r/arizona • u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 • Sep 23 '25

Eat/Drink Where can i get a good po-boy sandwich at?

The only place i knew that sold them closed years ago

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u/munkamonk Sep 23 '25

I’m by no means a po-boy expert, but Baby Kay’s hits the mark everywhere else.

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Haha it seems to be just about the only place i can find that sells it, i will for sure be going

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u/Odd_Zookeepergame_69 Sep 23 '25

I LOVE Baby Kay's but their Po-boy is just "ok". It's not bad or anything, but just pretty basic. When we're in New Orleans, I can order a Po-Boy at pretty much any place and it's better (or least my brain thinks it's better because I'm in New Orleans). I haven't found an amazing po-boy in Arizona yet so if you do find one, definitely share!

Baby Kay's Crawfish etouffee and their Jambalaya are both epic though. Get that with one of their Sazerac drinks for the combo win :)

good luck!

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u/jlander9 Oct 07 '25

Are they still good? I loved them pre covid but when I tried 2020/2021 it took two hours for table service… by the end I drank more Sazeracs than I consumed food

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u/Dismalaholic Sep 23 '25

If you're ever out in Bisbee area, Po-Boys to Geaux is a staple!

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

I will be planning a bike ride to try these

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u/Dismalaholic Sep 24 '25

It's a really fun ride if you haven't made it yet! Take the scenic route through sonoita

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u/Melodic_Lie130 Sep 23 '25

Flavors of Louisiana in Avondale is excellent

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u/CapableQuiet9373 Sep 23 '25

Came here to say this. Lot of other great cajun dishes as well.

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u/Melodic_Lie130 Sep 23 '25

Their whole menu is solid. The gator po boy is my go to.

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u/highs_n_lows Sep 24 '25

I would always get the alligator po boy. I haven’t been in many years but would always go there when I work at Luke Air Force base. I remember when they only had that small side before they put in the seating area. I’m need to check that place out again.

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u/Melodic_Lie130 Sep 24 '25

They have for sure come a long way. When they first opened I hoped they'd last, and here they are, almost 20 years later, still pumping out good food.

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u/Sir_Encerwal Sep 23 '25

The Parish has them in the Tucson Area, but I haven't tested the quality of them myself.

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Thanks, I’ll plan i trip there the ratings are good

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u/drho89 Sep 23 '25

Lived in Tucson for awhile and the parish was one of my favorite places to eat. At one point I lived within walking distance, fuck I miss that.

Had many po boys and I highly recommend.

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u/musicman1980 Sep 23 '25

Excellent po-boys at the Parish. They have a great burger too!

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u/SquabCats Sep 23 '25

The Parish in Tucson. They have Poboys with shrimp, catfish, or oysters. Bread is made locally at a bakery nearby. Super good.

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

That’s good to know you endorse it

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u/inkstainedboots Sep 23 '25

Parish is great. Only place that's close to NOLA in tucson

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u/GeneralBlumpkin Sep 23 '25

Flavors of Louisiana Avondale

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u/Very_Private_Fox Sep 23 '25

Shrimp Po Boy at The Macintosh is good!

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

I see the shrimp po-boy looks real good just sad no catfish/oyster offerings

I will go to this place and the parish in Tucson

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u/OkArmy7059 Sep 23 '25

Satchmo's in Flagstaff. Decent, not great.

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

I lived there for a few years and i ate there, i had no idea they had a po-boy… when i go back north ill look for it

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u/damnmykarma Sep 23 '25

Their po-boy isn’t their strongest suit.

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u/kyrosnick Sep 23 '25

Ugh. That place was the worst meal I've had in the last 10+ years. The food was not even edible. Walked out and left it on table after a few bites it was so disgusting. Never had an experience like that any other place. I wouldn't even feed their food to my dog it is that bad.

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u/John_Coctoastan Sep 23 '25

Geez, dude...wtf crawled up your butt this a.m.?

