I meet friends here almost every week during oyster season. A few beers Some raw and grilled oysters (the best) followed by our main. The gumbo is GREAT!! I've never had a bad meal here. read more

Easter lunch for 7, Food was delicious per usual and Crystal is a fantastic waitress. Teenagers enjoyed fried seafood platter, fried catfish and blackened shrimp Alfredo (no leftovers). Men ate oysters on the half shell and shrimp brochette served with grilled vegetables and dirty rice. I had their boiled Snow Crab cooked to perfection with butter, garlic and onions (No spices for me). Oysters on special during the week's Happy Hour. Many were enjoying their Crawfish, 5lbs. for $40.00. Atmosphere is a little noisy but we were still able to converse. Always leave full, and happy. Hours are from 12 - 9, same as sister restaurant Ragin' Cajun. read more

Great food,atmosphere service and clients. I like the oysters poor boys and gumbo. During the season they have reasonable priced crawfish

My boyfriend and I had such a nice meal at L.A. Bar/ Rajin Cajun! We ordered the half dozen oysters on the half shell, the Happy Hour dozen grilled oysters for $20, cup of shrimp and crab gumbo, and fried shrimp po boy. Oysters were plump and delicious, gumbo was good but a bit too much black pepper? Po boy was huge and good and service was amazing! Shout out to Yo (Yolanda) we'll be back to see her and have more oysters very soon!! read more

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Food was good and service was on point. Surprised this place didn't have a larger crowd. Well, more for me!

Located right next to Ragin Cajun actually attached. Parking can be a challenge. We decided to try the HRW lunch menu. First Course: We selected SEAFOOD GUMBO (The HRW was a cup size and had a lot of seafood and ok flavor) and the RED BEANS (also cup size, per my brother... Good) and RICE. We also added the Boudin Balls (these were nicely fried and a good size but needed more flavor). Second Course: We split the MANDOLA'S MEATBALL PO-BOY WITH FRIES (this sandwich was man size and the meatballs were Yummy... I asked for extra sauce with was thick and full of flavor, the fries were very crisp) and the SHRIMP SCAMPI SPAGHETTI (it was a good size portion but was lack luster) Third Course: Bread Pudding (per brother... It was yummy) and Beignets ( a little to dense for my taste and did not resemble NOLA Beignets). I should have ordered the Pecan Pie which was the waiters suggestion. Service: Very Friendly and Accommodating. Our table was a shaky and the waiter fixed it up. He answered all our questions and our drinks were constantly filled. BTW, we went for a late lunch. Giving this place 3 stars of overall experience. I wished the meal was better. read more

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I don't know why but everyone seems to be a huge fan of the Ragin Cajun restaurant chain except for me. I wanted to try LA Bar to give it another chance so I came here for happy hour with my coworkers after work. The Happy Hour food specials were the same price as their regular menu so I wouldn't really call them specials. The frozen margaritas were pretty reasonably priced at around $5. I ordered the Mango Ceviche which was ok but I wouldn't recommend it. I had one of my coworker's Chargrilled Oysters however and I really liked it! I also tried a bite of my coworker's Chicken Pesto Pasta and it was pretty good. The Mahi Mahi Sliders seemed to be a hit as well. 20% gratuity is added on for parties of 8 or more I think since we had 8 people. I only ordered the Mango Ceviche and a drink and my total was around $16. For Happy Hour, I expected more for my money so I wouldn't recommend this place for Happy Hour. I would possibly come back for the Chargrilled Oysters though because they were delicious! read more

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Upon entering the parking lot, I immediately noticed the lot filled for LA Crawfish. LA Bar is apart of LA Crawfish. The place looked dead, but there were a few people inside. I'm guessing this place is the upscale version of LA Crawfish, just my theory. The bread is soft and served warm garnished with parsley or Rosemary and a side of whipped butter, which is delish. Appetizers: served in a timely fashion, red beans are from LA Crawfish, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Red beans are always good, they never disappoint. Crawfish beignet sauce was bland and I could tAste the smell in the crawfish, which didn't appeal to me at all. Entrees: fried shrimp have really crunchy lightly seasoned batter. Approximately 10 medium to large sized shrimp is well worth $16. The fries remind me of Popeyes light battered fries, but better. My hubs loved the salmon, corn cake wasn't bad, but definitely not a fan of the green beans. Then again, my hubs hate green beans and only eat them if I cook it. Green beans are crisp and seasoned with freshly ground salt and pepper. I would return and the server was prompt. We never had to ask for a refill, sauce more bread or anything. My kind of server. Server was able to provide excellent service to my hubs and I in the dining area, while serving the guest at the bar. read more

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Service excellent, grilled oysters are a must have. Definitely coming here again when I'm H town.

