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Courtesy of Voodoo Bayou
We emotion it erstwhile we uncover a hidden gem successful our eating excursions and that’s conscionable what happened erstwhile we were archetypal introduced to Voodoo Bayou.
While you mightiness not expect to find a New Orleans-inspired edifice successful Palm Beach Gardens, this 1 offers a sensation arsenic authentic arsenic it gets. From chicken-fried gator tail, and buttermilk biscuits to shrimp and grits, and po’ lad handhelds, the paper present focuses connected confederate Cajun cooking.
While I whitethorn beryllium doing a disservice to those successful the know, this unexpected find is good worthy seeking out. A two-story barroom country boasts a medieval/Gothic-inspired plan with its cathedral-style, stained solid windows portion the unfastened room adjacent offers a show of showstopping culinary endowment astatine work.
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Helmed astatine the room by Executive Sous Chef Jim Furci, Voodoo Bayou is tucked wrong the manner buying halfway of Downtown Palm Beach Gardens located connected the celebrated PGA Corridor.
Furci grew up successful New York and spent much than 2 decades moving successful the accusation exertion manufacture earlier making the determination to Florida and switching up careers. The avid lifelong navigator got his archetypal commencement moving with section nutrient events similar the South Beach Wine and Food Festival portion besides honing his endowment arsenic a backstage chef. Now, the experienced cook tin beryllium seen everyplace from The Food Network & Cooking Channel’s “Food Quest” with Robin Leach to “Blue Collar Backers” connected the Discovery Channel.
Will Biggins
We precocious visited Voodoo Bayou for luncheon and were gladsome we did. Friendly bartenders greet guests similar lifelong friends, and present them to the originative cocktail paper that offers drinks with amusive names similar Style successful Havana oregon Fortunate Son. There is simply a bully enactment of brew disposable connected pat arsenic well.
Our server told america the day’s specialties included crab carbonara, which sounded interesting.
We got started with a sampling of barbecue shrimp (at her recommendation). Jumbo shrimp arrived swimming successful an addicting NOLA BBQ sauce. Thankfully, a grilled baguette was connected manus for other dipping.
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Their signature hickory-smoked chickenhearted wings should besides not beryllium missed. Eight spirit filled wings are smoked and grilled, and complemented by sides of homemade Bayou bluish food and buffalo sauce. For us, different standout appetizer was the life-changing, fried greenish herb BLT, brilliantly topped with smoked pork belly, pimento cheese, and herb jam complemented with frisée.
When it comes to entrees, you won’t privation to miss their signature Jambalaya. Served successful an enameled formed robust pot, the presumption unsocial is worthy of mention, but the heaping operation of shrimp, Andouille sausage, chicken, Carolina achromatic rice, peppers, tomatoes, and crispy okra has made america a lifelong fan.
Will Biggins
The creamy Cajun carbonara was a delicious blend of rigatoni, smoked pork belly, Grana Padano cheese, peas and cured ovum yolk. Be definite to adhd a macromolecule (grilled chicken, shrimp oregon steak) to instrumentality the crockery to different level.
While we did not prevention country for dessert, we were enticed to effort the creamy Bourbon Milk Punch arsenic an after-dinner portion – the cleanable ending to an unforgettable eating experience.
Keep an oculus retired for further locations opening soon successful Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
Voodoo Bayou is located astatine 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue successful Palm Beach Gardens.
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