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| - A friend and I passed by Icehouse last Tuesday. I had heard a lot of fairly positive things about it, as well as some grumbling about price... so it was high time that I made it over there to formulate my own opinion. We arrived before 8 o'clock and the place was almost completely full.
We managed to get seats at the counter on the terrasse, which turned out to be the most awkward restaurant seating I've experienced in a while. The counter is too shallow to comfortably sit straight, yet the chairs are too close together to be able to sit sideways without being forced to play footsie with your neighbor. Not to mention, on a beautiful summer day when you want to sit outside and do some people-watching, you've actually got your back turned to the action and you're facing a wall. Moral of the story: don't sit at the counter.
We started off with the bourbon lemonade, which was very tasty and generous on the booze. I had two of these over the course of the evening and I was definitely tipsy, even after all the food we ate. Yum.
Between the two of us, we shared the fish tacos, the lobster burrito and a side of the jalapenos stuffed with crab. The fish tacos were entirely forgettable - I can't even remember what they tasted like. Probably nothing. The lobster burrito on the other hand, was really really REALLY good. Wow, yum. I think the stuffed jalapenos were good too, but the lobster burrito was so tasty that I went into obsession mode and literally couldn't think of anything else while I was eating it.
We were still hungry, so we decided to order an oyster po boy to share. It was really tasty, but not much like the oyster po boys I've had in New Orleans. I was also thrown off by the fact that the waiter described a po boy as a "sandwich that basically has anything fried in it". Not quite, buddy. In any case, I definitely understand the appeal of this sandwich. Messy, saucy and tasty. I really wish there were more oysters though. We cut our sandwich in half and I only had one oyster in my half. (To be fair though, my friend had tons in his half). It was good, but the lobster burrito was better. Or... maybe I was just hungrier when I ate the burrito. Who knows.
The total with tax and tip was well over $100, which, yes, is way too expensive for what it is. But next time, I would just grab a lobster burrito at $20, and that's it. No $9 bourbon lemonade X 2 next time. Okay, so it's not exactly a "cheap eat", but cheap lobster is kind of an oxymoron.Service is... not fantastic, but it wasn't BAD either. This is a fun place with a casual vibe, so no, you won't be doted on, but you'll get your food with no problems.
Would I go back? Sure. I probably wouldn't order any fried chicken or ribs because I've spent time in the southern US and I'm not sure that Icehouse can hold a candle to the freakishly good side-of-the-road cheap wonders that I gobbled up down there.
But it's a fun place.
Just don't sit at the counter.
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