Top Cajun Restaurants In Houston For Mardi Gras Weekend

HOUSTON, TX — They call it Fat Tuesday for a reason. The Carnival season ends the day before Ash Wednesday, which starts the fasting season. Thus, folks gorge on rich, fatty food and booze before repentance.

Some would say the party never really ends in New Orleans or, more specifically, The French Quarter. Folks will celebrate Mardi Gras (which means "Fat Tuesday" in French) this weekend. And what better way to find some Cajun food, a hurricane cocktail and perhaps an Abita.

Instead of looking through the yellow pages or poring through several websites, we took the liberty of compiling a master list of all the most-recommended Cajun restaurants from Houston. Enjoy the weekend and, as they say in New Orleans, "laissez les bons temps rouler" — let the good times roll.

Bayou City Seafood & Pasta
Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen
Brennan's of Houston
Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen
Esther's Cajun Cafe Soul Food
French Quarter Market & Grill
Goode Company Seafood
Gumbo Jeaux
Jimmy G'S Restaurant
Le' Pam's House of Creole
Massa's South Coast Grill
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Papadeaux Seafood
Ragin' Cajun
The Boil House
The Boot
Tony Mandola's
Willie G's Seafood
Zydeco Louisiana Diner

Image: Davita Grigsby of Shreveport, La., makes a pot of gumbo as they tailgate outside AT&T Stadium before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)