Dat Kitchen Too
Bay St. Louis, MS
A Waveland breakfast-through-dinner spot where crawfish etouffee gets ladled over fried catfish and the omelettes come out the size of a dinner plate.
Atmosphere
The dining room is bigger than you'd expect from the outside, done up in Gulf Coast blues and greens with hand-painted murals covering the walls, beach scenes and fishing boats among them. Booths and tables fill up fast most mornings, especially after the nearby churches let out on Sunday, when the wait can run past the front door. It's a working kitchen, not a photo backdrop: plates move fast, coffee gets refilled without asking, and regulars call the servers by name. Evenings run a touch quieter, though weekend dinner still draws a crowd. This is the top-rated restaurant in Waveland on Tripadvisor, so plenty of people already know where to find it.
What to Order
Order the Kajun Katrina if you want the dish regulars talk about most: fried catfish laid over rice and smothered in crawfish etouffee, and ask for French bread instead of the bun it comes with. The shrimp po-boy arrives so loaded that most people ask for a to-go box before they're halfway through. Breakfast pulls its own crowd. The Cajun omelette comes stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, tomato, onion, and green pepper, and the shrimp omelette is genuinely too big for one plate. Jambalaya shows up in portions that stretch to two or three meals at home.
Good to Know
Dat Kitchen Too opens early, around 6:15 in the morning, and stays open through dinner, as late as 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closer to 7 on Sundays. There's no reservations line; it's walk in and wait for a table, and that wait can stretch during the Sunday breakfast rush or a busy weekend dinner. A private lot out front handles parking. The bar is beer and wine only, there's no outdoor seating, and highchairs are on hand for families with small kids. A few visitors have mentioned a small surcharge for paying by credit card, so it doesn't hurt to bring cash.
Our Take
This is a locals' place first, and that's exactly the appeal: a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice pick and the top-rated restaurant in Waveland, with portions and prices that make the drive from Bay St. Louis, or even New Orleans, worth it. Service reviews run hot and cold — most visits get warm, fast attention, but a handful of diners have hit slow or brusque service on busy days. Go for breakfast if you can; it's the meal locals rave about most. Just expect a wait if you show up right after Sunday church lets out.
Details last verified August 2026. Always confirm current hours and menu directly with the restaurant.