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yehyourite
06-21-2008, 11:38 AM
Looking for ideas on eating out in New Orleans........please be so kind to answer my poll......two joints only please.....
Your fave place, cost no object....
Your fave cheap eats....
Thank you!
glinda
06-21-2008, 11:43 AM
Two choices only - that's impossible!!!
OK, I'll think about it...
yehyourite
06-21-2008, 11:45 AM
True dat my impossibility of winnowing is making me make unreasonable demands on others.
yehyourite
06-21-2008, 11:46 AM
I should at least do what I am asking
August
Coops (variety and location trumping many other worthy places)
Staxsun
06-21-2008, 11:54 AM
1) Breakfast at Brennan's
2) Dinner at Hubig's
marignygreg
06-21-2008, 12:14 PM
Fancy: Verdi Mart.
Dive: Neli Deli.
ibjamn
06-21-2008, 12:14 PM
Restaurant August
Willie Mae's Scotch House
funkkjunkie
06-21-2008, 12:22 PM
Heeehhee, Greg.
Ralphs in the Park and I think that's because I haven't been to August
Fiorellas before it was sold. Heard bad reports after the sale and now have heard a good report so I'll be checking them out during satchmo.
i wanna be in NOLA
06-21-2008, 12:29 PM
Fancy: Verdi Mart.
Dive: Neli Deli.
:)
Fave Coops
Cheap eats - Verdi Mart
tabasco
06-21-2008, 12:34 PM
My Favorite Hidden Gem...Meauxbar Bistro (http://www.meauxbar.com/index.html)
And you cant go wrong with Acme (http://www.acmeoyster.com/)...Except for the WAIT!
Hey Willie!
August (seems like a trend)
Deja Vu (best southwestern egg rolls ever...at 4am)
Restaurant: Cochon
Cheap eats: Mother's
rosetree
06-21-2008, 12:58 PM
Restaurant: Brigsten's
Cheap eats: Jenn's house ;) :D
(I can't believe I'm the first)
or
DiMartino's
ibjamn
06-21-2008, 04:15 PM
Heeehhee, Greg.
Ralphs in the Park and I think that's because I haven't been to August
Fiorellas before it was sold. Heard bad reports after the sale and now have heard a good report so I'll be checking them out during satchmo.
Vic, I was talking with Sal about Fiorella's on another thread, but it closed after fest. Banzai bought one of their neon signs at a junk sale the last time he was here.
ibjamn
06-21-2008, 04:16 PM
Cheap eats: Jenn's house ;) :D
(I can't believe I'm the first)
LOL! Yeah you right, Rosie!
yehyourite
06-21-2008, 04:24 PM
LMAO at Rooney's....I swear I typed P.S. Rooney's dosn't count... and then thought, that dosn't sound right! Hit the backspace key.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhio!
Verti Marte, classic, cost no object choice. Mary started refusing to go with us when we insisted on using the trash can out front as our table.
This thread is going perfectly. Giving me all the new ideas I couldn't come up with myself.
i wanna be in NOLA
06-21-2008, 04:34 PM
Table? We generally just sit on the curb.
funkkjunkie
06-21-2008, 04:52 PM
I love Verti mart. And boo on Fiorella's.
Belle
06-21-2008, 04:54 PM
My pricey favs:
The Pelican Club-Eclectic
Stella's-Something for most everyone
Broussards-Creole
Somewhere in between:
Bourbon House-never been disappointed. Oysters as good or better than Acme
Cheap eats
Verti Marte
Clover Grill they order and cook it for ya
Just my two cents.
mymecca
06-21-2008, 05:16 PM
so it's not the best sample...
bayona for the fine dining club
port o call for easy, greasy...always hit it at least once
Looking for ideas on eating out in New Orleans........please be so kind to answer my poll......two joints only please.....
Your fave place, cost no object....
Your fave cheap eats....
Thank you!
My pricey favs:
The Pelican Club-Eclectic
Stella's-Something for most everyone
Broussards-Creole
Somewhere in between:
Bourbon House-never been disappointed. Oysters as good or better than Acme
Cheap eats
Verti Marte
Clover Grill they order and cook it for ya
Just my two cents.
Thread rule violation! Round of drinks on Belle!
ibjamn
06-21-2008, 06:31 PM
Thread rule violation! Round of drinks on Belle!
