marilynn's place

wonderful brunch....wish we had more places like this in maryland! :). marilynn's place in shreveport.....i just don't know where to start this review. my hubby has been working here in louisiana for the past six weeks as part of his job. we thought that we were going to be relocating here; i booked a trip as we thought we were going to be house hunting. things changed, so my house hunting trip turned into a pleasure visit. usually, i'm a little more prepared when i am traveling and i know where we are going to go. this time, not so much. about a week before my arrival, i did a little reading about local places and came across marilynn's place on several websites. most all of the reviews were very good to amazing, so we decided that we would do the sunday brunch there. sunday brunch is not something that many places in maryland have and i have a total romance with it. marilynn's place did not let me down!

marilynn's place is located in an old gas station in a lovely area of shreveport. there is a lot of character and marilynn's fits the neighborhood to a t. sunday brunch opens at 10. we got there early and it was a good thing that we did! you order at the counter and the menu is on one page....love this! we didn't have to spend a lot of time stressing over what to have! we met the chef/owner, robert and he was just in a word, awesome! he explained the menu and the drinks and told us about some of the food. he was exactly what i think of when i meet someone that is a chef....someone who enjoys food and people! he has it going on in that department. i understand it well as someone who considers herself an amatuer chef and a consummate foodie!

there is some indoor seating and a lot of outdoor seating. my husband preferred to dine inside, so we were able to secure a table for two with no problem. there is a bottomless bloody mary and mimosa bar that we opted not to get as we had other plans for the day, but if we would have been just hanging around, i would have opted for it. drinks looked delcious!! we both had big cups of coffee instead.

upon ordering, you give your name and they call you by name to pick up your breakfast at the counter. food is southern style, stick to your ribs, forget your diet at the door!! my husband selected the mexican breakfast, which was a tender, flavorful hunk of bread with the right amount of heat and sweet, topped with a fluffy egg with a tomato based sauce and two huge strips of applewood smoked bacon. he was in heaven and was very pleased with his selection.

i ordered the country biscuits with andouille sausage and gravy. i'm a product of a southern mama and can make a mean biscuit myself, so i pretty much compare any biscuits to mine. these did not let me down. they were very tender, flavorful and flaky. the gravy was a little thinner than i am used to, but it was really, really tasty! loved the spice in it.....i've never thought of doing that to mine. i would most certainly order this again!

we had an order of beignets which were just the death of us! light, pillowy puffs of dough, sprinkled with just the right amount of 10x sugar along with some strawberry sauce to dip in. they were in a word just delightful!

if things couldn't have been anymore caloric, robert the chef personally delivered the special of the day which was ashrimpand artichoke strata. this isn't something that my husband and i would have normally ordered, but it was delicious! it was presented on a beautiful bed of greens and was full of plumpshrimpand tasty artichoke. everything was very fresh and tasty.

marilynn's place draws a crowd, so it's well worth getting there a little early. we still have a few days left....might have to try a dinner there. if you are in the shreveport area, i definitely give it a two thumbs up!

marilynn's place is set in an old gas station & on days weather permitting, all doors are open and folks can enjoy open air dining. it was perfect weather for our visit. to order, walk up to the counter and take a menu and a seat. make your choice and pay the cashier, when your order is done, your name will be called to pick up your meal.

i chose to order theshrimpremoulade po-boy and my lunch date ordered the fried crawfish po-boy. marilynn's serves real gambino french bread from new orleans. that's a great place to start. i loved the remoulade sauce they make. it has all the right flavor and a consistently that compliments the seafood rather than covering it up. i asked for extra shrimp, i like my po-boys packed. i was given what amounted to an extra portion, and although i offered to pay for it, was not charged.

it was deliciously filling, sweet potato fries was a nice side. the crawfish were breaded with a mouthwatering mixture that made them outstanding to pop & eat if ordered alone. the po-boys came dressed and with very little wait time. the people are very friendly, the prices are great and the food is simply delicious. there are several awards on display for their culinary excellence, when you taste the food, then you will know why. enjoy a bite at marilynn's place, i sure did.

