I've been here several times before because I love YATS up in Indianapolis, and I always seem to wind up slightly disappointed with my food. They don't make the rice right and the sauce is a little bland. Also the last time I went there for food the owner/manager was quite rude. Will not be returning
Daniel Baltz
DAT'S RULES!! you want some well seasoned cajun comfort food while you're in the campus/kirkwood area? wanna sit down for a quick lunch in a bodega with a hot sangwich? outdoor seating on beautiful 4th street with a big ol bowl of creamy crawfish on rice or some silky gumbo? wanna clear out them sinuses with some real HEAT? AND some of the best 'garlic bread' around town? and all for under $10?!Food: amazing! a Btown standard for me since I arrived in 2010.Service: the OWNER behind the register, or in the kitchen. no nonsense, helpful, courteous. Great at recommending food items or hot sauces to go with the meal.Atmosphere: bodega tables/awesome outdoor seating on 4th st.*Should mention they have a great selection of ginger beer (bottled) that goes great with the spicy cajun flavors, and a good selection of hot sauces (free) to choose from to elevate your experience!My top order:Thai Peanut Etoufee???Drunken Chicken?Honorable mention:Voodoo Chicken??Chili Cheese Crawfish Etoufee???Red Beans and Rice(pictures is a HALF order of the Thai Peanut Etoufee, with included side of 'garlic bread' and garnished with the Cajun Hot Sauce)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tristen Skaggs
Always enjoyed going here for the food but the last couple times I’ve went the older guy behind the counter was belittling the cashier and was rude to the two of us when were trying to decide on what to get, food wasn’t as good as it usually was the Bourbon Chicken anyway. Was disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ashtyn
Bloomington classic. My favorite study spot and my favorite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Chicken
Mike Knight
Food tasted exactly how I felt when I entered the restaurant, RUSHED! Guy behind the counter customer service skills is trash. Nothing like the Yats in Columbus IN. Do not waste your time or money.
Zach S.
Dats is a favorite local spot that offers great food and great portions. I always enjoy eating here, food is always hot and ready fast. Eerily similar to Yats (logo is literally the exact same and they offer the exact same things) but it tastes noticeably different. Dats also has menu options that are not available at Yats. It's also pretty cheap so that's nice.
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Ate at Dats today. Without a doubt, absolutely not even a second guess, easily the nastiest food I’ve ever eaten from a restaurant. This is not Cajun/Creole food. I don’t know what this canned chicken, boil in a bag rice concoction was trying to be, it said bourbon chicken, but I’ve NEVER seen bourbon chicken like that. And that Etouffee, I don’t even know what to say, it was an abomination, I have never seen Etouffee like that in my life. I don’t know how they managed to get bourbon chicken and CHEESE and artichoke Etouffee to taste similarly nasty, but they did. All these positive reviews, I don’t know what they’re talking about or what they ate but they are not telling the truth. You would be better off going home and cooking up a box of Zataran’s and some andouille sausage than this hot mess.
Food: 1
Stryker Towing
Salem provided great service and the food was
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabe Cochran
Ate in a basement, was served with rude service. They kept vacuuming the same spot for 15 minutes and the food was sub par. Their bread wasn’t even
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Craig Reiner
Great food at a great price. Order at the counter, eat at a table. Staff was helpful and prompt.
Great food and prices. The staff was fast and helpful. We enjoyed the atmosphere. Order at the counter, eat at a table.
DanteFrags
The service was good, the restaurant was nice. The crawfish etoufee is alright, tastes more like spaghetti. Yats is better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Isaac Jenkins
10ish bucks food is always hot, and fast and they give you a
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
DantePvP
The service was good, the restaurant was nice. The crawfish etoufee is alright, tastes more like spaghetti. Yats is better.
William Hutchinson
The food is delicious and very affordable for broke college students such as myself. The atmosphere is nice and friendly, but not fancy. Customer service 10/10 and music choice 10/10.Wheelchair accessibility: ramp
I've been here several times before because I love YATS up in Indianapolis, and I always seem to wind up slightly disappointed with my food. They don't make the rice right and the sauce is a little bland. Also the last time I went there for food the owner/manager was quite rude. Will not be returning
DAT'S RULES!! you want some well seasoned cajun comfort food while you're in the campus/kirkwood area? wanna sit down for a quick lunch in a bodega with a hot sangwich? outdoor seating on beautiful 4th street with a big ol bowl of creamy crawfish on rice or some silky gumbo? wanna clear out them sinuses with some real HEAT? AND some of the best 'garlic bread' around town? and all for under $10?!Food: amazing! a Btown standard for me since I arrived in 2010.Service: the OWNER behind the register, or in the kitchen. no nonsense, helpful, courteous. Great at recommending food items or hot sauces to go with the meal.Atmosphere: bodega tables/awesome outdoor seating on 4th st.*Should mention they have a great selection of ginger beer (bottled) that goes great with the spicy cajun flavors, and a good selection of hot sauces (free) to choose from to elevate your experience!My top order:Thai Peanut Etoufee???Drunken Chicken?Honorable mention:Voodoo Chicken??Chili Cheese Crawfish Etoufee???Red Beans and Rice(pictures is a HALF order of the Thai Peanut Etoufee, with included side of 'garlic bread' and garnished with the Cajun Hot Sauce)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always enjoyed going here for the food but the last couple times I’ve went the older guy behind the counter was belittling the cashier and was rude to the two of us when were trying to decide on what to get, food wasn’t as good as it usually was the Bourbon Chicken anyway. Was disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Bloomington classic. My favorite study spot and my favorite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Chicken
Food tasted exactly how I felt when I entered the restaurant, RUSHED! Guy behind the counter customer service skills is trash. Nothing like the Yats in Columbus IN. Do not waste your time or money.
Dats is a favorite local spot that offers great food and great portions. I always enjoy eating here, food is always hot and ready fast. Eerily similar to Yats (logo is literally the exact same and they offer the exact same things) but it tastes noticeably different. Dats also has menu options that are not available at Yats. It's also pretty cheap so that's nice.
Ate at Dats today. Without a doubt, absolutely not even a second guess, easily the nastiest food I’ve ever eaten from a restaurant. This is not Cajun/Creole food. I don’t know what this canned chicken, boil in a bag rice concoction was trying to be, it said bourbon chicken, but I’ve NEVER seen bourbon chicken like that. And that Etouffee, I don’t even know what to say, it was an abomination, I have never seen Etouffee like that in my life. I don’t know how they managed to get bourbon chicken and CHEESE and artichoke Etouffee to taste similarly nasty, but they did. All these positive reviews, I don’t know what they’re talking about or what they ate but they are not telling the truth. You would be better off going home and cooking up a box of Zataran’s and some andouille sausage than this hot mess.
Food: 1
Salem provided great service and the food was
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ate in a basement, was served with rude service. They kept vacuuming the same spot for 15 minutes and the food was sub par. Their bread wasn’t even
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food at a great price. Order at the counter, eat at a table. Staff was helpful and prompt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food and prices. The staff was fast and helpful. We enjoyed the atmosphere. Order at the counter, eat at a table.
The service was good, the restaurant was nice. The crawfish etoufee is alright, tastes more like spaghetti. Yats is better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
10ish bucks food is always hot, and fast and they give you a
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The service was good, the restaurant was nice. The crawfish etoufee is alright, tastes more like spaghetti. Yats is better.
The food is delicious and very affordable for broke college students such as myself. The atmosphere is nice and friendly, but not fancy. Customer service 10/10 and music choice 10/10.Wheelchair accessibility: ramp
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bourbon Chicken