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What’s Cookin’

Dinner,the way we do it.

Cajun cooking, dressed up a little and still honest about where it came from. Order for yourself or share across the table; the kitchen sends dishes as they are ready.

A bowl of dark-roux gumbo with Gulf shrimp, andouille and rice in blue-and-white ceramic on a waterfront table, with beignets and a shrimp boat at sunset beyond.

Start with something

  • Boudin balls$14

    Pronounced BOO-dan

    pork and rice boudin, pepper jelly, pickled mustard seed

  • Crab & corn beignets$17

    Pronounced ben-YAYS

    Louisiana blue crab, sweet corn, remoulade

    House favorite
  • Chargrilled oysters$22

    garlic butter, Parmesan, herbs, French bread

    From the Gulf
  • Shrimp remoulade$18

    Pronounced reh-moo-LAHD

    Gulf shrimp, Creole mustard, celery, pickled onion

    From the Gulf

From the pot

  • Dark-roux gumbo$16 / 24
    Chef Lou’s pick

    Gulf shrimp, andouille, chicken, rice

  • Crawfish étouffée$26

    Pronounced ay-too-FAY

    Louisiana crawfish tails, trinity, butter, rice

  • Red beans & rice$18

    tasso, andouille, smoked ham hock, rice

    Good for the table

From the Gulf

  • Blackened catfish$38

    crawfish maque choux, brown butter

    From the Bayou
  • Shrimp & grits$32

    Gulf shrimp, stone-ground grits, tasso gravy

    House favorite
  • Redfish courtbouillon$36

    Pronounced KOO-bee-yon

    tomato and pepper gravy, rice, scallion

    From the Gulf

From the land

  • Cajun-fried half chicken$29

    pickled okra, hot honey, white bread

    Good for the table
  • Smothered pork chop$36

    Creole mustard gravy, cane syrup, sweet potato

  • Duck & andouille dirty rice$34

    chicory jus, scallion

Guests passing a platter of blackened Gulf fish around a candlelit Louisiana dinner table overlooking the marina.
Pass it around.A little of yours. A little of mine. That’s how the table works.

On the side

  • Maque choux$10

    Pronounced MOCK-shoo

    sweet corn, tomato, bell pepper, cream

  • Smothered greens$10

    smoked turkey, pot likker

  • Dirty rice$9

    chicken liver, pork, trinity

  • Cornbread$8

    cane butter

    Good for the table

Save room

  • Bread pudding$12

    bourbon caramel, toasted pecan

    House favorite
  • Beignets$10

    Pronounced ben-YAYS

    powdered sugar, chicory crème anglaise

    Good for the table
  • Louisiana citrus cake$11

    crème fraîche, local honey

Please tell your server about any allergy. Menu is a fictional prototype and changes with the market.

Something cold with that?See the cocktails

Hungry already?

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