RT's Restaurant
Creole restaurant · Arlandria ·
New Orleans-style classics include Jack Daniel's shrimp, gumbo
New Orleans-style classics include Jack Daniel's shrimp, gumbo
"This longtime institution serves both as a neighborhood bar and one of the greater area’s few options for homey, New Orleans-style cooking. The unapologetically seafood-focused menu has choices like shrimp and crab etouffee, crab and crawfish-stuffed flounder, and multiple varieties of gumbo; it also works crab into hush puppies and shrimp into beignets. Find Mardi Gras-appropriate drinks like hurricanes and Sazeracs, too." - Rebecca Cooper
"The New Orleans-leaning restaurant delivers on its hearty “Death” by Gumbo — a shellfish lover’s dream bursting with shrimp, oysters, crab meat, and crawfish tails — joined by andouille sausage over rice ($25)." - Tierney Plumb
"Alexandria’s Southern staple offers a savory, beignet-based main that strays from its original roots. Whole shrimp and crawfish are wrapped with angel hair pasta and laid over beignets, served with a garlic dipping sauce ($11.95). Versatile in texture as well as flavor, the beignet adds a crispy element to a dish already full of unexpected flair." - Abi Newhouse
"I noted that Alexandria's RT's Restaurant landed on OpenTable's new list of 50 Best Southern Restaurants in America 2018 and has been serving Cajun and Creole cuisine for over 30 years." - Adele Chapin
"This Creole and Cajun restaurant in Alexandria serves one version of the sandwich from the land (grilled chicken with sautéed mushrooms and cheese) and two from the sea (the fried catfish or shrimp, with garlic mayo and Cajun remoulade)." - Tierney Plumb