Very productive day working from the hotel yesterday. And after work I had time to run some errands. Wal-Mart was blissfully empty and I got everything done in a hour before picking up Shane.
We headed over to Mulligan's -- a nice little Irish pub in the downtown area. We had received a special invitation from the Cajun Hugh Heffner himself (seems he owns 2 bars in town) for a beer tasting. We were not expecting much and ended up having a blast. Tried 12 different beers, learned the difference between and ale and lager, discovered a couple of new beers each of us likes, and met some of the locals. We picked their brains for great places to eat in town and have a great recommendation for the Viet-Kitchen tonight. Can't wait!
Dinner was amazing. Clementine's was FINALLY open and I can say without a shadow of a doubt they have the best food in town. Course, it's the most expensive too but that's not hard to do when the next best food is Chili's. Owner Wayne Peltier greeted us personally and remembered we had tried to stop by the previous night. He made some great food recommendations and we started with the escargot de maison, beef kabobs, and coconut shrimp. Next came our 3 main courses: fried green tomatoes with sweet claw crab meat, soft shelled crab, tuna au poivre, and some of the best mashed potatoes we've ever had! Mr. Peltier even came and sat with us for awhile to make recommendations. Turns out Clementine's has recently been added to the book "1000 Places to See Before You Die." Nice!
The only thing the restaurant lacked was knowledgeable waitstaff. Very sweet, but not very experienced. What they lacked in skills they made up for in personality.
New Iberia, LA, has something to offer after all! Can't wait to try the Viet-Kitchen later today.
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