Tue – Sun · 3 PM

Dinner Louisiana Purchase

Chef Quinnton Austin's fire-forward Creole kitchen — fire-charred oysters, slow-built gumbo, and elevated Louisiana plates built for sharing.

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Tue – Sun Dinner Service
Creole Cuisine
$$$ Price Range
Opens 3 PM Kitchen Hours

The Menu

Raw, Fire, & Elevated Plates

Chef Quinnton Austin's dinner program — fire-charred, slow-built, and obsessively precise.

  • Fire-charred oysters — Louisiana Purchase raw bar

    Raw & Fire

    Fire-Charred Oysters

    Pacific oysters on the half shell, charred over live fire, house compound butter, parsley gremolata, toasted breadcrumb. Half dozen or full dozen.

  • Gulf oysters on the half shell at Louisiana Purchase

    Raw & Fire

    Gulf Oysters on the Half Shell

    Freshly shucked Gulf oysters, Creole mignonette, house hot sauce, fresh horseradish. Market selection rotates daily.

  • Fried oysters and fries — Louisiana Purchase kitchen

    Raw & Fire

    Fried Oysters & Fries

    Crispy fried Gulf oysters, seasoned fries, house remoulade.

  • ACME Oysters — chargrilled Gulf oysters with garlic lemon butter and parmesan at Louisiana Purchase

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    ACME Oysters

    7 chargrilled Gulf oysters, garlic lemon butter, parmesan.

  • Lemon Pepper Catfish — whole fillet with lemon pepper crust at Louisiana Purchase

    Raw & Fire

    Lemon Pepper Catfish

    Whole fillet, lemon pepper crust, cornbread, 1 side, LP tartar.

  • Louisiana BBQ Shrimp at Louisiana Purchase

    Plates

    Louisiana BBQ Shrimp

    Head-on Gulf shrimp, Worcestershire butter sauce, cracked black pepper, rosemary, toasted French bread. A NOLA institution, rendered with obsessive care.

  • Chicken and andouille gumbo — Louisiana Purchase kitchen

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    Chicken & Andouille Gumbo

    Dark roux gumbo, free-range chicken, smoked andouille, okra, holy trinity, steamed white rice. Slow-built over three hours.

  • Steak étouffée — Louisiana Purchase signature dish

    Plates

    Steak Étouffée

    Fire-seared ribeye, crawfish étouffée, roasted garlic.

  • Lobster pasta — Louisiana Purchase Creole kitchen

    Plates

    Lobster Pasta

    Half-shell lobster, Creole cream sauce, toasted breadcrumb.

  • Dooky Chase — fried chicken wings, biscuit, and a side at Louisiana Purchase, in honor of Mrs. Leah Chase

    Plates

    Dooky Chase

    4 whole fried chicken wings, biscuit, 1 side. In honor of Mrs. Leah Chase.

  • Oxtail Plate — braised oxtail with smoked gouda mac and sweet potato cornbread at Louisiana Purchase

    Plates

    Oxtail Plate

    8oz braised oxtail, smoked gouda mac, sweet potato cornbread.

  • Dragos — chicken lobster topped with Cajun cream pasta at Louisiana Purchase

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    Dragos

    Chicken lobster, topped with Cajun cream pasta.

  • Creole Shrimp Pasta — Gulf shrimp, rigatoni, roasted tomato, basil cream at Louisiana Purchase

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    Creole Shrimp Pasta

    Gulf shrimp, rigatoni, roasted tomato, basil cream, parmesan.

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Louisiana Purchase is open Tuesday through Sunday at 2305 University Ave. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

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