Le Corusse Rouge

Came here today for my Birthday dinner. We had fried oysters, jalapeño hush puppies, gumbo and then the Crab dinner !! Big, juicy fresh snow crab legs !! As I write this review, I’m so darn full with a big smile on my face !! Every bite of every thing we were served was just delicious !!!
Service was spot on !! Couldn’t have had a better Bday meal !! Highly recommend this place !!! Thanks so much

I will give this location another chance. However, as I feel this morning, it will be a little while.
My girlfriend and I were curious about the restaurant with the empty parking lot. We have driven past the Le Corusse Rouge many times and finally decided to be experimental and try the restaurant with the empty parking lot.
The dining room of the Corusse Rouge was completely empty. Almost all the lights were off at 8pm. If we had not called previous to coming to the restaurant, we would have thought the place closed. After waiting for several minutes a very enthusiastic waitress named Sylvia came into the lobby to greet us. «Let me turn on the air conditioner», she says, and as she turns on the air conditioner, she turns on the lights to the dining room and «Bayou View.»
My girlfriend immediately comments on the musky smell, meanwhile I am thinking we have found a diamond in the rough. Why is this place not more busy? It is beautiful.
Being the only people in the restaurant, my girlfriend and I have the choice of tables, so we choose a table immediately in front of the water feature. At the back of the restaurant, pains of gass separate the dining area from a patio which contains a water feature with lush greens. The design is clearly to give the impression that we are looking out on the swampy bayou. A neat effect, for sure! Although I wonder how many coy swim in the murky swampy waters of the bayoo.
Regardless of how native coy are to the location, I think the view is beautiful, and the waitress is as enthusiastic as she was when she greeted us. She is friendly. She is polite, and she is eager to please, ensuring that we never run out of fresh, delicious hush puppies that are served with a honey butter. As soon as our water cup is empty, she is present to fill it again.
My girlfriend and I order a shrimp-​bruchette, which is described as bacon wrapped shrimp served over rice. We each order a blackened pasta. She gets the blackened shrimp pasta, and I get the blackened chicken pasta.
The appetizer is very good, and the rice is cooked to perfection. We actually liked the rice more than we liked the bacon wrapped shrimp. That is how good this rice is. If the rice is any indication of what we might get with the entrée’s, then we have found a real winner.
We visit the salad bar which is included in our meal. Given the empty dining room, I am appreciative of the fact that the condiment, and pasta bowls are all very short, indicating that they do not prepare large volumes of salad bar food that are largley unneeded. There are several items which are unknown to us, and no labels mark them, so I try a few things experimentally. My girlfriend deduces that one of the items, which remains unknown, must be a blue cheese dressing as it is mixed among all the other dressings. We learn that the «fried green tomatoes,» which is what I tested, was delicious, but strangely pickled, and we also learned that my girlfriend’s blue cheese dressing was actually a home made tartar sauce, which provided me some amusement, as she had dressed her salad with all this tartar sauce hoping for blue cheese. Labels or disposable tasting spoons might have solved this quandry before it began.
We start to wonder more and more why the restaurant is so empty. My girlfriend notices that the straw rooftops on the décor are collecting a large amount of dust. Thick sheets of it which are claerly visible. We begin to think that this is part of the cause for the smell she noticed earlier, but dust is hardly an insurmountable problem, and can be taken care of with a good cleaning day.
The entrees arrive, and they are not bad. The pasta is very well prepared, and my chicken is moist. The sauce is not too heavy, but it is at the bottom of the plate, so I have to toss my pasta a bit to coat it with the sauce before I start eating.
Although we have been told that these two dishes are very different, because each is served with a sauce that is unique to the protein that is served on top of it, we notice that the dishes are exactly the same, except the protean. It is the same tri-​colored boxed noodles, and same garlic alfredo sauce, which also tastes as though it were straight from a can. My chicken is delicious, boiled, and then chopped. Her shrimp are unremarkable. We each also notice that neither one of our dishes has any blackened seasoning what-​so-​ever. We do not say anything to the waitress, because while the food has no blackened seasoning, it is good, and we enjoy it.
The check comes in at $ 50 after our standard 20% tip. We leave the restaurant thinking it was an A-​OK experience, but one hour later our stomaches begin to hurt. The physical pain, for me at least, continues well into the morning. We quickly assume that the pain must be from the pasta dishes, as we were feeling quite well before that, and this is the only food we have eaten since lunch. I will give the restaurant one more chance. Maybe it was a bad night.

I came here for the Jazz show they have on Wednesday had some great gumbo and had a classy evening date. I would definitely come here again.

You got to try the catfish dinner. I really like the way its slightly breaded. The décor could be better. They are making slow but steady improvements overall. Miss the olé hush puppys.

