Chef-owned restaurants are common in New Orleans, but this one builds on the owner's family heritage. Chef Donald Link prepares Cajun dishes he learned to cook at his grandfather's knee. The interior may be a bit too rustic and noisy for some patrons, but the food will make up for it. Try the fried boudin with pickled peppers—trust us on this one. Then move on to black-eyed pea and pork gumbo, and a hearty Louisiana cochon with turnips, cracklins, and cabbage. If you want to experience true regional cuisine, this is the place.
Reviewed by sarahfru from New Orleans, LA on 7/28/09
I went here on a Friday afternoon between lunch and dinner. The place was nearly dead. Our waitress was inattentive, which was strange because she had no other tables to mind. It took her fifteen minutes just to bring us drinks, another 15 minutes to take our food order, another 15 minutes to realize we needed more drinks, and another 15 minutes to bring them. We almost walked out before the food came. The crawfish pie had about 4 crawfish in it. The gumbo was unlike any I've ever come across, very thick with little meat in it. The artichoke stuffed crab was full of shell bits and very dry. I've gotten better cajun food at Semolina's. All the food was incredibly over-salted. The portions are tiny, we left hungry and disappointed. The waitress was handsy, she kept touching everyone in my party when she spoke to them and practically getting on top of them when she picked things up from the table. She kept giving us dirty plates and dishes, not dried food on a plate, wet food she just spilled on it, and she didn't even bother to replace it. The service was so bad we saw a group of five people walk in, and when the hostess who was on the phone ignored the party for five or ten minutes, they just walked out. This place has gotten so much buzz that I guess they see no need to make good food or upscale service.
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