Blending pungent, peppery Cajun flavors with the fresh, continental style of Creole cuisine, Gumbo Jumbo is bringing a bit of welcomed spice into the San Jose restaurant scene. Fresh, MSG-free ingredients are expertly married with traditional and worldly preparations to create memorable gumbos, jambalayas and more. Gumbo Jumbo is a Cajun-fusion restaurant in San Jose serving lunch, dinner and late night eats along with -an amazing list of cocktails. With this Cajun-fusion restaurant in San Jose offering all the tongue-tingling flavors of the bayou for lunch, dinner and late night snacks, the search for a great Louisiana-style restaurant in the South Bay can come to an end.

Cajun Food Never Tasted So Good

As one of the only restaurants in San Jose where someone can find crayfish by the bucket, Gumbo Jumbo is satisfying the taste buds of anyone with a hankering for good ole Louisiana cooking. The big menu consists of favorites like spicy catfish bites, okra and corn fritters, prawns etouffee, spiced meats and dirty rice. There are also a variety of gumbos and jambalayas prepared with traditional spices and bell peppers, onions and celery (a.k.a. the holy trinity of Cajun cooking), that feature everything from fresh, flaky seafood to chicken and hot sausages; there’s even a vegetarian menu with veggie jambalaya.

Gumbo Jumbo revels in the continental, always-experimenting style of Louisiana Creole cuisine by offering a selection of flashy Asian fusion treats. Cajun lemongrass chicken, mango fish filet, crawfish hot noodle soup and tamarind prawns are just a few of the creative dishes that this robust menu offers.

Lunch Just Got a Little Bit More Exciting

Gumbo Jumbo boasts an eclectic lunch menu consisting of many of the best dinner menu offerings with the added bonus of po-boys (sandwiches). The menu offers cajun grilled pork po’boys, fried crawfish po’boys, Louisiana sausage po’boys and more, promising a sandwich filled with some of the most unique flavors on the West Coast.

This San Jose Cajun restaurant is available for corporate parties, private meetings and social functions, and can also do off-site catering for those days when leaving the office isn’t a possibility. Email our Banquet coordinator for booking information.

Spice Up Your Night Cajun Style

With live music and late night DJs, Gumbo Jumbo gives patrons more than enough reasons to stick around after dinner enjoying cocktails and desert. Fridays welcome exclusive DJs spinning everything from house to hip-hop, and Saturdays cultivate a swanky, lounge vibe with live bands playing jazz and blues. The great cocktail menu matches the ambiance at this San Jose nightlife hotspot by offering an assortment of champagne drinks, sake cocktails, traditional favorites and new creations.