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| - Tried this place out on a lovely June saturday early evening, sitting at a long table on the patio.My wife and I aren't much for drinking, so did not sample the $12 to $15+ cocktails. We have lived in the south and spent time in New Orleans as well, and looked forward to this experience. Dinner was mostly an exercise in mediocrity. I ordered the ribs with rice and beans. I think it was $18 + $4 for the little side bowl. There were 3 ribs, which calculated to $6 each or something close to that.8-) They were 6" long with a tasty dry rub, but very little meat on the bone, and it was smoked to whatever the opposite is to falling-off-the bone. The beans and rice were bland and a non event. My wife had the shrimp po'boy.sandwich and enjoyed it. We split an order of beignets, which arrived as tiny air-filled timbits that collapsed in your mouth and became almost as chewy as the ribs. a fail.
I love live music and may be back for a later evening. As far as N.O. dishes go, we missed jumbalaya, shrimp creole and other dishes that one would associate with Louisiana, and which do not meet a deep fat fryer.
In my opinion only, as a restaurant this establishment joins others such as Barque on Roncey that approach southern cooking- which is after all based on "poor people's food - as more upscale haute cuisine and price it accordingly. The dishes we had were near double the price and a small portion of the serving one would receive in a typical NoLa area restaurant, and did not succeed in what it was trying to present as authentic food OR as fine dining. A curious somewhat upscale hybrid that isn't bad, but is not yet excellent. I may have read their intentions wrong, and this may be more of a nightclub with snacks than a restaurant. Balance this review with the others and you can decide if it is for you.
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