Cajun Bowl San Mateo - San Mateo (CA)

4 /5 Khiem Nguyen: So this place is really good tbh. I think the biggest thing we appreciated was the service. Theres a service charge added on as part of the all-you-can-eat but then they actually do give you spectacular service, unlike other places. Theyre just super thoughtful here. Each table has hand sanitizer, each round they bring you new gloves to eat your food. And at the end they bring a moist towelette. Our food was constantly brought out fast and fresh. We enjoyed everything though they do use a lot of garlic even in the lemon Cajun sauce. Their fried dishes, like the calamari, shrimp, and chicken wings were all exemplary. The fried rice was great too. I think the only weakness for the food was the crab and bun. The bun was amazing. The crab, not so much. Also, one time, a couple dishes came in as if the cook had recently smoked. They weirdly charge you for sides. Like, what?! Either way, the food comes in quick and its all delicious. Medium is like at 1/8th an jalapeno. The seafood itself is pretty fresh and the water is better than pure tap.

1 /5 Chris H: After a long football game, my family and I came to enjoy what we thought would be great food and service. On the contrary. The fees are ridiculous. The seafood "boil" is not a boil but everything is a la carte. Literally. Have to buy the potatoes and corn and everything separately. They forgot the booster seat for our 2 year old. Some of the food was cold, some of it was bland and some Lukewarm. Nothing but the rice came hot, and the wings were underdone so were the the tenders for the little one. Oh, and the sauce was thick like gravy with no taste of garlic or butter. When inquiring about the menu, the waiter said " selling them a la carte is how we make our money, with the add ons not the combos". Are you flipping serious?! And to add insult to injury, they charge an automatic 18% gratuity for the "all you can eat menu" but if we want to avoid the charge then to order from the normal menu and not from the all you can eat menu at all. For the all you can eat you have to completely finish ALL the food before requesting the 2nd round and they wont even take the order until plates are empty. Horrible experience. And definitely a disappointment. It did smell good though.

5 /5 Rita: Omg! Im so full and the food is bomb. Perfect place for all ages. $40 all you can eat.

4 /5 Hilda Liu: It was cold so we wanted to eat some seafood. The portion isn’t very big, but the waitress are very nice. They served us very fast. the environment is very spacious. I think consider the price the portion is not as big compared to other Cajun places. The sauce were pretty good. I would come here if I wanna eat Cajun again. The seafood does feel very fresh.