Well, don't order the crawfish etoufee. I did and regretted it. The shrip Creole is ok. I think Dixie Kitchen is good, only if you are not from Louisanna and don't have specific expectations that the food will be authentic. My (Indian) boyfriend loves the chicken jambalaya. Also in Hyde Park is Jackson Harbor Grill which has, represented on its menu, contemporary Southern fare. I like their "voodoo greens." and they have spicy mashed potatoes with andouille sausage. Robin (my grandma was Cajun) > >I gotta ask: why - WHY - would you go to a restaurant that is supposed >to specialize in "Cajun" fare and then order a hamburger? > >That said... > >I recently purchased a business a half block away, and since I've >heard nothing but good of the Dixie for so long in this group I >finally took the plunge and dropped in and ordered an Oyster Po' Boy >with a side of Red Beans and Rice to carry out. > >The Po' Boy was almost OK, but was certainly not authentic: the menu >said that it would have Remolaude sauce. If it did, it was so thinly >applied that it was overwhelmed by the rest of the sandwich. And the >Red Beans were anything BUT authentic. A bunch of almost undercooked >kidney beans with a mix of similarly-cooked chopped veggies. UGH. > >Add to that the fact that the kid at the counter was probably from >Pakistan...well, I was disappointed on my first trip. > >Anyone have a suggestion for my second trip? > >Paul >(who gained 20 pounds while working for two years IN Cajun Country!) > > > > >
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