Poor Boy's Riverside Inn Menu

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Customer Favorites Poor Boy Sandwiches Appetizers From the Garden to the Gumbo Pot Crawfish Shrimp Fresh Fish Crab Meat Oysters Chef's Page Beef & Poultry Maine Lobster Our Heart-Healthy Menu Vegetarian Menu Dessert

Customer Favorites
Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
- Crab Cakes
  New. Jumbo lump crab meat in a creamy cheese filling served with Creole honey mustard glaze (2).
  $20.80
- Homemade Bread Pudding
  Our signature dessert—served warm with whiskey sauce.
  $7.50
- Cajun Crab Fingers
  Gluten-free. Marinated crab fingers served with Fr. Coco's famous dressing or seasoned and fried. keto
  $26.25
- Lump Crab Meat Sauteed In Butter
  Gluten-free. Our simplest dish and a favorite with our guests. It’s what put us on the Acadiana Dining Map! kito
  $48.75
- Crab Dinner
  A mouth-watering sample of many of our finest crab meat dishes including crab meat salad, crab gumbo, crab meat etouffee over rice, crab meat Imperial, crab cake , fried crab fingers, and stuffed crab.
  $46.80
- Our Famous "house Salad" - Famous For A Reason!
  Gluten-free. Jumbo lump crab meat, shrimp, and crawfish tossed on a bed of mixed greens, with cheese, bacon and a mild dressing then garnished with a selection of pickled vegetables. Large enough to satisfy even the biggest appetite. kito
  $33.75
- Shrimp Poor Boy
  Served with a choice of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $18.75
- Gulf Coast Shrimp Platter
  Gluten-free. Served fried to a golden brown or grilled to perfection. kito
  $27.50
- Sweet Potato Beignets-Undescribably Delicious! (2)
  Chef Cleve’s cinnamon-spiced sweet potato "beignets" with an orange-hazelnut sauce.
  $8.75
- Seafood Gumbo (Bowl)
  Chef Richard's Cajun "stew" with jumbo lump crab meat and shrimp served with Louisiana long grain rice. served with green salad or potato salad.
  $27.50
Poor Boy Sandwiches
Served on toasted French bread spread with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes, and served with French fries.
- Shrimp Poor Boy
  Served with a choice of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $18.75
- Oyster Poor Boy
  Fresh oysters, dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles, mayo on a French roll. Choice of side: regular fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $18.75
- Catfish Poor Boy
  Catfish on a toasted roll, options of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $18.75
- Alligator Poor Boy
  Alligator meat, served on a crisp baguette. Choice of regular fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $18.75
- Crawfish Poor Boy (Fried)
  Crispy crawfish on a warm, toasted bun. Comes with a choice of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $22.50
- Crawfish Poor Boy (Etouffee)
  Crawfish etouffee served in a sandwich, with options for regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings as a side.
  $21.25
- Hamburger Poor Boy
  Hamburger served on a traditional poor boy sandwich with choice of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $17.50
- Chicken Poor Boy
  Chicken sandwich with crispy chicken, served with choice of regular french fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $17.50
- 9 oz Ribeye Steak Poor Boy
  Ribeye steak on a toasted roll. Options include regular fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings.
  $36.25
Appetizers
- Crabbies
  New. Six crunchy French bread squares topped with our creamy, cheesy crab meat topping then baked till bubbly.
  $11.25
- Crab Cakes
  New. Jumbo lump crab meat in a creamy cheese filling served with Creole honey mustard glaze (2).
  $20.80
- Cajun Crab Fingers
  Gluten-free. Marinated crab fingers served with Fr. Coco's famous dressing or seasoned and fried. keto
  $26.25
- Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
  Tender caps stuffed with our delicate seafood stuffing then baked or fried.
  $20.00
- Shrimp En Brochette
  Gluten-free. Shrimp wrapped in bacon, deep fried and served on a plank of garlic French bread. keto
  $20.00
- Seafood Boulettes
  Choice of our crab or alligator stuffing rolled into bite-sized rounds and broiled or fried golden brown.
