My birthday dinner was wonderful! I found a new restaurant to go to, Ms. B’s, and it was glorious. Exactly what I needed. We each had a cup of the crawfish bisque for a starter (spicy!), then Dale had the shrimp etouffee (I think) and I had the seafood jambalaya. Everything was full of rich deep flavor, much more so than at a mainstream place like Pappadeaux that tones everything down. The chef came out to say hello to everyone, and the waitress was very friendly—but not overly so. Whatever they did felt right in that setting.
Unfortunately, we don’t try new restaurants very much any more; our time is so limited that we have to make the most of it, so we’ve found that we’re unwilling to gamble on a place that has a 50% chance of being awful. We stick to our tried-and-true places for the time being. But anyone in Austin who gets a chance should try this place. Mouthwatering.
Posted by elizabeth at February 11, 2003 11:36 PMHey, I've eaten there before! WHM went there last year for one of out birthday lunches. I think one of our engineers went to college with the daughter of the owner. It was very tasty.
Posted by: Jfer on February 12, 2003 08:30 AMI want to go when I'm in Austin the next time!
Posted by: Cynthia on February 15, 2003 07:19 AMWe will definitely take you there. I had a difficult time on Thursday resisting the urge to go there for lunch while Jonathan was at gymnastics. Maybe with Andy in town next week and the week after, we'll have another excuse to go.
Come soon!
Posted by: Elizabeth on February 15, 2003 10:11 AM