THE CAJUN BOIL & BAR

State:	Connecticut
Address:	349 Winsted Rd, Torrington, CT 06790
Zip code:	06790
Phone:	(860) 618-2899
Website:	http://thecajunboil.com/

Monday:	11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday:	11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday:	11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday:	11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday:	11:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday:	11:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday:	11:30 AM – 8:00 PM

• Juliana Simone
  
  
  (August 12, 2023, 10:21 pm)

  7/23 - Revisiting this eatery since spring '22 for their karaoke night, we were surprised by changes in food and menu items. Originally billed in local press as a fusion restaurant, as the owner and Chef is Asian and grew up in New Orleans, the one-sided dinner menu consisted of 2 choices: boiled in the bag shellfish with flavor options, & fried baskets including gator.
  
  Notable to us now is another side of the menu which consists of Mexican food. Does this make sense? I don't know but perhaps the owner thought this would increase his customer base or a new partner or Chef in the kitchen made this change. Hamburgers have been added, too, to fried baskets.
  
  As a GMLG, I've been working on a top ten chicken wing list and Cajun Boil was on it until this new outing. Not sure what changed - sometimes there's a new Chef, recipe change to cut costs or a new style, but we didn't care much for this new version. Biting into them, our friend and I both noticed instantly the flesh had a yellow color to it. He said, I've never had a yellow chicken wing before. Nor had I. Maybe it's some kind of marinade...if saffron, even though it goes a long way, would be too expensive. Turmeric? Possibly. There was no flavor element if so. The original wings we had came with a fine coating - panko? Whatever they use now is heavy and thick and covers a palid piece of skin. But at $5.00 for eight wings, what can you expect?
  
  On the upside, I had an absolutely delicious bowl of clam chowder, and maybe a half dozen of my companion's all-you-can-eat shrimp order for $25. bucks. Our friend challenged my partner as to who could eat more wings or shrimp, even though he agreed the wings were odd. Shrimp won. The shrimp comes with eight choices: We did not try the sauteed, fried or buffalo, but enjoyed the boiled in the bag and cocktail versions the best.
  
  An appetizer of grilled oysters was very small in size. Special drinks were okay. Karaoke was well timed for singers.
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  Visiting a friend opening a restaurant next door, we walked over to The Cajun Boil for a unique experience. Empty of customers aside from us, we loved the big space, design and new feel to the place. The booth had surprisingly low bench seats.
  
  Beer and wine only license wise. Ordering two white wines at $8.00 each, they were served in small plastic glasses. I suggested to our server if they were going to sell customers wine for this amount of money in this "glass," they should not expect to sell much wine. She said people tell her this but it was a true pour. We agreed at best, this was four ounces of wine and there are many other places with better pours.
  
  For $16.00, we could have brought in a nice bottle. They should consider a corkage fee.
  
  The best thing about our meal were the wings. Unbelievable. Fried like no other, they were incredibly crispy with no hint of oil, cooked perfectly yet moist and lush, flavorful and a decent size. When asked, in some monosyllabic word we said they were great so busy devouring them. The other appetizer, fried shrimp rolls, were also well-fried with small shrimp inside, but no different from a Chinese place.
  
  For dinner, the menu promotes a steamed in the bag combination of a choice of shellfish with corn on the cob and potato or a fried basket.
  
  Staff told us the Chef learned to cook in-the-bag meals in New Orleans where this is common. I've been there. My partner's been there. Friends have been there. None of us remember this item or cooking style. Nevertheless, the two lobster tail dinners with garlic butter and Old Bay seasoning, medium, were very tasty. Really messy to eat, especially since they only provide plastic forks and knives and no dishes.
  
  Two people that came in after us, chose fried basket dinners which looked easier to enjoy. Our wait staff got it right when she told us some customers have said they don't want to eat out of a plastic bag. For over a hundred bucks for two? Understandable.
  
  The lunch menu offers a variety of tacos (shrimp, gator, salmon, pork & chicken) and shrimp dip. This is a restaurant worth trying.

• Karen Wilson
  
  
  (June 18, 2023, 4:10 pm)

  We had fajitas and the clam Cajun boil, both fantastic! This is our second time eating here, and it is consistently excellent! The staff are very friendly and helpful. Special shout out to Dominique, an exceptional server! Prices are good and they have specials, special activities, a stage, and a full schedule of bands and shows.
  I’ve read the other reviews and wanted to add a few points. We had wine in glasses, and a very good pour. I got the fried clam platter previously and it was so much food, we took plenty home. We always leave with another meal to have for lunch the next day. I’m sorry to see that people won’t give them the chance they needed to grow into the business. As I mentioned earlier, we’ve been there twice, probably at least two months apart, and both times they’ve been excellent.

• Carmine Valentino
  
  
  (June 26, 2022, 11:16 pm)

  Cajun boil is a newer restaurant that opened recently, I finally got a chance to check it out.
  It's located right off of Winsted road with plenty of parking.
  They have a big outdoor deck off to the side and the dining room is very spacious.
  There are to areas to accommodate larger groups as well as a bar.
  The food was good I got the shrimp and crayfish comb and gator bites.
  1lb of crayfish isn't enough so just be aware there is a lot of shell.
  Definitely going to go again and try other items on the menu, stay tuned for an update.
  There are no vegetarian or vegan options other than fries but you definitely want to confirm how they are fried
  Not a negative just figured I'd mention.

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