Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Full bar
- Live music at 7 p.m. weekdays; 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Casual
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| Named for the Acadian heroine of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline Café pays tribute to Cajun food and culture with a solid bayou menu and a kitschy down-home aesthetic. Owner-chef and Louisiana native Curtis Clarke invites patrons to pull up a plastic chair and enjoy soulful dark roux gumbo and buttery shrimp etouffée under the neon beer signs. Buffalo wing lovers should sample the wings smothered in a hot green sauce that proves fiery flavors come in more colors than just red. If you like shrimp, try the shrimp po' boy slathered with zesty rémoulade or butterfly shrimp in a Creole sauce over fettuccine. The catfish with crawfish macque choux (Creole corn chowder) is enough to entice Lafayette folk to make a trip to Texas. Some dishes, like the creamy red beans and rice with sausage, cry out for a dash of Tabasco. For a deep-fried favorite, we recommend bite-size alligator morsels with Cajun aïoli, washed down with a cold Louisiana beer. The live music is a mix of traditional Cajun and some of Austin's best soul/rock. |
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