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| Frank J. Ehret, Jr. - 95 years young! |
August 6, 2012 was my dad’s 95th birthday! To
celebrate, my brother, sister and brother-in-law, and I took him to dinner at
Restaurant des Familles in Crown Point, LA.
This restaurant is personally connected to my family for several reasons:
1) the original owner, Pat Creppell Morrow, is a long-time family friend, 2)
it’s close to my family’s Marrero “compound,” and 3) my dad’s lifetime battle
to preserve the wetlands that now encompass the Jean Lafitte National &
Historical Park is partly responsible for the restaurant’s existence along the
banks of Bayou des Familles.
This was my first visit to the restaurant since the new
owners took over in 2009. The dining room is the same – floor to
ceiling windows overlooking the bayou. It’s a lovely setting.
The food was
better than ever. I had the softshell
crab Foster (originally named in honor of Pat Morrow’s late dad, Foster Creppell). The large crab
was perfectly fried and topped with sautéed artichoke hearts and mushrooms. It
was delicious. Other entrees included the
½ shrimp, ½ oyster platter which was over-flowing with golden fried
shrimp and oysters. The rib-eye came with a loaded baked potato that was a huge
hit. All entrees came with a green salad topped with house-made dressing. The servings are huge and the prices very reasonable.
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| Softshell crab Foster |
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| Loaded baked potato |
Tom Fitzmorris recently had his Eat Club here and had good
things to report. And the Times-Picayune wrote about it here.
Restaurant des Familles is located at 7163 Barataria
Boulevard, Crown Point, LA. It is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner;
there’s a Sunday champagne brunch from 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The phone number
is 504.689.7834.
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