Stuffed Cajun Meat Market — Restaurant in Cedar Park

I really wanted to like this place. Wasn’t usually on that side of town and was craving a po-boy so saw some good ratings and went here. Was it a TERRIBLE experience/place? Nah. But wasn’t impressive by any means. It’s cool they have some coolers and a some small shelves to buy frozen or pantry products but yeah. One guy was super friendly and attentive- liked him. The other guy (who rang me up) wasn’t RUDE or anything but seemed like he wanted to just get me in and out and I tried being friendly but he wasn’t really entertaining what I was saying (just basically said my second sentence of this review). I dined in and waited…quite a while for my one po-boy. And at the time was the only one of two in the restaurant. But I shrugged it off- hey, maybe it’s just more fresh, taking a lil while to make it nice. It really was one of the most disappointing po-boys I’ve ever had in my life (I’ve had many!). Maybe even the most disappointing. I know the Gambino’s French bread is supposed to be flaky and all that but…the bread seemed a little TOO dry. There was barely any remoulade sauce on it, which didn’t help the dryness at all. The fish-to-batter ratio was pretty bad too. Verrrry thin layer of catfish with very crusty breading around it. So, my sandwich was kind of falling apart all over the plate/table/wherever, dry and not a decent amount of fish for the price. Still finished it. Again, I liked how they had a small “market”-area on the wall but that’s not really gonna make it all better obviously. And the one guy was nice. Those were two good things. But, as far as food (the most important in a restaurant)…I did not enjoy it. Oh yeah, the fries were decent. Nothing amazing but, enjoyed ‘em alright. Didn’t finish them. Hard to REALLY mess up fries though. Needless to say, there is a 98% chance I won’t be back. Had some better po-boys elsewhere in town. Who knows, maybe some other dishes are better or it was an off-day. Was a little surprised from the good reviews after...

I wanted to love this place. I really did. Growing up in New Orleans, it's hard to find authentic, good, cajun food in Austin. Really hard. I read the reviews about how good it is, so I thought I'd give it a chance. I am a bit disappointed. The crawfish Po'Boy was not bad but not good either. It was void of any flavor. All I could taste was the bread and Mayo. It could have just been a bad batch. But not worth the $10 for a large. The most disappointing thing I had was the traditional King's Cake. This is a staple during Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, LA. I remember quite vividly the true taste of Mardi Gras growing up. The beautiful thin layer of buttercream on top of that nice cinnamon dough. What I had from this place was faaaaaaaar from it. Let's go over it shall we. Everyone eats with their eyes before their mouths. They didn't even bother forming the dough into a nice circle. Aesthetically disappointing. This 12 inch beast was topped with 3 inches of cream cheese. Let's just stop right there..... Traditional King's Cake is made with Buttercream... BUTTER CREAM. Now if you want to add a cream cheese filling you can. I prefer the Traditional recipe, as to what I ordered. This was the farthest thing from traditional King's Cake I have ever tasted. I got more flavor out of Blue Bell's King's Cake flavored Ice Cream. And that was horrible. I really needed to love this place. Sadly this is not the case. For a whopping $25-$30 for the King's Cake..... This was found lacking. As true as the Creole blood runs through my veins, I can't for the life of me recommend this place to anyone from home. Unfortunately, I will just have to continue to venture to Waco, Tx and visit Tejun The Texas Cajun. It is with a heavy heart that I have to give this...

I'm from New Orleans. Their French bread is great. Just like New Orleans. The problem with their food is their seasoning. Everything is a bit too salty, too hot or seasoned poorly. Adding cayenne pepper to your food is a mistake seemingly made by EVERYONE in Austin. In New Orleans we put our own heat on our food with hot sauce, which tastes better, as well. You can make it as hot as you like or, and here's the important part, NOT. Their debris roast beef poboy is descent, (NO CAYENNE! WOOHOOOOO), but it's also too salty. The Crawfish Etouffee is unlike any I've ever seen or tasted. There are crawfish, but the sauce is a white sauce and they use cornstarch. Not bad (other than the cornstarch), but just not Etouffee. The seafood gumbo has all the ingredients to be great, except the seasoning isn't right. Same with the Red Beans and Rice. I like to put hot sauce in my red beans. It adds a flavor I love. However, we can't, because it's already too hot. The shrimp are tasty, though small and over seasoned. The crawfish poboy was pretty good and only slightly over seasoned. The poboy sizes are smaller than expected. The Jumbo is 9", which is a medium in New Orleans. I can't imagine the size of the small. (Slider?) Size does seem to be an issue city-wide regarding poboys. I guess EVERYTHING isn't bigger in Texas. We're pretty disappointed and won't likely eat there again. And we're sad about that. We really wanted it to be good. If Austin wants to become a culinary mecca, then you're going to have to STOP making all of your food peppery hot and...