By Emily Roberts
In desperate need of trying something new and different? Sick of fast food restaurants and endless lunch plates? Nestled on Kapahulu across the street from First Hawaiian Bank and Taco Bell is A Taste of the Bayou, a restaurant that has, well, what its title states, Cajun-Creole food. With a unique listing of hours open (they are closed Saturday-Tuesday) they are well worth waiting for. The lunch and dinner menu both are delicious with things such as Po’Boys and even the strangely delicious alligator (which tastes almost like a fishy chicken, a definite must). Served free with dinner to is the most moist sweet bread which is impossible not to devour. Cajun food is most often spicy, and feel free to inquire with your waiter about the food, because they are knowledgeable and can help you know if you would want, or be able to handle, and extra kick. Most of the food too is shipped straight from the Bayou itself, Louisiana.
The place has a small cozy feeling but the small decorations make all the difference. There is a large mural on the wall with comic images of alligators, people dancing and singing on porches playing the banjo, and mardi-gras confetti thrown all about under the tops of the table. Also a B.Y.O.B policy and simple corkage for $5.00 it is a great social atmosphere for a date or a get together with a bunch of friends. I’d recommend this place to anyone and everyone I know, and insist they get something along the lines of catfish, alligator, or a jambalayas. So, pick a weeknight, grab a friend or two or three and go treat your taste buds to something new, and your stomach to something filling. Taste of the Bayou is not a restaurant to be missed out on.