Louisiana Charlie's

Fun location and the service was super amazing from beginning to end.
As for food, the sides (mac and cheese and greens) were perfect! For the entree we had jambalaya and it lacked the traditional flavor/spice I expect out of Cajun food.
The alligator legs were good as well just slightly dry.
Beignets came out fresh and hot after the meal which was a great touch!

We have visited two times already! The first time we ordered a combination of snowcrab and shrimp; it was soooo good! The seasoning was spot on, the serving was great for three people and we ate to our hearts’ content.
For our second visit we ordered the alligator legs and a tray of shrimp.
Just like the first time, it was great! For these types of dishes the staff brings all the necessary tools to enjoy the food.
They (the staff) are friendly and they happily answer questions regarding their menu.
The place itself is nice, it’s open so you do not feel stuffy.
This is definitely a place we tend to frequent in the near future.

If you're looking for good BBQ food, avoid this place.
I ordered a $19 Brisket sandwich, which took 31 minutes to come out.
The place was packed, so, somewhat understandable.
But it did not taste like good smoked BBQ food.
It was regularly cooked meat with BBQ sauce slathered on to "fool" you.
The Mac and cheese came out first, but the guy had a hard time finding us I guess.
We moved closer right before he came out.
He saw our number, and went back in for some reason.
Then we had to wait another 5 minutes for it to come out.
The mac and cheese was too peppery in my opinion.
My wife ordered gumbo fries, but in my not so expert opinion, it looked like regular gumbo, like a soup, not like the photos I saw on here.
We also ordered 3 hot beignets, but they forgot to bring those out.
Getting them to bring those out was no easy task and probably took another 10 minutes.
I talked to 2 people, because the first person didn't seem like she was going to do anything.
The second person wanted my table number stand.
I mistakenly thought it was 74, but it was 75.
Then I found my receipt, and he verified the order. He would not take my word for it and give me the beignets until he saw I really ordered them.
I tipped when I paid for my meal, but really wish I hadn't since the service was subpar. The beignets were actually pretty good, but not as good as the ones at Disneyland. The only reasonably priced item at this place was the bottled Coke at $3.50. I'm sure most of their customers are tourists.
I would recommend Malibu Farms over this place.
Good view also, and GREAT service.
Food was also great too.
If you are local, you should consider Grand Ole BBQ in Flynn Springs (opposite direction, East of El Cajon,) but TRUST me, well worth the drive.
Rather than serve you "fake" smoked meat, they just run out and stop serving it.
There is also Grand Ole BBQ in North Park, but we haven't tried that yet. For just a little bit more (but NO views) you can go to Fogo De Chao and get top notch service AND meat. We will not be back.