Small, neighborhood BBQ joint specializing in ribs and chicken. Prices are extremely affordable. The proprietors make their own barbecue sauce, including a house specialty sauce that is incredibly rich and spicy.
Cajun cuisine, poboys, the best boiled crawfish in town, shrimp and oyster plates and seafood platters. Now featuring barbeque. Three locations: 5914 Youree Dr., 318-865-6088; 4726 East Texas St., Bossier City, 318-742-8112; and 9176 Mansfield Rd., Shreveport, 318-687-3120.
The true definition of a "hole-in-the-wall" in a one-room shack. Shank Cat's is a barbecue restaurant serving great ribs, hot water cornbread, and meaty barbecue-style baked beans.