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Gumbo Jumbo

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80 N. Market Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030

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Gumbo Jumbo
Local(408) 294-8626

80 N. Market Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030

http://www.gumbojumbo.net

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User Reviews of Gumbo Jumbo

Yelp.com Review - by Ro C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've driven by this place so many times and I finally came here yesterday for lunch with my coworkers.The place is cute. It's themed New Orleans style with beads everywhere and a couple of flat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by David D.

4.0 of 5 stars. My wife and I went here late around 10pm and they stayed open just for us. That by itself was amazing. We are huge Cajun fans so we ordered a little of everything. They had these little corn muffins...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathleen N.

2.0 of 5 stars. I came here for a few times for pageant dinners a while back and although the atmosphere and the restaurant itself was really nice, the food was alright. The crawfish was small and its shell was oddly...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by H H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Came back for more, this time w/ a posse to sample more dishes. Shrimp garlic noodles, Blackened catfish that "bites back", BEST beignets I've had in the Bay area ever. We were heroes among our...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly B.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place is fun, but the prices are a tad expensive for lunch. We ordered the combo appetizer plate with fried okra, sweet potato fries, and corn fritters. The corn fritters were tasty and were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica N.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been here twice. The first time was for a private party. We were drinking and eating the leftover party food. Hahaha. Damn, everything tastes good when you're buzzed. Then I came back again for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by annie s.

2.0 of 5 stars. came here for a Birthday party. fthe sweet potato fries were good but food was overly spicy and service was slow.
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nikki W.

1.0 of 5 stars. I went here about 6 month ago or so and forgot to review it. I had the gumbo and it was the worst I've ever had. Gumbo should not be sweet. I think my friend had jambalaya and it was terrible too. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by par k.

4.0 of 5 stars. On our way to another cajun/creole restaurant, Google Maps led us astray yet again, but luckily, GMap's inaccuracy worked in our favor this time. I wasn't expecting much from Gumbo Jumbo, but I came...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Charissa P.

4.0 of 5 stars. My friend had her dinner party because she's moving to LA for grad school, which is awesome. Apparently, I didn't get the memo that the reservations were at 8 but the FB invite was 7 so I'm stupid for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Samantha S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went here with 7 of my office mates for our quarterly lunch outing. Wow. I guess I was not expecting much being a vegetarian. I was wrong! They have a variety of vegetarian options that I did...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Norman M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Jumbo gumbo accommodated my work luncheon (party of 18). Orders were preselected and degree of spicyness was confirmed at the table. Overall food the was excellent and service was great. If your...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by tabby l.

4.0 of 5 stars. My boyfriend and I drive past this place so often we decided to try it. The food and service did not disappoint! We were seated promptly and the server had a wonderfully bubbly attitude. We ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Darrin J.

2.0 of 5 stars. Marie Laveau would be disappointed because there is no magic at Gumbo Jumbo. Starting with the Cajun popcorn shrimp with anemic breading, lackluster taste and even more lackluster canned sauces (the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am not a Cajun fan but had heard that the Crawfish was great here. Well thanks to Gumbo Jumbo I have a whole new outlook on Cajun cooking. The lychee and pomegranate Mojito's are FAB!
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Donna F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Who knew Vietnamese and Cajun food could fuse? Great food, great live jazz, great prices. Service was a little slow, but it was very busy on a Saturday evening.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephen M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to like Gumbo Jumbo better than I did. The service was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is very pleasant and there was an excellent jazz trio playing for the small, but enthusiastic...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ashley B.

3.0 of 5 stars. The ambiance of this place is beautiful with its colorful decor and live music. Ordered the Mumbo Gumbo Jambalaya, it was decent but the seafood could have been fresher--certainly couldn't eat the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Angeli J.

4.0 of 5 stars. i tried to lemongrass tofu and the veggie jambalaya. the lemongrass tofu was great - i loved the coconut rice! the veggie jamabalaya was good too.. very flavorful... they accidentally brought out the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Corn fritters? Check.Sweet potato fries? Check.Fried okra? Check.Veggie jambalaya? Check.Tofu over garlic noodles? Check.Beignets? Check.Yep, they've got vegetarian options galore here in San Jose...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Saturday night simply doesn't get any better than awesome Cajun food and the Second Cousin's band jamming at Gumbo Jumbo.I am a contract Engineer and as a result I travel all over the US supporting...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyliie T.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place is great if you are looking for cheap eats and large portions! I took my mom and aunt here and wow they had huge appetizers and lots of food! It wasn't bad either and they have a band come...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Took the family here for Father's Day, so hubby who is a native of Louisiana can really enjoy some good cajun food w/ an Asian twist. We ordered approx. 15 items off their menu, due to a variety of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by cynthia w.

3.0 of 5 stars. we ordered the following:seafood jambalya---it was pretty yummie but i had better.prawns with garlic noodles----prawns were fantastic but the noodles were like chow mein, really greasy (my favorite at...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by David T.

5.0 of 5 stars. the asian waitress is cute...can;t stop thinking about heri created a yelp account just for her so you know this is legit. if i lived in san jose i would eat there 3x a day (only if she's working that...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nam T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I went here with my fiancee and a couple friends on a Sunday night. The decor is pretty plain, I don't think it match well with the interior. The food was great and the service was very attentive....
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Janny T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I went here for the dine about town menu which had three courses for $20.00. The portions were huge!For Dinner-I had the ...Gumbo Jumbo Soup-pretty good-came with a bowl of riceGarlic Noodles-Nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob G.

