Just finished a 2 week vacay in the US for the first time AMA

Caca-faat

Superstar
Joined
Sep 4, 2014
Messages
4,894
Reputation
2,286
Daps
18,055
Did the food in New Orleans meet your expectations? What was your favorite dish?
It did, I had so much gumbo so I would say it was one of my favourites. I learned tho that not everyone makes it exactly the same so each dish will differ from brothy to stewy etc.
I also liked the shrimp and grits. I’m so annoyed I didn’t get to try any Jambalaya.

I also had frogs legs, a lot of oysters and alligator both fried and grilled.

The one dish that surprised me how much I like it was the fried okra. I will definitely be making that in the near future.

My least favourite was the crawfish etouffe and that’s only because it had a lot of bell peppers on the front end of my taste buds, I found it a pinch overwhelming because bell peppers are not my favourite in certain dishes. But I think that’s the individual cook not the dish.
 

rabbid

Superstar
Joined
Mar 11, 2022
Messages
8,406
Reputation
2,392
Daps
29,258
damn u was all over the place. I'm guessing u had a car.. anyway, yeah America is lit af to visit especially that first time. Gon head and hit us with the #1 best restaurant, best attraction, best nightlife spot, and best experience you had tbh.

NOLA is the best of all those places. The vibes are immaculate. Vegas dead af rn but hopefully it was still chill. I enjoy Dallas personally but in Texas I'd prob pick Houston or Austin to visit for a first timer. Another hidden gem is just driving that southern route between those places is very scenic and beautiful with lots of interesting "rest stops" along the way
 

Caca-faat

Superstar
Joined
Sep 4, 2014
Messages
4,894
Reputation
2,286
Daps
18,055
damn u was all over the place. I'm guessing u had a car.. anyway, yeah America is lit af to visit especially that first time. Gon head and hit us with the #1 best restaurant, best attraction, best nightlife spot, and best experience you had tbh.

NOLA is the best of all those places. The vibes are immaculate. Vegas dead af rn but hopefully it was still chill. I enjoy Dallas personally but in Texas I'd prob pick Houston or Austin to visit for a first timer. Another hidden gem is just driving that southern route between those places is very scenic and beautiful with lots of interesting "rest stops" along the way
Yeah we road tripped and then flew to Vegas. Vegas was still busy even though it’s supposed to be dead. The streets were packed and my hotel was packed.

Best restaurant I went to was a restaurant called the Magnolia Pit in Shreveport. I enjoyed the bbq there.

I enjoyed the drive to Dallas and the drive to New Orleans. I was also fascinated by the different licence plates by state and I’m now obsessed with water towers (I’m not sure why)

This wasn’t one of those trips where I did any nightlife stuff, I was so tired from all the day time activities I would fall asleep before we could go out at night. Also the Jet lag was serious. But the night life in New Orleans was lit! I did the casinos at night in Vegas and explored the strip.
 

jdubnyce

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
59,491
Reputation
16,434
Daps
274,268
Reppin
t-dot till they bury me
Were you hassled at border entry?
What was you favorite food spot/dish?
How were they women looking, better/worse than England?
What sporting, cultural events did you check out?
 

Belize King

I got concepts of a plan.
Joined
Mar 11, 2022
Messages
5,565
Reputation
4,106
Daps
20,145
It did, I had so much gumbo so I would say it was one of my favourites. I learned tho that not everyone makes it exactly the same so each dish will differ from brothy to stewy etc.
I also liked the shrimp and grits. I’m so annoyed I didn’t get to try any Jambalaya.

I also had frogs legs, a lot of oysters and alligator both fried and grilled.

The one dish that surprised me how much I like it was the fried okra. I will definitely be making that in the near future.

My least favourite was the crawfish etouffe and that’s only because it had a lot of bell peppers on the front end of my taste buds, I found it a pinch overwhelming because bell peppers are not my favourite in certain dishes. But I think that’s the individual cook not the dish.
Did you get some Willie’s Fried Chicken? Is it better than KFC to you?

Did you get a hurricane and throw up on Canal St?
 
Top