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| - I was in the area for business and decided to try out BSBR. It was not really a good decision, unfortunately. I arrived around 10:15 pm on a weeknight. I was the only person in the restaurant. Per their website, they serve the full menu until 11:00 pm and then the late night menu until 2 am. However, they told me I could only order off the late night menu and when I left, they would be closing. Okay... I understand they weren't busy but if it's a chronic issue, then adjust the operating hours.
I got a glass of wine, the Big Easy. It was $13 a glass so I was expecting a great wine. I guess because it is the most expensive on the menu, it must not get ordered often. The initial pour was much too oxidized, it had that broken down, not quite port flavor. I asked for a glass from a new bottle and I was obliged. The wine wasn't very good, I'd remove it from the menu, there are much better wines out there. Maybe it's only on the menu because of the name?
I ordered a starter of the jambalaya and then the shrimp po boy. I guess this was sort of a blessing because I was going to get the jambalaya off the regular menu. It was good but it's not traditional jambalaya, it's just dirty rice with Andouille. The flavor was fine but I would have liked some more vegetables and maybe more of a kick to it. The po boy...yikes. I would not eat the shrimp here unless you love that chlorine taste. Even with the deep fried breading, it was still overwhelming. It was so bad that I kind of hid some of the shrimp underneath the bread to make it look like I ate more than I did. The tomatoes on the sandwich were mealy and there was barely any lettuce. They also gave me complimentary hush puppies which were good, I guess? Hushpuppies are just fried cornmeal, I'm not sure how it's possible to make it taste any different.
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