J Gumbo’s

I will take the time to view the detailed reviews as after my experience tonight, I know that an average rating of 4 stars is not necessarily reflective on the quality of the restaurant.
I should have listened to my first inkling when I was the only person at the restaurant at 19:00 hrs. (7 pm). While I did not expect the quality of a Pappadeaux’ restaurant, I believe the 4 star rating is well over rated!
I ordered a small bowl of gumbo and the crawfish étouffée. I also selected the sweet tea in the fountain drink section. The tea was old and stale and ended up getting something else. I did bring this to the attention of the young lady at the counter and she said they did not have anymore and that at this hour, would not make any more. I travel extensively so the comments are no longer shocking in terms of customer service etiquette.
The gumbo lacked flavor and the étouffée had 5 crawfish, I counted those little devils. The flavor was ok but mostly because of the spicy flavor. The toasted, buttered bread was the best part of the meal!
Obviously, I will not frequent this place and caution fellow Unilocalers to view the detailed reviews that are sometimes graphed for a better assessment of the restaurant.

Ate here the other day and had the gumbo mixxed with voodoo chicken. The portion size was very generous for the bowl, but my friend who got the sandwich (for the same price) had much less food to eat. The lady behind the counter was very nice and helpful and the food tasted great.

The gal behind the counter is friendly & knowledgeable. She tells you her favorite & what is most popular. And you can try before you commit! Gumbo is delicious as is the honey cornbread. A delicious, hearty meal in a relaxed, clean, fun environment! I will back.

Friendly service. Amazing creole food. Try the drunken chicken! Its my favorite! The bread is also very good, so its always good to order another slice and slop the chicken and rice on the bread and eat away!

I had the jambalaya which has great flavor. However for the price point ($ 8.99), the skimpy amount of meat portioned in the meal buys it only three stars in my opinion. I also tried the crawfish cheese dip. While it was very good, it is cheese dip and does not warrant a price tag of ($ 8.99). Step up the meat portions of the entrees for the price, humble the cost of the apps and I’ll increase star rating.

The crawfish étouffée was not very good, but that is all I have tried. Won’t be going back.

The Drunken Chicken is the best thing I’ve ever tasted. I got it in a small bowl with rice, the bread they serve with is also amazing. Staff was super nice.

I had the Drunken Chicken and my boyfriend had the Jean Lafitte. Both were flavorful, the tomatoes definitely shined with the depth of flavor that they provided. My dish was slightly spicy and the rice balanced out the spice. My boyfriend’s dish was a little bit spicier. He enjoyed how the flavors of the chicken and soup blended. We definitely will be adding this restaurant to our rotation.

I am from the Louisville, KY area and have been eating J. Gumbo’s for years. When I found this one in Ft Collins I got super excited. I pretty much immediately made the trek from Denver up just for some red beans and rice, voodoo nachos, bourbon street chicken, and voodoo gumbo. Oh man is it fantastic. If you’re in the area you should definitely stop on by.

This place is crazy good. Good for lunch and dinner. I would highly suggest trying the Drunken Chicken or the Voodoo Chicken. This is real fresh food, well spiced along with a great ambience. I go here just for the feel good friendly atmosphere and hot, quick and tasty food. A treat for Cajun Creole lovers. Hope they open more branches around Colorado soon.

I don’t usually find myself in Fort Collins around lunch time yet, a few days ago, I did just that. There are no lack of restaurants in that area; many of them, well-​known chains which can be found anywhere else in the Denver area. I was feeling particularly adventurous and decided to try J. Gumbo’s for a taste of southern cooking.
I will admit that, if you are looking for the most authentic taste in Gumbo, you need to plan a vacation to Louisiana yet, if you don’t have the time to fly there this afternoon, do your mouth a favor and sneak into J. Gumbo’s for a quick facsimile of good southern cuisine.
The food here is quite delicious; the service, fast and friendly. Make sure to add a healthy slice of cornbread to your order and wash it all down with sweet tea. You’ll walk out of there saying «Laissez les bon temps roulez.»

It seems hard to find, tucked in a small section next to sallies and game stop. Don’t let that stop you! Upon entering the restaurant I immediately noticed how clean and well kept it looked. The menu items were clear and we were immediately greeted with a smile. I had the drunken chicken, which had such a rich, well developed, and truly Cajun flavors I couldn’t believe it! The portion sizes were large enough so that I had enough to take home for later. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Pretty good verity of Gumbo style bowls. Though it was gonna be more upscale or a sit down but it’s more of an assembly line in and out. Nothing spectacular in the ingredients worth it for a lunch break.

Super friendly staff. My husband and I came in with our 4 kids and needed some non-​spicy as well as gluten free options. They had great recommendations and lots of options. Food was FANTASTIC!!! Will be back.

