This week, Jonathan Kauffman finds an authentic Vietnamese-Cajun-by-way-of-Houston experience at Crawfish King.

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Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Jim Cummings eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Jim Cummings eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Live crawfish at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Live crawfish at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Interior of Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Interior of Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King with a live crawfish in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King with a live crawfish in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Crawfish served by the pound with corn at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Crawfish served by the pound with corn at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Jim Cummings eating crawfish at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Jim Cummings eating crawfish at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Crawfish at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

Jim Cimmings enjoying the Cajun Crawfish specialty at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Jim Cimmings enjoying the Cajun Crawfish specialty at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Patrons eating the Cajun Crawfish specialty and Trieu Dinh at Crawfish King in Seattle on Sunday May 3, 2009. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

This week, Jonathan Kauffman finds an authentic Vietnamese-Cajun-by-way-of-Houston experience at Crawfish King. Here are a few notes from Kauffman’s story and photos by Kevin P. Casey.Published on May 6, 2009

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