18 Nov 2025

Richard’s Soul Kitchen

2026-01-22T13:03:35-06:00

This soul food establishment in the steamboat town of Washington, Louisiana specializes in feeding your soul with good, down home cooking. They have daily plate lunches featuring traditional Creole foods like tripe, smothered okra, and oxtails. Their menu also features juicy burgers, fried catfish, wings, and shrimp. Try their Red Rooster Burger ─ a beef patty with American cheese, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and mushrooms, and a fried egg on a toasted bun, or the Bayou Courtableau ─ six golden butterfly shrimp and a catfish fillet served with golden crinkle fries and a side salad.

This family-friendly restaurant also offers live music, disk jockeys, karaoke nights and more.

  • Monday, Thursday, Friday 11am-3pm, 5:30pm-8pm | Saturday-Sunday 11am-3pm

  • 337-628-0026

  • 529 St. Landry Veterans Memorial Highway, Washington, Louisiana 70589

  • Richard’s Soul Kitchen Facebook

  • Richardsoulkitchenllc@gmail.com

Richard's Soul Food Kitchen, Washington, Louisiana
Richard's Soul Food Kitchen, Washington, Louisiana

Richard’s Soul Kitchen2026-01-22T13:03:35-06:00
14 Nov 2025

ABACUS Coffee

2026-01-22T14:07:23-06:00

ABACUS Coffee is a café located conveniently on Creswell Lane in Opelousas, Louisiana. Enjoy specialty coffee, Bluebell ice cream, smoothies, milkshakes, pastries, teas, and snacks in their comfy, laid-back atmosphere. There’s free Wi-Fi inside if you’re looking to stick around for a while or a drive-thru if you need to grab your favorites fast.

Check out their “Library Room” for a more secluded space to get work done or study. With their bookshelf chock full of great reads, study tables, and a kid’s corner, it is the perfect spot to host book clubs, meetings, or friendly gatherings. Call them to set up your event.

  • Monday-Friday 6:30am-5pm | Saturday 8am-5pm | Sunday 10am-2pm

  • 337-678-0261

  • 1224 Creswell Lane, Opelousas, Louisiana 70570

  • Abacus Coffee Facebook

  • AbacusCoffeeShop@outlook.com

ABACUS Coffee2026-01-22T14:07:23-06:00
16 Jul 2025

SugarCoated

2025-07-16T11:51:17-05:00

SugarCoated in Eunice, Louisiana is the place to go if you’re craving sweets. Stevie Ashford started the business in August 2020 with cheesecakes and cakepops. Now, they have two locations and an indulgent selection of all kinds of sweets. Choose from a wide range of cheesecakes ranging from a classic New York style to pecan praline, red velvet, and oreo. They also carry cookies, cake balls, chocolate covered strawberries and more. Try their yellow-cake ooey gooey bars or cookies-n-cream cookies which is a combination of oreos, white chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips.

SugarCoated2025-07-16T11:51:17-05:00
27 Jun 2025

Sunset Crawfish

2025-09-30T15:08:00-05:00

Crawfish, shrimp, and snow crab is on the menu at Sunset Crawfish, a drive-thru eatery in the town of Sunset, Louisiana. Enjoy boiled seafood with all the traditional sides including corn, potatoes, sausage, mushrooms, onions and eggs. Try one of their combo deals where you can mix shrimp and crawfish, crab and crawfish, or both. They also have an ice chest special where if you bring your own ice chest, they can load you up with 30 lbs of crawfish, 12 potatoes, and 6 corn.

Drive in and enjoy some crawfish after a day of shopping at all the amazing artists and antique vendors all along the town’s mainstreet.

Their seafood menu is closed during the crawfish off season, but you can grab snowballs there in the meantime.

  • Open daily 2pm-6pm | Seafood menu only available when in season

  • 337-848-8080

  • 772 Napoleon Avenue, Sunset, Louisiana 70584

  • Sunset Crawfish Facebook

Sunset Crawfish2025-09-30T15:08:00-05:00
5 May 2025

Rosa Mae’s Cafe

2025-05-05T15:25:44-05:00

Rosa Mae’s Café in Eunice is home to classic Cajun and Creole cooking and even a market that makes it a perfect stop on a road trip exploring the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway. The café offers a unique dining experience inside of a renovated grain silo. The two-story seating area has a retro feel and looks over the scenic Hwy 13.  Their menu has classic breakfast items and a rotating daily plate lunch menu which ranges from jambalaya and smothered cabbage to crawfish étouffée and Sunday BBQ.

