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Lunch at Village Inn in River Ridge Today (Pics)
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:19 pm
Talk about good!
Shrimp Poboy
Boiled Crawfish & Chargrilled Oysters
Seafood Muff
Shrimp & Oyster Platter
Not pictured - Oysters on the half shell ($5.99 a dozen on Wed & Sat), fried pickles, bread pudding, Crawfish Veronica w/ eggplant.
Shrimp Poboy
Boiled Crawfish & Chargrilled Oysters
Seafood Muff
Shrimp & Oyster Platter
Not pictured - Oysters on the half shell ($5.99 a dozen on Wed & Sat), fried pickles, bread pudding, Crawfish Veronica w/ eggplant.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:23 pm to Stadium Rat
Gonna have to try that muff. The one at Parrans is pretty bland.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 5:43 pm to TigerWise
Sooo how big of a group to eat all that? Looks great btw and I'm jealous
Posted on 12/27/14 at 5:55 pm to thickandthin
There were 9 of us. It was a family-style sharing lunch. 2 split the seafood muff, one being a semi-vegetarian, light eater. Her eyes almost popped out when they brought out that sandwich. As it turned out, half the muff went home in a doggie bag. 4 dozen raw oysters were passed around, 1 dozen grilled, 10 pounds crawfish. 1/2 the shrimp poboy went home, too.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 5:57 pm to Stadium Rat
How were the crawfish?
Forearms made them look small baw.
Forearms made them look small baw.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:24 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:They were December crawfish, therefore, small. But they were hot, fresh out of the pot and seasoned very well. $4.19 a lb.
How were the crawfish?
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:47 pm to MeridianDog
I really love this place. A few months ago, I went for lunch on a Wednesday when I heard someone on the radio, probably TF, mention the raw oyster special for $5.95 a dozen. Now that's my kind of price.
And they turned out to be terrific oysters. I had almost given up hope of having the kind of oysters my family shucked on our back porch growing up. Back then, they were cheap and my parents had 4 sons, so there were plenty of shuckers available.
We did it often enough that my brother came up with an idea for an ergonomic oyster knife design. Even got a patent on it years later.
My experience with restaurant raw oysters in the last decade or so, was dismal. They were always tiny, flavorless and expensive. Village Inn's were like my old back-porch oysters - sizable, flavorful, salty and juicy.
Additional note - The owner and his brother used to run this place together, but there waa a falling out. The other brother was bought out and used the money to buy the Charlie's Seafood place down the street. He bought the building and the business after the landlord forced Frank Brigtsen out. There is still bad blood, apparently.
And they turned out to be terrific oysters. I had almost given up hope of having the kind of oysters my family shucked on our back porch growing up. Back then, they were cheap and my parents had 4 sons, so there were plenty of shuckers available.
We did it often enough that my brother came up with an idea for an ergonomic oyster knife design. Even got a patent on it years later.
My experience with restaurant raw oysters in the last decade or so, was dismal. They were always tiny, flavorless and expensive. Village Inn's were like my old back-porch oysters - sizable, flavorful, salty and juicy.
Additional note - The owner and his brother used to run this place together, but there waa a falling out. The other brother was bought out and used the money to buy the Charlie's Seafood place down the street. He bought the building and the business after the landlord forced Frank Brigtsen out. There is still bad blood, apparently.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:53 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:
Forearms made them look small baw.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:02 pm to TIGRLEE
quote:Not gonna complain because that's my SIL.
Forearms made them look small baw.
Notice the skinny arms eating that muffaletta, though. That's my niece. She's the picky eater and she's a professional dancer in NYC.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:03 pm to Stadium Rat
Lol
Had some wonderful oysters 2 Fridays ago and some terrible ones last Monday night.
Feel your pain bro
Had some wonderful oysters 2 Fridays ago and some terrible ones last Monday night.
Feel your pain bro
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:06 pm to TIGRLEE
The waitress told me they have a "personal fisherman" that supplies them their seafood. I guess that's why the quality is so consistent. (see Drago's, etc.)
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