Dallas Observer 2007
Best Fried Catfish and Cajun Restaurant
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My name is Ivan Pugh and The Alligator Café is my restaurant.

I sincerely hope you enjoy your visit to our web site. I look forward to meeting you when you dine with us at The Alligator Café.

My goal is to provide the best Cajun and Creole food, made from scratch, to the most important people in the world - Our Customers.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions, I want to hear from you - please click here to jump to the Comments page.

I promise a prompt reply by email or phone (if you include your phone number).

And don’t forget to add your name to our GatorMail list - we will send you notices of specials, coupons just for list members and news (some true, some not) about Chef Ivan.

Our promise to our customers

The Alligator Café promises an original, classic Cajun menu, preparing quality dishes from scratch with the freshest ingredients available.

We promise to serve them to you fast as possible with a smile on our face and the appreciation you deserve as our customer.

About Cajun and Creole cooking

Cajun food was based on French country cooking, but the ingredients were adapted to fit the marshy Bayou country of Louisiana. It was based on the Spanish, West Indian, and African influences that later crept into the Cajun repertoire.

Creole Cooking is southern American cooking with its base in New Orleans. It’s the French and Spanish styles of cooking with many interpretations on how to cook. It was the blending of these different cultures that gave birth to the Creole cuisine as we know it today.

Both Cajun and Creole cooking rely on seafood, rice, herbs, peppers, and green onions as staple ingredients – they are frequently hot and spicy in character.

Whatever the similarities or differences, one thing is certain: Cajun and Creole cooking is among the most spirited in America today.

Our hours are -

• Monday 10 am - 4 pm
• Tuesday - Thursday 11 am - 9 pm
• Friday - Saturday 11 am - 10 pm

Read the reviews!

Dallas Morning News ‘Cheap Date” (July 4, 2007) [click here]

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (June 11, 2004) [click here]

Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate (July 2004) [click here]

AOL City Guide (August 2004) [click here]

Dallas Morning News/GuideLive (October 2004) [click here]

Lakewood People (January 28, 2005) [click here]

Dallas Observer Best of 2005 ... [click here]

D Magazine Neighborhood Find, Sept 2006 ... [click here]