C & A Seafood

Great poboys and buns! My favorite place to go that’s not crazy crowded. Very good noodles as well.
I don’t care for the salads or seafood, but they aren’t horrible. Just simple.

I’ve eaten here about 6 or 7 times. I usually get the shrimp & chicken yakamein, but I’ve also had an oyster poboy, shrimp poboy, and egg rolls. Their yakamein is nothing short of AMAZING! They use big chunks of chicken and fairly large shrimp, it’s well flavored but not over seasoned, and is consistent (it has tasted just as good each time I’ve had it). The poboys are nicely filled and really good. The egg rolls are great as well. The prices are a little bit high, but I’ll gladly pay these prices in exchange for the short wait time and quality ingredients! Especially for the yakamein– when the next best place is in a bad neighborhood & uses those nasty little orange shrimp that you see sold in food stores as «dried shrimp»!!

I had no idea their crawfish is as good as it is. They are spicy and seasoned to perfection. Their shrimp po boys and boiled shrimp are good as well. I like the fact that they use romaine lettuce instead of iceberg.

The food at this place is mediocre but I will not go there again because of the clientele. Went a couple weeks ago to pick up food and there were about 12 (half of whom were drunk) hood rats who were terrorizing the place and patrons screaming the ‘f’ word and cutting people in line. Four people were working behind the counter at C and A and no one said a word to them.

The boiled said is extremely flavorful. You taste celery, onion, cayenne garlic, and thyme. The crawfish are always a good size and although they’re a bit more expensive than similar places, the flavors and cleanliness makes it well worth it. The crab is absolutely delicious and I even devour the corn!

By the gods, this place was terrible! I’ve been putting this review off because I’ve been rather busy lately. But now it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty.
The customer service wasn’t that great. They had the whole «hurry up and order something“mentality. They Just basically show little or no concern for their customers. So I wasn’t very impressed with customer service at this seafood restaurant.
Now onto the food, I have actually eaten at this restaurant once before. The first time I had food here was during mardi gras. Me and my friend Ronald stopped here and got some crawfish. I liked the crawfish the first time I went here, but my friend Ronald said he didn’t like it because it was too spicy. The second time I got the food was when I went here with my girlfriend Nikki. Given my first experience I figured that she would like this place because they serve really spicy crawfish. I ordered a couple of pounds of crawfish and some shrimp fried rice then we left. When we went back to my place her and I were digging in. The shrimp fried rice was nothing to brag about. The crawfish was good at first but as we had almost eaten three quarters of the crawfish she made a discovery. A big nasty looking bug mixed in with the crawfish, Gross!!! We made haste back to the restaurant, when we let them know what happened. They didn’t even act like they were shocked, The way they acted it seems like it’s a common occurrence. To add insult to injury instead of giving us a full refund they only gave us a partial refund because we had eaten some of the crawfish. A big thanks for absolutely nothing to them for that one! Another thing that shocked me was the fact that all the other customers heard us telling them about the bug in the crawfish but seemed completely unfazed. Seriously WTF is wrong with them?
The restaurant itself is small, it’s pretty much a deli with inside and outside seating. The crawfish is more expensive here than it is on the Westbank which is typical of seafood places in this area. Other than that it’s a hole in the wall place.
In short unsanitary food, poor customer service, and overpriced. In other words this place is good for nothing!

Good grilled shrimp poboy but the woman behind the counter is a very unfriendly. I wont be back because of the review from the lady who found the huge bug in her crawfish. Disgusting!

I been wanting crawfish all day, and saw this place C&A seafood and I was happy. I brought 2lbs of crawfish and got home and start eating good. I’m sure I ate about half of it, and something in my head told me to look down in my bag, and OMG! I COULD HAVE DIED!!! a big a** bug in the bag. I instantly got sick! Puking everywhere, now I feel like I need to get my stomach pump. :(never eat there, please I’m warning you all, never eat there. Check out the pic if you think I’m kidding…

Great boiled seafood selection (by the pound, market price), deliciously dressed shrimp/​oyster/​catfish po-​boy, very clean environment with indoor and outdoor seating. The best part is the very quick service!

I tried the shrimp & crawfish poboys. Very very tasty. Good proportion of seafood to bread, not too much of either. The seafood is obviously fresh because it tastes great. If you want a consistently good poboy, this is the place to go.

Best shrimp and oyster po boy I’ve ever had. Even tried their «soup» (I can’t remember what it’s called, but it’s a lot like ramen) and it was delicious. The location is really small and looks more like a fast food place than a restaurant.

I pass by this place multiple times a week and it wasn’t until my neighbor suggested i try it that i stopped in. So far i’ve tried two items from here, the shrimp po boy and the chicken and shrimp yakamein. Both were superb, but whoa overpriced.
Seems like a good spot to get crawfish (when in season, of course) and some turkey necks, but as far as the po boys go, there are better deals elsewhere, but if you’re in a time crunch and want one while you’re in the area, go for it.
I’ll give them another try at some point, it’ll have to be whenever the stars and moon align just right though to get me back in there. Far from terrible, but places like this are a dime a dozen in New Orleans. They seem to be getting some good business, as they should. Check em out though, it would have gotten a fourth star from me if the prices were a little more competitive.

