Stopped in to Steamboat Bills on a recent trip to Lousiana. This place definitely has that…read moreLouisiana Cajun charm. The restaurant was decorated as you would expect a good Cajun restaurant to be decorated in. Service was nice and friendly and you order at the register and they bring your food to you. Service was great even after we got our food. A server asked us if we needed refills and if we wanted them in to-go cups, which scored bonus points with me! Here's what I had on this lunch visit: The crawfish pistollette (8/10) which was a small appetizer that was bread with some crawfish etouffee on top. Bread was nicely cooked and the etouffee on top was delicious. Solid starter! The Cajun Cooking Sampler (9/10) - this was a sampler with 3 amazing dishes. I got the shrimp and crab gumbo, which is classic Louisiana gumbo and it was outstanding! The sampler also had a bowl of crawfish etouffee which was good but felt it needed a bit more etoufee to mix with the rice. Lastly, the special of the day was fish courtbouillon which was a fish in tomato based sauce over rice. I really enjoyed this as the fish has a great texture and there was a lot of flavor in the sauce. Overall, solid lunch meal in the $ to $$ range depending on what you order. Recommend you trying it for a great Cajun experience!

1.3 k reviews and 1.2 k pictures. I can't I imagine that my little voice can make an impact on a…read moreperson's decision to choose Steamboat Bills. But here I go.... From the direction we drove in from it looks like a tiny parking lot with 10 spaces. Someone was pulling out so we got front row parking. There is a MASSIVE parking lot adjacent to the restaurant. Saturday Night 6:07- party of 2. The order and seating process is unusual. Place your order at the counter and they tell you which area to sit in. We were eating at 6:17. That's unreal. Alligator bites ($13) Shrimp tacos ($10) and Shrimp w/ crab gumbo. ($10) 2x miller lite ($7) dinner for 2- $45 Everything was absolutely amazing. I've read reviews where the people complained that the food was bland. And other people complained that the foods were too salty. I have zero complaints. We were completely satisfied. Thanks to Apple Maps and Yelp for helping us make this decision. We were only in for a wedding and wanted a unique experience that was local- not a chain.

very good condition and very clean and the food is alway cook fresh and very good and tasty and the…read moremanager and her staff is alwys very pleasant always will gave a 10 for the food and the services.

I'd recommend mama Reta's for their fried chicken for sure!! Very flavorful and the crunch was…read moreexceptional.... Best fried chicken I've had out!! The sides were a little less flavorful and I was disappointed. I ordered green beans, cabbage, red beans and yams. Yams were good. I'd order chicken and Mae my own sides. It's a drive through so I can't speak to the ambiance. The service and staff were awesome and felt very much like family!! I love that! Will be back for the fried chicken for sure!

Great food! You'll run into people you know. Locally owned! Helping are way more than generous…read more You may leave with a to-go box but you'll never leave hungry. Right off the main drag. Plenty of parking on site & across the street & at The Mulberry Hotel next door.

Been twice. I'll be back MANY more times. Great plate lunch, clean place, friendly people…read more(workers AND customers).

The cutest restaurant downtown. Service is always so kind and personable. The food is always good…read more Everything is unique and so fresh. The decoration is well thought out and iconic.

Omg the beef tips are to die for here!!!!! The service was top notch, very cute and themed inside…read moreand it was easy to find! The butter beans were also delish and the cornbread. My crawfish poboy was okay. And I say that because I wasn't expecting a full potato slice so it was extremely hard and messy to eat lol. Overall I would definitely recommend if you're in the area!

I stopped in here with a group for an early supper on a Saturday. It was busy, but there were still…read moreplenty of tables so we sat right away. I wasn't very hungry so I just ordered the Boudin Eggroll Appetizer. It included some Ranch dressing for dipping and the 4 Eggrolls it came with were the largest Boudin Eggrolls I've ever been served. They were also the best tasting. They had just enough cheese to keep them from being too dried out and were tasty. I would order this again if I was in the mood. Now I want to go back to try more things on the menu, but our server never came back to check on us after our order was delivered. I had to work really hard to flag her down to request a to-go box and a long time later to flag her down again to get our ticket and remind her about the to-go box. My advice is to try to get your ticket early if you can.

