Eric M.
Yelp
I always like to give restaurants multiple chances, because hey, maybe someone is having an off night (the kitchen or even me eating haha). But Bourbon Street Bar and Grill has repeatedly been decidedly "ok" each of the three times we've tried it over the past 2 years.
We've had a variety of appetizers, sandwiches, and entrees from this local restaurant and the results are very consistent: under seasoned.
This time my wife had the BEC Burger with normal fries and I had the seafood jambalaya. We also ordered the pretzels and nachos with added bacon appetizers.
Starting with the appetizers, the pretzels were fine. The nachos were also ok, nothing extraordinary but the chips were not overly soggy, some were even crispy! However just like last time I added bacon to something here (it's a menu option!), the bacon was nowhere to be seen.
My wife didn't finish her burger as it was too dry and bland, having little of the sauce.
I did finish my jambalaya which came with spinach. However only after hitting it with a dash of seasoned salt. Without it, the rice and seafood was just bland. Also the description in the menu is deceptive. It says the seafood version is like the normal one but with shrimp, crawfish tails, etc. It actually has none of the proteins from the normal jambalaya, just the seafood. Maybe if it had some of the saltier proteins it would have been better. The spinach was seasoned well enough though. Also the shrimp was a little overcooked, but that may have been a result of it being takeout with the shrimp continuing to cook a bit in the residual heat.
In previous visits we had gotten poboys. They either have too much bread or not enough remoulade, they're just too dry. Maybe scoop the bread a bit so the sandwiches are better balanced. I'm sad since I love poboys so much haha.
If we return, it's going to be a while. It depends on how quickly both my wife and I forget about this last experience haha. The food is just too bland to taste like it could have come from "Bourbon Street". If you have a sensitive pallet then maybe Bourbon Street could be the place for you?