Ann's Kitchen — Restaurant in Port Arthur

Omg, y'all! This is a MUST stop if you haven't been!!! I visit Port Arthur and Beaumont areas frequently for business and am fairly picky about Cajun food, having spent a good amount of time in Louisiana eating the real deal growing up, although I'm a native Houstonian. I've been searching for a good lunch spot and this will now be my go-to! The food is fresh and hot, made to order, nothing too greasy from the fryer, and the seafood is clearly fresh and clean. I started with the gumbo and it is a true classic dark rue with tons of flavor and spice, and I loved that you can add crawfish or oysters for those that aren't fans of certain things. The stuffed shrimp and fried okra were also fresh and delicious, but y'all - the crawfish boudain balls were something I did not know I needed in my life!!! They are huge, perfect texture, bursting with flavor, full of crawfish (they don't skimp!) and legitimately my new favorite thing, can't wait to go back for more! My one and only complaint was that I got one regular boudain ball in place of a crawfish, but it was also so good I wasn't...

Bought the salt and pepper catfish strips/bites dinner. The catfish was fully cooked (flaky inside too which I enjoyed since it wasn’t mushy) and breaded nicely (not too thin but not too thick). The seasoning was perfect to where I could taste the salt and pepper, but it wasn’t overseasoned like some other restaurants in the area do. i enjoyed the included onions and jalapeños too since it wasn’t overcooked and did not leave a bitter aftertaste. The pricing was very reasonable. I chose fries as my sides, and I liked them; they weren’t the best fries, but they were a lot better than the fries that some other seafood restaurants include (crispy but not hard enough to break teeth; ideal level of softness and hardness for me). I’ll be coming back.

I got it via Ubereats and the packaging was good. Mine was sealed with tape/the ubereats sticker in a way that tampering is...

They offer a diverse range of choices, but my personal favorite is their fried chicken, specifically the crispy and juicy legs and thighs. I'm delighted they serve this because there aren't any other fried chicken places nearby. Their wings are outstanding, and they also offer excellent burgers, fries, gumbo, and a variety of seafood options. I'm confident that anyone searching for a fantastic place to eat will discover something they adore...