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mamaroux
06-21-2008, 10:36 PM
Martiniques & The College Inn or Cooter Browns (sorry it's a tie)
steeleye
06-21-2008, 11:04 PM
In a city full of great food:
Brigtsen's, if money is no object. (And even if it is, you should go here anyway. They have early-bird specials that are to die for.)
Mandina's, really good and inexpensive.
NeenAtlanta
06-22-2008, 04:37 PM
I'll put in another vote for Mandina's. Tried it this year for the first time, and loved it. Very reasonably priced too.
NYMAMA
06-22-2008, 07:40 PM
1.palace Cafe
2. Angeli on Decatur
breambob
06-22-2008, 08:03 PM
1) Brennen's
2) We Never Close
UncleFester
06-22-2008, 09:20 PM
can't say i have anything original to add
1. restaurant august
2. cooter's
glinda
06-22-2008, 10:58 PM
1. Stella!
2. Mothers
Guess I gotta check out August & Brigsten's next trip. Did get to Cafe Reconcile, Lil Dizzy's & Dooky Chase all for the first time last weekend. Yummm.
My Favorite Hidden Gem...Meauxbar Bistro (http://www.meauxbar.com/index.html)
And you cant go wrong with Acme (http://www.acmeoyster.com/)...Except for the WAIT!
The menu looks great. Is it a new restaurant? I've never heard of it ...
La Petite Grocery - Uptown
Praline Connection - best red beans & rice and sausage and cornbread for a cheap meal that'll really stick to your ribs and conveniently located on Frenchmen Street
(Some friends swear by Upperline, but the meal I had there several years ago was very mediocre -- the dishes were equivalent to those at The Gumbo Pot and about 5 times more expensive.)
funkkjunkie
06-22-2008, 11:33 PM
So Glinda, what was your fave of lil dizzy's, cafe reconcile and dooky chase?
glinda
06-23-2008, 12:03 AM
So Glinda, what was your fave of lil dizzy's, cafe reconcile and dooky chase?
Tough one funkk. I guess Reconcile - The shrimp creole was outstanding. But I really loved the opportunity to chat with Leah Chase, and hear her stories and philosophy of life. She is such an inspiration, and has had quite a life!
mamaroux
06-23-2008, 02:40 AM
La Petite Grocery - Uptown
Praline Connection - best red beans & rice and sausage and cornbread for a cheap meal that'll really stick to your ribs and conveniently located on Frenchmen Street
(Some friends swear by Upperline, but the meal I had there several years ago was very mediocre -- the dishes were equivalent to those at The Gumbo Pot and about 5 times more expensive.)
another two of my fave's, too, Leni! Praline Connection... always on a Mardi Gras day! oh yeah!
Corona
06-23-2008, 07:57 AM
Ralph's on the Park for pricey....
Elizabeths for the best breakfast I've ever eaten in my life!
Belle
06-23-2008, 09:07 AM
Thread rule violation! Round of drinks on Belle!
http://re3.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/25/f11/114205078
You should be able to find something you like in there.
Sorry for the violation! Just so many good eats in New Orleans
Michelino
06-23-2008, 10:15 AM
K-Pauls - Seems to have returned to the good old days of the 80s
Johnny's Po Boys - Especially having the days special: "Surf and Turf" Po Boy - Roast Beef with Debris with Fried Shrimp on top.
rosetree
06-23-2008, 10:39 AM
K-Pauls - Seems to have returned to the good old days of the 8i0s
Johnny's Po Boys - Especially having the days special: "Surf and Turf" Po Boy - Roast Beef with Debris with Fried Shrimp on top.
I think that K-Pauls has the best "nosh" bread of all the restaurants....mmmm, mmmm!;) :D
NYMAMA
06-23-2008, 10:56 AM
I think that K-Pauls has the best "nosh" bread of all the restaurants....mmmm, mmmm!;) :D
YYR!
