The Parkway may have had its ups and downs, but nowadays it is soaring.  Though one of the long time Po'Boy places, Parkway closed in the 90's, reopened under a new owner in the early 2003, ended up with water rising over its bar after Katrina, and has been rebuilt once again - see the We're Saved Again" sign to the right.

Enough of a history lesson.  The Parkway Bakery is mostly about po'boys.  They are most famous for their roast beef and gravy po'boy above.  I had mine "dressed"- lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayonnaise.  Of course it comes on Leidenheimer bread - a New Orleans must.

I gave their turkey and alligator sausage gumbo a try.  Pretty good.  Made with okra, which I like.  Thin broth and not the darkened roux flavor I expect.  Has a nice kick to it.

I ordered at the bar, which is fine.  But if you want to come off as a local, walk up the ramp to the "dining room" and order at the kitchen window.  Then return to the bar and order a Dixie beer or a Barq's root beer to chase it down.

Not many better ways to eat ones way into the afternoon.

December 2008