We stopped in for lunch. Shared a plate with sides. Vegan options. Great place. Welcoming staff. Black owned. Food was delicious and would recommend a place to eat. Planning to return as we heard they often have live music. read more

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It was early afternoon when we arrived so we had the place and the staff to ourselves. The food came out quickly, very hot, and full of flavor. I had jambalaya with chicken, sausage and shrimp and a side of collard greens. My husband had the Cajun shrimp pasta. This place has lots of seating and would be great for groups. read more

I just had a fantastic lunch at Velvet's Big Easy in Parkland. This place is a hidden gem! The owner and chef, Brenda was warm and hospitable and the food was beyond good! I had the red beans and rice with chicken and will be dreaming about it until I come back. My husband had catfish and grits and was instantly in love. He's very particular about catfish because his mother used to make it for him and it's the standard that everything else is held to. This is the first time I've ever seen him completely satisfied with catfish in the PNW. Needless to say, we will be back! We were told that they have live jazz music on some weekends so it will be great to combine an excellent meal with some live jazz. Thank you Brenda for a wonderful lunch! read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - The red beans and rice are outstanding! - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

Ordered online from Velvet's Big Easy with a 17-minute pickup time. Showed up after 20 minutes and it wasn't ready. The cashier was polite, but the owner came out and loudly scolded him, saying she told him the day before to change online orders to a one-hour wait and "the dasher will have to wait." I wasn't a dasher--I placed my own order. This was my third time trying this place, and it's been disappointing every time. I support Black-owned businesses, but the food is overpriced for the quality and the service was unprofessional. Won't be back. read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - Fish PoBoy - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

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Me and wife went here for the first time. The food was great it was well seasoned. The chef came out to the dining room and stopped at each table to talk to the customers. Very friendly staff , they answered all of our questions. The bright colors inside definitely had Mardi Gras influence as well as the paintings on the walls. If you like creole food definitely try Velvet's Big Easy. Me and my wife will definitely be going back. read more

This might just be our favorite place to eat in Lakewood/Parkland area. They haven't missed once, servers are personable and fun, the live music is great, and Miss Velvet herself is such a sweetheart. We will be back again and again! read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - Etouffee! - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

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Cute! Very warm greeting from owner and staff. We arrived in time for HH. At the time they were doing a HH promotion for one free piece of fish and fries with purchase of a specialty drink. The fish was good, hot and fresh. Fries were okay too. Dill sauce went well with fish. Tried the hot sauce, on the sweet side. Had several drinks to try the menu and decided to order the red beans and rice which comes with chicken wings. It was decent. The lady tending bar was friendly and worked well with customizing drinks and open on ways to improve cocktails. Decent place, a little pricey. We would return. read more

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The food was great. Great collard greens and the spicy coleslaw is a great idea. First time seeing it on any menu. The shrimp were also great, maybe too salty for some. The catfish was good too. The Johnny cake was awesome and probably a staple if you come here to eat. Also had live music which sets a great ambiance. Probably would've been to loud if I was in the main dining section but since I was in the bar was perfect. Service was top notch too. Already planning what else to get the next time I come through read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - The seafood plate with spicy coleslaw and collard greens Johnny cake with honey butter - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

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The food was very good. The ambience is amazing and the customer service is decent. The best part of the ambience is that the owner/chef for herself, came out and checked on us and asked what we thought she was very kind. Our server was not very descriptive and good on selling what we Should eat or suggesting I will say I was highly surprised that the pork chop meal was a dollar more than the seafood plate. The sizes of the sides were not big enough. In my opinion I wouldn't have liked to see different options of hot sauce besides just Tabasco now the dessert beignets in both of our opinion they were not cooked enough a little chew deli and overpriced. We won't be ordering those again. We did ask for fried cake or fried pie, but it was not available so I will definitely be back and next time I will try the catfish and a large side of greens conveniently located with an ample amount of parking read more

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Was really excited to try this place out, we will never be back. $75 for a tiny bowl not even half way filled. This is just disrespectful to the consumer. I am blown away. Maybe you just need to know the owner to get a full size meal? read more

When you walk into Velvet's Big Easy, you were taking back to New Orleans. The walls are beautifully decorated, and you do not feel crowded. Service is very good, you feel like family. The food is amazing. Everybody cleaned up their plates. I would strongly suggest the red beans and rice or the shrimp Poboy. read more

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Staff is nice, foods okay but EXTREMELY over priced for what you get . 30.00 for 3 medium shrimp and medium piece of Fish and Steak fries I can get from Safeway frozen food isle . The fried food is made fresh but that's the only thing I can tell when something has been microwaved. I understand the business has to make a profit but, if you have to rip folks off to do it then maybe it's time to close up shop. To each their own but I myself will not be returning or recommending. read more

