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Evangeline Café
Cajun and Creole Restaurant$$$$
Austin
"Oysters Contraband are the bomb."(6 Tips)
"Try the catfish plate or seafood gumbo, both delicious!"(14 Tips)
"Try the oyster po boy with avocado!! It's my favorite!"(10 Tips)
"pecan pistolette with homemade caramel sauce for dessert"(3 Tips)
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Austin ChronicleJune 19, 2013Excellent Cajun-Creole fare, with authentic everything – gumbo and jambalaya, boudin and étouffée, gator and redfish. If you ever wanted to fais do-do in South Austin, this is the place.
Amazing gumbo! Can't really go wrong with anything on the menu. Grab a beer, sit back and enjoy. It will all be Meux betta soon.
Tony RoebuckApril 22, 2016Love the veggie gumbo, seafood gumbo, oysters contraband, frog legs, grilled shrimp po-boy and stuffed avocado. Great friendly wait staff!
Dennis KellyJuly 2, 2013Always live music. Never had a bad dish. Speedys catfish and fried gator are amongst our favorites.
Jus_10💃January 19, 2013This place is straight up amazing. I suggest trying it out. First time here. The staff is so laid back, funny and ATTENTIVE! A 10 in my opinion!
Softshell crab po' boy is great. Alligator sauce piquante is awesome and a great way to try gator if you haven't had it.
Charles GarrisonJune 10, 2017Amazing Pasta, Shrimp, and Service. Recommended to all to come see what all the fuss is all about!
David DunnJune 30, 2015House made chips w/remoulade are great. Had jambalaya - tasted great. Side salad was great, fresh greens.
Stacy DyerJune 21, 2014Try the Gator Bites app. Delicious special! Fish perfectly cooked. Dirty rice is the best side in the house!
Dianey SandovalOctober 24, 2015I loved the shrimp po boy!! Great little place. It gets packed here fast so you have to wait sometimes...
Best Roast Beef Poboy in Austin! ...which means it the best Poboy in Austin, period.Upvoted Aug 29
Adriana AMarch 1, 2014Staff was on point. Service was impeccable and the gator bites were amazzzze. Will be back!!
Barbara NOctober 31, 2014Red beans and rice/bread pudding are exceptional! Get there by 11am for lunch.
Daniel RomeroMarch 27, 2013Pecan Pistolette (dessert). Delicious! Cheeseburger is also good. Try them both.
Danny Taylor-HomfeldSeptember 16, 2014Catfish po'boy is awesome. Cup of chicken and sausage gumbo for appetizer...who dat
Simple is best... I can't get past the fried shrimp poor boy. It's definitely a must.
AmateurConciergeDecember 29, 2020If ur into Cajun, this might be one of the better places in ATX. I, unfortunately, am not into it.
Camie SantanaJanuary 7, 2012Everything here is fabulous!!! Their home made potato chips with Evangeline sauce is my guilty pleasureBb
Katrina LuMarch 30, 2012Cajun Crawfish Creole and the fruity Lager are unforgettable. Po-Boy is also good.
REAL Cajun food!!!! This is not that so called Cajun that you get at all the other places in town
Kat W.September 8, 2015Was here over a year ago - I just remember at the time there weren't a lot of gluten free options.
Doug MatthewsAugust 31, 2011Gator Sauce Piquante. Yes please. And save room for that insane praline beignet.
Roz GNovember 15, 2011Wow great food and the music is terrific! Like stepping into another plane of relaxation!
Heather KrossmanMarch 31, 2012Delicious food, great environment and a kickass staff. I love coming here!- fr3dlyJanuary 30, 2010catfish po boy & the pecan pistolette with homemade caramel sauce for dessert are a perfect combo.
Evangeline Cafe's food, staff and decor rock! Enough said.
- PaoAugust 26, 2018Boudain was food with some cajan power sauce . Hank Williams was bland , rice was undercooked and gumbo tasted like the bottom of a burned pot. 2 x here
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Enjoy Austin's best Cajun cuisine in a festive, Southern atmosphere and live music almost every evening.
Open until 9:30 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- 11:00 AM–9:30 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
(512) 282-2586
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