Where to Get Your Mardi Gras Fix

Head out for live music, Cajun food, Big Easy drink specials and a couple of hometown parades.

Shrimp Po’ Boy at Earl’s Sandwiches

Earl’s Sandwiches

The local sandwich shop’s “February Fab Four” specials ($9.99 each) include a shrimp po’ boy on grilled ciabatta with Cajun remoulade, lettuce and tomato;  “Thanksgiving on the Bayou,” featuring roasted turkey, andouille sausage stuffing and homemade gravy on a grilled brioche roll; the “Fish and Fig,” which combines grilled salmon, bacon-fig glaze and green apples on grilled ciabatta; and “Philly in the French Quarter” —a Philly-style cheesesteak with Cajun seasoning.

2605 Wilson Boulevard (Clarendon)

4215 N. Fairfax Drive (Ballston)

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