We took my mother to lunch today at Don's Seafood and Steakhouse in Hammond, Louisiana. Don's restaurant in Hammond isn't one of a kind, but it isn't a chain either. It is a family owned group of restaurants that grows as the family grows. Lunch was great. We've been to Don's half a dozen times in as many years. The service is good, the Landry family members are hospitable hosts, and the food is as expected - great. The atmosphere is casual, but not picnic-table casual. I had fried catfish and fried shrimp, my wife had a lunch-time seafood platter, and my mother had fried shrimp. A serving of hushpuppies is complimentary. I love fried seafood in the Acadian tradition. Don's is my kind of place. This is authentic Acadian food - most people know it
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