Peche - Review

We went to Peche last night and it was great. We had the Jumbo Reds, crab and artichoke fritters, and a half dozen raw. The shrimp were a garlicky take on BBQ shrimp heavy on the green onion but without an abundance of worcestershire. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and easy to peel. The sauce was rich and buttery but not too rich. The sauce was cooked into the heads which gave them a really tangy pop when I sucked out the contents much to my wife's chagrin.

The fritters have the consistency of hush puppy but not as dense. They are served with caramelized onions and clarified butter. The fritters were fried but still delicate with an excellent balance between the crab and artichokes. My wife usually finds crab overpowering but she really enjoyed it. The oysters were great, very briny and a great size.

We decided to split an entree after so many apps. We had the Baked Drum with squash fritters. The drum was cooked perfectly, flaky and moist and served in a spicy broth. I want to say it was a chili broth but I can't be sure. Either way it was delicious and kept dipping the squash fritters in it. The fritters were equally as good as the app fritters but these had a squash sweetness with chopped shrimp inside. I normally would have been disappointed by getting the same thing twice in the same meal, but these were different enough to be a great choice. For a side we had cauliflower and rice casserole, that is so getting ripped off for Christmas dinner. Think broccoli cheese rice but much lighter with a crunchy crust of bread crumbs on top. It also got dipped in that fantastic broth.

We finished up with the lemon icebox pie. Rich lemony custard topped with whipped cream and with light toffee shavings on a graham cracker crust. An excellent ending to a fantastic meal.

The wife as got a 3rd Ward Zombie from the bar but I didn't try it. I was attempting to sober up from too many Vespers at SouBo.

All in all fantastic service and food, I highly recommend it.