Shrimp Poboy
- Thread starter PK Dawg
- Start date
#1 answer. It’s still legit.
You can put this story under my life timeline and sub a muffuletta for Po Boy. I had one in a hole-in-the-wall Nawlins place that has left me searching for an equal for the rest of my life I'll never remember the original or find an equal.
17 a Po' Boy. Find me a good muffuletta instead.
Carry on with your dry *** Po' Boy.
My highest rated shrimp Poboy came from Fayards BP in Ocean Springs. Pressed and dressed with big shrimp.
There are ****** restaurants everywhere. But plenty don’t. Obviously your chains aren’t buying local (really don’t need fresh shrimp anymore; the freezing process is so good you won’t be able to tell the difference unless you’re eating ceviche or something). And there are probably some touristy spots literally on the beach all along the gulf that don’t.
But obviously a lot of gulf shrimp gets sold and it’s going somewhere.
Although not great, Obey's has a decent shrimp po'boy. There was a small cajun place in Brook (I think it's closed now?) that had dang good shrimp po'boys. Majestic Kitchen (closed now) in Ridgeland had good shrimp po'boys too. Beatty Street has a decent one too.
Strange as it may seem, Dockside Seafood in Picayune MS. Unfortunately, it is now closed taken by right of way to build a bridge. It was owned and operated by some native New Orleans folks who knew what they were doing with seafood.
I know to each their own but I about spit my coffee out on this one. Don't get me wrong Soul Fish is good (and we eat there often) but anything North of Hattiesburg is just a shrimp sandwich.
My go to in NO is Crabby Jacks (same guy that owns Jacques-Imo's) second is Guy's on Magazine. Also don't sleep on Peter's Po-boys in Hattiesburg.
Went to Huey's in Collierville last year. Someone suggested the Shrimp Po'boy. I was wary of shrimp that far north, should have listened to my gut, it was the worst thing I've ever eaten.
Depending on if the month ends in an R depends on whether or not I get shrimp or oyster. Bread makes the poboy and they have the bread down pat. Still have bottled root beer too. I may have to go get one for lunch today now that I’ve been thinking about them.
Asks for recommendations then calls the majority of the board asshats. New goat might've just dropped.
LaBayou in NOLA is pretty good, with great atmosphere …
Could probably find a better one somewhere but hard yo beat that combo, and drinks are good too.
Could probably find a better one somewhere but hard yo beat that combo, and drinks are good too.
George's kind of went down a little bit to me over the last several years. I think it had closed when I was down there last year. But for many years, it was an annual tradition for me.
Used to go there damn near every weekend with my folks all growing up. Bonus points for the old-timer at the end of the pier always there crabbing. He would turn a blue crab over on its back, and rub its belly til it went to sleep and started blowing bubbles. I **** you not. And the one chair in the restaurant with Gerald Ford’s name on it.
I never forgave casinos for killing that place. That is OLD Coast baby.
Yep. I imagine a lot of the professional shrimping operations flash freeze them right on the boat when they're caught. Probably better than having them hang out in a cooler full of ice as the trawler fills its catch. I always get tickled about people pumping fresh seafood on the coasts. While I am sure there are some places that get fresh fish caught, delivered, and prepared the same day, thats usually going to be reserved for "catch of the day" type specials related to seasonality. Would be hard to have a full menu on nothing but fresh daily catches outside of a few specialty places.
Buddy of mine from Alaska grew up on the fishing boats and he said they flash freeze everything. Crab, halibut, salmon... They apparently seperate the crab parts and cook it on the boat before flash freezing which was an eye opener to me, but those boats stay out for weeks at a time so it makes sense. I mean, I have never been to Alaska to eat crab on the boat the day it was caught and cooked, but I think king crab legs are the best bite in seafood and its definitely not "fresh".
I’d go with mom to go buy those boys fresh off the docks to boil at home. They sure were not flash freezing the back then. They were huge and fresh as hell. Not sure if they are still running the same as they were before the oil spill. Hope all that has come back to the pre spill days.
And you can only get pizza in NYC, sushi in Tokyo, lobster in Boston, brisket in Central Texas, pulled pork in Memphis, ribs in KC, and beer in Milwaukee. And if you want a 17ing tater tot or french fry, come see me... Cause you don't have a clue having only eaten those fried starchy imposters in the rest of the world.**
In downtown Vicksburg a looong time ago on there was a little place on the west side of Washington street. Going on memory the place may have had some pool tables towards the front of the building and a small café in the back . I know this doesn't sound very gourmet-ish and it wasn't very "plush" ha but that place had the best po'boys (especially oyster) in the damn world and they were simple. Good seafood, good bread, tartar sauce and dill pickles. Any of you older Vicksburg guys remember that place.
I think lots are actually cooked at the docks too so if you are in Alaska, I am sure there is plenty of fresh/live crab around, but I I never considered how we actually got crab legs to the lower 48. The logistics of keeping it fresh from the Bering Sea to Atlanta or New York would be impossibly expensive.
I can't imagine how good king crab is if you actually boil it live. I'd probably give myself gout in a month pigging out on it.
Last edited:
It no longer exists but I'll cast a vote for Mr. Charlie's in Port Fourchon. Excellent oyster po-boy as well. They bought their stiff right off the boats, fresh as it could be.
I don’t like their poboy with the remoloude. Too much. But dry is fantastic. I lived a block from there a year ago
We're talking 'best' here though. If you want the best, go to the source. Anything outside of South LA, South MS and Mobile County (with few exceptions) is just wrong.
People saying places from true beach towns are crazy. 75% of the food in Baldwin County is total crap. 95% of food in the Panhandle is garbage. Very little is not from Sysco to begin with.
Put Houston and SE Tx in that geographic hotlist as well. Many a cajun has migrated over there chasing oil business and running from Katrina. Lots of good cajun spots there too.
That said, you can find pretty good cajun food in other places because people from the source move and people not from the source go down to NO to learn the techniques. Its like Mexican food in that way. Cajun culture is everywhere. We have a Mardis Gras parade in our town today... Beignets and king cake everywhere this weekend. Our best little place to eat in town is owned by a family that grew up in New Orleans. Their poboys are excellent. Not the best I have had, but a lot better than some **** I have eaten in Louisiana. This was verified by a 70 year old travelling nurse from New Orleans named Mamie I met a few months ago.
You may not find the "best" outside of the Louisiana/Gulf Coast region and my favorite spot is in Louisiana, but there are all kinds of spots around the country and probably world better than a Shrimp Sandwich... The same as a pizza in Jackson still gets to be called pizza even if isn't made in Brooklyn.
And while I am on my soap box, oyster poyboys>shrimp poyboys.
Old Tyme and Parran’s in Metairie are 1a and 1b
I know that this question was specifically about shrimp poboys but the best sandwich I’ve ever had is the Cuban Cochan Butcher in NO
I can agree with you on that one. Huey's does some of the best bar type burgers and onion rings but everything else on the menu is fair at best.