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What brought me here was finding food that my mother-in-law could eat. She had surgery on her gums and was indefinitely subscribed a soft foods diet. My husband and I were eager to find her something delicious that wasn't mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, or a smoothie. Magically, we both agreed that jambalaya or gumbo would be a great choice, but we didn't think there was anything nearby, quick, or convenient.
Enter J Gumbo's. A quick Google search of "gumbo las vegas" and off we were. We were excited to find that the location had a drive-thru since we planned to order the food to-go and bring it to my in-laws'.
The initial impression was that the food had to be good. The dining area was packed; something visible from the outside.
The snag we encountered was in the drive-thru experience. It moved slowly that day. In fact, there was probably at 30-minute wait between when were handed out first bag of food and when we were handed the rest of it. Here's the thing: when the rest of the food came out, the person who I imagine was a manager or the owner, popped out of the window, apologized profusely for the delay and insisted we take an order of fried okra with her compliments. But that wasn't all. When we arrived to my in-laws' and began unpacking the food, we found that we were also given a fresh batch of the food that was first handed to us. I appreciated the acknowledgement from the team of the issue, but appreciated even more the effort to which they went to make things right.
The drive-thru wait aside, the food was great. My father-in-law normally eats about half of his food and doesn't say much about it while he's eating. However, he scarfed down his entire portion of jambalaya with several comments about how tasty he found it.
I intend to return soon when the next cajun/creole craving hits.
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