New Orleans restaurant recommendations?

John P. wrote:

> My wife and I will be visiting New Orleans April 6-10.  We're
> looking for restaurant recommendations.  Expensive is okay for a
> couple of nights, moderate the others.  Also looking for unique
> lunch and breakfast spots.  We'll be staying at the Omni Royal
> Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter.

Well, I already mentioned these to you in mail, but I'll repeat my suggestions for the benefit of the group:

Breakfast:  La Madeline in the Lower Pontalba building on Jackson Square.  Great pastries, etc.  Also, Mother's on Tchopitoulas and Poydras streets.  Great breakfasts, biscuits, etc.  The granddaddy of all breakfasts is, of course, Breakfast at Brennan's.  Brennan's restaurant has probably the most famous brunch in town.  My favorite is eggs hussarde (a local variant on eggs benedict).

Lunch:  There are two ways to approach this:  po-boys or a full meal.  For po-boys,  Mother's makes the best baked ham po-boy, but not the best roast beef. That distinction goes to Streetcar Sandwiches on Carrollton.  Parasol's on Constance and Third, and Uglesich's on Baronne both do great fried seafood, as do Messina's on Decatur.  There's always a muffeletta from Central Grocery or Napoleon House.  I'd pick Napoleon House over CG, mainly because of atmosphere--the CG muff wins head-to-head.

Then there's a full meal.  Antoine's, Arnaud's, Brennan's, Mr. B's, and the Rib Room all have great lunch specials.  See below on these places.

Dinner:  I always suggest either Antoine's or Galatoire's, if not both. Galatoire's doesn't take reservations, so many visitors shy away from a place where you have to stand in line.  Bayona is great, as is Emeril's or NOLA Cafe, Emeril's place in the Quarter.  Arnaud's is also up there, doing a "classic" meal along the lines of Antoine's and Galatoire's.  Your hotel has the Rib Room, which is fantastic.  Get venison if it's on the menu.  It's not quite traditional creole food, but they do a great job with it.

After dinner drinks at the Chart House, which overlooks Jackson Square, or possibly coffee and donuts at Cafe' du Monde, followed by a stroll on the Moonwalk.
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> A few other questions: what's the story with the New Orleans School
> of Cooking?  Is it just a touristy thing, or is it worth doing one
> day, perhaps for lunch?  Also, how's the restaurant in our hotel,
> the Rib Room?  Finally, we just found out that the French Quarter
> Festival will be going on when we're there.  Is that a good or bad
> thing?  Do the restaurants do anything special for it?

New Orleans School of Cooking is "just a touristy thing," in that a local just has to watch their momma to learn how to make a roux and do gumbo.  Since most visitors just can't go over to somebody's momma's house and watch, they make do with a cooking lesson.  :-)  Seriously, New Orleans School of Cooking's classes have received great reviews from everyone on the New Orleans List that's been.

As for the Rib Room, I rated it the #1 romantic restaurant in town (see http://www.yatcom.com/neworl/dining/romance.html for the full list).  I'm particularly partial to the Rib Room, since it's one of the first places I went out for dinner on a "big date" in high school.  It's had some valleys in terms of quality since thin, but right now the Rib Room is on a roll.  They've got a $13.95 lunch special that can't be beat, and dinner is just great.

The French Quarter Festival is not a big tourist attraction like Jazz Fest.  It's a street festival focusing on Jackson Square and Woldenberg Park.  You'll enjoy it.  Many of the local restaurants set up booths and sell food, so you'll be able to check out food from some of the places you won't get to for dinner.

Cheers,
Ed.

For breakfast - The Hummingbird Cafe, in a not so upscale area of Downtown New Orleans, a St. Charles Trolley Ride from the French Quarter.  It's where the Musicians and other authentics end up after wasting the night away - good basic southern breakfast.  Stanley and Stella used to go there.

