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They do close at 7 during the week. It's carry out only, as well. But well worth the trip. The food is fantastic, the prices are ridiculously cheap, and you will never finish hungry. The owners are the nicest people in the world too. We chatted for a few minutes the first time I was in there and they've greeted me by my name every time since then.
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Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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Mercurius wrote Athens has live fresh water shrimp at the Farmer's Market that were really good. I think they were 8 count also- really meaty. I was thinking of making a bisque from those sometime. Yeah, I love making homemade stocks- seafood is the best.
Now that intrigues immensely.
I used to cook continuously and obsessively, but have pretty much retired. I hardly use stocks anymore when I do.
When you make a proper old-style bisque, it is not so much stock. You cook up the bodies (sans tails) with some rice and then puree the hell out of it with as much of the meat as you are willing to sacrifice. Then you have to run it through a very fine sieve to get a silky ichor with no shell bits. Thin with cream, season as needed and garnish with reserved meat. Really gild the lily with shellfish oil. Lobster is traditional. Crawfish works great, but you must purge 'em.
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Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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Andrew, I have to say...I've never considered being gay...until I just read that post and decided that I'd like to date you. Passionately and exclusively. But you must make me soup :)
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Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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Motorist wrote The owners are the nicest people in the world too. We chatted for a few minutes the first time I was in there and they've greeted me by my name every time since then.
So, the rep that went over there is a very handsome lad. The young lady at the counter was practically ready to drag him into the back. She helped him carry the bags out and one of the regulars said something like, 'you never help me' to which she replied, 'you don't look like him!'
A little lagniappe of NOLA style.
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Andrew Hall
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Coremodels wrote Andrew, I have to say...I've never considered being gay...until I just read that post and decided that I'd like to date you. Passionately and exclusively. But you must make me soup :)
Thanks, but now I'm scared to go to the Bristol tonight. :shock:
However, if you throw in the certain someone featured in a certain set of pictures that used to grace a certain establishment ... I might swing that way. And make bisque.
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The Hegemo
Delusions of Grandview
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Motorist wrote They do close at 7 during the week. It's carry out only, as well. But well worth the trip. The food is fantastic, the prices are ridiculously cheap, and you will never finish hungry. The owners are the nicest people in the world too. We chatted for a few minutes the first time I was in there and they've greeted me by my name every time since then.
Hm, it's a little far from Grandview to there, but I could probably get there and back in less than an hour and just eat at my desk.
How long have they been open? I was working out of that shopping center off and on last fall and don't remember seeing them.
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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The Hegemo wrote
Hm, it's a little far from Grandview to there, but I could probably get there and back in less than an hour and just eat at my desk.
How long have they been open? I was working out of that shopping center off and on last fall and don't remember seeing them.
I ride my bike there from the Statehouse and have plenty of time to eat in an hour lunch.
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Motorist
The Trots
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The Hegemo wrote Hm, it's a little far from Grandview to there, but I could probably get there and back in less than an hour and just eat at my desk.
How long have they been open? I was working out of that shopping center off and on last fall and don't remember seeing them.
I think they've been open for a little over a year. You can call ahead with your order, thats what I do. In the time it takes me to get there from the Short North, it's usually ready.
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ChrisD28
Short North
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Mercurius wrote Now I just need to get people to Sher-E-Punjab and my underrated restaurants will get their much-deserved kudos!
One of my friends turned me on to that place a few years ago. Fucking delicious! I've always been surprised that nobody I talk to ever knows about it.
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Mercurius
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ChrisD28 wrote
Mercurius wrote Now I just need to get people to Sher-E-Punjab and my underrated restaurants will get their much-deserved kudos!
One of my friends turned me on to that place a few years ago. Fucking delicious! I've always been surprised that nobody I talk to ever knows about it.
The sit down portion is the best indian food in town, I wish they would move closer to downtown. Really the best curry in town.
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turbo ninja
Formerly Crumb Bus, Oh. Now Durm, NC.
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Someone pointed me to them right after the crazy Downtown New Orleans spot (or whatever it was called) closed last year. Not sure how Russians decided to make etoufee and jambalaya, but it was tasty and convenient and I loved ordering Creole food from a crusty old Soviet.
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Restaurant review: Creole Kitchen
Wednesday February 29, 2012 8:00 PM
By G.A. Benton
Entering its sixth year of operation, CK is captained by Louisiana bayou native Chef Henry Butcher, who logged three decades of restaurant experience before taking the helm at this locally unique and very special business. Oh, CK’s not much to look at — though constantly bustling, it’s a nearly seatless, counter-ordering joint in an unlovely strip mall. But the real-deal Cajun and Creole grub launched from its premises (in yacht-sized portions but dinghy-sized prices) will leave you with beautiful memories of the Big Easy — even if you’ve never been there.
READ MORE: http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2012/02/30/restaurant-review-creole-kitchen.htmlPosted 1 year ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Review: Creole Kitchen
By: Morgan Kelley
Located in the Mount Vernon Plaza strip mall in the heart of the Near East Side, a trip to Creole Kitchen can feel like an adventure in itself. The exterior of the building barely contains any signage, so unless you know exactly where you’re going, you’re likely to get lost. The interior of the restaurant doesn’t fare much better. It’s limited to take-out service only with a few chairs available to sit and wait for your order to ready. Everything about the place comes across as homegrown, entrepreneurial and hand made. That can be limiting when it comes to curb appeal, but thankfully that’s usually a great sign when it comes to cooking.
READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/review-creole-kitchenPosted 1 year ago # -
Bear
The woods
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Just had lunch here—after all, it's Mardi Gras—and as usual was totally blown away. Lunchtime half-portion of creole fettuccine was just flat-out sinful -- enough butter and cream in the sauce that it'd probably be a solid at room temperature, a fantastic contrast to the Andouille sausage. The gumbo (chicken, Andouille, crab) really showed off the depth and richness that you get by starting with a proper roux.
They're open 'til 7 for dinner; limited seating, or take-out. Highly recommended.
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