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| - Great music, uneasy feeling food.
Snooksta and the Gangstas certainly kept me at the edge of my seat. Even the saxophone player held it together after his instrument broke, singing his part.
Food was disappointing. When you hear jazz, you think New Orleans. When you think New Orleans, you thknk jumbalaya. My jumbalaya was mainly canned food. There were pieces of overcooked fresh orange pepper mixed in. The sauce lacked the usual flavorful starchy goodness and resembled more of a ketchup. There also wasn't enough of that ketchupy mixture to complement the rice. The mussels decorated the plate well. Their consistency was more like chicken. I believe I had a piece of shrimp, but it tasted and felt like chicken. There was also chicken in the dish. It was a little too salty and was styled after pulled pork (it could have been canned chicken). The sausage was spiced well, but lacked the meat juice that usually stays within the meat. (I believe it was overcooked, but it could have also been frozen.) A couple nect to us also haf yhr jumbalaya, but also picked at it thoughout the night. They left early.
My wife had steak. It was much better. The steak retained the pinky goodness usually found in medium steak. She loved her meal. I should have picked that one.
The desserts were alright. The usual high end frozen cakes that taste so good. I think my piece was hit by a little freezer burn. One piece of chocolate tasted a little sour. They poured Hershey's chocolate sauce on top, but not in any particular design, more of a covering than a drizzle.
The wine was great and cheap. Our $30 bottle of red didn't fall flat and could certainly hold its own against a $50 bottle from places in Old City, Montreal.
I felt uncomfortable in the middle of the evening. It started 45 minutes after my first bite of the jumbalaya (it was probably the jumbalaya). The band was so good, I didn't realize how sick I was getting. I stayed the whole night. When we got back, I immediately had to use the rest room.
The night cost $140, including our entrees, 1 bottle of wine, $10 per person cover charge to the awesome band, $8 for fancy frozen cake, and $5.50 for coffee for two.
I really can't say enough about the band. They were worth $140 for 2 tickets anyday. I just didn't realize it was going to be today.
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