Diva Dawg Food Truck in New Orleans, LA

One of my last food experiences in New Orleans happened at a food truck. They were called Diva Dawg and specialized in hot dogs, fries, and shakes.

The first thing on their menu is what caught my attention. They had a Mardi Gras Beignet Dawg. From the way it was described, it was similar to a corn dog, fried in beignet batter and topped with powdered sugar. I decided I had too many beignets on this trip already and wasn't in the mood for a hot dog so I ordered the Homemade Etouffee Fries.

I had a list of stereotypical New Orleans food items that I wanted to try while in the city. Crawfish etouffee was on this list, and these fries crossed etouffee off the list. The fries were widely cut, topped with the etouffee. It was messy to eat, but it was also delicious. There were plenty of crawfish tails over the fries and the creamy roux from the etouffee made a wonderful sauce for the fries.

Diva Dawg provided me the opportunity to almost complete my food list in New Orleans. The only food I was unable to find was Crawfish Pie. Apparently Crawfish Pie is a food item that's not very common in New Orleans...

Joe's Crab Shack in Sanford, FL

Joe's Crab Shack is a seafood chain that has a few locations in the Orlando area and many more beyond.  As with many chain restaurants, the food is generally passable, but nothing worth rushing back to the restaurant. After a very long time since my last visit, I ate at the Joe's Crab Shack in Sanford.  On this visit, I ordered the Crawfish Half & Half.  Half of the plate was filled with fried crawfish tails, the other half was crawfish etouffee, and some rice separated the two halves in the middle of the plate.

The crawfish tails were tasty, but it was way too much fried food by the time I got halfway through them.  The etouffee wasn't spicy like etouffee should be and actually tasted a bit like they took the cheese sauce from macaroni & cheese and poured it over seafood.  I did like the etouffee, it just didn't have the typical etouffee taste and spice.  Overall, the food was okay, but nothing worth rushing back for a return meal...