PoBoy Shop (The Gumbo Pot brand)

Marie La Vey… Double Double Toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble, eye of newt and tongue of dog, wings of a bat and wool of sheep, by the kicking of my butt instead wake you from your sleep.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

I FaceTimed my boyfriend while he was dining in this restaurant. He was immediately reprimanded by an employee for having his phone on speaker phone. If him being on the phone was an issue they could have approached him politely and asked him to turn his phone down. A paying customer should not have been dealt with in such a rude manner.

Edit:
There was no one else in the restaurant at the time. And he was never asked politely to lower volume. I could hear the whole interaction.

Food was hot & fresh 🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gumbo

Gumbo was so delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you don't like oysters, consider ordering Grandma's gumbo instead. I had seafood gumbo, and it was terrific.
Food here is fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had the shrimp po' boy and berry tart delivered and it was FANTASTIC! I will be back!

Food: 5

Good lunch and nice atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Red Beans and Rice

Food is amazing here. Have eaten a majority of it. No cash accepted. Gumbo filled with big chunks of sausage and chicken. Same with jambalaya. Sides were all delicious. They are in the plaza next to Little Caesars since late 2024. Older reviews are irrelevant. I highly recommend. Better than other Cajun/New Orleans restaurants in San Diego. Trust me. I’ve had it all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered jambalaya and oyster po boy... the jambalaya was good but the oyster po boy was terrible... the oysters were mushy and fishy and inedible

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

We ordered for to go. Chef was communicative about the wait, and it was really fantastic. Everybody was really pleased. Highlights were the seafood gumbo, fried shrimp, red beans and rice and the okra.. And of course the po boy. Could use a lil more ventilation inside.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Jambalaya this side of the Mississippi.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The catfish is very delicious. My favorite when I go there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Me and my wife went there, and grab the oysters poboy, Catfish poboy they where both very good. We also got the gumbo and the gumbo z herbes (Leah Chase) the gumbo was delicious. I would recommend this to friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I've been enjoying the food I've gotten there so far very much and i think others would too.

A comment though, its not the first time but especially on this last order, the bag, the food containers, and just the air inside smelled/tasted like laundry detergent from the laundromat in the shopping center. I have been several times and want to come back but I cannot eat from containers that smell like laundry detergent, because if it smells like it when I lean over the container, I know it is in the food

I'd suggest investing in a high quality air filter that filters out VOCs or at least having the food containers in something sealed that you only open just before using them so that they don't have much of a chance to absorb the taste/smell of laundry chemicals. Although that wouldn't solve the problem if the food is cooked in the open.

I know it's not their fault that the laundromat is nearby so I wish them the best of luck with the issue and hope I can start coming again if it gets figured out because the food is delicious. I almost want to come with my own container from home so I can keep eating it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 4

I was craving some good soul food. I decided to try PoBoy's. I tried the catfish, Mac and cheese, greens with ocra and the rum cake. It was all sooo delicious 😋. I will definitely be going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5