Alligator Soul
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: (425) 259-6311
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-3pm, 4pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-3pm, 4pm-9:30pm
Editorial Description for Alligator Soul
Since 1995 this Everett spot has served authentic Cajun favorites like turtle soup, crawfish etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya.
Insider Tips
When to GoThere's live Cajun music every Friday and Saturday night.
BrunchLocals love the weekend brunch, which features items like French toast topped with bourbon molasses.
User Reviews for Alligator Soul
02/20/2008 Posted by ukukwi
My wife and I, along with 2 friends of ours went to Alligator Soul for the first time a week ago. We had reservations luckily (we know how busy they get) and we were seated promptly. The hostess and waiter were both very friendly and courteous. The food on a whole was very good, but not great. I ordered the bourbon pulled pork sandwich - this was excellent. The meat was super tender and moist, the barbecue sauce was a new flavor for me, but I really enjoyed it. The salad trio (crab slaw, potato salad, and corn salad) were awesome. My wife had never had cajun food before - she ordered the crispy chicken gumbo and enjoyed it but was not thrilled by it. The broth was more like a gravy and there weren't many veggies in it. She did enjoy the okra and the chicken, though. Our friends had the seafood jambalaya - he devoured it. They used to live in the south and were impressed with that dish. She ordered the catfish and hushpuppies and enjoyed them very much. I stole one of here hushpuppies and while decent - mine are better. Theirs were small and crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, but lacked much in the way of seasoning at all. Good but not great, I'd go again and try something else on their great menu.
Pros: Good food, great service
Cons: Fairly noisy when crowded
11/08/2007 Posted by southerner
I have heard nothing but good things about Alligator Soul from almost everyone who have been there, although I’ve failed to be impressed except for once when I had Crawfish Ettouffee to die for. Recently I went to their new location on Broadway. The space is certainly nice, and the wait staff couldn’t be nicer. However, the beignets were hard little rounds of deep fried flour dough. Real Beignets are light, airy, and moist on the inside (think French crullers). The file gumbo was heavy on the file, which made it taste like burnt gravy. Totally inedible. I did pick out a few pieces of okra that were nicely done. Being a huge okra fan, I tried okra at their former location, and got hard little nuggets of cornmeal and dried up okra straight from the frozen food section at Cash & Carry. The fried okra if my memory has a light dusting of cornmeal fried in a skillet and served with a little crunch on the outside and still a bit slimy on the inside. Yum! I had the Seafood Hot-Pot and my friend had the Steak Paradisio. The seafood was cooked just right, but the sauce came straight from a can of diced tomatoes, which wasn’t really worth eating, and certainly not worth the $21 price tag. My friend ordered his steak med-rare and it came well done. The side of chips were fabulous, but couldn’t compensate for the dried up and tasteless steak. He was so disappointed he didn’t even eat his meal. To their defense they were extremely busy and were understaffed, not having staffed up for the throngs of people who love Cajun food, but that doesn’t explain my several experiences at the other location. At best this restaurant is inconsistant. At worst there is an Elephant on the table and somehow they have convinced their dinners that it is authentic Cajun food.
Pros: Friendly Staff, nice ambience, parking
Cons: Inconsistant food prep, bad food
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