We stopped here on our way through town. Very happy with the waitress and her recommendations. All was good, I especially loved the blackened catfish.
Brick-walled Cajun-Creole dining with an upstairs lounge
Buzzard Billy's is a Cajun-Creole restaurant in La Crosse. Our casual, brick-walled eatery serves Cajun-Creole fare alongside a 1950s-style cocktail lounge located upstairs.
We stopped here on our way through town. Very happy with the waitress and her recommendations. All was good, I especially loved the blackened catfish.
10/5 stars! Came in shortly before noon for lunch with the family. Our server Cassidy was very friendly and even retrieved a holder for our infant car seat. We ordered a Cheeseburger, Cajun Combo, Fried Pickles, and a kids Mac N Cheese. All the food was amazing! Mac and cheese was incredibly creamy, hush puppies were very good, the jambalaya was delicious, and the catfish was great. (I didn't taste the burger but my wife ate the whole thing, so that means it's good!) The atmosphere is really cool, lots of old song/sports memorabilia and Louisiana style decorations. We will DEFINITELY be returning again, they knocked it out of the park.
A good pub/lounge experience. The staff helped make sure our visit was informative. They were certainly very attentive. The food was tasty pub/lounge quality and was created with a twist on Creole. The historic significance of the building is certainly enhanced by it's thematic touches throughout.
I had an enjoyable experience while visiting here for the first time. The menu was Definitely full of food items were Cajun/New Orleans style. Some of the items I love to eat, and there was some things that I hadn't eaten,but I would like to try. The only downside is that this place is just like an eatery down in ST. Louis not too far from the Cardinals stadium. I don't live close enough to become a regular. (Sad Face Emoji for sure)
Wow. This place is incredible. I loved everything. The restaurant is super cute. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The food was incredible! I had the beer cheese soup (I think I agree with the menu and this is the best beer cheese soup I’ve ever had). I also got the crawfish platter and everything on it was delicious. I really liked the sauce that came with the fried crawfish. I’d never had crawfish Etouffee and now I know I love it. The hush puppies were fantastic! So good! My husband loved the salad, the bacon wrapped shrimp, and his platter, especially the catfish. I wish we lived closer! I’ll be sure to be back if we are ever in the area again.
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