H'ours Creole Smokehouse
Experience a taste of New Orleans with a Florida twist in a historic Queen Anne building, featuring live jazz and rotating Creole dishes.
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H'ours Creole Smokehouse
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Experience a taste of New Orleans with a Florida twist in a historic Queen Anne building, featuring live jazz and rotating Creole dishes.
"The food and staff were amazing, and we can't wait to go back!"
Reserve in Advance
High demand, especially on weekends. Make reservations early to secure your spot.
Explore the Rotating Menu
The menu changes weekly, offering fresh culinary experiences with local produce and sourced meats.
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Cuisine
Creole
Price
Mid-range
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Authentic Creole & Cajun Flavors
Experience traditional New Orleans creole dishes with a Florida twist in a charming Queen Anne building. Features fresh local ingredients and unique smoked meats.
Live Jazz and Cozy Ambiance
Enjoy live jazz music while dining in a cozy early 1900s Queen Anne building, with both indoor and outdoor seating options available.
Delectable Smoked Meats & Seafood
Savor expertly smoked meats like tri tips and ribs, alongside fresh seafood dishes such as butterfish and scallops, all infused with rich Creole flavors.
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Reserve in Advance
High demand, especially on weekends. Make reservations early to secure your spot.
Explore the Rotating Menu
The menu changes weekly, offering fresh culinary experiences with local produce and sourced meats.
Ask for Todd
Several reviews highlight Todd as an exceptional server, known for great energy and making guests feel like family.
Lunchtime Specialties
Try signature dishes like smoked BBQ bayou chicken wings or grouper cheeks during lunch.
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Reserve in Advance
High demand, especially on weekends. Make reservations early to secure your spot.
Explore the Rotating Menu
The menu changes weekly, offering fresh culinary experiences with local produce and sourced meats.
Ask for Todd
Several reviews highlight Todd as an exceptional server, known for great energy and making guests feel like family.
Lunchtime Specialties
Try signature dishes like smoked BBQ bayou chicken wings or grouper cheeks during lunch.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
H'ours Creole Smokehouse consistently receives high praise for its authentic Creole and Cajun cuisine, with many highlighting the flavorful smoked meats and fresh seafood. The cozy ambiance, live music, and exceptional service, particularly from staff like Todd, create a welcoming and memorable dining experience. While generally excellent, minor issues like occasional order mistakes or inattentive handling of disruptive patrons have been noted.
"There are not enough stars! The food and staff were amazing. Smoked drumsticks, fried green tomatoes, BBQ chicken and jambalaya and pork with red beans and rice. Everything tasted great. Todd and the rest of the staff could not have been nicer or more attentive. I can't wait to go back! You have to try this place!!"
Joe Reitz
"Our server Ronie was amazing despite our large group split between two tables and the fact that we had people coming over an hour late to the reservation and adding chairs and sitting up and down in different places during the dinner. There was also an issue with the computer causing a delay in the checks being rang up but Ronie did her best and we appreciated it a lot.
Other resturants wouldn't have been this accommodating with the group size. And a lot have a check averaging for large party sizes, so this was very nice of them to do that for us.
The music was great and the food was typical New Orleans fair. Desert is really good with the local ice cream on top. The bread pudding, peach crisp, chocolate cake and keylime pie were all good."
Leshawn
"10 ⭐️ get the tri tips. Delectable! The tri tips, pork belly red beans and rice, bourbon pecan pie and whiskey butter bread pudding were delicious! Absolutely delicious and great service and ambiance also. The loud disruptive drunk couple behind us was not pleasant and I feel the staff could have intervened but instead offered them MORE alcoholic beverages 🤦. Outside of them being allowed to be obnoxiously loud it was a good experience. The food was on point! Managers should encourage the staff to better handle the situation but the food was so good I can’t even pull a star away for it. Check this spot out. You won’t regret the food"
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Frequently Asked Questions
H'ours Creole Smokehouse serves traditional New Orleans Creole dishes with a Florida flair.
Popular dishes include the tri tips, pork belly with red beans and rice, fried green tomatoes, jambalaya, and bread pudding.
Yes, the restaurant features live jazz band entertainment, adding to the dining experience.
The restaurant is typically open for dinner but is closed on Sundays and Wednesdays. It's recommended to check their specific hours.
Yes, it is highly recommended to make reservations in advance, especially on weekends due to high demand.
The menu rotates weekly, featuring fresh local produce and sourced meats, offering new culinary experiences.
While the focus is on Creole and smoked meats, it's best to inquire directly with the restaurant about current dietary accommodations.
The restaurant has a cozy ambiance in an early 1900s Queen Anne building, with indoor and outdoor seating options.
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H'ours Creole Smokehouse brings Cajun and Creole flavors to Tarpon Springs with its unique culinary approach. The restaurant focuses on fresh fish and in-house smoked meats, creating a distinctive dining experience different from the area's predominant Greek offerings. Their menu showcases the rich and flavorful traditions of Cajun and Creole cuisine.
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H’ours Creole Smokehouse is owned and operated by a New Orleans native that came to the mostly Greek town and never left. The butter shrimp, etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya are amongst the popular menu items although the menu changes every day you will still find something that you would love.
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The H’ours Creole Smokehouse serves the tastiest southern style smoked cooking in the area. Menu highlights include shrimp and crawfish étouffée and smoked 1/2 chicken jambalaya. Their seafood & smoked sausage cajun gumbo is also very tasty.
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310 E Tarpon AveTarpon Springs, FL 34689(727) 483-9092 Visit Website See Menu Open in Google Maps. H’ours Creole Smokehouse located along E. Tarpon Avenue offers Creole favorites with a modern twist.
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It’s mostly creole and a bit spicy (to me), but you’re guaranteed delicious food, layers of flavor, and awesome service, especially if you have Todd.
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