New Orleans｜Mr. B’s Bistro – Delicious… But Watch Out! ⚠️🍽️

📍 Mr. B’s Bistro We wanted to try a local favorite and took a chance with a reservation here. Every dish is made fresh in the open kitchen and served piping hot — a big plus! Seasoning was not overly salty like other Creole spots — even acceptable to Cantonese taste buds ✅. ⚠️ But… the service was painfully slow. Maybe because we booked at 7 PM and the place was packed. We had a jazz bar reservation afterward, so we asked if they could bring dishes out as they were ready instead of waiting for all at once. The server called the manager over to rush the kitchen — food arrived in under 10 minutes after that, but the server gave us the cold shoulder for the rest of the meal, barely responding when we needed anything. Great food, but the attitude left a bad taste. 🦆 Pepper Duck The star of the meal! Crispy skin, medium-rare center, tender with no tough sinew. Sauce was savory, not sweet — perfect for my palate. The creamy risotto was rich but not heavy. 🐟 Redfish (Daily Catch) Skip if you expect a whole fish — it’s just a grilled fillet. Tasty though, and it came with white rice, which made my parents very happy! 🍝 Pasta Jambalaya The most Asian-friendly jambalaya I’ve tried — reminded my parents of Northeastern Chinese stew! They even used the sauce over the rice from the fish dish. 🍤 Barbie Shrimp (BBQ Shrimp) New Orleans-style BBQ sauce is a revelation — not like sweet Texas BBQ, but savory, smoky, and deeply flavorful. Downside: Shrimp weren’t fresh — disappointing for a higher-end spot. 🥗 Bistro Salad Refreshing and tasty, but it came an hour before the mains… not ideal timing. 🍞 Complimentary freshly baked baguette — soft and warm at first, turned rock-hard when cold. We used it to mop up the jambalaya sauce! 💰 Expensive (dishes $30+), not the best value, but flavor-wise, everything was delicious. Go if you care more about taste than service — just be prepared for potential attitude. #NewOrleansFood #NOLA #ChineseFriendlyEats #FoodReview 🦆🔥🍚