3.0 of 5 stars. I am a huge fan of creole and cajun cooking and so when my gf told me she had a $25 dollar off coupon to go to GUMBO JUMBO i was ecstatic!! ;) I even went online and looked up the menu so that i could...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by May v.

4.0 of 5 stars. Tried this place out as part of the dine downtown san jose event - loved it! My fav's:- Sweet Potatoe fries and corn fritters - delish- chicken garlice noodles - a serious stand out. the noodles were...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Funny we frequent downtown and hadn't hear of this place until we happened upon the Dining Downtown event. What a gem! We decided to make reservations, which was a good thing because they are a small...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackie S.

4.0 of 5 stars. My family and I went here for the Dine Downtown SJ Event. You must make a reservation at dinner because there aren't that many tables in this place. Just go to opentable.com to make the reservation.I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by saba D.

2.0 of 5 stars. So I don't like giving low meh stars but what can I do! They made me 15 minutes late for work =(Went here during my lunch hour while at work (key word- HOUR). There were three of us and we ordered the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by G C.

1.0 of 5 stars. I went here with a 14 person birthday group. While the rest of the restaurant only had about 3 other tables sat, we were still given our entrees about 25 minutes apart from the first dish to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Helen N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been here on a few occasions and tried many different things:crawfish--not the best. Had it once and never again. too bad because i got the frequent buyers card, but only got two stamps :(Cajun...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Celeste B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Our final bill was a bit pricey.......$60, no appetizers and only one bar beverage. I had the lemongrass chicken with coconut rice and it was damn good. I cleaned my plate, even eating the salad that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have to preface this review by saying I am not an expert on Cajun food. Gumbo Jumbo was decorated very nicely. I wanted jambalaya and they had several dishes; seafood jambalaya, chicken jambalaya,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Chef Laura W.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is my new favorite place, but I am only giving it 3 stars because I have only been there once! The food was fantastic (at least what I ate & I know it's subjective) and the music although a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Annie C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I feel kind of bad for giving this restaurant a 3 stars because the waiter was really nice and the service was great, but I was un-impressed with the food and it was overpriced.We ordered the fried...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Anjelica B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is awesome! I wish we actually ate at the restaurant because it was beautiful inside with lots of art on the wall, nice lounge furniture, and exposed brick walls (: Like most of the creole...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Daisy T.

2.0 of 5 stars. The impossible!The unthinkable!The SHAME!THEY... RAN... OUT... OF... CRAWDADS!!!!! =O *faints*This was not a good start to the night. My group got there around 8:30PM on a Friday. And they were...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a great place with great food. The only set back is that their portions run on the small side. The place has a very friendly atmosphere and the decor of the restaurant is also very nice.The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by E B.

1.0 of 5 stars. As excited as I was to finally have what was labeled as an authentic creole restaurant in downtown San Jose, I couldn't help but be completely disappointed with this restaurant. I ordered the catfish...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Raquel A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ok, me and my boyfriend really enjoy this place. I love cajun food, but maybe I haven't had enough of it to compare. But this place I really enjoy. The ambiance is really nice for a date, and there is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nam N.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place was a little of a disappointment. The gumbo is not like the one you would get in Nawlin's. The host declares that it is more cajun based than creole, more rustic than creamy. Apparently,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I visited Jumbo Gumbo today for lunch. There were lunch specials on a table out side for customers to view. I walked in and to my surprise the decor was modern, the lighting was excellent and classy....
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Cherryl D.

3.0 of 5 stars. My Ratings:Quality of Food - 4 Stars Quantity of Food - 3 Stars Price - 3 Stars Location - 4 Stars Parking - 3 Stars Service - 3 Stars Speed - 4 Stars My Opinion/Story:To be fair, I've only been here...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie Anne A.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a really good restaurant with good food and friendly staff. The seafood jambalaya was really good. I got the medium and it was the right amount of spicy. Also, the guava champagne was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by caroline r.

3.0 of 5 stars. So far I've visited this place twice. I had the Cajun jambalaya the first time and did not like it so much. I guess it just didn't hit the spot the way I wanted it to. My second visit was on Mardi...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lynn V.

2.0 of 5 stars. I was really hoping that this place would be a hit since I enjoy cajun food, but I was truly disappointed. At first, I thought it was weird that there was no one else in the restaurant at 6pm on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Thuy H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went here for lunch today. I enjoyed it. My friend and I started off with the Crawfish Eggrolls (I believe that's what it's called) and to be honest, it was like my mom's homecooked Vietnamese...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Regina J.

5.0 of 5 stars. OMG! Gumbo Jumbo is AWESOME!A coworker gave me a flier and I thought I give this place a try. I was there for the Grand Opening back in 2007. I went there for lunch a few times and I was very...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Cathy D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Last year I drove by this place several times before I finally dragged my boyfriend here.I was so excited that a Cajun restaurant opened in Downtown San Jose. We came here on a weeknight around 7pm...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Oysters on Half Shell, 1/2 dozen- $12- 3 stars Very sweet, fresh tasting oysters. However, they were VERY small. the smallest oysters i've ever seen!Shrimp Gumbo $10- 4 stars. For all you spicy fan,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Carlo F.

