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How Much would you Pay for this "Seafood Basket"
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:37 pm
My sister lives in Austin, and always complains how bad the Louisiana food is over there. She spotted this today on reddit
This Fish Basket was $22.63 (before tax and tip)
Reddit Post on this Insanity
From what I've gathered, massive amounts of money could be made by the first person to open proper Cajun restaurants, Louisiana Seafood joints, and poboy shops
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 11:57 pm
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Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:41 pm to LSUGrad2024
I’d show my arse if they took my money before giving that to me. I don’t like conflict but $22 for that and I’m showing my arse.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:13 am to LSUGrad2024
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My sister lives in Austin, and always complains how bad the Louisiana food is over there.
She’s right. There are two legit places, Evangeline Cafe and Stuffed. Everything else is some weird take on Cajun food.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:45 am to SUB
Pappadeaux is reliably acceptable
Posted on 5/16/24 at 6:58 am to LSUGrad2024
Shoal Creek Saloon still around?
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:34 am to LSUGrad2024
$5-6 bucks
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:55 am to SUB
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Everything else is some weird take on Cajun food.
I've gotten around this country a good bit on motorcycle road trips over the years and it is almost universally true that out of state restaurants that claim to be "Authentic Cajun" fall WAY short of what I've grown up eating and now cooking.
Many places simply think if you add Tony's or Slap Ya Mama and a bit of hot sauce to any dish it becomes "Cajun Cuisine" and nothing could be further from the truth-----as we who live here know.
As for the pic in the OP, that looked like a couple dried up dog turds and would be highway robbery at $5.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:03 am to Hondo Blacksheep
Papadeaux is fine for what it is. But I don’t consider it Cajun. More a Texan’s take on Cajun.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:09 am to SUB
I agree….it’s more like a Piccadilly serving Cajun food not bad but not great either
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:25 am to LSUGrad2024
That place deserves to go out of business, and I am one who hates seeing people go out of business. That's theft right there.
Then again, how many people go back to this place? If they have returning customers, well, a fool and his money...
Then again, how many people go back to this place? If they have returning customers, well, a fool and his money...
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:26 am to gumbo2176
I’ve been to exactly one Cajun restaurant out of state that was decent, the only reason was James Graham was the chef and proprietor in Tampa Bay area.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 9:54 am to Hondo Blacksheep
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Pappadeaux is reliably acceptable
Not going to say Pappadeaux’s tastes bad. I doesn’t.
But it is overpriced, bad imitation “Cajun” food. Who the frick in Acadiana pours crawfish etouffee over “dirty rice”?
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:01 am to LSUGrad2024
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From what I've gathered, massive amounts of money could be made by the first person to open proper Cajun restaurants, Louisiana Seafood joints, and poboy shops
That is so true. We live in Georgia and my Cajun wife's rule is to not order gumbo in a restaurant east of the Atchafalaya Basin. I'm sure there are exceptions and it's kind of a joke... but kinda not too.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:12 am to SUB
I’ll add Cypress Grill to this list. The owner is from Baton Rouge and they make solid food. The poboys are legit!
Lil Easy just opened. I’ll give them a try in a few months, but that Reddit post is pretty damning.
Uptown Sports Club is probably the worst I’ve had. It’s a great location and they did a beautiful job with the building, but the food is mediocre and expensive as hell.
Lil Easy just opened. I’ll give them a try in a few months, but that Reddit post is pretty damning.
Uptown Sports Club is probably the worst I’ve had. It’s a great location and they did a beautiful job with the building, but the food is mediocre and expensive as hell.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 10:14 am
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:25 am to LSUGrad2024
That’s ridiculous.
When I lived in Austin Stuffed Cajun Market and Quality Seafood were my go to spots for Louisiana food.
When I lived in Austin Stuffed Cajun Market and Quality Seafood were my go to spots for Louisiana food.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:29 am to tigers1956
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I agree….it’s more like a Piccadilly serving Cajun food not bad but not great either
Piccadilly, at one point, had probably one of the best versions of crawfish etuffee you'd ever find in a restaurant setting.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:30 am to LSUGrad2024
Lazy J Cajun in New Braunfels is legit.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:46 am to tlsu15
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Lil Easy just opened. I’ll give them a try in a few months, but that Reddit post is pretty damning.
Just noticed that's what this was in the OP. Owner there is from BR too. I think he's been running various places in Austin for about 30 years.
To be fair, the rest of the pics in that Reddit post don't look nearly as bad as the one posted above. The oysters and shrimp poboy look decent enough.
The table by the sink in the supposed dining room seems rather odd, though.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:03 am to LSUGrad2024
Just a 100 yards down and across the street from that place is Da Nada Cantina which is fantastic mexican food. Go there instead.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:08 am to Zappas Stache
It’s the same owners
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