Highest-rated cajun restaurants in San Jose by diners
Highest-rated cajun restaurants in San Jose 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 San Jose. 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.
#19. The Kickin' Crab
- Rating: 2.9/5 (603 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1735 East Capitol Expy San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#18. After Bar & Grill
- Rating: 3.0/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 1692 Story Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sports Bars
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#17. Kelly's Cajun Grill
- Rating: 3.0/5 (58 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 925 Blossom Hill Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Chinese, Asian Fusion
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#16. Kelly's Cajun Grill
- Rating: 3.1/5 (115 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 447 Great Mall Drive FC 9 Milpitas, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
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#15. The Roasted Crab
- Rating: 3.6/5 (238 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3151 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Vietnamese
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#14. The Kickin' Crab
- Rating: 3.6/5 (2274 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2675 Cropley Ave. San Jose, California
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#13. Eat Eat
- Rating: 3.6/5 (279 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3126 Senter Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#12. Poor House Bistro
- Rating: 3.7/5 (1374 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 317 West St. John St. San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Cocktail Bars
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#11. The Bywater
- Rating: 3.8/5 (772 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 532 North Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Barbecue
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#10. Ocean 9 Crab
- Rating: 3.8/5 (55 reviews)
- Address: 1191 East Calaveras Blvd. Milpitas, California
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#9. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 3.8/5 (100 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3303 San Felipe Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Chicken Shop, fast food, Cajun/Creole
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#8. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 3.9/5 (122 reviews)
- Address: 2855 South Winchester Blvd. Campbell, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Chicken Shop, fast food
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#7. The Crab Bay
- Rating: 4.1/5 (550 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3210 South White Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Desserts
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#6. The Dive Oyster Bar
- Rating: 4.1/5 (290 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5297 Prospect Road Ste 40 San Jose, California
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#5. Cajun Bistro 7
- Rating: 4.1/5 (555 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3005 Silver Creek Road Ste 116 San Jose, California
- Categories: Vietnamese, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#4. SJ Crawfish
- Rating: 4.2/5 (300 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 393 North Capitol Ave. San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#3. Claw Shack
- Rating: 4.3/5 (1607 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1696 Berryessa Road San Jose, California
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Chicken Wings
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#2. Cajun Crack'n
- Rating: 4.5/5 (1311 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 275 Ranch Drive Milpitas, California
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#1. Cap't Loui
- Rating: 4.6/5 (1166 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 19700 Vallco Pkwy Ste 150 Cupertino, California
- Categories: Seafood, Fish & Chips, Cajun/Creole
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