Cajun Belle

Cajun Belle With a Drive thru only model we specialize in Southeast Texas Cuisines like gumbo, kolaches and more! Come & Eat, Y'all!!

Cajun Belle is a Southeast Texas-cuisine restaurant in the Des Moines, Iowa, metro area. We were founded in 2022 and offer a unique menu available through drive-thru at our storefront location in Johnston, Iowa, as well as catering and on-site event menu options. We provide authentic, fresh, Southeast Texas cuisine to the Central Iowa Metro and surrounding areas. Owner and head-chef Zack Hollier h

as been cooking this cuisine for literally his entire life - likes to call the Cajun Belle Gumbo his ‘childhood in a pot’. Cajun Belle is also more than just food, we strive to deliver the highest-quality of menu items by making all of the food items on-site daily and from scratch. The dough for the kolaches is literally hand-mixed by team members! We are committed to providing the most authentic and quality food in a convenient way to the bellies of those who seek it. Services:
Cajun Restaurant
Catering
Breakfast Catering
Now Hiring
Farmers Market Merchant - Every Saturday, starting May 6! Products:
Gumbo
Kolaches
Boudin
Southern Food

06/07/2026

Hey y’all! We’ll be closed today and resume normal hours Wednesday. 💙

05/09/2026

Hey y’all we will be closed today to attend the Walk MS event. We appreciate y’all’s understanding and support and will see y’all soon!

Thank all of y’all who have donated!

CRAWFISH TOMORROW!!Fresh out the water, straight to the boil — no shortcuts, no secrets, just hands that know what they’...
04/19/2026

CRAWFISH TOMORROW!!

Fresh out the water, straight to the boil — no shortcuts, no secrets, just hands that know what they’re doing. 🦞🔥

Here at Cajun Belle, it’s not just food… it’s a whole ritual — you’ll taste the work, the roots, the love in every bite.

$17.99/lb (comes with corn, sausage & potatoes)

Pull up hungry!

04/16/2026

Hey y’all we’ll be closing a bit early today at 5pm!

Make sure to stop by beforehand or we’ll catch y’all tomorrow at normal hours.

Thank y’all!!

04/09/2026

We’ll be closing a little early today, y’all.

Appreciate everyone who stopped by and showed love. We’ll be back at it tomorrow during normal hours.

Come grab some Crispy Catfish and some Hot Cheeto Boudin Balls on y’all’s way home from work! Open until 8pm!
03/26/2026

Come grab some Crispy Catfish and some Hot Cheeto Boudin Balls on y’all’s way home from work!

Open until 8pm!

03/19/2026

Come on!

Open until 8pm y’all!

03/18/2026

We’re having some issues with our website currently!

If you’d like to place an order for pickup please message us or give us a holler!
(515) 207-5050

Zack’s takin out his hammer to see if the ol tappy tap will work to get the website back up and runnin!

We got boiled crawfish today until sold out!! Open until 8pm y’all!
03/14/2026

We got boiled crawfish today until sold out!!

Open until 8pm y’all!

03/08/2026

NO CRAWFISH TODAY!

Sorry y’all our crawfish haven’t arrived yet and will not make it in time.

We ONLY boil LIVE crawfish so that y’all have an authentic experience. We are at the mercy of the weather and the storms the other day delayed our shipment.

We will have some next Saturday.

Address

5460 Merle Hay Road, Suite A
Johnston, IA
50131

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+15152075050

Website

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