Where to Eat During Lent in Lake Charles

Casa Mañana

Casa, as the locals call it, is serving up the flavor this season with an extensive Lenten menu. With 15 delicious options─from seafood queso and portabella camaron to chipotle fried fish court bouillon, you can't go wrong at this popular Tex-Mex restaurant in the heart of Lake Charles!

Coffee:30 Café

Indulge in delicious Cajun flavor with Coffee:30 Café special Lent menu, which features their signature beignets topped with a creamy crawfish sauce. Or sample their vegetarian options like the veggie breakfast bowl and breakfast burrito.

Zeus

Savor the Mediterranean flavors at Zeus locations in Lake Charles and Moss Bluff including a convenient to-go location. Choose from numerous Lenten meals including the tuna kababs, featuring tuna steaks that have been marinated, seasoned, and seared to perfection, served alongside grilled veggies, rice pilaf, and a hummus and feta cheese side salad.

Bourbon Street Deli

Don't let the location fool you! Louisiana has some of the best gas station eats, like Bourbon Street Deli, offering two locations to try their delicious Cajun and Creole cuisine. Choose from one of five Lenten specials like the shrimp po'boy, a popular sandwich made with a loaf of fluffy French bread sliced in half and stuffed with fried shrimp, lettuce, and tomatoes, and served with a side of crispy French fries.

The M Bar

During Lent, The M Bar is serving delicious meatless specials in a comfortable atmosphere. Choose from several different meals, including the shrimp pasta, covered in a creamy Cajun alfredo sauce, and served with a side of garlic toast.

Crying Eagle Brewing

Don't miss the seasonal Lent specials at Crying Eagle-Brewing! For a limited time, savor the crab cake sliders topped with Cajun remoulade, miso slaw, and pickled red onions. Or go for the crispy favorite: Fish & Chips, beer-battered fish served with fries, fresh lemon, and house-made tartar sauce. At Crying Eagle Brewing-Lakefront, savor new specials each Friday during Lent.

Nina P's Café

Choose from a robust seafood menu year-round at Nina P's Café! With appetizers like the crawfish bread, slices of fluffy French bread topped with a creamy crawfish sauce, and entrees like the award-winning shrimp and crab seafood gumbo, you can't go wrong!

Leonard's Food Quarters

Chow down on the hearty made-from-scratch shrimp etouffee over rice at Leonard's Food Quarters. They offer a substantial seafood menu year-round featuring fried fish and shrimp entrees.

Joe's Pizza and Pasta

Savor delicious Italian flavors at Joe's Pizza and Pasta. Their seafood menu is perfect for those observing Lent with delicious entrees like the lobster and shrimp ravioli, sautéed shrimp, tomatoes, and garlic in a creamy white wine sauce.

Lighthouse Bend

Indulge in fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood at Lighthouse Bend year-round. Their friendly atmosphere and mouthwatering menu items like the Captain's Platter, a catfish and shrimp entree served with rice dressing and asparagus drenched in a lemon beurre blanc sauce, make it the perfect stop to complete your visit along the Creole Nature Trail-All American Road.

Pronia's Deli and Bakery

Discover Cajun French and Sicilian recipes at Pronia's Deli and Bakery. Lenten dishes like the Not-a-Lotta feature all the delicious flavors of the popular pizzalottas and mufalletas without any meat. If you haven't given up desserts for Lent, then you can enjoy delicious sweets like cannoli, cupcakes, and baklava from their bakery.

Villa Harlequin

Enjoy several meatless Italian-inspired dishes at Villa Harlequin in Downtown Lake Charles like the crispy fried redfish sandwich on toasted ciabatta bread.

121 Artisan Bistro

Relish incredible seafood dishes at 121 Artisan Bistro year-round, like the Shrimp and Crawfish Diavolo, a fettuccini dish topped with sautéed shrimp and crawfish tails in a spicy asiago, plum tomato cream sauce.

Area 337

Head to Area 337 to experience delicious Latin flavors this Lenten season, like the whole red snapper, a traditional Caribbean dish.

Buffi's Peaux Boys

Buffi's Peaux Boys is known for their flavorful twists on popular dishes, from their peauxboys on perfectly toasted bread to their overstuffed potateuxs, you can't go wrong! Try the crawfish boil potateaux, a spud combining all the best flavors of a Southwest Louisiana crawfish boil, including mouthwatering crawfish tails.

Pujo St. Café

Delight in an explosion of flavors at Pujo St. Café! Their blackened tuna bowl, made with cubed blackened tuna served atop white rice with avocado, cucumber, green onions, Pujo's signature Tokyo sauce, and a spicy chili aioli, is a must-try dish this season.

Tin Lizard Bar & Grill

Head to Vinton to sample the delicious flavors at the Tin Lizard Bar & Grill located within Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino, and Hotel like the pan roasted salmon. Their Atlantic salmon is drizzled in a lemon butter sauce and served alongside rice and sweet peas and available all year long.

Chart House

Savor fresh seafood dishes at Chart House, located within Golden Nugget Lake Charles. Go for the shrimp and scallop risotto, a year-round dish crafted with sauteed shrimp and scallops and served with a mushroom and rice risotto.

Vic & Anthony’s

For another popular fine dining option in the Golden Nugget, visit Vic & Anthony’s. Their pan-seared salmon is a mouthwatering year-round entrée served with roasted broccolini, baby carrots, lemon butter caper sauce, cherry tomatoes, and fresh herbs.

Ember Grille & Wine Bar

Looking for another intimate dining experience during Lent? Visit Ember Grille & Wine Bar, located within L'Auberge Casino Resort. The Chilean sea bass served with artichoke hearts, carrots, pancetta, onions, creminis, and nage is available all year long. 

Gordon Ramsay Steak

Savor the ultimate seafood feast at Gordon Ramsay Steak, located within the Horseshoe Casino Resort. The shellfish platter features a half-pound king crab, oysters, lobster, a shrimp cocktail, and more!