Californian Dan Janjigian, along with Carlos and Charlie's alum Chad Helton, has opened Roux on 214 E. 6th St. The cuisine is cajun fused with some regional American stylings and I'm excited about this one. The decor is early Bourbon St. and they've moved the bar to the front of the restaurant which kind of ennergizes the place.

I sampled a variety of dishes the other day, from the BBQ Shrimp to the Shrimp Etouffee (with a ruddy brown roux) and they were all quite good. Janjigian's father has a very famous Armenian restaurant and the food heritage in his family runs deep.