This place was packed when we arrived but the wait wasn't long. The inside was a decent size and…read morethey have patio seating as well. They had live music which was a great time! We ordered boudin balls and I think it's called the Beauxdines special. I was supposed to come with both snow and Dungeness crab but they were out of dungeness. Our waitress was nice but very very busy which was understandable given the crowd. The crab was a little dry, they shrimp very big and juicy the crawfish were ok, I was expecting a little more spice. The corn and potatoes were also not spicy. The boudin balls were very large and those were good.

Our family's meeting spot when in Lake Charles. Worthy gumbo. Good boudin and boudin balls…read more Excellent service. This is one of the places where you are truly treated like family - for better, for worse. lol

This place has a casual country feel. They're definitely known for their seafood, and they didn't…read moredisappoint. I opted for the Crawfish, and was a amazed of how full of flavor and spicy they were! Some of the best Crawfish I'd had in long time. The server was friendly and attentive, the restaurant was very clean. If you're looking for good seafood, had a good price, eat here!

I stopped in here for lunch with a friend on a Tuesday. There were still plenty of available tables…read moreeven though they were busy. I ordered the Pulled Pork Nachos. I was surprised to see them served in a bowl. I've never seen them served that way and that's probably explained by the fact that the entire bottom level of chips had absolutely zero toppings on them. Also, the chips were the most flimsy, brittle, weak chips I've ever seen used for nachos before. They were so weak, no matter how careful I tried to be even the clean, dry-as-a-bone ones from the bottom were too weak to use to dip into the Crawfish Queso Appetizer my friend ordered without breaking. The Crawfish Queso was super thick, creamy and delicious and I would order it again. Even though the toppings including the pork and cheese were tasty on the nachos, I would not order them again and if any other item on the menu used the same chips for dipping into any dip, I wouldn't order that item either. I would go back, but I would try one of the burgers next time - my friend's burger looked super tasty and she said the fries are delicious.

They were out of so many things we had to get menus 3 times. Didn't know the difference between gin…read moreand vodka and charged me extra for gin martini when I ordered a vodka martini. Crab cake dry with little sauce so when my friend asked for alittle more they charged her $7 for it. When I asked for remoulade sauce for shrimp poboy because I can't eat jalapeno mayo, that was extra $1. Mostly the food is great but there were mistakes made today.

I was looking for a Cajun seafood fix in Lake Charles and thoroughly searched Yelp and saw that…read morethis place was rated the highest overall. Leonard's did not disappoint! The service was to-go style ordering and you can request to eat there. You'll pick up your food at the counter and sit at an available table. Now for the food. The ambience was an old place with a dining table to sit at. It's a bit old, but you can never judge a book by its cover. I'm from Texas so I know Cajun. This place is rated the highest and I see why! The food was absolutely amazing. My only concern was that the place wasn't as packed as I thought it would be for a highly rated restaurant. That scared me and almost made me second-guess coming there. I risked it out, and the reward was lovely! I had the seafood platter and everything was nicely seasoned. To add fuel to the season fire, a season shaker was available. But you didn't need it. If anything, you'll need some condiments to your preference. One thing I didn't like was that there weren't any catfish available. That's what made me give this place a 4.5! Gotta have catfish in Louisiana! Its a requirement! Let me tell y'all about the seafood pasta! It's one of the best pastas I ever had! Overall, the food was lovely from a place that has part of the French Quarter in its name. I will ABSOLUTELY & DEFINITELY RECOMMEND Leonard's Food Quarters and WILL be back whenever I'm in the area! PS, I have pictures, but for some reason I can't find them. I will update this soon with pics.

I ordered the fried pork chop and red beans over rice and it was delicious. The pork chop was fried…read morejust right and juicy, the red beans were good too. The service was excellent and fast. Definitely worth it.

The beat food in Lake Charles, Marlene iis a amazing Waitress. 10/10 *****…read more The Caudles Gulfport MS

Really nice building. Sorta hard to get to or leave…read more Foods nothing special, but expensive. Nice waitress & maitre d'. Verdict: Go to the REAL Pat's at Henderson for better food, prices, & views. One hour East off IH10, take Henderson Exit, first left South of traffic circle, all the way to levee.

Very friendly staff and the food is delicious. A great assortment of Cajun food - boudin, sausage,…read moregumbo, etc

A must stop for some authentic Cajun eats!!! Pepper jack boudin balls and fresh made chicken…read morecracklin. Absolutely delish!