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cshenton@wasabi.nsi.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) writes:

>I like The Bayou Room in Old[e] Town[e] Alexandria. It's on Washington
>Ave a couple blocks up from the water. It's in the basement of a
>fancy-looking restaurant named something memorable like 218 or 148 --
>the places street address.

Close again 8') - it's the lowest of the three levels of 219, known
for creole food and jazz.

>Fairly authentic food, dirt cheap prices, decent beer selection. Funky
>but enjoyable atmosphere: about a million business cards stuck to the
>walls and ceiling :-)

... and offers both "snapper soup" and "turtle soup". The distinction seems
to be that the snapper has sherry already in it. The downstairs menu is
quite limited, but it is a great place to grab something fairly light of
good quality.