Voo Doo Grill offers a sports bar atmosphere moreso than a Louisiana Kitchen but is lively and filled with 50% tourist and 50% local/regionals. The menu consists of everything from burgers to Etouffe, 2 kinds of Jumbalaya, Catfish wraps and more. The beer selection is well on paper handsome but what you get, at least on my recent trip was somewhat less.

We entered on a Friday evening without reservations... who needs reservations for a sports bar and noticed a relatively full house, no line and a full bar (full of backs and butts to say the least as that is what you see when entering through the square and not from the main entry point on Water Street. However we did notice a few booths and a couple of very small cocktail type tables open. As we attempted to sit down we were greeted by..."how many folks...?" well being two of us that would mean "two". As we moved nearer to a low booth while trying to avoid the 2nd floor seating area (full of noise) we were greeted by "your table will be ready in a minute" as the waitress/host looked around in amazement trying to find an empty table...(there were several and no line). As we waited 5 or 6 minutes we were seated at a cocktail table (large enough for 2 drinks and some peanuts) and were wedged in between a Navy couple and a longshoreman and his wife eating buffalo wings. "The booths are for parties of 4 or more..." How can that be...neither of us is "large" or even "obese" at the least, but how can a small low booth be space for 4 or more? liliputians?

As we sat we we were greeted by "what can I get ya?"... Well Sam Adams Lager... "we don't have any..." well other choices... on the menu were several types and several types of local variety beers..."don't have those either..." "So you are out of ALL Sam Adams products...?" I asked... the response was "yeah".... and a half "arsed" smile. Ok I ordered a local beer which they did have.

For dinner I ordered the Seafood Jumbalaya and my guest the Catfish Wrap. In a few minutes, perhaps 5 our meals were served, or should I say "thrown on the table"... I guess you can see where we are going with this ...
My portion was "HUUUUUGE" with more than 2 pounds of rice, a healthy portion of seafood (shrimp and other) and the andouille sausage was tasty and lots of it. The catfish wrap was small and light on everything. However my meal made up for it. I picked through the obviously pre-made (in the morning) meal which for some reason came with a pickle and ate the seafood and sausage not wanting to fill up on the rice. All in a very tasty meal for under 20 bucks!

We opted not to eat anything sweet in order to allow us a walk in the fresh air to clear our lungs of the Chinese Fried "whiff" we had before entering the Voo Doo Grill. Our bill came and was under 40.00 tax, tip and drinks. Not too bad...

My thoughts and www.thenewenglandcoast.com says:

Decent Prices, Some HUUUGE portions, good tasting food. The atmosphere was envigorating and almost energetic, the service was average or the type you expect from a tourist trap. Other than the "service" and feeling of being a tourist in my own region I would go back for some snack food but not as on a "dinner date".

RATINGS KEY:
SCALE:1-Low/Check out other places, 3 "ok" to 5-Highly Recommended
Price: (1)up to 15.00 person, (2) 15.01 - 25.00 person, (3) 25.01-35.00 person, (4)- 35.01-50.00 person
(5) Over 50.00 person

Price: Includes Main Course, tax & tip. (drinks, appetizers, deserts not included).

Dining

                                                                

Food (quality & presentation)	4
Variety	4
Service	2
Beverage Selection	2
Atmosphere	3
Price (not factored into scoring)	2

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