The food was delicious! The catfish was prepared perfect! We were greeted, treated, and seated by an upbeat and friendly staff. It was fun to enjoy Fat Tuesday seeing the Marti Gras decor, including beads! We will be back!! Just off the main road in Spanaway/Parkland. If you like the real deal greens, red beans and rice and catfish, they have it!!! read more

This is a small family owned restaurant that we really hope will succeed, the owner came around asking how we liked the food, we did, however the turn off was our waiter who lacked any knowledge of the menu and came across lackluster was a turn off. We arrived after only being in business for 8 months, so definitely we'll give it time and return for them to iron out the issues. Highly recommend the peach pie! Seriously, I'll return for that and the hush puppies! read more

Went in to have dinner with a few friends to try it out. We had recommendations from some other friends that had gone. We were surprised to have live music when we arrived. (wasn't really the vibe we were going for. But it was a cute old lady signing) I think they are still ironing out some things with being so new. They were out of chicken and we had gotten there about 6:30. The beers we ordered were warm but our server took them off our check. He was very nice. I have to say the food we ordered was delicious! Loved the greens and even my friend that doesn't care for greens really liked them too. read more

I just left and the outside is very clean.The inside is even better.There's a great flow.The service and customer service was good.The food was amazing.Definitely recommend for myself for the future.And all those around to come and support, I got red beans and rice and it came with three chicken wings ! read more

4 of us had dinner Friday night at 6pm. they announced they were out of chicken and jambalaya. Ordered pulled pork sandwich. Out of rolls. Had rice instead. Ordered creole. 27.00.extremely small order with 6 extra small shrimp, less than a cup of rice and sauce. presentation, quality and quantity unacceptable. I sent it back by saying I apologize and I didn't want to be disrespectful but it was the worse I ever had. the waiter was a gentleman and removed it from our bill. I asked for the pulled pork sandwich, out of rice! then. non of us were disrespectful or rude, they kicked us out without us finishing our meal Or drinks. Shocking!!!! read more

This place is a hidden gem. It's right of Pacific and 146th tucked off the main drag. Very clean, great decor, great parking, wonderful service. The food was probably one of the best things I've eaten in a long time. Ordered Red Beans and Rice, Collard greens and the peach dessert. I only have wonderful things to say, food was hot hot hot, presentation was amazing and every flavor was out of this world. The owner and chef came out and greeted us after our meal. This is what dining should be. Drop what you are doing and get in there, you won't be disappointed. read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - View of building from parking lot - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

Awesome, legit Cajun food! Brenda, the owner, is super friendly and makes you feel right at home. Mitch, the manager, does a great job getting things done. All of the staff are very friendly and helpful (shout out to Sammi, she's awesome!). I highly recommend this place. My wife and I love coming in for dinner, especially on the evenings they have live music! read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington

The food is good but too pricey. Ordered one fried catfish for $14+ and 6 hush puppies for $7.99. One bowl of gumbo is almost $29 and very dry. I thought gumbo is almost soupy but not this gumbo. Almost $58.00 for the meal only. No drinks! read more

The food here is genuinely great! Mama Vel came to say hi to us after we finished our food and we got to hear a little bit about her story. Wonderful homemade food and a quiet atmosphere for lunch. Everyone here was friendly and we both loved our Creole! Delicious and we will be coming back! (Sorry I didn't take any photos, we ate our food way too quickly!) read more

The food was amazing--full of flavor and made fresh. I was really looking forward to trying the chicken Po'boy, but they were sold out during my visit. Definitely taking that as a sign it's worth coming back for. I'll be back soon to give it a try! read more

The staff are very welcoming and the whole experience feels like a Sunday dinner with your family. The menu isn't crazy big which is refreshing. Everything....I mean everything is delicious. read more

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2nd time here and again the best place I've eaten at with the workers being so nice and respectful and the food being delicious I love this place! read more

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We tried the deviled eggs added crab, shrimp jambalaya, chicken wings, shrimp creole, collards, Velvet chips (crack chips), what's the dill sauce and MJ sauce. Everything was amazing! Come get you some read more

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Service great, Ambiance great. Food I had Shrimp pasta $26.99, it was very good. My husband had jambalaya, two bites of chicken, two bites sausage $26.95 The rest was brown rice. Dry and not much of it. We both had water. Auto tip party of 6. $10.79 taxe $5.56 Bill came to $70.29 Total . My husband had to stop for a mushroom burger at Frugals. It hit the spot. Just saying. ‍ will not go back. read more

Had a lovely experience here two weeks after they opened. Ambience is wonderful and food was fast and delicious. Owner/chef spent some time checking in on us which was a great touch! Anxious to go back when the shrimp and grits is on the menu. Seafood platter had substantial portions with catfish crispy on the outside and some perfectly on the inside. Fries were well seasoned. Gumbo was spicy but yummy! read more

