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| - Coming from a shrimping town, it has been painful for me to see the po' boy catch on as one of the latest trendy re-appropriations for the chic foodies who like to brag about their "new urban soul food."
I'm sure some of it is good, but there is something inherently wrong about $12 po' boy sliders. Which are served on dinner rolls. And feature lobster and sausage.
Fortunately, on a trip to the strip-mall labyrinth of the West Valley, I found this amazing, amazing place.
The po' boys are actually po' boys. They make their own sauce, which is delicious. Simple, fried seafood with lettuce on a chewy baguette. I've had the shrimp and the oyster varieties, and both tasted crisp and fresh out of the fryer, and practically exploded in my chomper they were so good.
The potato salad is also creamy and delicious, with the subtle balance of sweetness and vinegar that I think is crucial to a good tater salad. It's not just a bunch of boiled potatoes mashed up with mayonnaise, or some bulk monstrosity ordered from the grocery store.
It's worth waiting til a Thursday to try this place just to get the crab landry. Good lord. Sweet crab stew over delicious garlic bread, topped with four fried shrimp. The dish doesn't look like anything other than two hunks of bread floating in brown sauce, but it will destroy you in the best possible way.
Best of all, the place is family owned and operated. The restaurant is simple but not boring - one wall is painted purple and gold in celebration of LSU, and the other walls have a few pictures of other memories of Louisiana - but not in a stupid, kitschy way.
They also serve alligator now.
Worth the trip from Phoenix! Really!
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