Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

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(847) 228-9551

798 W Algonquin Rd (Elmhurst Road)
Arlington Heights, IL 60005 42.051376 -87.993772

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pappadeaux.com

Hours:

Mon-Thur:11am-11pm Fri - Sat:11am-12am Sun:11am-11pm

Last updated 12.07.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Upscale Casual Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Carry Out, Private Parties, Private Rooms

Cuisine:

Seafood, Cajun & Creole, Mexican

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

Other Locations:

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What People Are Saying About Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

Featured Review

Jennifer Olvera

Contributor

In Short – Nautical decor and a N'awlins vibe prevail at this boisterous chain known for its family-friendly atmosphere. Fried alligator is a popular beginner when available. Oysters Pappadeaux with crabmeat, spinach and hollandaise sauce offers an alternative. Gumbo, po boys, shrimp etouffee and crawfish are among the entree essentials. Desserts include bread pudding with bourbon sauce, sweet potato pecan pie and praline cheesecake.

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The Extras:
Live crawfish are available seasonally from mid-March to mid-May. While eating them can be an acquired taste and some find the experience intimidating, the restaurant demystifies these delicacies on its website.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The interior decor does not lend itself to a good dining experience.”
  2. “It was romantic on Valentine's day and the server gave me a rose (great ambience upstairs especially).”
  3. “The pleasant atmosphere and courteous service also makes for an enjoyable experience.”
dessert
90.0% positive
  1. “Excellent desserts”
  2. “The desert tray boasts rich and flavorful delectibles.”
  3. “Scallops had a delicate sauce, and chocolate desserts are the best.”
  4. “It seems like many restaurants have good food but they do not have particularly good desserts, you could take or leave the desserts.”
  5. “The food (I've had shrimp, scallops, tuna and desserts) is wonderful, and the service is great.”
food quality
64.06000137329102% positive
  1. “It seems like many restaurants have good food but they do not have particularly good desserts, you could take or leave the desserts.”
  2. “This is a wonderful seafood/cajun restaurant with some really good food.”
  3. “My first time at this restaurant and I enjoyed everything from the food to the service.”
  4. “The food is a bit pricey, but it's well prepared and the portions are huge.”
  5. “Then on top of "not cooked enough food" we witnessed a fist fight between 2 cooks in the kitchen which our 2 children heard all the nasty swearwords that were exchanged.”
  6. “Scallops had a delicate sauce, and chocolate desserts are the best.”
  7. “There was no bread brought to our table until we were almost done with our soup--which was ultimately no great loss, because it was over-soft, and chewy, as if it had been microwaved.”
  8. “Terrible service, mediocre food.”
  9. “The food (I've had shrimp, scallops, tuna and desserts) is wonderful, and the service is great.”
  10. “Their dirty rice is a little spicy, much to my pleasure.”
  11. “The shrimp caesar salad was incredible -- grilled smoky shrimp on top, and the shrimp cocktail has big and meaty shrimp.”
  12. “Pappadeaux is more expensive than other seafood restaurants in the area, but their menu is a bit more varied, which makes up for it a little.”
  13. “The food and the service are excellent!”
  14. “The food itself comes in large portions (as usual) and everything seemed fresh and seasoned.”
  15. “Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is great food and value”
  16. “The food quality was poor, service was terrible.”
menu variety
0.0% positive
  1. “Pappadeaux is more expensive than other seafood restaurants in the area, but their menu is a bit more varied, which makes up for it a little.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Pappadeaux is a great place to eat if Cajun is your flavor.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “This place is fantastic, both my wife and I enjoy it each return we have made.”
service
61.539998054504395% positive
  1. “The service is very good but the restaurant semms to be overcrowded and noisy.”
  2. “It was romantic on Valentine's day and the server gave me a rose (great ambience upstairs especially).”
  3. “The food quality was poor, service was terrible.”
  4. “The food (I've had shrimp, scallops, tuna and desserts) is wonderful, and the service is great.”
  5. “But I went back there last week and our service was simply horrible.”
  6. “The food and the service are excellent!”
  7. “The service is excellent and the servers are personable and courteous.”
  8. “Terrible service, mediocre food.”
  9. “Horrible service -cooks were fistfighting”
  10. “The wait staff is very knowledgeable and attentive.”
  11. “Waiter "Cory" was extremely rude and forgot everything.”
  12. “My first time at this restaurant and I enjoyed everything from the food to the service.”
  13. “The pleasant atmosphere and courteous service also makes for an enjoyable experience.”
value
68.75% positive
  1. “The food is a bit pricey, but it's well prepared and the portions are huge.”
  2. “Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is great food and value”
  3. “The food itself comes in large portions (as usual) and everything seemed fresh and seasoned.”
  4. “Pappadeaux is more expensive than other seafood restaurants in the area, but their menu is a bit more varied, which makes up for it a little.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/29/10

