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| - Most theme restaurants (E.g. Planet Hollywood, Bumba Gump's, etc...) are not known for their food. They just aren't and that's okay...You go to those types of places for the theme, locale, music, etc. So during a recent visit to Las Vegas, I was pleasantly surprised to have a tasty meal at the House of Blues. Here's what we had:
* Voodoo Shrimp - The house favorite, sautéed jumbo shrimp, simmered in an amber beer reduction on top of housemade jalapeño cornbread.
* Street Tacos - Three street style corn tortillas, green cabbage, fresh pico de gallo, roasted tomatillo salsa, Cotija cheese and avocado lime crème with shrimp;
* Applewood Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf - A delicious blend of savory flavors wrapped in applewood bacon and topped with our house made wild mushroom sauce, served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes;
* Jambalaya - Marinated chicken, white rice, andouille sausage, sweet peppers and roasted green onions in a spicy traditional jambalaya sauce
I don't know who developed the Voodoo Shrimp recipe, but they were working some magic back in that kitchen. Moist cornbread with expertly cooked shrimp and a killer sauce. Woo wee! I think that I'm going start speaking Creole after tasting that dish. My daughter Muff and one of my nieces asked to have shrimp in their tacos and the kitchen easily obliged. (That's one advantage of going to a theme restaurant, they aim to please. No chef driven nonsense where the dish has to remain "exactly" how they envisioned it.) They were gracious enough to share several bites of their tacos and they were tasty. I actually ordered the meatloaf and I can tell you that my leftovers were great cold the next day. What does that tell you? It was great hot or cold and that's hard to beat with that yummy mushroom sauce. (I think that there was some form of sausage mixed into the loaf too that gave it an extra special touch. Yum!)
My sister-in-law ordered the Jambalaya and she wasn't really pleased with it. (I try to avoid Jambalaya if it's not in New Orleans or a kitchen that I trust.) She said that the tomato flavor was too overpowering and sharp. My cousin thought the same thing on a prior visit.) Overall, we had a really tasty meal and I was really surprised. Additionally, a live band was there at the time and the music was rocking. Yay us!
Kitschy, yes! But enjoyable? Also, emphatically yes! This is a themed restaurant where you don't get the blues! The blues are just in the name!
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