New Orleans food in Cleveland. Interesting.
Being rather curious about this new addition to the Cleveland neighborhood, and both being a fan of New Orleans and Cajun food, we went out on a chilly night to try this place.
It's a rather large restaurant- we walked in on a Friday night at 7pm and was seated within 15 minutes. Lots of different and interesting drinks on their menu- if you're a microbrew fan, you'll be pretty impressed.
Having a good friend in college who was from New Orleans and worked on a shrimp boat and having frequented the city before, I was used to this style of food. I was pretty impressed on how close to New Orleans the menu was- with the crawfish etouffee and po boys to red beans and rice. I went to the standard- the jambalaya. It was good- definitely on the spicier side, but the sausage was good, the rice was good, just overall it was a good dish. He got the andouille sausage po boy- it was also very good- we LOVED the bun. We also ordered a side of hush puppies which had just the right amount of deep fried-ness- also a plus.
Now, the prices are definitely not what you would normally see in New Orleans (definitely more pricier), but overall, I thought it was a good meal. I only wish they were open for breakfast (I saw beignets and chicory coffee....oh how that would be so good!!!!)....