Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Flint, 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 Flint. 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.
#16. Fishbones- Southfield
- Rating: 2.5/5 (189 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 29244 Northwestern Hwy Southfield, MI 48034
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Sushi Bars
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#15. Louisiana Creole Gumbo
- Rating: 3.0/5 (18 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 13505 W Seven Mile Rd Detroit, MI 48235
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Soul Food
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#14. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood
- Rating: 3.0/5 (46 reviews)
- Adress: 14331 Hall Rd Shelby Township, MI 48315
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#13. Cajun Joe's
- Rating: 3.0/5 (43 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 5757 Whitmore Lake Rd Brighton, MI 48116
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#12. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (57 reviews)
- Adress: 30901 Gratiot Ave Roseville, MI 48066
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Bars
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#11. The Butter Run Saloon
- Rating: 3.5/5 (142 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 27626 Harper Ave St Clair Shores, MI 48081
- Categories: Bars, Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole
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#10. Red Crab Juicy Seafood
- Rating: 3.5/5 (32 reviews)
- Adress: 35756 Van Dyke Ave Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#9. Gator Jakes Bar & Grill
- Rating: 3.5/5 (152 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 36863 Van Dyke Ave Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Categories: Bars, American (Traditional), Cajun/Creole
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#8. Bistro Orleans
- Rating: 4.0/5 (52 reviews)
- Adress: 11528 E 15 Mile Rd Sterling Heights, MI 48093
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#7. Howe's Bayou
- Rating: 4.0/5 (342 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 22848 Woodward Ave Ferndale, MI 48220
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#6. Crazy Crab - Waterford
- Rating: 4.0/5 (22 reviews)
- Adress: 4187 Highland Rd Waterford Township, MI 48328
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#5. A Plus Crab - Great Lake
- Rating: 4.0/5 (36 reviews)
- Adress: 4975 S Baldwin Rd Lake Orion, MI 48359
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#4. The Tangy Crab
- Rating: 4.0/5 (32 reviews)
- Adress: 3366 Corunna Rd Flint, MI 48532
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#3. Louisiana Crab Shack
- Rating: 4.0/5 (13 reviews)
- Adress: 5702 E 12 Mile Rd Warren, MI 48092
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#2. Gumbo's
- Rating: 4.5/5 (167 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 53 N Walnut St Mount Clemens, MI 48043
- Categories: American (New), Cajun/Creole
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#1. N'Orlins Beignets & Coffee
- Rating: 4.5/5 (93 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 925 S Main St Ste D-9 Frankenmuth, MI 48734
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Desserts, Cajun/Creole
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