Cajun Restaurants near Auburn, WA

“The menu never disappoints and the staff is always 100% friendly!“

“What a delightful shop! Great selection and the shop owners made me feel right at home. We definitely will be coming back frequently for a taste of home. We left with loads of boudin, catfish, seasonings, blue bell ice cream, pecan pie, pralines, bread for po’ boys, tasso, cracklings, gulf shrimp, beignet mix and steens syrup.“

“Great food and costumer service“

“Went with my mom, I had the beef pho with everything in it. The soup was good I finished mine and finished my mom's leftover too lol....I ordered two ban mi sandwiches to go. One was pork and the other was beef. Both were very good except I thought the beef was a little too salty but overall a nice eatery in Federal Way. We will be back again after ATI physical therapy session.“

“Best seafood boil I’ve ever had. So tasty and so much crab definitely coming back here again.“

“We did take-out because of this heatwave that just hit last week. Good thing because there wasn’t any AC in there. Their online ordering was a bit jenky. There were things on the regular menu that weren’t in it. Turns out they have a rotating menu of seasonal offerings, which is a bonus good thing in my mind. There was jambalaya (which would’ve been heavenly, if I had gotten it—it was missing from the order when I finally got home), but no potato soup or bread pudding that night.

Even though the atmosphere felt like it was 80% humidity on top of the 88° heat, the vibe in there was so chill, I stopped for a drink. I knew my catfish was getting soggier by the second, but I was investigating. The owner was in tonight and did the cooking himself. What a character! Seriously funny guy. Sharp, but busy with trying to sweet talk his joint into a couple of new bartenders—good help is hard to find these and harder to keep. But another local wandered in and sat down at the bar with a few other younger ones outside in the shed out front. It would’ve been my kind of place if it hadn’t been that hot that afternoon.

For all the disbelievers out there, “spicy” does not need to hurt. There’s probably plenty of Tabasco or Crystal around for folks who like to punish themselves on a hot afternoon. But the food didn’t need it. It was really flavorful—I could taste the garlic, sweet paprika, black and cayenne peppers and a dash of cumin in the cornmeal flour of the jalapeño hushpuppies. My husband ripped through the chicken and shrimp gumbo, which he gave me a taste of—and there was real sassafras filé in that. Truly the real deal like I had when I lived in Louisiana.

Couple of things that would’ve made things nicer—other than getting chicken and andouille jambalaya—the online ordering needs a place for SAUCES with the frieds—I was disappointed when I couldn’t see if they had genuine creole cocktail sauce. But there’s no way to add it to the order. No place to add a comment or anything. The owner asked me if I saw the 20% off coupon on the site (NOPE). Like I said, jenky. (Yes I shoulda asked for the sauce when I was there, but it was 85° inside and I just had Elijah Craig—not 2 things I associate with thinking clearly.) The phone interface could’ve been much friendlier here in Seattle techland, but it wasn’t.

But hey, it’s 3 blocks from my house. I’m sure I’ll get another shot at it—and the jambalaya—soon enough. I saw beignets and bottomless Prosecco mimosas on the Sunday brunch menu. And if the bread puddin’ has a good bourbon sauce, I may have finally found my new spot since Burk’s left Ballard.“