It's two o'clock. You haven't had lunch. You've been running around all day and you're not about to sit down for a real meal, because there isn't time and really, you're not that hungry anymore anyway. That's the exact moment our ham and cheese croissant is for.
Nothing wild and out of the ordinary. It's a ham and cheese croissant. Buttery layers, good ham, cheese melted through until it runs out the side and pools on the plate. Nothing about that needs explaining. It's fantastic in its simplicity.
The part that makes it more than just average is the seasoning. We finish ours with a local Cajun seasoning, and I'm not telling you which one. That little bit of heat and salt is what turns a ham and cheese croissant into a ham and cheese croissant from New Orleans. It's a small thing. It's also the whole difference.
I had mine with an iced tea, which is what I'm drinking most afternoons anyway. Tea and a croissant is about as close as I get to a planned lunch some days, and it does the job. You're not sitting there for an hour. You eat, you finish the tea, you go back to wherever the rest of the day takes you.
So if you want something simple, something you can grab on your way from one thing to the next, come swing by CR and get the ham and cheese croissant. Quick, easy, and a little more going on than the name lets on. Grab one at Magazine, Metairie Rd, and St. Roch Market.