7 Chain Restaurants Serving the Best Cajun Fried Fish and Rice
Seasoned fried fish and rice is a classic Cajun combo easily found at many restaurant chains serving up this Southern staple cuisine. Redfish, snapper, and catfish are common types of fish used for this highly flavorful dish, but any fish works, and the rice is usually delicious “dirty” rice. If you’re craving really good Cajun food, the following spots have you covered. Here are seven restaurants with the best Cajun fried fish and rice.
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is one of the most popular Cajun restaurant chains in the U.S., offering guests a wide variety of fish and rice options. The Blackened Catfish with red beans & rice is packed with flavor, as is the Texas Redfish Pontchartrain: Pan-grilled redfish, lump crab, shrimp, brown-butter wine sauce, and dirty rice.
The Lost Cajun
The Lost Cajun is another excellent chain serving up Cat-touffée, which is a platter of crispy southern fried fish glazed with crawfish étouffée over rice, and served with French fries. There’s also a Red Beans & Rice option, made with creamy Louisiana red beans and spicy Cajun sausage.
Razzoo’s
Razzoo’s diners can enjoy delicious fish and rice plates like the Stuffed Flounder: This dish is made with grilled flounder over white rice, smothered in lemon butter sauce and served with green beans and garlic toast. There’s also the Blackened American Catfish plate, Cajun seasoned over buttery meunière sauce with dirty rice.
Copeland’s of New Orleans
Copeland’s of New Orleans has outstanding Po’Boys, baskets, and platters on the menu, like the Blackened Redfish plate. This dish is made from a blackened redfish filet (with the option to add another), Creole shrimp rice, and one side. Guests can also opt for the Grilled Salmon plate, which is served with Creole shrimp rice and the choice of a side.
The Kickin’ Crab
The Kickin’ Crab is known for delicious seafood boils, but also has the KC Tilapia/Trout plate, which is topped with Cajun garlic butter and served with red rice and steamed broccoli. Other popular sides include Steamed Rice and Pita Bread.
Louisiana Charlie’s
Guests at Louisiana Charlie’s can order fish and rice plates as well as a host of other Cajun classics such as Crawfish and Alligator Étouffée, Gumbo, Po-boy sandwiches, Red Beans & Rice, Catfish, Shrimp, Fried Oysters, and much more. Diners also rave about the Gumbo Fries.
California Fish Grill
California Fish Grill has some very popular fish and rice plates, like the Cajun-Seared Ahi Tuna. “Our wild-caught Ahi Tuna is sashimi grade and Cajun spiced for a little heat, and seared perfectly rare,” the chain says. The Louisiana Delta Catfish plate is another Southern classic dish and can be enjoyed grilled or fried.