Uncle Darrow's

ambiance	100.0% positive	“Great location.”
food quality	48.33000183105469% positive	“After a bad experince with Cajun food in Bakersfield, I figured this was going to be dodgy but I was pleasently disappointed.” “Perfectly prepared seafood in a convenient, cajun package.” “The catfish, shrimp and oysters were too salty, hard and full of cornmeal - and the chicken wasn't crispy.” “The worst Louisiana blue crab.” “The crab was really bad and the Gumbo basically consisted of slices of bratwurst, a few pieces of red sausage and rice in a gross green broth!” “like the wings and homefries.” “The fried fish wasn't great.” “Listen, this is not the place for authentic cajun and creole food.” “Great food.” “Amazing service and even more amazing food!” “There was only one super tiny piece of shrimp in my Gumbo and my husbands more expensive Gumbo Ya Ya had NONE!” “Later, the man came by, just as we were getting up to leave and gave us a coupon if we ever decided to come back and apologized for the mishap meaning the cracker ordeal and horrible food.” “told the woman that there were no shrimp and the crab wasn't good, she didn't really care.” “Great friendly service - food was OK” “The red beans and rice, greens and gumbo were all good.” “It's never a good sign when a restaurant is empty but we wanted cajun food real bad and so we decided to try Uncle Darrows only to be very disappointed!” “go to Uncle Darrows twice a year and I am never disappointed by either the very good people who work there or the very good food they cook.” “Great selection and service as well as fully flavorful creole/southern inspired food.” “declare this the worst food I've ever had in Marina del Rey and I like Campbell's Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo canned soup better which is only $5.00 for 2.” “The gumbo is superb, the shrimp poor boy sandwich is perfect, and the catfish is to die for.”
menu variety	100.0% positive	“Great selection and service as well as fully flavorful creole/southern inspired food.”
overall	100.0% positive	“This was quite possibly the best service I have received in any restaurant in LA.” “It is the absolute best service I've had at any restaurant in the city (employees are just a friendly as those in the south).”
return potential	0.0% positive	“Later, the man came by, just as we were getting up to leave and gave us a coupon if we ever decided to come back and apologized for the mishap meaning the cracker ordeal and horrible food.”
service	95.0% positive	“go to Uncle Darrows twice a year and I am never disappointed by either the very good people who work there or the very good food they cook.” “This was quite possibly the best service I have received in any restaurant in LA.” “Great selection and service as well as fully flavorful creole/southern inspired food.” “It is the absolute best service I've had at any restaurant in the city (employees are just a friendly as those in the south).” “Amazing service and even more amazing food!” “Great service.” “or manager is so friendly.” “First of all let me say that the staff was SUPER NICE and let us taste test a few things before ordering - lucky for us because that saved us from ordering the bad tasting jambalya.” “Great friendly service - food was OK” “The staff is helpful, friendly and aims to please.”
value	0.0% positive	“Another Creole/soul restaurant that's overpriced.” “There was only one super tiny piece of shrimp in my Gumbo and my husbands more expensive Gumbo Ya Ya had NONE!”
wait time	100.0% positive	“love hush puppies and theirs were some of the best I have had in a long time.”

01/15/10

Great New Orleans Style Food in LA

by ltkltk at Citysearch

Their oyster po'boys are the most similar to New Orleans that I've found. The owner (?) or manager is so friendly. He makes sure to introduce himself and makes sure your experience is a good one. Great service. They let you sample the main stuff if its your first time. My boyfriend and I make it a point to go almost every weekend (oysters are only served Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, FYI).

Pros: OYSTER PO'BOYS!!!!! great staff!
Cons: ambiance

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12/12/08

Don't go here!

by mgh38 at Citysearch

My buddy and I were going to go to Tito's Tacos (5 stars), but decided to try this place. It was overpriced. The "jumbalaya" was spanish rice with a small piece of sausage in it. It was not good. The salad was tiny and just shredded lettuce with some tomatoes. The corn bread was not southern style, but it was really good. Total $9.73 per person with no drink. We went back to Tito's.

Pros: It was clean. Corn bread was good - could of bought a box for 80 cents from Ralphs.
Cons: Not good food. Not cajun food. Nice try. Price was expensive.

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07/14/08

Terrible Food; Clean place But Don't Waste Your Time or Money

by siyah at Citysearch

It's never a good sign when a restaurant is empty but we wanted cajun food real bad and so we decided to try Uncle Darrows only to be very disappointed! First of all there is not much on their Menu and everything they have to offer is over priced considering the size of the servings; which are so small it's unbelievable. I wasn't too unhappy with the prices until I saw the portions. I ordered the Fish Tacos $6.99 and my friend ordered the Catfish Meal $14.95. I swear I took two bites and the Fish Tacos were gone and we left there still hungry and my friend was upset because he paid for a meal that he said tasted like dog food and not geunine Creole food at all! My kids had the Chicken Strips meal and they were complaining that they did not have enough to eat geez we ended up going to Sizzler's after all. What a joke!

Pros: Parking, Clean, Plenty Of Room, Prompt Service
Cons: Terrible Food, Very Small Portions of Food, Taste Well below average

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07/05/08

Most Original Restaurant in Venice?

by EmilGH at Citysearch

Great food. Great location. Great place. A perfect choice for something new and different... I recommend the "Zeek Po' Boy". Perfectly prepared seafood in a convenient, cajun package. Delicious.

Pros: Cajun Menu, Fresh Seafood, Old-Skool Cookin'

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05/07/08

Best Cajun Food I've found in So Cal

by mmollo1 at Citysearch

After a bad experince with Cajun food in Bakersfield, I figured this was going to be dodgy but I was pleasently disappointed. The food was GREAAT! I grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast & went to school in Louisiana so I know my Cajun food. I will go back there again next time I have training near LAX. :)

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01/15/10

Great New Orleans Style Food in LA

by ltkltk at Citysearch

12/12/08

Don't go here!

by mgh38 at Citysearch

07/14/08

Terrible Food; Clean place But Don't Waste Your Time or Money

by siyah at Citysearch

07/05/08

Most Original Restaurant in Venice?

by EmilGH at Citysearch

05/07/08

Best Cajun Food I've found in So Cal

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