Rosa Mae's Cafe, Eunice, Louisiana
Rosa Mae's Cafe, Eunice, Louisiana
Rosa Mae's Cafe, Eunice, Louisiana

Rosa Mae’s Cafe2025-05-05T15:25:44-05:00
30 Jan 2024

Donut Queen

2025-01-09T14:20:32-06:00

Donut Queen is a bakery located in Eunice, Louisiana. Open every day from 4:30am till 1pm, this bakery is a great stop for a quick breakfast or something sweet to kickstart your morning.

You don’t have to wait till Mardi Gras season to try king cakes. Here, you can have this delectable Mardi Gras treat year-round. They have a wide range of flavors including cream cheese, chocolate, Bavarian, strawberry, lemon, blueberry, chantilly and pecan praline.

For breakfast, be sure to try their croissants, savory kolaches, breakfast burritos, or biscuits.

After you eat, shop around Eunice’s downtown or take a photo at the Hannah Gumbo city mural.

  • Monday – Sunday 4:30am-1pm

  • 337-466-7300

  • 940 East Laurel Avenue, Eunice, Louisiana 70535

  • Donut Queen Facebook

Donut Queen, Eunice, Louisiana
Donut Queen, Eunice, Louisiana
Donut Queen, Eunice, Louisiana

Donut Queen2025-01-09T14:20:32-06:00
1 Dec 2023

Infusion Casual Cuisine

2023-12-01T16:22:42-06:00

This restaurant is located inside of Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino in Opelousas, Louisiana. Infusion Casual Cuisine carries items like crispy gator bites which is buttermilk marinated alligator in a rémoulade to burgers and poboys. You might also like their fried chicken stuffed potato which is a loaded baked potato stuffed with crispy chicken tenders and covered in country-style white gravy.

Whether you want to grab a table for a relaxed, leisurely meal or get a quick bite, Infusion’s traditional American food has got you covered.

  • Monday-Tuesday 11am-8pm | Wednesday-Thursday 11am-10pm | Friday-Saturday 11am-12am | Sunday 11am-8pm

  • 337-594-3035

  • 2235 Creswell Lane Extension, Opelousas, 70570

  • Infusion Website

Infusion, Opelousas, Louisiana
Infusion, Opelousas, Louisiana
Infusion, Opelousas, Louisiana

Infusion Casual Cuisine2023-12-01T16:22:42-06:00
31 Oct 2023

Cankton Café 613 Cajun Foods

2024-10-21T13:46:07-05:00

Cankton Café is an eatery located in Cankton, Louisiana. This quick stop boasts freshly boiled seafood as well as burgers and daily plate lunches including a daily seafood plate lunch. For dinner, try their Catfish Cankton, fried or grilled fish topped with étouffée served with potato salad, side salad, and a dinner roll. Pair it with one of their tasty appetizers like fried okra, hush puppies, or crab fingers.

  • Closed Monday | Tuesday-Thursday 11am-9pm | Friday-Saturday 10am-9pm | Sunday 10am-8pm

  • 337-668-4744

  • 613 Main Street, Cankton, Louisiana 70584

  • Cankton Café Facebook

Cankton Café 613 Cajun Foods2024-10-21T13:46:07-05:00
14 Oct 2023

Kayenne’s Bar & Grill

2025-04-01T10:17:30-05:00

From Louisiana classics like jambalaya and blackened redfish to charcuterie boards and spicy chicken sandwiches, Kayenne’s Bar & Grill in Opelousas is a restaurant for those looking for comfort food with a high-end twist. Located in the old Frank’s Poboys, the relaxed atmosphere is perfect for date night or a  weekday lunch. Grab some beer on tap and check out their wall of Louisiana-themed posters and artwork.

Kayenne’s Bar & Grill2025-04-01T10:17:30-05:00
7 Jun 2023

Queb’s Country Store

2025-01-09T14:21:28-06:00

Queb’s Country Store is located outside of Opelousas, Louisiana in Plaisance, the original home of the Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival. This store is the perfect stop for every envie (Cajun French for “desire”) you might have. Here, you’ll find a full-service butcher shop with a huge variety of fresh and smoked meats including several kinds of sausage, stuffed tasso roasts, stuffed & seasoned beef tongues, chicken rolls, and much more. The deli specializes in filling your belly with daily plate lunches, Sunday BBQ (including baby-back ribs), hot boudin, pork & chicken cracklin, homemade hamburgers, poboys, fried chicken, and amazing salads.

Try some of their crowd favorites: Kevin Salad, boudin/egg/cheese biscuit, spicy Cajun cheeseburger, beef jerky, and chicken cracklin.

Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana
Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana
Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana
Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana
Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana
Queb's Country Store, Plaisance, Louisiana

Queb’s Country Store2025-01-09T14:21:28-06:00

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