Cajun Restaurants near Kent, OH

“I love this Southern-style.seafood restaurant located inside the Venice Cafe, a landmark spot in downtown Kent. It's has yellowed murals of Venice, wooden boots with names carved in them, neon lights, a very cool old-school bar. I've been here numerous times. My very favorite thing is the shrimp dinner (which I order blackened), a generous portion of medium sized fresh shrimp, accompanied by hush puppies, tater tots, coleslaw and shrimp sauce. It's 20 bucks, totally worth it and makes me very happy. They also have lobster bisque, gumbo, jambalaya and some stellar appetizers. On my last visit, a friend ordered the lobster roll which had the most generous heaping portion of lobster meat I have ever seen, with melted butter provided. Erie Street has a good beer list. The place has a nice old-school vibe. Whenever I go to Kent I want to stop here!“

“What a great experience! We sat at the bar, Kristin served up some tasty cocktails and recommended the calamari, It was excellent. We ordered a steak & the smoked Mac, amazing flavor cooked to perfect med-rare. My wife ordered the Navajo Tacos, they were amazing! The rest of our party all enjoyed their meals as well! Highly recommend!!“

“Great food, excellent service. Five stars! I hope it sticks around. My husband and I had the crawfish mac...oh my gosh it was so good! We will definitely be coming back for more and to try the other things on the menu. Also we loved that they had board games.“