D’s Cajun Cuisine is a food truck that is currently parked in front of Tommy’s Meat Market on Highway 365, just outside of Maumelle. It is only open on Fridays (4-9) and Saturdays (11-9), though. We love crawfish and gave this a shot. Here’s our take:
ENVIRONMENT
The owner couldn’t be nicer, nor busier. The first time I stopped by this place was at 4:30 on a Saturday, and they were already completely sold out of everything! The owner, Micah Dingler, gave me a card and said to call in orders ahead of time to ensure we get some food. So, that’s what we did the following weekend.
THE MENU
There are only three things on the menu: crawfish, snow crab, and shrimp. So, we got all of them! If you get any of these in a meal, you also get a sausage, corn, and a potato. Also, they only take cash. Good news: the tax is included on the menu prices.
THE FOOD
We’ll start with the good stuff, the snow crab!
This was the best snow crab I have ever had. First off, these crab legs were very large, so I got a lot of meat in the 1 lb serving. They were cooked and seasoned to perfection. The crab meat was very tender and there was enough spice to give it a great kick, but not too much to cover the sweetness of the crab. I will be getting this again.
We each got a crawfish meal, that comes with 3 lbs of crawfish. It came in a plastic bag, so we put each meal on a large tray…that is a lot of crawfish!
While the crawfish was cooked perfectly, I felt it lacked in spice. The tail meat was pretty bland. This would be considered perfect for someone who doesn’t like any heat, but I love spicy seafood…and this was not spicy at all.
The most disappointing item was the shrimp. These are beautiful, large shrimp, but they are peeled prior to being boiled. And they are extremely overcooked. The rubbery texture was off-putting, though the flavor was better than that of the crawfish. Yet, again, I would prefer my shrimp a little spicier.
The sides were fine, nothing special. The corn was nice and spicy. The potato was a potato. The large sausage links included in the meals were very flavorful, but very fatty.
OVERALL
We loved the crab, I will definitely get more of that in my future. However, for crawfish or shrimp, I’m going to Eat My Catfish. Their version is much spicier and is always cooked perfectly, as well.