H&H Creole Food Mart is your destination for authentic Creole cuisine for breakfast and lunch in Opelousas. Try some of their grits, eggs, sausage, and Creole Drop Biscuits in the morning or grab one of their daily plate lunches which includes pork stew and smothered chicken.
Gradney’s Smoke House & Kitchen is your destination to get authentic Creole food in Lawtell, Louisiana right between Opelousas and Eunice. Their menu includes daily plate lunches that can range from Oxtail to sausage gravy which comes with your choice of 2 sides. You might also try a savory burger or club sandwich and fries. It’s not just smoked meats and creole plate lunches, though. You can also find boiled crawfish here when in season.
Meche’s Meat & Supermarket located in the perfectly seasoned city of Opelousas is your local supermarket with everything you need to make a traditional and flavorful gumbo. Specializing in fresh boudin, meats, and smoked meats, you’ll find all the ingredients you need for some authentic Louisiana Cajun or Creole food.
Whether you’re trying to scratch that boudin itch or are up to experimenting with hog’s head cheese, Meche’s has something for you.
In 1964, Bellard’s Poultry and Seafood, located in Opelousas, opened and began their legacy of supplying restaurants, caterers, and retail stores with custom cut, fresh quality meat, seafood and poultry. Today, as Bellard’s Poultry & Crawfish, you can purchase their seasoned meats and even Zydeco Chop Chop, a culinary necessity for anyone who wants quick and easy Louisiana cooking.
Bosco’s Specialty Meats on the outskirts of Opelousas along Highway 190 on the way to the town of Port Barre, serves boudin, cracklins, and daily plate lunches. You can also stock up on your favorite meats from their freezer section including alligator sausage, buffalo chicken bites, jalapeño cheese bombers, stuffed crabs, and loaded baked potatoes.
Eunice Poultry is your one-stop shop for all your Cajun food cravings. Boudin, boudin balls, cracklins, specialty cut meat all woodsmoked and seasoned to order, and more great-tasting authentic Cajun foods can be found at this establishment.
Eunice Poultry was first opened in Eunice during the year 1965. Their founders, Leon Stelly, Harry Bellard, and Ashton Bellard’s, goal was to bring customers freshly cut hens exactly to order. Now, over fifty years later, their goal has evolved into their becoming the specialty meat market that caters to the needs of the local community.
Ici on parle français. French is spoken here.
T-boy’s Boudin is a small shop serving fresh boudin and cracklins every morning in Eunice, Louisiana. On a busy Saturday morning, it’s well worth the wait in line for a link of boudin. Find a variety of stuffed boudin balls including pepper jack cheese, the original link, salty cracklins, and maybe even some sausage from the specialty meat section. While their food is exceptionally delicious, it’s obvious that it’s the warm family atmosphere that makes T-boys so legendary. The ladies behind the counter hustle to feed dozens of hungry locals while still greeting each customer with a smile. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to their location, they will ship.
1st place winner – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2016 Boudin Cook-off & People’s Choice Award.
Received an A+ rating on boudinlink.com
Stelly’s is more than just a supermarket and restaurant; it’s a cache of historical keepsakes and an ex-officio community civic center. The grocery store/diner combo has been serving the people of Lebeau, Louisiana since 1920 and even famous travelers including Governor Huey P. Long and Conway Twitty. It’s located at the intersection of highways 71 and 10, making it a busy spot during lunch for Acadiana’s workforce. The diner is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and serves fried chicken, burgers, sandwiches, and old-fashioned plate lunches.
The Mowata Grocery Store is a country grocer located in the small community of Mowata, which is just outside of Eunice, Louisiana. The beautiful Louisiana scenery along the old Crowley Eunice Highway and fresh, hot cracklins make the drive worth every mile. The convenience store offers everything Cajun, and their specialty meats and boudin have even attracted the host of Food Network’s Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern.
The store’s owner, Mr. Bubba Frey, prepares 1000 lbs. of boudin a week for hungry customers, and sells butchered guineas. Mr. Frey and his wife also sell their own jams, jellies, preserves, homegrown produce, and farm-raised eggs.
Sebastien’s West End is a family-owned, second-generation seafood market in Opelousas, Louisiana. The owner, Sharon Sebastien, has been in the family business for over 20 years. She has a good relationship with the local fishermen and carries a large variety of fresh, wild-caught seafood. Their normal stock includes catfish, garfish, gulf coast shrimp, crabs, snapping turtle, and frog legs – ingredients that make a good court bouillon, etouffée, or gumbo. Their friendly staff can also provide recipe ideas and general information about each item in the case.
Read more about Sebastien’s at AcadianaTable.com and find a Catfish Head Stew recipe!
Ici on parle français. French is spoken here.
