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re: Better sandwich - New Orleans style po boy or lobster roll

Posted on 6/1/21 at 9:14 am to
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59245 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 9:14 am to
Sammich on Maple used to have a good one but I think they closed down.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
21005 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 9:24 am to
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Po'boys are appropriate if you need to clean out your fridge and make something quick and easy.


No idea why your fridge is in disarray but po-boys are always appropriate.
Posted by Notnac
Vidalia
Member since Nov 2020
881 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 9:24 am to
How in the frick is this even a question?????
Posted by NOLATiger71
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2017
1833 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 12:12 pm to
Who has a good lobster roll recipe? Last year I experimented with my left over crawfish and tried my hand at a crawfish roll. Played around with a couple of recipes which were all good, just could not get it right.

This year I did not have leftover to experiment. TIA
Posted by starkvingrad
Florida
Member since Apr 2021
5837 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 12:14 pm to
It's only once per year or so.

The only positive thing about a po'boy is the bread it's on. Other than that, it's a nasty mess.

Give me a lobster roll any day.

Or barbecue. Barbecue>seafood.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
37061 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

Sammich on Maple used to have a good one but I think they closed down.
Yeah, the rough undersides of their tables was their downfall.
Posted by sertorius
Third Plebeian
Member since Oct 2008
1594 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 1:34 pm to
Listen, I'm Cajun, and grew up in Cajun country, so I know that this isn't really a question. That said, I arrived on Martha's Vineyard one Friday evening and purchased a $10 lobster roll at a nearby church. The winner is clear, but it's closer than you think to call.

Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 1:52 pm to
The one lobster roll Ive eaten was beyond overrated. I had my hopes up and was very let down.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
29227 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 1:55 pm to
quote:

Last year I experimented with my left over crawfish and tried my hand at a crawfish roll.


St. Arnold Brewery actually serves a mighty good crawfish roll.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83032 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 2:03 pm to
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Yeah, the rough undersides of their tables was their downfall.



I forgot about this.
Posted by FinleyStreet
Member since Aug 2011
8000 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 2:24 pm to
I imagine if you posed this question on a board that isn't biased toward Louisiana cooking the results would skew more toward lobster roll.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102119 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 2:30 pm to
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I imagine if you posed this question on a board that isn't biased toward Louisiana cooking the results would skew more toward lobster roll.



most prob have not had (or never) a decent Nola poboy either so the baseline would be skewed.
Posted by FinleyStreet
Member since Aug 2011
8000 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

most prob have not had (or never) a decent Nola poboy either so the baseline would be skewed.


Most people haven't had a decent Maine lobster roll either, so that kind of negates your point. They are both very region-specific and it's hard finding good examples of these sandwiches outside of those regions.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102119 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 2:41 pm to
I have had one in Nola at misc places including Legacy on Veterans when they were there.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87364 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 3:34 pm to
Kind of a theory vs in practice thing for me

In my head, a perfect lobster roll beats a perfect po boy.

But I don't want a lobster roll every day or every other day, whereas I could eat a great po boy with regularity.
Posted by tigahbruh
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2014
2863 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 4:04 pm to
Poboy every day.
Got a couple lobster rolls in Maine. Got the second one just to make sure the first one wasn't a fluke. Wasn't that great either time. Disappointed.
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5667 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 4:07 pm to
quote:

Po'boys are appropriate if you need to clean out your fridge and make something quick and easy.


If this is the kind of po-boy you are eating, no wonder you chose Lobster Roll. I wouldn't choose one of your out of date fridge po-boys either.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
21005 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 4:38 pm to
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The only positive thing about a po'boy is the bread it's on. Other than that, it's a nasty mess.


It's one thing to answer the OP's question. After all, we're talking food.

But when you make comments like the above, you comment more on yourself than on po-boys.

I share your affinity for seafood and BBQ, but when did a shrimp, or catfish, or oyster po-boy become non seafood?
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
10399 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 5:40 pm to
I like the poboy bread more than the what I can remember from lobster rolls.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38160 posts
Posted on 6/1/21 at 5:54 pm to
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I imagine if you posed this question on a board that isn't biased toward Louisiana cooking the results would skew more toward lobster roll.



I had enough lobster rolls to last a lifetime last summer, in three states no less. Give me a shrimp poboy any day.

I get why you are saying that but I really think objectively, the average american would prefer a roast beef or shrimp poboy over a lobster roll.
This post was edited on 6/1/21 at 8:35 pm
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