Bayou Bob's
Bayou Bob's restaurant has two locations, one in Florida and one in Denver. Bayou Bob's serves authentic Southern cuisine with a distinct Cajun flair. The lunch and dinner menu share the same food items and starters (known as Nibblins) range from crawfish cakes, to fried pickles to hush puppies. Traditional salads are available with a specialty salad that adds fried crayfish. House specialties feature several catfish options as well as blackened steaks, chicken and fish. Under the section of the menu titled "Dis-n-Dat" look for oyster dinners and cajon combeaux, which is a rice and beans combo with shrimp etouffee, jambalaya and gumbo. Po Boy sandwiches and Cajun fries washed down with Louisiana bottled beers round out the menu. Wines and specialty drinks are available.
Bayou Bob's
1635 Glenarm Place
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 573-6828
bayoubobs.com
Gumbo's
Gumbo's Louisiana-style cafe, offers up Cajun and Creole food. Paintings of jazz musicians bring a touch of New Orleans to the restaurant. Lunch menus range from cups or bowls of gumbo or etouffee to red beans and rice. Salads can come with blackened catfish, chicken or shrimp to a pecan crusted shrimp Caesar. Entrees range from catfish yoli to grilled pork chops and shrimp and crawfish pasta. Po Boy sandwiches are available. The dinner menu is similar to the lunch menu with more appetizers like escargot and green lip mussels. Entrees for the dinner menu offer several tenderloin options. Look for sweet potato catfish, chicken dixie and blackened shrimp. An extensive wine list is available.
Gumbo's
1530 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
(720) 956-1490
gumbosdenver.com
Lucile's
Lucile's lies in Boulder, which is about 20 miles north of Golden. Lucile's is open for breakfast and lunch and serves up specialty Creole dishes. Breakfast can include eggs pontchartrain, which features poached eggs with mountain trout and a bearnaise sauce. New Orleans praline waffles come with a pecan batter and topped with pecans. Rice pudding porridge and New Orleans-style french toast also are available. Enjoy chicory coffee with your breakfast. Lunch entrees range from shrimp and grits to blackened salmon. Side dishes include fresh collard greens, red beans and rice and sausage gravy. Try banana fritters topped with ice cream, syrup and pecans for dessert. Zydeco, Cajun or jazz music plays throughout the day and the decor has a Mardi Gras festive feel to it.
Lucile's Creole Cafe
2124 14th St.
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 939-9848
luciles.com
