Wednesday 09.19.18 - New Orleans, Louisiana part deux
This was a perfect vacation day. All we did was eat & sleep. Then eat & sleep some more. Let me start off by telling about one of the best breakfast dishes I have ever stuffed into my pie hole. We walked to the Oceana Grill, where
I gobbled up The Royal Omelet; with fluffy eggs, bits of alligator sausage, fresh diced vegetables, it's then topped with a rich crawfish and mushroom cream sauce. Where has this been all my life? I swear, this really could quite possibly be the best breakfast I've ever had! It is also served with a biscuit & hash browns, to which I had them add cheese. I need to say THANK YOU again to our waiter Kevin for taking such good care of us.
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The Royal Omelet
New Orleans original alligator sausage, with fresh diced vegetables, topped with a crawfish and
mushroom cream sauce. |
Shelly fell in love with her breakfast as well. She had some light and fluffy biscuits covered in creamy gravy with thick chunks of sausage. She also had a side of perfectly cooked bacon.
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Biscuits and Gravy + Bacon
Spicy pork sausage in creamy gravy over two fresh biscuits. |
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| mmmm, bacon |
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We walked back to the hotel, stopping to take a few photos along the way.
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| I'm not sure why we didn't actually go inside |
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| I find plaques to be interesting |
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| Headed back to our hotel |
Shelly started off with their signature Bloody Mary. I've never developed a taste for them, but she digs them. This one looked pretty wild.
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FELIX'S DEULUX BLOODY MARY
Absolute Peppar, House made Bloody Mary mix served with an oyster |
Our hero of a waiter, Nicholas M, served us some great vittles to share....
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| ½ dozen raw oysters - these were big, plump, and tasty, served with DIY cocktail sauce. |
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| DIY cocktail sauce |
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| ½ dozen char-grilled oysters - Wow! Incredible so buttery and delicious. Bread is served with it and that is slathered with melted garlic herb butter. Your fingers will be sopping with butter. |
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| BBQ shrimp - huge shrimps covered in a sauce that was acidic and oily paired well with the toast. |
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| Fried alligator - small tender bite size pieces, served with a spicy ranch dipping sauce |
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| Meat pies - these little delicious pockets of meat were served piping hot. |
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| Hush puppies - the absolute best hush puppies ever! Crunchy exterior, fluffy interior filled with corn and jalapenos. | |
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| Coleslaw - a large cup of creamy goodness to cut through all that acidic & fried food. |
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| condiments |
We waddled back to the hotel for yet another nap. When we woke up I ordered room service. We shared a burger & a Po-boy.
The staff didn't seem to completely understand our order. We asked for coffee but with lots of cream as Shelly prefers whole milk. They sent a glass of milk and charged us for it. Also, I don't think it was whole milk.
The burger was a bit overdone, but came with extra crispy bacon. The fries were the star, they were battered and crispy.
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CRIOLLO BURGER
Ground Sirloin, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles, Onions, Tillamook Cheddar, Grilled Onions, House-Made Semolina Bread, French Fries |
The Po’Boy was packed with lots of shrimp. I found it odd how the lettuce and tomatoes were done, just stacked on the side of the plate. I also think this sandwich would have been better with tartar sauce. They only sent us ketchup, mayo, and mustard.
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NEW ORLEANS SHRIMP PO-BOY
Dressed with Lettuce, Tomato & Pickles on French Loaf |
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| Look at all that shrimp! |
Overall decent meal, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. I'm sure next time we would walk to another local joint instead. That's one reason I love this city so many great local joints to try. Tomorrow is a full day of hiking around the city, site seeing & popping into various restaurants as we become tired.
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