The Bayou - Cheektowaga

We arrived right when they opened at 5pm. The host was nice and helpful throughout our experience. However, I was shocked to see the establishment had not been cleaned. There were crumbles etc still on various tables the floor had not been swept. There was little soap left in the bathroom dispenser and no paper towels. I order the gumbo-laya. It was decent. My friend ordered the challenger burger……the presentation of the burger was great. However, it had a hair on it so it was not eaten. We received an order of shrimp tacos that were okay. Overall not the greatest experience and would not come back.

Good bar selection, we both had local draft beers, also ordered some fried pickles and hush puppies to share. The fried pickles were so good with the dipping sauce, the hush puppies could have used a bit more flavor. For entrees we had blackened chicken with shrimp and chicken n' biscuits. Yum

By far my favorite place to eat! The food is AMAZING, and the service is even better!

The food at The Bayou is top notch, the bar is incredibly relaxed and fun. The owner and the staff are so nice and welcoming. Every dish I have ever tried has been amazing. The Buffalo chicken and shrimp pizza-boys are some of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. The margaritas are so delicious and great portioned sized. If you are looking for real southern style cuisine this is the place to be. It is my absolute favorite locally owned restaurant!

DO NOT GO HERE!! Got the Gumbo to go. $14 later I 'm sitting at the dinner table with a TINY bowl of thin, oily gumbo with exactly ZERO pieces of chicken in it. Gumbo is supposed to be thick and hearty. And I have no idea how they think this cup of gumbo could be considered an entrée. Guess I 'll have to go to mcdonalds when I get hungry later. Besides the food being a terrible value and not very good, they did absolutely nothing to renovate or reinvigorate that space. Still the same old dingy dark place that Mr Bills was. The staff seemed to struggle to coordinate and ring out a take out order. And to quote Peter Griffin, they look like they 'd be sticky if I touched them . Overall a terribly underwhelming experience that I wish never to repeat. Very disappointing, I was really looking forward to trying this place!