Ms. B's Authentic Creole Cuisine
Austin, TX 78759-8690
Phone: (512) 372-9529
11/29/2007 Posted by newaustonian
Four of us went to the Mesa Dr Ms. B's location on Wednesday night. It is located in a strip mall, but inside is decorated nicely. The lights are too bright to give it much ambiance, however. The waitress gave us the wine list, which had 25 or so wines listed on it, but then told us that they only had three of them in that night. They also didn't have the beer our friend wanted. I had a small green salad before dinner and the green onion dressing, which was excellent. We all received warm rolls from the waitress, who gave us all different types (her choice, not ours) - cornbread jalapeno roll, 2 cheese-jalapeno rolls, and a buttermilk roll. It was a nice touch and they were tasty. For dinner we all ordered something different. I had the crawfish etoufee. My friends had the crawfish enchiladas, the shrimp etoufee, and the chicken jumbalaya. The crawfish enchilades were good, but small (two small tortilla sized echiladas w/a serving of rice on the side). The etoufee gravy was dark brown, unlike any etoufee I've had in the past, as it is usually a light cream color. It tasted more fishy than I'd ever had in the past as well. I couldn't eat more than a few bites before feeling overwhelmed. I had to request another small roll to have something in my stomach. The chicken jumbalaya had crunchy bits in it and so we presume it was fried chicken in there - we hope anyway. After dinner we passed on dessert as we were eager to get out of there. The cook was doing something with the grill that was making the whole place smell like burnt popcorn! No doubt trying to get us to clear out, which we prompty did. We headed to Mangia where I ordered a small pizza because I was so hungry after my Ms. B's experience. None of us were impressed with the entrees. I thought the ambiance was lacking as well. The waitress was good, but I don't know what was up with the burning grill at the end and was glad to leave and will not be back.
Cons: Have never experienced cajun this bad
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