Culpepper's new location feels like fast food, but it is NOT. This is high quality cuisine served in a fast-food-like environment. You order at the counter, and when they call you, you come and get it, but thats where the similarity ends. I'd suggest getting to Culpepper's Cajun Kitchen on the early side of lunch, because being situated right outside of Fort Carson, it gets awful busy, and it can take a while to get fed.

I arrived around 11:20, and was happy to see the owner, Martin, working the counter. I met Martin when Culpepper's was at its old location on the north side of town. He's a nice guy, and took the time to chat with my family and I the first time we ate there. The restaraunt is named after his wife's family - her maiden name is Culpepper.

I ordered a shrimp po' boy, and I wasn't dissappointed.

The batter around the shrimp was spicy enough to be flavorful and interesting without taking away from the shrimp itself. The sandwich was absolutely delicious. It came with some Zapp's potato chips (not sure, but maybe the Cajun Crawtator flavor) which were also spectacular. Crunchy and delicious. I couldn't have been happier with my meal. But we weren't done!

I went back to the counter, and got an order of beignets. There were 3 of us (Sean and Mark were with me), and we got 3 beignets in an order. Perfect.

Wow! Look at all that powdered sugar. What can I say? Fried dough and sugar tastes good, and that's exactly how it tasted.

You'll pay 9 bucks minimum for a lunch entree here - if you want a drink or dessert expect to pay on the order of 12-15 dollars for lunch, not cheap, but not outrageous.

I'll be back.