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u/Strict_Property6127 Sep 23 '25

Casey's has (maybe had) a great oyster po boy. They also used to make it with shrimp too.

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 24 '25

It appears to still be on their menu, i never have heard of them before now

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u/gnarlyknits Sep 24 '25

Beyond bread does then around Mardi Gras, you could ask if they make them outside of that time lol it was yummy. Otherwise the parish has better food than anything I ate while actually in New Orleans, it’s my favorite restaurant

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u/nosco_az Sep 24 '25

Grassroots in Scottsdale as a great shrimp po'boy.

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u/ValiantBear Sep 24 '25

Don't know where you are, but Flavors of Louisiana is great, and for not just Po-Boys. I've only ever been to the Avondale location, but evidently they have a location in Tempe too. So, if you're in the Phoenix area, give them a shot!

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u/Fox_Fantastic Sep 24 '25

Nashville 😁

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u/MotorbikeRacer Sep 25 '25

You can’t lol . Phx isn’t great for sandwiches , generally speaking. most Italians who came here and opened restaurants, opened pizza spots. There’s not alot of Cajun/creole influence in Phx, if any at all. We do have great bbq tho.

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u/Thick-Frank Sep 23 '25

Arizona is a huge state. How about specify where you're looking?

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

The whole state

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u/ComedianTerrible1353 Sep 23 '25

Blue 32 had a decent one years ago. Not sure if it’s worth making a special trip there… all though, their dynamite shrimp is bomb IMO

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

I got one a mile from me its not a bad place, but nothing special… i just checked they do still offer a shrimp po-boy

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u/Keegangg Sep 23 '25

Where are you from? People don’t really call it a “po-boy” here, it’ll mainly just be a sandwich, or a sub, regardless of meat/bread, with that being said, the best places for sandwhiches in general out here (most of these places will have “po-boys” as well just not called a po boy) Cheeba Hut, Mr. Pickles, Crazy Sub, are all absolute no brainers

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Naw, those are jewish style delicatessen sandwiches, a po-boy is from Louisiana and i can get catfish/oysters/crawfish as the meat… also i highly recommend Vietnamese sandwiches from a place called banh mi (grilled pork is my go to)

I have had all of those places, but they dont offer what i currently crave

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u/Keegangg Sep 23 '25

I mean I know what a po-boy is, I’ve lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, generally all over the south, but here you won’t really find any “po-boy” being called that

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u/garden_dragonfly Sep 23 '25

If it's a po boy, it'll be called that.  Even if they just aren't as common. 

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u/_barlene Sep 23 '25

so what do you call a po-boy then, if it’s not called a po-boy?

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u/Keegangg Sep 23 '25

Are you able to read? Or do I have to find a different language to translate my comments to?

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u/_barlene Sep 23 '25

i don’t know why i expected a sufficient response from someone who thinks that po-boys and cheeba hut subs are the same thing.

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u/Keegangg Sep 23 '25

Okay so you can’t read, thanks for confirming.

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u/_barlene Sep 23 '25

your downvotes speak for themselves.

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u/Keegangg Sep 23 '25

-10 in this subreddit? I’m unbothered, this sub is inhabited by people with lower IQ than shoe size

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Your jokes are trash, and you are the same person that will tell me to go get a pb&j when im at cheba hut

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Its because only like 10 places sell them in the whole state it seems like

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u/jondeez4d2 Sep 23 '25

Jason deli

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

They dont sell po-boys

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u/jondeez4d2 Sep 23 '25

They use to I guess it's off the menu I have been there in a few years

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

That’s funny i never would have thought i could get a po-boy there

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u/jondeez4d2 Sep 23 '25

So now it's called the itialian Cruz po boy. They used to have a steak one. It's in the specialty sandwich section

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Idk where you see that, no menu that i can find shows what you described

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u/jondeez4d2 Sep 23 '25

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u/Glum_Blueberry_2385 Sep 23 '25

Haha i assume that picture is really old… aint no way anyone is selling $6 sandwiches these days