Thomas Webber

Amazing Cajun restaurant! They have a great menu with big portions and reasonable prices. We got the shrimp & andouille sausage with eggs, cheese, & grits, and the fried chicken with eggs, bacon, gravy on an English muffin. Both super filling and great flavors. It was really crowded, but we did go on a Saturday morning in July. The staff was running around and giving as fast of service as they could. We're definitely going back!

Julie Taeko

Delicious! Loved every thing we tried such as the blueberry and chocolate pancakes, but wish there were a few more chocolate pieces within the pancake. Still, it was very delicious. Loved it! I also loved the crazy spinach, mushroom, and egg omelette. Great service too! Delicious.

+7

Tasty Cajun style foods are here! I went here for breakfast. We got the shrimp and andouille grits, jambalaya with eggs, and the fried chicken Benedict. I wished the jambalaya had okra in it, but still decent with out. The cornbread that came with the jambalaya tasted like your regular out of box mix. The grits were tasty. Decent sized shrimps for both dishes. The Benedict was good with the gravy. Service was good and quick.

Maya K

Good food, not so great coffee. It's very much a diner. I didn't find the seating comfortable, it's very crowded. Clearly a popular place. We enjoyed the food. Parking was chaotic.

Mary N

We did not have to wait long for a seat. Dog friendly with seating on the patio. Service was friendly from everyone involved, although a bit of a wait at times. The food was delicious with the omelet having an abundance of fillings. Everything could have been a bit hotter to be even better. Fresh squeezed orange juice was amazing!

Live Life

Good spot, food is good, fast service, parking is tight.

+5

josh_aaron

Why be stingy on a simple breakfast item like French toast. This was one of the most dry French toast I’ve had. They likely only brushed the egg wash on so I was basically having brioche toast with powdered sugar.

Jay Tkachuk

Not a slice of New Orleans, but the only, and thus the best, shrimp and sausage gritz found in the UCSB area. Overall, a solid diner experience. The place is a bit old, but is clean. Menu has gluten-free options, if that is important to you. We'll be back.

Toby Bautista

This place used to be Rustys back in 2008! Im glad it's Cajun Kitchen now. Tried Cajun Kitchen and for the most part the food was good. However, the beignet was not soft and fluffy like I've had at other establishments. While it didn't bother me, someone in my party that does not eat any seafood and notedthat some of the fried items had a hint of seafood taste. It may have been fried in same oil as seafood items. The pork chop on the other hand was delicious and bumped this review from 3 stars to 4 stars. On the drive back from Santa Barbara to LA the food didn't sit well with me. It could have been quality/freshness of ingredients went a little down. It was great for nostalgia, just not as great as I remember it.

Elena L

Quite a popular place, full boarding during breakfast. Reviews on the Internet are good, but the reality is disappointing. We ordered benedict and an omelette, they chose hash brown, both hash browns were burnt, this can be seen in the photo. I asked for a replacement because it was impossible to eat, after which they brought me exactly the same burnt hash brown. Before ordering, I asked the waiter to explain the details of the dish to me, he rolled his eyes and sighed. The service here is as burnt as hash brown

+6

dan mendoza

Very disappointed. We have been patrons of Cajun for years. We were a party of 9, we asked to sit inside hostess said it would be 20 minutes. We waited for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Hostess kept sitting other patrons in the tables that could be joint together. We told hostess that we could sit in separate tables. She still sat other patrons in ahead of us. In total we waited an hour and 30 minutes to be sat down.

Alis Ward

I've lived here 20+ years. When I first went there in 2002, it was one of the only places around for breakfast. The food was bland and undercooked sometimes and I never understood the long lines and wait. Flash forward to 2025 and I gave them another try. Same result, but this time I get a whole bay leaf in my burrito (so you have no warning because you can't see it). I don't know if the cooks around here just don't understand Cuban bean herbs or what (Cody's did this to last week and I threw up my breakfast because I accidentally swallowed part of one and my throat rejected it thank goodness), but the chefs didn't remove them. It's becoming a hazard to eat beans in a burrito in this town. Needless to say, I'm disappointed and won't be back for at least another 20 years. It cost me $17 + delivery and tip, btw. Not worth this price of they can't even put a little care into their cooking.