  $15.00
- Smoked Gator Sausage
  New, Gluten-free. Grilled alligator sausage with pepper jelly BBQ dipping sauce. keto
  $14.30
- Alligator Tidbits
  Gluten-free. Deep fried or grilled, this bite-sized Louisiana gator is easy to tame and tasty to boot. keto
  $19.50
From the Garden to the Gumbo Pot
- Our Famous "house Salad" - Famous For A Reason!
  Gluten-free. Jumbo lump crab meat, shrimp, and crawfish tossed on a bed of mixed greens, with cheese, bacon and a mild dressing then garnished with a selection of pickled vegetables. Large enough to satisfy even the biggest appetite. kito
  $33.75
- Garden Salad
  Gluten-free. Tender fresh greens, tomatoes and pickled vegetables. kito
  $11.25
- Crawfish & Corn Soup (Cup)
  Creamy soup with sweet corn and Louisiana crawfish.
  $10.00
- Crawfish & Corn Soup (Bowl)
  Creamy soup with sweet corn and Louisiana crawfish. served with green salad.
  $22.50
- Seafood Gumbo (Cup)
  Chef Richard's Cajun "stew" with jumbo lump crab meat and shrimp served with Louisiana long grain rice.
  $11.25
- Seafood Gumbo (Bowl)
  Chef Richard's Cajun "stew" with jumbo lump crab meat and shrimp served with Louisiana long grain rice. served with green salad or potato salad.
  $27.50
- Caesar Salad
  New. Fresh Romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing, garlic croutons and grated parmesan cheese.
  $21.25
Crawfish
- Half & Half Crawfish
  A plate of fried crawfish and crawfish etouffee over rice.
  $32.50
- Crawfish Etouffee - A Truly Cajun Dish!
  Smothered crawfish and seasonings over Louisiana long-grain rice.
  $32.50
- Fried Crawfish
  Simply the best -- crawfish battered and deep fried.
  $32.50
- Crawfish Dinner
  A special sampling of many fine crawfish dishes including: Crawfish salad, crawfish and corn soup, crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee over rice, crawfish boulettes, crawfish au gratin and fried crawfish tails. Soooo...good!
  $41.60
Shrimp
- Gulf Coast Shrimp Platter
  Gluten-free. Served fried to a golden brown or grilled to perfection. kito
  $27.50
- Half & Half Shrimp
  A plate of fried shrimp and shrimp etouffee over Louisiana long grain rice.
  $27.50
- Stuffed Shrimp
  Delicious homemade stuffed shrimp served deep fried or oven baked.
  $27.50
- Shrimp Dinner
  A delicious array of shrimp including shrimp salad, shrimp gumbo, fried shrimp, stuffed shrimp, shrimp en brochette, shrimp Imperial, shrimp etouffee served over rice and shrimp boulettes.
  $36.25
Fresh Fish
- Stuffed Redfish
  Stuffed then grilled with our delicious homemade crab meat stuffing.
  $36.25
- Stuffed Tilapia
  Stuffed then grilled with our delicious homemade crab meat stuffing.
  $32.50
- Stuffed Catfish
  Stuffed then grilled with our delicious homemade crab meat stuffing.
  $32.50
- Grilled Fish
  Gluten-free. Over half a pound of tilapia or catfish grilled to perfection! kito
  $30.00
- Fried Fish
  Gluten-free. Over half a pound of tilapia or catfish fried to perfection! kito
  $30.00
- Riverside
  Gluten-free. Your choice of grilled redfish, tilapia, flounder, or catfish topped with jumbo lump crab meat and sliced mushrooms sauteed in butter. kito
  $41.25
- Extravaganza
  Filets of redfish, tilapia, flounder or catfish stuffed with crab meat stuffing then topped with crawfish, crab meat, and mushrooms sauteed in sweet cream butter. A favorite meant to impress!