I continue to come back to J Gumbo’s and am never disappointed. Very consistent preparation and flavor. May not be authentic Cajun, but very tasty. I will frequent this place as long as it stays open.

I love J. Gumbo’s! I don’t consider it to have the authentic flavor of N’awlins… But, let’s be honest… We are in Fort Collins, people! The variety is nice and there are plenty of options for all types of diet. My favorite dishes are the voodoo chicken or the bumble bee stew. There’s a dish with them mixed together, but the name escapes me now. Anyway, the bumble bee stew and many of their other dishes may be purchased in a half sized portion. Perfect for lunch!
I have a bit of a tough time getting my 9 year old to eat here as she isn’t fond of the options and can have Mac & cheese at home just as easily. She does love the corn bread and the desserts, however. (What kid wouldn’t?!)
The décor is nothing to write home about… But, again… Keep it in perspective. It’s fun and playful off of the NOLA colors and culture. It’s a quick serve restaurant, not a white table cloth. Just sayin!
J. Gumbo, we will be back for sure!

So while being lazy perusing Unilocal for a bite to eat, I found J Gumbos and got excited for some Creole! So I jumped in the car and headed to the South side of town… I was surprised about the location as it’s in a big strip mall, but whatever, I was craving some jambalaya!!! I came in and was promptly greeted by some nice folks, who looked like a family, yet this place had a corporate chain feel to it…
So I order the jambalaya and get myself a sweet tea, cause you can’t have southern food without some sweet tea… To which theirs was decent, nothing spectacular, but it was good. By the time I got that my food was ready! So I sat down and dug in!
The jambalaya was good, however the rice was a bit dry for a jambalaya… Every time I’ve made jambalaya the rice was always super juicy, this was definitely lacking that… The spiciness was dead on perfect though, but as another reviewer noted the sausage was fairly bland… So all in all it was an ok experience which I will come back and try again… Maybe next time they will impress!

Wow. I am a bit speechless and that almost never happens with food. After snagging a Living Social deal for J Gumbo’s, I came here for dinner.
The dining area is really clean and the staff was very nice which was by far the best part of the experience. Where things started to go awry was the food. First, I was surprised to notice that every dish with meat in it has MSG. The veggie dishes were MSG free so that’s the route I went.
I settled on the white bean chili and got the jambalaya for the hubs. When I got home with dinner we eagerly opened our containers, took the first bites and gave each other the look of, «There are starving people and we don’t want to waste food but this is bad, really bad.» So we tried another bite and then started talking about what we were going to make for «second dinner» Hobbit style.
To sum up, the rice tasted like minute rice and had no flavor along with being overcooked and dry in the jambalaya. My chili was so salty that I knew that I couldn’t eat it or I’d suffer from chugging water and bloating out all night. The hubs could only taste spice in his dish and the sausage was bland. Bland sausage you say? Yes, c’est vrai.
Sadly, this is not going to be the Cajun restaurant for us.

I met a long-​time friend for lunch here not long ago, and it was quite telling that our meal here made us wistful for Broussard’s in Loveland from back in the day. While clean and generally pleasant, there’s definitely less charm to the J. Gumbo fast-​casual, corporate ambiance and frankly the food just has no soul. Crawfish etoufee was one of my favorite dishes at Broussards — a flavorful roux, the trinity, a mess of crawfish tails, cayenne and other seasonings to kick up the flavor, smothering a scoop of rice — so simple, yet so delicious. I had high hopes for it here but was really disappointed. The roux was bland … there were like 5 crawfish … the rice was too mushy and too voluminous.
My friend had the drunken chicken, which was a vastly better dish, but it didn’t really strike me as a cajun dish (though I am not an expert). It seemed like the kind of stew you might make at home for the Super Bowl, where you’re pretty much just pouring beer into everything because, you know, it’s for the Super Bowl. Somehow the rice to stew ratio seemed to work out better for this dish than it did for the etoufee.
While I wouldn’t go out of my way to come back, I can see how J. Gumbo would be a nice lunch option if you are in the area shopping or happen to work nearby. Portions are large, service is fast, and pricing is not bad.

J. Gumbo’s has a nice selection of soul food or gumbo for you to pick from. Staples such as red beans and rice and jambalaya are available and at your disposal. Or consumption should I say.
I got the white chili which is not that hot as far as chili goes but you can add hot sauce which is just a arm’s reach away at whatever table you choose. I added some but not too much. It had a nice bite to it but is was not overpowering. The bowls are heaping so you should be full by the time you are done with it. Accompanied with all of the entrees is a piece of yummy buttered bread.
J. Gumbo’s is a nice addition to Fort Collins where Cajun food is few and far between. Looking forward to making a return trip!