Hey. My name is Heath Saraceno. I play guitar in Senses Fail. I go on tour. I eat food. This is the food that I eat while on tour.

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March 27
MARCH 23, 2009 New Orleans, LA JOHNNY’S PO BOYS - SHRIMP PO BOY A week ago in Chicago I had this sandwich at the House Of Blues.  While their version is a consistent and flavorful sandwich, it doesn’t have the charm and love of a real New Orleans Po Boy.  Johnny’s offers that charm and love. Beau actually picked this up for me.  I went to Johnny’s a couple of years ago and this sandwich was a lot larger than I remember it being.  This whole thing was well over a foot long and I could not finish it.  While I wish I had some hot sauce to douse the sandwich in, the shrimp itself provided some heat.  The batter must have had some sort of spice in it, whether it was a cayenne pepper or spicy cajun seasoning, that added the heat on the back end. I ordered the sandwich dressed, which means lettuce, tomato, mayo, and in this case, pickles.  The pickles added a nice flavor but were not plentiful enough to affect every bite, I could have used more.  They went a little crazy with the mayo and in some bites it was the only thing I tasted.  I opened it up and scraped a good deal off. Overall this was a better sandwich than the one the House Of Blues offers.  The shrimp is more flavorful and the roll is a better consistency (flaky on the outside, soft on the inside).  It was just authentic, the way it should be.

MARCH 23, 2009

New Orleans, LA

JOHNNY’S PO BOYS - SHRIMP PO BOY

A week ago in Chicago I had this sandwich at the House Of Blues.  While their version is a consistent and flavorful sandwich, it doesn’t have the charm and love of a real New Orleans Po Boy.  Johnny’s offers that charm and love.

Beau actually picked this up for me.  I went to Johnny’s a couple of years ago and this sandwich was a lot larger than I remember it being.  This whole thing was well over a foot long and I could not finish it.  While I wish I had some hot sauce to douse the sandwich in, the shrimp itself provided some heat.  The batter must have had some sort of spice in it, whether it was a cayenne pepper or spicy cajun seasoning, that added the heat on the back end.

I ordered the sandwich dressed, which means lettuce, tomato, mayo, and in this case, pickles.  The pickles added a nice flavor but were not plentiful enough to affect every bite, I could have used more.  They went a little crazy with the mayo and in some bites it was the only thing I tasted.  I opened it up and scraped a good deal off.

Overall this was a better sandwich than the one the House Of Blues offers.  The shrimp is more flavorful and the roll is a better consistency (flaky on the outside, soft on the inside).  It was just authentic, the way it should be.