Tropical Cajun

This is my mainstay whenever I’m in Atlanta for a convention (like Dragon-​Con). It’s more food than you should reasonably consume, for only $ 6. They have a great variety of chicken, too, so you can eat here several days in a row if you want, and the flavors range from great to outstanding. And the sides are really great, especially the noodles, creole rice/​gumbo, and sweet potatoes. Add in friendly employees, fast service, and delicious sweet tea, and you have a winning combo (pun intended).
My favorite place in the food court.

I stumbled across this restaurant looking for Chick-​fill-​A but they were closed. They offer a 5 item combo (three sides and two types of chicken) for $ 6.25. I ordered curry chicken, mac & cheese and collard greens (politely declining the other chicken and side because I wasn’t that hungry). The food was really delicious coming from a food court! They had a various foods ranging from soul, Asian and Caribbean. Well worth the visit and a friendly staff!

They offer all kinds of foods. Who cares if it isn’t 1 theme. I enjoyed my curry chicken, plantains, and noodles. The chicken was super tender and fell off the bone. I was satisfied! Good potions and cheap! Peachtree Center has the best food court!

I got to the food court fairly early so my first choice hadn’t opened yet. I’ll have to say I panicked when I got in line as the crowd drew me in. Yes, as other reviewers had stated, there is a bit of a Cybil thing going on at Tropical Cajun, but it is a win for hungry visitors!
I did some tropical with plantains and jerk chicken. Plantains are a crap shoot to cook in advance as they tend to get tough, my lunch was no exception. Jerk chicken was spicy and very little said «jerk» besides the name. I was very happy with the quality of the mixed veggies though! Broccoli and beans are bright green and were crisp, tender. I added the Cajun with the jambalaya… it was really spicy just spicy fried rice with chicken… wasted space.
Then, bourbon chicken? What the hay? I’m here already why not have some food court Chinese food?
Am I disappointed? No way! My entrée was $ 6.50 and I barely could eat half with the generous portion they served. The only real thing that disappoints is their confusing marketing.

I’m no psychiatrist, but Tropical Cajun («TC») has some type of serious identity crisis going on. Let’s survey the offerings: First, TC offers a variety of Caribbean inspired dishes like jerk chicken and plantains – hence the «tropical». Second, they offer some Cajun dishes, like jambalaya, and faux-​Cajun dishes, like sweet and sour Cajun chicken. So far so good right? Well that’s hardly the end. In addition to the Caribbean/​Cajun selections, you can also find a number of Asian inspired dishes such as lo mein, sesame seed chicken, and fried rice. If you’re still desirous of a bit more variety, have no fear, because TC also provides a large selection of southern/​homestyle options such as macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and ox tail. All this is to say, it really should be called «Homestyle Southern Tropical Cajun and Noodle House.»
Moving onto the food, I found it little better than the name. I had the jambalaya, macaroni and cheese, lo mein, bourbon chicken, and sweet and sour Cajun chicken. Starting with the jambalaya, as a Louisiana native, let me tell ya this is not jambalaya – not even close. To the contrary, it seems more akin to fried rice that a clumsy chef dropped a jar of red pepper in. The lo mein fared little better – it seemed just like spaghetti. The macaroni and cheese was decent, but then again it’s macaroni and cheese – you can get this stuff from a box.
Both of the entrees were actually decent. Unsurprisingly at this point, the sweet and sour Cajun chicken was in no way Cajun, it seemed more akin to a derivative of a General Tso’s chicken recipe. The bourbon chicken was actually pretty tasty, albeit tasting nothing like bourbon. It had a bit of a sweet and smoky flavor. This leads me to believe that its name comes from imitating bourbon’s sweet/​smoky balance, not because it’s actually made with any bourbon. Of course, this assumes that any names at TC have a rational basis.
Overall, TC isn’t horrible, and it is cheap. For $ 5.99 you get a filling meal with choices vaguely resembling signature dishes from about half the globe. I doubt I’ll be back any time soon, but it’s tolerable.

As compared to other food court food this place is very good. They have a mixed Cajun and Chinese selection of items to choose from. The 5 item (3 veggies, 2 chicken) special is a lot of food for $ 5.75. The noodles were perfect and the chicken very good.

Good little dive in the mall. Had the 2 chicken combo with daghter. Yes more vball. Got spicy chicken and bourbon chicken. Really pretty good. Daughter has mouth stuffed and is just nodding.

You’ve got your standard Chinese, like sesame chicken and fried rice. And then you have your Caribbean stuff, like oxtails and jerk chicken. The food is decent, but does not stand out in any way. If I had to recommend one thing, it’d be the jerk chicken.
The main reason I’m writing this review, however, is that their signage indicates they serve beef patties. This is a lie! They did once upon a time, but no longer do and did not feel compelled to change the sign.
So yeah. NO BEEF PATTIES FOR YOU.

I don’t know why this place is called Tropical Cajun because it’s more like a Chinese restaurant than anything. Maybe they’re trying to set themselves apart from other similar businesses in the food court. Tropical Cajun is located inside the food court at the Mall at Peachtree Center. I ate here on Friday night for dinner amongst all the Dragon*Con madness.
I give props to Tropical Cajun for a few reasons:
1. They handled the insane amount of people well.
2. Their food was fresh.
3. Good value: two meats and three vegetables for $ 5.99.
The latter was a Dragon*Con special, so I’m not sure it’s still going to be around by the time you read this review. Because there were so many customers, the food on the line was turning over fast and everything was fresh.
I had the lo mein noodles (counts as a «veggie») + bourbon chicken and honey chicken + steamed veggies (broccoli, cabbage, carrots) and seasoned green beans. As is typical of virtually all Chinese food court joints, the chicken was drenched in sweet and salty sauces. The veggies were actually crisp and tasty.
Overall, for what it was, this was not a bad meal. It was filling and satisfying and it re-​energized me for Night #1 at the con.
Note: My friends got Chinese food from one of the nearby competitors and the quality and value looked to be about the same.

I will definitely return to Tropical Cajun. This is the best food court cajun food that I’ve ever had. Well they call it Cajun but it’s more like a mixture of Cajun and Chinese to me. I think I had the tropical and sesame chicken, white rice, greens and mac & cheese. For it to be food court food, it was pretty tasteful and fresh. Now, the mac & cheese was only okay just like I expected to be and the greens could have been seasoned better.
The staff here is very friendly and nice, if you’re in Peachtree Center definitely check it out!

Grading on a mall food court scale, this place is pretty good. A nice variety of items and never afraid to bring the heat. What other food court joint serves ox tail I ask you? Jerk chix, basil chix (vSPICY and including no basil that I can see or taste but one of the best items) and sweet cajun chix are where its at ppl. Mix it up! Mix it up!

Tropic Cajun is a strange fusion restaurant inside The Mall At Peachtree Center. It provides a strange combination of meats with Rice AND vegetables. My meal was Honey Chicken on Fried Rice, PLUS Corn and Boiled Potatoes. The Honey Chicken was delicious, but corn tasted like it had been beaten into submission and then crushed under someones boots.