Cajun/Soul Food:

Black Eyed Sally’s     350 Asylum St, Hartford       860-278-7427

$$

A casual Louisiana Creole style restaurant with live music, barbeque dishes and seafood. (reservations suggested)

Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-4pm

            *Gumbo

            *BBQ wings

            *Southern Caesar salad

Dinner Mon-Thurs 4pm-10pm, Fri 4pm-11pm, Sat 5pm-11pm

            *Pork rib platter

            *Jambalaya

            *Glazed BBQ chicken and buttermilk fried chicken

            *Catfish fingers

Directions                   6 minutes                     2.13 miles

1. Start out going north on Summit St. toward Vernon St.
2. Turn right onto Allen Place
3. Turn left onto Washington St.
4. Turn right onto Capitol Ave.
5. Turn left onto Trinity St.
6. Turn right onto Jewell St.
7. Turn left onto Trumbull St.
8. Turn left onto Asylum St.
9. Black Eyed Sally’s on left side

Rajun Cajun               355 New Park Ave, Hartford                       860-231-7159

$

This kid-friendly soul food center is perfect if you’re craving that down south homestyle cornbread, B-B-Q chicken, catfish, or macaroni and cheese. Portions are as magnificent as the price. (no reservations needed)

Lunch Tues-Fri            $10 all you can eat Friday lunch buffet

            *Fried chicken

            *Sweet potatoes

            *Mac and cheese

Dinner Thurs-Sat

            *Gumbo

            *Jambalaya

            *BBQ ribs

Brunch Sun

Directions       6 minutes         1.94 miles

1. Start out going south on Summit St. toward College Terrace
2. Take a slight right onto College Terrace
3. Turn left onto Zion St.
4. Turn right onto Flatbush Ave.
5. Turn right onto New Park Ave.
6. Rajun Cajun on the right side