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    Cajun Kitchen Cafe

    3.9 (233 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Roz omelete
    Viviana G.

    Love the variety of food options and cozy cafe vibe this place has to offer. I ordered Roz's omelete with cornbread and it was the best thing we ordered. It was super flavorful and portion was generous. We also ordered the french dip sandwhich and linguica plate which were ok, but nothing special. Service was also ok as it took a very long time to get out order taken and then the check whe we were done with our meal. I would return if i'm in the area but it probably wouldnt be my first choice.

    Apple Honey Sausage Breakfast with grits, 2 eggs, 2 slices of toast
    Karen G.

    Food was good, grits were creamy with butter, but needed seasoning. The Apple Honey sausage was delicious! The servers were friendly and checked on us regularly and were on top of coffee refills. The restaurant was neat and cozy.

    We got the breakfast Jambalaya with rye break and a side of crispy hash browns and two mimosas. AMAZING
    Kay W.

    Service was super super fast on a Saturday morning Easter weekend. I did feel rushed to order as two people came to ask for drinks and two people came to ask for our food order within the first 3 minutes of us being sat, First time here but it is Easter weekend. Great service though!! We got the breakfast Jambalaya with rye bread, a side of crispy hash browns and two mimosas. AMAZING. We shared and both of us are stuffed. Super flavorful. Deff recommended.

    Worst biscuit ever.
    Tracy B.

    Ok the ambiance is ok, strip mall dining, service is ok, cordial. The food? Realllllly has slipped. The biscuits , a wad of flour and Sysco butter, Grits completely devoid of seasoning, catfish was nasty._Realllllly bad. The coffee is bitter, guys you need to step this up. Quite awful.

    Jamalaya = Jambalaya
    Gary I.

    Cajun cooking was started by the French who settled Acadia, a region in Canada, but got kicked out by the British in the French & Indian War. Many of the Cajuns moved to Louisiana to settle and used local ingredients which may not have been available in Canada. The French Créole are French citizens born in French colonies such as Louisiana. Later African Americans in Louisiana also referred themselves as Créole. Créoles also based their cookIng on French cuisine although it may primarily have been inspired by Île de France. For a while one could generalize and say that Cajun was more about country cooking while Créole was more citified. However, since both groups have lived in the same region for 250 years, there has been quite a bit of cultural diffusion to the point it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the two cuisines. Cajun Kitchen Café is conveniently right next to a bank atm in a ubiquitous, nondescript shopping center. Outdoor patio dining during the Pandemic. Prepare to wait for a table at this well frequented eatery. We went for Sunday lunch around 11:30am. Our waitress and supporting staff were friendly, accommodating, and responsive making sure my ice tea was full on the hottest day of summer. The food once ordered came out quickly. 1) Beignets came out soft, sweet, and pillowy with the outer layer having a dryer bread texture dusted with white, powder sugar.  Mini pitcher of maple syrup. 2) Corn Bread is standard. Bit mealy, soft, moist. Not much of corn fragrance. Whipped butter. The Apple Butter which is thick, caramelized, smooth, sweet was a great marriage to the corn bread. 3) Jamalaya is Créole Jambalaya with red tomato & spice infused, hint of piquant chile , thickened sauce. Plump Shrimp kissed by moist, ocean sweetness. Cubes of meaty, smoky Andouille sausage along with chicken & ham. White rice thickens as well as acting as a bland counter to all the spiciness. A sprinkling of Tony Chachere's Louisiana Pepper Sauce will kick it up a notch. 4) Unsweetened brown tea is just ok. Is it the local, lackluster water or a mediocre tea mix or both? There may be better Cajun-Créole cuisine, but this is good food for a small, agricultural California town thousands of miles from Nouvelle Orléans. 3+ stars. PS  Can't upload more photos easily since Yelp no longer allows me to access my Google Photos app.

    Pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream! Very good!
    Marta Z.

    The BEST pancakes I've ever had super soft and fluffy! I've also tried their breakfast burrito and it was AMAZING! They always give you big portions which I really appreciate because it makes it very worth every penny. I highly recommend Cajun Kitchen Cafe!

    Scrambled eggs with breakfast potatoes.
    Don G.

    We were winetasting in Santa Ynez - Santa Barbara Wine country and some of the staff mentioned we need to go here for breakfast. We sure did and we were not disappointed. Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Cajun kitchen is now our must go to breakfast place when winetasting.

    Ready for breakfast!
    Amber M.

    My friend and I came here for breakfast when we were in town for the weekend. I have family from New Orleans, so I MIGHT be a little judgy when it comes to cajun cooking. It should be bursting with flavor and the best dishes can transport you back to the French quarter in the summertime. That was not the case here, but I get it, it's tough to have that authentic flavor in a small town. A lot of people don't like it. I really wouldn't call this place "Cajun Kitchen Cafe" because it's not truly authentic and most of the menu is not cajun. We started with an order of hush puppies and bloody Marys. For breakfast I ordered the jambalaya with eggs (I asked for poached), served with cornbread & apple butter. My friend ordered the blackened catfish with eggs and grits. Overall, the food was pretty bland, but again, I expect big flavor, especially with jambalaya. Sadly, it was pretty bland and very soupy for jambalaya. I did love the poached eggs. The catfish wasn't really "blackened" and didn't have much flavor, but it was okay. The Bloody Mary just tasted like tomato juice and was pretty weak. Luckily, there was plenty of the Tony's cajun spice blend and hot sauce on the table to help them out the food and blood mary. There were two things that I loved--the hushpuppies and the apple butter. The hushpuppies were a nice pop-in-your-mouth size and would super crispy. They were flavorful and delicious. Next, the apple butter that was served with the cornbread--not remotely cajun but delicious!! It tasted exactly like the apple butter my Norwegian grandmother used to make when I was a kid--and I was so so happy. I almost bought a tub of it to take home, but its a long car drive and any week now I'm going to start a diet. For a regular breakfast spot, it's not bad, but if you thrown cajun in the name of the restaurant, I'm going to have expectations. It's really more of a "cajun nod" cafe. Service was friendly and attentive, the restaurant was clean, and the wait was pretty short--we waited about 5 minutes. I'd eat here again, but probably just go with a typical breakfast, other than ordering the hushpuppies. I will also smother everything in apple butter.

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    3 years ago

    Love the blueberry muffins! Chiliquilles are delicious. Many options so good for bigger groups. Great service!

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    The absolute best! Will definitely be back. Customer service was above and beyond great. The food was very delicious!

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    4 years ago

    The best Eggs Benedict and Bengnets I've ever tasted. Eat in or take away. You won't be disappointed. Staff is courteous and attentive.

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    3 years ago

    Service is great here. We've only gone for breakfast. Food is good and blueberry muffins are freshly made. Beware of huge pancakes

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    OMG I had heard this was a fast friendly restaurant. The service is terrible and slow. They even only brought half my order.

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    This restaurant gets it right every time! Very courteous staff and the food is awesome!!! I recommend anyone to give it a try.

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    Super friendly staff with personality. Solid traditional diner fare

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