The Gumbo Bros

505 12th Ave S, Nashville
(615) 679-9063

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Customers' Favorites

Fried Green Tomatoes with White Remoulade
Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Louisiana Alligator Bites
Fried Pickles with Ranch
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Nanny's Seafood Gumbo
Fried Shrimp PO Boy
Croissant Beignets
Cajun Waffle Fries
Gulf Shrimp PO Boy

Menu

Shares & Sides
Side - Leidenheimer Bread
Shipped from New Orleans, served buttered and toasted
Gator Bites
Chicken Fried Alligator Tail served with Mississippi Comeback Sauce
Debris Fries
Cajun waffle fries topped with roast beef, debris gravy & cheese
Bayou Flight
cup of chicken & sausage gumbo, crawfish étouffée & red beans and rice.... sorry, but no subs :)
Side - Potato Salad
Classic red potato salad topped with cajun seasoning
Cajun Waffle Fries
Fried Pickles
With Ranch
Fried Green Tomatoes
with White Remoulade
Fried Okra
with ranch
Side - Salad
Spring mix, cheese, cucumber, croutons, tomato, served with choice of dressing
Wings
crispy, double cooked wings, your choice between house dry rub, crystal buffalo or tabasco honey
Mini Boudin Balls
Homemade Cajun Rice Sausage with Tabasco Hot Honey - 4 per order
Benny's Special Shrimp
Fried green tomatoes topped with jumbo poached shrimp, drizzled with homemade white remoulade sauce over mixed greens
Peel-N-Eat Gulf Shrimp
1/2 Lb of jumbo Gulf Shrimp. Served chilled with cocktail sauce and lemon.
Side - Sauce

Baskets
Shrimp Basket
Jumbo fried shrimp, large order of fries and your choice of dipping sauce.
Mississippi Catfish Basket
Fried Mississippi Catfish, large order of fries and your choice of dipping sauce.
Louisiana Alligator Basket
Chicken Fried Louisiana Alligator, a large order of fries and your choice of dipping sauce.
Fried Green Tomato Basket
Fried Green Tomatoes, a large order of fries and your choice of dipping sauce.

Salads
Buffy Bleu Salad
fresh dill, pickled onion, bleu cheese crumbles, zapps potato chip crumbles, mix greens, hot sauce, & ranch
Cajun Cobb Salad
bacon, blue cheese, avocado, green onion, diced red & green tomatoes, choice of dressing
Miso Caesar Salad
Homemade Miso Caesar Dressing, Crisp Romaine, Leidenheimer Croutons & Shaved Parm. Pro Tip: add blackened shrimp, and you're in business :) Take off the croutons to make it gluten-friendly!

Po Boys
Shrimp Po Boy
Blackened Shrimp Po Boy
Hot Honey Fried Chicken Po Boy
Nashville Hot Chicken Po Boy
Fried Chicken Po Boy
Mississippi Catfish Po Boy
Blackened Catfish Po Boy
Fried Green Tomato Po Boy
Roast Beef Po Boy
Surf n Turf Po Boy

Gumbo & Étouffée
Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Our Top Seller! Cajun style gumbo with a dark roux, smoked andouille, and chicken over rice
Crawfish Ètouffèe
A bayou staple! Louisiana Crawfish Tails simmered in homemade Étouffée (gravy) and served over rice.
Nanny's Seafood Gumbo
Coastal gumbo featuring dark roux, okra, gumbo filé, blue crab meat, and shrimp over rice.Contains Gluten

Desserts
Croissant Beignets
mini croissant beignets topped with powdered sugar

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Recent Reviews

This place is the real deal! We were a large group and tried most of the menu, it did not disappoint. Every dish was flavorful and well prepared. The service was friendly, fast, and attentive, which made the experience even better. Highly recommend for anyone looking for great Gumbo and excellent hospitality.
January 2026
Gumbo Bros absolutely delivered. The service was top notch and the Cajun flavors were spot on — bold, rich, and authentic.
I had the sausage gumbo along with the catfish Pontchartrain, and both were fantastic. Huge flavor profiles, comforting, and cooked perfectly. To top it off, the Red Lasso Amber on seasonal tap paired perfectly with the meal.
If you’re craving real Cajun comfort food with great service, Gumbo Bros is definitely worth the stop.
January 2026
If you haven’t checked this place out, I highly recommend it! Everything was absolutely amazing. We came in for New Years brunch. No wait, attentive service, relaxed atmosphere with good music. Between my group and I, we tried 4 things off the brunch menu. The shrimp and grits were the best I’ve had. So much flavor. The alligator Benny was cooked to perfection. The bananas foster French toast was delicious. The hot honey chicken biscuit had the freshest biscuit with flavorful...
January 2026

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The Gumbo Bros

505 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 679-9063