Pêche Seafood Grill

Pêche is one of our favorite restaurants of all time! We wish we could eat there more often, but as the waitress pointed out this last time, you can’t have a Pêche outside of New Orleans. They are so reliant on the local seafood that it just wouldn’t work anywhere else, and that is why they are such a good restaurant. The first time we ever ate there we had an amazing meal. We started with hushpuppies. Pêche’s are big — they almost look like falafel — layered with herbs inside, and are served with honey butter. Then we shared smothered catfish and greens with peanuts and chili oil. We finished that meal with a slice of salted peanut pie.

This time we dined with friends so we got to try some new things. Of course we had to start off with the hush puppies again. Then it was baked drum with coconut broth and greens, fried catfish with picked greens in chili broth, and fried brussel sprouts with chili oil. And of course more salted peanut pie and some tarte tatin for dessert. DELISH!

Baked drum in a coconut broth, topped with greens, and accompanied by cheese potato bites.

The fried brussel sprouts really didn’t photograph well but they were really delicious. Crisp and caramelized around the edges, spicy from the chili oil, with a little bright crunch from the red onion.

Flash fried catfish, topped with picked greens, in a sweet and spicy chili broth.

Tarte tatin with flaky pastry underneath and soft apple layered on top. This one had a scoop of sour cream ice cream and an apple chip as garnish.

Last but not least: SALTED PEANUT PIE! Kind of like a snickers bar in pie form since this one has chocolate, too. Truly delish!