LJz Backyard Bayou
So we’ve been hearing a lot of our friends talk about this great cajun place in Harvest. When I looked up the address I thought, I’m about to get lost. I know this area pretty good and there isn’t a restaurant around that location. Little did I know what we were about to find.
We arrived about 10 min before it opened for lunch on a Saturday with 3 others already sitting in the parking lot waiting for them to open their doors. That’s always a good sign. If you want to visit them, they are only open on Friday, Saturday (11 to 7) and Sunday (11 to 5). What a great family running this place. They were very nice and glad to see us there. I felt like we were at home especially since the restaurant was someone’s home at one time. Get there early as there are only about 10 to 12 tables there but they were pushing out to go orders just as fast as people were coming in to eat.
Main Course
For dinner, my wife and I both got the ‘Shrimplicious’ platter for $15.95. As you can see here it was a generous portion of shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn, a boiled egg, and a house special boudin ball. Wow what a great meal. I hadn’t eaten that day and it hit the spot. The homemade sauce they served with it was perfect with the shrimp. As with any boil, the seasoning was really soaked up in the potatoes and corn. The shrimp were perfect, and when you start on the sausage and veggies, get ready for your nose to start running. Nothing you can’t handle but the seasoning was spot on. Perfect cajun food.
Kids Meal
For the kid’s meal, she went with the fried shrimp for $5.95 and it hit the spot for her. She had a choice of cocktail sauce or ketchup and she went with the ketchup but when she tried my sauce, that’s all she wanted. Those ketchup packets never got used. Nice breading on the shrimp and they were all gone. I may have to try the fried shrimp next.
Jambalaya
Mr. Big G had an entre of Jambalaya for $16.95. He said it was very good. Apparently, they had a special and he got the seafood jambalaya instead of the regular jambalaya. He said it was full of crab meat and hit the spot. There were enough spices in it to get his nose running pretty well. He’s not usually somebody that eats a lot of spicy food so take that for what it’s worth. had it with a cream sauce and I was a little hesitant about it. Amazing! once I started r
Dessert
We were all done and ready to go when someone ordered an ‘ooey-gooey’ it was described as a Oreo brownie heated up and trust me, those two downed it with a quickness. It never had a chance. I asked about bread pudding and of course they had it. I couldn’t go there and not try it. First time I’ve ever had it with a cream sauce and I was a little hesitant about it. It was Amazing! Once I started rolling the pieces of pudding in the sauce, it didn’t last long. What a great way to end a fabulous meal. Sorry I didn’t get a picture, those went pretty fast.
Our Thoughts
We liked everything from the super nice family that owns this restaurant to the food to the service. It was all good. Be aware that all the drinks are cans or bottles but they don’t try and take all your money from that. Cans were $1 so by the time you get a 2nd or a 3rd, it’s about the same price as a restaurant with a fountain drink. The music was a little loud for me so I guess I’m getting old. It wasn’t unbearable but it was to the point where it was a little hard to hear the others when having a conversation. If you want to watch the game, there are two big TV’s hanging on the walls so you wont miss anything. Go visit them, you won’t be sorry. It’s going to be a regular place for us.
Information
Location: 3155 Old Railroad Bed Rd Harvest, AL 35749
Phone number: (256) 489-0759
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LJBackyardBayou
Hours: Fri-Sat 11-8 Sunday 11-5