Hello new favorite, go-​to, close by seafood market! I recently swore off my old nearby go-​to because of dwindling quality and inconsistency. I continued to drive out to every other faraway place for decent crawfish. But I had some amazing crawfish from C & A yesterday, they were big! And so perfectly spicy and juicy! I was super impressed.
I also thoroughly enjoy the physical place as well. Not only is it so super close I could ride my bike (if it wasn’t uphill, I totally would!) but it’s clean and you can tell they take pride in their establishment. There are flower gardens out front next to heavy wooden picninc tables and benches, if you chose to dine al fresco. I’ve only gotten mine to-​go as it is a busy street so maybe not as peaceful, but it looks
lovely for sure. The price was $ 5.40 a pound, which is steep, but I was desperate and for the quality of the crawfish, it was totally worth it to me.
I wonder why they don’t boil the potatoes or corn in the same boil with the seafood. Their crab is iffy for me here as well. While they are heavy with meat, they are also not boiled in the same juice as the crawfish. And the extremely friendly cashier will ask if you’d like it dipped into a hot boil, which is not at all the same. Not to mention, the boil on the hot line, that they want to dip it in, is laden with sausage grease. And there’s something kind of odd about a greasy face after devouring boiled crabs? It’s just not right to me. I have yet to try any of the hot food or soups they have to offer but it’s next on my list. Once crawfish season is over, of course.

Ride by almost everyday, stopped in cuz i was jonesed for something fried in a small portion. Lots of fresh seafood on display, but do they turn it over that often? In an industrial part of town so maybe a big lunch crowd. Seems like a jack of all trades type restaurant. $ 7.50 min on credit cards, so i didn’t fulfill my jones…

I used to live really close but always ignored it. shame on me. it was great and the prices were great too. lots of fried seafood. i got the oyster/​shrimp platter and it was fantastic. i would definitely go back in a heartbeat. (vietnemese food too i wouldnt mind checking out), really great place if you are in the mood for fried seafood.

I came for the yaka mein and it was good. The shrimp were good but too few. The restaurant was very clean. Service was polite and quick. How odd to be at the corner of Jefferson Davis and Martin Luther King Jr streets? That’s the curious South for ya.

This place is SO GOOD. Good spices, great prices. Want a romantic dinner but can’t cook lobster? Done. Want some crawfish but don’t feel like boiling? Done. Feeling sick/​hungover and jonsing for some Yakamein? Sure, what kind you want? Pork? Chicken? Shrimp? All three? No problem. Poboy lunch? Right here, bra.
In a nutshell – this place is legit. Haven’t tried the chicken wings yet, but pretty sure that will happen very soon… it’s football season!

This place is StupidGood!!!
The spice and flavor are incredible! Took my son here for the snow crab legs and shrimp, he is only 11 but correctly identified them as the best ever! These people are super friendly and I am sooo glad I got lost and somehow happened upon this little joint, talk about a shock! Seems that they must’ve had some small crawfish come through at some point, thus the few negative reviews, all I can say is, «try something different if they’re too small for you!» Seems like you all would’ve noticed their size before ordering since it’s all displayed right in front of you. Anyway, I love how it’s so clean and has excellent service. Can’t wait to go back for my third visit on my next trip to N.O. =)

This place is so much more than seafood!
Upon walking into the converted gas station– I was shocked. The place is clean and has crabs, crawfish, shrimp etc. on display. In addition to offering seafood by the pound, they have seafood platters, poboys, buns, sausages, chinese food, and a smattering of vietnamese food too. There’s also a selection of spices for sale behind the counter (sri racha, crab oil, etc.).
The people working there were super friendly. I ordered some takeout Chinese and only had to wait about 8 minutes. I had the lo mein, my boyfriend had the pepper steak. The food was great (especially the fried rice).
Next time I go I’ll definitely get seafood– it looked/​smelled great! I’ll admit the crawfish were not the biggest… but they were $ 4.50/lb. You can’t beat that price!
Overall– an unexpected place in an unexpected location. Was more than pleasantly surprised!

This is a nice seafood market with both New Orleans style seafood and Chinese dishes. The prices are very affordable and they have a very nice selection of seafood with a huge menu selection. They have a pretty nice building with seating inside and a patio outside. Unfortunately they don’t sell beer or fresh brewed iced tea and only have a selection of sugary bottled beverages and bottled water. Their gumbo is a mix of everything with chicken, sausage, crawfish, and shrimp. I like my seafood gumbo all seafood so that wasn’t my cup of tea but some folks like a gumbo with everything under the sun in it so there ya go. Unique among all seafood places like this they also offer frozen yogurt. They take credit cards and also have an ATM on site. This would be a total four star joint if they just sold beer and fresh tea!