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Sambet's Cajun Store

8650 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78759-4322 (Northwest Austin)
(512) 258-6410
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Ranked #724 of 2,454 restaurants in Austin
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Cuisines: Cajun & Creole
Neighbourhood: Northwest Austin
Most recent review
“OUT OF BUSINESS”
- 22 Jun 2012
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Austin, TX
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38 reviews 38 reviews
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“OUT OF BUSINESS”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2012

Sambet's was a hole in the wall Cajun place that had great food; unfortunately, they had a fire last Thanksgiving while deep frying turkeys and are no longer in business (at least, not at the Spicewood Springs location).

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Newmarket, United Kingdom
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62 reviews 62 reviews
33 restaurant reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Authentic Cajun Hole in the Wall”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011

This is a cajun specialty grocer and restaurant so it's a great find if you know and love cajun food like we do. You can also pre-order crawfish by the bag if you want to do a crawfish boil. Their crawfish is usually very nice quality but also expensive so we sometimes order ours from Fiesta grocery. The Po-Boys and... More

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Austin, Texas
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55 reviews 55 reviews
36 restaurant reviews
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Great Boudin, Shrimp, Crawfish Etoufee..”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2011

Was searching for a nearby restaurant on phone app and saw Sambet's had several positive reviews. We were warmly greeted and given a taste of sides while we pondered over the menu. We ordered crab cakes, boudin poboy, shrimp poboy, fried pickes, gumbo, crawfish etoufee, beans and rice. Everything tasted fantastic and was well seasoned. Sambet's has an authentic Louisiana... More

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“used to be good”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2009

used to be good

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“This is a tiny hole in the wall and it looks like you'll get some weird disease walking in, but it truly is authentic...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2008

This is a tiny hole in the wall and it looks like you'll get some weird disease walking in, but it truly is authentic Cajun food.

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“Tasty cajun cuisine, especially the crawfish tail sandwich, yet slightly over-priced. Lunch for two can easily cost...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2007

Tasty cajun cuisine, especially the crawfish tail sandwich, yet slightly over-priced. Lunch for two can easily cost $30.

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“Good Po-Boy, but slightly over-priced”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2007

Good Po-Boy, but slightly over-priced

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8650 Spicewood Springs Rd
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