Contrary to Yelpers' info, this restaurant is NOT closed. I got my first taste of char-grilled oysters there, in November of 2019. They were delicious! I showed the manager the Yelp listing as closed. He was befuddled. Please remove this notification. read more

Right next to the Rajun Cajun on Richmond, great place to watch sports and kick back with some friends. Also works for business lunch. Menu is tasty! read more

Great spot to catch a ball game or a quick bite! Great Oysters, and be sure and try the stuffed peppers! read more

L.A. Bar - Meatball Sliders - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

The chargrilled oysters are excellent. The crawfish lack flavor. The fried shrimp are plump and sweet. The drinks are good. Overall, a nice place to have some drinks and Cajun/creole eats. read more

L.A. Bar - Chargrilled oysters! Yum! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I thought this was LA (Los Angeles) and not Louisiana bar, so my expectations of this restaurant was a bit off. It is located next to Ragin' Cajun on Richmond and share the same kitchen. We started off with the grilled oysters. They were good, but pricy for $22/dozen. We shared the bowl of seafood gumbo based on the waitress's recommendation of the "special" roux. It was almost too salty to be edible, the shrimp was mushy, didn't see other seafood in there, there wasn't any okra, and it was too thin (we like our gumbo thick). We split the Mahi Mahi entree. The fish was ok, a bit dry and flavorless. The veggies tasted like frozen vegetables and had too much salt. The best thing on the plate was the corn souffle. It was steaming hot with the right amount of butter and sweetness from the corn. I've never been a fan of Ragin' Cajun's food, so it's not a mystery why I didn't like the food at L.A. Bar. They share the same kitchen so I assume it's made by the same chef, however they overcharge at L.A. Bar because it's a seat down restaurant. Food is way overpriced and not worth it. read more

Came for the New Orleans Saints game. Even though the Texans were playing at the same time there were plenty of TVs to accommodate the Saints fans in attendance. (Which was half of the patrons) I had the grits with roast beef it was very good. The atmosphere was great for the game and the food and service was outstanding. The sink was cool too. read more

L.A. Bar - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

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So upon hearing of these "Chargrilled Oysters" here, I wanted to try it out. It's literally right next to Ragin Cajun and you can even walk between the two inside. We ordered an order of the Chargrilled Oysters (which is pretty expensive at $20 for an appetizer) and although the flavor was OK, the oysters were so big and not cooked enough, that it was a bit unpleasant to eat. I have had Drago's in New Orleans on multiple occasions and this does not come close, sorry to say. The rest of the food we had was the standard fare, but the oysters were what we really came for. It wasn't bad and may be what others are looking for, just not what I was looking for. read more

This place is the best, the only restaurant in Houston that comes close to Louisiana food. The food is great and the service was the best!! Look forward to going back. read more

We started with drinks and appetizers. I had my usual Long Island Iced Tea and my wife had the lemon drop martini. Both drinks were excellent which led to us ordering another round. We ordered the Boudin balls and Link as an appetizer. Boudin balls and link had good flavor. I tried it with the mustard but found it to overpowering which drowned the seasoning already in the boudin. Over all the boudin was good without the mustard. For dinner my wife had the shrimp and grits, and I had 1lb of crawfish, had to try them, and a half oyster poboy with a side of combination gumbo. They offer their gumbo two ways. One with shrimp and crab and the other with chicken and sausage. I prefer seafood gumbo with andouille sausage so I asked them to mix the two. The gumbo had a good flavor but I'm not to keen on chicken in my gumbo. Let me remind you I'm from New Orleans and we kinda do it a lil different. That's not to say the gumbo here isn't good. You might like it that way for the dish started as a leftover kinda dish throwing in whatever is leftover. So if you do it differently doesn't necessarily mean you did it wrong. With hat said. The oyster poboy was ok as well. Oysters were cooked to perfection and nicely seasoned. The French bread toasted to hard which meant it probably wasn't as fresh as I'm accustomed to in the big easy. Also I'm accustomed to my oysters falling out of the sandwich but I digress cuz we are in Texas, but the sign outside touted a New Orleans style restaurant thus my critique relative to New Orleans. Now my wife rates restaurants without the grey in the middle as I do. The food to her is either good or bad. She gave the shrimp and grits a thumbs up. She said it was good. So there you have it. All in all I love this spot because the Long Island Iced Tea and Lemon Drop Martini was on point. After two long islands I completely forgot about the food! Great place to meet up with friends for a drink and a bite to eat! read more

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I brought a West Coast client here for crawfish & oysters. We loved it! Great atmosphere, great service and great food! Staff and managers were very attentive. I lived in New Orleans for 10 years, so I'm pretty picky about my Cajun food. I loved it and will be back! read more

