The Blind Tiger’s newest butcher shop and deli offers lunch at the Depot
The Blind Tiger expanded this year with a new location and a fresh menu to grow its reach on the Coast.
The TBT Depot District is open in Bay St. Louis on Blaize Avenue and doubles as a market, similar to the butcher shop in Pass Christian.
“This area has been lacking a meat market since Hurricane Katrina,” owner Thomas Genin told the Sun Herald earlier this year.
In a short amount of time, the Depot District has become a popular extension of the highly successful chain. And just as fast, a couple of menu items have exploded in popularity at the Depot District.
The famous smoked tuna dip comes prepackaged at the Depot District location to be enjoyed on site or at home.
The Blind Tiger’s smoked tuna dip happened to be my first try at the dish and the standard was set pretty high, to say the least.
The other item is the roast beef po’boy. The po’boy is an extremely popular sandwich on the Coast, of course, and locals know where to find the right spots for them.
More specifically, the area knows a good roast beef po’boy when it sees one. The Blind Tiger’s version has quickly garnered a fan base.
In my first trip to the District Depot, the deli had temporarily run out of roast beef by lunch time.
I was luckier on my second visit. For those that have followed along, you know that our po’boy travels have taken us to established institutions like Taranto’s, the Pirate’s Cove and the home of one of the most popular roast beef po’boys on the Coast: the Lunch Box.
I am here to decree the Depot District’s roast beef po’boy a serious contender for best on the Coast.
The sandwich comes with a thick coating of gravy and bread that isn’t compromised by the sauce. Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayo dress the po’boy.
As usual, mine came without the mayo. It was perfect. The crunch from the lettuce paired well with the roast beef and the gravy had the right consistency to complement the whole meal.
If you don’t stop in for the other items: to-go desserts, burgers or fresh meat and seafood, then make the trip for the roast beef po’boy and decide for yourself where it lands on the Mississippi Coast totem pole of po’boys.
