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This will be our second time here.  The first time we were here we did not eat and again we were only out for the growlers so we didn’t take much in notes.  Our friends (Todd and Laura) came along with us and we will post their ratings also.  Since there are now two Todd’s present, we’ll refer to our friend as Todd P.

The four of us sat in a booth and we ordered 2 samplers.  In the sampler we had:  Firelight Lager, Vulcan’s Vienna Ale, Burning Brand Bitter (strong aftertaste and hoppy), Roaring Red Ale, Promethean Porter, Octoberfest, and German Alt.

Jimmy waited on us and to eat Cheryl and Todd split the Onion Porter Soup (which we thought was okay, but we’ve had better), and the Portobello Ravioli.  Laura got the Cherry Chicken Salad, she’s had this before and loves it.  Her husband Todd P. got the Brewhouse Beef sandwich with Aujus.  Todd said the Sandwich was great, but the aujus bowl was too small for the big sandwich to dip into – this is a good thing. 

Todd and Cheryl really liked the Porter and the Octoberfest and we had our growler re-filled with the Octoberfest.  The Burning Brand Bitter sat on the back of the tongue and wouldn't go away.  The other Todd could not decide what to re-fill his growler with and he finally ended up with the Vulcan’s Vienna Ale.  Now for the beer ratings with Todd P.'s special comments!  Todd & Cheryl's ratings are below.

Ratings based on our personal preferences - yours may vary (click here for our preferences).

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The four of us did stop by here before going to Bonfire but they didn’t open until 5 pm on Saturday.  Laura, Cheryl, and Todd came back here for dinner.  Laura’s husband Todd P. had to go help his sister with some yard work.  This place is very nice inside.  It’s hard to describe and you’ll have to look at the other pictures we took.  They specialize in Soul, Creole, Cajun food.  On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00pm they have live Jazz.  We left by 7:00 p.m. so did not get to hear the Jazz band.  We will definitly be back here again and plan on coming a little later so we can here the Jazz.

We sat at the first bar and John and Michelle waited on us.  They both knew a lot about the food and beer.  We had a great time with them.  Michelle indicated that Etouffee means “smothering”, or “too smother”. 

They have only been open for about 3 weeks and are located in the Star Theater building.  Right now it is hard to tell they are open since a major renovation job is going on outside and they only have a small banner sign above the door (no signs out by the road).

In our sampler we tasted:  Light (lo-cal and lo-carb), Golden Ale, Raspberry Wheat, American Pale Ale, Stout, and Red Ale (their seasonal).  We really liked the Stout and that’s what we got our growler filled with.

To eat Laura had the Jumbo fried Shrimp with buttermilk whipped potatoes, and green beans.  Cheryl had the Blackened Catfish with buttermilk whipped potatoes, and collard greens.  Cheryl had originally ordered the beer battered Catfish, but the Blackened was brought to her in error.  Once she tried it she loved it and was very glad they made the error.  Todd had a bowl of the Seafood Gumbo.  We knew we should bring the other Todd some food home, so we ordered him the BBQ Beef Briskett sandwich with a side of potatoes – the sandwich was huge, but the potato serving was quite small.  Cheryl also ordered a slice of Sweet Potatoe Pie to go and they ended up bringing us two.  All the food was good.

Todd was able to pick up yet another pint glass here.

Their website address is: http://www.mattprenticerg.com/urc/etouffee.asp. 

Now beer ratings with an added bonus of Laura's ratings!

Ratings based on our personal preferences - yours may vary (click here for our preferences).

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