One Thirteen is an experience that you have to try for yourself.
I recommend you reserve yourself a table through Yelp Open table because some nights it can get a bit busy. We tried a little bit of everything. From the alcohol to a few apps, and all the way through to the main courses.
Must try items are their specialty drinks and their apps! They do not disappoint. What left us disappointed was the main courses.
The honey pecan shrimp are one of the best items that we have had at any restaurant in the Hammond area. They were cooked to perfection and after you try them, you will literally come back to the restaurant for them again and again. (Seriously, how did I ever go without having these before.)
The seafood gumbo was different. It had crawfish in it, and it honestly tasted like a crawfish boil. It was great. But it did not taste like gumbo. It tasted better. This is a must try.
The loaded baked potato was excellent. It was exactly what you expect from a loaded potato, and it was a large portion, no small potatoes for this place!
The mac and cheese was great, it had flavor and tasted fresh.
The margherita flatbread was not my favorite, but it was for my child, and she was fine with it, and without having a children's menu, there was not any other option. (I see on the website that there in fact IS a children's menu, but none were offered to us, so that is a big disappointment to us and to our kiddo.)
We also had the Cauliflower steak and it was absolutely delightful. It would be a good option for vegetarians, and it is a literal entire head of cauliflower.
Now, onto the main entrees.
I myself ordered the hawaiian ribeye steak, which I am going to admit, I was really disappointed it. Not for the steak itself, because the portion and the tenderness of the meat was great. Without the hawaiian part, it would have been superb. But the restaurant were out of pineapples, and apparently what makes the ribeye hawaiian is that they marinate and drown it in teriyaki and throw on a few grilled pineapples and call that a hawaiian steak. But to be honest, the steak was so juicy and tender that they could have rolled it in dirt and I would have ate it. It is just that good of a portion of meat. Next time, I will order it without the hawaiian and get it plain. Still, worth it.
My wife had the surf and turf and the portions were beyond amazing. You get an entire lobster tail (trust me, it was huge) and a steak. Now, the steak she ordered medium well and she got medium rare, so that was a bit of a disappointment, but my wife is the kind of woman where she is happy with great food and she ate it happily.
We also ordered a few drinks from the bar and let me tell you, the passion fruit drink is one of the best that I have ever had.
Now onto my favorite part, the service! As a Food & Beverage Manager one of the best things that can happen at dinner is having a great server, and we were very lucky to have someone who was amazing! Her name was Carly, and she was extremely informative with the menu! She made great suggestions, asked questions and generally wanted us to have a great night. She gets a 5 out of 5 stars for me and I have never given a server that rating.
All together, even with the few issues, this place still gets a 4 out of 5 stars from me! The atmosphere was an experience, and the service is top notch. The food is fresh, and the quality is something that has been missing in most restaurants in Hammond. I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. There are options that are affordable to every guest. read more