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Indian food in the New Orleans area?
Saffron Nola
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Boiled crawfish this week?
SOME are local. I have had Chinese crawfish served to me locally.
Boiled crawfish this week?
Crawfish will be overpriced and either frozen from last year's crop, not local, or will have particularly hard shells if you get current local mudbugs.
They are not in season - have oysters and crabs instead!
Lillette or Herbsaint?
Herbsaint by a nose. I too would skip JI's altogether and go to both Herbsaint AND Lilette. I know you said not to, but as an aside, you should also consider Bistro Daisy and La Petite Grocery as two future options if you are willing to venture out of the FQ.
Mother's is a tourist trap, and should be avoided. Camellia Grill and Blue Plate are OK, but the food is nothing special. Surrey's is my favorite, but Cake Cafe, Elizabeth's, Ruby Slipper, Red Gravy, or Satsuma Cafe would all be funky, fun, low key alternatives for brunch.
Recommendations for Vietnamese restaurants
Pho Tau Bay also is deserving of consideration
Recommendations for October visit to New Orleans, please
So rather than going where every tourist goes, let me second places like Herbsaint and Green Goddess, and suggest that you add MiLa and GW Fins to your high end list.
Brunch is much more fun downscale here, and you should look at Elisabeth's, Cake Cafe, and Surrey's.
Skip Lucy's, and Grand Isle - both are nothing to write home about. Sadly, Dick & Jenny's lost their chef, and has not bee the same ever since. Ralph's is a love looking spot, but the food has never matched the location. NOLA is Emeril's least New Orleanian spot, and not terribly good either.
Are you looking for Traditional? Inventive? Eclectic? Ethnic? Give us a few more details, and we might be abole to refine our suggestions a bit more precisely.
BTW, you might note that one of the above posters tends to cut and paste long lists of the same recommendations, typically ignoring the details of your original request. Caveat emptor.
Best Of New Orleans
Most tastes like something mom would make (if mom was the Cajun Queen of New Orleans): As a point of clarification, most food found in New Orleans is not Cajun. Acadiana is 2-3 hours to our West
NOLA Kitchen and Restaurant Supplies?
Doubt it is locally owned, but the place I have seen almost all the local chefs go is Restaurant Depot @ 1111 South Broad
Midway
I don't particularly like Ancora, but "not worth the price point"? Seriously? Their pies range from $12 - $15 (www.ancorapizza.com/menu/)
Midway
Actually, NONE of the Freret Street pizzas are worth the calories.
Pizza Delicious, Pizzicare, and Domenica are all far superior
That's Amore out in the burbs does the only respectable deep dish (aka Chicago-style) in the region
Annual trip to New Orleans for Thanksgiving!
Recognizing this is not anything like those you had in mind, the quintessential New Orlelinean Thanksgiving is to be had at the Fair Grounds (http://goo.gl/mr2un)
For my last meal in new Orleans- Willie maes or nola for lunch?
Why would anyone be foolish enough to order a Bahn Mi at NOLA when there are so many terrific Vietnameese places in town to get the real deal? http://www.urbanspoon.com/f/57/5657/New-Orleans/Vietnamese-Restaurants
How did the New Orleans chowhound recommendations fair?
Last time I went was for an event. Food was ghastly. Service was worse. Never again.
Uptown (Riverbend/Carrolton area) best restaurants
Restaurant One, Hana, Cowbell, Tartine, Sara's, Dante's, and Maple Street Patisserie would all be places I would suggest in that area.
The Company Burger
Best of the new burger joints by a wide margin. Exactly what a burger should be. Great bun, perfectly cooked meat, not overcooked, and with a wonderful crust. Bustling scene, full of energy, but not to the point of distraction. Fries and onion rings are also exceptional.
Boucherie, Rue 127, or La Crepe Nanou?
The consensus is typically Boucherie when it is included in this sort of mix. I have never been a big fan. Roue 127 is inventive and ecclectic. Crepe Nanou is classic French.
Personally, I would opt for Rue 127.
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Boucherie
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Looking for a romantic Friday night dinner for two
Cafe Degas, Ciro's Cote Sud, Dante's Kitchen, Rue 127
Commanders and Jackets
My point was not that a polo shirt and khakis met anyone's definition of "dressed up", but rather that one need not feel the need to wear a jacket anywhere other than Galatoires unless the special gathering you were attending (eg. a business meeting) required it.
My 90 y/o grandfather would wear a jacket and tie, as that's how he'd be comfortable. My 25 y/o nephew would wear a buttondown and khakis. BOTH would be dressed appropriately
Irene's, Cochans or Mila
Mila is the most inventive, although also the most sedate.
Cochon is Southwest Louisiana country cooking.. Some love it, some think is over-rated - I am firmly in the admirer's camp.
Irene's is upscale Italian ...
Commanders and Jackets
I believe this is a generational issue. I have been there several times wearing a either a buttondown or a polo shirt and khakis, and never felt out of place. Business casual attire is perfectly acceptable.
Feast closure
I was going to not bother, as the place is gone, but this comment is so off base that it can't go unchallenged.
The food was lovely. It was inventive, traditional, eclectic, and really well done. I went with a group of 4, and everything we had was terrific, from a refreshing gaspacho to pork cheeks, and all for $20 at lunch.
The flaw of the place lay in it's inability to catch on. The food they served was terrific, but being based in the CBD, and not promoting itself well, they just couldn't survive the Summer doldrums. Many had the perception of heavy English fare - not inviting in the heat. I was pleasantly surprised when I went at how many light dishes they had on their menu, but word never got out.
This was a genuinely nice bunch of young chefs, with an idea that worked well in Houston. New Orleans is the worse for its failure, and piling on after the fact seems unkind.
Dragos in New Orleans
The chargrilled are the single best dish in town. They are virtually identical at the Hilton, so no need to come out to the hinterlands, as the original location is relatively nondescript.
BTW, the rest of the menu is nothing to write home about, so go for the oysters as a fabulous appetizer, and then have your meal elsewhere.
First time in New Orleans - have three days - hidden gem suggestions?
Surrey's, Green Goddess, Patois, Coquette, Dominiique's, La Boca, Mimi's (yes, it's worth the schlep), Rue 127, Cowbell, Meauxbar, and Herbsaint are my top places tourists rarely go. As for po'boys? get a Ba Mien instead.
Need recommendations for non-touristy, atypical places to host a rehearsal dinner in New Orleans
It has only snowed twice in the past 10 years - 12/25/04, and 12/11/08
Best Desserts - New Orleans
Deep Fried Cupcakes at Rue 127
Angelo Brocato's Ponchatoula Strawberry Ice, Mezzo puff, and Praline Gelato
Mimi's of River Ridge Satsuma Crème Brûlée
+1 for Emeril's Banana Cream Pie
Middendorf's Question
Bill, I am not sure you can compare pre and post K restaurants, given that ownership changed
