Kelly’s Cajun Grill @ Park Meadows Mall

I have been coming here sporadically over the better part of 4 years or so. I will say that the sign is false advertising. It’s name is Kelly’s Cajun when It is more of an Asian restaurant with a Cajun fingerprint. I dine frequently at Asian restaurants so I know what good and fresh tastes like, and this is it. The portions are extremely generous for what you pay. Years back, a friend and I would each other from Panda and from Kelly’s. I would always receive more piping-​hot food with a drink than my friend, and she never got a drink and she still would pay more. I love that they always give out samples because that’s how I discovered them to begin with! The food is fresh and hot and tastes so delicious. When they say spicy chicken, it’s literally spicy chicken with a bite and real Jalapeños in the dish. The service is always friendly and quick. I tried their Thai tea (which is black tea and milk) and it’s actually pretty good! This is one of my favorite little restaurants at this mall and I hope they stay!

False advertising? They claim Cajun, but it’s more Chinese than anything. But HUGE servings!
But the bad news stops there! Oh my gosh! The seasonings are fabulous and I especially loved the Bourbon Chicken and spicy shrimp on top of lo mein noodles. Talk about GENEROUS portions!!! I cannot eat the whole box of deliciousness by myself, so lunch for tomorrow it is. :-)
C’mon folks, stop slamming the place just because it’s in a food court. Two adults can eat heartily with fountain drinks for 20 bucks! Seriously. If you are going to be snobby, go walk a little farther to eat at PF Changs or Cheesecake Factory.
For foodcourt dining, I am perfectly happy to grab a bite here.

White rice is the worst we have ever tasted — cheapest, short grain, sticky and sweet meant to be used in sticky, desert pudding dishes — Teriyaki chicken is supposed to be 1 and ½ breasts PER serving — you have to watch them serve it properly or they short customers who are not watching — the short, chubby, male, Asian manager with a Napoleon complex stiffs every customers who briefly look away — even skimps on the teriyaki sauce — SERIOUSLY — what is with the sappy ¾ scoop serving & then they dip the serving spoon back down to pick up «1» single miserable piece of protein/​meat to put into the plate or bowl ?? OH REALLY NOW ??? Who do they think they are fooling to make us believe we got s scoop and a half when the serving is LESS than ONE scoop? Just watch them do it every time — JUST SERVE US 1 FULL SCOOP ALREADY — the older, grumpy, female Asian manager NEVER says hello or thank you — Her face would crack if she attempted to smile as it is in a permanent scowl — SKIP THIS PLACE & EAT SOMEWHERE ELSE — We occasionally pick up a soda here when the lines are short & observe the same crap-​o-​la every time

Tried Kelly’s Cajun grill for the first time. It will be the last.
We were given samples… So we decided to try anyway. MISTAKE! When we ordered what we sampled, it was NOTHING like what was given as samples… FLAVORLESS. Like they prepared said samples extra well to entice the potential customer… Felt like the classic bait and switch.
An Asian restaurant naming themselves as Cajun. Thai tea? Lo mein? Asian fried rice? Wontons!!! Really?
I ordered the «blackened» fish, it was flavorless, over cooked fried fish… The «étouffée» was just shrimp with Sriracha and jalapeños. Nothing about our family’s meal was Cajun… The signage shows Cajun, but actually serves Asian food, the worst I’ve ever had actually… Fail.
*update*
We are now having signs of food poisoning.

I come almost everyday for my lunch. It’s cheap, it’s the best food possible, ALWAYS fresh!!! and their team is very friendly. They accomdate to every possible combo. If it’s just protein or you want smaller portions, they hook you up! I have gotten every person at the office obsessed!!!

I love this food, I think it’s better then panda. The proportions are way bigger for the same price. It’s always hot and fresh. Everyone is very friendly.

why this wok joint gets only 2.5 stars is besides me. I usually run from food courts. However, the proverbial ‘brush’ sample dude got me hooked instantly. If you stick to chicken and rice you can’t miss. Spicy = perfect. Teriyaki = excellent. Steamed cabbage and Broccoli. I shall return fosho…

I should have known better than to agree to eat in the Mall Food court, but my son picked the place to eat.
The sample given to me as we walked by was actually tasty…
So I ordered a couple of meat dishes on fried rice.
Should have been simple, easy, but…
Not good. I should have left the mall hungry and went home and made a sandwich…
Sorry.

I was at Park Meadows Mall with Hubs one of the afternoons in June 2011. Hubs was starving and so do I. We opt to eat in the Dining Area aka The Food Court located inside this mall. That day, I order from the Kelly’s Cajun & Grill.
I opt for a Shrimp Dish. If I am not mistaken the Shrimp dish is called Shrimp Étouffée. I opt for the Combo. There are many other options from their MENU, such as Bourbon Chicken Combo. They also offer, Fish, Shrimp, Steak and other Chicken dishes to name a few.
2.5 STARS for the FOOD, 3 STARS for the Portion of the Food. All in all, from what I get from the order I request is A-​OK since its Shrimp, which comes along with Fried Rice and Fried Crab Rangoon aka Wontons. The Shrimp Étouffée is slightly spicy and have vegetables in the Étouffée. My orders comes with a Drink aka SODA. The portion they gave me was HUGE. Luckily I managed to finish it all since I was starving. Hehehe ;) Nothing fancy nothing spectacular. What do you expect from a Food Court, right? Well if you go to SINGAPORE, that would definitely be different.
While googling around, managed to find that Kelly’s Cajun Grill is a chain eatery and they even have their own facebook page.