Cajun Restaurants near Lake Villa, IL

“If you can imagine a Wisconsin Supper Club (good food all around) married to a classic sports bar (TVs and good drinks with decent pours) right on a nice-sized lake, you'll get an idea of what Fairmont Shores is like. The first thing that strikes you when you enter is the crowded and noisy large single room with a square bar dominating the center, all with a pleasant welcoming neighborhood feel. This restaurant had unbeatable ambiance: inside with a wall of windows looking out over Fox Lake with the sun setting in the evening, and outside with a lakeside patio deck available when the weather co-operates. We started with cocktails and beer, all nicely brought off - routinely 4 star stuff. For appetizers we tried the Mozzarella Sticks (5 star cheese sticks nicely breaded and done just enough to get the cheese softened) and the Bruschetta (a 4 star offering with a nice baguette with all the toppings and a nice balsamic glaze). For mains, and since we were here on Friday: two of our party had the all-you-can-eat fish fry with a choice of fish (our selection was 4 star stuff, nicely fried white fish); another in our party had the grilled salmon (a nice 3 star offering of salmon - a hair overdone - served with hushpuppies, and fries or a baked potato): and what the last in our party had was probably a wrap (?). Service was on point: they had lots of servers, quick food preparation and delivery from the kitchen, and an active full-service bar. You may want to make reservations so you are not disappointed ... this place gets crowded fast, especially on weekends. And don't forget the standouts here: all-you-can eat Fish Fry Fridays, and Sunday Brunch from Easter to Labor Day. If you are out this way, you have to give this place a try.“

“Been eating here throughout my whole life, i remember eating this food as a kid occasionally now I'm almost 20. My favorite food places always close down they're usually Chinese food small businesses run by a family or cajun grill places in malls. My mom used to talk in mandarin to the lady for hours at another cajun grill place in hawthorn mall when i was a kid but they closed years ago now and it was my favorite food in the whole world. This place hits the spot of missing that kinda food and of those nostalgic memories. The woman and the man are so welcoming and warming to me, they're polite, fast and somehow always know what you mean wether you point or say "and uhhhhh the red chicken?" Or whatever. And they give SO MUCH FOOD AND I LOVE IT. And leftovers don't suck unlike Panda Express, McDonalds, etc literally heat up ur leftover noodles or rice in the microwave for 1:30 or 2 min with a little water like a teaspoon drizzled around, put a tiny bit of oil in a pan and on medium/low heat throw the meat in until it gets a little charred on the sauce or skin and its like fresh again and the breading stays crispy. Literally 2 amazing meals for $14 if you get double meat. Dont forget to tip because THESE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING <333333333!!!!!!“