This place is dirty inside expecially dusty. the lady comes across real nice but really actually pretty cheap I dud a event there and she tried to work me out of the deal we had but I was able to get a lil something and she canceled my other events because she was mad I made her pay me… her drinks were wack everyone usually Goes to don ps get drunk and then goes over there and Listen to the band… food is ok haven’t tasted it in a while. I WISH SHE LEASE THE BUILDING TO ME SO I CAN BRING SOME LIFE BACK TO IT. .IT BE 2 CARS SITTING THERE ALL DAY SMDH

H-​O-​R-​R-​I-​B-​L-​E!!! First I always give new places a chance so the run down parking lot the older décor was not stand offish to me. So i give a star for the décor. Also the server was nice but, she didnt order what I asked for. So I got the wrong meal. Now that I got that out of the way. This place was trash. The (FOOD) taste as if they bought discount frozenitems for some after experation date discount store and fried it up. The salad bar was sad. but the pickled green tomatos were nice. The hush puppies were hard and the butter was frozen. The bar served their drinks on the rocks in shot glasses i think. Over all please do not go here let this place go under as it should. If you respect your money, taste buds and the community pass on this place.

I have not tried the food and when I do I will update it. The owner is nice. It def looks like a bar but it’s cool. I don’t really expect a lot from Bakersfield. Drinks r pretty cheap esp during happy hour. Happy hour is m-​f 4 – 7 and s-​s 11 – 7. I will come back to try the weird food. Alligator here I come (back)!

This place is awesome. My fiancée and I will be getting married soon and we discussed going there for our wedding reception. The food is awesome. The superwoman lady everything was awesome. I wish this place would advertise more. It would break my heart if they ended up having to close due to lack of business. So please take our word for it. Go please. Enjoy. We love the alligator tail. It’s soooo yummy!

We brought my two brothers here to celebrate their birthday We should have known something was up when we arrived at 5:45 and the place was empty and they opened for dinner at 4 pm. The server apologized for the mess in the main dining room say they had not cleaned up after having a big party this past weekend. My sister in law had to request that they turn the ac on (it was 102 outside). We ordered the catfish combo all you can eat when we finally were served our food it was disgusting and the fish smelled so sour. Needless to say we asked to pay for our salads and drinks (which they tried to charge us $ 50.00 for). Which I refused to pay) I ended up paying $ 22.00 For 5 small salads and 3 drinks. Never again will I step foot in that place.

I remember coming here as a kid (this is the first restaurant I can recall eating at, about 26 years ago). It used to be The Hush Puppy, but has been known as Le Courruse Rouge for at least 4 years. I no longer live in Bakersfield, but always stopped in whenever I was in town (even after the name change).
Some things change, and some stay the same. Firstly, the décor hasn’t changed much, but I could care less about the décor. I visit restaurants for 1) the food, and 2) see reason number 1. The all you can catfish was still tasty as always. I should also mention the pickled green tomatoes from the salad bar. They are ridiculously delicious. But…
This place was dead. I can see why though. One seemingly nice lady pretty much works the entire place. She’s the wait staff, hostess, and busses tables. This place used to be jam packed on weekends. My most recent visit was on a Friday night at 7 PM. It took 10 minutes of waiting up front before the «superwoman» waitress noticed I was up front (bless her heart, she does everything, which I know is a pain because the kitchen is not next to the dining room (s). I was the second customer of the night. At 7 PM.
Had to wait about 10 minutes between filets of catfish because apparently no one works here (the waitress might also be the cook). Same wait for refills of my iced tea.
It’s truly sad because this place used to be really good. Damn good. The food was tasty, but I’m afraid the level of service I experienced will lead to the demise of this once-​great establishment.
Hopefully someone else can revive this place. I would hate to see it close. I have tons of experiences here and do like the food.
I’m giving them 2 stars, and that’s only because the food was still good.

I don’t know why people have to bag on the place so much. I personally pay for my food and not the décor.
The food is amazing here! If you want good cajun food then this the place to go! Gumbo is amazing, crawdad tails, aligator tail, oysters, chicken strips are all sooo good! The combination plates are a great way to fill up plus every day of the week has a different special.
I come here almost once a week and the place is always empty… it’s so sad so I like to spend my money there to help them out.
The bar is also really good if you like to drink and the owner makes some mean cocktails!

Never again.
We had driven by many times and I looked up the reviews, should’a taken your word for it but curiosity gagged the cat anyway. A dirty establishment with need for a decent cook.
On a Friday evening we were one of three tables yet service was intolerably slow. I flagged down an Asian woman (later to find the was the owner) who told us «we’re very busy right now, I’ll get your waitress.» Within moments our server arrived and was very knowledgeable of the menu.
We ordered the alligator tail appetizer but before we could order the entrée’s, our server disappeared, we figured she would finish our order after bringing the drinks and appetizer. Five minutes… ten minutes, empty drinks… twelve minutes, alligator arrived from the owner. I asked if anyone would be taking our dinner order, again she replied that they were very busy but would get our server. I took a moment to walk the restaurant and found that the bar had a few customers and the same three in the dining room.
The alligator was a bit tough and the breading was tasty but too soggy, we refused to eat any more. After waiting several more minutes we decided that forty minutes was long enough. When the server arrived we asked for the check, paid and left.

terrible service… dirty, disorganized and rude owners… will NeVER return here… bleegggh can’t vouch for food either since it took so long we cancelled the order and since the bartender disappeared at same time we also concluded she must be the cook as well!!!

