T LeBlanc's Creole Kitchen — Restaurant in Slidell

We have been traveling since 6/3/23, and while on our way back home to Missouri, we needed something to eat that wasn't just a grab and go. While looking on the map at the next largest city, I saw Creole and that it had 4.7 star review, and that's all I needed to stop.

It was hands down the best meal we have had in all of our travels this week. I don't like eggplant, and the fried eggplant sticks were my absolute favorite item we tried. The fried green tomatoes were the best we have tried the whole trip, thinly sliced, light crispy breading... perfectly cooked.

We also tried the chicken salad. If you are not a fan of egg salad, this chicken salad is not for you. It was creamy, loaded with chicken and eggs served on a bed of lettuce with homemade croutons. It was the perfect summer dish. Also, with the chicken salad, my party tried the baked mac and cheese, this was a very rich and velvety Mac and cheese with so much flavor and baked to perfection, the noodles were not mushy.

I had the half mufalatta .... this thing was HUGE ... if you are considering sharing, this is the sandwhich to do so. The bread has a nice crust on it, buttery and soft in the center, the olive topping was perfect, the olives were "crisp", the carrots still had a nice crunch, it did not give off a tin can flavor as so many olives do, and the oil ratio was spot on, enough to coat the sandwhich but not drowning in it.

Their desserts looked amazing, we took a slice of carrot cake with us and it's also huge. We have yet to sample it.

If you are in Slidell, passing through, somewhat close by... make sure to stop in for...

We were just passing through Slidell on our way to Florida and we were lucky to randomly choose this excellent restaurant. Everything we had was great. We started with the corn and crab chowder which came out fresh and hot. We had the red beans and rice and the muffuletta which were both some of the best we've had, even though the muffuletta was somewhat non-traditional. We finished our meal with pie, that was clearly made freshly in house that day, both strawberry and peanut butter with a chocolate cookie crust were delicious. Even though we live in Houston we are already making plans to visit again. Don't let the appearance of the building from the outside fool you. This restaurant is very nice, clean and the...

Gumbo was okay, but not hot. Onion rings were okay. High noise level.

UPDATE: The owner got back to me and assured me on another visit it will be made up to me. I have been there on a previous occasion a couple of years ago and enjoyed the food. That's why I thought I would take a friend with me, because the food was enjoyable. I understand the problems of restaurants after Covid hit. I prefer to give good give good reviews at least over 3 stars. I just don't like complaining about the food, but I should have brought it to the waitress attention. I know many are struggling to keep the prices reasonable, but it's tough on them. Since, the owner is willing to please I do recommend...