Showing posts with label grand isle. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Grand Isle
I had been looking forward to trying Grand Isle for quite some time. I'm not exactly sure what had me so excited about it. I do know that I wouldn't be excited to try it again.
We went last night to celebrate the start of our last semester as Tulane MBA students. We don't venture down to toward the Convention Center very often so it seemed like a novel choice to us, but what started out as a novel trip to a new restaurant turned into a pretty big disappointment on all fronts.
I don't think we are very hard to please. I'm pretty forgiving of sub-par service and I can get by on mediocre food but both at the same time is hard to get past. Especially on a night where we were one of maybe 6 tables. The host and the server were both pretty abrupt and unfriendly. I had to ask for the specials one by one. Even when standing at the table the server was more interested in watching the Villanova Louisville game. The most talkative person of the night was the food runner.
And like I said, the food didn't make up for it.
We started with the onion rings which the menu claimed were the best in town. I don't know if that's true or not but unfortunately they were the best thing we had that night.
Kerry had the fish with chili butter. It came with some potatoes and zucchini. Thankfully it was a little better than it looks here but still nothing special.
I had the Hand Cut Pork Plate. I wasn't sure that meant so I asked the waiter and he said it was a carved pork tenderloin. That sounded okay to me. This was definitely some sort of chop though. It came with collards and grits. I don't know one thing about collards so I won't comment on those. The grits weren't bad though. Even though the pork wasn't what I was expecting I still think it would have been better if the sauce tasted like something/anything at all.
So not a great meal. Maybe not the worst meal covered on this blog but definitely the one that has let me down the most.
It's not that I'm mad at you Grand Isle... just very very disappointed.
**Oh and I just realized why I thought it was going to be good. It was that great poboy at Poboy Fest. Last time I base my expectations on 3 inches of poboy.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Po Boy Fest
There aren't enough festivals in Uptown. I know it. You know it.
But what we lack in numbers we make up in Po Boys. There is no better festival to have to have down the street than one dedicated to the classic New Orleans sandwich. Who doesn't love sandwiches? I know I do. No joke I have a DVD called "Sandwiches that you will Like." And I like them all.
So here are some other sandwiches I like:
Stuffed Louisiana Crab with Creole Tomato Dressing from BOZO's Restaurant. Now I've never been to BOZO's but this wasn't a bad place to start. Now, it doesn't look like much and I don't know what it was stuffed with it but there was a good amount of tasty in there.
Kerry started with this Shrimp Caminada po boy from Grand Isle. It was getting pretty rave reviews next to the booth. It wasn't quite what we expected but it was great... and messy.
Redfish Grill offered a nice little half and half deal with half a Cochon de Lait and half a BBQ Oyster. Both were pretty good but I'll be honest you throw some coleslaw on some pork and you have me pretty much won over.
Alright this was the winner of the day for us I think. Emeril's Bacon Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato with Shrimp Remoulade was pretty incredable. It was the one po boy I was looking forward to for a few days before PBPF and it was worth looking forward to.
Last stop was Boucherie. Kerry got the BBQ shrimp with french fries (second only to Delachaise's) and a smile. Pretty good but the shrimp were a little less BBQ and a little more... something other than BBQ but still good.
And I got two servings for the 12 hour Roast Beef because I had been craving it since they ran out at the Magazine Street Blues Festival a few weeks back. And it was good. Actually maybe better than Emeril's BLFGT but I did have to wait something like 25 minutes for it... and I'm a busy guy.
So there you go. Po Boy Fest is 7 Po Boys. It was a good time. We had some good Po Boys, Met these Guys and this dude (all delightful) in person for the first time and then watched the Saints march at Squeal. 364 days till next year.
Well actually probably more... or maybe less. I'm not sure its been scheduled yet. So I'm sure going to say 250 days till the next one and hope for the best.
But what we lack in numbers we make up in Po Boys. There is no better festival to have to have down the street than one dedicated to the classic New Orleans sandwich. Who doesn't love sandwiches? I know I do. No joke I have a DVD called "Sandwiches that you will Like." And I like them all.
So here are some other sandwiches I like:
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Stuffed Louisiana Crab with Creole Tomato Dressing from BOZO's Restaurant. Now I've never been to BOZO's but this wasn't a bad place to start. Now, it doesn't look like much and I don't know what it was stuffed with it but there was a good amount of tasty in there.
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Kerry started with this Shrimp Caminada po boy from Grand Isle. It was getting pretty rave reviews next to the booth. It wasn't quite what we expected but it was great... and messy.
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Redfish Grill offered a nice little half and half deal with half a Cochon de Lait and half a BBQ Oyster. Both were pretty good but I'll be honest you throw some coleslaw on some pork and you have me pretty much won over.
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Alright this was the winner of the day for us I think. Emeril's Bacon Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato with Shrimp Remoulade was pretty incredable. It was the one po boy I was looking forward to for a few days before PBPF and it was worth looking forward to.
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Last stop was Boucherie. Kerry got the BBQ shrimp with french fries (second only to Delachaise's) and a smile. Pretty good but the shrimp were a little less BBQ and a little more... something other than BBQ but still good.
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And I got two servings for the 12 hour Roast Beef because I had been craving it since they ran out at the Magazine Street Blues Festival a few weeks back. And it was good. Actually maybe better than Emeril's BLFGT but I did have to wait something like 25 minutes for it... and I'm a busy guy.
So there you go. Po Boy Fest is 7 Po Boys. It was a good time. We had some good Po Boys, Met these Guys and this dude (all delightful) in person for the first time and then watched the Saints march at Squeal. 364 days till next year.
Well actually probably more... or maybe less. I'm not sure its been scheduled yet. So I'm sure going to say 250 days till the next one and hope for the best.
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