11:30a-10:00pm reservations highly recommended

This popular restaurant and favorite of the locals since 1969 had a 1-½ hour waitlist, but was well worth it. While your deciding from the menu, you are brought several large hush puppies with a delectable dip. Not that the dip was needed as the hush puppies had a nice flavor alone.

Cajun seafood is the specialty with a large selection of salads, gumbos, charbroiled items and jambalaya that include a choice of shrimp, crawdads, turtle and more. There are also main entrees of fish, seafood, alligator, and chicken. Each description indicates whether a dish is spicy or not, but none appeared to be a burn your mouth type of hot. Entrees run from $7-20.

Full bar service is available with the local Hurricane drink as a favorite.

As I am writing this I can almost taste the wonderful homemade hushpuppies that are served to you at Ralph & Kacoo's. Seafood is their speciality and if you love it as much as I do, especially fried you will not be disappointed, that is if you can stop eating the hushpuppies long enough to enjoy the rest of your meal. As with most chain restaurants, this establishment started out as a highly rated, popular seafood house. Chain restaurants are places that you either love or hate. I tend to order the seafood platter as their batter is delicious! And of course either the crawfish etouffee or gumbo. Anyway you look at it, I don't think one could have a bad meal in New Orleans nor can you eat everywhere in one trip although it sure is fun trying! Bon appetite! There will more than likely be a wait but it is worth it.