After cruising to first place at trivia tonight, the Rapscallions headed down the street to dine at EP’s Delta Kitchen and Bar at Second and Beale, in the old Elvis Presley’s Memphis building. Here are some pics. Images may be slightly out of focus/off-center due to the fact that these were taken by an amateur photographer and professional alcoholic.
(Edited to add: Thanks to the Nuh-Uh Girl for identifying some of the dishes below. Her comments appear in yellow.)
Stuffed (and fried) frog legs – I think it was a kind of olive tapenade on top, great! Frog legs are chewy (more of a gator texture, I would say), and delicious flavor
Portobello mushroom – with onions, cheese (and was there crabmeat? – I am pretty sure there was SOME kind of meat on there, as it was not a veggie dish)
Oysters – I think they were roasted?
Lobster etouffee – but not a typical etouffee, more tomato than cream sauce, and it had the lobster and shrimp! Yum!
– Shrimp Mousse Terrine – light and fluffy, great contrast to the heaviness and spiciness of some of the other food
– Duck seafood gumbo – good flavor, just the right amount of spiciness, duck was great! HUGE portion, great buy for money (This is Paul again: I agree. Huge bowl for $10 – big enough to eat as a meal. So far I consider this THE recommended item out of the whole menu.)
– Shrimp and Oyster pie – good taste, but very small and not enough seafood in the actual dish
Attn Chad and the Nuh-Uh Girl: You missed dessert. Pictures below.
I can’t remember the names of these dishes and didn’t take notes because I was too busy eating… if any of you remember what these were let me know and I’ll update. Downtowners, you MUST try this place. Incredible food and local-friendly.