Couple of recent local dining updates. Last night we had dinner at Papa Mojo's. As you can see on their site, they say they're doing authentic Cajun cooking and I'm in no position to argue with them. Our one dinner in NO was more about ambience and being close to the hotel than having the best food evah so I'm not one to judge on authenticity. But I can tell you the food was damn good. I had the cajun sampler -- red beans & rice (good), crawfish etouffee (better), and jambalaya (best). Sarah had the cochon de lait (pork) po' boy w/ macque shou as a side. That's a corn casserole. She thought it was a bit spicy but I'm definitely getting some next time we're there.
This morning we met up w/ D & S for dim sum at Hong Kong on Guess. Awesome. BBQ pork, shu mai, taro cake, dumplings of various kinds. As we were getting up to pay, we saw a waiter walk by w/ deep fried shrimp balls. We'll definitely be checking those out next time we're there. If you're a dim sum fan, local options are pretty limited. In fact, Hong Kong may be it. So get there early. By the time we left (a bit before noon) it was getting pretty crowded and parking was hard to come by.