Page 22 - Jackpot Magazine Tunica ~ May, 2023

Southern-style food now available at 1st Jackpot Casino’s OG Bird
Eatery is crafting burgers and frying up chicken, catfish and shrimp
by David Grisham
TUNICA — OG Bird is now open at
1st Jackpot Casino Tunica. The restaurant features crafted burgers, southern-style fried chicken, family meals, snacks and a variety of signature handmade milkshakes. We dropped by to check it out.
The menu has something for everyone, including fried fish, chicken and shrimp, as well as burgers, sandwiches, combo platters and even selections for the entire family. Appetizers featured start with fried pickles that are dipped in OG Bird’s homemade batter and deep fried to a golden crisp. They are served with ranch dressing. Also available are cheese fries topped with Monterey Jack cheese and six traditional “party wings” dipped in a choice of sauces (Buffalo, BBQ, lemon pepper or Cajun sweet-and-sour) or with a choice of ranch or blue cheese dressing. Chicken tenders are also available in quantities of three, five or 12. Prices range from $8.99 to $26.99. For an extra charge of $5.99, make it a combo by adding a fountain drink and Cajun fries.
Chicken combos include a two-piece white (one breast and a wing) or a two-piece dark (one leg and a thigh). There is a three- piece combo mixed (one white and two dark), a whole wing, and also a four-piece mixed (two white and two dark). Prices for these combos range from $11.99 to $15.99.
Family meals are available in quantities of eight or 12 pieces of chicken. It can be ordered as chicken only or with two sides and three rolls for the eight-piece, and three sides and four rolls for the 12-piece. Available sides include homemade mac-n- cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, Cajun fries, homemade coleslaw and rolls. Chicken only is $19.99 for the eight-piece and $26.99 for the 12-piece and the meals are $24.99 and $26.99 respectively.
A house salad is also on the menu that
Southern fried goodness is available at 1st Jackpot Casino’s OG Bird.
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includes iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, onions, carrots and tomatoes. For extra, one can add chicken, fried chicken or shrimp.
Fish also stars at OG Bird in the form of a catfish platter, a shrimp platter, a catfish- and-shrimp platter and in a sampler platter. We sampled the generous catfish platter and found the catfish to be hot, crispy and delicious. The six catfish strips came with seasoned Cajun fries, creamy coleslaw and hushpuppies. The slaw, fries and the tartar sauce were a treat for the tastebuds and complemented the catfish well. The fries, slaw and hushpuppies are served with all seafood platters.
The shrimp platter comes with a generous 10 pieces of breaded shrimp and the catfish-and-shrimp platter comes with four pieces of catfish and six shrimp. Want it all? Try the OG Sampler Platter with two chicken tenders, two pieces of catfish and four pieces of shrimp along with the fries, coleslaw and hushpuppies. The seafood
platters range from $17.99 to 19.99.
A selection of sandwiches guaranteed to whet any appetite include a Philly cheese steak (grilled steak with sauteed onions, peppers, mayo and cheese served on a Hoagie bun), a surf-and-turf Philly cheese steak (the Philly with shrimp added), a chicken tender po’ boy (hand-breaded chicken tenders served on a Hoagie bun with lettuce, tomato and special sauce), and Bird’s All-American Burger (1/2 pound of beef patty served on a freshly baked bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and mayo). Sandwiches range from $10.99 to
$13.99 and for extra can come as a combo. Available treats include chocolate cake,
homemade apple pie and classic pecan pie. OB Bird is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. Southern fried goodness is available daily at 1st Jackpot. Now that’s a
winning proposition!