LJz Backyard Bayou

They took care of veterans on Veterans Day with some awesome gumbo, my family and I are eagerly awaiting for them to be back into full swing. This is the type of restaurant I will 100% unapologetically recommend to everyone. There are plenty of restaurants that you can get food by a cook that is stuck in routine, or you can go to LJz where every bite feels intentional, and you can taste the love.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely the best seafood around North Alabama hands down. If you haven't tried it you don't know what your missing. Going back today. 1 to 10 this place is a 10!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best food I've had since I lived in Louisiana! My wife and I always look forward to going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First thing I said when my friend took me here was “what backyard place you den took me too”
I didn’t even know the name yet and the name fits & I absolutely love it!!
THIS! When I tell people I want a mom & pop shop, a small business to feed my people THIS is exactly what I mean. And when I realized they only serve in to go containers I was like heck yeah! I cook & I swear this has given me even more motivation.
The views. The music. The food. I literally went against my diet for this!
The portion sizes are big. Warmed it up today and still was just as good as yesterday.
If you’re in a rush, don’t come here.
If you have patience and want some real home cooking then know that it takes time but it’s worth it. The older black woman taking our order was sweet & very welcoming.
I hope God continues to pour into this business. Well deserved!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything about this place is good. The food is the absolute bomb, a gem in this world. The owners are very friendly and will take time to get to know their customers. Try the crawfish mac and cheese!

They have the best crawfish you can find in the huntsville area! Full of flavor and cooked to perfection. Also their Mac & cheese is fantastic!

GIRL! The food was SO PHENOMENAL!!!! The Cajun music, the sweet, sweet, personable service, helpful and quick! The food tasted SO GOOD! I got the three sampler with crawfish mac n cheese, cabbage and sausage and red beans and rice. My husband and I shared. My husband also got the boudin bites and we finished off our meal with bread pudding! EVERYTHING was “smack yo’ momma” good!!!! This was our first time being here and it most certainly WILL NOT be our last! I see us eating here REGULARLY now that we know about this wonderful, veteran owned and family operated business! 10/10 I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!

This was another journey to try something different. These cajun style dishes definitely brought Lousiana to Alabama. Everything fried was fresh and cooked to perfection. I enjoyed the homestyle red beans and rice. The cabbage and corn were my least favorite. Maybe because I like a little crunch with my cabbage, and this was really soft. The corn was different, too. Not bad, just different. Needless to say, I didn't eat all my food because they gave a nice portion. The service was top-notch.

THE BEST…I Repeat, THE BEST SPOT I’ve had this far north that gives me that Louisiana feel!!! I’m honestly blown away with my experience here and look forward to the next location to open up whenever and wherever that may be, if that’s their desire one day. If it was in my family’s budget, I’d definitely eat here multiple times a week lol.

What a great experience. Food cooked fresh. Tasted great. Service was personable and friendly.

The food was amazing! Everything was perfectly cooked and perfectly balanced. The service was personal and friendly and absolutely amazing. Everything we ate was absolutely phenomenal. I have eaten at many restaurants in New Orleans that DO NOT COMPARE! This place is a MUST!

Th crawfish were delicious! Good seasoning!

We ordered the gator bites. They were excellent!

Good good, friendly service. Kitchen can use an efficiency manager. We waited over an hour from ordering to get our first appetizer and another 20 minutes before we got our second.
Plenty of seating if they can get people fed and out the door, as it is generally pretty crowded. Atmosphere on the deck is nice, echos inside so it can get very loud, very fast.
Breading on all items were seasoned well and cooked well. Dirty rice was a little bland but paired well with the red beans (which were delicious and better than the gumbo). Gator bites and Boudin balls were good as well.
Food is good. You may want to block off room in your schedule if you want to get it in person though.

Just had the Dirty Red…..red beans and andouille sausage over dirty rice. OMG it was so good. Come out and support these folks. Locally owned not some corporate joint. Food is awesome.