{"id":279613,"date":"2026-04-22T03:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/279613\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:07:12","slug":"this-new-cajun-restaurant-started-with-backyard-seafood-boils-and-selling-on-facebook-eat-see-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/279613\/","title":{"rendered":"This new Cajun restaurant started with backyard seafood boils and selling on Facebook \u2022 Eat. See. Do."},"content":{"rendered":"

After eight years as a pop-up and catering business, Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation opened its first brick-and-mortar location on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a dream of ours to have this,\u201d owner Steven Sauler said.<\/p>\n

Sauler has worked as a cook his whole life and loves exploring different foods. When his wife asked him to make her favorite food, a shrimp seafood boil with Cajun seasoning, Sauler was excited to take on the challenge.<\/p>\n

As he made more and more seafood boils, Sauler shared them with family and friends. Seeing how much everyone loved his food, he decided to try selling it. Sauler started testing the waters by listing the food on Facebook Marketplace and was surprised to see it really take off.<\/p>\n

\"\"Steven Sauler, right, and his wife Hanna Sauler at the location of their new restaurant, Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation, in Long Beach on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, it was just extra money, but it kept growing,\u201d Sauler said. \u201cMore orders, more repeat customers, people telling their friends. That\u2019s when I realized this could actually be something bigger than just cooking at home, it\u2019s something that I can leave to my family when my time is up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sauler officially started Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation in 2018 and has continued to grow his business ever since, garnering over 186,000 followers on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sauler has known since the beginning that he wanted his own space. Things started to fall into place when he found a restaurant space for lease on Facebook. As soon as he saw the spot at Third Street and Loma Avenue, he knew it was the one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the fanciest of the fanciest, but it\u2019s great enough to start our legacy,\u201d Sauler said.<\/p>\n

Sauler said he\u2019s most excited to be able to see customers\u2019 reactions when they taste the food.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s precious to see the people that you serve enjoying what you make for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the new shop, Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation serves a range of seafood boils from one-pound bags to full trays with a mixture of shrimp, crab, lobster and mussels. Every option comes with sausage, corn on the cob and potatoes and is covered in Cajun seasoning and a house-made sauce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prices range from $20 for a one-pound bag with shrimp to $400 for the \u201cBangbang seafood tray,\u201d which comes with two pounds of king crab, four snow crab clusters, two pounds of shrimp and four lobster tails.<\/p>\n

\"\"Steven Sauler, right, with his wife Hanna Sauler, middle, and mom Imelda Madrigal, left, at the grand opening of Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation in Long Beach on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Photo by Ashley Bolter.<\/p>\n

Everything is made to order, and the sauce is made fresh daily.<\/p>\n

In the future, Sauler hopes to be able to sell his signature sauce and seasoning, but for now, he\u2019s just going to take everything one step at a time.<\/p>\n

Sauler\u2019s Cajun Nation, 301 Loma Avenue, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

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