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re: Going to Commander's tonight
Posted on 11/18/11 at 11:05 am to Rohan2Reed
Posted on 11/18/11 at 11:05 am to Rohan2Reed
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CP's smaller portions
I didn't find their portions to be small at all
I actually thought it was a decent value for higher end dining which is rare.
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Posted on 11/18/11 at 11:37 am to Powerman
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I understand that gumbo without rice is strange I'm just saying that it was very enjoyable whether or not you would consider it authentic gumbo
There's nothing strange about it.
Rice is much less tasty than the gumbo itself - so you might as well fill up the entire bowl with it.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 11:57 am to BrockLanders
I LOVE rice and gravy. I could eat it every day. I usually put it in gumbo, but I always order it on the side because so many places put so much that the gumbo becomes more like rice and gravy than gumbo with rice. When I order a cup of gumbo, I rarely add the rice. If I do, I don't add much. Those little cups of gumbo at Commander's are small. I'd rather have the gumbo than half rice and half gumbo or whatever.
I see lots of other folks load their bowls with rice when they eat gumbo, though. It's just about personal preferences.
I see lots of other folks load their bowls with rice when they eat gumbo, though. It's just about personal preferences.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 12:30 pm to Count Chocula
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Thats a big negatory R2R. My heartburn is/was their advertising something that isnt even close to gumbo. If I order stuffed eggplant with shrimp, then thats what it should be. Their gumbo is their tortue' soup, without the tortue'.
And I agree, quality over quantity in all cases, except for $100 bills.
I see. Guess I got that impression from you complaining about how little meat they put in their gumbo.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 12:34 pm to Powerman
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I didn't find their portions to be small at all
I actually thought it was a decent value for higher end dining which is rare.
Yes I agree. I was referring to smaller portions in relation to what a particular person is used to.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 2:12 pm to Powerman
Whatever you do... Get the Bread Pudding Souffle.
There is no better dessert.
As you mentioned, the garlic bread is devine.
I like all the entrees, but the Strimp & Tasso Henican for an app is great and the Commander's salad is a good as a dinner salad.
There is no better dessert.
As you mentioned, the garlic bread is devine.
I like all the entrees, but the Strimp & Tasso Henican for an app is great and the Commander's salad is a good as a dinner salad.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 2:21 pm to GOAT4LSU
GOAT, look at Rohan's thread on a place to watch the LSU game with his parents.Didn't you watch one in the bar at Cafe Giovanni one year?
Posted on 11/18/11 at 9:23 pm to Count Chocula
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Where I grew up, gumbo without rice is like red beans without rice, pecan pie without pecans etc, etc.
And where I come from, not liking Commander's is like not liking food at all.
Posted on 11/18/11 at 9:38 pm to revell
I've never eaten at Commander's. I might get my parents to spring for it when I graduate
Posted on 11/18/11 at 10:08 pm to GOAT4LSU
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There is no better dessert.
Although Commander's is my favorite restaurant, the souffle is not my favorite dessert. I found it to be underwhelming, although others rave about it. Maybe I need to give it another try?
Posted on 11/19/11 at 8:01 am to Gris Gris
Yes. Damn good memory.
Heading to the thread now.
Heading to the thread now.
Posted on 11/19/11 at 10:03 am to revell
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Although Commander's is my favorite restaurant, the souffle is not my favorite dessert. I found it to be underwhelming, although others rave about it. Maybe I need to give it another try?
When it is done to perfection it is a blissful experience. Unfortunately I have had a couple that were not done to perfection and therefore, underwhelming. Not bad, just not what one would expect of it if they had heard how wonderful it is. They do have excellent desserts overall (one of my faves was a bananas foster sorbet, yes, sorbet, on the Ochsner heart healthy menu once).
Posted on 11/19/11 at 1:22 pm to Powerman
quote:Cappuccino after 10 am? Cretin.
Finished it all off with a cup of cappuccino
Sounds like you had a great meal. Those folks know how to run a restaurant.
Posted on 11/19/11 at 2:08 pm to SW2SCLA
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I've never eaten at Commander's. I might get my parents to spring for it when I graduate
Their lunch is one of the best secrets in the city.
No lie, the prices for lunch entrees are similar to Houston's or J. Alexander's (or even Copeland's) prices (around $15-18 an entree) then you get twenty five cent martinis. Then the dress code is relaxed at lunch.
You really can't beat the lunch special, even if you get the three course (or four) with everything its $29.
Then you get the best service ever, they will earn a 25%+ tip, its that good.
Posted on 11/19/11 at 2:12 pm to Napoleon
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Then the dress code is relaxed at lunch.
This is why I like going to nice places for lunch. It's good to avoid the stuffy atmosphere sometimes.
Posted on 11/19/11 at 4:45 pm to coolpapaboze
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Sounds like you had a great meal.
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Those folks know how to run a restaurant.
Yeah no doubt. My friend I was eating with is one of the managers there. He showed me around a little bit. Having worked in several restaurants, I'll say that place runs with almost flawless efficiency. I'm amazed that they're able to churn out food of that quality and volume as quickly as they do.
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