4.0 of 5 stars. 2 wordschicken gumbotry coming during lunch as it's it's cheapest with a soda or iced tea.the portions are big, careful not to over order.the designs and decorations are WONDERFUL and modern.The...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Demetrius M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Visited this place with a coworker for lunch and loved it. The food was great, loved the Asian fusion aspects. The service was great, fast, and very friendly without seeming fake. The best part: the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by donna k.

2.0 of 5 stars. my husband loves cajun food...and i had been trying to get him to go for almost a year! the cute lil shrimp logo beckoned! so finally~ we got our group together and went!we tried lots of things... 7...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Anthony N.

4.0 of 5 stars. I decided to come here once again on whim. I met the owners of the restaurant, and to my expectations, they were quite polite and welcoming. I was also served by a lovely young lady who smiled...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Teresa S.

4.0 of 5 stars. This restaurant was more than a pleasant surprise. Great ambience, live music on the Friday night we were there, good service, and delicious cajun fusion food. I tried the Gumbo and it was packed with...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sara W.

3.0 of 5 stars. After reading Noel's comment, I see that my experience is not uncommon. The food was great; I ordered the lemongrass tofu, and all of the flavors were perfect. The coconut rice was a great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Noel M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Even though I already had intentions on giving Gumbo Jumbo another shot, Amanda N. (Director of Operations) solidified my plan. As a result of my review, she apologized for any lack of service and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Camia B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I heard they have great cajun food. There were 5 of us total. I saw the menu and it has more then just Cajun food. I'm a sucker for Vietnamese food so I ordered it. It wasn't bad. The portion was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Don T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I got a good response from owner after writing my review, and the owner was very professional about the lack of mention about the lunch special. They do have the bigger portions if the jumbalaya is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by M C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This restautant used to participate in "American Advantage Program" I ate here so many times... then I stop coming here. I did like the food but we only eat at restaurant where I earn miles and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by joycie w.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here for dinner with a friend and ordered the Gumbo Jumbo Jambalaya. I thought it was pretty good, I'm not a fan of sausage but I tried it anyways and it was good. I ordered my dish spicy and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by donalisa t.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lisa: i LOVE their sauce here! really really tasty wihtout too much oil. their crawfish is almost always really fresh. when ordering, order extra garlic sauce on the side...you wont regret it!!...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rasha G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great cajun tofu. Good beignets. Wonderful live jazz. Good service. No hot water in the bathroom (I can never understand that!).
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katherine L.

2.0 of 5 stars. I thought I'd try this place one more time, but it was the same. Overpriced food, poor quality.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Definitely better the 2nd time around....The first time I came here, they had just opened up a few weeks before and were still trying to get into the groove of things (slow wait for food, young staff,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Philip T.

3.0 of 5 stars. Good food, but not authentic Cajun cooking at all.
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Keri L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Good seafood gumbo- disappointing hush puppies- little pricey. Had that downtown try to be chic/hipster thing in the decor- but it also had the couch/lounge areas, which I like for hanging with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Namu W.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Kobe cajun burger. Motherhumpin DELICIOUS. That's a burger that doesn't even really need sauce - the beef is that good.The spicy shrimp po-boy. Ooooowheee! My wife said it was "sooo goooood"...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nancy T.

3.0 of 5 stars. Another Cajun/Vietnamese restaurant. We came here for dinner. My fiance had the shrimp boil. It came out dry (no broth). We both thought that was weird. Usually there is broth in the plastic bag....
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jane l.

3.0 of 5 stars. Tried eating because of I purchased a certificate at restaurant.com. The setting is really nice. Nice decor. It's a pretty cool place to chill and to listen to live music.We came for an early...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by linda w.

5.0 of 5 stars. The food was delicious. There was no wait, maybe because the economy is not doing so well. My bf and I just came back from New Orleans and all of a sudden we are craving for some cajun/creole food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Archie G.

3.0 of 5 stars. I love Cajun food and used go to this awesome place in Sunnyvale all the time. I never even knew the name of the place, but it was awesome. Unfortunately, it shut down. I have been hoping for a place...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David M.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place is nothing close to being cajun cooking. Based on what I was served up, I would say nothing about my jambalaya or my friend's entrees were prepared fresh. I'm thinking most things were...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ann H.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place has pretty good food, but they take forevers to come out. Everytime i go there we are there for such a long time. I wish they would find more help. It seemed like one guy and one girl...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hetty P.

3.0 of 5 stars. My sister knows the owner, so whenever we go, we get a discount. However, even with the discount, the food can be pretty pricey. The only thing I love are the appetizers and the dessert. Try their...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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best crawfish in town! by Nancy R. at InsiderPages

I have been around Gumbo Jumbo since they first opened. Their crawfish is rich in flavor and not overly cooked like some places. The jambalaya is bomb! with delicious Cajun sausages and wonderful spices. I...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carole G.

