Gumbo?

[Rick Massey]

While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated gumbo
from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is the world
coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good seafood gumbo in
the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas -- Fishmongers is about the limit
for my excursions into Southern Oklahoma)

[Thos]

S&D Oyster Co. On McKinney has great gumbo. They also have some of the
freshest oysters on the half shell. I also love the New Orleans style BBQ
shrimp.
I've been eating there since 1980, and the quality never wavers.

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is the
world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good seafood
gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas -- Fishmongers is about
the limit for my excursions into Southern Oklahoma)

[NoNameLurker]

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is
the world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good
seafood gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas --
Fishmongers is about the limit for my excursions into Southern
Oklahoma)

I thought the seafood gumbo at Pappadeaux's was pretty good. Not too much
roux (in fact, pretty thin, if you get down to the nitty-gritty). But if
you're not too much into the texture/thickness of the sauce/broth, it had a
really good flavor and excellent variety of ingredients.

Lurker

[WhoMe]

Post by NoNameLurker

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is
the world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good
seafood gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas --
Fishmongers is about the limit for my excursions into Southern
Oklahoma)

I thought the seafood gumbo at Pappadeaux's was pretty good. Not too much
roux (in fact, pretty thin, if you get down to the nitty-gritty). But if
you're not too much into the texture/thickness of the sauce/broth, it had a
really good flavor and excellent variety of ingredients.
Lurker

Having grown up in New Orleans at one time (3-4 years back) I had a high
opinion of Pappadeaux's. Of late (past 12- 6 months or so) upon returning
to DFW I've been drastically disappointed in all of PD's fair.

Seems the bean counters got between the chefs and the food. I called their
corporate offices on the problem and basically all I received was a lecture
on just how little I knew on what was truly New Orleans fair.

BTW the main problem with their gumbo is not necessarily the roux but that
they cut it with liquid to stretch the budget.

If you want a true Gumbo I have a copy of my grand mother's recipe somewhere
here about that I'll be happy to post.

[Mark Shaw]

Post by WhoMe
If you want a true Gumbo I have a copy of my grand mother's recipe somewhere
here about that I'll be happy to post.

(Raises hand)

[R***@Durango.com]

Post by WhoMe

Post by NoNameLurker

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is
the world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good
seafood gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas --
Fishmongers is about the limit for my excursions into Southern
Oklahoma)

I thought the seafood gumbo at Pappadeaux's was pretty good. Not too much
roux (in fact, pretty thin, if you get down to the nitty-gritty). But if
you're not too much into the texture/thickness of the sauce/broth, it had a
really good flavor and excellent variety of ingredients.
Lurker

Having grown up in New Orleans at one time (3-4 years back) I had a high
opinion of Pappadeaux's. Of late (past 12- 6 months or so) upon returning
to DFW I've been drastically disappointed in all of PD's fair.
Seems the bean counters got between the chefs and the food. I called their
corporate offices on the problem and basically all I received was a lecture
on just how little I knew on what was truly New Orleans fair.
BTW the main problem with their gumbo is not necessarily the roux but that
they cut it with liquid to stretch the budget.
If you want a true Gumbo I have a copy of my grand mother's recipe somewhere
here about that I'll be happy to post.

I've gotten the same feeling about Pappadeaux's that I got about Joe's
Crab Shack: the party and the flair have pushed the food to a low
priority.

I'm sure we'd all be grateful if you posted a good gumbo recipe.
Nothing beats family.

[Rick Massey]

Post by WhoMe

Post by NoNameLurker

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is
the world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good
seafood gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas --
Fishmongers is about the limit for my excursions into Southern
Oklahoma)

I thought the seafood gumbo at Pappadeaux's was pretty good. Not too much
roux (in fact, pretty thin, if you get down to the nitty-gritty). But if
you're not too much into the texture/thickness of the sauce/broth, it had a
really good flavor and excellent variety of ingredients.
Lurker

Having grown up in New Orleans at one time (3-4 years back) I had a high
opinion of Pappadeaux's. Of late (past 12- 6 months or so) upon
returning to DFW I've been drastically disappointed in all of PD's fair.
Seems the bean counters got between the chefs and the food. I called
their corporate offices on the problem and basically all I received was a
lecture on just how little I knew on what was truly New Orleans fair.
BTW the main problem with their gumbo is not necessarily the roux but that
they cut it with liquid to stretch the budget.
If you want a true Gumbo I have a copy of my grand mother's recipe
somewhere here about that I'll be happy to post.

Please do.

[The Busman]

I always liked Atchafalaya River Cafe when it was where Joe's is now in
Arlington. Would love to see a real gumbo (and jambalaya too) recipe posted!

Post by WhoMe

Post by NoNameLurker

Post by Rick Massey
While venturing to Red Lobster on Friday I discovered they eliminated
gumbo from their menu. (A seafood restaurant without gumbo -- what is
the world coming to?) That got me to thinking, who has really good
seafood gumbo in the Dallas area? (I live in East Dallas --
Fishmongers is about the limit for my excursions into Southern
Oklahoma)

I thought the seafood gumbo at Pappadeaux's was pretty good. Not too much
roux (in fact, pretty thin, if you get down to the nitty-gritty). But if
you're not too much into the texture/thickness of the sauce/broth, it had a
really good flavor and excellent variety of ingredients.
Lurker

Having grown up in New Orleans at one time (3-4 years back) I had a high
opinion of Pappadeaux's. Of late (past 12- 6 months or so) upon
returning to DFW I've been drastically disappointed in all of PD's fair.
Seems the bean counters got between the chefs and the food. I called
their corporate offices on the problem and basically all I received was a
lecture on just how little I knew on what was truly New Orleans fair.
BTW the main problem with their gumbo is not necessarily the roux but that
they cut it with liquid to stretch the budget.
If you want a true Gumbo I have a copy of my grand mother's recipe
somewhere here about that I'll be happy to post.