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J. Gumbos

by Richard S. » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:33 am

We were going out to lunch Friday and my wife decided she wanted J Gumbo's, assuming they were open. They don't warrant much discussion anymore, it seems, but I will say the gumbo rivals anything I've had in New Orleans.

I get the impression that the Hurstbourne location suffers from ongoing staffing problems; seems like we went by once and they were closed due to lack of staff. I've seen this in a couple of restaurants in recent months. Starbucks, KFC and Taco Bell, to name a few.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Jerry C » Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:18 pm

I haven't been in months, but when the craving hits I gotta have a mixed bowl of drunken chicken and bumble bee stew. I have always gone to the original on Frankfort Ave. Last time I was there I met the new owners, a young couple...sure hope they can make it work. How many units does J. Gumbo's have, and are they individually owned nowadays?
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Re: J. Gumbos

by JustinHammond » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:18 am

I use to go all the time when they were in Lyndon. When they kicked expansion into overdrive the quality dropped and it was hit and miss when they were open. I haven't been back since they went full on chain. I might have to check them out again. Voodoo Chicken was my jam.


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Re: J. Gumbos

by David Smith » Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:26 pm

Love the Voodoo chicken. The Stony Brook / Hurstbourne location is one of my regular lunch stops. My only gripe is they switched the side of French bread to Texas toast.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Jerry C » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:04 pm

I went to the Stony Brook location today. Just had to after getting it on my brain!

Mixed bowl - 75% bumblebee stew; 25% drunken chicken. It was spot on! Makes no sense to up charge for mixing items!

French bread was served...no texas toast in sight. Owner seemed to be the only one there...said he opened that location 10 years ago...it is much closer for me than Clifton, and I will be back every 2 weeks.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by David Smith » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:16 am

Jerry C wrote:French bread was served...no texas toast in sight.


Nice! The french bread is so much better.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Jerry C » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:40 am

French bread was served...no texas toast in sight


David, on second thought maybe it was texas toast that was served. I just remember that is was soft and buttery. But thinking about the actual bread now, it very well may have been texas toast. Whatever it was, it got no complaints from me...but french bread would have been a nice touch.

I know the sign said all bowls were served with "rice and french bread"...maybe you could call him on it.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Linda C » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:03 am

The French would never serve bread that is warm and buttery. Just saying.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Robin Garr » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:20 pm

Cajuns might do it, though. :mrgreen:
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Richard S. » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:31 pm

We got the Texas toast. Not French bread, but no complaints here.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Nathaniel C » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:29 pm

They seem confused about their food allergens. According to the chart, crawfish etouffee contains fish but not shellfish? Oy vey! :!: And drunken chicken, voodoo chicken, and red hot chicken allegedly contain fish, but it's not mentioned as an ingredient on the menu. As someone with a shellfish allergy, this concerns me.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Robin Garr » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:28 pm

That's a very serious concern, Nathaniel. Is this limited to one J. Gumbo in particular, or is the menu notice the same at all the branches you've seen?
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Nathaniel C » Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:38 pm

Robin, I linked to the menu and food allergen list on their corporate website, which implies it applies to all of the franchised locations. Seems like a pretty big oversight.
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Re: J. Gumbos

by Robin Garr » Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:41 am

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Re: J. Gumbos

by Ron H » Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:59 am

Inspired by this thread and my sinus infection, I picked up some Voodoo Chicken and white bean chili on the way home. Even with extra sausage for both and a side of delicious bread pudding, it was still a really good value. Though it appears they no longer sell beer at this particular location, probably because they didn't have a ton of eat-in business.
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