But for $12.95, if you’re looking for cheap eats this is a place you might want to consider.ġ440 Westbank Expy. Anytime you go to one of those you know you aren’t going to get a quality meal. I can’t not recommend a place based on an “all you can eat” buffet. The chocolate and lemon cakes were yummy, the bread pudding was dense and not very good.įinally, the Groupon couldn’t be used for the buffet (always read the fine print), so I guess I’ll be back to order off the menu. Anyway, my dining partner said the coffee was fine but just strong. And if you’re asking, “How does he know what gunpowder taste like”?, don’t tell me as a kid you never put a black cat firecracker between your teeth and lit it to prove how tough you were! Hopefully before your permanent teeth came in. I ordered a cup of coffee to go with my dessert. Tasted like it had been boiled in lightly salted water. They had something they called a fish courtbouillon, which wasn’t too bad. Looked more blackened than fried with no discernable batter or crust. Next, and I had to ask, I tried the “fried” chicken. Well, that didn’t happen and we both went on with our lives. I repeated it for her as she watched, and I picked up spoons of it emptying them back into the pan, “This is SHRIMP etoufee”? I was trying to give her the subtle hint there wasn’t ONE damn shrimp in it! I was waiting for her to say, “OH! Looks like all the shrimp have been picked out. A cook came out behind the bar and I asked, “What’s this”? She said, “Shrimp etoufee”. Dry, tough and not a very good BBQ sauce. If Big Al was a rib joint Big Al wouldn’t be so big anymore because he’d starve trying to sell these ribs. I see why it’s called Big Al’s SEAFOOD instead of rib joint. Next up, BBQ ribs, red beans and white beans. I love turkey necks and these were great. Next was the reason I decided on the buffet. Plenty of crabmeat and very creamy and well seasoned. The shrimp, crab and corn chowder was VERY good. A little salty for me, but actually better than the gumbo I had at a big name, fancy, New Orleans restaurant last night ( see Report #74). Gumbo was full of shrimp and crab and not bad. There were two big vats with seafood gumbo and a shrimp, crab and corn chowder so I started there. Nice looking salad bar, which I didn’t touch. I looked at it, some of the things on it looked good, so I figured I’d just go with the buffet. In fact, nothing on the menu caught my eye as particularly appealing and they had a lunch buffet going on. I looked at the menu and didn’t see that appetizer I originally wanted. This place is right on the Westbank Expressway, but tucked back off the street behind some automotive business, so I’ve driven past it literally hundreds of times and never saw it. I looked at the menu and some appetizer caught my eye, so I bought the Groupon and today headed to Big Al’s. I received an email from Groupon with their featured deals and Big Al’s Seafood was one.
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