The American South is known for two things: the blues and comfort food. There are Robert Johnson and shrimp and grits, Son House and seafood gumbo, Charley Patton and crawfish pie. Those things go together so well, and here in the Southwest, House of Blues Restaurant has a little bit of both. But mostly, when you have the blues, you come here for comfort food. Maybe even a little Southern Comfort.
Start off with the Voodoo Shrimp, which is sautéed in an Abita Amber (a New Orleans beer) reduction sauce, and served over jalapeño cornbread. But if you’re not a fan of seafood, bib up and dig into the Carolina Mess, a pile of crispy fries topped with pulled pork, jalapeños, cheddar cheese and brown gravy. If your belly isn’t full by then, move on to entrées like the chicken and andouille sausage jambalaya, crispy fried chicken served with bourbon butter, or a clever twist on shrimp and grits—sautéed shrimp in a chipotle cream sauce and served on a cojita cheese grit cake. Wash it all down with a Crossroads Cadillac Margarita, which is topped with a mini bottle of Grand Marnier.
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