Cajun Cafe Express - Fargo

Cajun Café at the Cajun Café Restaurant Quality food, combined with Intimate service makes for an excellent dinning experience. Located in South Fargo Gary and Mary Gilbertson have created a tasty reminder of Louisiana Cajun Cuisine; mixed with a tantalizing portions of Zydeco and Cajun music. Like Bourbon Street, during suppertime aromatic fresh simmering Bell Peppers, Red Onions, tantalizing spices, both tease and captivate the senses upon entering the Cajun Café. The café serves both breakfast and lunch with an outstanding dinner menu. True Cajun cooking requires the use of fresh vegetables, fish and meats, seasoned rice, daily made sauces. I should clear up a misapprehension; true Cajun is not extremely hot and overly spicy, but slightly spiced with a mild kick to it. So make no mistake, no matter if you try the tender Chicken Etouffee, sliced breast served on a ring of seasoned rice covered in Red Sauce; or the venerable Red Beans and rice, your taste buds will know the pleasure of freshly prepared well-crafted dishes. The atmosphere is pleasant relaxing, you are promptly greeted, and invited to choose a seat. The main dinning area is decorated with many reminders of all things Louisiana. Stuffed alligators, colorful and complex Mardi gras masks, interesting pictures, and posters grace the walls and countertops. What I enjoy most is the relaxed yet, attentive, anticipative service provided here. So make no mistake, The Cajun Café is the type of restaurant that is geared toward more of an intimate dinning experience. Whether it’s a dinner for two, or breakfast with a group of friends, or even a place to relax over a drink, this is not the usual rush in sit, eat fast restaurant. In closing, I do not believe in talking about meal costs. However you will get what you pay for. The Cajun is moderately priced for dinner; lunch is about the same as most other places. Breakfast deserves a special mention, high quality and class for about what you pay for other good places. Come for the food experience something different. Listen to the music learn its meaning, it’s all about living and enjoying life, so taste some real Americana, come on down an enjoy.

We visited the restaurant around 7 PM and 6 PM, but the food we received was not creole at all. The red sauce tasted more like tomato soup, and we had to add hot sauce (Tabasco) to give it some flavor. The white rice was quite bland, and the Mardi Gras salad seemed like something you’d find at a grocery store. The crawfish dressing tasted just like Thousand Island dressing. On a positive note, the biscuits were excellent, and the service was good. I would advise against ordering from the dinner menu; stick to the burgers, breakfast, or lunch options instead.

The étouffée sauce is absolutely delicious! We tried both the chicken and shrimp versions, and we loved them both! The shrimp were particularly fresh and had a delightful crunch. I’ve had the seafood dish before, but I wasn't a fan of the catfish.

Since there aren't any online menus for this restaurant, I wanted to provide some insight into what The Cajun Cafe offers, especially for breakfast. They serve authentic Southern-style grits, sweet potato or buttermilk pancakes (the sweet potato pancakes were AMAZING, in my opinion), omelettes, and a variety of combinations. The prices are very reasonable too, with 2 sweet potato pancakes and 2 eggs costing just $6.00.