Get out your stretchy bloomers ; it ’s time to chow down on New Orleans ’ best US Post Office - boys . The delectable staple fiber of true New Orleanians ( alongside daiquiris and crawfish ) is back on show Oct 23rd for the10th Annual Oak Street Po - Boy Festival . Whether your fix is alligator , shrimp , brisket , or mac & cheese , this class brings back quondam favorites and enclose new creations . Check out these highlights and contenders for this yr ’s festival honors .
Prime brisket pastrami po-boy
Blue Oak BBQThe Oak Street restaurant teased this fete - only creation on Instagram with a picture of the melty , meaty goodness that will be served for $ 7 . Blue Oak BBQ will also be offering its roasted garlic mac & cheese as a side , but keeping the origins of its menu favorite a secret . Bar director Patrick Smith say the mac will be cheddar - free-base and added , “ That ’s all I ’m going to give away . ”
Soft-shell crab po-boy
Ajun CajunLast year ’s Best Crab po - boy winner is back . This meter , it ’ll serve up crab fry with homemade veteran tempura batsman , and dressed with lettuce , tomato , and pinkish sauce ( otherwise known as Nipponese seasoned mayonnaise . ) All of the Ajun Cajun Post Office - boys will be served on toast Dong Phuong moolah for $ 11 .
Drunk Pig po-boy
Bratz Y’allThis repeat favorite antecedently won the Best Pork awarding and is one of Bratz Y’all ’s most popular Po - Boy Fest menu items . make by chef Sven Vorkauf – a graft to New Orleans from Berlin , Germany – the Drunk Pig is stuffed with slow - guy pork that ’s been marinated in dreary beer and topped with table mustard , sauerkraut , and caramelized onion for $ 9 . This one just begs for abeer , German obviously , to go with it .
Alligator sausage po-boy
Miss Linda , The Ya - Ka - Mein LadyIt ’s not a New Orleans festival unless there ’s gator on a crustal plate . This $ 9 US Post Office - male child comes good manners of Miss Linda , who combine Asiatic spinal fusion and Cajun home cooking . She will also be misrepresent up a beef ya - ka - mein for $ 7 , and a runt & beef ya - ka - mein for $ 8 .
Chef Guevara Cuban po-boy
Silence of Da HamsThis will be the 2d year for the Chef Guevara Cuban – Cuba Libré - marinade porc shoulder joint , shave Chisesi ’s ham tossed in rum molasses vinegar , pickled mirlitons , Swiss tall mallow , and NOLA Hopitoulas Indian mustard served on Leidenheimer ’s bread . The po - son is the brainchild of chefs Tory McPhail of Commander ’s Palace , Jared Ralls of La Boca and Primitivo , Chris Montero of Napoleon House , and Mike Brewer of Elements , who unify to create secretiveness of Da Hams for Hogs for the Cause , a BBQ fest that raise money for pediatric psyche cancer . At $ 8 a pop , order of magnitude a few for a square donation ( and taste to boot ) .
Smoked fried chicken thigh po-boy
Simone ’s MarketOwner Simone Reggie admits to being excited and “ a little nervous ” ahead of her Po - Boy Festival debut . The fest will also be the metropolis ’s first taste of Simone ’s marketplace , which is due to open up on Oak St this fall . The wimp thighs will first be smoked , then fried and do with homemade coleslaw and pickle black pepper for $ 8 .
“ This is a way for customers to get a canary peep at what we will be offering , ” Reggie said . “ We are very excited for our executive chef , Ashley Roussel , to give the residential area a small taste of what ’s to come . ”
Shrimp and pimento cheese melt po-boy
Red Fish GrillThis cheesy lusciousness is another fresh entry at this year ’s fest . Crab spiced and boil Gulf shrimp will be commix with creole cream cheese , grated cheddar cheese cheese , and roasted jalapeño aioli , then serve between two bit of pressed Leidenheimer ’s pelf for $ 8 .
Fried lobster po-boy
GW FinsThis lobster po - boy - – we should say “ lob - stah ” since it ’s sourced from Maine – has been a rooter favorite since the first Po - Boy Festival . Served with Crystal Hot Sauce , this $ 11 po - boy has been named a Best in Show success , and its Jehovah trust to reclaim its title .
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Blue Oak BBQ
Bratz Y’all
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Courtesy of Red Fish Grill
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