  $45.00
Crab Meat
- Crab Meat Imperial
  Originated by Mrs. "Poor Boy" Landry. Jumbo lump crab meat, mushrooms and pimientos, gently cooked in a rich cream sauce and baked to a golden brown.
  $41.60
- Lump Crab Meat Sauteed In Butter
  Gluten-free. Our simplest dish and a favorite with our guests. It’s what put us on the Acadiana Dining Map! kito
  $48.75
- Crab Meat Au Gratin
  Jumbo lump crab meat folded into a deliciously rich American cheese sauce and baked.
  $42.90
- Stuffed Crabs
  Our own homemade stuffing made with crab meat and seasonings in crab shells and baked.
  $35.00
- Crab Dinner
  A mouth-watering sample of many of our finest crab meat dishes including crab meat salad, crab gumbo, crab meat etouffee over rice, crab meat Imperial, crab cake , fried crab fingers, and stuffed crab.
  $46.80
- Crab Cake
  Crab cake stuffed with jumbo lump crab meat in a creamy cheese filling fried and served with a Creole honey-mustard glaze and a taster of fried crab fingers.
  $32.50
Oysters
- Dozen Charbroiled Oysters
  Select oysters charbroiled. gluten-free, kito
  $26.25
- Half Dozen Charbroiled Oysters
  Select oysters charbroiled.
  $18.75
- Oysters Bienville (Half Dozen)
  A blend of fresh-grated Romano cheese, heavy cream & aromatic spices on top of steamed oysters, served piping hot. gluten-free, kito
  $23.75
- Fried Oysters
  Select oysters battered and fried.
  $40.00
- Oysters Rockefeller (Half Dozen)
  Gluten-free. This classic blends spinach and flavorful seasonings on top of steamed oysters, baked and, served piping hot. kito
  $23.75
Chef's Page
- Chicken & Andouille Gumbo (Bowl)
  An award winning dark gumbo with moist chunks of chicken and slices of Andouille sausage. Go ahead and dunk your bread - we won’t tell!
  $21.25
- Seafood Platter
  For those who can’t decide - an assortment of seafood. A cup of shrimp gumbo, a stuffed crab and portions of these deep fried seafoods - catfish, shrimp, alligator boulettes, stuffed shrimp, shrimp en brochette and crab fingers.
  $45.00
- Shrimp & Catfish Pirogue
  A plank of fried eggplant loaded with shrimp stuffing, topped with a grilled filet of catfish then topped with a creamy pesto sauce swimming with baby shrimp.
  $27.50
- Rotini O!
  Rotini pasta baked in a duo of triples - sautéed Andouille sausage, tender shrimp and chicken toasted with Romano, Parmesan and American cheese.
  $26.25
- Cajun Alfredo
  Spicy Alfredo sauce served over capellini pasta.
  $15.00
- Chicken & Andouille Gumbo (Cup)
  An award winning dark gumbo with moist chunks of chicken and slices of Andouille sausage. Go ahead and dunk your bread - we won’t tell!
  $10.00
Beef & Poultry
- Pork Steak
  New, Gluten-free. A special 8 oz “ribeye” of pork steak. Juicy and delicious—the new white meat.
  $21.25
- Pork Chops
  New, Gluten-free. Thin cut pork chops either fried or grilled. “Richard’s favorite!”
  $21.25
- Steak & Shrimp
  Gluten-free. A tender Ribeye steak and a half order of golden fried (or grilled) shrimp.
  $45.00
- Filet Mignon (8 oz Center Cut)
  Gluten-free. The tenderest of all cuts, charcoal grilled and basted.
  $61.25
- Ribeye (U.S. Choice Grade)
  Gluten-free. A rich tasting, well-marbled cut, trimmed and charcoal grilled.
  $37.50
- Breast of Chicken
  Gluten-free. Two 4 ounce breasts of chicken, marinated then charcoal grilled or fried.
  $23.75
- Hamburger Steak
  Cajun spiced ground beef wrapped in bacon and charcoal grilled with smothered onions.
