The Bayou Restaurant
“Wishin I were a fast freight train, just a-chooglin on down to New Orleans.”
“Grab a cold one eat some blacken voodoo wings and enjoy some blues.”
“The craw dads are outta this world, the succulent spices and buttery flavor served right out of the pot, their alligator is pretty good as well!”
The Bayou Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This place was such a treat to have near me. I really loved everything on the menu, and service was always super fast, with excellent drinks and entertainment on the weekends.
Decent and unique food such as alligator. Got the crawfish. Fun to eat with a group as an appetizer. The steak was great and everyone enjoyed their meals. Definitely face paced place. You have to set your own place from the forks in a cup. Live music at night. Smallish place but would be fun with a group. Food isn't my favorite type which is why I gave it three stars.
I've been hearing about the bayou for about as long as I can remember. I finally decided to take my girlfriend and see what all the hype was about. And it certainly did not disappoint. we got fried pickles and mac n cheese for appetizers. mac n cheese was slamming, and the fried pickles, though very different were delicious nonetheless. The sauces they gave you to dip them in added to the dish. I ordered some type of chef's special that was a massive plate of ribs, brisket, chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cornbread. everything was amazing sans the mashed potatoes and gravy. Wasn't a huge fan of their gravy. I cant seem to remember what my girlfriend ordered, but I remember her liking it as well. Not the cheapest of places, especially for mount vernon, ( I dont care that its on the 1 nice block the town has) but the portions are generous and the food is off the chain. I plan on returning with my mother who is an avid crawfish/gumbo/NOLA cuisine aficionado to see how all of their seafood stacks up. Would def return again.
We went here on 1/24/2015 on our way back from Long Island to Connecticut as my husband was singing this place's praises as he is a huge fan of Cajun food. He got the crawfish etoufee, my fried got the fried oysters and I got the frogs legs.
Let's just say my friend sent her dinner back and I should have. My husband choked his dinner down, as he was most likely embarrassed that going here was his idea. He claimed that it used to be packed out the door every night….we should have considered ourselves "tipped off" when the place was dead as a doorknob.
Oh well, we gave it our best shot. Until then, "laissez les bon temps rouler"!!
If you are a fan of house sauce and New Orleans Food and you are in the area of Westchester, you just find the perfect spot. I went over here because one my friends was craving this type of Food and he had heard wonderful things about the place.
We start sharing a plate of Mudbugs, our other friend told us that were too big for us, but she was really wrong because, we ate all of it.
The Mudbugs have to have some crack in their recipe because they were so delicious, it had a spicy sauce, I love the sauce so much that I ended using the sauce for dipping bread and later on my rice.
We also share a Marinated Skirt Steak Salad, a skirt steak served over mixed greens, topped W/ crumbled blue cheese W/ bayou basil dressing, the salad was very good and the steak had a good taste although it was a bit cold
For my entree I order the Grilled Shrimp Gris Gris: a large shrimp marinated In fresh herbs, garlic & pepper, served W/ cucumber salsa, lemon & lime garnish, greens & rice. The only bad thing about this plate is that they should bring more shrimps.
The service was attentive and friendly during my visit.
Cannot wait to come here again.
Ok so it's not the best southern food you can get, no sh*t….go to Louisiana if you want it. But considering that this is the only place that I can find crawfish in Westchester, I'm all for it.
The 2 times I've been there it hasn't been packed. Monday nights, some tables full, but you can still get a seat, enjoy the live bands, rock out over some yummy beers. Friday afternoon, a quiet peaceful time to suck face with a pot full of crawfish, while it drips down your chin and no one is there to judge you.
The mugbugs are pretty awesome, I'm just happy and quiet when I eat. I haven't had it since I was in California so I was doing the hunt for them that wasn't always at a yearly boil. At a reasonable price of 26.99, I devoured half of this (maybe more) with a friend and they were nice enough to pack up the rest, with the seasoned bug juice on the side, perfect for no spillular in the vehicle! Good seasoning, spicy, yum. I had a few bad bugs that I had to chuck, but I let it slide.
