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M&M eats: Kickin Kajun

Nonstop’s foodie duo delve hands-first into the buttery, garlicky world of a Cajun crawfish boil


By Mari Taketa

Roll up your sleeves, tie back your hair and put on that plastic bib: Melissa Chang and Mari Taketa take you through the no-holds-barred glories of Keeaumoku’s messy new seafood phenom.

Kickin Kajun
1518 Makaloa St.
808-946-2787
On Facebook at Kickin Kajun Restaurant

You want more? Here are some of Melissa’s comments on still shots from the outtakes.

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Outtake commentary: M+M Eats Kickin' Kajun (1 of 13)

Outtake commentary: M+M Eats Kickin' Kajun

I didn't realize this at the time, but Mari wanted to review this place with me because she thought I'd be mortified to eat there. You see, I'm a dainty eater (very different from Mari's style), and she thought I wouldn't want to eat with my hands. Surprise, surprise. —Photo by Melissa Chang

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chant808 55 pts

...I love you guys! There seriously is an art to eating crab, though... how long did it take you guys to get through that pile of crab legs and crawfish? Also, Mari, next time you go, let me know! Looks like a lot of fun for us gals with short hair! :-P

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 chant808 if we didn't have to keep PAUSING the camera to set up shots bc we were WORKING, it wd have been much faster. next time, u can be my crab-peeler, sure, no prob ;D

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chant808 55 pts

 nonstopmari Haha, you're on! My fee for crab-peeling starts at $100 per hour...

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 chant808 I think I ate most of it, and it didn't take me long at all! :D

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tadasauce 6 pts

Crabs.... Mari can GRIND!! Melissa the delicate blossom is just lost!!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 tadasauce that's right, the place is for ppl to GRIND! btw u'll need to remove all jewelry before u dig in

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 tadasauce dude, I wasn't lost. I ate! I just wasn't a savage......My pile was neat and clean. 

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sakeshop 12 pts

So taking Mari's advice on the "grip issue", I guess when we bring sake for dinner we should just drink it straight out of the bottle? Might get some funny looks though ...

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 sakeshop IMHO you might want to bring a sake glass that flares at the lip, so there's no grip issue....although when you grab the bottle, it will make it dirty. Second piece of advice: Finish the bottle!

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sakeshop 12 pts

 Melissa808 Truth be told, I like the idea of using "grip issues" as an excuse to drink straight out of the bottle.  Finishing the bottle(s) was never in question!  Funny, I think this might be another one to pair with your beloved Narutotai sake ... and maybe I won't look as funny drinking from a large can as opposed to a large bottle.

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 sakeshop  Melissa808 do what u did at the snout-to-tail dinner: bring heavy, rough ceramics to drink from. and i agree re the sweet narutotai to pair w/ the garlicky spice :)

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 sakeshop I guess I better go back with some Narutotai!

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EurekaGal 22 pts

 sakeshop No WORRY about how it looks. Just pass the bottle...over HERE! :)

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Annoddah_Dave 82 pts

Delicate Blossom and EO:  This one is a classic M&M eats!  I laughed and laughed.  I frankly didn't care if the fuud was any guud or not.  Yes, the pix on the piles of shells says a lot.  You are definitely a Delicate Blossom!  EO is full on carnivore!  I like when you point out stuff about her and EO pays no attention and just continues on...LOL.  Did you mention whether they had degrees of spiciness?

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 Annoddah_Dave I don't recall, but yes, you can order the degree of spiciness that you prefer. And I'm a carnivore, too! I just eat in a more civilized manner. And I don't waste.

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M 64 pts

Hello M&M

Looks like another place on my growing list!

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 M So many places!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 Melissa808  M hello M :)

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turkfontaine 202 pts

in my early Houston years we had to go over to plaquemines parish if we wanted crawdads. in later years, when Houston became westminster on the gulf they were available in galveston , lamarque, texas city and pasadena. 'bite they lil heads off an suck out da fat'. i've always wondered if 'mud bugs' lived in rivers all over the world or just in the american south. fo sho they ain' no kingkrab legs lak dat in louisianne

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 turkfontaine I liked having more than just the crawdads, for contrast. Funny how all the seafood meats were very distinctive in flavor!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 Melissa808  turkfontaine we used to play w/ crayfish in streams growing up here. they were tiny compared to these suckers, which i hear are small compared to what u get on the mainland

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CAPSUN 28 pts

I love going to these kinds of places on the mainland. Now that I know we've got one right down the street from home, I've got to try it.

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 CAPSUN Don't forget to let me know!!

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DianeSeo 94 pts

After two visits to this place, I'm addicted. That garlic-butter sauce, plus the lemon-salt-pepper mix, could literally make any type of seafood taste great.

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

 DianeSeo I'm wondering if I should bring my own limes next time (instead of lemons) to see how that tastes!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 Melissa808  DianeSeo me too. 2x in 5 days. and thank god u're messier than me

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DianeSeo 94 pts

 nonstopmari Yes no one ever called me a neat or delicate eater

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About Mari Taketa

Mari Taketa is a dedicated eater who's as opinionated as she is hungry. She covered everything from neighborhood mom-and-pop places to ethnic eateries to fine dining restaurants on Honolulu's dining scene for Metromix Honolulu and The Honolulu Advertiser's TGIF. Before that, she ate her way through Vietnam, Scotland and Japan, where she lived, traveled or worked, after recovering from a journalism career that included stints as editor-in-chief of Hawaii Business magazine and reporter and editor at The Associated Press. Her goals are to always be hungry for more, and to always want to know what's around the next corner.

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