Drove 5 1/2 hours for them to be closed an hour early never tasted but sure the food is no goodread more

We were trying to go to Cajun Claws, but it was closed on Sunday. Thanks to Yelp for helping us…read morefind this place as an alternative! This place was the only thing open in the area, and everyone in town knew it. Took two tries on GPS to find it. Little shack off the beaten path with lots of locals. Down home vibe. Mainly crawfish (3, 5, or 10 lb) served in large tubs and sides, some fried seafood and a few non seafood items. Service is prompt and friendly and very informal, as we knew when we were asked if we knew what we wanted or if we wanted menus. Crawfish were not too spicy but some generous in size. Sides of boiled corn, potatoes, sausages, and sweet potato fries were good. An enjoyable meal, but probably not worth a road trip from New Orleans.

Good quality cajun meats--andouille, boudin, etc. But also seafood stuffed mushrooms, stuffed…read morebriskets, oh, and SYRUP SAUSAGE--sausage infused with Steen's cane syrup. Really, it's enough just to go for the syrup sausage.

After seeing a sign out front saying "BBQ on Sunday" we decided to pull in and check it out before…read moreheading back to the campground. The parking lot is a little tight and the entrance is really elevated keeping it safe from any flooding being the river is very close - once inside we found it really interesting and filled with lots of local delicacies, we walked over to the meat case where we assumed the plate lunches would be served and was greeted by a friendly employee. Unfortunately we missed the bbq being it was late afternoon and they were doing their clean up and we were told there were a few plates boxed up in a warming case off to the side, they were clearly marked but taped closed and I really didn't want to open them or buying them without seeing what was inside since we had no experience with this local grocer. I noticed there were several small paper bags labeled cracklins some chicken and one marked "rich-man cracklins" so I grabbed one of those thinking it would be a good snack for the ride back. Unfortunately they were not something we were accustomed too, they were very meaty and chewing verses the fried pork fat with a crispy rind we were hoping for and now we know this was a different version so we dismissed them after both trying one each. Although this visit didn't work out like we had hoped the store is very nostalgic and has a cool factor about it and the staff was very friendly and so it was definitely an interesting stop and I'd return when in the area to explore a few more of their offerings...