Visit us at to find out more and head on over to Short Stop Poboys to grab a bite.īig thanks to Jerry Hendrick, for sharing this dish and his thoughts with us. Whether frying it for a poboy like Short Stop or getting it delivered to your home to use in a dish of your very own, Piazza Seafood is Your Seafood Source. Counting on Piazzaĭependability and quality is paramount when it comes to seafood. Piazza Seafood is proud that Hendrick has put his trust in them to supply the finest seafood products for over 10 years now. These seafood products come from Piazza Seafood. A mound of shrimp or oysters (or for the adventure seekers both) are lightly battered and fried to perfection, encased by French bread and dressed with mayonnaise, tomato and lettuce. In fact, Hendrick’s second favorite item on the menu is the shrimp poboy. But due to demand, Short Stop began serving the infamous shrimp and oyster poboys in the early 70s and never looked back.
Starting out with hot roast beef and cold cut poboys, this neighborhood grocery store turned poboy shop actually didn’t serve seafood poboys when they first opened. Hendrick later took over the family business that has proudly served the community for 52 years now. Jerry Hendrick, owner of Short Stop Poboys, was just a kid when his father started running Short Stop.
Short Stop Poboys, located just outside of New Orleans in the town of Metairie, saw a need to serve the community simple yet delicious, traditional dishes. In 1966, the Hendrick’s family opened a grocery store that ended up serving more than deli items. And Jerry Hendrick knows exactly about this demand.
Often overshadowed by the fancier seafood dinner, the poboy has grown in demand since its official introduction in 1929. This traditional, iconic sandwich from Louisiana is often made of French bread, a protein, usually a meat or fried seafood, and ‘dressed’ to your liking.