First visit to this location. Not the last. Probably not even the last this month. I have only been to one other Pappadeaux's...it was in an airport...and it was phenomenal (even though I only had 30 minutes to scarf down the food and drink)
I asked the waiter "Sampler platter or seafood platter, pick one" and he steered me to the seafood platter. Good choice! WAAaaaaaaAAAAyyyyy too much food, but nothing will go to waste. I'm set for lunch today AND dinner tonight. My fried food quota has been met.
Baked potato was tasty...but was quickly eclipsed by the tilapia...which was then put to shame by the stuffed crab (is it me or does it taste JUST LIKE my mom's stuffed crab? WOW! MY FAVORITE!!!) Next time I think I'll just look for a stuffed crab meal (after I check out the kitchen to make sure Mommy isn't being held captive for her culinary skills in there).
I have a hard time ordering crawfish from anywhere that isn't in Louisiana, but I might be persuaded to order it from here because the guy at the table next to ours looked like he was in some sort of throes of passion as he buried his head in the plate and licked his fingers (pinch da tails and suck da heads indeed! Maybe they should make one of the rooms in the restaurant ADULTS ONLY?!) . KINKY!!!
Mom in law had the mahi and grits and despite her tiny frame, she was having a hard time putting her fork down! The Hubster (wooooord up!) chose the fried crawfish meal and papa in law chose something that I can't remember w/ a cup of gumbo on the side and he barely uttered a word the entire meal. Shhhh....I'm eating. :)
If we didn't have King Cake waiting at home, we would've been happy to dive into their scrumptious looking dessert tray too, but alas, sometimes we must show a little restraint, mustn't we?
Oh...and the bread and butter at the beginning of the dining event was deliciously fresh and soft too...I'll definitely be back!