Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Waco by diners

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May 4, 2023
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Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Waco 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 Waco. 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.

#6. The Brazos Landing

- Rating: 3.2/5 (658 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 100 North Interstate 35 Frontage Road Waco, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sports Bars
- Read more on Yelp

#5. Cajun Crabs & Shrimp Waco

- Rating: 4.0/5 (24 reviews)
- Address: 901 North Loop 340 Ste 4 Bellmead, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Mexican
- Read more on Yelp

#4. Sam's Southern Eatery

- Rating: 4.2/5 (103 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1824 West Waco Drive Waco, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#3. Te'jun The Texas Cajun- Robinson

- Rating: 4.3/5 (271 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 711 North Robinson Drive Robinson, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#2. Cajun Craft

- Rating: 4.6/5 (725 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 601 South 11th St. Waco, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#1. Friday's Seafood And More

- Rating: 4.8/5 (187 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1308 New Dallas Hwy Waco, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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