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Boudreaux’s
Louisiana Seafood & Steaks
Taking Cajun cuisine beyond bayou basics
Continue your south Louisiana
adventure with one of Boudreaux’s
bayou classics. Among the most
popular is the restaurant’s jambalaya.
ardi Gras may be just
The tomato-based rice dish begins by
one day on the calencooking down onions, celery and bell
dar, but in downtown
peppers — the “Cajun Trinity” — into
St. Joseph, there’s a
a gravy. To this, sliced red, green and
restaurant capturing the fun of Fat
yellow bell peppers are added, along
Tuesday and serving it up yearwith your choice of meat. Boudreaux’s
round. At Boudreaux’s Louisiana
serves three jambalayas: chicken and
Seafood & Steaks, you’re guaransausage; seafood, which consists of
teed a festive atmosphere and the
catfish bites, crawfish
freshest seafood.
tails and shrimp; and
For the past 12
“super jambalaya,”
years, owner Robert
which is all the meats
Boudreaux has been
To watch a video featuring combined in one dish.
offering authentic
Boudreaux’s in St. Joseph,
Another staple dish at
Cajun dishes from
click this button inside our Boudreaux’s is étouffée,
his restaurant along
digital edition, online at
which can be ordered
“Warehouse Row.”
www.ruralmissouri.coop.
with crawfish tails or
Walk in, and you
shrimp. “Of all the
immediately feel as
things my mom cooked, she knew
though you’ve been transported
when I came home from college, she
to New Orleans’ French Quarter.
was going to have to make me some
“I was born and raised in
étouffée,” says the Farmers’ Electric
Opelousas, La.,” says Robert, who
For the past 12 years, Louisiana native Robert Boudreaux has been serving up
Cooperative member.
everyone just calls Boudreaux. “If
Cajun classics such as jambalaya at his namesake eatery in downtown St. Joseph.
Other house specialties include
I went back today, you’d find the
Missouri. On the menu, you’ll find
the seafood courtbouillon — a dish
same dishes I have here. These are
addition to classics such as the shrimp
a variety of fish entrées, includof shrimp, crawfish tails and catfish
the dishes I grew up with.”
or catfish po’boys, try local favorites
ing rainbow trout, catfish, tilapia,
pieces in a rich, dark sauce — and
While Cajun food often has
such as the Cajun chicken or turkey,
mahi mahi, salmon, tuna and the
the tomato-based creole, served with
a reputation for being spicy,
injected with a special marinade to
stuffed red snapper — a 10-ounce
either chicken or shrimp.
Boudreaux insists that isn’t what
lock in the juices. “Get it with bacon,”
fillet, stuffed with a generous porIf you’re in town during the lunch
defines the cuisine. “It’s about flaBoudreaux says of the turkey po’boy.
tion of lump crabmeat, that you
hour, order one of nine po’boy sandvor and bringing flavors together,”
“You can’t beat it.”
can order broiled or blackened.
wiches on the menu, which are served
he says. “It’s not about spice.”
Boudreaux’s prides itself on serving
The restaurant’s extensive menu
on French bread with a special sauce,
Begin your meal with a true
one of the freshest and most extenfeatures many other options.
shredded lettuce and sliced tomato. In
Cajun classic: gumbo. Made from
sive seafood selections in northwest
There are pastas, salads and steaks
a thin, dark roux, Boudreaux’s
from which to select, along with
gumbo is served with white rice
what Boudreaux described as his
and your choice of shrimp, seaBoudreaux’s Louisiana Seafood & Steaks
No. 1 seller — the chicken-fried
food or chicken and sausage. And
chicken. “It comes with this little
if you like sausage, be sure to try
Specialties: Authentic Cajun cuisine — gumbo, boudin, red
cream gravy,” he says. “People tell
the Cajun-style boudin made from
beans and rice, étouffée, jambalaya and po’boy sandwiches —
me they’ll eat it on paper.”
pork and rice. You can order it as
along with fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks and local favorites such
While many patrons are
either a broiled link or as “boudin
as chicken-fried chicken and the Pontchartrain Pasta.
reminded of Boudreaux’s during
balls,” where the sausage is
Mardi Gras and the Lenten season,
removed from the casing, breaded
Price: Appetizers from $4.99 to $19.99; lunch items from $7.99
Robert and his staff work hard to
and deep-fried.
to $12.99; entrées from $13.99 to $21.99. Cash, checks, Visa,
ensure the best guest experience
Another favorite upon which
Mastercard and American Express accepted.
all year long.
Boudreaux has built his reputation
“One thing I know is when
is the eatery’s crab bisque. “It’s
people get to the door, they’re
a thick, hearty, smooth, creamy
Details: Open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
hungry and they want to eat,”
bisque with lumps of sweet crab
and Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 11
he says. “When they leave, and
meat,” he says. “You can’t find it
p.m. Closed Sunday. Seats 165; smoking
St. Joseph
they’ve got smiles on their faces,
anywhere else.”
allowed at the bar Private room with sepabar.
•
there’s nothing more fulfilling
Red beans and rice, another
rate bar available for special events.
than that.”
Louisiana staple, can be ordered as
an appetizer. Fried alligator bites
Directions: Located at 224 N. 4th St. in
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downtown St. Joseph.
of Rural Missouri’s “Out of the Way
alike, as are the homemade onion
Eats” restaurant guide, available
rings and fried pickles, which
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