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| - We have a new local restaurant to support. Yola's is at the NE corner of Hunt Hwy and Bella Vista tucked in the corner where the R//R Pizza used to be. It had only been open for about a week, so not yet busy. Walking in it is a very open space with simple New Orleans Madi Gras decorations. Sean is the front of house and is wonderfully nice, helpful about the menu and eager to please.
We ordered the 3 piece chicken, you can get regular or spicy, we ordered spicy and you get one side and a biscuit, we chose cajun fries and then ordered an extra side so we could try the red beans and rice. This is very good, homestyle food. The flavors are very much Louisiana, so very different than any food you can find around here, so if you are looking for new flavors this is the place for you.
The three piece chicken was a breast, a thigh and a leg, but you can order any piece you want. The outer crust was crisp, hot and wonderfully lip tingling spicy (and I love spice ), the chicken meat tender and falling off the bone. The fries were good, thin and spicy, and the red beans and rice very smoky, rich and laden with ham hock pieces as it should be. I mentioned to my husband that if you were in Louisiana and went to Grandma's house for Sunday dinner, this is exactly what you'd get. They also have okra, sweet and spicy coleslaw and peach cobbler. They also give a 10% discount for our military and FD, so very community minded as well as good old fashioned food! Prices are very good ($7.95 for the 3 piece meal), restaurant is clean, staff is so friendly and owners are local. It's the perfect business to support!
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