Rouj Creole in Perkins Rowe

When did they open? Their menu looks pretty awesome.

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When did they open? Their menu looks pretty awesome.

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End of June.

I haven't made it yet, but I'm excited to try the concept. I'll be curious to see how it compares/contrasts with Eliza.

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Just curious, Why Eliza?

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Eliza and Cecelia are the only two creole restaurants in town, at least to my knowledge. I think Eliza is better, which is why it’s my creole benchmark.

I feel like I’m missing something with your question

The wife and I went last night. Lots of options on the menu and both of our meals were great. Place was packed (in a good way) too.

Went today. My wife got the burger which was really good. I got the oyster blt. Lots of big oysters but lacked in flavor but the quality was there if that makes any sense. Had to ask for several things like salt and pepper, tea sweeteners, lemon, and condiments. Nothing is on the table.

For the location and what it is I thought it to be good but pricey especially the steaks and meats.

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pricey especially the steaks and meats

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Yeah. I’m not one to complain about price, but their steaks were way overpriced.

Went there Sunday for Lunch. I'm going to give it time to get their shite together, but was not impressed.

Had the Moules Frites for an appetizer. Muscles were ok, nothing special. I wouldn't order them again.

Wife had a side salad and the crawfish tamales for her meal. Salad was excellent. Tamales were very average. Very bland, not much flavor, and not sure where the crawfish went.
I had the brisket stuffed poboy. It was very dry. The menu stated it had debris gravy in the poboy. No debris gravy was found. I had to ask for a side of gravy. The gravy was also underwhelming. The "Cajun Fries" were lightly seasoned fries. Again, nothing special.
Some other "issues". Despite the restaurant being not very full, it took about 30 minutes to get our food. The appetizer finally came out, and a couple minutes later came the entrees. Ordered an Ice T with lemon. No lemon. And it is very pricey.

I am going to give it a few months to correct things before i go back, if i go back. But the main thing, is the food needs to get better.

OH, and the drink prices are absurd. $10 for a Parish Reve' stout. I took a look at their beer prices and decided to just have Tea.

We went last weekend. We had oysters for an app. They were kind of small but decent. Wife had the filet and I had a ribeye and we split some asparagus. The steaks were very good.

The drink menu was interesting. Wife had some white drink with a flower in it and I had a couple of whiskey sours. Both were very good.

No. The spot across from Zoes

We went last night. Crowded, no reservation, but we were able to find a spot at the bar after only being there for five minutes.

Service was great and the food was even better.

The standout dish for us was charbroiled shrimp and the standout appetizers was the crawfish tamales. The best side was easily the cauliflower as gratin.