Nothing too exciting about today, got up when my lovely hosts left for work this morning and hit the road for my next stop: Austin, TX. I felt a little disappointed with myself that I had been in Louisiana for 2 days and still not had a po’ boy so while I was headed down I-10 I kept looking for a place to stop and get one before I crossed over into Texas. I used my handy GPS to find somewhere along the way that sounded like it might be good and found Fausto’s. It definitely wasn’t the fanciest place ever but it was lunch time, I was hungry, and the packed parking lot seemed like a good indication that I was in for a good Cajun lunch. And what I got was a delicious Cajun feast.
I went in set on getting a po’ boy (which they had and I’m sure would have been tasty) but a little dry erase board on the counter caught my eye. Their “Plate Lunch” special for the day was: fried fish filet, fish something I couldn’t read over rice (turned out to be some kind of tomato based fish stew), lima beans, corn on the cob, and a roll all for $5.99. What kind of thrifty roadtripper would I be if I passed up a deal like that? So, obviously I went for it, the fact that the three ladies in front of me who looked rather… ahem, well fed, all ordered the plate lunch only pushed me over the edge. I can’t believe I almost got a po’ boy. This was definitely the right choice for a “leaving Louisiana” meal. Here are some before and after pics, I was seriously hungry and could barely make a dent in this mountain of food. Mmmmm, leftovers.
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