Crawdaddy's Restaurant is a Louisiana-style Cajun and Creole restaurant located in Milwaukee. Lit outside by a huge theater marquee, the restaurant boasts a spacious interior decorated with red curtains and wall memorabilia. Crawdaddy's offers lunch and dinner, serving up dishes like blackened catfish, jerk scallops and shrimp and coconut crusted prawns. Deserts include specialties like key lime pie and bourbon pecan pie. Crawdaddy's hosts live music weekly, and "Fat Tuesdays" offer weekly drink specials. Crawdaddy's restaurant is open Tuesday to Friday for lunch and dinner, open weekends for dinner. The restaurant is closed Mondays.
Crawdaddy's Restaurant
6414 W Greenfield Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-778-2228
crawdaddysrestaurant.com
Maxie's Southern Comfort is a southern Cajun and Creole restaurant offers dinner seven days a week. Housed in a brick building, the restaurant features a raw oyster bar and sleek, dark furnishings. The menu consists of dishes like the shrimp and grits, chicken po' boy and gumbo. Classic southern sides include the maple-braised collard greens, fried green tomatoes and mashed potatoes. Meals are served with complimentary cornbread. Maxie's hosts a full bar, with specialty cocktails, beer and wine. Weekdays bring a daily happy hour, with specials on raw oysters and drinks.
Maxie's Southern Comfort
6732 W Fairview Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53213
414-292-3969
maxies.com/milwaukee/index.html
Bayou is a Cajun restaurant and lounge that offers dinner and weekend brunch. Situated on the waterfront, the restaurant features a huge outdoor patio as well as a spacious interior decorated with circular lanterns. Plates include gumbo, fish tacos and fried chicken, with deserts like key lime pie. Fridays offer fish specials, with plates like the beer batter cod with homemade tartar sauce, baked tilapia with butter and cornmeal crusted catfish. Bayou hosts a full bar, with a long list of local and domestic beers. Bayou is open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday, open for brunch on weekends. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
Bayou
2060 N Humboldt Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53274
414-431-1511
bayoumilwaukee.com