The Po’Boy Shop, a concept from The Gumbo Pot Brand previously found in Hancock Kitchens, is ready to open its first brick-and-mortar in San Diego at 220 Euclid Avenue, Suite 180.
The company’s first storefront will move into the former home of Shotcaller Street Soul Food, according to documentation submitted to the city of San Diego. Co-owner Lynne Taylor tells What Now San Diego that the company hopes to open The Po’Boy Shop sometime next month but couldn’t provide an exact opening date. When the new restaurant opens, customers can expect famous New Orleans sandwiches and delicious fish plates, such as fried catfish po’boy and fried shrimp with fries.
Previously, What Now San Diego had reported on Chef Richard and his wife, Lynne Taylor, opening The Gumbo Pot within Hancock Kitchens in the Midway District. That was just the beginning for the company. Since then, the duo has launched The Po’Boy Shop within the same ghost kitchen and left this February. The company has also expanded to the Aztec Food Hub, offering even more concepts, including Dem Dawgs, Return of the Mac, Aunt Becky’s Front Porch, Diaspora, and Sally’s Sweetie Pies. All these brands fall under the portfolio of The Gumbo Pot Brand, which is dedicated to celebrating the foods of the African American diaspora.
“Our virtual kitchen menus specialize in the regional cuisine of the American South through the lens of New Orleans Creole-style cooking and expand throughout the African diaspora,” according to the company’s website. “Our ancestors were incredible cooks who fused ingredients and techniques from Old and New Worlds to invent and enhance timeless, classic dishes that sustained their loved ones. We are dedicated to continuing their traditions. We honor the culinary heritage of the African diaspora, including foods from the Caribbean, Brazil, Latin America, and West Africa.”
