new orleans lunchbox

wasn't crazy about it. disappointing food and service/. my husband and i decided to eat here after hearing a couple of good reviews. we had ordered the 1/2 sausage poboy, red beans and rice, and gumbo.

the sausage was good but sparse on the poboy. big piece of bread and one small split sausage with no toppings. by the way they were out of lettuce. (??)

the red beans and rice were overly soupy like they added water to make it last a little further. no sausage in red beans and bland.

gumbo was bland and watery. no substance to it at all. no vegetables, 1/2 a piece of shrimp, and a few pieces of chicken thigh meat. it didn't have any flavor at all. added alot of hot sauce to even make it palpable.

the woman waiting on us seemed to be in a bad mood and was saying curse words under her breath. just not very friendly.

growing up in cajun country, i know good cajun food and this was not it. sorry.

this was our first visit there and probably the last. the lunch special w/ the 1/2 poboy, one side, and huge tea for $8.99 was not a good value. i would soon go to the poboy factory and get the scruffy special.

ribs. were terrific!


-----14 apr, 2011-----

real. good. food.. went here the other day, got the roast beef po' boy and a side of jambalaya. sandwich was great, but have learned a lesson. #1 i hate soggy bread. #2 soggy bread is a byproduct of the roast beef po' boy. next time, i'll go with the smoked sausage. the jambalaya was almost perfect. did not notice the onions that were in there, which really counts with me, as i despise onions! other ingredients were flavorful and tasty. it maybe "white jambalaya, but it fixed my hankering for some real good food.

great place to eat bbq and new orleans style food. don't let the convenience store location trouble you. seating is available and the food is terrific! if you are looking for a fine dining experience, then pass...if you want great food with a little kick, then definitely give it a try. i will be back.

this is the best cajun food in town and some of the best barbecue. the red beans and rice with smoked or andouille sausage is killer. they have crawfish platters and sell live crawfish when in season. the brisket and pork barbecue sandwiches are huge and delicious. the green beans are great as well.

i was excited about eating here after reading all the reviews, but my sausage poor boy was cut in junks instead of being whole. it kept falling apart. it tasted like hillshire farms smoked sausage. my husband got the roast beef and thought it was ok. he said he had better. he thought the red beans and rice were good. as much as we paid, i was expecting more.

so it was my 1st time at this restaurant i thought i wanted to try something different and figured with the reviews i was safe for taste and quality.  food was good but the service that i received and watched multiple others that came in after me receive was plain disgusting they were just rude! it went from me sympathizing with them thinking they was having a bad day to it just being this is ridiculous.  i'm more likely to accept horrible service if the food is amazing and it was just good not even great. i won't be back i will stick to the po boy factory in 5 points for all my cajun needs!

great food! just try it.. you won't regret it.

best smoked wings you'll ever find!!!. in a word ... delicious! my husband and i love everything about new orleans lunch box! the food is cajun perfection! our favs? smoked wings, pulled pork, brisket, shrimp boil! we recently had roland cater backyard bbq and everyone raved about food! will be our "go to" for college football gatherings!

amazing!. we visited today for lunch today and had the roast beef po'boy and beef brisket po'boy. the food was delicious! better than some of the places we've visited in new orleans. finished our lunch off with the bread pudding. wished we lived closer so we could visit more often.

amazing!!! brisket was the best i've ever had in my life! you have to try this place. looks like its in a gas station, but you will be happy you tried it... everything i have had from there is top notch!

best barbeque i have had in huntsville. first off, they serve great brisket which is the true test of bbq. they have a 2 meat lunch combo plate with 2 sides and tea that will fill anyone. love their sauces (you can ask for the really scorching hot stuff). they make an apple slaw that has just enough apple to give it a bit of sweetness but is not overpowering. free refills on tea.

best barbecue i've had in huntsville! great smoked sausage and red beans and rice. i wish they were open all the time!

underwhelmed :-(. victim to over-hype based on others glowing reviews of new orleans lunchbox? i was extremely underwhelmed on my visit on 14 sep. 2012. yes, it is in a bp at the corner of jordan ln. and holmes ave. the best part of the getting my to-go order was the collage age young man working the counter, who was really helpful and nice. he even cut short several phone calls on his cell, to show me their various dishes. i was buying for dh, my mom and myself, so i got the following (b/c crawfish season ended in july-ish and it was unavailabe): smoked pulled pork on bun w/small baked beans for me; smoked sausage on bun (the last one he had!) for mom, plus a praline and "new orleans bread pudding;" and a quart of chicken and sausage jambalaya for dh and son. like others, i think the buns need either a good toasting, or to be put on a flat top to get some texture to them. by the time i drove the less than .25 mile to mom's house, the pulled pork sandwich bun had basically turned into a flat, super soggy, bread-mush. i had to remove the pork and cole slaw from the "bun remains" to eat it. the pork had a good smoky flavor, and the cole slaw was nice + an added pickle slice or two. but, usually the nice thing about a sandwich is you eat it with your hands and you hold the bread -- no can do, in this case. i hope they at least get a small toaster oven. the baked beans were unremarkable, they tasted like canned with some diced sweet onion added in and warmed up . not bad, but not yummy like others in hsv who will incorporate their pulled pork into the beans. mom's smoked sausage looked ok, but had the same bun issue as mine. she did enjoy the praline (home made by owners wife, per young man at the counter) and it was her 1st try at bread pudding, so she couldn't really say much about it. poor dh barely touched the quart of jambalaya stating that his version is s so much better, and frankly, i was not interested in it.

the layout of nol is confusing, as it is a "deli-style" counter at the back of a standard bp. i've walked in there 100 times and never even noticed it. the nol area needed sweeping and the paper towels on each tabletop were spotted on some, with ketchup. i was suprised their health rating was somewhere in the 90s. it's basically a college man dishing up food from a buffet layout of previously cooked food. i wish i loved this place, because i frequent that area. maybe it was just an off day.

stopped by for the first time today and has a sausage poboy with red beans and rice on the side. the sandwitch was great, very flavorful with lots of fresh fixings. the red beans were a little disappointing, rather soupy and bland. i'll definetly be back for the sandwiches but i'll probably try a different side next time.

now lets talk about this sammich. for starters you’re given a large helping of their pulled bbq pork on a large-sized hamburger bun. like most bbq places worth visiting, i’m assuming they cook their meat at least once or twice a week. and the freshness & juiciness of this smokey swine is a good indicator that this is most likely the case. the only dry thing about this meal is the napkin you’ll need to make yourself look presentable again after you finished eating.