Oysters were FAT, and fresh…seemed like it was homemade cocktail sauce..too marinara for my liking but the oysters were just good with some lime.
My favorite things were the frog legs meuniere. Super tender, lemony, super tender. A must try…god those were really good.
The fried pickles were nicely seasoned with their cajun sauce, so while I was reading some reviews I was like what the hell are people talking about not seasoned or bland? My pickles were crispy and seasoned well and thick enough to use as a base to pick up the crawfish juices off my plate. So fat. I know.
The alligator sausage was smoky and not too salty. To be honest I can do without the mozzarella cheese on top and the alligator itself, I just ate it to eat it but I couldn't tell if it was an andouille sausage or a hot dog. Just didn't tastes like an alligator to me, although I have no idea how it would taste like. I just didn't think it tasted like pork.
The fried artichoke hearts were awesome. I just love artichokes anyways and battered and fried, it's exactly how it sounds.
I tried a bite of the fried oyster but I got there 15 minutes after it came out, so I was saved 1 and tried it. I need to try it when it comes out but the oyster I had was thin and dry. But of course I can't judge until I try it right out of the fryer.
Get the lime in the coconut cocktail…if you like pina coladas, it was pretty yummy. Oh and I'd do without the key lime margarita, tasted more like a watered down more sour mix of a classic marg.
Band night is fun, I would definitely go here again on Mondays. The service was good, I didn't have to wave anyone down to get more napkins.
And the bathrooms were mehh. What do you expect? But the fun thing is while your peeing you can read all the ridiculous things people write on the door.
This place seems to be a little confused as to whether it wants to be a bar or a restaurant. We came here for dinner and it seemed like a nice little restaurant with a couple people at the bar, but as the night went on, the music got louder as well as the bar patrons.
I loved that they had Abita and Magic Hat, hurricanes, chicory coffee. They also have gator!!! Unfortunately, we wanted the Swamp and Turf (BBQ gator and ribs) but they were out of gator meat. However, they agreed to substitute gator sausage for the BBQ gator which was excellent. The ribs were delicious although somewhat dry.
No complaints for the rest of the food. No it's not as good as the real stuff down in NOLA but it'll do!
Knocked down a couple stars for a couple reasons.
1.Our waiter was kind of awkward. Our food didn't even come out yet (it took some time) and he asked how everything was. Umm our water is great thanks? And he also accidentally gave us iced coffee instead of iced tea. Really no big deal though, he was nice enough and was clearly trying his best.
2. It was tough to find the restroom and when I did I definitely felt like I was on a bourbon street. Like I said, this place seems confused as to whether it's a bar or a restaurant. One second I'm eating a nice dinner and the next second I'm in a dirty bathroom covered in graffiti.
3. Slightly over cooked food.
4. Loud.
I would love to come in here for a drink and see what that experience is like! And next time hopefully there will be some BBQ gator !
My family and I love this little spot. Their po'boy sandwiches are a great value and they all come with their sweet tater chips. My fave are the shrimp and catfish po'boys. You can add extras and although I don't eat pork, my son LOVES adding bacon to the catfish po'boy.
They have mudbugs on the menu for apps and the atmosphere is very chill. Their crab cakes are simple but tasty. I love their house salad dressing. Its a sweet and tangy spin on dressing. The voodoo wings are really good. Staff if super friendly and the best thing has to be the wall of hot sauces that surrounds the dining room. Seriously, if you're in the mood for some hot sauce with your meal, just grab a bottle off the wall and help yourself. Its awesome…
Over the bar, you'll see a gater skeleton and various hanging bras. I wish I was present when those were put in place. They must have been some wild nights. If you go on a weekend, go early because the place gets PACKED. For good reason….really nice spot.