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| - My fellow Yelper's have once again steered me in the right direction for tasty eats. As another reviewer mentioned, the restaurant is a little hard to spot in the back of a shopping plaza, however now that I have found it, it is easy to get in and out of. Upon entering you are greeted with the wonderful sounds of Louisiana jazz music. The decor itself, is not over done, simple and inviting. The staff was friendly and I was immediately seated. I ordered 1/2 Fried Green Tomatoes for a starter with sweet tea. The sweet tea comes in a pickling jar and was delicious and had the right amount of sugar. The Fried Green Tomatoes were crispy and tasted like what I was hoping for, tangy and crisp. I ordered the Joliet Rouge, blackened cat fish on a bed of dirty rice, with crawfish/shrimp etouffee bathed over it. It came with a side of beans and rice and garlic bread. The dish was very good, I was pleasantly surprised that tastes of New Orleans could be found in a strip mall in Avondale AZ. My only issue was that my ticket was shuffled or lost in the kitchen so my meal was late coming out. When it did finally come out, it was hot and fresh. The waiter apologized and offered a free peach cobbler, which I had to take to go as I was out of time and had to go to work. I do recommend that they serve Cafe duMont coffee with chicory. That would be a nice touch with a bengiet, since they served those, I would have expected to have the coffee to go with it. The owner came over to my table to find out how every thing was, I asked about the coffee since that is a true LA flavor. She at least offered to order some! I declined since I am traveling through but thought it was nice that she at least offered. Bonus peach cobbler to go which I enjoyed later and it was very good. I will be back, the Joliet Rouge was worth it.
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