Mike Chicago

Review of Oak Street Po Boy Festival

Fun fest. Its a one day event. Well attended. Very...

Fun fest. Its a one day event. Well attended. Very neighborhoody (a good thing). LOTS of Po-boys to try. We walked thru once to pick where we would eat, and found a band on the levee side of Oak St. Los Poboy Citos. Great Latin style music, awesome musicians and sound ... gotta say, best trumpet player I've heard in town.
Started with The Ninja Sushi Restaurant had a 1/2 ribeye with 1/2 crab po boy (2 separate po boys) with kimchi and a meat bite with Korean BBQ sauce on the side. Great flavor. I put Sriracha sauce on the crab (my mistake) kind of overpowered the crab.
My friend who would be my gf had a brisket and pastrami po boy from Blue Oak BBQ, with a side of roasted garlic Mac and cheese. The po boy was packed with deliciousness, and had a nice cabbage slaw that added nicely. The pastrami gave a good, salty bite that paired well with the brisket. The mac and cheese was good, liked the garlic and toasted bits on top.
The next stop was the Ajun Cajun for a soft shell crab po boy. Wow. The tempura was dynamite and the sauce they used had a nice spice and a little heat on the back end.
Listened to the Lost Bayou Ramblers at the Pinto Alley stage. This was some old time French Cajun music, very nice, mellow then bordering on rowdy songs. I liked these guys.
Both music acts we saw were top notch, and along the street, various places had music blasting. So much fun.
I gotta wonder about people who bring dogs to walk these crowded fests. What are you thinking?
Your great Dane's love to smell food and crowds? Your tiny jack Russell hasn't been stepped on in awhile? Leave them home, I think most people would appreciate it.