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April, has been a wise investment for the company. “I lived here for a while, so I know how great the Mississippi Gulf Coast is,” he said. “We have an iconic location in the Central Business District in New Orleans, and opening a Mississippi store made perfect sense. We plan to open one at OWA in Foley, Alabama later in the year.”
You can tell a lot about a place by its nachos. Seriously.
If a restaurant devotes itself to creating the perfect nacho, then there’s a really good chance they will be paying a lot of attention to the rest of the menu as well. The Serious Nachos at Lucy’s feature tortilla chips made in-house with pico de gallo, sour cream, black beans, cheese, Lucy’s Rock-a-Mole guacamole and Sue’s Spicy Queso Blanco, a white cheese sauce. You can add additional items such as ground beef, chicken, pulled pork or even fried shrimp, but the basic nachos – and there’s nothing basic about the Serious Nachos – are perfect without any additional proteins. The thing about nachos is the quest for the “perfect bite,” the bite that isn’t a bare chip and contains a “bite” of all of the toppings. There are plenty of these bites in the Serious Nachos.
Lucy’s has a menu that features the signature Juicy Lucy Burger, seafood baskets, po’boys and other culinary delights. I decided to try the Tsunami Tuna Salad, because I love seared tuna. Don’t be fooled, this tuna salad is a far cry from the canned stuff that is mixed with pickles and mayo. This tuna salad registers high on the gourmet food scale. It features seared yellowfin over spring mix with feta, cherry tomatoes,
TOP: JUICY Lucy burger. ABOVE: SERIOUS Nachos.
strawberries, cucumbers and shaved onions with balsamic vinaigrette. And here’s the big reveal — it
is topped with a mound of honey-roasted pistachios. Although the salad is excellent and among one of the best I’ve ever had, the pistachios make it a next-level meal. Honey-roasted pistachios, feta, strawberries and seared tuna may be my new favorite flavor profile.
There’s a lot of fun to be had at Lucy’s. There’s live music, brunch and even a shot that features tequila and a marinated scorpion. But the food is serious – you know, seriously delicious.
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