Menu Masterpiece: Shanahan's Gumbo, New Steak Options
Every week, I'll feature a standout menu item from a restaurant in Forest Park or Oak Park. Today, I try some good creole cookin' from Shanahan's in Forest Park.
Welcome to Menu Masterpiece, a weekly column where we try some of the best and most unique menu items at local restaurants, as recommended to us by chefs, restaurant owners and readers. What should we try next? Email michael.sewall@patch.com. Menu item: Gumbo and a 14-ounce angus steak Restaurant: Shanahan's, 7353 Madison St. in Forest Park (Write a review) More Menu: The restaurant is known for its creole food, so you can't go wrong with the jambalaya. The Louisiana bread pudding dessert is made daily. Shanahan's also makes its own hot sauce, Leprechaun's Fury. (See a full menu here.) Shanahan's is a creole restaurant of the highest quality. Owner Tim Shanahan went to school in Louisiana, learned to cook there and spent 22 years doing it…
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