louisiana best seafood

louisiana best seafood
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

#25 on my 101 in 1001 list (54/143)
there are far scarier neighborhoods you could have lunch in, and louisiana best seafood may not be the best, but they do fry up some good seafood. of course, some options are better than others. it actually reminds of me a little seafood shack by the beach except it's in a lesser frequented part of long beach. if it was in a small coastal town, people would think it was quaint. there's an inside area with video games and plastic chairs where you could eat (we did), although it probably was intended more as a waiting area. no tables.

i sampled a variety of their fried offerings, including shrimp, red snapper, scallops, oysters and french fries, and was surprised that nothing was oily. the crust has some texture, like cornmeal, in it, but it's not too thick, and cooked just right. the shrimp, which was even butterflyed, with it's fresh flavor, was a favorite. scallops were good too. they had a thin layer of chile between the meat and the crust that added a slight kick.

their fish, also a bit spiced, is pretty standard, but you do have to be careful. i found small bones along the edge that hadn't been completely removed. luckily, i found them before taking a bite. i prefer my oysters raw, but these fried ones were pretty good too. i think they should provide us with some lemon wedges. it would have been so much better with citrus. everything was seasoned, but not overly salty.

they offer many combo options depending on your preference for seafood. fish is primarily of the white flaky kind. fries were ok. not the worse fries, but i didn't care as much for them. their macaroni salad tastes like it came from the grocery store, so i wouldn't recommend that. the combos are pretty big. i couldn't eat it all, and didn't even get to the coleslaw or hush puppies that also came with it. my friend mentioned that the hush puppies were also spiced.

it seemed like there may have been some confusion with orders. the woman working the front was having trouble reading order numbers. my friend's order came out after mine although she ordered before me, but otherwise, service was fine. we didn't really have to wait more than 10 min. if you're looking for some fried seafood in the hood, check it out--a far better option than fast food crap. it is definitely freshly fried. i almost burned my tongue on the scallops.