Cajun Kitchen

There are Cajun Kitchen’s aplenty:
Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen in Oklahoma City, Boudreaux’s Cajun Kitchens all over Houston, Floyd’s, also in Houston, Mama Lou’s in Albuquerque, Hackett’s in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Vickie’s Cajun Kitchen which isn’t actually a kitchen, but a list of cajun recipies given to Dianne’s Kitchen which isn’t a kitchen either, but an online post. Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen, located at 50 Lancaster Avenue, Columbia, PA. If you still can’t find it, they are on the web at www.lostcajunkitchen.com New Orleans Cajun Kitchen in New Orleans, of course, New Orleans Cajun Kitchen in Houston (not related), Don’s in Alexandria, Virginia, Touchet’s Cajun Kitchen in Richmond, TX, Baby Kay’s Cajun Kitchen in Phoenix, AZ, Kenny’s in Arnaudville, LA, Lee’s in Arnaudville,
Tim’s in Hunstville, AL, Nubian Queen Lola’s Cajun Kitchen in Austin, McGowan’s, Big Daddy’s, Dave’s, Margie’s, DeAnna’s, Thibodeaux’s, Kyle’s, Hollier’s, Eula Maes, Crawdaddy’s, MJ’s, Larry’s,
…just to name a few.

For a couple years I thought this was the place west of the Mississippi to get a true bowl of gumbo. It’s still atop my list of places to eat in Santa Barbara, at least between 6:00am and 2:00pm, but my recommendation from the menu has changed to the ‘cajun scrambled’. Blame it on the ease of making gumbo using a Zatarain’s mix – but the end result is a roux mixed with the best of chicken, shrimp, and andouille that puts the Cajun Kitchen’s gumbo to shame.So a suggestion is to go with the Cajun Scrambled
[2 scrambled eggs, diced hot sausage, cheese, choice of toast & potatoes]

When in Santa Barbara the Cajun Kitchen can begin one’s day with a New Orleans breakfast and end the day with a dinner at the Palace Cafe, an upscale New Orleans restaurant that one should make reservations for.