John P. wrote:
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> ----
>
> My wife and I will be visiting New Orleans April 6-10.  We're
> looking for restaurant recommendations.  Expensive is okay for a
> couple of nights, moderate the others.  Also looking for unique
> lunch and breakfast spots.  We'll be staying at the Omni Royal
> Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter.
>
> A few other questions: what's the story with the New Orleans School
> of Cooking?  Is it just a touristy thing, or is it worth doing one
> day, perhaps for lunch?  Also, how's the restaurant in our hotel,
> the Rib Room?  Finally, we just found out that the French Quarter
> Festival will be going on when we're there.  Is that a good or bad
> thing?  Do the restaurants do anything special for it?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!
>
> John Pittas
> [email removed]

Well I am finally sharing a secret that my wife and I have held for years. For lunch poor-boys, try Sam's(?) Bar on Magazine Street. It is approx. 3/4 to a mile from downtown on the left next to a laundromat. It may be a dive (hurry inside, there are a few unsavory characters about) but for $10 for two people, you can stuff yourselfs on incredible sandwiches. Two women bake their sandwich bread daily. It is usually deserted except for a few locals at the bar who converse in that incredible cajun accent. After that, get in you antique shopping at the famous shops just up the road. Also for the best roast beef poor-boys try Ye Olde College Inn on West Carrolton Avenue. They will melt in your mouth.

I have also seen many replies posted on the Cafe DuMonde which is good (the cheapest breakfast you can buy) but since you will be in NO in April when it is getting warmer, try Kaldi's CoffeeHouse and Coffee Museum on Decatur Street near the French Market. It may be touristy but the iced coffees are out of this world. Try a Barvarian Iced Cream, you won't be disappointed.

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Sorry this is so long, but I hope these mini-reviews from somebody who has lived and loved all my life in New Orleans will help you find some of the charm that has kept me here...

> LIUZZA'S
>  Good spot - eat cheap and get the fried potato po-boy (near the fest, too)

And don't forget them schooners and the fried pickles appetizer. The Frenchelatta (a Muff on French) isn't too bad either. Good daily specials with that momma's cookin' feel.

> CARMINE'S

Just ate there after the Irish/Eye-talian parade this last weekend. Had the Soft-Shell Crab with Monica Sauce. The crawfish in the sauce were big, and the SSC was most juicy, tender and large. Not a bite was wasted (stop drooling, y'all, there's none left). The Monica sauce was excellent in combo with the crab. I dunno if it's on the menu, I asked for that combination.  I'd recommend that you do the same, as opposed to putting a muniere or almondine sauce. The Ruffino Chianti we got with the dinner was also very good. You could almost taste the italian summertime in the wine. The bread pudding was ok, but innovative with the toasted almonds and chocolate powder on top. Sinful all the same.

>old stature, and Lamas St. Roch, Deannie's cheap seafood, etc.)

I haven't been to Deannie's lately without an hour+ wait, and they've got tourist prices now. But, the portions haven't gotten any smaller, so I can't really knock 'em there. But, it ain't the good eatin' local neighborhood place it yewzta be. I guess too many of us locals done gone and tole our visiting friends about it. I've taken it off my list, as there's too many other good places without the wait.

>>DOMILESE
>  I've seen nothing but good stuff about this place.

I used to go get their erstah po-boys for lunch when I was in high school. The roast beef isn't bad, but they focus more on the fried shrimp and oysters. Good local place. Grab a Barqs in the diamond-back bottles and take your poboy to the park.

>Actually, the best thing is to go find some little dump with
>a Barq's sign on the front on some busy street in some iffy
>neighborhood and order po-boys. And I don't care if you've never
>heard of the place or can't even figure out what it's called, good job!

Sounds just like Domilese's. :) ('cept it's a Dixie sign out front) BTW, it's on Arabella and between Jefferson and Napoleon, more towards Jefferson for the "need directions" crowd. Same neighborhood as F&Ms.

