Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Michigan City, according to Yelp
From backyard boils with tables full of crawfish to the larger-than-life pots of spicy Jambalaya simmering over an open flame, Cajun food is definitely one that leaves your mouth happy and your system full of flavor. It's also the kind of food built around community. Dishes that are predicated on the concept of the more the merrier and cooked with the intention of bringing people together. It's the kind of food where you taste the love from every spoonful of spice stirred in.
Cajun food has a rich history that was born of a somewhat violent time in Canada's history known as the Acadian Expulsion. Over the course of a decade, more than six thousand Acadians were expelled from their villages onto ships or nearby territories. Half of them would perish. Some would make a new home in New Orleans—primarily Louisiana. With little resources and no means, the Acadians began incorporating ingredients from their new home into their traditional recipes. As they acclimated and began to engrain themselves in the land surrounding them, the influence from a variety of the cultures who lived—or were forced to live—in the area began to make their way into the food. African, Indigenous, German, Italian, Spanish, and French influences all melded into what is now known as Cajun food. A literal melting pot of cultures all brought together in food form with such an intense origin story, the flavors somehow mimic the intensity.
You can understand, then, why Stacker has chosen to uncover some of the highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Michigan City. To do so, we looked to Yelp to analyze the data and factored in the average rating and number of reviews. Read on to see if your favorite popped up on the list.
#30. The Saucy Crab
- Rating: 3.5/5 (15 reviews)
- Adress: 17628 S Halsted St Homewood, IL 60430
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#29. The Quarry Thornton
- Rating: 3.5/5 (11 reviews)
- Adress: 121 S William St Thornton, IL 60476
- Categories: Bars, Cajun/Creole, Music Venues
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#28. Cajun Boil and Shake
- Rating: 3.5/5 (15 reviews)
- Adress: 5500 S Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60637
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Wine Bars, Cocktail Bars
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#27. Chicago Food on the Run
- Rating: 3.5/5 (33 reviews)
- Adress: 8040 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60620
- Categories: Comfort Food, Cajun/Creole, Soul Food
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#26. Nita's Gumbo
- Rating: 3.5/5 (42 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4153 183rd St Country Club Hills, IL 60478
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Caribbean
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#25. The Boil Cajun Seafood
- Rating: 3.5/5 (83 reviews)
- Adress: 1805 W Division St Chicago, IL 60622
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#24. Local Option
- Rating: 3.5/5 (390 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1102 W Webster Ave Chicago, IL 60614
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Beer Bar
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#23. Wild Crab Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (38 reviews)
- Adress: 1320 E Ireland Rd South Bend, IN 46614
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#22. JoKeR's Cajun Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 131 N Clinton St French Market Chicago, IL 60661
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#21. Hidden Manna Cafe
- Rating: 4.0/5 (436 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3613 W 216th St Matteson, IL 60443
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#20. Buddy Guy's Legends
- Rating: 4.0/5 (632 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 700 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60605
- Categories: Jazz & Blues, Music Venues, Cajun/Creole
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#19. Soulé
- Rating: 4.0/5 (484 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1931 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60622
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Soul Food
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#18. Kizin Creole Restaurant
- Rating: 4.0/5 (65 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2311 W Howard St Chicago, IL 60645
- Categories: Haitian, Cajun/Creole
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#17. The Angry Crab
- Rating: 4.0/5 (971 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 5665 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60659
- Categories: Seafood, Southern, Cajun/Creole
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#16. Madison Crab House
- Rating: 4.0/5 (222 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1045 W Madison St Chicago, IL 60607
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, Seafood
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#15. Krispy Krunchy
- Rating: 4.0/5 (11 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 11750 Sr 10 W De Motte, IN 46310
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Chicken Wings
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#14. Joker's Cajun Smokehouse
- Rating: 4.0/5 (28 reviews)
- Adress: 2416 W Schubert Ave Chicago, IL 60647
- Categories: Barbeque, Cajun/Creole
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#13. Lowcountry South Loop
- Rating: 4.0/5 (427 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1132 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60605
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, Seafood
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#12. New Orleans Seafood
- Rating: 4.0/5 (60 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1046 1/2 W Argyle St Chicago, IL 60640
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#11. Maple Tree Inn
- Rating: 4.0/5 (559 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 18849 S Dixie Hwy Homewood, IL 60430
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Barbeque
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#10. The Boiler Shrimp & Crawfish
- Rating: 4.0/5 (661 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3445 Dempster St Skokie, IL 60076
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#9. Daisy's Po' Boy and Tavern
- Rating: 4.0/5 (65 reviews)
- Adress: 5215 S Harper Ave Chicago, IL 60615
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#8. Crab King Cajun Boil & Bar - Chicago
- Rating: 4.5/5 (76 reviews)
- Adress: 3443 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60657
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#7. Spoken Cafe
- Rating: 4.5/5 (160 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1812 W Montrose Ave Chicago, IL 60613
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#6. SPICY FINGERS Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5/5 (98 reviews)
- Adress: 1549 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60642
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
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#5. NolaRoux - Casual Cajun Eatery
- Rating: 4.5/5 (94 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 2809 Niles Ave Saint Joseph, MI 49085
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#4. Bistro On The Greens
- Rating: 4.5/5 (66 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 299 W Johnson Rd La Porte, IN 46350
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional), Comfort Food
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#3. Lowcountry Lakeview
- Rating: 4.5/5 (690 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3343 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60657
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Desserts
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#2. Provare
- Rating: 4.5/5 (156 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1421 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60642
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Italian
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#1. Junebug Cafe
- Rating: 4.5/5 (52 reviews)
- Adress: 851 N Ashland Chicago, IL 60622
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Cafes, Cajun/Creole
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