Bongo Beaux’s Bourre Palace and Cajun Kitchen

When you enter Bongo Beaux’s, you’ll hear sounds of accordions and fiddles from the Zydeco music playing in the background and see gold, purple, and green accents all over the place. The stuffed raccoons playing a serious game of Bourré are an awesome addition. And the most eye-catching piece of décor is the giant mural of Jesus Christ painted on an entire wall inside the restaurant with gold spray painted cherub angels hanging from the rafters. For starters, a sharable option is the Breaux Bread, which is a French bread roll stuffed with crab, crawfish, andouille, cheese and topped with their Crackfire sauce. If you’re dining solo, it is filling enough to act as your entire meal. Looking for something not quite as filling? The hush puppies are a great choice to start without ruining your appetite. Outside of crawfish season, other great options include their red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya and the Drowning Catfish. The red beans and rice are served with a generous portion of creamy red beans and roasted pork on top of a fluffy bed of rice with one whole link of sausage sliced in half and grilled. The gumbo has a dark roux and can be ordered as a cup or a bowl.