We were driving through here on our way from Horseshoe Bay to Fredericksburg during Yarn Crawl '11 and were looking for some good food. Â This popped up on my Yelp app just in time to stop.
The decor is pure weird Texas country 70s restaurant in a building attached to a gas station. Â There was a giant stuffed bull head over our table and dark wood paneling on the walls.
The place was fairly quiet and really big - room for lots of people but pretty empty in the early afternoon. Â The waitress/cashier/hostess was nice as pie and I could hear the guys in the kitchen talking about current events and laughing. Â There were some locals having their lunch. Â I found it all homey and comforting (despite the creepy dude looking down at us from the wall above)
I ordered a cup of red beans with rice and a fried oyster po boy with a sweet tea. Â The red beans were the perfect combination of 'just about to burst but still solid' on nice buttery rice. Â The oysters had a great crunchy cornmeal batter with the perfect blend of lettuce, dressing, and french bread that's crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside.
It's a bit of a drive for us but a perfect stop and a great surprise during our crazy roadtrip weekend.
This roadside gem is a perfect illustration of the magic of Yelp! Â Thanks to my fellow Yelpers' glowing reviews, my iPhone led my family to this honest-to-God AMAZING restaurant in pretty-much-the-middle-of-nowhere, Texas. Â We had spent the morning visiting a kids' summer camp on Inks Lake and were driving to San Marcos when hunger struck. Â The girls were watching "The Princess & The Frog" on the DVD player in the back seat--what could be better to compliment their movie than a stop at a New Orleans style restaurant? Â I did a "search nearby" on my phone, and this place pops up, literally 30 seconds down the road from where we were driving. Â We pulled in and were treated to stellar New Orleans cuisine that absolutely rivaled some of the REAL New Orleans food we sampled on our family vacation there last summer. Â Yes, the po boy I had here rivaled Acme's. Â The fried oysters were the best I have ever tasted. Â The onion rings and rosette sauce were incredible. Â Our older daughter's gumbo was chock-full of chicken, sausage, ham and rice, bathed in a dark, smoky roux. Â And our youngest daughter's macaroni & cheese was the real deal--a bowl of al dente penne pasta covered in a homemade creamy, cheesy sauce. Â I keep thinking about this place and have enthusiastically recommended it to friends who frequent nearby Horseshoe Bay. Â The next time you find yourself in Round Mountain, Texas, Pop. 111, stop by and give these dear folks who fled Louisiana after Katrina struck your business. Â You'll be glad you did.
Review Source:They've opened up new locations in Marble Falls, but this was the first! Â Red beans and rice, great fried chicken, amazing gumbo, yummy bread pudding and all the other seafood favorites. Â Worth the stop! Â Due to their beliefs liquor is not served but your taste buds will be so busy they won't notice the loss. Â Beside, you are driving on 281, you don't want to have an accident!
Review Source:We went to the Hill Country to follow Texas Monthly's June 2008 issue of Best BBQ Places in Texas, but happened to pass by this place. Quite frankly, after a day of BBQ tasting, a little non-cow really sounds good. So we stopped in!
Granted, there's nothing flashy about this place. Looks like 3 people in the back and 2 on the floor. Service was down-to-business and efficient. I ordered a shrimp po' boy with fries and split an order of onion rings, which was recommended by another Yelp-er.
My po' boy was really good! The bread was SO delicious! The lettuce, tomato and pickles balanced out the shrimp nicely, but I was missing the red sauce that comes on po' boys at other places. Fries were good, too. Our onion rings were really, really good! And they came with a rosette sauce that took my po' boy to the next level - it was SOOO good!! I loved it!
The folks who run the restaurant ended up in Round Mountain after a circuitous route after Hurricanes Katrina chased them out of New Orleans and Rita chased them out of the place they went to try to rebuild their lives. Ask to read their story - they have it laminated on placemats. It's truly inspiring!
Considering Round Mountain has a population of 111, this place was rolling.
Bored at home? Need a REAL Cajun fix? Located in the middle of nowhere, Texas (that would be Round Mountain if you need to program your GPS) The Real New Orleans Style Restaurant is on Rooster's A list. First, let me just set the tone for this place. Fancy its not; its stashed away next to a convenience store. Service is well..just expect to holla for a tea refill. The food..its NOLA/Southern and its darn near perfect.
Order up some of the best Onion Rings in this state. The batter is crisp yet sweet; dip them in the Rosette sauce with a splash of Tabasco. Dive into the delicate Crab Cakes with Horseradish Cream Sauce. The Seafood Legier is a must have with grilled catfish over white rice; topped with Crawfish Etoufee surrounded by grilled shrimp.
Savor the Fried Chicken with Mommie's Red Beans and Rice.I LOVE this dish. The rich flavor from the beans and rice has no equal. The Fried Chicken is moist and crispy. After five visits over the last year or so; I think I love it all! Save room for bread pudding if your not needing wheelchair assistance by this point.
The story of restaurant starts in New Orleans just a few miles away from where my Jenny lived pre Katrina. Like most residents, they packed what was left and looked for a new place to plant their roots. I count myself lucky to have found the first and the second best NOLA transplants in Texas.
I drove an hour from Austin to get out here tonight and my god, it was so completely worth it. Â In the middle of nowhere, almost attached to a Shell gas station, more than unpretentious because they just don't need to be. Â The food here is exactly what I grew up eating in Louisiana and it was perfect.
When I first tasted the gumbo, I almost shed a tear. Â Not from the spice (which is considerable and wonderful) but from the absolute happiness and nostalgia that it evoked. Â It was great, dark and spicy with chicken, shrimp, and sausage. Â
For my dinner, I got a plate of red beans and rice with smoked sausage and a side of fried okra. Â These red beans were exactly what I spent every Monday eating. Â The consistency was great and the flavor was outstanding. Â The sausage, sliced in half and grilled before being laid over the beans, was smoky and flavorful. Â
The okra was hot and light, not much batter and super fresh. Â
My girlfriend got a fried shrimp poboy and was happy as hell about it. Â The shrimp were perfectly battered and well seasoned. Â The bread was good, but she was disappointed that it wasn't completely traditional. Â However, we understand that it's quite the task to get Riesling's french bread from Louisiana, so she decided to forgive them. Â
We each got an order of bread pudding for dessert and had plenty to bring home. Â It was rich and warm, with a sweet sauce that tasted almost like pralines. Â A good substitute for bourbon or whiskey sauce which wasn't expected from a restaurant run as part of a ministry. Â
Brilliant, fantastic, so completely worth the drive. Â We chatted with our waitress and compared Katrina stories and they were thrilled to hear that we were from Slidell. Â We're going to be eating there at least once a month. Â I can't wait to try their roast beef poboy.
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