killer poboys

my shrimppoboywas delicious: an awesome combination of vietnamese and cajun flavors. would love it if they at least served water/soda as the bar was so busy i couldn't get a beer by the time my sandwich was done.

such a cool little tucked away hidey hole! bestpoboyi've ever had. we did the coriander shrimp and the dark and stormy. the pork belly was like butter. also got a side of red skin potato salad- freaking off the chain. makes you feel like a local, like you know something the tourists don't

we have been hearing about this place for quite awhile and finally made it here. ordered the ham pimentopoboywith a side of collared greens. love, love, loved it


update december 31st. ordered the grilled shrimp po boy this time, as them to leave off the sauce which i could not have. of course ordered the collard greens. tad expensive, not sure if it was the canned beer that made it more expensive. will always go back when in town.

i've been hearing all the hype about killer poboys in the erin rose bar for several years. i finally decided to give it a shot. i knew they had more contemporary type poboys, but i thought wth. i truly wasn't impressed. first, they have about 3-4 choices only. all the choices are with a contemporary twist (not your typical fried seafood or roast beef poboys). i had the lime grilled shrimp with carrot relish.. it was different, and certainly not bad quality, just not what i want in a poboy. the prices were the highest i've paid. mypoboywas $15. it was inside the dank erin rose bar, in small back room with only a few seating spots. i hear they now have a restaurant open on burgundy or dauphine. might be worth a try.

this place is amazing! the seared shrimppoboyis to die for. we had it the first time we came to nola and had been dying for another one! if your looking for a goodpoboycome here! eat local!

i never thought i would live to see the day where i would claim that one of the best poorboys i have tasted was devoid of shrimp, oyster, catfish, or roast beef. yes, you read that correctly. i am here to tell you that one of the city’s best kept culinary secrets, but with growing praise each passing day, is in the heart of one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country: vieux carré, otherwise known as the french quarter.

in the rear section of a business i have already praised, the locally-adored erin rose irish bar, lies an underground operation churning out five of the most bizarre poorboy offerings you will ever see. simply put, they are killer poboys.

operated by culinary artisans cam boudreaux and april bellow, killer poboys has been working feverishly for the past several years in attempt to bring new school poorboys to the people of new orleans. after passing up the opportunity to try one of these bad boys during my first visit to erin rose, i decided that i would dedicate my saturday dinner to indulging in these one of a kind sandwiches.

my date and i selected the roasted sweet potato poboy, which seemed particularly appealing to this self-professed sweet potato lover, and the immensely appealing glazed pork belly poboy. the price advertised for the poorboys is what you pay (i.e. tax included). there are no hidden costs after you place your order. for some reason, i always love businesses that don’t throw in additional costs other than the one that is advertised. this alone is worthy of applause. 

plus, my wallet was still relatively plump after the price amounted to only $19. that might still seem like a lot to some, but when you realize that most poorboy shops charged around $12 per sandwich, you will soon be thankful for killer poboys’ affordable menu.

after a few minutes off sipping on our adult beverages at the bar, our poorboys were brought to us fresh out the kitchen.

i started off the meal with the roasted sweet potato which consisted of a black-eyed pea and pecan spread, pickled shallots, greens (including kale), and what i would best describe as filets of roasted sweet potato. the sandwich was unlike any i have had before. the black-eyed peas, pickled shallots, and greens, provided a salty contrast to the subtle sweetness of the pecans and sweet potatoes. it is relatively light yet filling at the same time. the bread was also delicious and a bit different from the garden-variety french loaves offered with most poorboys.

next came the glazed pork belly. my date could not stop raving over this interesting concoction. comprised of pork belly glazed in both rum and ginger cane syrup, lime slaw, and garlic aioli, this poorboy is moist, juicy, and absolutely delicious. the richness of the pork fat paired with the sweetness of the cane syrup and the savory flavor of the slaw and aioli works as a prefect tandem. there wasn’t a crumb left by the end of our meal.

because we were sitting in erin rose, the service and environment were of course fantastic. obviously the food was delicious and the prices are more than reasonable given the sort of ingredients employed in the construction of each poorboy.

with a new location on the way and supposedly an expanded menu including breakfast in the works, i’m sure to return soon to check out what will likely be a bigger and badder version of this already superb hole in the wall eatery.
glazed porkbellypoboytaste: 9.5/10     sweetpotatopoboytaste: 8.5/10

cost: 8.5/10

dining area/décor: 8.5/10

customer service: 9/10

location: 8/10

good place to go with your vegetarian friend. don't have much to add to the other reviews here except that if you are hanging out in the quarter with a friend who is vegetarian, this is a good place to go. they seem to always have one meatless poboy. when i went it was sweet potato and kale and some other healthy stuff that really tasted good when you put it all together. hell, it might have even been vegan. the pork bellypoboywas delicious too (see my pretty pictures above). this place sure lives up to its reputation. seems like only a matter of time until it breaks out into its own larger space.

