A frequent Eat Arkansas visitor brags about her recent trip to New Orleans, particularly her dinner at Jacques Imo’s and its updated take on classic Creole foods.

We went right around 5 (to be sure and get a table without the gigantic wait that can accumulate) and were part of only the few there at such an early supper time.

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The atmosphere at Jacques Imo’s is, of course, fun with a huge splash of what is felt throughout most of New Orleans — resoluteness (made sure that was a word before I typed it. ha!).  The pictures/art in Jacques’ covers bright, fun jazz-inspired pieces to pictures of devastation of the city the government all but forgot to scenes from eras past.  It’s fun to just stroll through… that is until you get a sniff of the alligator cheesecake!

Ok.. enough with the dribble-drabble… on with the food!  Wish I could say I got a picture of our appetizers; however we dove right in. To start we had a party of three, so we ordered two pieces of alligator cheesecakes (made with the finest white meat) and some fried oysters in garlic sauce (mouthwatering!).

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After looking around and coming to our senses we noticed we had devoured the first course and were ready for the main!  I had the privilege of having the “Oh No Tokyo” Godzilla soft-shelled crab (above) with mashed sweet potatoes and red beans and rice.  Possibly the best meal I’ve had in a while!  Hubby had … well… duck. (below) I cannot remember the exact name.  To accompany this he had mashed potatoes and corn maquechoux. It was tender and oh-so-good!  The friend that was joining us had the grilled Mahi in a curry tomato sauce and a few steamers (mussels) with the side items of corn maquechoux and smothered cabbage.  All as mouthwatering as it sounds!

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