Top-Rated Cajun Restaurants in Rapides Parish, According to Yelp
(Stacker) – From the backyard with tables full of crawfish to larger-than-life pots of spicy Jambalaya simmering over an open flame, Cajun food is definitely the one that leaves your mouth happy and your system full of flavor. It’s also the kind of food built around community. Dishes based on the concept of the merrier and cooked with the intention of bringing people together. It’s the kind of food where you taste the love from every spoonful of spice blended in.
Cajun food has a rich history that grew out of a somewhat violent period in Canadian history known as the Expulsion of the Acadians. Over the course of a decade, more than six thousand Acadians were expelled from their villages to ships or neighboring territories. Half of them would perish. Some would make a new home in New Orleans, mostly Louisiana. With few resources and no means, the Acadians began to incorporate ingredients from their new homeland into their traditional recipes. As they acclimatized and began to put down roots in the land around them, the influence of various cultures that lived – or were forced to live – in the area began to be felt in the food. African, indigenous, German, Italian, Spanish and French influences have all blended into what is now known as Cajun food. A literal melting pot of cultures all brought together as food with such an intense origin story, the flavors kind of mimic the intensity.
Then you can see why Stacker chose to check out some of the top-rated Cajun restaurants in Alexandria and Pineville. To do this, we turned to Yelp to analyze the data and considered the average rating and number of reviews. Read on to see if your favorite made the list.
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#7. Po-Boy Express – Alexandria
– Rating: 3.5/5 (24 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 1305 Windsor Pl Alexandria, LA 71303
– Categories: Sandwiches, Cajun/Creole
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#6. Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux – Restaurant Alexandrie
– Rating: 3.5/5 (111 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 2956 S MacArthur Dr Alexandria, LA 71301
– Categories: Traditional American, Cajun/Creole, Sports Bars
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#5. Cajun Catfish House
– Rating: 3.5/5 (21 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 3400 Old Marksville Hwy Pineville, LA 71360
– Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#4. Boudin & Cracklins from Quebedeaux
– Rating: 3.5/5 (167 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 3710 Macarthur Dr Alexandria, LA 71301
– Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#3. Cajun Coffee from Quebedeaux
– Rating: 3.5/5 (43 reviews)
– Address: 3800 Monroe Hwy Pineville, LA 71360
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Burgers
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#2. At Rosie Jo’s
– Rating: 4.0/5 (180 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 3140 S Macarthur Dr Alexandria, LA 71303
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, American (Traditional)
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#1. Brocatos Breakfast and lunch
– Rating: 4.5/5 (26 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 5515 Coliseum Blvd Alexandria, LA 71303
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch
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