Backyard Bayou - Cajun restaurant in Union City - 32280 Dyer St, USA

Brought my cousin here for a birthday lunch and the experience was okay. The atmosphere is a little off as far as lighting and coolness. We sat near the entrance and to the right of us next to the bar is an area that just looks herrondous. It's a pile of old furniture thrown to the side (extremely tacky) 👎🏽. Food wise, the wings (dry rub) were actually good and calamari. The fries seem over cooked, hard in texture. The crab fries were good and edible because of the sauce and moisture from the crab topping. My crab roll was tasteless. Like I took one bite and gave it to my lunch date to take home my lunch. It had no flavor what so ever. The server said their crab is just mixed with mayo (a Japanese brand). There was no butter or garlic or anything to make this expensive crab roll worth a bite. Would I ever come back or recommend this place?... NO‼️

Backyard Bayou is a flavor explosion! 🦐🌽 I've been a loyal customer for years, and the flavors always leave my taste buds dancing. My go-to combo of calamari, shrimp, rice, corn, and potatoes never disappoints. 🍤🍚 Today, we ventured into clams and oysters territory—delicious! Situated conveniently by the movie theatre, this spot stands out among other nearby restaurants. 📍 Despite the competition, Backyard Bayou remains my ultimate go-to when I’m in Union City. 👍

The rating is low because of my issue. My first time going there I ordered to go. I asked for a king crab boil with three extra eggs as I was told that it only came with one I also got Crabby fries. When I received my order I realized the bag was light so I asked the guy that took my order like where's the potatoes, shrimp, corn, sausage etc he told me of that comes in a bucket. I told him I was unaware of that most of the places I've been when I order a crab boil everything is included if you want extra you pay for it he says my bad I asked him could I get the rest added in I'll pay the difference he said the kitchen is closed I was the last order of the night. I feel like for a customer like myself coming in spending next to a hundred dollars of my hard earned money on the holiday and leaving a 18% tip that he could have made an effort to accommodate me. I should have asked for a manager but I was in a hurry later I found out that they charged me for three extra eggs and there were only three in the bag if it comes with one and you guys charge me for three and I don't even get the free one it comes with is ridiculous. Good tasting food but the service at that moment wasn't on point. I'm not from California so l like to eat at different places often hopefully something can be done ASAP about this.

When I went to Backyard Bayou on Friday, there was free Garlic Noodles served with any bucket purchase. Our family ordered a Bayou Bucket and free Garlic Noodle that were good enough for a family three. Good tastes and portion. Lobster MAC&Cheese is also good.

We visited on 8/19/2023, and was immediately greeted and seated. We order the bayou bucket side of rice and extra sauce on the side, no lie it was bought to our table in less than 5 mins mins. The shrimp was very rough and the whole bag was bland and lacking flavor. I wouldn’t recommend this place for a seafood boil perhaps the fried food are better

The backyard bayou is one my favorite places to eat at to grab seafood boils , wings and crab fries. I have been eating here for some years now. Typically they are busy on the weekends. I always go to the movies at Century 25 ,then go get food after. The restaurant has a good vibe and the customer service is good ,I have no complaints 👌🏾. The food is always fresh and served hot! Which I love. The food also has good flavor and seasoning yum! They have a bar inside and they serve good drinks as well. So if you want some good seafood, bomb crab fries , good drink and wings this is the place to go !!

We felt like having some southern food today and so we came across the backyard bayou. We were greeted by a really nice young gentleman and engaged in really nice conversation. He gave us a lot of time and suggestions of what we can order. It was my cousin's first time here. So I want to make sure she had a good experience. It's always fun when you get a bib and some gloves right? We ordered a one pound of shrimp, headless, and one pound of blue 🦀 We tried their house seasoning, which was a little bit of Louisiana flavor and it was delicious. We also try the crab with the lemon pepper sauce, which was also delicious. The potatoes, the sausage was on point. Wasn't a big fan of the corn not gonna like it wasn't the best, I can tell it was a frozen corn. So I'll probably skip out on the core next time, but I'll probably be back. Definitely enjoyed my time.

If you love Cajon Seafood, then this is the place to go. They provide Excellent Customer Service. The owner Haan, treats everyone like family. They now have happy hour pricing on every weekday. They also have excellent drinks.