Big Easy Cajun
Big Easy Cajun
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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There is nothing big or easy about this Cajun fare, I almost wish I could just say it's a watered down food court version. But there's nothing Cajun about it, aside from some imitation southern food prepped by Chinos. While Cajun food lovers are guaranteed to be disappointed, it's worth noting that even for food court standards Big Easy Cajun fails to deliver in every aspect.
The consensus that good food is unlikely to be found in a food court is not always the case, but it seems to be at Queens Mall. Instead of opting for the usual fast food choices and avoiding the sushi joint like the plague, I settled for Cajun cooked and served to by people who looked like they didn't even want to be there.
I stared at the menu and my gut reaction was to walk away. There was nothing remotely Cajun on the menu. I looked for some staples of my favorite Southern cuisine – crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice, jambalaya, alligators, catfish, etc. but I instead found white rice, baked potatoes, corn, and a dripping wet mess called bourbon chicken. As usual, my hunger got the best of me and I managed to order a couple of combos for my dining companion and I.
I was ready to forgive as the food was piping hot and still around $10 for a heavy plate of food. Pricey as that sounded, I was ready to dive in face first on a plate full of mash potatoes, corn, mac and cheese, "cajun" rice, and bourbon chicken. What I got was a styrofoam box of crap, apparently Cajun crap.
Any palate would've been able to diagnose the symptoms of this ill-advised disaster. The mac and cheese was more of a soup than a pasta, the corn was a bit sour (!!), Cajun rice was something like a bad fried rice with a ketchup base, and the bourbon chicken was scary greasy and incredibly salty. Together it formed a colossal heap of junk food, only of the worst kind. I was able to find some relief in my companion's roasted potatoes, which tasted something like potato wedges from KFC. And speaking of KFC, you'll find me there instead of here any day of the week.
This place
is very open…in the mall in food court, on the bottom..
The chicken was good…like many mall chicken and rice places, they often get you by giving you a small piece of chicken..
If you like it, you go all Chris Rock's Momma and your inner voices start screaming "Daddy gets the BIG piece of chicken" and then before you know it you are on the line getting the 6.99 special with two chickens 2sides and rice . Then you sit in the food court as some colleged aged caucasian interviews a young mixed race asian guy about his family and growing up asian biracial in America.
Ok this stuff only happens to me….
But at least I got the big pieces of chicken…
This place has re-opened and is still the exact same terrible food. There is nothing Cajun about this place. Their menu is basically BBQ meat, basil chicken, and bourbon chicken. The only item on their menu that is actually a Cajun dish is their jambalaya, but it tastes nothing like it. In fact, their bourbon chicken and BBQ meat tastes exactly like the meat offered at the nearby Chinese and Japanese (Sarku) food stalls. Avoid.