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Yats is one place to throw caution to the wind and dive head first into a murky bowl of gumbo, replete with intact crawfish. Don't mind the guy smoking at the pinball machine or the fact that you're eating seafood in a dive bar called Jack's Club--it's all part of the experience. Head to the small window at the end of the bar, where two women in a kitchen the size of a walk-in closet pore over all the fixings for true Cajun comfort food: oyster po' boys, jambalaya, crawfish etoufee, red beans and rice, catfish, mac 'n cheese, and cornbread. With five nondescript tables, a long bar, juke box,…