Looking for a yummy Cajun and Creole meal near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Cajun and Creole spots around Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best restaurants to fill the bill.
1. Cajun Queen
Topping the list is Elizabeth's Cajun Queen, which has been serving Charlotte at 1800 E. Seventh St. since 1985. With four stars out of 674 reviews on Yelp, it's the highest-rated Cajun and Creole eatery in the city and features live jazz seven nights a week.
The restaurant is nestled in a 100-year-old house and offers menu items like seafood gumbo, served with fresh vegetables, shrimp and crab meat. Other options include French-cut pork chops with Southwestern barbecue sauce, Cajun-roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli; shrimp scampi sauteed with butter, garlic, scallions and parsley; and farm-raised blackened catfish served with garlic mashed potatoes.
2. Poboy's Low Country Seafood Market
Poboy's Low Country Seafood Market, located at 3022 Freedom Drive, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the seafood market and Cajun/Creole spot, 4.5 stars out of 112 reviews. The shop offers an array of po'boy sandwiches, including fried tilapia fillet, fried whole croaker, soft-shell crab, fried whiting fillet and more. Classic sides like green beans, sweet potato yams, coleslaw and mac and cheese are also available.
3. Cajun Yard Dog
Cajun Yard Dog in the Arboretum is another go-to, with four stars out of 277 Yelp reviews. Appetizers include crispy deviled crab cakes with spicy chipotle aioli and fried gulf oysters with cocktail sauce. Entrees include chicken jambalaya, a classic rice dish with Andouille sausage; hamburger steak with wild mushroom gravy; and shrimp and grits. Head over to 8036 Providence Road, Suite 900, to try it for yourself.
4. Yaki Asia Fresh
Then there's Yaki Asia Fresh, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 81 reviews on Yelp. You can find the Asian fusion and Cajun/Creole spot at 1431 Sardis Road North. Make your own boiling seafood pot with items like shrimp, crawfish, baby clams, green and black mussels and more, then top it off with add-ons like corn on the cob, potato and sausage.
