Here’s my first poboy of the day. If I was on a deserted island and could only eat one thing, I could only hope to be so lucky to have this bbq oyster poboy from Red Fish Grill (only $6). The idea of bbq oysters on poboy was made my mouth water with so much anticiipation that I couldn’t wait to take the picture before having a bite. 

The next best poboy was a vietname bbq pork poboy from Dong Phuong Bakery for a whopping $4. This poboy was simply amazing. It was the best non-seafood poboy that I’ve ever had. The Vietnamese bbq pork poboy came with cucumber, carrots, radish, cilantro,  and nuoc cham (the dipping sauce for Vietnamese spring rolls). I put Sriracha chili sauce on everything, but this poboy didn’t need it.

One thing I was astonished by was there was only one catfish poboy in the whole show. Only one … and it tasted like a fish n chips battered catfish on bread! I wasn’t so dissapointed by the poboy, but felt that the fish n chip batter does not belong on bread. This poboy was made by Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant.

I am interested in trying new things, especially food to which I previously had adverse reactions. One such adverse reaction to chicken livers was recently overcome, and at the poboy festival there were fried chicken livers poboys with cole slaw. This was definately a treat. For only $6 from Mahoney’s Mahony’s Poboy Shop, this poboy would break anyone’s disgust of liver.

If you were able to come to the festival, but couldn’t find Mahony’s, Little Tokyo, or Parkway Bakery & Tavern, then you probably didn’t see this hidden parking lot.

You can find it on this map (click for a larger pic).

Curious what all was at the festival? Check out the back of the map handout for a list of who had what (click for a larger pic).

I would like to mention that Parkway bakery & Tavern also served Chili Cheese Hot Dog on French Bread for only 2 bucks.

Little Tokyo had Sukiyaki Beef Poboy, which although sounds delicious, an announcer representing them made me cringe. She had claimed that sukiyaki beef was japanese for grilled beef. This is not true! Sukiyaki (pronounced sue-key-yah-key) is a nabe style dish. It is basically boiled in large clay pot with broth, vegetables, and mushrooms. Grilled beef would be called yakiniku (pronounced yah-key-knee-ku), literally meaning grilled meat. Little Tokyo never struck me as very authentic Japanese food anyhow.

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Also if you missed out on the festival, then you also missed out having your pictures taken with Mahony’s leprechaun.