New Orleans Cajun Po Boy

(headline) Football Sportswriter Picks Gumbo for Super Bowl
Inspired by the Saints in Super Bowl, I will eat Cajun food and then write this as a Sports Writer (i.e. Fantasy Foodball). For non-​football fans, terms are capitalized for your edification and cringing.
First Quarter: Kickoff to the Facilities
For a quick lunch, we needed to Control the Clock; so, I chose to Bump and Run it (i.e. find a Takeaway place). My coworker likes this joint, so I did a Turn In to park between the Hash Marks.
This is a rookie restaurant (2 subleased service station locations), and is a bare bones eatery. There are only fast food tables, packed Eight in the Box. There is no bar for a Draft Choice or a Draw Play. It must have a low Salary Cap, because I saw only one employee, obviously the Franchise Player. And, behind the counter in a back room is the kitchen with the Gridiron. She takes a couple of orders and goes in the back to cook them before taking more orders. You can hear the applause… or maybe it’s just the food hitting the deep fat fryer.
Bring cash in the Pocket. A sign says «the credit card machine is temporarily out of order» (and it looks old). If they run out of pennies for change, you might get a Nickel Back
Second Quarter: Playbook (Menu) and the Play Call (Order)
Customers (about 4 in front of us) line-​up in I-​Formation, looking up at the chalkboard at the food Roster, but you can try a Counter Play, since they also have a laminated menu on the counter.
The Coverage by the menu is poor, since there was no mention of crawfish (or maybe because it’s winter (Off-​Season)). Chicken is on menu, but I did not see on the menu any Wing Formations. The dessert menu is weak (example: no Turnovers).
After you order and pay, you wait as an Eligible Receiver to have your name called or be pointed at. She did not have change for a $ 20 bill, and had to go break it at the adjoining Exxon (resulting in a Delay of Game penalty).
She Sacked a lunch and motioned in my direction the food was ready, but it was a False Start. Instead, someone quietly moved behind me for better Field Position for the Handoff (you guessed it: Encroachment).
Third Quarter: Time-​out for Decision to Go for It
Eat there or go to work and eat?
The po-​boy was too big and messy to eat in someone else’s car where there is no NFL (No Finger Licking) and you can be accused of a Fumble or Intentional Grounding of food. So, the fast-​food furniture wins and we eat there.
Fourth Quarter: Food vs Tastebuds in Consumption of Starting Line-​up
Gumbo (small $ 3): Shrimp, crab claws, sausage slices, tiny chunks of catfish are in a tight Huddle in the bowl, and rice fills the bottom half Secondary. I was worried about the light-​colored yellowish roux, but wow! It is very very tasty and spicy without being too spicy. It was so good, I left the crackers on the Sidelines. I wanted to eat the crab meat in the claws and leg, but it’s hard to Open Up a Hole with plastic utensils (Illegal Procedure).
Po-​Boy: It’s hard to Tackle the 6″ Po-​boy ($ 7.50) which is really about 9″, and loaded with fried shrimp (Double Coverage) in a tight Formation, with lettuce, tomato and a tartar sauce Point Spread in the Trenches. Here, you are glad there is no Penalty for Piling On. I could did not make much Forward Progress. You need to Double Team it to eat it all. Shrimp are medium size, in a Tight Curl Pattern, battered, but not Unnecessary Roughness, and spicy enough to enter the Red Zone.
And on the Strong Side, are perfectly cooked ½″ thick FF with sprinkle of Cajun seasoning like little X’s and O’s (FF are worth an Extra Point)
The Diet Coke from the fountain didn’t taste balanced (i.e. a Pump Fake)
I tasted the co-worker’s Fried Catfish, and it seemed like a fresh Fair Catch, not frozen. He was Scrambling to finish it, watching the Play Clock, hoping to get in back to work before the Two Minute Warning.
Post-​Game Summary: A Hole in the Wall for a Kick Return
So much grease and spice adds up to a Coffin Corner kick in the digestive system, and later, the arteries. But, for some good-​tasting fried Cajun food in Greenspoint Zone, this makes the Playoffs, and might even win the Wince Somparti Trophy. I give 4 stars for the poboy, but 3 due to the limited menu, poor seating area, questionable cleanliness, and skimpy gumbo serving for the price.