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| - Here's another case where i wish I could do a half star (you reading this, Yelp!?). I'd go 3.5 here if I could.
It wasn't busy when we showed up. Staff was friendly. Waiter was nice but seemed unsure about some of our questions (e.g. what's in the sampler?). But he remained friendly and checked back a few times while we were deciding. We opted for the Combo A. There are three combos available, or you can order by the pound if you prefer.
The bucket came out quickly, along with the gumbo and sampler. First the sampler. It was fine. The fries were ordinary fries, no cajun seasoning. The hushpuppies were a little better and the catfish was pretty good. To my surprise there were also frog legs. The waiter didn't mention those! But it was fine with me. They're almost a cross between chicken and catfish. Not a lot of meat though.
The gumbo was better. Seemed to be reasonably authentic even without the okra. Some gumbos have okra, but this didn't. So theirs is a bit more like a soup, which is fine. It was good.
The combo came out last. Crawfish, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, and corn. It was good. In addition to the bibs they also gave us gloves, which was a nice touch. One annoyance was that the sauce all runs down to the bottom making it hard to dip your food in the sauce after you've removed the shells. The sauce is where all the flavor is.
The portion was generous, and we ended up getting two more meals out of it at home. Overall a solid performance, and 3.5 stars. But since I can't do 3.5 stars, and they are better than just three stars, I have to bump this one to four.
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