*****Update the restaurant has closed for business but he still has a food truck.******Mingo’s Louisiana Kitchen is a small counter service restaurant located in the Laveen section of Phoenix Arizona. They serve New Orleans Cajun types of foods like Po Boys, Seafood Plates, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalaya and more!. Although it’s a small restaurant where you can dine in or do take out there is still definitely a New Orleans Feel there. Festive tinsel and New Orleans type music is a part of the atmosphere. With the music it almost feels like you are on Bourbon Street as I found myself looking around for the musicians.
When you walk in you look at the menu board to order and then order at the counter and pay. You get your own beverage, seat yourself and pick up your order at the window when your name is called.
I decided to go with the Hot Chicken Sandwich Platter.
WOW! It’s a great BIG plate of food for what I spent! I take a bite. Yes it is spicy! The chicken is moist and flavorful. I bite threw this crisp what seems like oil free corn meal coating. I usually don’t like corn meal coatings because most aren’t flavored well and most are too crunchy. However this corn meal coating is delicious and does have a pleasing texture. This hot Chicken Sandwich is hot from a combination of seasonings on the chicken and also from the hot tangy sauce with some bite that was applied. The sandwich was topped with shredded lettuce, tomato, pickle chips and maybe the best remoulade sauce I ever tried in my life. The remoulade sauce might have gotten buried in with all the flavors and heat going on but my husband ordered his remoulade sauce on the side so I was able to taste how complex it was. The platter came with a generously sized pile of hot fresh Old Bay Fries that were light and fluffy inside and seemed to stay hot. They were very tasty with a careful amount of seasoning.
My husband had a Shrimp Po Boy.
It came with a good amount of corn meal breaded shrimp that were prepared perfect and was also topped with tomato, lettuce, pickle and for him the remoulade sauce on the side.
He had to try the RED BEANS and RICE so he did!
He said this was super flavorful and also very porky. I noticed that the Andouille Sausage slices were seared locking the meat juice in. He said that this was really good! He really enjoyed the Red Beans and Rice!
Although the home made hot sauce didn’t go with my meal I had to try some on a fry. It was so full of flavors with so much going on there. I really do mean it and think the chef should bottle it and sell it in stores.
At least three different people checked on us during our meal. I wasn’t sure if we needed to clear our table ourselves because I saw a bus pan near by but someone offered to clear our plates and also offered a refill on the soda.
Mingo’s Louisiana Kitchen is a casual restaurant that ( based on what we tried) serves very much about average (if not excellent) New Orleans Cuisine in Phoenix……….. Everything was prepared technically perfect. Everything was delicious. Service was amazing for counter service. Some of the things we tried really showed how brilliant and talented the chef really is.
******UPDATE CLOSED for Business but open on food truck******
I’d say Mingo’s Louisiana Kitchen is Worth a Fork!
Worth a Fork!
www.MingosLouisianaKitchen.com
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