Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Phoenix by diners

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May 4, 2023
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Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Phoenix by diners

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 Phoenix. 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.

#10. Angry Crab Shack

- Rating: 3.2/5 (76 reviews)
- Address: 6360 South 35th Ave. Ste 160 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#9. Angry Crab Shack

- Rating: 3.5/5 (210 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3227 East Bell Road Ste D110 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#8. Hot N Juicy Crawfish

- Rating: 3.6/5 (800 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 740 South Mill Ave. Ste 185 Tempe, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#7. Harbor Seafood Cajun House

- Rating: 3.8/5 (84 reviews)
- Address: 3414 West Southern Ave. Ste 168 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#6. Angry Crab Shack

- Rating: 3.9/5 (1318 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2808 East Indian School Road Ste D110 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Comfort Food
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#5. Krazy Cajun Seafood & Hibachi

- Rating: 3.9/5 (206 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 24 West Camelback Road Ste H Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#4. Harbor Seafood Cajun House

- Rating: 4.0/5 (25 reviews)
- Address: 930 West Broadway Road Tempe, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#3. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

- Rating: 4.1/5 (2957 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 11051 North Black Canyon Hwy Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#2. Buzznbeez Food Truck

- Rating: 4.3/5 (207 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Food Trucks, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#1. The Spice Sea

- Rating: 4.3/5 (139 reviews)
- Address: 3345 West Greenway Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
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