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| - I never considered coming here until I saw the restaurant featured on an episode of Check Please Arizona. I had a bunch of family in town, very picky eaters, and the menu online made this look like a good option. It was! We were all really impressed.
The atmosphere is very homey. It's basic, and the tables have a lot of space so that even with the open floor plan, we didn't feel squished. Service was top notch, too.
We had the hush puppies as an appetizer. Like whoa. This are awesome, definitely up there with the ones I've had at the Fish House in Conway, Arkansas. Flavors of Louisiana servers them up with little sealed pats of butter, which I hadn't seen before, but worked out really well.
I ordered the blackened shrimp salad. They use mixed greens (yay!) with a full variety of flavors and textures. The shrimp is packed with flavor. I had the balsamic vinaigrette and that worked out really well. My mom had the salad with blackened chicken and loved hers, too. She had to take half of her chicken home.
My brother tried the shrimp etouffee. He'd never had it before but enjoyed everything from the sauce to the garlic bread served alongside.
My dad went traditional and had the three catfish strips with potato salad. I tried a bit of his catfish--awesome! Perfect crispiness with a nice, light batter. He had a sweet tea.
My son, who has autism and only eats chips in restaurants, had their Cajun chips. He loved them. The chips are very thick, crisp, and fresh, and the flavor has a mild kick. We brought about half home and they kept well into the next day.
My folks are already saying they must eat at Flavors of Louisiana when they visit next, and I'm looking forward to becoming more of a regular there with my husband.
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