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| - Jason B and I first ventured into Nawlins when looking for a romantic place to eat one evening on the King West strip. Nawlins advertised live jazz and blues music with your dinner, which immediately drew us in.
A female jazz vocalist performed classics with a small band while we dined, dare I say heaven? I ordered the Seafood Dream Linguine... I can't remember what my sweetheart ordered as he was quite busy eating from my plate instead! Needless to say the Seafood Linguine was quite good.
Nawlins itself is quite a narrow restaurant (as are most on that King West strip). Seating for us was very tight (we sat at a teeny tiny 2 seater table near the main entrance). On the plus side, our server was great - very quick and attentive.
A few months following this dining experience, Jason and I took a trip to the real Nawlins (aka the city of New Orleans).
After the trip, we did eventually venture back to Nawlins restaurant (when we started missing New Orleans oh so desperately). Sadly, I'd have to say that Nawlins just doesn't compare to the real thing. Food in New Orleans is so much spicier, the seafood is much fresher, the jazz music is so much more raw... King Street just is no match for old world dirty magic that is Bourbon Street.
But, if you've never been down to New Orleans, Nawlins in Toronto is probably the closest that you can get to the real thing, so I recommend trying a little taste of New Orleans at Nawlins in oblivious bliss :)
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