Festvet
06-23-2008, 11:09 AM
Cochon & Domilise's
ibjamn
06-23-2008, 11:16 AM
I think that K-Pauls has the best "nosh" bread of all the restaurants....mmmm, mmmm!;) :D
Hebjamn LOVES the bread basket at K-Paul's, talks about it all the time. :)
Michelino
06-23-2008, 12:09 PM
I think that K-Pauls has the best "nosh" bread of all the restaurants....mmmm, mmmm!;) :D
yeah..four types of bread in the basket, jalapeno , molasses and dinner rolls, and my favorite..the southern biscuit muffins
funkkjunkie
06-23-2008, 01:05 PM
It's all about the bread. Saw a security guy at fort smith blues fest this weekend with a tshirt that said
I eat carbs
duende
06-23-2008, 03:32 PM
spendy: GW Fins - mojito & what may be the last bluefin... yummm
cheap-oh: haven't seen Port'o Call yet (my old 1st choice king roger's is gone)
festivalgirl
06-23-2008, 03:49 PM
The Pelican Club
Acme for Oysters/Crawfish or Praline Connection for chicken livers & ribs (please don't make me choose!!)
McGregor
06-23-2008, 03:53 PM
I haven't been to as many as some of you but:
Expensive - Irene's (nudges KPaul's by just a tad due to better atmosphere)
Cheap - Adolfo's on Frenchmen
Clancy's (I could very well get kicked out of New Orleans by the regular clientele for mentioning this local favorite in a public forum).
Parkway Bakery
I haven't been to as many as some of you but:
Expensive - Irene's (nudges KPaul's by just a tad due to better atmosphere)
Cheap - Adolfo's on Frenchmen
Adolfo's is one of my faves for inexpensive, great food too...
ibjamn
06-23-2008, 04:18 PM
(my old 1st choice king roger's is gone)
King Roger reopened over a year ago.
I went to K Pauls in 1998 and there were tourists dropped off there by the busload and the food was very mediocre -- it felt like the tourist trap it was back then. Are y'all saying that it has improved since then?
NYMAMA
06-23-2008, 04:54 PM
I went to K Pauls in 1998 and there were tourists dropped off there by the busload and the food was very mediocre -- it felt like the tourist trap it was back then. Are y'all saying that it has improved since then?
I try to hit K Pauls most visits. Have eaten there for the last 2 years and not been dissapointed.
rosetree
06-23-2008, 04:55 PM
I went to K Pauls in 1998 and there were tourists dropped off there by the busload and the food was very mediocre -- it felt like the tourist trap it was back then. Are y'all saying that it has improved since then?
I went last year with sissy and PC, and it was very good. As I said, the bread was awesome!;) (and the company was also:D )
The Pelican Club
Acme for Oysters/Crawfish or Praline Connection for chicken livers & ribs (please don't make me choose!!)
Loved the Pelican Club last time there. Need to get back there again!
I went last year with sissy and PC, and it was very good. As I said, the bread was awesome!;) (and the company was also:D )you know how to butter yer bread, dontcha!
rosetree
06-23-2008, 04:57 PM
you know how to butter yer bread, dontcha!
Gramma Rosetree didn't raise no dummies!:D
Jaypee
06-23-2008, 06:05 PM
Cheap eats: Quartermaster (quiet end of Bourbon, a block from Lafitte's). Big Ass Sandwiches served with bone-chillin' attitude.
Moderate-to-upper end: Jacque-imo's (Oak St). I know this place is dissed a lot but I love it. I even bought Frenchy's print of Jacque-imo's kitchen and hung it up in my dining room.
swampwoman
06-24-2008, 06:55 AM
Commander's Palace for upscale
Parkway Bakery and Tavern for cheap eats
rosetree
06-24-2008, 10:45 AM
Commander's Palace for upscale
Parkway Bakery and Tavern for cheap eats
swampwoman...you are now a senior member!!!! Congrats ;) :D
swampwoman...you are now a senior member!!!! Congrats ;) :D
Only some 8,400 posts to go to achieve Rosetree member status!
ncfunk
06-24-2008, 10:58 AM
Cheap Eats - Cafe Maspero (can't believe I'm the first to mention it - lots of food, insanely cheap, and $2 Abita Ambers!)
Expensive Eats - no idea. I'm cheap.
Michelino - I had the surf n' turf at Johnny's for the first time this year and it was outstanding! It's definitely high on my list for next year.
