We have driven by this restaurant for the entire 20 years that we have been visiting Atlanta and have never been in. It always looked interesting, but with a name like McKinnon's I could imagine an Irish or Scottish Pub, but not so much Cajun/Creole. Well, I bought a coupon (not knowing that I could have gotten the same thing here, for free, on the website) and we came in for dinner tonight. I must say that it was FANTASTIC! Our waiter, Ebi, suggested that we get the mixed sampler platter for an appetizer after he found out that we were smitten with the menu and he was right on! We also oinked our way onto the oysters Rockafeller. Wow, the calamari was fried *perfectly*, the poached shrimp and remoulade were outstanding and the crab claws were outstanding. I haven't even gotten to speak of the oysters that were served with homemade (!!!) hollandaise! If there had not been other tables in the dining room, I would have licked the shells! Our entrees were similarly outstanding. We got the soft shell crabs with lump crab and hollandaise and the bouillibase. We had to have more bread to soak up the bouillibase soup which was incredible. Oh! I forgot about the gumbo! I hate it when gumbo spends all day on the steam table and that was really not the case here. The seafood was barely, perfectly cooked in the best gumbo that I have ever had, hands down. Wow!
My hub and I spend a lot of time in New Orleans but the food here was head and shoulders above the seafood dishes that we have had there and the service was outstanding.
I cannot believe that I was too blinded by the funny (Cajun?) name to come in before. I haved learned my lesson and will be back in again and again.
I only wish that they were open for brunch on Sunday....can you imagine a fried soft shell crab, hollandaise and a poached egg? Nevertheless, we will be back and back and back. It was cozy, the service was great, we met the owners (who were similarly outstanding!)and the food was to die for!
By the way, it's also a totally great deal, the prices are unbelievable.
Ask for Ebi if you go and say hello to Aziz and his wife!
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