My husband and I spotted L.A. Bar when enroute to Truluck's for our anniversary dinner. We're both suckers for cajun food, so I trusted my husband's logic of "It's not like we haven't had Truluck's before, let's try this." We were pleasantly surprised! For appetizers, we started with boiled shrimp and boudin balls. These are the best boudin balls in town...if you love spicy. If you dont, I dont know what to tell ya. The shrimp was good, but the presentation was very basic; shrimp placed in a circle around the plate. It would be great it they added a potato and/ or piece of corn to the plate. I ordered the seafood pasta and my husband ordered a shrimp po'boy. The seafood pasta was delish! I seriously had more seafood than I did noodles. Someone felt my greedy spirit and knew I wanted the good stuff, not just a bunch of fillers. Husband was pleased with his po'boy, noting this will be his go-to place for such sandwich. We also ordered hurricanes, they were tasty, but not strong. The service was perfect. They were attentive, food came out in a reasonable amount of time and we had plenty of food to take home. The place is a little pricey, but worth it. read more

L.A. Bar - Seafood Pasta - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I am no expert in char-grilled oysters. I just know that they were delicious and I will definitely be coming back here. We came here for the oysters and split some crawfish. Personally there are better places for crawfish so I wouldn't bother with it here. However, after trying out the oysters I will definitely come back and check out their other Cajun dishes. Con: Parking is terrible around there. read more

The chargrilled oysters are always on point! When I visit Houston, I come to LA Bar! The location is a little tricky. If the train is passing by, the traffic tends to block the turning lane to get into the restaurant. read more

L.A. Bar - Chargrilled oysters! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really great oysters on the half shell for a great price. I thought I could power down a dozen and keep going. Man they where big. I was stuffed, but I had to give the gumbo a go and it was worth it. I was confused a little as it shares the place with the Ragin Cagin, I wasn't sure where one ended and the other began. I asked the hostess and she didn't even know. RC looked like it was a little less classy. Might have to give it a go one day. read more

If you've ever spent a Sunday afternoon during football season in New Orleans drinking too much and eating your way across the city, then you'll love this place. I'm sad I waited so long to try L.A. Bar, because I would love nothing more than to waste an afternoon here eating and drinking like the world is ending (while watching a Saints game). The char-grilled oysters are fantastic (you can't go wrong covering something in cheese and grilling it). Also, whereas Ragin Cajun is more "paper towels and pitchers of beer," L.A. Bar is more "cloth napkins and bottles of beer." And that's not too say it's fussy at all. It's just a little nicer. Just something to know going in. read more

First Cajun meal since I've moved back to Texas and man was I NOT disappointed. I don't know if it was the buttery Parmesan-ey goodness of the charbroiled oysters, piping hot French bread, Steaming bowl of seafood gumbo, or the ice cold Karbach beer that really made the evening, but it all was just too good. Honorable mention goes to the hot out of the oven Beignets (only $4!!!) read more

I came back to L.A. Bar this past weekend with a large group for dinner and I must say, the staff outdid themselves. We were a group of 11 and they took great care of us. Our waitress was efficient, friendly and knowledgable about the menu, often making spot on recommendations for favorites on the menu. Here's what we ordered: **Charbroiled Oysters - 5/5 - Much better than my first experience. A guest who doesn't eat oysters even loved them. **BBQ Shrimp - 5/5 - Again a favorite. The BBQ sauce is just outstanding **Calamari - 3/5 - The came in rings (kinda like onion rings) and were pretty good, but not the best we've had. A safe bet for appetizer **Lump Crab Wedge Salad - 5/5 - I couldn't pass it up. Delcious, generous amount of crab and blue cheese. **Seafood Gumbo - 4/5 - Always delicious and a little bit of spice to it. **Cajun Boiler - 5/5 - Massive platter of food. The guest took about 20 minutes to finish it there was so much food! **Seafood Platter - 4/5 - Several guests ordered this, and truthfully, you could split it. Again, massive amount of seafood, though most of it is fried, so be mindful. **Coconut Shrimp - 4/5 - Generous portion and good dirty rice **Bread Pudding - 5/5 - Again, wowed the guests. Rum sauce was delicious **NOLA Beignets - 2/5 - Meh, a bit too heavy for this Louisiana gal's tastes. The one disappointment is that they no longer have the "Skinny Caucasian" since, our waitress said, they had too much waste (having to toss it at the end of the night.) We settled for Frozen screwdrivers and margaritas instead, which were very good! I guess I'll just have to make my own Skinny Caucasians at home! read more

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Ummm... it says "Cajun, creole and comfort food" and with good reason! Everything I have ever ordered here is De-licious . A must try is their crawfish which is covered in a thick extra spicy sauce. Their chargrilled oysters are another favorite of mine.-so buttery and flavorful. Mmm And you can't go wrong with their Hurricanes! The bartenders and staff are wonderful people. You can't go wrong celebrating Fat Tuesday here!-fun times!! read more

