Steamboat Bill’s
Lake Charles, LA
This was my first time visiting Louisiana, but not my first
to time to shrimp boil, crawfish and all this Cajun. A big group of us went to
Steamboat Bill’s and had all types of dishes, from gumbo to catfish, oysters to
Bourbon pecan pie, this place had it all.
When you go in you get a menu, step aside and figure out
what you want then approach the counter to order. That the order rules here,
really I think it was to tempt you with the homemade deserts.
On to my order, ½ boiled shrimp, 2 potatoes, 2 corns and
coleslaw. Mine came out quick!
Everyone else’s took a bit longer since they got mostly fried items. The gumbo
came out along with my plate. As the gumbo was being passed around, I made sure
to get my heap full. It had smooth flavor and it was spiced nicely. My peel in
eat shrimp had is moment in the camera spotlight, now it’s time to get down to
business. I dumped some Creole seasoning on my plate and dug in. I really enjoy this type of meal, one
you can really get in there and get your hands dirty. Nice and spicy, I love
the flavor that the corn and potato’s have after being boiling together with shrimp
or crawfish. I wish the shrimp would have a bit more flavor, but I had hot
sauce so, either way I was covered, you can’t eat this type of food without
Creole spices, period!
Others at the
table started eye balling my plate, so I traded shrimp or clams, bread, and bit
and pieces off of others plates. I
swear hands down that I ordered the best thing on the menu.
After we were done it was time for dessert. Have had the
pecan bourbon pie in my sites before I even ordered my plate of food, so of
course I got that. Sugar mixed with bourbon, what dessert is wrong with any
type of alcohol made in it? DE-LISH! The crust was nice a buttery, the filling
had a smooth butter- bourbon mix. With crunchy pecans on top, this was a great
item to kick the ole’ sweet tooth.
