In the interest of transparency, I would like to confess that I have been closed minded about biscuits and gravy. Haunted by a decades-ago plate at a truck stop near the border of Texas and Arkansas with payphones in the dining booths, it was hard to accept any variation on the standard dusty-topped, fluffy biscuit all but drowned in peppery, white pork sausage gravy. Only recently have I opened my heart and its attending arteries to anything else.
A fellow Journal staffer recommended the Cajun biscuits and gravy ($8.25) at Henderson Center’s Cafe Nooner Too (2910 E St., Eureka) but I hesitated because it’s made with andouille sausage. On a recent rainy morning, leaning into the steam from a full order, I got over it. The garlic and wine flavors from the andouille sausage make for a hammier, more aromatic pan gravy that’s homey and satisfying. Dig under the smothering blanket and your fork will hit a pair of split rolled biscuits that pull apart in dense layers. The Nooner kitchen wisely avoids trying to make it pretty — this is comfort food, after all, a hot plate to finally warm your bones on a rainy morning, not a beauty contest. Best to keep it simple.
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These Cajun variety at Cafe Nooner Too are my favorite biscuits and gravy in Humboldt… one should also try the bacon gravy at The Green Lily in downtown Eureka. Its pretty amazing too.
L’s Kitchen in Fortuna – absolutely delicious, and generous portions. The best!
WE TRAVEL 8HOURS JUST TO STOP FOR BISCUITS N GRAVY & CINNAMON ROLLS AT L’S KITCHEN!!!!!
I’m a fan of that Green Lily bacon gravy as an accompaniment to the bacon-filled waffles. https://www.northcoastjournal.com/HumPlate…
Ls kitchen and Little Ls in Fortuna! The best!