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BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
The Mess Around’s Creole meatloaf ($18) is served with a side of collard greens and North Carolina stone ground yellow Parmesan grits.
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The cat sh platter ($18) is served with two cat sh llets coated in cornmeal; deep fried; and served with The Mess Around’s remoulade sauce, coleslaw and home-fried potatoes.
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The Mess Around serves up upscale Southern cuisine A new Southern cuisine restaurant shares space with a co eehouse in downtown New Braunfels. Explained Although Crosswalk Co eehouse & Cafe has
The Mess Around at Crosswalk is owned by husband and wife Dennis and Jennifer Wilson.
favorite and putting premium ingredients in.” The locally owned restaurant serves Nashville hot chicken sandwiches, Creole meatloaf, shrimp po’boys, sausage and grits, cat sh platters, fried chicken with hunter gravy, brioche French toast and more. The Mess Around also o ers weekend brunch. What’s special about it? Dennis emphasized The Mess Around sources its meats, vegetables, beer and wine from local or regional sellers as much as possible. “If you’re coming here from Minnesota or Frankfurt, you’re not [going to] be able to get the same drinks and food where you’re from anywhere else,” he said.
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been open since 2004, owners Dennis and Jennifer Wilson soft launched an additional brand, The Mess Around, in September. “The Mess Around is essentially a brand that we’ve added on to Crosswalk, which is a co ee shop, in order to appeal to people for lunch and dinner,” Dennis said. What’s on the menu? The Mess Around serves upscale Southern food, which Dennis describes as “taking a familiar
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471 Main Plaza, New Braunfels www.dothemessaround.com
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