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September 3, 2007
Coffee Talk - Bayou Coffee House in Mid-City
Photo from the www.bayoucoffeehouse.com
Located at 326 N. Jeff Davis Pkwy in Mid-City, Bayou is a neat little house converted into a cafe. It's very unimposing from the front, but don't let that fool you; there's lots of space inside, and an absolutely gorgeous deck in the back.
I've stopped at Bayou several times since school has started back, but I decided to actually eat breakfast there last Friday. I ordered the #1 breakfast, two eggs, bacon, grits, toast, and a cup of coffee. When the gal gave me back my change, I had to look twice--all that was four bucks plus tax, for a whopping outlay of $4.36! Yup, it's their Monday-Friday breakfast special.
And it was pretty good. The eggs (over easy, please, were cooked just right, and the bacon was nice and crunchy. The grits were a bit thin, but not terribly so, and the wheat toast was just fine. The coffee was your basic coffee-and-chicory, which needs no introduction or accolades. It's simply wonderful.
The atmosphere of the place is very community-oriented. Mid-City is working hard to come back after the storm. While it didn't suffer the total devastation of Lakeview and Da Ninth, parts of Mid-City got 4'-5' of water. City services have been sluggish to return, but the people in the area are busting their butts to bring the neighborhood back. You get that sense of community at Bayou, as people recognize each other, stop and chat for a while, then go on about their day.
One of the neatest aspects of Bayou is the building itself. It's a house built on pilings rather than a slab foundation, so the floor creaks and vibrates like all raised houses do. It's a total contrast to a slab-foundation place with antiseptic acoustics.
Come out and support Mid-City businesses, Bayou Coffee House would be a great start!
(this article is included in my CanalStreetCar (dot com) weekly newsletter.)
Posted by YatPundit at September 3, 2007 11:54 AM