Also recommended for overstuffed seafood poboys:

LOUISIANA SEAFOOD EXCHANGE

At the end of Claiborne just over the tracks in Jefferson Parish on Jeff Hwy. Just make like you're going to Ochsner. They only do lunch 11-2, no weekends. You can get a large and it is the most overstuffed poboys I've ever had. You've got enough that fell off to make another poboy. The shrimp are garden variety, though, but there is still quite a bit of flavor. Besides, you're gonna slap some Crystal on it anyway...

E.T.'S (?)
I remember a place (about five years ago) that used to be on Banks or Bienville that I thought was called "E.T.'s". They had an awesome drippin'-down-yer-arm real garlicky home-cooked roast beef poboy for lunch.  Huge and only $5.  I don't know if it is still around, but I don't think so. Anybody know where it went or the real name if I'm a little confused on that point?

Is it me, or has anybody else noticed the proliferation of pre-cooked roast beef in the poboy houses? It all tastes just like the "cajun roast" I can get down at Winn-Dixie. Blechhh! It ain't bad, but it don't taste like it's been roastin' all day. I tried Guy's Po-Boys on Magazine (since it's right around the corner) and it was juicy, but the roast beef was that garlic-infused cajun roast deli stuff. The gravy not tasting like the roast beef was the tip off. Is Mother's the only place that still does their own roast beef?

And speaking of gravy and poboys, how many places still got a potato poboy on the menu? I only can recall Liuzza's having one. Any others?

DOCKSIDE
For seafood to-go, I second the recommendation for Dockside on Downman just under da high-rise.  Good and spicy and most times still steamin' hot. (They ain't all dried up by the time you get 'em home and suck da heads).

CAPTAIN SID'S
For Bucktown seafood to-go, I also recommend Cap'n Sids across from Deanie's and the Time Saver on Lake Ave.

Also, if yer drunk enough and it's late enough, a dozen Manuel's hot tamales will get yer digestive tract goin' to remove the poisons you consumed during the day/night. Hands down winner over a Lucky Dog any day.

For Pizza, I personally prefer Cafe Roma's (or Pizza Roma (delivery/pickup only) on Bienville) over Louisiana Pizza Kitchen. I only can recommend those two locations of Cafe/Pizza Roma because I know they are not franchised locations, and still owned and operated by the originator, Huluk Dogru. The Greek Salad is my favorite salad.

Cafe/Pizza Roma's recommended items:
Entree's: Pasta Jacqueline or the Manicotti.
Pizza: It's a toss up between the Spinach/Feta/Artichoke, and the
       Chicken/Artichoke/Pesto, with leanings to the Pesto.
Sandwiches: Roma Special, no contest.

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen's recommended items:
No contest here. The Salmon/Caviar/Capers/Cream Cheese pizza. Good Caeser salad (excellent dressing), but I prefer the spinach/feta w/ balsalmic vinegar salad.

I recently went to the new riverbend LPK, found a 30min wait, and the place was packed. We immediately left and went to the location on Esplanade. We were seated as we walked in, and no wait! I think that trend may be reversed during JazzFest, so if you don't want to wait at the Esplanade location, scoot on down to the riverbend or the French Quarter locations. The wait may be shorter or (like happened to us) non-existent. Same food!

On the Semolina's. They enforce a no-smoking policy in their restaurants, so if that accomodation is an issue with your group, then take note. Good or bad, just so ya know before you make a trip there.

I've been to the location on Metairie Road and I-10 and the uptown location on Magazine. I prefer the one uptown, as the Bulldog (a good college bar with a great selection of on-tap brews (Purple Haze, etc.) is right next door. The Bulldog is looking like it will give Cooter's some serious competition, but Cooter's has erstahs and food. But, the Bulldog has Semolina's right next door, as well as The Chop Shop and Michael's Steaks, with the second location of my favorite local coffee house, Rue De La Course a block away.

