Jerry’s Cajun Café, heavily damaged by fire and closing last March, reopened in October. Since reopening the crowds have been larger than I remember, occasionally having to wait on a table, something I never had to do before it closed. The fire seems to have been better PR for the restaurant than any bought ad or commercial.
The food is wonderful, the service great, and Jerry still walks the floor at dinner chatting with customers happy to be back. Not much has changed. Still, it’s now easier for me to picture a Pensacola without Jerry’s, so I appreciate it a little more; I don’t take it for granted. Unlike McDonalds, there’s not another one down the road.
Not too long ago Kayleigh saw Jerry on a cooking show sharing his crawfish etouffee recipe; my usual. She tried it out and I couldn’t tell a difference, except hers was spicier (which is good). So I’m breathing easier these days. Yet another reason I’m keeping Kayleigh as long as she’ll have me. I’d like to believe that Jerry’s will also around as long as I am.
But that’s not a chance I’m willing to take.