The place is a little hard to find, but well worth the search. We'll definitely be coming back when we're on the area.The food was excellent, and you can tell the cook enjoys what he does. My wife is a picky eater, but she thoroughly enjoyed the Lake Pontchartrain. They were able to make the sauce not spicy.I had the hamburger steak. The meat was well seasoned, while the gravy and potatoes tasted like they were made from scratch. The onions on top were sweet, almost like thin sliced blooming onions.My wife ordered the tea, and I ordered the coke. That was a mistake, so I order my own. It was sweet with more of a lemon iced tea/ Arnold palmer taste over a tea with lemon wedges.Things to be aware of:1. They do not give refills. We weren't bothered, but others might be.2. There is only one bathroom in the restaurant.3. They have 2 incense burners in the room. If incense bothers you, you may need to consider take out.4. You need to turn down the road next to Mike's Poboys. You will see their trailer parked next to where they are located.5. They've recently gone up on prices and have not updated their menus yet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Steak
Jo Jo
Hidden soul food gem - was a stopover on a road trip from New Orleans to Dallas and was worth every minute. Enjoyed a salmon pasta dish, very tasty and generous portions. Another party had Shrimp and grits and said it was delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Nickie Downey
Stated open at 11:00. Was almost 1:30 and still not open. 2nd time this has happened. Maybe open later or having some kind of problem. I'd call before going over.
Service: 1
James Walker
Small spot with decent food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wings
Charon Blaney
Cozy tucked away restaurant. My daughter came for the oxtails but we didn’t see them on the menu. We also ordered boudin egg rolls which were not available and substituted with seafood bread. I was a little out off because of the imitation crab meat. However it would have been pretty good but the seasoning sprinkled on top was salty. If you have any sodium restrictions this will not be the best place. My daughter says the gumbo was good but a little salty. She also had catfish pontchartrain top with fried shrimp. Again stated the friend shrimp was salty. I had the waffles and chicken wings. The waffle was a little under cooked for me and the wings were a little salty also. I really go out for the dessert but they didn’t serve desserts. The lemonade was a 10 out of 10. This will be a one trip stop for me. Not really worth the 70 plus bucks.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Breaunna Ross
We’re not from the area so finding this place was a little difficult. However the food was great. Cooked fresh and delicious. They were out of ice but luckily we had some in our vehicle. I assume they are just starting out with a physical location but I pray they’re able to expand into a bigger location one day. We enjoyed our visit. Had the seafood & grits with blackened fish and the Pontchartrain express. Service was great as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Melton
Oh my stars!!! This was the best food I've eaten! Eating the slice of strawberry cake translated me to the very presence of Jesus. I had the catfish plate, loaded ranch fries, and my husband got the NYO-Club. I can't sing praises enough to the gift these wonderful people have. Service and atmosphere was amazing! We were only traveling but I so wish we could be regulars here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Pontchartrain
ashley larson
I ordered the NYO club to-go for the first time. It says it comes on a crossaint type bread and has maple pepper bacon on it. When I got it, it was on a brioche bun (it’s fine just not what was listed) and it was plain bacon bits (not even real strips of bacon). If the menu says something I expect that to be what I receive. I was disappointed. All of the food looks so good on the pictures online but sadly this wasn’t the case for me. Also it was hard to locate and the door you walk in is around a corner where you can’t see the sign, just FYI.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Susan “QueBR” M
Deliciously prepared food! You can taste the love in the recipe. They use fresh seafood, not prebreaded or frozen. Consistently great food!
This was my first time here, I stumbled upon it, looking for soup in the area. They are ducked off but nice atmosphere, clean and nice music. The food tasted amazing (best toast I've ever had). My only issue was being upcharged. It wasn't until I viewed my receipt later that I saw my items were entered under a custom amount, and it didn't match the menu. No doubt the food was worth it, but I'd appreciate knowing if there's a change in the price up front.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
adrienne whatley
Found them on Google, liked the reviews so we stopped in. We are so glad we did, the whole family agreed they were the best wings we've ever had and the boudain egg rolls were top notch. Will make a habit of stopping anytime were near Gonzales now. Wish I could rate it 10 stars. Also our waitress/server was so sweet and helped us with recommendations. Been craving the sweet tea and wings since I left!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ana Sauza
We stumbled upon this restaurant driving home yesterday from our vacation in New Orleans and OMG some of the best food I have eaten. The food was seasoned to perfection, waitress very friendly and on top of her game, restaurant very clean and as soon as we walked in I could immediately tell from the smell of the food cooking in the kitchen that we were not going to be disappointed. I only wish they had this restaurant in Dallas, TX! ???
cmrble
Really tasty! Healthy portion of awesome frys, to go with the burger! Hit the spot and was on point with the burger!!!! Very nice wait staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shaneal Jones
Food was hot and fresh. They definitely give you your money’s worth of food. We’ll be back!