I ate at Johnny's this year too but did not see that surf and turf special. Definitely would have tried it if I had--I'm especially a big fan of debris (who isn't?). We went on Monday after realizing--again--that Central Market is closed on Mondays (I must have made that mistake at least three times now). Since we had muffaletta on the mind, we tried the muffaletta at Johnny's and were not at all disappointed; it was awesome. We also split the shrimp po' boy, so, I guess if you consider the combination, I made my own surf and turf special. Thus reinforcing Johnny's motto: "Even my failures are edible." Will definitely look for the real surf and turf special next time though.
Zydekitten
06-24-2008, 11:24 AM
Of the places I've been so far . . .
1. Bayona (although Pelican Club is almost a tie here)
2. Camellia Grill (13 on Frenchmen St. being another "almost-a-tie")
Muffaletta Diver
06-24-2008, 01:49 PM
Inexpensive: snag a pigeon in Jackson Square.
Splurge: One word: Lucky Dog
yehyourite
07-03-2008, 03:46 PM
Great job folks, thank you.....a diverse selection for sure....so let's break the thread rules and talk in depth :)
Anyone been to Gautreau's or Cuvee?
swampwoman
07-03-2008, 03:53 PM
swampwoman...you are now a senior member!!!! Congrats ;) :D
why thank you - took long enough ;)
swampwoman
07-03-2008, 03:54 PM
Great job folks, thank you.....a diverse selection for sure....so let's break the thread rules and talk in depth :)
Anyone been to Gautreau's or Cuvee?
I went to Gautreau's YEARS ago, probably half a dozen chefs ago
the latest chef has gotten some excellent reviews, so why not check it out
Great job folks, thank you.....a diverse selection for sure....so let's break the thread rules and talk in depth :)
Anyone been to Gautreau's or Cuvee?
I haven't been to either one personally since K. but heard a great review (from a friend of mine, not the media) of Gautreau's just the other day. You coming over for Satchmo in a few weeks?
yehyourite
07-05-2008, 11:15 AM
Yes indeed brother.....in early Thursday out Tuesday.....Family coming late Friday through Monday....so looking for eating partners Thursday lunch/dinner and Friday lunch :)
McGregor
03-23-2011, 11:07 AM
Clancy's (I could very well get kicked out of New Orleans by the regular clientele for mentioning this local favorite in a public forum).
So what's good at Clancy's? Going for the first time on Fri night.
But I don't want anyone getting kicked out of New Orleans so if you are afraid to answer, I understand. :p
So what's good at Clancy's? Going for the first time on Fri night.
But I don't want anyone getting kicked out of New Orleans so if you are afraid to answer, I understand. :p
Oysters in Brie
Soft Shell Crab (if they have it)
Veal Chop topped with Crabmeat and Bernaise
Smoked Duck
It is all good.....hope you enjoy it!
McGregor
03-23-2011, 11:58 AM
Oysters in Brie
Soft Shell Crab (if they have it)
Veal Chop topped with Crabmeat and Bernaise
Smoked Duck
It is all good.....hope you enjoy it!
thanks. I hope they have the soft shell too!
thanks. I hope they have the soft shell too!
Let us know how you like it!
mfrankkk
03-23-2011, 12:50 PM
My second favorite pastime during jazz fest is the noshing around! I have been hitting K-Pauls everytime I come to Nawlins and have never been disappointed! Getting past the bread, the jambalya, peppered steak, all superb. Last year, they had a lightly fried oyster appetizer that was to die for!
Also, I enjoy any of Emeril's restaurants even though they are pricey. They make fab Bloody Marys!
Camilla grill is always an experience!
I would like to find more reasonably priced jewels this time but its hard to deviate from what you know is good and not attainable in Tucson!
McGregor
03-29-2011, 04:18 PM
Let us know how you like it!
Clancy's was the best meal I've ever had in NOLA. Very impressive.
I had the fried oysters in brie and the softshell. I can't believe I had never heard of the place. I'm pretty sure I tasted most all of the apps. Zero complaints re: the food/wine.
The only negative was sitting and waiting at our table for 45 minutes for our first round of drinks which was a bit frustrating for 7 guys but after the waiter got to us, everything was great. I can't imagine ever going back without trying to get a reservation here. That good.
luffingsails
03-29-2011, 05:21 PM
Chiming in a bit late...
Favorite cheap eats (relative of course): Squeal BBQ (love the Squeal Pie)
Higher End: Cochon (has been a favorite but the gumbo was really disappointing last time I ate there (last Fest).
Menu For Squeal's: http://www.squeal-nola.com/