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| - I went to Boudreax's for dinner, and the food was pretty good. We started off with the fried oysters. The breading was seasoned nicely, and the fried oysters were nice and crispy. Inside, they weren't as juicy as oysters near the beach, but they were decent for being in Charlotte. Overall, they were solid, but I've definitely had better.
For my entree, I ordered the mulatte, which is shrimp and crawfish étouffée over blacked fish. Étouffée is tough to cook well and having been to New Orleans, I've had the real stuff. The étouffée here was pretty tasty and held its own well. There is some creole spice to the dish that gave it that Louisiana taste. The sauce was good and made for a tasty dish.
However, there weren't that many crawfish compared to the shrimp, and the shrimp were an average size. Both didn't taste as fresh as they could've been, but the fish was the highlight of the dish. I chose tilapia and it was seasoned and blackened exceptionally. All the Cajun spices were sealed in the blackened crust, giving it some great flavor. All this was served over rice with a pice of cornbread, making it a very filling meal.
Overall, the food was good at Boudreax's, but not great. My rating would really be 3.5 stars. Fresher seafood would really enhance some of their dishes a lot, but for being in Charlotte, their food is worth try if you're craving some New Orleans inspired food.
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