New Orleans Cuisine cajun restaurant stays tight with tradition
New Orleans Cuisine. Photo by Ciley Carrington Alligator on a stick? This is the place. I have a feeling about New Orleans that approximates the way medieval pilgrims must have felt about Canterbury; everything about the place refreshes me spiritually, makes me feel in the presence of greatness. Forget New York, set aside even my beloved Los Angeles – the center of American culture and cuisine is by that big muddy river. So I am mystified that there are not Louisiana-style restaurants in every city in America, places where the deep, complex, down-home flavors are celebrated. With the Ragin Cajun now operating as a food truck, there are only two Cajun restaurants you don’t have to chase around, both in Hermosa. Café Boogaloo serves a modernized version that includes pizzas and wraps, while New Orleans Cuisine stays tight with tradition. I respect innovation, but there are days when I want my culture straight, and on one such evening I high-tailed it to the little storefront on Pier Avenue with the neon alligator. Nothing had changed since I first started going there – the long lunch counter might have had a few more chips in the paint, perhaps another dent in the stainless steel…
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