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The Bayou Restaurant, Mount Vernon: This ode to the Crescent City is all about fun, good food and strong cocktails. On Fat Tuesday, CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisana Band will be playing amidst a prix fixe $65 dinner full of Cajun specials. Seatings are at 6 p.m , 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Can't make it on Tuesday? No worries.The Bayou lives and breathes N'awlins with Fat Tuesday promotions that extend all year in the form of all-you-can-eat specials, in addition to Wednesday VooDoo Nights with food and beverage discounts. And did we mention there are more than 100 hot sauces to try? Spice Things Up: 580 Gramatan Ave., 914-668-2634, www.bayourestaurantny.com/.
Birdsall House, Peekskill: There's always something going on at this popular gastropub. Expect fried oysters, Cajun shrimp remoulade, smoked chicken and sausage gumbo, and Creole jambalaya along with a Hurricane cocktail. The town of Peekskill is doing a huge Mardi Gras celebration complete with parade and pub crawl Feb. 20, which includes additional restaurant participation. Go here for details. Spice Things Up: 970 Main St., 914-930-1880, www.birdsallhouse.net/.
Rye Roadhouse, Rye: Relish all the Big Easy offers with free beads and cocktail specials including Hurricanes, fried oysters, smothererd pork chops, redfish, beignets, and king cake. The festivities begin at 4 p.m. and last to closing. The restaurant is also serving New Orleans-made Abita beer. Spice Things Up: 12 High St., 914-925-2668, www.ryeroadhouse.com/.
Savannah's Southern House, Cortland Manor: Catfish sticks, shrimp and grits and jambalaya are among the dishes you'll find at this Southern charmer where, though there's no Mardi Gras special per say, you still get a taste of the good 'ole South. Spice Things Up: 3901 Crompond Rd., 914-736-1203, www.savannahssouthernhouse.com/.
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