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Is Prejean's Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Lafayette, LA)

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As of September 2026, Prejean's Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
prejeans.com

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What the source shows: Yelp lists 872 reviews for this location with a July 2026 update; the business's own site independently confirms the same Lafayette/Carencro address as an active, currently operating location with current menus and reservations.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 25
  • Original air date
  • Address 3480 NE Evangeline Trwy, Lafayette, LA 70507

Address

3480 NE Evangeline Trwy, Lafayette, LA 70507

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Prejean's Cajun menu, including a dish likened to chicken, fitting the show's exploration of foods said to taste like chicken. Prejean's Restaurant is a longstanding Cajun restaurant in Lafayette, Louisiana, known for live Cajun music and a menu built around local seafood and game. This entry documents the restaurant's appearance in this Food Paradise episode; see the existing record for the business's current details.

Prejean's Restaurant sits at 3480 NE Evangeline Thruway near Carencro, just north of downtown Lafayette, and has served Cajun food for more than 40 years, per the restaurant's own site. The dining room's signatures include char-grilled oysters and a rotating menu of Cajun gumbos, served beneath Big Al, a 14-foot mounted alligator the restaurant uses as its mascot. Prejean's later added a second location in nearby Broussard while keeping the original Carencro-area address as its flagship. The business continues operating today: Yelp lists 872 reviews for the Evangeline Thruway location with a July 2026 update, and the restaurant's own site shows current hours, a full menu, catering packages, and an online shop selling branded products. The site also advertises an ongoing customer dish-review contest with an October drawing. Prejean's remains a full-service dinner and banquet destination at the same Lafayette-area address it has occupied for decades.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 25
Original air date
Episode title
Taste Like Chicken Paradise
What was featured
Cajun specialties such as alligator, likened to chicken, at the Lafayette restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Prejean's Restaurant
Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 29
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
Cajun classics — char-grilled oysters and gumbo
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Prejean's Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Prejean's Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Prejean's Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What happened to Prejean's Restaurant after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Prejean's Cajun menu, including a dish likened to chicken, fitting the show's exploration of foods said to taste like chicken. As of September 2026, Prejean's Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Prejean's Restaurant located?

3480 NE Evangeline Trwy, Lafayette, LA 70507. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Prejean's Restaurant?

Season 4, Episode 25 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Taste Like Chicken Paradise”.

Is Prejean's Restaurant still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

The episode featured Prejean's Cajun menu, including a dish likened to chicken, fitting the show's exploration of foods said to taste like chicken. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
3480 NE Evangeline Trwy, Lafayette, LA 70507
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
prejeans.com

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