By LIA VILLAR
Upon entering Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen, one is immediately surrounded by jazz music, walls covered from top to bottom with New Orleans paintings and the smiles of waiters, ready to be at one’s service.
Tibby’s is a Louisiana inspired restaurant, serving uniquely spiced foods. Here, one can start off with a popular appetizer like fried pickles ($5) or the BBQ shrimp ($14) served with a loaf of french bread.
As a main dish, ordering the Shrimp and Andouille Cheddar Grits ($15) will satisfy the larger appetites. The dish carries sautéed shrimp with Andouille sausage, sweet onions over cheese grits and topped with a red wine gravy.
For the sea food lovers, one can order the Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File Gumbo ($12). This dish comes with sautéed crawfish, fresh vegetables is in a pastry shell and fried, comes with one pie, Andouille sausage Jambalaya and a cup of Chicken and Andouille File Gumbo. File is a local seasoning from New Orleans.
Ordering the red beans and rice platter (cup $5.50, bowl $11) may seem like a standard, boring dish but at Tibby’s, it’s anything but ordinary. This dish includes red beans slowly cooked with ham and grilled cajun hot sausage served on top of rice.
For a taste of Louisiana in the Orlando area, Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen is the place to go. The service is very attentive, stopping by from time to time to ask about one’s dish, and welcoming new customers.
The Dish
4 out of 5 stars
Where: 2203 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, FL 32792
When: Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
How much: $5-$25
Wheelchair access: easy
Noise level: normal chatter
Contact: (407)672-5753
Online: Tibbysneworleanskitchen.com