Cajun Yard Dog, Arboretum
Arboretum between Michaels and Walmart, 8036 Providence Rd #900, Charlotte
(704) 752-1750
Customers' Favorites
Bread Pudding
Dine in: Yes
Outdoor seating: No
Soup of the Day Seafood Gumbo
Shrimp & Andouille Pasta L
Fried Green Tomatoes L
Kids Chicken Strips
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Chicken Cordon Blue
Blackberry Cobbler
Red Beans and Rice
Seafood Jambalaya
Lunch - Po'boys
Fried Shrimp Po'boy
Golden fried shrimp.
Crab Cake Po'boy
Topped with chipotle aioli.
Tabasco Strips Po'boy
Crispy, lightly breaded chicken strips.
Blackened Chicken Po'boy
Seared with blackening spices.
Blackened Hamburger Po'boy
Topped with fried onion strings, Swiss cheese and chipotle aioli.
FGBLT Po'boy
Crispy green tomatoes, bacon and iceberg with mayonnaise.
Salmon Po'boy
Seared with blackening spices.
BLTPo'boy
Ripe tomatoes, bacon and iceberg with mayonnaise.
Fried Catfish Po'boy
Golden fried catfish.
Fried Oyster Po'boy
Oysters fried crispy.
Meatloaf Melt Po'boy
Topped with fried onion strings, cheddar cheese and creole sauce.
Lunch - Starters & Appetizers
Catfish Bites
Golden fried catfish with jalapeno tartar sauce.
Fried Green Tomatoes
The classic southern appetizer topped with cheese and roasted red pepper reduction.
Jalapeno Deviled Eggs
Not your grandma's deviled eggs.
Crab Cakes
Crispy deviled crab cake with spicy chipotle aioli.
Beer Battered Mushrooms
Lightly-battered mushrooms with horseradish sauce.
Tabasco Strips
Crispy, lightly breaded chicken strips served with blue cheese dressing.
Fried Oysters
Gulf oysters with cocktail sauce.
Calamari "Ocracoke"
Crispy calamari, artichokes and okra with spicy remoulade sauce.
BBQ Shrimp
Served over grits.
Spicy Pimento Cheese Platter
Homemade pimento cheese served with crackers and pickled beets.
Lunch - Soups & Salads
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
Classic Cajun style spicy soup.
Seafood Gumbo
Cajun Cobb Salad
Mixed green salad topped with diced blackened chicken, tasso ham, blue cheese, artichokes and deviled eggs.
Iceberg & Tomato Salad
Fresh ripe tomatoes and iceberg tossed with ranch dressing and topped with bacon and blue cheese.
Mixed Green Salad
Fresh spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots.
Caesar Salad
Classic romaine salad topped with blue cheese, roasted peppers and potato crunchies.
Lunch - Entrees
Crispy Fried Chicken (1/4)
Choice of white or dark choice of two sides.
Chicken Etouffee
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Shrimp & Andouille Pasta
Chicken & Seafood Jambalaya
The classic rice dish with chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, crawfish and mussels choice of one side.
Shrimp & Grits
Choice of one side.
Chicken Jambalaya
The classic rice dish with chicken and andouille sausage. Choice of one side nine.
Hamburger Steak
With mushroom gravy topped with onion strings. Choice of two sides.
Shrimp Etouffee
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Choice of two sides and topped with maque choux sauce.
Crawfish Creole
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Crawfish Etouffee
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Blackened Meatloaf
With tomato gravy. Choice of two sides.
Red Beans & Rice
Slow simmered with andouille sausage.
Shrimp Creole
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Chicken Creole
Served over rice. Choice of one side.
Lunch - Seafood & Combo Platters
Choice of 2 Entrees
Blackened Salmon
Seared with blackening spices and topped with horseradish sauce.
Fried Catfish
Golden-fried catfish with jalapeno tartar sauce.
Fried Shrimp
Golden-fried shrimp with cocktail sauce.
Fried Oysters
Gulf oysters fried crispy with cocktail sauce.
Jumbo Fried
Served with two sides.
Tabasco Strips
Crispy and lightly breaded chicken with blue cheese dressing.
Crab Cakes
Crispy deviled crab cake with spicy chipotle aioli.
Blackened Breast
Crispy and blackened chicken with blue cheese dressing.
BBQ Shrimp
Served over grits.
Lunch - Sides
Mac & Cheese
Fries
Smashed Potatoes
Red Beans and Rice
Slow simmered with andouille sausage.served over rice. Choice of 1 side.
Green Bean Almondine
Creamy Grits
Fried Okra
Pickled Beets
Collards
Sauteed Veggies
Slaw
Potato Salad
Cucumber Salad (Seasonal)
Steamed Rice
Smothered Cabbage
Sweet Potato Fries
Jambalaya
Side Salad
Caesar Salad
Classic romaine salad topped with blue cheese roasted peppers and potato crunchies.
Gumbo
Lunch - Beverages
Sweet Tea
Diet Coke
Hi-C Pink Lemonade
Coke
Ginger Ale
Abita Root Beer
Sprite
Unsweet Tea
Seagram's
Additional Condiments
Extra jalapeno tartar sauce
Extra Coctail Sauce
Extra Ranch
Extra Honey Mustard
Extra horseradish sauce
Dessert
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding with whiskey sauce.
Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler with ice cream.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Coconut Cake
Apple Cobbler
Banana Bread Pudding
Chocolate Cake
Dinner - Po'boys
Fried Shrimp Po'boy
Golden fried shrimp.
Crab Cake Po'boy
Topped with chipotle aioli.
Fried Catfish Po'boy
Golden fried catfish.
Blackened Hamburger Po'boy
Topped with fried onion strings, Swiss cheese and chipotle aioli.
