new orleans lunchbox

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 thesmokedsausage. 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.

this is the best cajun food in town and some of the best barbecue. the red beans and rice withsmokedor 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 farmssmokedsausage. 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.

bestsmokedwings 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?smokedwings, 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!

best barbecue i've had in huntsville! greatsmokedsausage 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):smokedpulled pork on bun w/small baked beans for me;smokedsausage 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'ssmokedsausage 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.

i first heard about new orleans lunch box from some coworkers whose main descriptor was that it was in the bp station at the corner of jordan and holmes. this sounded like it had the potential to be either a true hidden gem or a complete disaster. so naturally, i had to check it out. i parked at the gas station and walked into the building which surprised me with both it's cleanliness and the small dine-in area. the counter was straight back from the door, below a menu board on the wall. i opted for that day's special--half of asmokedsausage po boy, one side, and a 32 oz tea. they offer all manner of toppings for the po boys--mayo, mustard, bbq sauce, jalapeños, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes--but i kept it simple with just lettuce and tomatoes. for my side, i selected the red beans and rice. i had my food in hand less than 10 minutes after i arrived and i settled down at one of the tables to soak up the mid-day sun. my sandwich was delicious. the bread was better than average french bre