Fresh and delicious food, prepared while you wait. Very friendly staff and owner(s).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Steak, Catfish Pontchartrain
The place is a little hard to find, but well worth the search. We'll definitely be coming back when we're on the area.The food was excellent, and you can tell the cook enjoys what he does. My wife is a picky eater, but she thoroughly enjoyed the Lake Pontchartrain. They were able to make the sauce not spicy.I had the hamburger steak. The meat was well seasoned, while the gravy and potatoes tasted like they were made from scratch. The onions on top were sweet, almost like thin sliced blooming onions.My wife ordered the tea, and I ordered the coke. That was a mistake, so I order my own. It was sweet with more of a lemon iced tea/ Arnold palmer taste over a tea with lemon wedges.Things to be aware of:1. They do not give refills. We weren't bothered, but others might be.2. There is only one bathroom in the restaurant.3. They have 2 incense burners in the room. If incense bothers you, you may need to consider take out.4. You need to turn down the road next to Mike's Poboys. You will see their trailer parked next to where they are located.5. They've recently gone up on prices and have not updated their menus yet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Steak
Hidden soul food gem - was a stopover on a road trip from New Orleans to Dallas and was worth every minute. Enjoyed a salmon pasta dish, very tasty and generous portions. Another party had Shrimp and grits and said it was delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Stated open at 11:00. Was almost 1:30 and still not open. 2nd time this has happened. Maybe open later or having some kind of problem. I'd call before going over.
Service: 1
Small spot with decent food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wings
Cozy tucked away restaurant. My daughter came for the oxtails but we didn’t see them on the menu. We also ordered boudin egg rolls which were not available and substituted with seafood bread. I was a little out off because of the imitation crab meat. However it would have been pretty good but the seasoning sprinkled on top was salty. If you have any sodium restrictions this will not be the best place. My daughter says the gumbo was good but a little salty. She also had catfish pontchartrain top with fried shrimp. Again stated the friend shrimp was salty. I had the waffles and chicken wings. The waffle was a little under cooked for me and the wings were a little salty also. I really go out for the dessert but they didn’t serve desserts. The lemonade was a 10 out of 10. This will be a one trip stop for me. Not really worth the 70 plus bucks.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
We’re not from the area so finding this place was a little difficult. However the food was great. Cooked fresh and delicious. They were out of ice but luckily we had some in our vehicle. I assume they are just starting out with a physical location but I pray they’re able to expand into a bigger location one day. We enjoyed our visit. Had the seafood & grits with blackened fish and the Pontchartrain express. Service was great as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oh my stars!!! This was the best food I've eaten! Eating the slice of strawberry cake translated me to the very presence of Jesus. I had the catfish plate, loaded ranch fries, and my husband got the NYO-Club. I can't sing praises enough to the gift these wonderful people have. Service and atmosphere was amazing! We were only traveling but I so wish we could be regulars here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Pontchartrain
I ordered the NYO club to-go for the first time. It says it comes on a crossaint type bread and has maple pepper bacon on it. When I got it, it was on a brioche bun (it’s fine just not what was listed) and it was plain bacon bits (not even real strips of bacon). If the menu says something I expect that to be what I receive. I was disappointed. All of the food looks so good on the pictures online but sadly this wasn’t the case for me. Also it was hard to locate and the door you walk in is around a corner where you can’t see the sign, just FYI.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Deliciously prepared food! You can taste the love in the recipe. They use fresh seafood, not prebreaded or frozen. Consistently great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Pontchartrain, Hamburger Steak
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This was my first time here, I stumbled upon it, looking for soup in the area. They are ducked off but nice atmosphere, clean and nice music. The food tasted amazing (best toast I've ever had). My only issue was being upcharged. It wasn't until I viewed my receipt later that I saw my items were entered under a custom amount, and it didn't match the menu. No doubt the food was worth it, but I'd appreciate knowing if there's a change in the price up front.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Found them on Google, liked the reviews so we stopped in. We are so glad we did, the whole family agreed they were the best wings we've ever had and the boudain egg rolls were top notch. Will make a habit of stopping anytime were near Gonzales now. Wish I could rate it 10 stars. Also our waitress/server was so sweet and helped us with recommendations. Been craving the sweet tea and wings since I left!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We stumbled upon this restaurant driving home yesterday from our vacation in New Orleans and OMG some of the best food I have eaten. The food was seasoned to perfection, waitress very friendly and on top of her game, restaurant very clean and as soon as we walked in I could immediately tell from the smell of the food cooking in the kitchen that we were not going to be disappointed. I only wish they had this restaurant in Dallas, TX! ???
Really tasty! Healthy portion of awesome frys, to go with the burger! Hit the spot and was on point with the burger!!!! Very nice wait staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was hot and fresh. They definitely give you your money’s worth of food. We’ll be back!