I actually came here with LTS a few days before I departed for San Francisco, but haven’t had the opportunity to post about it yet. Since it’s been so long, and I didn’t take notes, I’m just going to share the pictures and the overall feeling with which I came away from the place.
On a Tuesday night, the place was fairly empty, which worked out in our favor. I can imagine the place being quite a bit louder if there ere more people around, so I was happy that the large place had just a few tables of people scattered around. Actually, the place, despite its Southern/New Orleans name, gives off the air of being a sports bar – there’s a large bar running along the lefthand side, and the Mets game (sigh) was playing when we were there.
Really cute, at every table setting there were beads – the kind you get in New Orleans during Mardi Gras for, um, flashing your goods.
Much like when we’d gone to Mardi Gras, we opted to start with a fried appetizer – this time, fried calamari. I found it a touch spicy, but not overwhelmingly so, but overall, very mediocre. Nothing special.
Our entrees both came with salads, and we both noted that we didn’t like the dressing being plopped on top for us. Yes, in days of “old”, it was normal to request the dressing on the side, but in recent times, that seems to be more the norm, so I didn’t think to request it (plus I haven’t been to places that give you a starter salad like so in a long time). It wasn’t a big deal, but a point to note. Also, the waitstaff was a little weird – our waitress may have been high – everyone kept trying to take our fried calamari while we were still eating, and our salads were not served until we’d finished with the calamari. I think both of us would have been fine picking at both while we chatted (when we get together to eat, we eat, but we also spend a LOT of time chatting). So otherwise, our salads were fine.
LTS chose the skirt steak. The FULL skirt steak. When they say FULL here, they mean FULL.
*To protect the innocent, I had to cut her smiling face out of the picture.
Dude, that’s longer than my arm from shoulder to wrist, maybe to fingertip. I’m not a short girl, so that’s pretty damn long. I know she took more than half of it home as leftovers cuz there’s no way she could eat that whole thing. For $22ish, that’s pretty darn inexpensive… as for taste, I believe she liked it, I don’t remember exactly, but I know it wasn’t negative.
Remembering my positive experience at Mardi Gras, I ordered the ribs with fries. The giant bread thing is cornbread, which was tasty enough. The ribs were okay, I don’t remember them standing out much, though I do remember taking half home and eating them for dinner the next night. Nothing jumps out at me, so it couldn’t be bad or too good. Fries were standard.
Yvo says: Overall, not a bad place for some casual fare for moderate to inexpensive prices. I think they have good drinks too, but its location in Bayside (accessible to me best by car) makes it a place I won’t be frequenting often. They are also affiliated with the Austin Steak & Ale House, which is right outside the Kew Gardens LIRR stop, and much closer to my location – I could probably go there and order the same food. To be honest, none of the dishes were much in the way of Cajun or New Orleans-ish – not sure why it’s called Bourbon Street, really. Tasty, but not destination dining, though they also frequently have specials you might want to check out.
recommended for casual American fare
Lizz says
Hmm I’ve always been curious to try this place out. It’s just so out of the way. I’ve been to Austin Ale House and liked it. Good food, nothing special except perhaps if you go for the “specials. I dined on Monday for the $20 prime rib dinner. I thought it was pretty good.
Hungry Bitch says
I hearby coin thee phrase: UPSKIRT STEAK. God, that’s a gorgeous piece of meat.
Anonymous says
If I had been out with Skippyhusband and ordered that skirt steak? We would’ve wet ourselves laughing over the size….Good lord, that has to be the biggest piece of meat I have ever seen served anywhere…LOL. Great deal!
Your pics are priceless! Thanks! [and yes, I woke up the dog when I exclaimed “WHOA!” when I saw that pic of the steak…bad mommy]
Hugs, SkippyMom