I confess I don’t go here for the food. I stopped eating here years ago. However I am a fan of their Wednesday night jazz.

Well, we did promise to visit again and re-review…I gotta’ quit making that kind of promise for places like this!
The place has gotten emptier, dirtier, more unkempt and is a customer service nightmare. Since we only stopped in for a drink before deciding to eat, (asking for a new drink in a clean glass when 1^st served) I began watching diners around me. We observed every reaction ranging from raised eyebrows and grimaces to flat out pushing the plate away, it seems that our first post still stands.
For the hell of it I ”accidentally” wandered into the kitchen looking for the restroom. Dear Lord, this is a lesson for Health Department rookies to take note of. I certainly am sorry to see any food service operate in such a manner, simple policies & procedures for food handling, customer service and inventory can save ANY business but it would appear that profits must be being made elsewhere.
I’ve been a Food Service Consultant for many years and hate to see anyone go under but in hopes of saving someones life, we recommend you all just pass it by. I also hope I’m proved wrong someday, it’s sad to see an establishment operate in such a way when it could have been excellent with just a little effort.

I’m not sure how I feel about this restaurant. We were the only patrons in a room meant for 60+. It felt like a taping of Blind Date. The atmosphere is a hodgepodge of Chinese, New Orleans and just plain weird, coupled with relaxed service, a full bar and big tables to easily accommodate groups.
We had baked and fried food. The fried food was VERY fried. On the up side, the baked dishes are tasty. Most of the entrées come with hush puppies, a side dish and salad bar. The salad bar is basically iceberg lettuce and bacon bits, not even garbanzo beans, but the hush puppies and sides are great.
Pros:
You won’t leave hungry
Easy to have a conversation
Possibility of hip jazz workshop on Wednesday nights
Cons:
Descriptions on menu don’t prepare you for what lands on the table
Most menu items are $ 14.00 or above

Le Corusse Rouge — I cheated on my diet for you. Afterwards, that was one helluva coyote ugly what-​was-​I-​thinking moment.
We came on Friday night around 8:30 p.m. and the place was empty except for one other couple. The décor was weird — like a tiki hut meets the bayou meets some nautical theme. The faux bayou/​koi pond in the back was out of place. Man, that décor was mind boggling. There was one hostess/​waitress on the floor the whole time. Oh — the bar next door was also blaring some 90s music a la Montel Jordan and E40 *gags*.
Our waitress told us that they had a full bar so my bf ordered a mojito and I ordered a beer. Her response to the mojito was «I’ll try». She comes back a few minutes later and and asks what a mojito is — like is it a mixed drink or something else? He changed his order to a Corona. Nuff said.
Bf and I decide to split the Big Bayou plate since I wasn’t that hungry. We were looking forward to trying frog legs, alligator tail, crawfish, catfish, and the cajun rice. When the plate came out, everything was deep fried and indistinguishable. Surprisingly, the frog legs were big and juicy. The alligator tail was chewy, although there weren’t that many pieces. The crawfish tasted like a cross between shrimp and fish. The food wasn’t bad but, it was more batter than anything. It’s like they were over-​battering the scrap pieces of the alligator and crawfish. I didn’t taste any spice in the meat at all. The cajun rice was good, kinda like a Hamburger Helper variety.
If you like deep fried catfish — go for it. Otherwise, pass.

My wife and I went to Le Corusse Rouge for a friend’s birthday party with a total of about 15 people in the party. For the record there were only a few other tables that were populated, so we figured we’d get decent service. Apparently not…
Our friend ordered the alligator tail appetizer and passed it around the table for all to try. The meat was dry; almost like fried alligator jerky. The flavor was okay, but I couldn’t get over how dry it was. I ordered the Big Bayou sampler (alligator tail, frog legs, crawdad tails, shrimp, and catfish). The alligator on this plate was also like jerky. The catfish could have been cooked a little longer, as the cornmeal breading was a bit soft. The frog legs were the best thing on the plate. They were extremely juicy and full of flavor. Yes a little like chicken, but with their own sweetness and taste of the bayou.
I must say the breading on the frog legs and alligator was quite good! Very crunchy and very well seasoned. If only they hadn’t made the gator meat taste like the Mojave Desert. My wife got a rib eye steak with mashed potatoes. When the meal came out 45 minutes later, the taters and vegetables were downright cold. Most everyone’s meal took at least 45 minutes to come to the table.
The biggest downfall was the service. The waitress/​hostess/​busperson was the ONLY employee save for the bartender that I saw in the restaurant. In fact, we all concluded that she must’ve been cooking the meals because they came out at several minute intervals. Overall a bad experience and no where near what the old Hush Puppy used to offer.

Le Corusse Rouge is not the best looking resturant in the world… BUT they’ve shaken the bad atmosphere and what really counts is… the food. It definately fills my stomach to the brim with cajun goodness. I love the fried shrimp/​catfish and the Aligator tail is also a fav of mine. You gotta try it atleast once. Deepfried icecream is also awsome, but i haven’t found a place that has bad icecream yet, haha/