My friend loves to come here when she comes to Houston to visit and orders the char grilled oysters. She loves them and they look really tasty, just haven't had the nerve to taste them but I do love their fried shrimp po boy sandwich. They give plenty of shrimp on the po boy and the bread is not overly bulky it's the perfect ratio! Service was decent but nothing spectacular. read more

Very good experience. Not sure anything could have been much better. Gumbo was good. It wasn't my Mammy's but it was pretty darn good. Had the seafood Alfredo dish. Forget the name but it was very good. They were generous with the lump crabmeat and crawfish. Service was great. 5 stars from me on my 1st trip. read more

L.A. Bar - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Houston, Texas

I had high hopes that the chargrilled oysters would be just like Felix's in NOLA. BIG NEGATIVE. They were overly seasoned. Nothing we ordered stood out actually. I think the best side we had was the corn pudding. I will continue my search to find some oysters just like NOLA in Houston. read more

I recently went to LA Bar during HRW for lunch. I had the gumbo (slightly above average), the crab salad (below average) and the bread pudding (surprisingly good). I also started with the charbroiled oysters, which when executed properly are the most delicious bite of food in the world. These, however, were subpar. Thisplace has a lot of potential, especially given the lack of good Cajun food in Houston, however, did not meet my admittedly lofty expectations. read more

This review is based on the service alone. We did not go at a peak hour, yet we rarely saw our waiter. We all have bad days at work, but he clearly had no interest in doing his job Saturday. There was ketchup (or cocktail sauce????) on the booth seat that got on my pants upon our arrival. I guess the booth wasn't cleaned well after the previous party. I let the waiter know that it was also on the tablecloth and he and the bus boy rolled their eyes and were obviously annoyed. After leaving I did call to speak with a manager simply to let him know how terrible the service was. He did apologize and he offered to make it up to me. The only thing he can really do is be more aware of his staff. Good customer service goes a long way, but bad customer service goes further. read more

Overpriced and disappointing. Fried foods should not be $20. Save your money and go elsewhere, even if that means going for the cheaper option next door at the Ragin Cajun. read more

I went to L.A. Bar for the first time and will make one recommendation: Seafood Lafourche. It was soooo good, I finished my plate at the risk of getting sick from eating too much. That was how good it was. That was hands down the best alfredo anything I have ever had in my life. BTW, their other meals come highly recommended, and the staff were super sweet. I will be going back and will probably add drool over my keyboard writing another super review. Now to get another order of Seafood Lafourche! read more

Our trip here was due to a craving for felix's oysters and a trip to New Orleans was out of the question. Yelp hasn't let me down the chargrilled oysters here are great! The bar looked closed when we arrived so we decided to go to Rajun Cajun instead. When we entered Rajun Cajun we saw that L.A. wasn't closed, it was just dark and you are able to enter the L.A. Side from Rajun Cajun so no inconvenience there. We also tried the shrimp and crab gumbo...it was average gumbo (for the typical Texas restaurant) but the oysters made up for it. Tip: you'll need to ask for French or garlic bread it doesn't come with the gumbo but there is an extra charge ($1.10) read more

Have been wanting to try this restaurant for some time...my husband is in a wheelchair and the parking and access to the place was not user friendly for us! Bad start! The service was OK and the fried shrimp and fried oysters were fair. One guest of ours ordered the BBQ shrimp and did not eat... Politely said they were not very hungry. So been there..tried it out... Not again ! Smelled like stale cigarettes too!' One good thing... Wednesday is 1/2 off bottles of wine!! read more

What a nice little surprise. I recently visited LA Bar for lunch and was pleased with my visit. They have an excellent gumbo and it is especially delightful when seasoned with a few dashes of their house pepper sauce. The pepper sauce was so favorful that I ordered one to take home. The service was excellent and the decor is simply charming. We also had the chargrilled oysters as an appetizer and we really enjoyed those as well. Unfortunately, they have some of the best bread I have ever had and I ate way too much leaving little room once our entree arrived. Lol! If you are nearby you should seriously consider dropping in, you won't be disappointed. read more

Kind of place where you fell like home. The waiters and the owner treat you specially and individually. Good environment, the food is good, different brands of draft and bottled beers. Good for crawfish lovers but also different seafood plates. read more

The crawfish is bland and the bartenders seems to ignore everyone that's at the bar. I wouldn't ever come back again unless you want bland crawfish and bad bar service! read more

My boyfriend and I come here often. Def a Saints bar durning the game! great bar, great food and great service!!! We always have a great time! Love going here for oysters, even during off season they are a good size! read more