Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

  4.6 – 12,667 reviews  $$$ • Seafood restaurant

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Cajun-style seafood, pastas & comfort fare served in a dark wood eatery with a full bar.

✔️Breakfast ✔️Brunch ✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out ✔️Delivery Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen 30071

Hours

Sunday11 AM–9 PM
Monday11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–10 PM
Saturday11 AM–10 PM

Address and Contact Information

Address: 5635 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071

Phone: (770) 849-0600

Website: https://pappadeaux.com/

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Reviews

Money Mane
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Went to Pappadeaux on a Saturday evening with an 8:30pm reservation—highly recommend booking ahead because the wait without one can easily hit an hour and a half or more!
Parking is pretty tight, but once you’re inside, the restaurant setup is amazing—big, spacious, super inviting vibe that screams fun Southern/Cajun energy. The staff was great, attentive, and really knowledgeable about the menu.
The menu is real-deal Southern seafood with that authentic New Orleans flair, and everything tastes like it’s cooked from scratch—no premade sauces or generic junk here. Quality was top-notch: fresh ingredients, made to order, and portions are generous.
The fried shrimp and fried chicken were absolutely bomb—crispy, flavorful perfection . The catfish was well-prepared and flaky, but the real star of the show was the red beans and rice—rich, smoky, and just outstanding. Drinks are highly potent (in the best way) and the pricing isn’t ridiculous for what you get.
This wasn’t my first, second, or even close to my last time here—Pappadeaux consistently delivers, and I’ll be back again and again! Highly recommend if you’re craving that true Southern seafood fix.
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N. Wilson
We brought a family member here to celebrate their birthday and had a party of six. Unfortunately, the experience was a mess from start to finish.
We arrived around 8:00 PM on a Tuesday night. Despite the restaurant being only about half full, we were told there would be a 25-minute wait due to understaffing. In hindsight, we should have left — but we didn’t.
After about 10 minutes, we were walked all the way to the back corner of the restaurant, passing plenty of open tables along the way. Our server was very friendly and seemed to genuinely try, but the overall service breakdown was impossible to ignore.

It took over 40 minutes for our drinks to arrive, and when they did, they were disappointing. The signature Old Fashioned had a maraschino cherry, and we were told the bar was out of sugar for sugar-rimmed margaritas — not what you expect at this price point.
Requests throughout the meal went unanswered:
-Extra lemon butter sauce for trout never arrived
-Red pepper flakes requested by another guest never arrived
-We waited 20 minutes for hot sauce and 10 minutes for 2 people to get flatware
-No refills were offered

Once the food hit the table, our server visited only twice more — once briefly and once with the bill. Surrounding tables were left with dirty dishes stacked and untouched.

There were two bright spots that saved the evening:
Our family still made the best of it and celebrated together
The food we did receive was excellent
The trout was expertly cooked (though light on crab meat), the spinach dip was outstanding — creamy, flavorful, and paired with perfect toast points. The pasta was tender and filling, the shrimp were excellent, the fried oysters were done just right, and the baked potato truly showed up ready for the party.

We did speak with the manager. While she was professional, she lacked empathy and warmth. We were told we were not allowed to push tables together for our group — even though additional guests had already arrived and their food and drink orders were placed before appetizers came out.

The contrast was frustrating: fantastic food paired with extremely poor service and hospitality.
This visit was a big miss, which is disappointing because Pappadeaux is usually a reliable choice. Sadly, this location may be better suited for to-go orders only.
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Lynette Clemons
OMG, The Shrimp and Crawfish Fondue was amazing!! I could have ate it all by myself. The Seafood Tagliatelle Pasta with Scallops was delicious as usual. I love, love, love Pappadeauxs! Anytime I’m in town and one is close by, that’s where I’m eating. Our server, Nanna, was great!! We’ll definitely be back!
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Dolly Sis
We love going to this Pappadeaux location! We have tried the other location and it was not as good as this one. The service, the food, and the atmosphere is always top notch. We will definitely drive a little further just to dine at this one!
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Antoinette Latham
Went to Pappadeaux’s today for my mother’s 81st birthday and it was a great experience. The server was great and the food was good. My sister had the stuffed crab and she loved it. I had the mixed seafood platter, which had scallops, salmon and shrimp over rice; the dish was tasty and it was a large portion. My dad had the red snapper and it came with a green vegetable. My husband had the crawfish meal and he loved it. My mom had the apple bread pudding dessert which she loved. My nephew loved it too. My daughter and son loved their meals also. The atmosphere was fun but loud; my family and I could still have a conversation though. Thus, it was wonderful and we will be back.
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D’
Awesome, I live in South Carolina and I’m always in Georgia eating and I truly enjoyed Pappadeaux Valentine’s weekend. I’ll stop by to grab an appetizer frequently and dinner occasionally, you have an lifetime customer Keep up the great job employees my food was cooked with love and the customer service was awesome, I appreciate it. We didn’t have any reservations and sat at the bar to avoid the wait, we’re not hard to please ✨
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Andy Harvey
I recently ate at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, and it was an outstanding experience from start to finish. The wait staff were friendly, attentive, and genuinely helpful when I had questions about the menu. Their recommendations were spot-on, and the service made the meal even more enjoyable.

The food was excellent—fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. The standout for me was the seafood gumbo. It was hands down the best I’ve ever had, even better than some I’ve tried in New Orleans! The rich flavor and generous portions of seafood made it unforgettable.

All in all, I highly recommend Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. If you haven’t been, you’re missing out—definitely go check it out!
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Melody Booker
First time visiting and I truly enjoyed myself. My Food and Service was Phenomenal. A little wait time. But, I love the Atmosphere. And I definitely will be returning.
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Snow Lam
One of my very few favorite American restaurant is Pappaseaux Seafood Kitchen. My picky Vietnamese mom loves the grilled fish and Vietnamese friends like the grilled fish back in Texas.
This location is probably my fifth or sixth Pappadeaux location I have been to.
Unfortunately, this location has the worst service.
The host greeted us and seated us. My friends and I sat at the table for more then ten minutes without have any server or anyone greeting us to let us know someone will be there to serve us. I had to get up and personally go tell the host to send a server over.

He server assigned to our table was very friendly. So kudos for that.

As for the food, they don’t have the same fish glaze the Plano, Texas has. The blackened seasoning was too dominating making the grilled fish I enjoy tasted too salty.

My friends and I enjoyed the crawfish and shrimp fondeaux.
Gator bites are tender and worth the try.
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ZakMan
I recently came to Pappadeaux with a friend for dinner and overall our experience was good but could have been a little better. We came in the late afternoon on Saturday and the restaurant was starting to get busy but not on a wait yet. Our server was very friendly and pleasant to interact with but service was slow and we went for long periods of time without seeing the server which was frustrating. Also the restaurant is very loud and at times can be difficult hearing a person sitting at the same table with you. The food itself is consistently good at Pappadeaux and both of our meals and appetizers were prepared well and were tasty. I’ve honestly never had a bad dining experience at Pappadeaux, I just wish the service was a little better considering the restaurant was not even at full capacity.
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