Crawfish po'boy at Wood-n-Tap
The popular Wood-n-Tap chain, with locations in Hartford, Farmington, Southington, Rocky Hill and Vernon, is offering a Cajun-themed menu for Mardi Gras this month. Items include jambalaya, pulled pork, fried catfish, crawfish, blackened swordfish and bananas foster. There’s even a cocktail list to match, including a Hurricane, red and white sangria, a berry mojito and Louisiana-brewed Abita beer. (I’m a big fan of their Purple Haze.)
We ate there Sunday and I tried the fried crawfish po’boy, pictured at left. The crawdads are lightly cornmeal-battered and served on a thick hoagie roll slathered with coleslaw, with tartar sauce on the side. I could have done without the coleslaw and I would have preferred tangy remoulade to tartar, but the sea creatures were plump and flavorful. The sweet potato fries, which I substituted for an upcharge of 99 cents, were delicious.
Bison Bites
Since it doesn’t feel like a W-n-T visit without ‘bar bites,’ we also got a plate of miniature bison burgers. Bison meat, touted for its flavor, is said to have less fat, calories and cholesterol than even chicken.
While the meat itself was plenty tasty, the burgers were missing or lacking the promised toppings of avocado aioli and fried onion strings. Rob missed the pickles and Dijon spread that normally come standard with the regular beef Bar Bites.
Nothing that would keep us from future visits, though. I’m still pulling for a W-n-T to come closer to Enfield.
Leeanne Griffin is a freelance writer and food enthusiast.
