Erik David posted on March 09, 2010 16:31
Jimbeana's
I went to try the food at Jimbeana's this weekend, which is a quaint little restaurant right behind Pop's Pizza.
They had their grand opening late last year, and judging by the amount of people there were there to eat, it seems like they have been successful ever since. Cars were lined up out on the streets and there was a small wait for a table. The interior was decorated with lots of New Orleans and Mardi Gras stuff, and the place had a great feel to it. The chairs at our table were wicker with cushions and a small pillow for your back, couple that with the flat screen TV on the wall, and it's just like you're sitting at home watching TV while you eat. The chairs were pretty low for the table though, and it could make eating your food a big awkward if you're short.
We ordered lots of different things to try it all out. Before the whole New Orleans theme really set in, I had ordered a ribeye with side salad. I had mine with a side of potato salad, which was creamy and delicious. The side mixed salad that also came with it was fantastic as well, we learned later from the waitress that they weren't happy with their previous salad supplier, so they began to mix their own salad on premises. It really paid off because there wasn't the slightest bit of brown or aging lettuce. It was a mix with iceberg, romaine, and spinach topped with a tangy honey mustard dressing, croutons, and a few rings of red onion.
The ribeye, however, was not pleasant at all. It was obviously not fresh meat, and came frozen. We ordered the steak medium-rare, and it came to us luke-warm, and a tad undercooked, I believe it was not warm because it was being cooked from a frozen state. The meat inside wasn't the correct color, it was a really deep purple instead off red, and it had a very off taste to it. It didn't taste like a ribeye at all, and could have been any cut of meat.
After that, we wanted to correct our mistake of ordering a ribeye at a Cajun place, and we tried the hush puppies and gumbo, both of which are made on premise. They were both really good too, the hush puppies were very dense and had a rich corn taste with a crispy outer shell, and the gumbo tasted very authentic.
In all, the food is very good and the prices are very reasonable, just avoid the ribeye. I would suggest coming here on Friday's during lent because their fish seemed to be a real favorite with the other diners.