| Trying to find a truly authentic Cajun seafood | | | | And what would a Cajun restaurant be without |
| restaurant can be a difficult and frustrating search for | | | | muffaletta sandwiches? Po' Boy Factory has got |
| anyone outside of New Orleans. But if you live in | | | | them too, and wait 'til you taste one of these great |
| Northern Alabama you're in luck, because there's a | | | | sandwiches, made with authentic Gambino's Olive |
| Huntsville Cajun seafood restaurant that will make you | | | | Salad. These eight inch round sandwiches are a meal |
| think you've been transported back to the French | | | | in themselves, stuffed with ham, salami, and pastrami, |
| Quarter. It's called the Po' Boy Factory, and it's located | | | | along with both mozzarella and provolone cheese. You |
| at 815 Andrew Jackson Way, in the Five Points area | | | | may not be able to finish the whole thing all at once, |
| of Huntsville. It's one of Huntsville's best kept secrets, | | | | but you won't leave any at the restaurant, because |
| because even though it's only a short drive from any | | | | these things are positively addicting. |
| part of town, it's not located in one of the super | | | | There's lots more to choose from at the Po' Boy |
| crowded restaurant rows. | | | | Factory, and once you've been there you're likely to |
| For anyone who is tired of the big national chains, and | | | | find yourself returning again and again to try everything |
| is hankering for the real taste of authentic New | | | | on the menu. Sure, they've got hamburgers and |
| Orleans Cajun seafood, Po' Boy Factory should be the | | | | cheeseburgers for any Yankees who happen to be |
| first place you head to the next time you eat out. | | | | passing through Huntsville, but that's not why most |
| Naturally, with a name like Po' Boy Factory, one of their | | | | people eat there. No, it's for the po boys, the |
| specialties is that famous sandwich, and you won't find | | | | muffalettas, the gumbo, the red beans and rice, the |
| anything else like them in the Northern Alabama area. | | | | ettoufee, and the jambalaya. Or how about a dinner |
| Their po boys come in lot of different varieties, such | | | | basket of catfish, shrimp, crab, scallops, crawfish, |
| as the traditional favorites of shrimp, catfish, oyster and | | | | oysters, or even gator meat? Yes, you read that right! |
| crawfish. If you can't make up your mind, you can get | | | | When's the last time you saw that on a menu? I |
| a half and half of any two of the above. But that's just | | | | haven't had the courage to try it myself, but if it's |
| the tip of the iceberg - they also have po boys made | | | | anything like the rest of the Po' Boy Factory menu, it's |
| with grouper (blackened, grilled, or fried), mahi mahi, | | | | no doubt delicious. |
| Caribbean jerk chicken, hot sausage, roast beef with | | | | So if you've been dying to get some real Cajun |
| gravy, Philly steak, chicken fingers, soft shell crab (in | | | | seafood in Huntsville, Alabama, make the short drive to |
| season), and a club po boy with ham roast beef and | | | | the five points area for a meal you won't soon forget. |
| turkey. Believe it or not, many people have tried them | | | | The Po' Boy Factory may be one of Huntsville's best |
| all. | | | | kept dining secrets right now, but it won't be for long. |