For good mexican fare, avoid the Cuco's and the Chichi's and head on down to the uptown or warehouse district locations of Taqueria Corona. They don't have a listed phone number, so you have to know where they are! The uptown one is on Magazine just before State, by Hofbrau. The Warehouse District location is down the street from True Brew. It's tucked away the first street off of convention blvd. For more upscale Mexican fare, I highly recommend Santa Fe restaurant down in the Marigny on Frenchmen St., just past the park.

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From [email removed] Thu Mar 23 08:17:49 1995
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Someone wrote:

> <The food didn't hold a candle to the restaurant it imitates --
> Mulate's -->
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> Not really crazy about the food at Mulate's either but when combined with the
> band it does tend to be overall a nicer evening than Michaul's. Have not yet
> been to Michaul's since it moved to St. Charles.

To be blunt, I thought the food at Michaul's was pretty pathetic, bordering on vile.  I wasn't there more than twice, though, so I might have had two off night, but I don't think so.

There's much better Cajun food to be had than Mulate's (like Alex Patout's, to name but one), but that Catfish Mulate was pretty darn good. I tend to find Mulate's food kind of heavy, but it's good.

> About bands, the Zydeco and non-zydeco line-up at Mid-city is fantastic. Is
> Terence Simien zydeco? I think so, but the dance regulars do not seem to like
> him.

Well ... yes and no.  Terrance doesn't play all straight zydeco, and it's not always easy to do the zydeco two-step to all the songs he plays.  He brings in a lot of influences in from other roots styles, like reggae, and even funk and soul.  He's got a high, clear R&B type voice as well. Thing about Terrance ... whether the dance regulars grouse or not, it's impossible to deny that he's a powerhouse on stage.  He's got an amazing amount of energy, and puts on a great show, although it's certainly not straight zydeco.

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From [email removed] Thu Mar 23 22:14:30 1995
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Ditto on Grill Room. One of the best in the country. I also vote for Commander's. Sunday try Bella Luna 914 N. Peters (504) 529-1583. Overlooks the mighty Mississippi. All PRICEY.

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I was hopin that nobody would mention Mona Lisa's.  I had a message all typed about it and talked myself out of it because every time I go there it gets more and more crowded.  Since the cat is out of the bag now...

Great Italian food for cheap!  Make sure that you have some garlic bread (white pizza).  BTW, if you don't like garlic, this place may not be your cup of chowder.  Also, beware the restroom.  Can get pretty grungy...

Make sure that you go across the street to the Verdi Marte and grab your favorite beer or bottle of wine as Mona Lisa is dry...  They are happy to open your bottles and keep your beer cold though.

With this being said... please don't go there!   ;) Oh, and don't fall asleep on the benches by the kitchen! (you know who you are!)

Maxwell

When in NO don't miss Manale's. It's not in "the Quarter" but on rue Napoleon. Very few tourists know about it (Until now). You'll love it. It's not cheap or expensive but you'll get your money's worth. Try the Grouper Manale if you like seafood. And their oyster bar is incredible.

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On Mon, 20 Mar 1995, John P. wrote:

> ----
>
> My wife and I will be visiting New Orleans April 6-10.  We're
> looking for restaurant recommendations.  Expensive is okay for a
> couple of nights, moderate the others.  Also looking for unique
> lunch and breakfast spots.  We'll be staying at the Omni Royal
> Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter.
>
> A few other questions: what's the story with the New Orleans School
> of Cooking?  Is it just a touristy thing, or is it worth doing one
> day, perhaps for lunch?  Also, how's the restaurant in our hotel,
> the Rib Room?  Finally, we just found out that the French Quarter
> Festival will be going on when we're there.  Is that a good or bad
> thing?  Do the restaurants do anything special for it?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!
>
> John Pittas
> [email removed]
>
>

From [email removed] Fri Mar 24 16:18:03 1995
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>I was hopin that nobody would mention Mona Lisa's.  I had a message all
typed
>about it and talked myself out of it because every time I go there it gets
>more and more crowded.  Since the cat is out of the bag now...

