Liyue/ Tessa Zhang
It's amazing yummy! My church friend said this is his favorite Luisana restaurant in town and he comes from southern.
I'm very happy to try it out and think it has same flavor as the food in New Orleans! Wish it could be slightly cheaper in the future/after the pandemic.
Anyway, love it deeply and highly recommend!
Tiffany Williams
Great hidden gem on Miramar! Service was very good, attentive and helpful. The fries were great. The jambalaya is a little too salty, but the gumbo was a little bland so there's some flavoring inconsistencies. I also feel like the pricing ($12-14 for lunch) is a little pricey, and we only went in because we had a deal. If you don't care about price, I would definitely recommend this place. Try their beignets!
monica wright
A must try! Casual eatery with layers of flavors. The cup/regular/Bubba bowl sizes allow you to taste the gumbo, etouffee, jambalaya, etc. Catfish batter has the perfect crisp to it. Everything is hot & fresh especially the sweet beignets.
Kelli Osborne
I didn’t think it was possible to get a better experience than we already had here, but I was wrong!!! My husband and I came in for his birthday and were treated like family. Once they found out it was his birthday they gave us some free beignets that were to die for. So fluffy and covered in powdered sugar, I felt like I was on the bayou eating my gramas food again. The food is THE BEST and the service matches it great. You gotta try the catfish platter, and the gumbo, and the etouffe.
steve moses
Popular lunch destination in the Miramar area. Great Southern Louisiana food comma well prepared with quality ingredients. The gumbo and poor boy sandwiches were out of this world. Casual atmosphere, friendly family service and quality food. A little bit pricey for a lunch stop, but you get what you pay for.
Fatima Caldwell
Sooo good!! Me and my husband loveee cajun food so we had to stop by. I love the food and the owner.. We gotta come back before we leave.
Kwok
Absolutely delicious. I ordered the jambalaya and the spice is perfect. Not too spicy but fills the spot. The beignets are fluffy and a great finish to a meal. I'll definitely come back when I am in the area!
Andrey Bzikadze
On Saturday night we wanted to revisit one of our favourite places in San Diego -- Bud's Louisiana Cafe, but it was a bit too far from us, so we yelped closer places and found that gem. At first when we arrived the plaza looked a bit dead, but let me tell you right away -- that means nothing about this amazing place. It should quite be the opposite with lines on the streets as you will see.
When we entered, a very friendly young cashier greeted us, suggested explaining the menu and when we agreed spent a minute or too meticulously explaining every detail. That helped us a lot to make a decision. We chose "Chicken & Andouilli Sausage Gumbo" and "Shrimp Creole" regular size (there is also small and humongous) and both dishes were delicious leaving us craving for some dessert. It was actually very close to closing time already, so I was fine with the cashier to say that we can't order the dessert already, but he said that it is no problem. Beignets were really good too -- pretty doughy but not too sweet or too oily. The amount of powder was crazy and of course it end up being on our clothes. The cashier gave us a good laugh saying that one should never wear black when they eat beignets! Overall we were highly satisfied and will definitely return for more. This place should be more popular! A separate kudos to the cashier -- he clearly did genuinely care about our satisfaction. We value that a lot.
The decor of the place is rather simple but pretty cozy for a quick bite place. They have signs on the walls explaining that they are actually from Louisiana.
Frank Jungman
I was just in Louisiana two weeks ago, so I can say that this is not just authentic, but better than what I ate in the French Quarter! The regular size Poboy is plenty big for most. Linebackers should order the Big Bubba size! Etouffe is to die for!
Alicia V
Delicious!!! Split a poboy and three side dishes with my mom. The shrimp poboy and the gumbo were my favorite of all. 😋 Everything was tasty and flavorful. Will definitely be back soon! 10/10 would recommend
Madison Botsch
I recently got a job working above this place and had been waiting to actually try it for the right time. Today was that day. This shrimp poboy is a fan favorite and what I went with to try out this place, a side of Cajun fries too. When my food came out to me it was served with a complimentary cub of jumbalaya which I always appreciate being an aspiring food critic. Anyway let’s get into the rating .
Shrimp poboy 5/5 this sandwich was absolutely delicious and true to the authentic look and feel the restaurant was going for with the Cajun cooking.
Cajun fries : 3/5 . Good fries but I could of gotten more? Not an insane amount of fries but still delicious and well seasoned .
Jambalaya : 10/5 this caught me by surprise. This is 3 meat jambalaya and it is so damn delicious
Rick Schwartz
San Diego's best Cajun fast food. Not a bargain, but great quality and fast service.
Jackie Ayo
Best gumbo in San Diego hands down!! Owners are so hospitable and friendly (no surprise).
Had the andouille sausage po boy for the first time and it was bomb!! Had a kick of spice which I really like.
Gumbo was excellent as always.
Red beans and rice are spot on!! One of my hubby's faves and my MIL was very impressed too.
Pranjali Sharma
Not much of an ambience, but the food is GOOD! Southern fried, excellent Cajun spice powder and pretty fast service. I hope they are able to keep the space for a long time, cz this is the best version of Cajun food I've had in the San Diego area.
Sarah
If you haven't tried this place yet, the food here is PHENOMENAL. We had the shrimp platter with cajun fries. The standalone flavors were great, but the sauce really brings the entire dish together. It was so good, that we dug in before taking photos. We'll definitely be back!
We came close to closing time, but the owner still took our order. She took the time to chat with us about Louisiana and her business— a very inspiring woman!
Shirley Quach
We ordered the beignets, a cup of jambalaya, the regular seafood platter(fries, fried shrimp, and fried catfish) and it was all delicious. The fries were light and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The fried seafood wasn't overly oily and the batter was nice and crispy. It was still sizzling when it arrived to our table. The sauce that came with the platter was also good.
Service was too notch. Normally you'd expect to get all your food at once, but they waited to make the beignets closer to the end of your meal so they don't get cold.
I forgot to take pictures because it was that good.
Would could back here again to try the rest of the menu!
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