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        Menu

        Appetizers
        • Seafood Gumbo
          Gulf shrimp and Blue crab meat in a dark roux sauce, Add Oysters - $2.79
          $7.50
        • File Gumbo
          Chicken and smoked sausage sauteed with onions and peppers
          $5.50
        • Fried Mushrooms
          Fresh mushrooms hand-battered with a side of ranch
          $4.99
        Salads
        • Garden Salad
          Iceberg lettuce with cherry tomatoes, shredded Jack and Cheddar cheese, black olives, bacon bits, and seasoned croutons
          $5.79
        • Chef Salad
          Garden salad with boiled egg, ham and turkey
          $6.99
        • Caesar Salad
          Romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, black olives and seasoned croutons with our creamy Caesar dressing
          $6.99
        Entrees
        • Crawfish Shirley
          Crawfish tail meat sauteed in butter and green onions in a white wine and yellow cheese sauce tossed in fettucine pasta
          $11.99
        • Crawfish Etoufee
          Crawfish tails smothered in onions and peppers in a creamy butter sauce served over steamed rice
          $10.99
        • Shrimp Creole
          Browned tomatoes, onions and butterflied shrimp served over steamed rice
          $10.99
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        Donns G.

        04/21/2017

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        No crawfish in the Crawfish Ettouffe! Well There were maybe 4 tiny ones. Not exaggerating, either. Flavor was good but no crawfish, just a few pieces of crawfish. Loved the atmosphere and service , though

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        jfczroth

        07/20/2013

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        Best Bread Pudding Ever!

        We have to make the drive to Ruston every couple of months for the bread pudding. My wife absolutely loves it.

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        mbboudreaux

        09/21/2011

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        In the mood for seafood?

        Only place around to get a good variety of authentic louisiana dishes. Easily the best fried shrimp in town!

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        Details

        Phone: (318) 242-1486

        Address: 109 E Park Ave, Ruston, LA 71270

        Website: http://www.ponchatoulas.com

        More Info

        General Info
        Ponchatoulas was founded in February 1996, by original owner Johnny Gaudet, who then partnered with Chris Garriga in 2004. With a passion for good food and fun, Gaudet opened the restaurant on the bustling Park Avenue in downtown Ruston. The building housed a fire station in the early 1900's, complete with the big red fire truck and even horse-drawn carriages lining the downtown streets. Some years later, the location became a landmark for one of history's music legends, Elvis Presley. Presley recorded in an upstairs studio of the then KRUS radio station. It wasn't until the late 1980's that the building was converted to a restaurant, not much different from the current site. The full-service restaurant offers patrons a wide variety menu that includes appetizers of seafood gumbo, fried mushrooms and boudin balls, as well as from the fryer servings of fried crawfish tails, shrimp, oyster and catfish. Ponchatoulas is famous for their crawfish étouffée, red beans and rice, crab cakes, poboys, and white chocolate bread pudding. Open for lunch and dinner, patrons often come for the free live entertainment and happy hour drink specials. The restaurant's Cajun ambiance will make you feel as though you are sitting in the French Quarter of New Orleans. If you'd rather take that New Orleans feeling home to your dining table, Ponchatoulas makes it easy with heat and serve to go orders.
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        BBB Rating
        A+
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        Services/Products
        Private Dinner Functions, Weddings, Happy Hour, On Premise Catering, Private Dining, Lunch, Parties, Holiday Parties, Casual Dining, Take Out, Bartending, Birthday Parties, Bar, BBQ Catering, Rehearsal Dinner, Catering, Late Night Dining, Off Premise Catering, Pastas, Salami, Entrees, Cajun Menus, Crawfish, Shrimp, Fish & Seafood Menus, Chicken, American Food, Fish & Seafood, French, Appetizers, Crabs, Lobster, Fresh Fish, Sandwiches, Chips & Dip, Chicken Menus, Salads, Lunch, Steaks, Southern & Homestyle Menus, Soups & Salads, Buffalo Wings, Soup, Gourmet Menus, Meats, Shellfish, Hors d'Oeuvres, Dinner Menus.
        Payment method
        all major credit cards, amex, discover, visa, mastercard
        Price Range
        $$
        Accreditation

        Better Business Bureau

        Other Link

        http://www.ponchatoulas.com

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        Categories
        Seafood Restaurants, Caterers, Creole & Cajun Restaurants, Restaurants, Take Out Restaurants
        Other Information

        Parking: Street

        Wi-Fi: No

        Attire: Casual

        Specialties: Parties;Weddings;Cruises;Cruises;Parties ;corporate meetings;Corporate Meetings

        Cuisines: Southern, Caterers, Take Out, Seafood, Cajun & Creole

        Price Range : Average