The Top 10 Places To Find Tasty Cajun Chicken In Louisiana

Perhaps it’s hard to believe that what started as a one-woman operation, selling shrimp to the locals of the coastal town of Lake Charles, would eventually blossom into the top restaurant in all of southwestern Louisiana, but that’s exactly how it happened with Steamboat Bill’s. The seafood may have brought it fame, but that’s not all it has to offer. The chicken is also excellent, either grilled – with rice and beans, because you wouldn’t want to leave anything less than stuffed – or as a tasty chicken wing appetizer.

When you get to Jacques-Imo’s, you’ll quickly pick up on the fact that it considers a sense of humor to be quite important in running a restaurant. As advertised on the website, Jacques-Imo’s has got ‘warm beer’ and ‘lousy food,’ and it has been ‘not famous since 1996.’ Kidding aside, it’s made a name for itself by serving some of the best New Orleans-style food in the city, and there’s all sorts of delicious chicken that you can get, Cajun and otherwise. While you’re waiting for your entrée, try one of the bizarre and amazing appetizers like shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake or fried grits.

If you’re in the market for Cajun chicken, The Blind Tiger in Shreveport is a true paradise. The menu is packed to the gills with tasty chicken options, from a whole menu of salads to the signature blackened chicken entrée to creative dishes like pecan-crusted chicken and the Atchafalaya chicken, which comes with sautéed mushrooms, bacon, and Swiss cheese. The restaurant is located in a hip and happening area of the city, so it’s a great place to start a fun night out.

Even if it didn’t have such great food, Jolie’s Louisiana Bistro would be worth a stop just to see the premises. The restaurant is decorated with beautiful lighting and ceilings, and it’s walls are decorated with paintings by the world-renowned artist George Rodrigue. Jolie’s Bistro is expert in the business of taking traditional recipes and running with them, so the roasted chicken entrée or fried chicken sandwich aren’t exactly what your Cajun grandmother would have eaten, but they’re delicious nonetheless. For a real treat, come for brunch and try the fried chicken & gravy.

Landry’s will feel like a home away from home when you’re in New Iberia, Louisiana. The restaurant is located in a big, old style Southern home, with a beautiful gazebo. The menu is exactly what you would want out of a place that looks like that. It’s got all the classics, cooked with recipes that go back generations. As for Cajun chicken, you’ll love the grilled chicken breast, which you can also get in salad form. For a warm-up, you can always try the chicken and sausage gumbo, which is hearty, spicy, and absolutely delicious.

You’ll find blackened chicken all over the menu of Belle’s Ole South Diner, and it’s delicious in whatever form you try it. Belle’s is a very small, roadside diner sort of a place, but what that comes with is experienced chefs and the friendliest of waiters and food that might as well come straight from your grandmother’s kitchen, if she happened to be from Louisiana. The lunch special is a particularly good deal, because it gives you the chance to get one of the normal entrées with two sides. You can try the blackened chicken or you can get it fried or grilled – and then there’s always the southern classic that is chicken-fried steak.