Was going to CABO FISH TACO before a show but the wait was too long. Decided to go to an old favorite, BEAUDREAUXS,.....wrong choice sparky!! They didn't have a wait and unfortunately I found out why. This had been a favorite when we were visiting Charlotte, and now that we had moved back it seemed like a logical choice. The waitress was great and we gave her our entire order at once. The beer was cold and my CAT 4 HURRICANE were the best parts of our meal. I started out with the SEAFOOD GUMBO, full of flavor and barely tepid. Having been in and out of the Food Service Industry most of life, bad food and bad service usually makes me your worst customer nightmare. This night I wasn't in the mood because of the performance we were going to. I had the SHRIMP and CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE....once again tepid...the roux wasn't dark, not much flavor and no HEAT...thank God there was hot sauce on the table. My wife had the Jambalaya...this was hot....but unfortunately dry. My cornbread was hot and moist my wife's was burned and dry. Her next piece was right. Did the kitchen not notice the burnt edges! Well BEAUDREAUXS we tried but unfortunately you did not. Next time we'll just bide our time at CABO or one of the other restaurants in NODA.