MOTHER’S RESTAURANT
Be prepared to wait when visiting Mother’s because the line often snakes out of the door and around the corner as hopeful patrons try to snag a table. The restaurant may be known for its baked ham but the menu is full of can’t-miss favorites like po’-boys and the roast beef and debris (pronounced day-bree) sandwich. What exactly is debris? It’s the collected jus from the roasting process that has little bits of tender beef in it; the sandwich gets a healthy slathering of the flavorful liquid which transforms it into something out of this world.
If your appetite is yearning for something a tad more substantial, opt for one of the heartier plates like the crawfish étouffée or the filé gumbo. Service can be a little abrupt but patience will be handsomely rewarded with mouth-watering food and one of Mother’s famous paper hats as a souvenir.