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| - Oh Emeril what have you done? My husband and I stopped by for dinner to celebrate restaurant week, this being one of the few menus that actually looked appealing. We have been to NOLA in New Orleans and absolutely fell in love with it so we had high hopes. Initially we were pretty impressed, but by the end of the meal it was a disaster. Here is the low-down:
I started with the spinach, nectarine, and blackberry salad with maple buttermilk dressing. This was a sophisticated take on a Southern summer salad. It was delicious and well balanced; I really enjoyed it! My husband had the heirloom tomato, jalapeno cornbread, and avocado salad. It was also pretty good, but the cornbread croutons were oversized and completely overtook everything else in the salad.
Next, I had the clam chowder which was so creamy and perfectly balanced. The potatoes were just a touch undercooked, I am not sure if this was intentional or not, but it was a nice touch that added a little bite to the dish. My husband had the gumbo. The gumbo was at first bite underwhelming, but the more you ate the better it got. There was a nice touch of heat that continued to build with each bite.
Everything up to this point was good, but the moment our entrees hit the table I was concerned. I chose the pecan crusted trout, which is served with the head on and with a giant bed of slaw on top of it. It is not a visually appealing dish in the least, in fact I didn't even want to eat it. The moment I took a bite I immediately regretted it as it was so aggressively salted that I almost spit it out. It was borderline inedible and the slaw on top had absolutely no flavor and added nothing to the dish. It was one of the weirdest things I have ever been served. My husband had the scallops and baby back ribs, what a weird combination in the first place! I am not a fan of scallops so I won't even go there, but the baby back ribs had a bit of a sweetness to them and weren't too bad. I ate some of those and pushed my fish to the middle of the table. The waiter took the queue and asked if he could bring me something else, I turned him down because at this point I was getting full anyway and we still had dessert!
I had to try the banana cream pie for dessert and was expecting a fluffy, creamy cloud. Dessert was probably my favorite course in New Orleans, so I again had high hopes. Unfortunately, there was nothing creamy about the banana cream pie. It was so thick and almost entirely made of slices of bananas that it was more like a bad version of banana cheesecake. I took 2 bites and wanted to throw my hands up in the air and scream, come on Emeril I know you can do better than that!
Overall, we were pretty disappointed. The service was fantastic, but the trout was probably one of the worst dishes I have ever been served and dessert was such a let down. I know that Emeril can make amazing food, I've had the pleasure of eating it, so what is going on here?
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