709 H St NE,Washington,District of Columbia
4 (1349)
Reviews
Every dish was delicious and the true essence of flavor. Drinks were strong! Devil eggs were excellent! Gumbo seasoned extremely well. Po boy was fresh and flavorful & made to perfection. They keep their word when it comes to bottomless mimosas. Catfish and grits I can’t even to explain my delight. Hospitality was warm and friendly. 10/10
Food: Bang bang chicken and shrimp pro boy; Cajun fries; Crawfish spring rolls Drinks: DC Hurricane (dark and white rum with fruit juices with blue curaçao); Po Boy Hurricane (dark and white rum with fruit juices with grenadine sink) Ambiance: Homey, casual, & the music was great! Parking: I took an Uber but street parking is available Pricing: Cheap & fair given the amount of food. Food (flavors): The po boy was BOMB; the shrimp and chicken were fried perfectly. The sauce was super flavorful and had a balanced spicy and sweet flavor combination. It wasn’t too spicy. The roll was soft and the flavor of the greens didn’t overpower any other flavors in the po boy. I would eat this every day if I could lol The Cajun fries were also fried perfectly they weren’t too crunch or too soft. They were seasoned well and weren’t spicy despite being cajun fries. The crawfish spring rolls were cooked well but lacked seasoning. The flavor came from the sweet chili sauce. Portion size: Large Drinks: DC Hurricane & Po Boy Hurricane (both drinks were sweet and strong). Note: Service was pretty slow. For more review follow my IG at fave_foodie
Po Boy Jim did not disappoint. I was pleasantly surprised by the portion sizes of the Gumbo Starter and the Shrimp Po Boy. 10/10 would recommend both. The deviled eggs were good too. We didn’t have to wait too long to get seated or get our food. The bar tender was attentive until more folks flowed in. He was holding down the upstairs mostly by himself so we weren’t even too mad about the way service slowed down (we were at a table not the bar). The music was also a vibe giving classic r&b that evoked so much nostalgia and comfort. Will definitely be back to try more items on the menu!
Me and my table (three other people) ordered food at noon. At 1:15 they said our food would be ready soon. Never came. At 1:20 we went down and asked them to box our stuff up and they said okay we will be up soon. At 1:30 our food was still sitting under the food lamp. At 1:45 we said f this and as we were heading downstairs to say we dont want it they started packing our food. Terrible service the workers are super dismissive. Only 8 other people in the entire restaurant and we got there before 4 of them and ordered before they did and they still got there food before we did... There was a disgusting amount of flies in one of the bathrooms upstairs they should do some better cleaning as well.
Food was excellent, we were seated and serviced quickly. The atmosphere and building were nice. Waitstaff needs a little bit more training on hospitality. We were greeted once and never again throughout our meal. We ordered beignets and the server "forgot" to put it in. We were only given one glass of water throughout our entire (spicy) meal. The runner staff were more personable and ended up printing our check because the server also "forgot." I don't know what's going on behind the scenes to cause such a disconnect, but it needs to be fixed quickly. Luckily, the food is good. You are also charged an auto 20% service fee.