A local restaurant brought a little taste of New Orleans to Seymour on Tuesday.

Chillicen altered its menu for a Fat Tuesday meal.

“We wanted to do something for a holiday, and this year, St. Patrick’s Day is on a Sunday and we aren’t open on Sunday, so that meant a Mardi Gras celebration,” said Janet Pollmann, owner and operator of the restaurant.

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The restaurant hosted the celebration last year, too.

The meal consisted of a choice of either crawfish or veggie gumbo, a strong soup.

The entree included muffuletta, a sandwich made on muffuletta loaf layered with salami, ham, Swiss cheese, provolone, mortadella and olive salad and Louisiana baked shrimp with rice.

“We had to look up stuff to make for it, but we settled on some good foods,” Pollmann said.

The event was well-received and anticipated by several locals for the food.

“I came for the crawfish gumbo,” David Foster said.

His wife, Sue, said she preferred the muffuletta.

Dani Land said she was excited to get the Mardi Gras meal.

“It’s great that downtown has something like this,” she said.

Pollmann said she was happy the restaurant got a chance to bring the New Orleans style of food because it is one she enjoys.

“There’s no need to travel to new Orleans. You can get a taste of New Orleans here in Seymour,” she said.

The meal was topped off with a king cake and a set of Mardis Gras beads for $15.

Chillicen included several miniature toys on the king cakes, which were exchangeable for a $10 gift card for the restaurant for anyone who found one on top of their cake.

“It’s something new, and I think it is something that nobody else in town really does,” Pollmann said.

Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season, in the western Christian faith. It’s a celebration as one last day to indulge before the start of Lent.

Chillicen plans to continue this tradition next year, too.