The café isn’t just named for owner Tracy Lippert’s grandmother, it also features recipes from the late Anesia Lois Rabalais’ Cajun upbringing alongside more broadly American fare. Beignets are served all day with a generous dusting of powdered sugar and cups of chicory coffee. Breakfast includes shrimp and grits and pain perdu, while lunch and dinner offer fried catfish po’boys, crawfish étouffée, and blackened sea bass. Daily dinner specials are announced via the bistro’s Facebook page, but Tuesdays are all about the specially priced fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. Beer and wine are available. Ornate railings, vintage wood floors, and historic photos of New Orleans and Santa Paula add to the atmosphere of what used to be a hardware store.