce, but it couldn't save the Jambalaya. If you want 100% better Jambalaya, buy a package of ZATARAIN'S Jambalaya Mix (Spicy variety of you can find it), substitute Shiner Bock Beer for the water, 1/2 pound of thinly sliced andouille sausage, 1/2 pound of small chunked chicken tenders. Cook according to directions and top generously with chopped green onions. The Seafood Gumbo was somewhat better, but the only identifiable seafood was cocktail sized shrimp. They are a fast food place and don't have beer. I thought Cajuns drank beer with everything. This place might pass for decent 500 miles of more from Louisiana, but no where near good enough for Louisiana. read more

My family and I were driving through this town on our vacation and decided to stop here. It was delicious and we would totally come back here if we are ever in town again. read more

Yesterday was my first visit to the Jambalaya Shoppe, it was very good! I was a bit sceptical about their lunch buffet. Everything on it(Jambalaya, pastalaya, red beans,white beans, smoked sausage, chicken gumbo,seafood gumbo and assorted vegetables and desserts) was Hot and delicious!! Staff was very friendly and helpful!! Be will visit again read more

Food was really good, didn't expect to receive so much food. I ate two days lunch. Gumbo spectacular. Taste like Grandma's.

The food is consistently very good but yesterday I was somewhat disappointed. I got the pastalaya to go and when I opened it at home, there was way too much chicken, some in big chunks, and very little sausage. However the overall serving was generous. Would recommend the pot be stirred and look to see what you're scooping out to make sure there is more proportion with the chicken and sausage. Also the pasta was blander than usual. It needed more Cajun spice. read more

Went today and tried the seafood gumbo and red beans and rice. I loved both!!!!!! Will eat here often.

We took a detour from I10 after a long drive so we can enjoy some jambalaya. And what better place than a restaurant named 'The Jambalaya Shoppe'. Such a disappointment. We were told they are out of jambalaya at 11:52 am. I understand restaurants run out of things but never heard a place out of the main dish at peak lunch hour. The Good: none The Bad: none The Ugly: The Jambalaya Shoppe out of jambalaya at the beginning of lunch hr .. My 2 cents~ "don't judge the book by its cover" Owners should close shop or change name to a "out of main course at lunch time food place" read more

The jambalaya Shoppe is awesome. I prefer the pastalaya when I go and I get chicken and sausage gumbo...it's always fresh and good

Great buffet! Very friendly service. Chicken and sausage were very well seasoned. Good selection on buffet. Chocolate pudding was delicious. Easy place to grab a bit to eat. Love supporting a local family business. read more

Inside is nice and clean, and the service was fast. Got the bowl and roll of jambalaya and there was very little meat, it was mainly seasoned rice. The sausage that was in it was very good, but there were only 3 little pieces. The chicken wasn't anything special, and again very little of it was included in the jambalaya. Overall it was a pretty disappointing food experience. read more

This was the worst experience ever! The gumbo that I paid $1.55 extra for and was not told there was an upcharge was not hot at all and tasted terrible. The ranch dressing looked like mayonnaise and had no flavor at all. The cashier/ order taker was rude and not informative. I will not be coming back here at all. It cost $25 for 2 people to eat their "Shoppe Combo." Just my opinion, I have had much better. read more

Driving thru Hammond and found thru Yelp. Great choice. Enjoyed the jambalaya bowl for 2. It could have fed 3 easily. Very tasty. Lots of chicken and sausage, very well seasoned. Friendly service. read more

Amazing place a little off the interstate. The jambalaya noodles are a unique and delicious twist on jambalaya.

How great can this be. Fast food jambalaya and fixings. Tried the jambalaya, red beans, and chicken gumbo. All were great.