Salmon Po'boy
Seared with blackening spices.
Tabasco Strips Po'boy
Crispy, lightly breaded chicken strips.
FGBLT Po'boy
Crispy green tomatoes, bacon and iceberg with mayonnaise.
Fried Oyster Po'boy
Oysters fried crispy.
BLT Po'boy
Ripe tomatoes, bacon and iceberg with mayonnaise.
Blackened Chicken Po'boy
Seared with blackening spices.
Meatloaf Melt Po'boy
Topped with fried onion strings, cheddar cheese and creole sauce.
Dinner - Starters & Appetizers
Jalapeño Deviled Eggs
Not your grandma's deviled eggs.
Catfish Bites
Golden fried catfish with jalapeño tartar sauce.
Calamari "Okrachokie"
Crispy calamari, artichokes and okra with spicy remoulade sauce.
Tabasco Strips
Crispy, lightly-breaded chicken strips served with blue cheese dressing.
BBQ Shrimp
Served over grits.
Fried Oysters
Gulf oysters with cocktail sauce.
Fried Green Tomatoes
The classic southern appetizer topped with cheese and roasted red pepper reduction.
Beer Battered Shrooms
Lightly-battered mushrooms with horseradish sauce.
Crab Cakes
Crispy deviled crab cake with "Spicy chipotle aioli".
Spicy Pimento Cheese Platter
Homemade pimento cheese served with crackers and pickled beets.
Dinner - Soups & Salads
Seafood Gumbo
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
Classic Cajun-style spicy soup.
Iceberg and Tomato Salad
Fresh ripe tomatoes and iceberg tossed with ranch dressing and topped with bacon and blue cheese.
Caesar Salad
Classic romaine salad topped with blue cheese, roasted peppers and potato crunchies.
Mixed Green Salad
Fresh spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots.
Cajun Cobb Salad
Mixed green salad topped with diced blackened chicken, tasso ham, blue cheese, artichokes and deviled eggs.
Dinner - Entrées
Crispy Fried 1/2 Chicken
Choice of two sides.
Chicken & Seafood Jambalaya
The classic rice dish with chicken, andouille, shrimp. Crawfish and mussels. Choice of one side.
Blackened Meatloaf
With tomato gravy. Choice of two sides.
Chicken Cordon Blue
Topped with maque choux sauce. Choice of two sides.
Red Beans and Rice
Slow-simmered with andouille sausage. Choice of one side.
Shrimp & Grits
Choice of one side.
Hamburger Steak
With wild mushroom gravy. Topped with onion strings. Choice of two sides.
Crawfish
Served over rice choice of one side.
Chicken Jambalaya
The classic rice dish with chicken and andouille sausage. Choice of one side.
Shrimp & Andouille Pasta
Shrimp
Served over rice choice of one side.
Chicken
Served over rice choice of one side.
Shrimp, Crawfish and Chicken
Served over rice choice of one side.
2 Meats
Served over rice choice of one side.
Dinner - Seafood & Combo Platters
Blackened Salmon
Seared with blackening spices and topped with horseradish sauce.
Fried Shrimp
Golden-fried shrimp with cocktail sauce.
Fried Catfish
Golden-fried catfish with jalapeño tartar sauce -.
Mix and Match 2
Choice of two.
Fried Oysters
Oysters fried crispy with cocktail sauce.
Tabasco Strips
Served with blue cheese dressing.
3 Smaller Portions
Choice of three.
Jumbo Fried
Served with two sides.
BBQ Shrimp
Served with two sides.
Blackened Breast
Served with blue cheese dressing.
Crab Cakes
Crispy deviled crab cake with spicy chipotle aioli -.
Dinner - Sides
Mac & Cheese
Smashed Potatoes
Fried Okra
Red Beans and Rice
Slow simmered with andouille sausage.served over rice. Choice of 1 side.
Jambalaya
Cucumber Salad (Seasonal)
Collards
Smothered Cabbage
Gumbo
Almondine
Steamed Rice
Sautéed Veggies
Fries
Creamy Grits
Sweet Potato Fries
Side Salad
Slaw
Potato Salad
Green Bean
Caesar Salad
Classic romaine salad topped with blue cheese roasted peppers and potato crunchies.
Dinner - Beverages
Sweet Tea
Abita Root Beer
Unsweet Tea
Sprite
Hi-C Pink Lemonade
Coke
Diet Coke
Seagram's
Ginger Ale
Dessert
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding with whiskey sauce.
Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler with ice cream.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Coconut Cake
Apple Cobbler
Banana Bread Pudding
Chocolate Cake
Additional Condiments
Extra jalapeno tartar sauce
Extra Coctail Sauce
Extra Ranch
Extra Honey Mustard
Extra horseradish sauce
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Recent Reviews
The food was awesome! The last time I had great cajun food was when I was in New Orleans years ago. My wife and I had lunch there and this is a restaurant that we will be going back to. Great spice level but not over the top.
November 2024
We like the people.
We like the okra.
The meatloaf was too well done making the bottom quarter inedible.
Although we like spices, backing off the salt would help.
We were surprised the cucumber salad was zippy as in spicy.
That took away what should have been a refreshing change up that should have contrasted against the heat in the other dishes.
We would come back but maybe just for hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
We like the okra.
The meatloaf was too well done making the bottom quarter inedible.
Although we like spices, backing off the salt would help.
We were surprised the cucumber salad was zippy as in spicy.
That took away what should have been a refreshing change up that should have contrasted against the heat in the other dishes.
We would come back but maybe just for hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
November 2024
The food here is always fantastic. Being from Louisiana, it's hard to find decent Cajun food in Charlotte (I've tried). Make sure to try the crab cakes, and save room for the bread pudding!
November 2024
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