The Jambalaya Shack

Disclaimer: I haven’t tried their jambalaya, but I did try a boudin link and experienced their service. Because I’ve not found real Louisiana boudin anywhere else in the DC area, and because of the family’s hospitality, I will give them 4 stars.
The Jambalaya Shack is a catering business that was present at this past weekend’s Breaux Vineyards Cajun Festival. They’re from southern Louisiana, and seem to get invited to cater many of their events. They had jambalaya, corn maque choux, and boudin links. Because I was waiting on live boiled crawfish from another vendor, I decided to just share a link of boudin for $ 5. Their young boy said after I ordered, «Sure! You have to ring the boudin bell!» So I did, while his mother laughed and wrapped up a link for me. She made sure I knew how to eat it (I did), and I asked her if it was spicy or not (she said not at all… probably due to the DC clientele… but that they were good and that they shipped them straight from Louisiana). They also had an assortment of mild Cajun seasonings and hot sauces.
It was not the best boudin I’ve ever had (that one goes to the Boudin King in Louisiana), but it was slightly better than the boudin I can get at the grocery store in Texas (but bigger). The Jambalaya Shack’s also had good amounts of little liver pieces in it. I wish I had had hotter seasonings (cayenne chile powder would have been awesome) to spice it up with…
I wish I had also tried their namesake jambalaya, but it was the chicken/​sausage variety and other than the boudin, I was in the mood for seafood. I do think I was the only person I saw at the festival that tried the boudin (or probably knew what it was). Speaking of seafood, the other caterer’s boiled crawfish was bland, and Jambalaya Shack was nice enough to let us have some of their seasonings. They saved the day.