Cajun Roux restaurant in Simsbury closes; New location planned
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Fried shrimp po’boy made with Gulf shrimp and served with tartar sauce, lettuce, tomato and French fries, from Uncooked Cajun Restaurant in Simsbury.
Leanne Griffin
Roux Cajun Eatery, a Simsbury restaurant specializing in Louisiana delicacies, has closed its location on Wilcox Avenue, its homeowners introduced Friday in a social media publish.
However in the identical publish, they famous that they’re engaged on a brand new location for his or her enterprise, identified for its jambalaya, gumbo, po’boy and lobster étouffée sandwiches.
The publication didn’t share additional particulars concerning the new deal with, and co-owner Stephanie Civitello didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Civitello grew up in Gonzales, Louisiana (referred to as the “Jambalaya Capital of the World”), graduated from LSU and got here to the Nutmeg State practically twenty years in the past for a job at Vacationers. She and her husband, Victor, opened Roux in Could 2021, a love letter to her Southern roots.
Roux’s menu has prolonged to the Bayou State, with conventional dishes like pink beans and rice, Gulf shrimp and grits, boudin balls, and pois with fried shrimp, ham and cheese or andouille sausage. Pie with selfmade olive salad and conventional bread from Gambino Bakery in New Orleans. Throughout crawfish season (March to July), Civitello ships reside crustaceans from her house state to organize conventional boils with potatoes, andouille sausage, mushrooms and artichokes.
