"When we’re ready to laissez les bon temps rouler and all that, we head to Bon Ton in Midtown, where we can crack open crab legs with our teeth under the glow of a sign that says “Fancy Service.” Under that neon pink light, the casual Cajun-Vietnamese restaurant sets the scene for an enjoyable date night with shared charbroiled oysters and sazeracs. Friend groups can gather in comfortable wood-panel booths and throw back rummy hurricanes, fried fish baskets and seafood boils (we don’t judge anyone for drinking the boil broth because it’s that good). All these good times should be credited to the tasty food because no matter your mood or who you’re with, you’ll find something, from cauliflower banh mi to étouffée, to enjoy." - nina reeder, juli horsford, demarco williams