Atchafalaya: A Hidden Gem

I know the name looks funny but, Atchafalaya (Uh-cha-fuh-lie-uh) is a local favorite that never disappoints. Nestled in the Irish Channel. This little, old time store turned restaurant is good breakfast lunch or dinner.

Brunch: Shrimp and Grits, a New Orleans classic. No need to say more.

Dinner: Currently my favorite appetizer is the FREE FORM CRAB RAVIOLO with shiitake mushrooms, spinach, mascarpone, citrus buerre blanc. It melts in your mouth. The raviolo is so delicate.

My favorite Entree is the BLACK DRUM JUBILEE. Gulf shrimp, oysters, jumbo lump crab, sweet corn, stewed okra & tomatoes, and topped with a crab-fat butter crostini.

My cocktail of choice is the FATA MORGANA which has house-made strawberry peppercorn gin, automatize wine, fernet menta, and rose petal liqueur. Be careful of this drink. It’s so smooth, you may forget you’re drinking an alcoholic beverage.

The service is very hospitable. The servers are very attentive without being overbearing. It was raining the night I went and when I was leaving the host offered to walk me to the car with an umbrella since I did not have one.

You will be so full, someone will need to roll you out.