Food & Beverage

UNO Pizzeria & Grill releases Mardi Gras-inspired LTO menu

Photo: UNO Pizzeria & Grill

January 30, 2024

Uno Pizzeria & Grill has introduced a limited-time-only menu featuring New Orleans and Mardi Gras-inspired flavors, according to a press release.

The new dishes include:

• Big Easy Gumbo: A bowl of chicken, shrimp, and andouille sausage gumbo with rice, vegetables and classic Cajun seasoning.
• Cheesy Grits and Shrimp Appetizer: Shrimp sautéed with bacon, onion and a housemade Makers Mark BBQ sauce served over cheesy grits.
• Seasoned Fried Shrimp Appetizer: Shrimp dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with a housemade remoulade sauce.
• New Orleans Pasta: A combination of chicken, shrimp, andouille sausage and seasoned plum tomatoes sautéed with garlic, celery and UNOs spicy alfredo sauce. Tossed with rigatoni.
• Mike's Hot Honey Chicken and Cornbread: In-house baked cornbread topped with crispy chicken tenders and drizzled with Mike's Hot Honey. Served with maple aioli.
• Cajun Ribeye and Grilled Shrimp: A 10-ounce choice ribeye grilled to order with jazzy Cajun seasoning and served with a skewer of basil-marinated shrimp. Served with two sides.
• Jambalaya Deep Dish Pizza: A deep-dish dough filled with bayou-seasoned shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage, seasoned plum tomatoes, caramelized onions and celery. Topped with freshly grated mozzarella, cheddar and asiago cheeses.
• Andouille Sausage Bayou Thin Crust Pizza: Housemade dough and marinara sauce topped with andouille sausage, caramelized onions, mozzarella, ricotta and banana peppers.

"This new menu offers our guests a fun and flavorful food experience. Having lived in New Orleans for a portion of my life, I am keenly aware that New Orleans and Mardi Gras celebrate community, food and fun. These are qualities that are alive and well in all of our UNOs locations every day," Erik Frederick, CEO, said in the press release. "We want to give our guests menu options that are a bit different than what you would normally see at UNOs, or any other restaurants for that matter. All of these items really kick up the flavor and spice a few notches. As they say in New Orleans 'Laissez les bons temps rouler!' which means 'Let the good time roll!'"

The new menu is available into April.

UNO Pizzeria & Grill operates 80 company-owned and franchised units in 18 states and the District of Columbia, India and Saudi Arabia.