The Gumbo Bros - Brooklyn

My partner and his family are originally from New Orleans and love authentic cajun gumbo so I decided to give this place a try. Ordered takeout. I was completely displeased with the gumbo. I ordered the shrimp. I expected for it to have a mixture of chicken and spicy sausage but was I wrong. The gumbo was so watered down and the shrimp were so over cooked I literally ended up throwing the dish away. There goes over $20 in the garbage. Personally I've tasted true authentic gumbo this is not it. May be the cup of tea for others but not for me. Overpriced for no reason. Will not be buying from here again.

Sad to see this place is closing. I frequented it often during the entirety of it's lifespan. All of the gumbos and po' boys have always been extremely solid and my favorite and most exceptionally delicious of all the offerings consistently over the years has been the savory and satisfying Roast Beef Po Boy, dripping with beefy gravy goodness and perfectly melding into a authentic NOLA-imported roll dressed with a generous slab of mayo and stacking of iceberg and thicker slice tomatoes. I've always found this classic Nola po'boy to be exceedingly rare and hard to find in this metro, even at the very few purveyors of NOLA cuisine in greater NYC. If you have a chance to read this review in the remaining day's before this place shutters for good do yourself a favor and get that sandwich.

Underwhelming and mediocre chicken and sausage gumbo with a pathetic amount of meat included. I wanted to like this place but I can't say that I was anything other than disappointed.

I made a review a few years ago and was so jaded by the fact of there being a “ New Orleans-styled” restaurant in Brooklyn, that I total missed the mark. I returned home a few days ago and NOTHING COMPARES TO NEW ORLEANS FOOD OR HOSPITALITY! I ordered a fried turkey at Thanksgiving and it was not marinated the way they do it in NOLA there, you could see and taste the herbs and spices on the INSIDE of the turkey). Secondly, the beignets were like white bread sprinkled with some powdered sugar. The dudes that own GB need a lesson in Cajun/Creole cooking. The gumbo was saltier thank anything I ever tasted. This New Orleans transplant in Brooklyn will fly home to get the real thing. ???

Best fried catfish and fries I've ever had. It was a thing of beauty. Flavorful, perfectly golden brown. Crispy. Absolutely delicious. Waffle fries and sauce that came with the basket were also fantastic. Wish I had taken a picture of this catfish to look back on our time together. I gasped when it was delivered. Gumbo is yumbo seriously good. Please do yourself a favor and eat here now.