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| - I often venture into Arboretum for a range of miscellaneous reasons and one day, I noticed Cajun Yard Dog. What does Cajun Yard Dog even mean? Does it matter? No, not really, but it definitely caught my eye. To me the name said simple, very casual and authentic. I bookmarked it immediately vowed to come back and see how it upholds to my beloved, Cajun Queen.
My cousin was visiting from California and we were yelping through Charlotte trying to figure out where to eat for dinner. I mentioned that I've been meaning to try Cajun Yard Dog just because the name is just so random and cool. That was enough reason for him and let me tell you, BEST life decision ever. We ordered fried oysters, deviled eggs, gumbo, fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, fried fish and much much more. The madness does not stop for fat kids. How do you judge how amazing a place is on the amazingness scale? It is how guilty you feel after every bite yet you still finish every single thing you ordered!
I've been back maybe 10 times since that first visit and Cajun Yard Dog never fails me. If I HAD to recommend a few dishes to you, it would have to be the Crawfish Etoufee, Shrimp & Grits and the Blackened Whatever the Fish of the Day is. I've had the fish of the day three times and every single time, it was AMAZING. Squeeze the slightest bit of lemon on there and viola! PERFECTION. The Crawfish Etoufee is steaming of flavor in every bite and they are mighty generous with the amount of crawfish you get (and for $10!). If you don't get the shrimp & grits, you HAVE to get the cheese grits as a side along with the Green Bean Almondine. No idea what kind of wizardry goes on in the kitchen, but I am beyond addicted to Cajun Yard Dog! The food is amazing. The staff has that southern hospitality that makes you feel just at home and the prices are RIDICULOUS.. ridiculously CHEAP! See this is where I'm conflicted. As much as I love Cajun Queen, the prices are steep! Cajun Yard Dog gives me the authenticity, the quality and the bang for my buck. Let's just say I've cheated on my beloved CQ quite a bit nowadays.
Side note: I recommend going for lunch instead of dinner. The portion sizes between lunch and dinner aren't significantly different, but the prices definitely are! Lunch prices are about $10 or less and dinner prices are close to $20. I have to admit that even though I know this, I still came back for dinner once because I couldn't get the yard dog cravings out of my system and the next day was Sunday (the only day that they're closed)! Not my fault, I was trapped.
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