3.0 of 5 stars. This sure sounded good when Ailsa B. said we should go here for lunch. I love me some crawdads! Located on Market in downtown SJ, this is an interesting looking place. I perused the Metro article up...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ashish k.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was the first time Yesha (my wife) and I, were having Cajun cuisine. And to my relief since I found this place on citysearch - the experience was awesome! We are vegetarians and hence I was a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Victoria T.

3.0 of 5 stars. I think I was more entertained by our waiter ceaser who is supposedly an up and coming artist on myspace that's signed with columbia. He's part waiter part crooner at this restaurant. For a table of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lina P.

3.0 of 5 stars. i absolutely love the decor. however, the wine selections and food that i had wasnt the greatest. the staff was very attentive and i enjoyed their service. We started with appetizers, the Dungeness...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stanley W.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I first walked in, I noticed a jazz group playing. Me and my friend sat down at the couch area ordering drinks and enjoying the music. We had crawfish wontons and dungeness crab stuffed...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Penny T.

2.0 of 5 stars. Husband and I are fans of creole Cajun food and often try to look for a local favorite. I've certainly had better, and I'm not comparing this place to anything authentically Cajun. He even commented...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorothy F.

3.0 of 5 stars. Wet my appetite enough to consider a second visit. Definitely a cool concept: cajun asian fusion....and since I'm a big fan of flavorful, spicy food their menu was right up my alley. We came here...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Myka C.

2.0 of 5 stars. DRINKS: signature mojitos? try closer to lemonade mojitos. mint, yea. lime, yea. sugar, a LOT. alcohol, minimal. not worth it.i just hope you're drunk before you eat.FOOD: too much spice, not enough...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bobak S.

3.0 of 5 stars. 3.5 starsIf it wasn't for our server's great attitude, I couldn't justify giving this place any higher than 2 stars max. I think this is the spot that used to be called white lotus, but i'm not...
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Yelp.com Review - by Diana L.

3.0 of 5 stars. I dig the vibe here. The decor is interesting: it's a half-lounge, half-restaurant feel, with no clear separation of lounge and restaurant. A live jazz band was playing on the night that my friends...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jarett S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I just moved to San Jose and i've ben exploring the local eateries. I happened to stumble upon this place. this place was pretty good. We started out with a bowl of seafood gumbo and i really enjoyed...
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Yelp.com Review - by Maria S.

3.0 of 5 stars. We got to this place around 8:30p.m. and a band was playing some type of jazz music which added to the ambiance of a dimly lit restaraunt. It immediately made me think that this is a perfect first...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael C.

3.0 of 5 stars. So I came in here on a Friday night with my buddy, the Travelling (sic) Hungryboy (http://eatbma.blogspot.com). It was very empty for 7 pm, but I guess that means more food for the rest of us.I now...
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I've had better

the decor is nice and the music was right on point. the service was a little slow but they were nice. the food was not the best I ever had nor the best in the bay area, it is decent, my wife however thought...
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Yelp.com Review - by Travis S.

1.0 of 5 stars. I had walked by a couple times around lunchtime and should have realized that no one was in there for a reason. It sounds like a great idea, having Asian/ Cajun fusion dishes, but in practice is not...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jazz R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I give them 5 stars for just for there Beignet's!!!However you spell that. They are these amazing little fried dough puffs sprinkled with powdered sugar. I have never tasted anything more amazing!$8...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lan L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am a fan of the following items:Fritters: corn, yam, okra.Famous Gumbo JumboJambalayasBeignets - all 3 dip flavorsI'm NOT a fan of:Boiled crawfish - the flavor is good but you can definitely tell...
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Yelp.com Review - by crystal h.

3.0 of 5 stars. For a friday night dinner: Service too slow!! drinks and food came really really slow. we're like starving too death and its hard to flag down our waiter. we had a waiter help us out most of the time...
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Yelp.com Review - by watani f.

3.0 of 5 stars. labor day. i could have easily made double time and a half but since i'm not in dire need of extra cash AND missing my girlfriend greatly, i made sure i had the day off so i can see her at the very...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christoph K.

1.0 of 5 stars. "Who's your mama, is she Catholic, & can she make a roux?" If you're cajun or spent any time in the bayous then you know what I mean.I'm gonna start off by saying that 5-star givers most likely are...
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Yelp.com Review - by jacqueline c.

1.0 of 5 stars. Definitely in my opinion NOT the BEST OF THE BAY like what i saw on TV. This place i think is overated and pricey for the food that they serve here. Wants to be a classy lounge but still feels like i...
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica S.

2.0 of 5 stars. Probably won't come here again, this is not what I expected...to me, it was basically a combination of Asian foods, there were no Cajun dishes servedThe interior is also weird, are they trying to make...
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Yelp.com Review - by Suzanne W.

2.0 of 5 stars. We ordered the calamari app the clam/crawfish chowder and seafood gumbo and seafood jambalaya. The chowder was nice, but the other items were not very good; calamari tasted like it was the out-of-a...
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Yelp.com Review - by jackie j.

3.0 of 5 stars. Had a GREAT birthday dinner here during Jazz Fest weekend. Amanda- the owner- went out of her way to make it special for me. She even drove across town to purchase a b-day cake at mom's request! very...
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric A.

2.0 of 5 stars. I didn't know what to expect ... prepared for an adventure ... and what I found was ... shocking! Ok ... not really shocking at all. The fusion idea created an atmosphere that was best described (in...
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Yelp.com Review - by eus l.

