FEATURED STATE OF THE WEEK: LOUISIANA Appetizer Special: Fried Green Tomatoes - While the novel and subsequent movie of the same name may be set in Alabama, restaurants throughout New Orleans serve this iconic dish with savory seafood sauces. Corn Meal Breaded Green Tomatoes drizzled with a Crawfish Remoulade $8.5 Sandwich Special: Shrimp Po’ Boy - A New Orleans restaurant owned by 2 former streetcar conductors, fed their former colleagues free sandwiches during a 1929 strike, jokingly referring to the strikers as poor boys. The strike ended after 4 months, but the name stuck with the sandwich. Fried Shrimp, Spicy Remoulade, Lettuce, & Tomato on a French Roll served with Pub Fries & a Pickle Spear $11.5 Entree Special: Louisiana Gumbo - ‘Gumbo’ was brought to American soil via plantation workers, who enjoyed the dish in Africa, where the Bantu word for Okra (a major ingredient) is similar sounding. Andouille Sausage, Crab Meat, Oysters, & Chicken over Rice in a Gumbo Sauce. Served with Jalapeno Crawfish Cornbread $19.5 Featured Draft: Abita Pecan Harvest (5%) - Founded in 1986, 30 miles north of New Orleans, Abita is the 17th largest craft brewer in the nation, ahead of power houses including Great Lakes, Rogue & Victory. Malty amber ale with slight sweetness and very little hops, brewed w/ real Pecans. $4.5
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:51:22 +0000
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