i hope they're saving their money to open their own location as they need more space. small but deliciouspoboycreations. wonderful people making great food. we'll be back!!

we heard that the shrimppoboyhere was out of this world.  we made sure we tried this bad boy during our trip. verdict:  we thought it was just ok.  since everyone was saying that this sandwich was freaking amazing, we were expecting some sort of flavor explosion (nope) and amazing bread (not really).  the sandwich came with 3 jumbo shrimp, which we thought were rather bland.  the bread was meh.  not soft (like fresh bread) but not crunchy either (like a toasted baguette).  if anything, it was kind of reminded me of stale baguette?  ouch.  for $15 a sandwich, we find this pretty expensive.  call us crazy but we have had better. way better. ambience: killer poboys is tucked in the back of the erin rose bar (yep, where you get the frozen irish coffee).  super dark.  grungy looking. two high tables (we took our sandwiches to go). service:   just ok.  don’t expect a happy, friendly conversation.  they are busy making your sandwich (which takes them awhile). overall:  we really wanted to love this place but thought the sandwiches were just okay.  nothing mindblowing. with that said, we understand why many people do (our friend mark is a huge fan). this place could’ve been such a gem.  i) location behind a bar…hole in the wall (literally).  ii) small, focused menu. iii) twist on a classic (banh mi)  too bad we didn’t fall in love. tip: bring yo cash.  this place will not accept cards.

ourpoboyis about 12″ long in a nicely crunchy bun. it’s jammed with pickled carrot slivers, jalapeno and fried shimp in a creamy sauce, yum! biting into the sandwich you get a nice and familiar mix of seafood, vinegar tang along with the richness of the sauce.

dark and stormy!!!. i ate hear a month ago and was really impressed. the dark and stormypoboyblew my mind; it was delicious! the pork belly and sauce was just awesome... be ready to spend $10-12 perpoboyand also know that the menu is extremely limited to 6-7 sandwiches. and if you're having trouble finding it, it's nestled in the back of erin rose bar.

i had to create an account solely for the purpose of writing a review of this place. in the back of a bar off bourbon street, killerpoboyis an absolute treasure! i ordered the braised beefpoboyand a watermelon salad and they were both unbelievably delicious. with friendly and knowledgeable service, this is a win every time!

find this place!. this place is great.

i've had every thing on the menu and nothing disappoints.

it's not your traditionalpoboyplace (try parkway for that) but the guys at killer are using top-notch ingredients and infusing great flavors. i love it.

quite often, i find myself genuinely frustrated that i cannot offer choice food porn from wonderful restaurants due to bad lighting, a mediocre camera or simply a lack of photographic skill. this is one of those times. a little while back, john and i were in the french quarter and decided to hit killer poboys , a hot new pop-up inside the  erin rose bar on conti. it was just past 5 p.m. and the tiny bar was already full of devoted patrons, drinking and enjoying a football game on tv. we squished our way through to the back and placed our order at a small counter in a room eclectically decorated (like any great bar), replete with a colorful mural. sitting down at the only available bar stools, we sipped on abita ambers and waited for our food to appear.  before long, our poboys were ready and they were most definitely "killer" dude. john ordered the dark & stormypoboywith pork braised in old new orleans rum, lime slaw and garlic aioli. i must acknowledge its sloppy, wonderful tastines

unique and great. poboys are not to be tinkered with, so the belief goes in new orleans. while that holds true for some classics like the roast beef and shrimp, sometimes a little creativity in a food that's long in the tooth can go a long way. there aren't many good poboys to be had in the quarter and cbd. about the only one i can think of is johny's. so when i heard a newpoboyplace was opening down in the quarter i had to try.

it was a try not to be regretted. i had the moroccan lamb. with pickled carrots and mint it hit the spots of spicy and sweet and all that is between. if i had to describe its influences, i'd say 1/3 poboy, 1/3 bahn mi, 1/3 contemporary gourmet sandwich. parkway meets pho nola meets cochon butcher. less than $10 shows these guys are happy to be serving great food for the sake of serving great food. they aren't trying to become really rich like a lot of failed restaurants.

i'll be back!