The Rougaroux spices up Birmingham, Alabama’s food scene

By: Jack Echols

The Magic City’s versatile food scene enjoys a nice bit of spicing up with the Cajun-inspired flavors of The Rougaroux restaurant in downtown Birmingham. Opened in 2017, the original location in Forest Park has become one of the city’s best-loved Cajun restaurants. When you first see it, you might find yourself a bit confused — it appears as if you’re looking at a house someone might live in.

The classic pink building itself, which previously hosted the Pink House Café, was built in the late 19th century. On the inside, you’ll find New Orleans-appropriate decorations: pink, yellow and green lights hung above the outside seating area, Saints memorabilia and jam band paraphernalia. The menu includes classic New Orleans fare: house-made boudin, gumbo, po’boys and a plethora of other items.

Hot off of a trip to New Orleans, I was absolutely sure that the New Orleans food was the best in the country and that I wouldn’t find anything close to it anywhere else. I believe I sat down and ordered gumbo nearly every single time we went out to eat in the French Quarter.

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