4.0 of 5 stars. I took my girlfriend here on a Friday... it was quite nice actually. A lively interior, with both dining tables and lounge areas. If you're coming on a date, and would like to be able to talk to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Darrin K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Judging from what I'd heard, Gumbo Jumbo aims to marry Cajun food with Asian influences.The closest I got to an Asian infliuence was the sake bomb I had with my Gumbo.The food is decent Cajun fare....
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very cool idea, make classic Cajun dishes but instead of just file gumbo and cayenne, supplement with Thai/Asian spices for unique heat and flavor! Probably an over simplification but that's what I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mira P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I HAD MY CRAWFISHES!So it's true, i've never seen a crawfish in my whole entire life except in pictures... I've recently found some random pictures of them and was dying to try it.The first time I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Cat D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I had a really good dinner here the other day with a couple friends. We got the corn fritters, sweet potato fries, and fried okra appetizer, the Gumbo Jumbo Jambalaya, and the Prawn garlic noodles....
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Yelp.com Review - by John L.

2.0 of 5 stars. Overpriced, unimpressed, no food poisoning.I could taste the msg, boxed seasoning.
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Yelp.com Review - by Boris K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I can't say much about the food, I just had a bowl of clam chowder and my friend had the curly fries. However, the food we did have was good (if not amazing) and the reason we went in (and stayed 20...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lily M.

2.0 of 5 stars. The first time we went to try the restaurant.It was a Thursday, it was dead, and dark with cute dA�cor.Service wasn't fast, wait-staff forgot to give us a few items we had asked for.They have 'house...
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Yelp.com Review - by Chi P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really really like their crawfish :) They cooked it just right. I hate going to places when its overcooked or the size is too small or too big. My friend and I had 2lbs of the garlic crawfish,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Vicky L.

3.0 of 5 stars. my coworkers loved the food. I thought it was pretty average. We had the: Fried Sweet potatoes, Orka and Corn fritters - really good. Crispy Catfish - REALLY good. Fried crawfish - really...
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Yelp.com Review - by John H.

1.0 of 5 stars. The GF decided to take me here for one of our nights out and it was a major disappointment. I love the flavors of creole food and there was nothing flavorful at all from Gumbo Jumbo. We ordered a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Anh S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow, everyone was a little harsh about this place with their reviews. I was glad I didn't read the reviews before I came here. After a lot of convincing by my sister because this was her friend's...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nina N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mmm! This is the place to go to get your spice on. I had the calamari with jalepenos and the short rib jambalaya. Yum! I loved how all the spices tingled on my tongue. The short ribs in the jambalaya...
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Yelp.com Review - by Wayne P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Okay, I didn't know what the heck Cajun Fusion was when I walked in the place. But I do know what good cajun food tastes like. I ordered Blackened Cat Fish, Famous Gumbo, and Short Rib Jambalaya....
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Nice atmosphere, good food, okay service.

The place is really nice. The walls are covered in plaster in many colors, and the table settings are very cool. The lighting is moody. It feels like a date or dinner party kind of place.The food was good. It...
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Nice atmosphere, good food, okay service.

The place is really nice. The walls are covered in plaster in many colors, and the table settings are very cool. The lighting is moody. It feels like a date or dinner party kind of place. The food was good. It...
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Yelp.com Review - by Shayan S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Went here after a Wednesday night social mixer at the Capital Club with a couple of friends. We've been meeting to go here for a while now (it's right next to Morocco's, another restaurant I reviewed...
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like this place! it's small and cute and has friendly service! The gumbo is bit thick and spicy but the salmon is awesome! oh and of course their cajun fries!
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Yelp.com Review - by Roseanne S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Stay away...far awayWhat is Cajun/Creole fusion food anyway....Cajun Asian?I love cajun/creole food...I love spicy food...I hate this place. They only know one spice - cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper...
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew S.

2.0 of 5 stars. So... my special ladyfriend and I headed out to Gumbo Jumbo to dine with some friends one evening. I was very much looking forward this, as #1) I love me some Cajun food and #2) I have yet to find a...
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Yelp.com Review - by John P.

2.0 of 5 stars. Your take on this place will depend entirely on what you are looking for. If you want a Cajun dining experience you will be sorely disappointed. If you want Cajun food with a heavy Southeast asian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Wen C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I tried alot of Creole/Cajun food lately from various restaurants....Po House Bistro, Roux ( I used to serve here LOL)Gumbo Jumbo takes Creole cooking and adds it's own unique take on it with...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle C.

1.0 of 5 stars. Really disappointed with the quality of food served here. I ordered the (market price) crab served up cajun/garlic style.... and was left with fairly flavorless, very un-New Orleans style crab. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Norwin E.

3.0 of 5 stars. this place was not too bad. i wanted to go somewhere different for dinner and decided to come here since i've never had cajun food before. the establishment was pretty nice inside. they even had a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Valerie M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I ate at Gumbo Jumbo with my husband about a year ago. Glad to see they're still here. Great date place. Snazzy atmosphere, unique blend of flavors, friendly service (and we're not related to the...
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Restaurant.com | Gumbo Jumbo

Conveniently located in the heart of San Jose's downtown dining district, Gumbo Jumbo features authentic Cajun cuisine with a trendy flair. The diverse menu includes such items as The Screamin' Hot Crawfish...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sabrina L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have to say the decor of this restaurant is super cool. I went here for lunch with my family- husband and two daughters. We had an assortment of items..don't order too much! We made that mistake....
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Yelp.com Review - by Chiara I.

