Drive south of Baton Rouge along Airline Highway and you’ll catch sight of a place that changed the way locals talk about burgers. Hot Tails Restaurant, opened in 2010 and now helmed by Food Network’s “Cajun Aces,” grew from seafood roots and carried that spirit straight onto the bun.
A crawfish burger here isn’t neat, it drips butter, spice, and tails across the plate, daring you to commit with both hands. The dining room hums with regulars who know to order it first, and travelers who hear the story usually find their way in.
Each sandwich feels like a celebration of Cajun excess: rich, messy, impossible to forget. One bite is enough to explain why its reputation spread so fast.
Cajun Crawfish Burger
The skillet snaps when crawfish tails tumble into butter, their scent cutting sharp through the room. Pepper jack drapes over beef, sticky and spiced, melting into seafood…