Formerly considered inferior, po boys eventually eclipsed rich boys after diners kept breaking teeth upon their diamond-encrusted catfish. Nosh on gastronomic gems with today’s Groupon to Phil & Derek’s. Choose from the following options:

• For $44, you get a dinner for two (an $89 total value), which includes the following:
• One appetizer of smoked salmon with fried goat cheese (a $13 value)
• Two small servings of Big Jim’s seafood gumbo (a $22 value)
• One entree of bacon-wrapped shrimp with dirty rice (a $25 value)
• One entree of slow-roasted prime rib (a $22 value)
• Choice of one dessert (a $7 value)
• For $30, you get $60 worth of dinner.
• For $15, you get $30 worth of lunch.<p>

The menu at Phil & Derek’s imports archetypes of the Cajun and creole cuisine originated by its easterly neighbors. Diners opting for the prix fixe menu wade through seafood-centric appetizers, spearing morsels of goat cheese and salmon before spooning the spicy depths of Big Jim’s gumbo. Companions then borrow Lady Justice’s scales to evenly split the included helpings of bacon-wrapped shrimp and slow-roasted prime rib. For dessert, patrons deliberate over key-lime pie, peach cobbler with ice cream, or New York–style cheesecake. Customers who purchase one of the other options and pass a physical are free to roam the menu, settling on entrees such as pizza laced with pesto and seafood or po boys stuffed with shrimp, catfish, or oysters.

A large porch fronts Phil & Derek’s, a converted 1880s cottage punctuated with antique décor and knotted-wood floors. After satisfying their appetites, patrons can digest their surroundings, absorbing the notes exhaled by live jazz, cabaret, and zydeco musicians. Glimpses of exposed brick peek out from behind walls hung with gilded mirrors, and rows of french doors bathe diners in sunlight, moonlight, or the nightlights of owls that are afraid of the dark.

Our customers loved this deal last year, earning Phil & Derek’s a spot on Groupon’s Best of 2011 list.