4.0 of 5 stars. i liked this place. something definitely different. i have never had cajun food before, let alone cajun asian fusion food. the bf and i decided to try something outta the ordinary before heading to a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Marco S.

3.0 of 5 stars. If you enjoy spicy and tasty food, this is your place! I had their signature jambalaya and was impressed. My lunch partner had the gumbo which was a bit too spicy for her taste. The seafood appetizer...
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Yelp.com Review - by La C.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place was a major disappointment. You'll be MUCH better off going to Poor House Bistro, which is less than a mile away. Or to Morocco's which is just two doors down. A world of difference at...
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Yelp.com Review - by J. B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really wanted this place to be good, from the street it looks so edgy and intimate so we have always wanted to go. Our experience is as follows: we were sat at our table and the first thing I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen R.

3.0 of 5 stars. I really enjoyed the gumbo. It's delicious - I give 5 stars to the Gumbo and 2 stars to all the other food on the menu. Not terrible, but not tasty either.My biggest problem with this place was our...
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison C.

1.0 of 5 stars. We were really excited to try some good ole New Orleans soul food and instead we found the menu to be "blended" with Asian dishes, they called fusion. It was a horrible combination. The "bruchetta"...
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Yelp.com Review - by ben c.

2.0 of 5 stars. I believe this is a "fusion" restaurant because they found a way to take good old fashion cajun food, and fuse it with crappy service. Gumbo Jumbo??? The eggs rolls were the size of tooth picks. Try,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric L.

1.0 of 5 stars. rediculously bad service. the place is empty and it still takes 30 minutes to get your food. also menu is overpriced and the place is so dark its like eating at a strip club.AND the place litererly...
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Yelp.com Review - by Cookie Monster N.

2.0 of 5 stars. The Crystal Guide: ** Unlike many other Crawfish restaurants, Gumbo Jumbo has a nice Asian theme. Most of these similiar restaurants like Crawdaddy or The Cajan Crab House don't spend alot of money...
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Yelp.com Review - by Samuel H.

1.0 of 5 stars. I went here for a friends birthday a few days ago. The place itself sounded interesting and fusion restaurants tend to have very unique food. The restaurant is fairly small and very dimly lit. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristina M.

3.0 of 5 stars. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the smell. It was really gross, kind of like a dirty home that had mildew everywhere. Luckily the food was decent and pretty affordable. The crawfish...
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Yelp.com Review - by henry n.

2.0 of 5 stars. Im pretty torn about this place...Half of me wants to say it was good the other half bad...One thing that really bothered me was when the i first opened the door. For some odd reason the place smelled...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lei L.

1.0 of 5 stars. After I taste the craw fish, I'll move up some stars...but if you are thinking about trying the Terryaki Chicken Po' boy...think twice....it's "iight" ...DON't get their Cesar salad...unless you want...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I was looking forward to checking this place out, but I have to say that my first impression was not good. We first get there (on a Friday evening) and I ordered a diet coke, no diet coke, they were...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jimmy C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I really want to give this restaurant more than 3 stars, but it has a few issues that just hold it back.Let me preface by saying I spent part of my childhood living in Louisiana, so I have a real...
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Yelp.com Review - by Klea P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I finally had a chance to eat here! I pass by it all the time on my way to Target on Coleman.It was actually good. At first I was skeptical about a Cajun - Fusion - New Orleans style place that I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica V.

4.0 of 5 stars. They lie, the gumbo is no more jumbo than any other gumbo. However, it is tasty and spicy and full of celery and bell peppers. It should be said that If you're into meaty gumbo it seems they use the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy T.

5.0 of 5 stars. My sister took me here because it was her friend's place. Not only for support but she recommended it. First off: love their decor!!!It is my first..very first time to eating crawfish. VERY...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ems K.

1.0 of 5 stars. Ditto Steven H. and John G.Also went in a group of 10 .. server wasn't very helpful 'n seemed critical of our orders ... messed up our orders more than once .. forgot two of our orders and claimed we...
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Yelp.com Review - by James William M.

5.0 of 5 stars. OK, so we walked passed this place countless times turning our noses up at the "fusion" concept for Cajun food.Finally, we swallowed our pride and ventured inside. The decor is funky and fresh. Not...
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Yelp.com Review - by Steven H.

1.0 of 5 stars. Like many of the "cajun" places have opened up recently Jumbo Gumbo is pretty weak. The decor was nice but everything else was just EH. I came here with a pretty big group, about 10 of us. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa S.

5.0 of 5 stars. My husband and I love the place. The prices are sooooo reasonable, in fact we thought it should cost more for what you get. Order their great bottles of red wine for $20.00!We are big chowder fans. We...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Gumbo Jumbo is as authentic as any Cajun restaurant I've ever tried outside of Louisiana. The Etoufee and Jambalaya are perfect, and the catfish is outstanding. Also some very fun "fusion"...
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Yelp.com Review - by Crystal M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good food and a nice atmosphere. I appreciated the warning for the spice level of the jambalaya, just in case, but it was delicious. Music could have been a little lower, it made for difficult...
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Yelp.com Review - by John V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm a bit of a food critic and have eaten at restaurants all over NY, London, and even Israel and India. My sister is coming out with a new cook book so I have some experience being a guinea pig for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Manuela B.

