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| - Today was my first visit to Flavors of Louisiana, but it certainly won't be my last.
When I walked in, I was a bit confused because there was no one behind the counter at that moment and I missed the big and very obvious sign that said to order at the counter. So I waited a couple minutes until a young man appeared at the counter and asked if I'd been helped. I said no, and said "one for lunch please." He kinda stared at me for a moment, then he realized I didn't understand the process. He explained they don't have servers until after 4 p.m.
My bad! Only including it here so you don't have the same thing happen!
I ordered the drunken catfish - two nice sized strips of breaded, fried catfish on top of etouffee. It comes with crawfish, but I asked for shrimp instead and they substituted, no extra charge. It was all on a bed of white rice, and served with two pieces of garlic toast.
I also had a mason jar of very good sweet tea.
They bring the food to your table when it's ready. The wait was long enough to convince me they cooked everything fresh (the taste proved that also) but no longer than that, which was nice.
The decor is okay. I felt the chairs in the dining room were uncomfortable, but everything was in good shape and everything I saw was clean.
The food was outstanding! The catfish was as good as any I've had anywhere. Fried food that's not greasy is hard to do, and it's a rarity, but they obviously have it all figured out. The catfish was flavorful and flaky, and the breading was just right. The shrimp was very flavorful - you know how sometimes you order shrimp in a meal, and there's just not much of a flavor to it? Well, I don't know if that's because it's not fresh, or it's how it's handled, or it's where they get it from, but I do know the shrimp here was delicious and it's the kind of shrimp that makes me keep ordering shrimp!
The etouffee was also delicious, and the bread was a nice touch. I had considered ordering hush puppies, but glad I didn't because it would have been a little too much food, and I'm a big eater.
I wasn't sure how to go about getting a drink refill (refills are free, according to the menu). Shortly after my food came out, the girl behind the counter came into the dining area with two pitchers of tea (I assume one sweet, one unsweet) and refilled the glasses of 3 guys at another table, saw mine was still half full and did not stop at my table. I had hoped she'd come back, but she didn't so I guess I was supposed to take my glass to the counter and ask for a refill. That's about the only thing I didn't enjoy about this experience.
Ordering and paying at the counter in advance has its advantages - when you're done eating, you don't have to wait for a check, you can just get up and leave.
All in all, I truly enjoyed my lunch today and I've already told my co-workers in the office that we should plan a group trip there soon. The person who does our food orders looked them up and is already interested in having them cater our next event.
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