The Bayou

Over 300 beers in bottles and on draft. Specializing in Cajun & Creole food. Late night dining and music on the weekends.

8 / 10
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  • Phone

    (801) 961-8400

  • Website

    utahbayou.com

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  • Type

    Pub

Address

645 S State St Salt Lake City , UT 84111 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Live Music
Menus Dinner
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 81


Keywords:

gumbolaya beer crawfish étouffée alligator cheesecake gumbo good for dates good for groups live music good for singles desserts casual sandwiches vanilla ice cream jazz music deep fried twinkies spicy food breweries great value popcorn po' boys
Shellise Brandenburg

What a great place! We were seated quickly & the waitress was very fast! On a Saturday night we were in & out in an hour! I had the gumbolaya & my bf had the crawfish etouffee , both were delicious!

Kat ????

Bayou is amazing! The Jambalaya (more spicy ) is absolutely delicious! The Fried Catfish with pasta is really really good too. A huge ???? for the lovely live jazz too. Highly recommend this place!

Brad Hager

AMAZING, FUN place. Get the Alligator Cheesecake , Cajun Seafood Balls, & Popcorn Crawfish apps. & the catfish , crawfish étouffées & Chicken fried chicken entrees . INCREDIBLE beer selection YUMMY!!

Dave Palmer

With hundreds of beers on tap , this place is a great stop. On top of that, they have the BEST creole food around. Don't miss the Gumbolaya , a combination of Gumbo and Jumbalaya and a Guiness float!

Chung-yee Ngo

The crawfish étouffée is the way to go. The jambalaya was decent but the étouffée has so much flavor! The burrito is a nice take on it all.

Alan Ertl

Visited SLC and this place was a 5 block walk. Tried it once and found myself returning every night during my stay. Food is excellent, moderately priced and many craft brews on tap .

Men's Health Mag

Regulars rave about the sweet potato fries and the chipotle aioli , which may or may not go well with gumbo , jambalaya , crawfish etouffee , and the many other Cajun delights Read more

Kirsten Milliner

The Bayou is an awesome restaurant and bar ! The food is so good I have dreams about it, I highly recommend the jambalaya with shrimp !

Mongkol T.

Service was very slow but the food was very good. I ordered a crawfish poboy which turned out to be excellent! I would just come back for the poboy !

Esquire

Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Nicknamed Beervana, offering more than 200 kinds of bottled beer . Start with Delirium Tremens and work your way around the globe. Read more

Jordan Maddocks

Amazing place to eat and listen to live music . They are a brewery but you certainly do not need to drink to enjoy this amazing eatery . Their Pizzas are amazing!

Jessica L

Loved the sweet potato fries with the spicy aioli and the balsamic dressing (which was unique) but especially the Ahi Tuna Tacos . The seared tuna was fresher here than at Market Street.

Bry Hardin

Beer selection is amazing & the crawfish etouffee was very good. I ate the whole thing! lol Service was excellent too.

Alisha Martinez

Full bar ! In the summer they sometimes have Smore pie .. Grab one while you can! I also love the red beans and rice .

Julie S.

Great selection of beer ! You can get anything from a really hoppy IPA to a dark stout . Plus the Cajun style food is amazing. Try the po-boy and you won't be disappointed!

Now Salt Lake

Along with more beer brands than you can shake a church key at, the Bayou's full dining menu is available until 11:30 p.m., and the kitchen remains open until 12:30. www.utahbayou.com. Read more

Now Salt Lake

Speciality: Cajun- and Creole-themed with a sprinkling of pub grubIf you are looking for desserts try the Deep Fried Twinkies or the Stout Float which is vanilla ice cream with Guinness draft . Read more

Matt Affolter

Not only the best beer selection in town , but also the best (maybe the only) cajon-themed restaurant . Beer is epic, but food is worth a visit as well .

Olga Nezhevenko

Blackened salmon and Cajun linguini are delicious. As is the ca join shrimp appetizer . And beer ! So much beer ...

Chad

Good gumbo and jambalaya ! It's not New Orleans, but probably the best you'll find in the SLC area, possibly UT.

Rob Weidmann

Two things: Bring your vaccination card (or a photo of it), and order the gumbo fries .

Christian Whitesides

I highly recommend the Ahi Tuna Tacos . They probably won't fill you (only two tacos ), but you'll be satisfied with your meal.

Alissa Yi

Really good food with fun environment. The servers are fun and chill

Jesse Harris

This is real deal Southern, Cajun, and creole cooking. Give the hoppin' John a shot.

Lauren SK

This place has the largest beer selection in town . Live music often so it's loud up front.

Martin Rigby

Classic, delicious Crawfish/shrimp étouffée . Very good.

Mike Riedel

Great selection of hard to find Danish & Belgian beers .

Katie Skillman

If you're craving a beer straight from the streets of Munich, get the Spaten Franz-Hefe-Weissbier...so good!

Angie Kae

Beer and and blackened catfish sandwich is a good eat. Oh, and also more beer .

Vivian

Bayou fish plate (catfish w/ fettuccine ????) they check proof of vaccination

Ninja Jeff

Great beer selection , and appetizers are good too. I had the garlic burger and it was nothing special.

Chris Millar

Vegetarian ? get this: Veggie sandwich in wrap form, with artichoke hearts and hummus .

Now Salt Lake

Not in a beer mood tonight? Try the Hurricane: light and dark rum mixed with fruit juices . It also pairs nicely with the Fettuccine Kileene. Read more

Trevor Witcher

Go the Bayou and forget about the 50/50 Fries . Try the long lost secret of delicious Chips with Artichoke Dip . You won't regret it!

Juan Diez

Stay with beer , drinks lack the fun part: alcohol . Dont miss the artichoke dip .

Emily Willen

Gumbolaya (mix of gumbo & jambalaya ) is the best!!!!

Aspen McKenna

Try the 50/50 fries !!! Half regular potato and half sweet potato !! Yum!!!!

Bubbles Utonium

First Turkey Burger , it was quite tasty. Can't wait to go back and try more things. Read more

Chunky Jeff

If you give a crackhead a dollar, he'll just ask for more. If you spend that said dollar here at the bayou instead of giving it to that said crackhead, then we all win.

Nina Tekwani

The 50/50 sweet potato fries and the chipotle hummus are both delicious!

Morgan S

Amazing beer list

Danielle Kovack

Beer selection is on point.

Becca Grace

Everything

Don LaVange

I had a beautiful Epic Oaked and Smoked for lunch the other day, with a bit of crawfish etoufee. Oh yeah.

Tom Ashby

Please order the Gumbolaya . This dish is INCREDIBLE!!

Brett dean

Excellent Creole.

Lee Sebel

Gumbo with crawfish is the bomb. And enjoy a brew from Epic, SLC's newest brewery .

Jen Shubert

Fried ravioli appetizer

Antonio G Zertuche

The Irish Snakebite was really good!

Ray Brown

Cajun bar food = meh, but great beer selection ...

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