1.0 of 5 stars. This restaurant is pathetic! Service gets an F. They are lacking in customer service, knowledge of the menu, knowledge in the cuisine they are serving and knowledge how to serve. It's bad, bad, bad!...
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian U.

2.0 of 5 stars. Asian-Cajun Fusion: three words that almost but don't quite rhyme, and two flavors that almost but don't quite gel. I suppose my experience here was helped somewhat by not having many expectations,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tina B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really have to disagree with the reviewer that said this was the closest you'll get to New Orleans in San Jose. Maybe the reviewer has never been to New Orleans?! Anyway, we went to Gumbo Jumbo on...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mary Ann S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'd have to say this place does live up to the reviews in terms of service: they are incredibly slow! I came here for my friend's birthday dinner last night, and it took over an hour for the food to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura H.

1.0 of 5 stars. Being Southerners, we have been dying to find some good southern style food and were so excited to try Gumbo Jumbo...it was some of the worst food that we have had - period. There was NOTHING even...
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Yelp.com Review - by Isabelle C.

5.0 of 5 stars. First time trying cajun food and i liked this place a lot. I ordered the jambalaya, and it was really tasty, and it was the perfect spiciness for my taste! And OMG the beignets were soooooooooo good,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Cyde W.

2.0 of 5 stars. Anyone hoping for a Kingfish or Nolas type restaurant in the San Jose will be sorely disappointed. Decor is nice, food is adequate, but service is wanting. Come with no expectations and you may have a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Matheen R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really liked the interiors and decor of this place. The food is better than OK, nothing too great. I didn't like the service too much though, the server should have warned/informed us more about the...
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best cajun food in bay area by lisa h. at InsiderPages

As a Texan native, I've been waiting for a restaurant like Gumbo Jumbo to hit the Bay Area Cajun scene. While not necessarily true Cajun to the core, it fuses Asian flavors very nicely with that of the...
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Yelp.com Review - by kim n.

3.0 of 5 stars. I remember this used to be Golden Lotus or something, which I never got to try. We were looking for something new and fast before the hockey game and decided to give this a try because of the weird...
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Yelp.com Review - by Dylan C.

3.0 of 5 stars. That food is wonderfully delicious...The service is horrible ...but overall the restaurant has a relaxing atmosphere and would venture back for some veggie jambalaya, Cajun fries and some amazing...
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Yelp.com Review - by Angele A.

4.0 of 5 stars. We happened upon Gumbo Jumbo by mistake... The previous restaurant, White Lotus, was what we were looking for when we arrived. We were a little reluctant at first, but upon viewing their menu we saw...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine H.

4.0 of 5 stars. The flavor was great .. but the portions were way too skimpy. Is this the price we pay for eating at a non-hole-in-the-wall kinda joint? I came here for the first time two nights ago and left pretty...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay P.

1.0 of 5 stars. A huge disappointment. I was looking forward to having another good Cajun place downtown, but my lunch at Gumbo Jumbo was monumentally disappointing. First of all, there aren't enough wait staff to...
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Yelp.com Review - by john t.

2.0 of 5 stars. upon entering the place my eyes are pleased withe the soft decore. seems quite fancy for a cajun restraunt. Then what confused me was the 2 times i've been there 80's music was on. Don't get me wrong...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kaitlyn H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the bright yet stylish decor in this place. The menu is broad although I only have a few favorites. My fav dish isn't the crawfish even though those suckers were tasty, they just took too long...
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Yelp.com Review - by Janette W.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had been wanting to go here for sometime, and when I finally went today it was great. I went for lunch on a Sunday and we were the only 2 people in the whole place. Service was super nice, but slow....
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Definitely check this place out...it is one of my favorites in San Jose. They have put an upscale twist on down-home Louisiana Cajun fare. My friends and I went here for dinner the other night and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Big Appetite K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've read some mixed reviews of this place and thought I'd check it out for myself, since it's fairly close to where I work... So, after going there twice within a couple of weeks, I thought the food...
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Yelp.com Review - by John C.

1.0 of 5 stars. Gumbo Jumbo???There is nothing jumbo about this gumbo!I ordered some Gumbo and was very disappointed. You would be lucky to find a piece of Louisiana hotlink the size of a pea. It looked as if it was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen B.

3.0 of 5 stars. If you like to eat with your hands this is the place! We ordered about 1 pd. of shrimp/crawfish for each person at the table. If you like hot get cajun style extra spicy! We had a garlic shrimp for...
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Yelp.com Review - by katie c.

