re: Opie's Cajun Cafe

Opie I received my $10 gift certificate in the mail. Hope to get in for dinner in time to use it. Thanks that was a nice surprise.

At a typical cajun restaurant, my wife will eat fried catfish, fried shrimp, or etoufee. And she'll always eat a burger anywhere, with only cheese and ketchup on the side to dip it in.

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Is this info correct?

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Not even close.

Refishing in Louisiana was prohibited in the 70's.

Any redfish you see on a menu is farm raised in Texas, then shipped to LA. Each lot has it's on confirmation number from wildlife and fisheries, which is double checked at Both shipping and receiving points. If the vendor receives even one more redfish than on the confirmation number from that lot, he's ticketed and fined.

Frozen, however, same process, is usually farm raised in China.

Black drum will not taste as fishy, and will "puff" more when cooked. I honestly prefer Black drum over Redfish.

We have on our menu at the restaurant that we serve a substituted fish (yes, tilapia or black drum) when redfish is 'fishy' tasting during certain times of the year.

I always believe in being honest with my customers, and they trust me to use the highest quality ingredients we can possibly get our hands on. I'll take something off the menu if I would not eat it myself.

Opie,

Two quick questions:

1. Do you take to-go orders?

2. Out of curiosity, why are some of the items pictured on the website not included in the downloadable menu (or is the download menu the "to-go" menu)?

Thanks Hoss!

There is also a big thickness difference between tilapia and drum.. I could see why it would be better than a fishy tasting fish though. I just would not order it.

Oh ok. Then he must have been saying on the radio that fresh caught gulf redfish were not going to be seen on menus. That it is farm raised. Thanks for the info, I was wondering about the specifics for quite some time.

We will be there soon for the 1 dollar beer and good food!

if i could ever get 4 cubbies to fall off the diet wagon, we would come to your place in a heartbeat. you have no idea how bad i want some fried seafood.

Can't wait to get back down to Baton Rouge Opie. I've heard nothing but good things about your place so I'm anxious to try it. I just glanced over the menu and I know I'm going to have to come back more than once
~Crab fingers
~Boudin Balls
~Crawfish Pies
~Fried Pickles
~Shrimp, catfish and oyster poyboys

And definitely the jambalaya. Maybe I'll catch ya'll on a slow day and you'll have a chance to say hello.