While having tried only the seafood, this roadside Grand-Case “lolo” gets the main components right — but sometimes a bit over-the-top.
The stuffed appetizers (e.g. crab back, Christophine aubergine), buried under a mound of bread crumbs — leaving one craving the very flavors and textures it was meant to enhance.
Garlic shrimp, smothered in so much butter and garlic to the point of overwhelming the pallet of an enthusiast.
Johnny cakes, however, classically prepared fry bread — both subtly sweet and savory. Mahi mahi well-grilled with tasty Creole sauce served atop.
If the only option, not a bad option. But one may be better suited trying another of many lolos which abound, not only on the block, but across the...
   Read moreI've been hearing raving good reviews on this place for years from my brother and his family as well as my parents. I was finally visiting the island and went here for my first restaurant meal. I had the chicken & ribs combo. The ribs were hard and didn't have much taste and the chicken was mediocre and tasteless and it was impossible to keep the flies off of the food because there were so many. I hope I just caught them on a bad day. I sat in traffic for an hour to get there. Kind of...
   Read moreRib plate and shrimp was decent, was expecting more from all the hype. Waitress "accidentally" pocketed the extra cash I paid which I specifically asked for change so I could give a 20% tip. She ended up avoiding us for some time so another waitress came by and asked if everything was okay, the manager ended up giving us our change thankfully. We ended up leaving feeling like we're attempting to be taken advantage because of being tourists. Just a heads up, bring exact change and...
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