4.0 of 5 stars. It seems to be a pretty mixed bag on the reviews for this place, so I might as well throw in my two cents... :-)My husband and I went here for dinner the other night -- first time for both of us. He...
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Yelp.com Review - by Neil B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dang. Now I have to work on my jambalaya. These folks make a better jambalaya than I do (at this point).We also had the crawdads, which were very good and spicy (even when ordered in the "medium"...
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Yelp.com Review - by S S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Oh My Gosh! The WORST experience ever! I went here with a few girlfriends. We are always up for trying new places. While we waited for the rest of our party we approached what was supposed to be the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best Gumbo in town, way better than the Cajun Crab House, a must try if you are down town San Jose. Also try the Blue Crab and Benietts
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lion O.

3.0 of 5 stars. So it's supposed to be gumbo, vietnamese-style. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect. Me and some friends went on a Thursday night and it was a bit dead. Which is fine.For starters, we ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sandra P.

1.0 of 5 stars. My girlfriends and I decided to have a ladies night out. We all traveled to New Orleans together and loved the Cajun food. We also visit many Asian places in the area, so this seemed like a good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon D.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is my first review here so bear with me.Setting: It is a nice mixture of modern and old-fashion styles. You'll see nice modern art and fixtures on the walls (check out the bathroom sink, it's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Soozie H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Let me first state that this r estaurant is co-owned by a close friend of mine. I am back in my hometown paying a short visit to my family and thought I'd drop in and check my friend's place out.I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Khang P.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'll start on a positive note and give this place koodos on the good food. I may be no expert in Cajun food, or Cajun Fusion for this matter, but I must say I enjoyed the food. Very tasty and rich...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimmy N.

1.0 of 5 stars. When this restaurant opened up nearly two months ago, my girlfriends and I wanted to try it out. We had a great time considering we were the only other table there on a Thursday night, of course, we'd...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Great start but needs a bit of a push to be a regular place for me.First off, the building is great and they did a great redo from the sad White Lotus place it was for so long. I dont get the loud...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Came here on a Wednesday night. Dead. Totally dead. A few parties came in after my party did but still pretty dead. Too bad. It's a really funky place from the walls and decor in the dining area to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Eugene F.

1.0 of 5 stars. We went out before heading out for drinks. Based on the Yelp reviews, I thought that we would be ok. We showed up at around 8:15 and were told that there was a table available for us and they would...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nathan n.

1.0 of 5 stars. the atmosphere is nice. cool looking menu but i came here to eat not for the looks or anything like that. service was okay but it's vietnamese own so i didnt expect anythign spectacular. I went with a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Noreen M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I wasn't sure what to expect with a Cajun-Asian fusion restaurant. It's an interesting fusion but I like being a patron to local businesses especially ones that are starting off. I had the gumbo...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris C.

3.0 of 5 stars. There are 3 cardinal rules (for me, anyway) when it comes to dining out: The food has to be worth the trip. even if someone else is driving.Reasonable prices.Decent, if not attentive service.With this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I highly recommend this place. I went to this place last weekend and I had some great food and service. The place is new, no doubt, but the owners were there and were eager to try to please. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Esther C.

4.0 of 5 stars. My cousin happened to stumble across this place and we decided to try it out. I do like trying new foods but for some reason I get freaked out eating little animals (chinese pigeon, frogs, etc.)...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by EW C.

5.0 of 5 stars. As a Texan native, I've been waiting for a restaurant like Gumbo Jumbo to hit the Bay Area Cajun scene. While not necessarily true Cajun to the core, it fuses Asian flavors very nicely with that of...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Judith H.

1.0 of 5 stars. I'm amazed at all the good reviews. The menu in this place is very limited, and the server couldn't tell us about anything. He thought maybe they had cornbread, but maybe they were out of it that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Al A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have only recently heard about this place, and I only wish I had heard about it sooner. The atmosphere is great. It's a place where you can take a date, or have fun with a large group. I happened to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Warren C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This venue is a nice step up from White Lotus which used to be there. The interior is very hip in comparison. I could see myself coming back there for a small party. I only wish they had a full bar...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bobby l.

4.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to come here since I first passed by and noticed the word "Gumbo"... Gumbo = southern food, so I gotta give it a try regardless of what anyone says. From the reviews, I envisioned a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dung N.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really think those reviews that were posted prior to their opening was from either family or friends. I stopped by with a couple of friends last night because I'm on a mission to try all these...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Robin M.

3.0 of 5 stars. For a brand new restaurant, Gumbo Jumbo was pretty good. We thought the prices were great and the place has a nice atmosphere--a big improvement over White Lotus, the restaurant that used to be in...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tony C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Originally I was hesitant to go to this place because I can't stand spicy things. But i liked it a lot. My friend brought me along and we ordered the mild because the medium was too spicy even for...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by leena k.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food is good, but the service is sloooow. But they also JUST opened, so this could change. From the outside, you can't tell how cute and sleek it is on the inside. It is very modern and trendy,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by David L.

3.0 of 5 stars. First time here tonight! Still ironing things out... got to go during a pre opening/test run but it seems like its going to be a great place to throw down beers and eat piles upon piles of yummy blue...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vincent T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just tried Gumbo Jumbo and I had a really good time. The cajun boiled crawfish and blue crab are excellent! Gotta try the blackened Catfish, it's so tender! The service was good and everyone was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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"Gumbo Jumbo....Putting the spice back into downtown San Jose!" Blending pungent, peppery Cajun flavors with the fresh, continental style of Creole cuisine, Gumbo Jumbo is bringing a bit of welcomed spice into...
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