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Evangelines in Austin, Texas

What an exquisite little place in Southwest Austin! Reminds me a bit of hanging out in the Bywater and Marginey of New Orleans. The decor and the music takes me to that magical place called New Orleans.
The food was prepared with the touch of a New Orleans Chef with aromatic bouquets of quintessential elegance and that raucous spice of Cajun Cuisine. The Dixieland playing on a loop track just added to the flair of this establishment.
I had the Crawfish Ettouffee which was served in a nice size bowl with a splattering of paprika and chili powder around the rim and some fresh green onion stems for added flavor. The Stuffed Pistolette with a creamy crawfish filing was like to the taste buds and spiced to bring out the flavor of the crawfish.
Mark had the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo with the traditional dark roux base. Heavy flavored by lite on the palette. Eric had the chicken fried steak that was a creation to see and taste.
All in all, a great experience and I will be back to try the house pasta specials.

Lorenzo’s El Tiempo

El Tiempo on Gessner Road in Houston

We had a wonderful evening out on Thursday, February 4.2016 at this upscale Mexican Restaurant in Houston!  The atmosphere was very unique for this area of Houston and the service was impeccable.

We were greeted at the door instantly by a hostess that had it on the ball and were seated immediately.  What took me aback was the decor, a good mix of old and new with a tree trunk table in the middle of the main seating area. The seemingly traditional Red colors were there but subdued and accented the natural woods throughout the restaurant. Continue reading Lorenzo’s El Tiempo