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| - After dropping off my car for repairs, we ended up in a conundrum for what to do about dinner.. only clue we had was a Cajun craving that hubby was suffering from. So... I agreed to try Rhythm Kitchen, which hubby had visited for lunch once before and enjoyed.
We were promptly seated, the waitress was friendly and timely, and the food started. First, the bread basket.. personally, I'm not a fan of biscuits and I'm not sure how they made those rolls out of biscuit dough but I'll admit the honey butter was a nice touch. I'm also not a fan of hush puppies but Hubby declared them "fantastic" and he scarfed them down happily when I said they were all his. Perhaps I should note that Hubby is from the south while I'm a born & bred Yankee. He thinks spicy is a condiment while I prefer to actually taste the food itself ;)
Then, his appetizer arrived - some oyster thing that I don't recall the name of. He loved it, which is good because he had six of them to eat. I can't eat oysters, so I happily let him have them all.
Our entrees arrived promptly, and that's when things got really good for me. Mine was called Crescent City Pasta, and it was basically a seafood fettucine alfredo with cajun spices. The pasta was perfectly prepared, the sauce was well balanced - and obviously freshly made, which totally impressed me. There was a lot of crawfish, shrimp, spinach & mushrooms.. and two scallops, which would have made me laugh but the dish was excellent. The textures, flavor balance, and freshness of it all just melded together into a great pasta dish that I will definitely return for.
Oh, and Hubby's dinner - Crawfish Etouffee. I tried a taste, it was definitely good - though a much stronger tasting dish than I was in the mood for. He, however, loved it and managed some serious damage to it - despite having eaten all those hush puppies and oysters already.
But, we both had a lot to take home also - it'll be another Cajun night tonight =D
Oh, and our waitress Tawny.. sweet girl, fantastic timing, and almost psychic on her arrivals to the table, whether to just check on us or to replace a soda.
Only thing I would change is their "DJ" on their music tape that hawks Louisiana food between the music tracks. They don't need to push the food, the people are already there for it.
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