In April 2021, they opened Lazy J Cajun, a family- and pet-friendly outdoor restaurant located at 6390 FM 1102 in New Braunfels.
On the menu
Year-round, Lazy J Cajun offers what they call “TexMeCa” foods, which is a blend of Texan-, Mexican- and Cajun-influenced food, including pulled pork nachos, Cajunized elote, po-boys, hamburgers, seasonal gumbos, crawfish and more. Although crawfish is seasonal, the Smith brothers are determined to be the “first and the last.”
The brothers recently expanded Lazy J Cajun’s fried food menu, adding fried alligator, frog legs, oysters, shrimp, catfish, boudin balls and hush puppies.
Josh emphasized that Lazy J Cajun's crawfish are always live and never frozen.
“A lot of people out here are like, ‘Are they frozen?’ [because] they’ve had a lot of people out here serve frozen crawfish from [the] San Antonio and Austin area,” Josh said.
In fact, the Smith brothers pride themselves on not selling frozen crawfish.
“We almost threw away $4,000 worth of crawfish during the freeze because we thought they were frozen,” Adam said.
What’s special about it?
The brothers said Lazy J Cajun’s hospitality, authenticity and ambience makes them stand out from other Cajun restaurants in the area.
“We make you feel like you’re in your neighbor’s backyard,” Adam said.
Hours: Wed.-Thu. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat. noon-10 p.m., Sun. noon-9 p.m.
830-632-5080. www.lazyjcajun.com
