This place, in downtown Los Angeles in Old Chinatown by the train station, has been on my “eat at” list for quite a while. I would like to say that it was worth waiting.

Very casual, which is fine. But you ordered at the counter, and you picked up your food when your number called. Picnic tables and benches, paper plates and flatware – no table service and person at the order window would have rather been anywhere else but there. Menu was large but nothing sounded good. I was expecting more of a meal – mostly sandwiches they called “po-boys” but not to me – not what I had in New Orleans. I chose an catfish po-boy, and I will say the catfish was moist, flakey and pretty good, but the sauce and bun were not edible to me. My kids ordered other items on the menu and said they were OK. That word means so-so to me. The saving grace was the side order of red beans and rice. That was good. Food was not very photographical!

Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives was there a few years ago. He autographed this photo but he did mention the food. Maybe I know why.

The Other Thing – Sorry Little Jewel. Your website boasts that authenticity is paramount. Maybe it was in the food we didn’t taste.