Laissez les bons temps rouler…..Fall 2025 Cajun MeatUp Begins!

[Panhead John]

Well, we’re all in Lafayette now to begin our weekend of gluttony. We’ll be hitting up Mezcal Mexican Restaurant tonight to kick it off. I mean, who doesn’t come to Cajun Country for Mexican food? Anyway, I couldn’t wait to share with y’all my first meal of the day in Orange, Tx. for lunch….an $18.25 double meat with bacon cheeseburger courtesy of Whataburger! 😳 Ain’t kidding……..well, fries and a drink came with it, but still. 😳

[Jerod Broussard]

I usually hit the Popeyes or Burger King in Jennings when I head home. BK is next to Walmart. Those two are not in the town I presently reside in.

[Panhead John]

Who won?

[synodog]

texastweeter I don’t think it’s just “around here” there are two Popeyes relatively close and if I go (big if, my son loves Popeyes), I go to one in particular because the service is actually passable.

[texastweeter]

Panhead John the po-po

[JCBBQ]

Woohoo! Looking forward to all the pics.

[Michael_in_TX]

Yall have fun! Wish I could have made it. Someone eat some shrimp for me!

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Hope y'all have a blast!

[theroc]

Piedra Y Mar @Mezcal. Excellent. Seared tilapia, shrimp, scallops, and octopus served over rice in a raging hot molcajete.

[fzxdoc]

So they serve some of the food in molkajetes. Impressive. The restaurant's dishwashers must be ripped. JK. Nice presentation.

Kathryn

[theroc]

fzxdoc - yes, a number of us had dishes in molcajetes. Very dramatic and delicious.

[RonB]

Is anybody gonna visit PaulstheRibList ? Lake Charles doesn't look too out of the way for those from TX.

[Panhead John]

It’s a bit of a haul to Lake Charles from here, but we do wanna try it some day.

[RonB]

Panhead John - I10 passes through LC. I was thinking that could be a good stop on the way home if you take I10 to Houston.

[Panhead John]

Misunderstood you Ron. Yeah, a few of us passed right through Lake Charles on the way. I was too hungry to wait and wanted something fast, so I ate before hitting Lake Charles.

[Sweaty Paul]

Have a ball y'all!

[TripleB]

At Mezcal Mexican Restaurant.

[theroc]

The kid's table at Mezcal.

[fzxdoc]

What a fun-looking group. Enjoy the weekend, y'all!

Kathryn

[Panhead John]

Now that the margaritas have worn off…..



Front row, L to R……
theroc, Sheila Ann, 58limited, Bob

Back row, L to R……
flyingpiglet, CaptainMike’s girl Rena, CaptainMike, Purc, Kim and husband AlanBrice

[Panhead John]

Uncle Bob, Triple B, acorgihouse and Bob’s wife Lee. Lee was appointed as our chaperone and bail bondsman.

[Michael_in_TX]

I want to make sure this doesn't get lost, but the Man, the Myth, and the Legend is in this photo.

[Panhead John]

In his own mind he is…..

[Sid P]

Do Lee’s chaperone duties include insuring TripleB gets to the correct airport on Sunday 😉?

[TripleB]

I stayed back while everyone else went on the swamp or an old cajun village tour. Relaxing, napping and reading.

For lunch I went over to Chris' Poboy. It was highly recommended and did not disappoint. By the time I left (12:00pm), the place was packed.

I ordered a cup of chicken/sausage Gumbo, a cup of seafood Gumbo, and a 1/2 Poboy sandwich each of fried shrimp and roast beef with gravy. Gumbo's we're delicious, the shrimp poboy good and the roast beef poboy fantastic. And it was just a 5 min. walk from the motel. Wish Chris' was in my neighboorhood.

After tasting, I took the Gumbo and shrimp poboy back to the room.

[Andrrr]

Man that sounds good!

[LA Pork Butt]

Back home in New Orleans we judged roast beef poboys by how many napkins it took to eat them. We got them dressed (lettuce, tomato, mayo and pickles). TripleB in the picture it is hard to tell if yours was dressed.

[TripleB]

Just Mayo and lettuce. No tomato. The pickle was a spear, on the side.

3 napkins were used.