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Westmont

by Chameka at Citysearch

Back in May my sister, mother and myself enjoyed a very nice lunch at the Westmont location, the decor was welcoming i especially liked the pathway leading into the restaurant. Our waiter was very attentive and everything he suggested was very tasty i was initially scared to try the fried alligator he suggested the sampler platter now i can't wait to go back and order that alligator to go everyone should try this restaurant and the prices were very reasonable oh yeah the gumbo is the best i have tasted

2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/27/10

Horrible service -cooks were fistfighting

Contributor at Citysearch

I have been to this restataurant a couple of years ago when it opened and was very excited because I loved the one in Dallas. But I went back there last week and our service was simply horrible. Waiter "Cory" was extremely rude and forgot everything. We had to get another waiter 5 times to get our stuff because Cory was nowhere to be found. Then on top of "not cooked enough food" we witnessed a fist fight between 2 cooks in the kitchen which our 2 children heard all the nasty swearwords that were exchanged. I will never go there again-simply awful

3 Star Rating: Average

08/05/07

Decent Cajun seafood

by colinsilveira at Citysearch

Pappadeaux serves us pretty good Cajun flavored seafood. The service is very good but the restaurant semms to be overcrowded and noisy. The interior decor does not lend itself to a good dining experience. The food itself comes in large portions (as usual) and everything seemed fresh and seasoned. Overall it was a good dining experience.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/31/07

Terrible service, mediocre food.

by terries at Citysearch

Based upon the good reviews that I read on this, and other sites, my husband and I took a friend who was visiting from the UK, to Pappadeaux's. Once we were seated, we waited for fifteen minutes before the waiter showed up. I ordered a cocktail before the meal--which arrived twenty minutes later with my sandy and lukewarm chowder. There was no bread brought to our table until we were almost done with our soup--which was ultimately no great loss, because it was over-soft, and chewy, as if it had been microwaved. I ordered the New Orleans fillet--a tilapia--which was a nice enough piece of fish, but covered in a gloppy sauce. Very overpriced. My husband ordered fried catfish which was fine and our friend ordered shrimp creole which had lots of shrimp but was nothing special. We ordered some mixed vegetables to go with our meal which we had to chase the waiter down to get. We had to chase them down for everything. We were very embarrassed to have taken our friend there and we will never go back.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

08/14/06

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The Details on Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

Place Categories:

  • mediocre food
  • excellent courteous service
  • good dining experience
  • terrible service
  • incredible grilled smoky shrimp
  • flavorful delectibles
  • fantastic place
  • huge portions
  • excellent chocolate desserts
  • more expensive pappadeaux
  • beautiful assortment
  • dirty rice
  • wonderful seafoodcajun restaurant
  • great loss
  • extremely rude cory
  • great value
  • pleasant atmosphere
  • poor food quality
  • not particularly good desserts
  • recommend ill
  • great ambience
  • nasty swearwords
  • not crispy breading
  • enjoyed everything
  • very knowledgeable wait staff
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