  $21.25
- Bon Temps Poulet
  Grilled blackened strips of marinated chicken breast on a bed of our delicious Spinach Rockefeller topped with our creamy pesto sauce brimming with baby shrimp.
  $23.75
- Pepper Jack Chicken
  New. Our newest creation. Chicken breast stuffed with your choice of shrimp or alligator stuffing, wrapped in bacon, grilled, then covered with pepper jack cheese and sautéed mushrooms.
  $25.00
Maine Lobster
Flown in from the North Atlantic twice a week and kept in our tank for your personal selection.
- Broiled Stuffed Lobster
  Split lengthwise then filled with our own homemade crab stuffing.
  $93.75
- Boiled Lobster
  Gluten-free. Select your own from our tank or let us choose one for you.
  $85.00
- Surf & Turf
  Half a broiled stuffed lobster and your choice of steaks below.
  $80.00
Our Heart-Healthy Menu
These menu items have been evaluated by a registered dietitian from Lourdes Lipid Management Program and found to meet the American Heart Association guidelines for healthy eating with 30% (or less) Total Fat Calories; 10% (or less) Saturated Fat; 100 mg (or less) Cholesterol; 1/3 (or less) of the RDA of Sodium; and 600 calories (or less), not including dessert.
- Poor Boy's Salad
  Gluten-free. A healthier version of our Famous House Salad. Shrimp, Crabmeat, and Crawfish on a bed of lettuce and garnishes with your choice of dressing.
  $31.25
- Chicken Riverside
  Gluten-free. A 4 ounce chicken breast topped with 2 ounces of steamed jumbo lump crab meat and mushrooms. Served with green salad, baked potato, and steamed vegetable.
  $28.75
- Steamed Lump Crabmeat
  Gluten-free. 4 ounces of steamed jumbo lump crab meat. Served with green salad, baked potato, and steamed vegetables.
  $36.25
- Grilled Blackened Catfish
  Gluten-free. Our special blend of blackening seasoning brings a robust flavor to our 4 ounce filet of fish. Served with green salad, baked potato, and steamed vegetables.
  $21.25
- Grilled Blackened Tilapia
  Gluten-free. Our special blend of blackening seasoning brings a robust flavor to our 4 ounce filet of fish. Served with green salad, baked potato, and steamed vegetables.
  $21.25
Vegetarian Menu
- Garden Salad
  Gluten-free. A mixed green salad dressed with tomatoes, eggs, purple cabbage, carrots and assorted pickled vegetables.
  $11.25
- Creamy Vegetable Au Gratin
  Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots baked in a creamy American cheese sauce.
  $20.00
- Creamy Vegetable Alfredo
  A colorful medley of grilled broccoli, cauliflower and carrots served on top of a creamy spaghetti Alfredo.
  $20.00
- The Leaning Tower of Poor Boy's
  Wheels of fried eggplant and grilled tomatoes layered with creamy pesto sauce.
  $21.25
- The Loaded Potato
  Gluten-free. Loaded with smothered onions, grilled mushrooms and mixed vegetables.
  $13.75
Dessert
- Sweet Potato Beignets-Undescribably Delicious! (2)
  Chef Cleve’s cinnamon-spiced sweet potato "beignets" with an orange-hazelnut sauce.
  $8.75
- Homemade Bread Pudding
  Our signature dessert—served warm with whiskey sauce.
  $7.50
- White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
  Classic cheesecake baked with a rich raspberry swirl on a chocolate Oreo crust with a crowning touch of shaved white chocolate and raspberry glaze.
  $11.25
- Chocolate Caramel Mud Pie—Scrumptious!
  A five layer Oreo cookie crust with a dark and light chocolate and caramel mousse and topped with a chocolate and caramel sauce to make a favorite dessert a "sin-sation".
  $11.25
- Ice Cream
  Gluten-free. Rich and creamy Golden Vanilla ice cream with or without Hershey's syrup.
  $5.00