Cajun Pacific

10/30/08

Fantastic Food--Sybil will be your waitress

by sethleger1972 at Citysearch

Food was amazing. It's all cooked to order, so be patient; it's worth every dime and minute. Our waitress was smiley at first and attentive throughout, but she became increasingly bitchy with each progressive question asked. I just wanted to know what the specials were, and my head got chewed off. I was asked to move my chair by a patron (the place is teeny tiny) and the waitress chewed off my butt for moving my seat, but she did ask with a smile if we wanted dessert. Weird. Other than the twilight zone moments with the waitress, I'll be going back again and again.

• Pros: food, food, food
• Cons: bad, bad service

01/23/08

Sea Food Star

by nbaynews at Citysearch

I saw this place on channel 9?s restaurant show and had to give it a try. To my delight it?s fantastic. I really don?t use that term lightly. I have had some of the best dinners I can remember here. The place is small. 8 tables and 2 counter seats. The food is best described as simple/basic and just plain excellent. You won?t find any of the usual San Francisco food scene mumbo jumbo here. No foam, no cold carrot soup, and no weird spices in your dessert. The sea food is really the shining star at Cajun Pacific? makes sense! I suggest the New Orleans BBQ shrimp, crab cakes, any fish dish he has. Ono and Tombo Tuna really stand out. Some other favorites are the andouille sausage corn dogs, crawfish beignets, and some random stuff too. Salt house makes a great roasted lamb dish? Cajun Pacific?s is better! Poke?amazing!!!! All this at VERY reasonable prices. Wine and beer selections avail. Another great thing about this place is the menu changes weekly, they e-mail to you if you are on the list and also post it on their web site. Sometimes there are special nights where they feature crab and even fresh Hawaiian fish. The chef is supported by an assistant and a wait person. Here?s the "catch." CP is only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Sometimes not even those nights. (They do a lot of private gigs on and off site.) Make a reservation, again it?s a small place and they sell out. The last thing I would mention because it did take some getting used to. Don?t be in a rush. If you are the late for the theater type or just impatient this might not be the place for you, your loss of course. The chef makes everything TO ORDER. It takes a while sometimes but it?s WELL worth it. I?m sorry but I?m hooked!

06/17/05

Nice cajun in the city

by joecastorena at Citysearch

While the food is not quite as good as the real deal in NO, it is probably the best you'll find in the Bay Area. The service is slow and the place a bit tight and cozy, but this is pretty typical of a classic New Orleans hole-in-the-wall. Show up with the right (laid-back) attitude, and you're sure to enjoy yourself. The only thing missing is some real NO beer (e.g. Dixie, Abita)...

• Pros: Friendly Service, Great Eats, Authenticity
• Cons: Tight Fit, Limited Beer Selectio