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It's about time Tacoma got an amazing Cajun restaurant! I sent my boyfriend to make a to go order at Velvet's Big Easy on his way home this evening. I wasn't getting my hopes up as it was a little after 8 PM. Knowing that they close at 8:30 PM and were likely busy since they had live entertainment. My boyfriend said that the staff was extremely nice and apologetic on the wait time for the food even though the food did not take long. He said that the parking lot was packed and the restaurant was busy. All of the food was still fresh and hot when he came home. I ordered the deviled eggs for an appetizer. It came with four eggs, two with crab on top. The eggs were delicious, perfect yolk consistency not runny and slightly sweet. For my main entree I ordered the crawfish étouffée which was incredible. It was very flavorful/plenty of spices (not spicy) and they did not skimp on the crawfish meat! I also got two sides the collard greens which was seasoned well, also had a good amount of meat in it. The collard greens weren't dry. My second side was the macaroni and cheese. It was very cheesy, seasoned, tender noodles and not too greasy. Finally, for dessert I got the fried peach pie. It was comparable to a turnover. The crust was fried perfect, it wasn't burnt or soggy. There was the perfect amount of peach filling! I look forward to going back and trying more food. I hope all the business comes their way! read more

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My husband and I truly love supporting Black owned businesses! With that being said I am so disappointed in the food we received yesterday! The fish was fried nicely but not one drop of seasoning on it, the greens had a weird taste like not washed or seasoned at all , the Mac and cheese was the most disgusting thing I ever saw come out of a "soul food" restaurant They was made with extra large noodles, watery, tasteless and cheese-less, My pork chops, that I requested to be fried hard, was nicely seasoned but the breading was soggy, the cornbread was cold and tasteless! I'm really disappointed because we really wanted this to be a great place to take family, friends and hopefully could recommend my union use them to cater our huge union events Very good expensive but not worth it! For the first time ever, my husband threw out food! The shrimp was ok but how could you mess shrimp up ‍ read more

Drink was good..staff was nice and helpful but food was very bland ...fried food was very over fried.. To costly for what you got. Not what expected... read more

The Food was so flavorful and absolutely delicious, owner/chef, staff were so sweet and visited the diners. An all around wonderful place. We will be back read more

Food was sub-par to say the least. Staff was great, super friendly and attentive! We arrived around 3pm to a mostly empty parking lot and weren't sure if they were open, but then we saw the open sign and decided to head in. However food was lacking in flavor and spice. We ordered a variety so that we could try a few things to see how good the food was. We were warmly greeted right away and seated quickly. Drinks were offered and ordered immediately with no wait. We proceeded to look at the menu, which was surprisingly small - no biggie but surprised. They had no grits on their menu!! No grits or hushpuppies!! What! Disappointed but found some other items to try. We ordered a few things to try out their food. We tried collard greens, cornbread cakes, wings, fries, gumbo, mac n' cheese, deviled eggs. Collard greens were bitter and there was no sign of any meat nor did it taste like there had been. Cornbread arrived as 1 single, small, pancake that was overcooked and pricey. Chicken wings looked amazing but we're over-cooked and dry. Fries were good, seasoned. Gumbo.... had spice but just spice, lacking in flavor and was a bit on the bitter side. Mac n' cheese was not bad, nice and cheesy with a nice cheesy crusted top - but lacked seasoning to top off the flavor. Deviled eggs..... we will just pretend that we did not pay $9 for two eggs cut in half served as typical deviled eggs. Unfortunately this food did not hit the mark for cajin, creole, Louisiana style food. Very disappointed and will not be going back. Overpriced for what they offer. However, if you are all about great hospitality, they are wonderful - but if you like flavor and spice, this may not be the place. read more

Food was very delicious and fresh! Service was great. The drinks, tennessee honey and blueberry lemonade were refreshing and delicious. The only thing is the food was pricey.For the area and what you get it's def higher end of prices. That would probably be the only reason I wouldn't go back. read more

Recently three friends and I ate at Velvet's Big Easy. We each ordered something different so we could share bites with each other and I'm so glad we did. The mac & cheese was creamy and velvety and delicious. You just can't beat comfort food. I really liked the red beans and rice. How can something so simple be so delicious? We were lucky enough to meet Velvet herself and she told us the secret ingredient. It is love! Lol well she must've put extra love in the rice and beans dish because I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. All the other dishes I tried were spot on as well. Try the Johnny cake! More love right there. Mmm. And the Dessert! The peach pie had a light and flaky crust that I cannot achieve at home but what really put it over the top easily the glaze. More love right there. Thank you Velvet. We are telling our friends and we will be back! Mary S read more

I loved everything the food was good the service was amazing, everything was wonderful. I would most DEFINITELY go back for more because that food is unforgettable, it really takes me back to the south. read more

Velvet’s Big Easy - Desserts Near Me - Parkland, Washington