The Bayou in Kaohsiung

[Taoist]

Hi all,

Just went to a Cajun restaurant in Kaohsiung today called The Bayou. I guess it opened in January, but I didn't hear of it until earlier this week. I went there with a couple of co-workers.

They have a nice menu with sandwiches, jambalaya, burgers, drinks and salads. I had a bottle of Erdinger Dark (never saw it before) and a Fiesta Burger. Pretty good stuff. I plan to go back again soon. The small chalkboard outside says (in Chinese) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday all you can eat spaghetti.

Update: The current address is:
226 Mingcheng 1st Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung
高雄市左營區明誠一路226號
Telephone: (07) 310-7293

They open at 6:00 and are closed on Mondays.

[zogwell]

I've been there (many times) and I'd have to agree. The food rocks. They also have a honey lager from a Canadian Microbrewery that I haven't seen anyone else sell.

[Taoist]

Yeah, that honey lager is good -- Costco sells it, along with a few other kinds from the same microbrewery. Granville Island of B.C., as I recall.

[Taoist]

Lately here they've been getting several other kinds of beers and ales...some pretty good stuff so far. And now they have a huge burger, too, which is expensive but awesome!

[zogwell]

Did you finish it? I tried, but I couldn't get through it all.

[Taoist]

Yep. Didn't need to eat supper after that kind of lunch, though.

[maybin]

Gotta jot down the addy.

Still haven't found the place yet. I'm dying to go and enjoy a burger.


Heard so many "best kept secret" references to this place....

[RobinTaiwan]

I've been living in Kaohsiung for over a decade and I've never had a bad experience there. Great food, great atmosphere and excellent service, in my experience as a very loyal patron.

The Bayou is currently closed. They are relocating. Until only a couple weeks ago, they were on Mincheng Road. They plan to re-open in April but no official date was released yet. They are currently working hard on setting up their new location. I don't have the address but I know it will be in the area near Yucheng Road and Boai Road. It's much closer to where I live so I'm very happy about this.

The menu is supposed to be revamped and they plan to open a second location in the future. I was told they also plan to have a different menu in each location. I'm looking forward to it.

[mups]

Thanks for the post/update Robin. Forgive my map skills but the area you mentioned is around Kaohsiung Arena, close to the Lighthouse, right?

Anyway I'll put in a good word for this place happily..it's by far my favorite restaurant in Taiwan. You can tell when real love is put into the food and into a restaurant generally, and the Bayou has never let me down. Looking forward to the new place.

[RobinTaiwan]

Thanks for the post/update Robin. Forgive my map skills but the area you mentioned is around Kaohsiung Arena, close to the Lighthouse, right?

That's right. It will be closer to the Lighthouse, a few blocks away from the arena.