Cajun-style restaurant We Dat's opens in Tuscaloosa
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Louisiana-based restaurant We Dat's Chicken and Shrimp opened its first Tuscaloosa location on the Strip near the University of Alabama campus.
The restaurant is at 1130 University Blvd. in the former home of Little Italy, inside the University Town Center.
According to the Visit Tuscaloosa website, former UA basketball star and NBA standout JaMychal Green will be at the helm of this new restaurant.
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Green is a Montgomery native who graduated from St. Jude High School, where he was named "Mr. Basketball" by the Alabama Sportswriters Association in 2008. He earned a scholarship to play basketball at UA from 2008-2012.
The 6-foot, 9-inch forward was a unanimous freshman All-SEC selection and earned first team all-SEC honors in his junior year.
After going undrafted, Green played professional basketball overseas before beginning his NBA career. Green played the 2022-23 season for the Golden State Warriors and previously has had stints with the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs.
With multiple locations in New Orleans, the We Dats restaurant specializes in Cajun-style chicken, shrimp, catfish and wraps. Guests can also purchase a variety of seasonings and sauces to take home.
We Dats was founded by Greg Tillery and began as a food truck in the New Orleans area. After forming a partnership with the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, We Dats opened multiple locations.
The Tuscaloosa We Dats features an interior decorated with images of UA athletics.
Reach Jasmine Hollie at JHollie@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: JaMychal Green opens Cajun-style restaurant We Dat's in Tuscaloosa
