Evangeline Cafe has been serving Louisiana food on Brodie Lane in South Austin since 2004. Chef-owner Curtis Clarke runs the kitchen on recipes passed down through generations of Cajun cooking, and the name nods to Longfellow's Evangeline, the heroine of his poem about the Acadian people exiled from their homeland.
The menu runs through gumbo, étouffée, boudin, and fried oyster po'boys, with bread shipped in from Lafayette's Langlinais Bakery and Abita beer on tap. Regulars point to the gator, catfish, and bread pudding as the dishes worth ordering, alongside portions and seasoning that don't hold back. Live music is a regular part of the room.
The atmosphere leans cozy and unpretentious, with service that's built a following for being both attentive and easygoing — the kind of place where the welcome matters as much as the roux.
The menu runs through gumbo, étouffée, boudin, and fried oyster po'boys, with bread shipped in from Lafayette's Langlinais Bakery and Abita beer on tap. Regulars point to the gator, catfish, and bread pudding as the dishes worth ordering, alongside portions and seasoning that don't hold back. Live music is a regular part of the room.
The atmosphere leans cozy and unpretentious, with service that's built a following for being both attentive and easygoing — the kind of place where the welcome matters as much as the roux.