absolutely the bestshrimppo-boy i've eaten. the large size is enough for two to three people and very reasonably priced. the restaurant is a huge asset to our area bringing authentic new orlean's style food. i like that it is a locally owned restaurant with very attentive service. it is definitely on our favorite list.

we stopped here passing through town and it was so good. we had the roast beef poboy and theshrimppoboy and they were both phenomenal. bonus: it’s in the cutest area of town and they are dog friendly. definitely worth the trip!

i have had three items off of the menu to date. theshrimppo-boy, seafood gumbo, and the kids friedshrimpplatter (because the regular portion is a lot of food). i give all three items 5 stars. each plate it seems is enough food for two people.

and oh wait....i forgot i have had the beignets and while it isn’t cafe du monde it sure is good! i give it 5 as well. again...one order is enough for two in my opinion.

kudos to you marilyn’s. please don’t close your doors anytime soon. we need good food like this in shreveport!!!

i guess it was unfair to get my hopes up and think that this place would be as good as the food you get in south louisiana. the food was not bad, but not even close to being the best in louisiana. not bad for shreveport. the seafood gumbo was pretty good (a little pricey). the friedshrimpwas just ok. ( reasonably priced ). the beignets were nice and hot, but they tasted to me like they were fried in the same grease they fry the fish in. overall, it's ok. i wouldn't call it great. but like i said before, it may be unfair for me to post my opinion when i expect my cajun food to taste like the real cajun food in south louisiana. will i be back? probably...just not all that often.

what a great surprise! i had the biscuits and gravy which were made with andouille sausage. amazing! creamy and spicy. my daughter had theshrimpand grits which were in a red sauce. this was a surprise. we think of them as creamy. she still liked them.
the beignets were truly different, flaky layers, not bready at all. i wish i had ordered more of these.
we went on father's day and we're in and out within a half hour!! crazy good!!

amazing!!!. thoroughly enjoyed this place! ordered a friedshrimppo boy and they gave my 1 year old daughter a plate of rice andshrimproumalade for free. the food was delicious beyond belief and the staff was incredibly friendly!

so glad we stopped! food was so good! get theshrimppoboy, it was the bomb!

a pricey disappointment.. we ordered beignets andshrimpand grits, the beignets were fried puff pastry with a sauce that was ok made with frozen strawberries. theshrimpand grits was alright but rubbery tinyshrimpand oversized chunks of bell pepper took away from the quality. on the other hand, the staff is great.

theshrimppoboy is good but not worth the crappy service. will never go back.

shrimp roumalade - great cr....shrimproumalade - great
crawfish étouffée - great
sweet tea- great
beignets- great
service and friendly atmosphere!!! worth stopping for!!!

i liked the environment and it reminds me of a lil cajun place i used to work at down in hammond. i walked in the door with hopes high because they claimed to have a "mothers style roast beef poorboy." i ordered a half and halfshrimppoorboy with remoulade and roast beef poorboy. the remoulade on theshrimpwas way way off balance (tasted like the remo from the jar.) the roast beef didn't have that slow cooked jus gravy flavor. mind you if i were from north of alexandria i probably would think this is decent, but they made a huge claim that they just could not fill on their poorboys. maybe i just need to give it another chance on different items, but i dislike the fact they refer to "mothers style."

user reviews. we really liked the food. the location is in an old gas station. a little spendy but well worth it. $8.95 for an 8"shrimppoboy w/ no sides but it is packed with shrimp.

marilynn's is bad. if anyone is interested in sitting in a hot gas station and paying a lot for below average food...this is your place! this is my first ever review of food and was so disappointed i had to speak. ordered from counter like mcdonalds, order was wrong and no apology. sat and sweat and looked into the sun while my name was called. the, what i guess is the owner or head chef, came out and chatted with some of his friends and just walked by our table like we were a hindrance. gumbo was called seafood, but was all rice and 3 pieces of frozenshrimpand 2 pieces of sausage (sad, but i counted). if you want cajun, either go to crawdaddy's or try elsewhere. avoid!!