Deja Roux

My bf bought me the crawfish etouffe. The food was beyond bland. I tried to add creole seasoning, old bay, & garlic powder. The food was still not good even after adding different seasonings. I'm upset that I forced myself to keep eating the food. I will not eat from the food truck again.Side note my bf did enjoy the jerk wings.

Deja Roux's presentation is on-point. Staff is friendly and organized. However, the food is very bland--other than a crazy amount of spice (heat not flavor). It doesn't make for an enjoyable experience; and, therefore, is overpriced.

(This visit is from October of 2021) - Deja Roux is almost always at the Food Truck Friday spot at the Farmer's Market in Annapolis. After a recommendation from one of the customers at the market, my dad and I decided to place an order. While we were looking at the menu, my dad mentioned he hadn't had red beans and rice for years. The man inside the truck gave us a sample, which was nice. We both enjoyed it. I decided to order the red beans and rice with sausage. My dad opted for a shrimp po' boy. The man in the truck said he wasn't open yet (it was about 10 minutes before the market officially opened) but that he would take our order anyway. The truck opened about 25 minutes late. There was a group of three women who came to the truck two or three times to order and eventually went to another truck because they still weren't open. It took another 20 minutes to get our food. I don't know what kind of issues they were having, but the man did apologize for the wait and gave us a peach cobbler on the house. I enjoyed my red beans and rice. The sausage had a bit of a kick and I enjoyed the seasonings and flavors. My dad thought the po' boy was just okay. It tasted fine, but said he wouldn't get it again. The bread was soft and had some lettuce, pickles, and sauce. The toppings were fresh. There were four decent sized shrimp total (two on each half). The shrimp had a lot of breading, which isn't my dad's favorite. Neither of my parents cared for the peach cobbler. I do appreciate them giving it to us on the house. They also offer cornbread, cajun fries, gumbo (chicken and sausage), shrimp and grits, shrimp etouffee, and jambalaya. Overall, I would certainly return for the red beans and rice.

Been trying to get some Deja Roux for about a year and a half now. It just wasn't happening for me. Fortunately I was driving on 175 and saw the food trucks set up at the fire house. I got out my car and made a dash straight to Deja Roux.Sad to say that I got hyped for a true dud.You look at the reviews on Yelp, and you're like how can this not be good. The food looks absolutely amazing. Sad thing is that you can't taste looks. The shrimp and grits were pretty average, though they look like they'd be the bomb. The gumbo didn't have much flavor and why don't they serve any seafood gumbo? I actually took some food home to my mother who loves, loves, loves creole cuisine, and she got upset with me and acted as if I had completely wasted her time...She got hyped for a dud too...The people running the truck were really nice, and just everything about the experience was terrific, until it came to eating the food. Now let me say that the food was not terrible, but rather bland for my taste. From my experience with Loiusiana they never come short on taste down there. This is just my personal opinion though, because there are people who like this place. I'd just be careful about how loosely we throw around the word authentic...

It was just ok. Visited this food truck during the Severna Park Tuesday nigh event.Ordered two shrimp po boys. I'm giving it three stars for the plump shrimp but it just wasn't worth the money IMO.$13 each and the bread was meh..Just nothing special. I will go back and try the gumbo, maybe. Or, the shrimp and grits. They should offer an oyster po' boy.

Size was SMALL... no value for $17.07. no sides, nothing but a napkin. Asked for hot sauce Saving grace was it tasted great. Utter failure in the one cup and 1/4 portion sizes (yes, I measured). Six small to medium shrimp. But $17.07 for 1 1/4 cup of food? Not again. Other reviews stated they got corn bread; when I asked, I was told no.

Deja Roux is a Cajun & Creole food truck offering a taste of Louisiana, based on their signage. They have a lot of New Orleans favorites: jambalaya, gumbo, and whatnot. My wife always has a hankering for Red Beans and Rice, and it is a good barometer of any Southern place's entire menu. The Red Beans & Rice had a very pronounced spicy burn, but no real flavor. It wasn't a deal breaker for me, although I think it was not helped that the beans were laid on top of a bed of plain white rice. My wife did not like them at all, though. Her favorite version still comes from a fast food chain that also has a French Connection, so maybe DR makes the mistake of actually caring about their customers' health and takes it easy on the salt and lard.Unfortunately, I think their Cornbread falls in that same boat. It definitely needs a boatload more butter or lard to keep it from being so dry (or maybe it sat for a long time, but it was dry and crumbly.)Napkins and utensils aren't automatically offered, and fortunately we checked our order before leaving and asked for a fork. I mention this because we also ordered a Boudin, a traditional Cajun sausage which was the star of the meal. The meat was incredibly soft but super spicy in a way that leapt out at you without hiding the flavor of the meat, and a bunch of those would have been amazing. The casing was far too tough and chewy, though. A knife would have helped to slice it up, as it is we had to tear it open with a fork to get at the meat as taking bites off the sausage was impossible.

I always know it's going to be a good day when I have the pleasure of stopping at this amazing gem! The service is amazing and the food is outstanding I love this place! I usually get the gumbo, shrimp and grits, boudin, or crawfish etouffe. The poboys are amazing but I'm trying to stay away from fried foods haha. Seriously just eat here and stop thinking about it

Deja Roux doesn't even deserve one star. The jambalaya was boxed Uncle Ben's at best. No self proclaimed creole style chef would leave out the cajun holy trinity (onions, bell pepper and fresh garlic) it's a creole MUST, yet they did. To say I was disappointed is an understatement, if I wanted a boxed food experience I would buy 99 cent rice at the grocery store. Don't forget the side dish of canned "No Seasoned" green beans I received with the lack luster rice. Cajun food should be served hot, bold, fresh and pack a punch to the taste buds and Deja Roux fell short on all fronts.

Went here yesterday for the Odenton Fire House Food Truck Thursday, the staff was very kind. However, we got gumbo and jambalaya. I wish I would have taken a picture of the jambalaya. It looked like mushy, reheated rice and meat. It tasted horribly, like it was reheated and not fresh; no seasoning or flavor. Unfortunately, Zataran's boxed jambalaya was much better than this jambalaya. Then, we tasted the gumbo and the base taste was horrendous, where it tasted almost like Sherry wine and plastic. All this to say, we spent $30.00 and the food was practically inedible. We just threw it away. Very disappointed.