{"id":5017,"date":"2018-02-18T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T21:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=5017"},"modified":"2020-05-16T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:20:40","slug":"best-bites-gumbo-etoufee-heaven-on-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/18\/best-bites-gumbo-etoufee-heaven-on-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bites: Gumbo, \u00e9touf\u00e9e, and po&#8217;boy, Heaven on Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5022\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/18\/best-bites\/bayouetoufee\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5022\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bayouetoufee.jpg\" alt=\"Bayou etoufee, Heaven on Seven\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bayouetoufee.jpg 649w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bayouetoufee-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bayouetoufee-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bayou \u00e9toufee (special) with crawfish, crab, and shrimp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heaven on Seven has been one of my Chicago dining blind spots: a classic that I&#8217;ve somehow never managed to visit. It&#8217;s a boisterous Cajun restaurant tucked away on the seventh floor of a Loop high-rise (you even have to sign-in with a charming doorman before getting on the elevator). We visited the week of Fat Tuesday, so Mardi Gras decorations were in high gear and we were both given a string of beads upon arrival, but I have a feeling it still feels like a party all year around.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5018\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/18\/best-bites\/heavenonseveninterior\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5018\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonseveninterior.jpg\" alt=\"Heaven on Seven interior\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonseveninterior.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonseveninterior-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonseveninterior-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restaurant interior, with Mardi Gras decorations covering a wall of hot sauces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the many specials was a bayou \u00e9touf\u00e9e with three kinds of seafood: crab, crawfish, and shrimp. The trio was a great sampling of shellfish flavor, stewed together in a rich gravy and served over rice. We also shared the catfish po&#8217;boy, a mammoth sandwich loaded with catfish, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and honey-jalape\u00f1o dressing. What really made it was the way the bread was toasted with butter and herbs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5020\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/18\/best-bites\/friedcatfishpoboy\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5020\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/friedcatfishpoboy.jpg\" alt=\"Fried catfish po'boy, Heaven on Seven\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/friedcatfishpoboy.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/friedcatfishpoboy-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/friedcatfishpoboy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried catfish po&#8217;boy with coleslaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All entrees come with gumbo, soup, or salad, but it&#8217;s easy to see why pretty much everyone gets the gumbo. Chicken, andouille sausage, and the smoky depth of a black roux came together for a thick and satisfying soup \u2013 with a warm jalape\u00f1o corn muffin to round it out with sweetness.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5019\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/18\/best-bites\/heavenonsevengumbo\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5019\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonsevengumbo.jpg\" alt=\"Gumbo, Heaven on Seven\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonsevengumbo.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonsevengumbo-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/heavenonsevengumbo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gumbo with a jalape\u00f1o-cheddar corn muffin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heavenonseven.com\/\">Heaven on Seven<\/a>, 111 N. Wabash, Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heaven on Seven has been one of my Chicago dining blind spots: a classic that I&#8217;ve somehow never managed to visit. It&#8217;s a boisterous Cajun restaurant tucked away on the seventh floor of a Loop high-rise (you even have to sign-in with a charming doorman before getting on the elevator). 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