For the last three nights, my wife and I have drank at the bar attached to the main "Rum Boogie" establishment. They are two separate venues, but both are owned by the same people and served by the same kitchen. The music at the main cafe seemed a little too anesthetic for us, so we went next door where some real raw blues and soul were playing. Tonight, we decided to sample some of their food.
My wife had the red beans and rice. She is of Cajun descent and knows a good bowl of red beans and rice when she gets it. She approved wholeheartedly and cleaned her plate. The spice was very strong and well balanced and the sausage was high quality. My wife's only complaint was that there was not enough of the sausage in the bowl. There were about two slices in what amounted to about a pint of beans.
I had the pulled pork sandwich. It was good, but much the same as most other barbecue in this town in that the flavor was not in the meat nor the little bit of bark that was present. The savior was the sauce, which was of the spicy variety. It had been applied very liberally. There was no coleslaw present either on the sandwich or on the side. The fries it was served with were outstanding. I would have been very happy, except that the "unsightly bits" had not been removed from the meat before serving. It was full of gristle and fatty bits, which took the enjoyment out of the meal. I would say almost ten per cent of the sandwich was made up of trash bits.
My wife had the red beans and rice. She is of Cajun descent and knows a good bowl of red beans and rice when she gets it. She approved wholeheartedly and cleaned her plate. The spice was very strong and well balanced and the sausage was high quality. My wife's only complaint was that there was not enough of the sausage in the bowl. There were about two slices in what amounted to about a pint of beans.
I had the pulled pork sandwich. It was good, but much the same as most other barbecue in this town in that the flavor was not in the meat nor the little bit of bark that was present. The savior was the sauce, which was of the spicy variety. It had been applied very liberally. There was no coleslaw present either on the sandwich or on the side. The fries it was served with were outstanding. I would have been very happy, except that the "unsightly bits" had not been removed from the meat before serving. It was full of gristle and fatty bits, which took the enjoyment out of the meal. I would say almost ten per cent of the sandwich was made up of trash bits.