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This. Is. New Orleans. I was house sitting in Brooklyn for a week and I had the GREAT pleasure of coming here not once, but 3 times in that week. I am born and raised in New Orleans and it is so hard to find authentic New Orleans food. I had the red beans and rice for my first visit and it was clear that the person behind the food at this restaurant had true roots in New Orleans cooking and flavors. I met the owner John and he and his family are from Louisiana and it shows. They passed the first test with the red beans and rice plate. So, then I moved on to the crawfish etouffee for my 2nd visit. And the flavors were so on point again with the right amount of heat. Etouffee is one of my fave NOLA dishes and they did not disappoint. I loved it. My 3rd and final night, I had the cup of chicken and sausage gumbo with a 1/2 shrimp poboy. I've actually never had gumbo that didn't have shrimp in it, but I was very pleased with their gumbo. I never order gumbo at a restaurant, but this one was really good. I was very pleasantly surprised! The shrimp poboy was what I would expect with the new orleans style fried shrimp. The bread is not exactly your authentic French bread, but it suffices for a poboy. Overall, I enjoyed every dish and it was a true taste of back home. The menu is simple and it works so they can concentrate on maintaining those new orleans flavors. The complimentary Cafe Du Monde panna cotta I was given for dessert was so delicious with the perfect coffee flavor. I ordered a full-size one for my last visit. The owner is very nice and personable and could very well be the one serving you that day. My girl Kitty, one of their servers, has a great personality and made me feel that Southern hospitality and love when I visited. I hope to see them both again because I will drive all the way back down from CT to have a meal here again. It's tiny in there, but so worth it. If you are from NOLA or just looking for some good New Orleans food, this is the place to go to...PERIOD.

OMG Thank you so much for looking after us John! First of all everyone needs to start with their cafe du monde pana cotta dessert ! I will definitely come back for the brisket sandwich and the gambo. My first time trying New Orleans cousin . 10/10 service and atmosphere We sat at the bar :) Until next time !

Everything was very delicious.

the po-boys are incredible, but don't sleep on the gumbo, too good to pass up

Tried just about the whole menu. Everything great. Crawfish étouffée truly excellent. Owner and staff are great, plus atmosphere top notch.

Great place! Friendly staff and tasty oysters. Do not miss when in Brooklyn!

Wish they were open for lunch during the week because this place is slammin’. The bread for the sandwiches is always so fresh.

The gumbo! I am so disappointed. There was one tiny blue crab split in half with little, to no crab, two mushy shrimp, tiny pieces of sausage and no okra. The serving was extremely small and feel like I was jerked out of $26!

So good! Was skeptical but I can’t wait to go back