Boogaloo in Maplewood 2-17-2022Fo

 We had to change our tickets to the Fox to a mid-week show, as we were going to be out of town for the holiday weekend, so we needed somewhere to eat mid-week.  Mike chose this Cajun style restaurant in Maplewood.  

We made reservations, but we would not have needed them.  When we arrived at 5, there was only one other couple in the place.  

They have a happy hour, but it isn't a very good one.  Their tapas are on sale, but none of their signature drinks are.  You get a slight discount if you order plain beer, house wine, or a plain well-drink.  

I ordered a Mango Tango.  It had orange and lemon juice with mango vodka and pineapple rum.  It was good...I had 2.  Mike had a Planter's Punch.  It is a typical rum punch drink.  It has orange and lime juice and dark rum.  He also had 2.  

We started with the "Cuban Cigars."  This appetizer was flank steak, black beans and cheese diced together into a mixture and then rolled into wanton wrappers and fried.  It is served with an avacado lime sauce.  They were good.  Mike really liked them.  

We also shared a bowl of gumbo.  It was chicken and sausage gumbo.  It had green peppers and onions in it.  It was spicy but not over the top.  You could tell it had been made with a real roux.  The sauce was thick and brown and the taste deep and rich. 

For dinner Mike ordered jambalaya.  It was good.  He thought he'd be taking some of it home, but he ended up eating it all.  It had sausage, chicken and shrimp and is served with cornbread. 

I had a shrimp po' boy.  It had lettuce, pickle and a remoulade sauce.  It was good, but I wish the sauce had been spicier.  It didn't have much taste.  It came with seasoned fries.  They were fine.  

For dessert we split a piece of warm bread pudding.  It was warm and it was sweet, but it was just OK.  The bottom was super difficult to cut with a fork and the sauce just tasted like sugar water syrup.  

Takeaways from this restaurant...It is OK.  If you are hungry for Cajun food, it is an OK option.  It was pretty dead on a week night, parking in downtown Maplewood is always a pain, and the food was just OK.  The prices were reasonable.