Cajun Yard Dog
Cajun Yard Dog
Crab Cake / BBQ Shrimp / Fried Okra / Smothered Cabbage
Crawfish Etouffee Lunch
Blackened Salmon Dinner with BBQ Shrimp
Shrimp and Andouille Pasta Dinner
a plate of shrimp and grits
Fried Oysters
Chicken and shrimp creole
food
Crab Cakes, Mac& Cheese, cucumber salad
crepes, food
Orange roughy with Cajun shrimp sauce.
Crawfish Creole
Chicken and Seafood Jambalaya
food
food, sushi and sashimi
The dessert menu is quite impressive. Try not to be disappointed that pistachio is spelled incorrectly because it won't matter AT ALL!
Crab cakes w/Mac and cheese and okra
menu
Seafood & chicken jambalaya and smothered cabbage!
Fried Shrimp Po'boy Dinner
Jeff M.
Mar 1, 2025
This place has authentic Cajun food as the name implies. Many reviews mention that this place is a hidden gem but the people that live in the Arboretum area are well aware of it!I have spent some time in New Orleans and I can tell you this place serves up some great Cajun food! I'm a sucker for their Crawfish Etoufee but everything I have ever had from here is good. Some reviews mention how good the collards are here and I concur!The restaurant is somewhat small but that just gives it a more intimate feel. It is decorated nicely and feels very New Orleans. They have craft beer on tap and a full bar. Cheers!
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A J.
Feb 28, 2025
Great local spot for authentic Cajun food. Menu is perfectly stacked with some southern classics (the fried chicken is a must for first timers), red beans and rice and gumbo but I must say it's brown rue base, not my fav but others rave about it. Dining room is small so this time since I was solo, I sat at the bar, watched the game while chowing down on the daily special. Service is fast and personable.
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Jamie J.
Dec 19, 2024
Great food, wonderful service, and an awesome space. Highly recommend coming here if you're in the area. The menu has a lot of options and plenty to choose from. Will was our server and he was awesome. Highlights were the shrimp/crawfish ettoufee, catfish, crab cakes, smothered cabbage, and fried okra.
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Brian V.
Oct 16, 2024
I starved myself all day and was driving past the arboretum and decided some Cajun Yard Dog would hit the spot. It was 2:30pm on a Wednesday and we were the only table with one guy at the bar. Decided to pick at the catfish bites for an appetizer and ordered the chicken and seafood jambalaya for some "stick to the ribs" kind of goodness. The catfish bite was great for a starter. The jambalaya was quite a bit spicier than expected but was a large portion which was appreciated on this particular day. My wife was enjoying her wine and the catfish bites. Good meal!
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Heather H.
Feb 15, 2025
This was always a favorite of mine living in Charlotte. So I was so excited to take my husband here for Valentine's. While the food was good, it just wasn't as great as I remembered. They seem to be under new owners and with as small as the restaurant is, the food should be hot. But the fried oysters we got were good but they were warm, not hot. For the entrees my husband got the bbq shrimp and blackened salmon with collards and grits. The collards lacked flavor and the grits although cheesy and tasty, they were again cold and thick. I got the blackened salmon with smothered cabbage and fried okra. The okra were nice and crispy but cold. We finished off the dinner with a banana bread pudding. It was nice and hot but surprisingly used canned whipped cream and was a little turned off that they wouldn't use fresh. All in all it was okay. Although everyone was nice, the service was slow and we had to flag down another service to ask for condiments and refills because our server was gone for quite some time.
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Michael A.
Apr 16, 2024
I've never had any complaints about cajun yard dog. The specials of the day are always fresh and interesting. Food is cooked to order and fresh as it could be. It's a more personal casual setting with great Lousiana decor. They have a homemade hot sauce called dog sauce that pairs well with almost anything you can order. This visit I got the pick two with two sides which is always extremely reasonable at only 15 dollars. That came with blackened trout and fried oysters with a choice of two sides. My wife had the chicken and waffles off of the special board and loved them.It's always hard to decide what to eat because everything is so amazing. I could eat here every day and never get bored. It's not picture here but the chocolate pecan pie is my favorite desert here or anywhere.
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Mike S.
Nov 14, 2024
It's been a while since I've gotten to sit down and enjoy some fabulous Cajun food. Once Cajun Yard Dog came on my radar I knew I had to stop in for a visit! The restaurant is small and cozy with no short abundance of New Orleans/Mardi Gras themed decorations. We were promptly seated and our server did a great job going over all of the specials they had available. I was excited to see they had Abita Purple Haze a beer I used to enjoy a lot in college that is brewed in Louisiana. The beer menu and decorations weren't the only homages to Louisiana, the food menu had a lot of classic Cajun and Creole dishes. My girlfriend ordered the red beans and rice, while I elected for a bowl of gumbo along with an oyster po boy. All in all our food was delicious and we were very pleased. If you are looking for this type of cuisine in the Charlotte area in a no frills casual sit down environment then this is a spot you need to check out.
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Bob W.
Jan 24, 2025
I lived in Mississippi for almost ten years where I learned and loved Cajun food. I've eaten Cajun from tucked-away fish camps that looked out on bayou waters to fancier restaurants in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Our own Cajun Yard Dog could hold their own with all of them. From the gumbos and étoufée to the Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice or the oysters, shrimp and various Po'Boys, the food and ambiance is excellent.
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Meghan K.
May 25, 2024
We had lunch here while visiting Charlotte because it used to be my husband's favorite place when he was living in the area growing up. We were not disappointed. The food was delicious. It's very uniquely decorated and pleasant inside. Our waiter was pleasant and helpful. We plan to go back next time we visit!
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Lisa P.
Feb 22, 2025
Wonderful food! Catfish was an A plus!! Salmon platters and red snapper was delicious, we will come back.
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