The Larder + The Delta was quite a miss for me. Had to come here three times to actually get the perlou because their menu is different on Saturday mornings.
My boyfriend and I split the perlou, the pig ears, and the cauliflower. The perlou was pretty good! Decent amount of seafood and really flavorful, but the seafood was overcooked and the rice to seafood ratio was so bad. Looking back, I'm kinda pissed I got charged $16 for this dish. The cauliflower and pig ears were both awful, and we ended up throwing the majority of it away. Chefs, what is up with your obsession with fried pig ears lately?? It's not good deep fried. You lose that unique gelatinous/soft rubbery texture of the ear AND the crunch of the cartilage!! You basically turn it into a bastardized version of pork rinds. The Cheetos on top added nothing to the dish. Don't get this, especially in the summer. You're just asking for a stomachache. The cauliflower was just unimpressive. Too much going on. Deep fried AND Frank's AND blue cheese. Ick.
Honestly, the food and the price alone makes this place a two star establishment, but I'm upgrading to three because I think these guys are really trying to make good food and have the potential to do so but... Less is more. I don't think the average American population is going to go cray for non deep fried pig ears the way us Asians do, but I think marinating the ears first will give you a lot better flavor than just sticking Cheetos on top. I might come back and try some of their other stuff. Will update if I do!