Comments on: The Swamp Shack

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:07:00 +0000

Wow. Really? Every time I go to Tabor for a schnitzelwich I look over and I can’t believe Swamp Shack is still open. And then every once in a while I grudgingly give it another try and EVERY TIME I feel like a goddamn chump. Even the Monday red beans and rice sucks, that’s how bad it is.

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:53:05 +0000

CORRECTION WILL NOT GO BACK

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:52:09 +0000

I got a crab sandwich with a side of jambalaya and beignets for dessert. What a disapointment. The sandwich was plain as could be, the jambalaya was cold and the beignets were like shoe leather. I paid $14.00 for the worst cart experience. I took a menu with me but threw it away when I got back to the office. I will go back.

By: Russell Thomason

Russell Thomason — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:19:28 +0000

I would avoid going here. By “chicken and sausage gumbo” they really just mean a spicy bowl of rice. I had 1 bite of chicken and 3 thin slices of sausage. And it cost $7. What an unsatisfying lunch! You can get far better from nearby carts for $5 or $6.

By: G2

G2 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:54:07 +0000

Some of the portions can be a little on the smaller side. If you’re looking for more, get the fried chicken. It’s really really good, and quite filling.

By: MJ

MJ — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:10:40 +0000

We stopped in last Friday on our way to the brewfest, looking to fill up before sampling all those beers. We shared a Shack Bowl, which is jambalaya topped with etouffee, then went for a crawfish pie and a Barq’s. Flavorful, perfectly spicy-but-not-too-hot, and the little corn muffins on top of the bowl were great. We did all but like the paper dish afterward and I’m absolutely going back. We loved eating as many meals as we could at the downtown carts while we were in town!

By: Mission

Mission — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:31:23 +0000

My wife, who is from Louisiana, and I hit the Swap Shack not too long ago. We had the crawfish etouffee and crawfish pie and loved them both. The Shack is now our destination when she’s feeling homesick.

By: IT

IT — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:00:45 +0000

Very expensive. I had etouffee. Too hot for my taste and the portion is very small for $7.5. The craw fish is so tiny, like a shrimp. I will not be back.

By: B

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:21:11 +0000

I finally tried the vegan jambalaya and I thought it was terrible. First of all, it tasted quite bad. Second, I agree with the previous comment that it was almost all rice with a few small pieces of vegetables (which themselves also tasted pretty bad). 6.50 is an awful lot for a small dish of bad tasting rice with a few bad tasting veggies thrown in. Just my two cents.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:14:02 +0000

I’d give their vegan jambalaya about 2 stars. At 6.50, it’s not that cheap, and was mostly rice with a few chunks of beets and unpeeled carrots. Given the usual portion-to-price value of carts, I wished I’d gotten a $3 burrito instead.