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| - Okay, as Cajun woman living in East Mesa, I have eagerly been awaiting the opening of this place 1/4 mile from my home. My husband and I came in opening night. Overall, I think this place is amazing; I do have some other feedback, as well.
First of all: The place is huge. I didn't realize it was that big. It's great there's lots of space, plenty of sports on. It was very clean and you can write on the wall, which is fun. I meant to ask for a Sharpie, but I forgot; next time. Jazz filled the air, which I love, but I also hope to hear some zydeco played, in the future.
The table of people near us were quite loud and, a few times, invasive. This is not a reflection on the establishment itself, but it did take away from the enjoyment of the experience.
Noel was our server, and he was friendly and attentive. He answered any questions we had with ease, and displayed a positive attitude.
My husband ordered the Abita Amber. I chose not to drink this time, but I'm so happy to have some Abita options close by. What was definitely lacking was SWEET TEA. I fully expected a restaurant like this would have it, and was very disappointed they do not serve sweet tea. Please change that!!!!
Of course, one of the things I was most excited about was having my favorite food in the whole world - boiled crawfish (surely to be a staple on heaven's banqueting table). We ordered it and were told they had run out. That was a real bummer. I have grace for this because it was around 9pm when we arrived, and I'm sure they had been quite busy on opening day. Still, I had a moment of mourning.
We placed an order for hushpuppies. The flavors were amazing and highly approved by this Cajun. However, they were obviously cooked in grease that was too hot, as the outside was brown and crispy as it should be, but the inside was quite mushy. I'd be happy to give these another chance (again, the flavors are spot on), but I beg of you to watch the temperature of the grease. They are served with ranch (a dish typically served with remoulade), which I found to be an odd choice, but with the flavors, they don't really need a dipping sauce.
We ordered a fried catfish basket to share. The portion of Cajun fries is very generous, and they are quite tasty. We ordered BBQ beans as the second side, and I would definitely recommend those, as well. The catfish, while not terrible, left some to be desired. I personally prefer thin-sliced catfish, and this piece was quite large. The breading was good, but it was also obvious the filet had been frozen at some point. I will refrain from ordering the catfish in the future.
Since there was no crawfish, we ordered some boiled shrimp, Trifecta, of course (totally recommend) and Medium (to gauge the spice levels). I love spicy, but I have to be careful late at night. Personally, I found Trifecta + Medium to be PERFECT for shrimp. When I next go and order crawfish, I'll probably knock the spice up a notch or two. Amazing flavors, beautiful shrimp. My only complaint here is they were put into the plastic bag at a very high temperature, and when you do that with shrimp, they start to get mushy. Several of our shrimp were mushy, as a result.
Again, amazing experience overall; just a few adjustments could be made. Fingers crossed there's an abundance of crawfish when I return.
Thank you for coming to East Mesa!
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