J Gumbos
Louisville, KY
Menu
Appetizers
Voodoo Nachos
Tortilla chips smothered with voodoo chicken, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, and voodoo spice
Nola Nachos
Tortilla chips smothered with drunken chicken, white chili, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, and sour cream
Crawfish Cheese Dip
Crawfish etouffee blended with cheddar cheese and red chili powder served with chips
Black & Bleu Dip
Famous bumblebee stew sprinkled with bleu cheese and served with tortilla chips
Main
Gumbo
This homestyle soup starts with a deep brown roux, then adds onions and celery, slow-cooked for hours and followed by chicken and smoked sausage served with a cup of rice on top
Bourbon Street Chicken
Chicken slow-cooked in hoisin sauce until tender and delicious, served on a bed of white rice
Drunken Chicken
Starting with olive oil roasted garlic, tomatoes, spices, and fresh chicken all slow simmer cooked in beer until perfect
Jambalaya
Traditional creole-style jambalaya with onions, celery, bell peppers, shredded chicken, and smoked sausage (GF)
Red Beans & Rice
Slow-cooked camellia beans direct from louisiana served with smoked sausage on a bed of white rice, saucy with onions, celery, and a hint of cayenne pepper (GF)
Crawfish Etouffee
Starting with a golden roux, onions, celery, and a perfect blend of red, white, and black pepper with some plump crawfish tails
Voodoo Chicken
Slow-cooked tender chicken in a garlicky tomato sauce with cayenne, crushed red, and black pepper, the answer for those who say the drunken chicken isn't spicy enough
White Chili
This white bean chili is made with onions, celery, freshly chopped cilantro, stewed tomatoes, jalapeño, and served with a cup of rice on top (V)(GF)
Bumblebee Stew
Based on the classic cajun side dish corn maquechoux, this blend of sweet corn, stewed tomatoes, and onions is slow-cooked in a sweet and spicy cream sauce and finished with black beans
Chicken Red Hot
Tender chicken stewed with red onions and celery in a tangy, red-hot buffalo sauce loaded with crushed red pepper
Creole Ratatouille
A new orleans twist on the french classic, this stew is loaded with eggplant, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, okra, and stewed tomatoes (V)(GF)
Jean Lafitte
A pirate's bounty of voodoo chicken and bumblebee stew topped with cheddar cheese, jalapeño, and sour cream
Po' Boys
Your choice of chicken protein served open-faced on fresh bread
About J Gumbos
J Gumbos is a food truck that's got bowls full of goodness on board, and we mean that literally. Here, they've put the heartiest recipes and freshest of ingredients in a bowl, making it all the easier to eat on the go and curb your hunger on the curb.
At J Gumbos, they've got bowls and bowls of good stuff. Meaning: if you're looking for a homemade meal, grab a bowl and dig in. From classic Cajun cuisine including gumbo, jambalaya and red beans and rice to specialty bourbon chicken and white chili, each meal has that stick to your ribs quality you won't find anywhere else. Plus they've got po'boys. And honestly too much to list out here. You'll just have to find 'em yourself in Louisville, or have 'em out to cater your next event. Trust us. Homestyle southern cookin' doesn't get better than J Gumbos, that's for sure.
MUST TRY
Voodoo Chicken - this bowl is bewitchingly delicious, a spicy take on drunken chicken cooked in cayenne with red and black pepper in a garlic tomato sauce that'll set your tastebuds ablaze