I think the cat's been out of the bag about Mona Lisa for several years now.
 However, did ya' know that they have opened another location within the last month?  Yep - on Harrison Ave, right next to the video store.  Another French Quarter restaurant with a Lakeview "outlet."  (See also Lakeview Harbor.)
 Same great pizza, plenty of free parking, and the Harrison Ave. branch actually has a liquor license, so you don't have to stand in line at the convenience store for your wine.

   John P. wrote:
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>My wife and I will be visiting New Orleans April 6-10.  We're
>looking for restaurant recommendations.  Expensive is okay for a
>couple of nights, moderate the others.
>

I recommend Arnaud's which is close to your hotel.  Arnaud's is owned and operated by Archie (a Lebanese native trained in Europe) and his beautiful American wife Jane.  You will enjoy their hospitality and fine dining in the grand old European tradition.  About $40-60 per person.

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Charles K. wrote:

> --If you are looking fr info on New Orleans go to Ed's mailing lst or
> Virtual New Orleans... He des a great job on both... Keep up the good work
> Ed.
>
> Chuck Klein-- "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand"-
> Homer

Aw, shucks, he says, ducking his head modestly... :-)  Thanks, Chuck.

Actually, the reason I followed up your post was to mention to folks here that I just added a new restaurant file to the web site:

http://www.yatcom.com/neworl/dining/edspicks.html -- Ed's Picks for French Quarter Dining.  I'm regularly asked to suggest places to eat within walking distance of French Quarter hotels, so I put together a listing of breakfast, lunch, dinner, late night, and coffee/dessert places exclusively in the French Quarter (that means that places like Emeril's and Mother's aren't on the list). I'd love to get feedback from y'all on it.

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From [email removed] Wed Mar 29 23:16:08 1995
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> Where else is there that has desserts "to die for" - someplace I can go
> in and just order a dessert and a "tasse du cafe" after having had a
> wonderful meal somewhere else earlier in the evening? A 3- or 4-star
> type of dessert, even if their regular food is mediocre or even plain
> bad. I don't need any suggestions for dinners - I've already got more
> places to go than I have meals left to eat...
>

it sounds like you need a slice of mile high pie from the pontchartrain hotel.  it is available in both _the carribean room_ and the coffee shop.  i would do a lousy job of describing it and will leave that task to somebody else (i'm not a big dessert fan) but for presentation, i think it is a unique new orleans creation.

banana's foster at brennan's would be my second choice-rich, [email removed]

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i don't know about desserts in coffee shops, but perhaps the best restaurant dessert that i've ever had was Emeril's banana cream pie. it was so disgustingly rich and the flavor was exquisite.  i haven't tried the recipe in his cookbook (did you ever get it to turn out right, Chuck?), but it is in there.

Marc  (thinking how he should make those Emeril's reservations now)

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I would recommend the Star Steak House in the Quarter. (ad in the streetcar says it's "where the locals eat!").  I had some pretty good steak and crawdads there and the place was more down-home than touristy, which was refreshing for me since I was there for 9 days last year.

Dooky Chase was a nice upscale restaurant out by the projects.  I received excellent service. Just perfect if you're looking for a good, slightly expensive dinner.

For lunch, I could easily eat a muffaletta at the Central Grocery every day for the rest of my life if given the chance.

Isn't the French Quarter Festival coming up in a couple of weeks?  The food vendors inside Jackson Square were making some amazing dishes when I went there.

Hopefully, I should be able to visit New Orleans again in December.

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From [email removed] Sat Apr  1 00:18:39 1995
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Someone wrote:

> Someone wrote:
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> > Where else is there that has desserts "to die for" - someplace I can go
> > in and just order a dessert and a "tasse du cafe" after having had a
> > wonderful meal somewhere else earlier in the evening? A 3- or 4-star
>
> Emeril's has some of the most fabulous desserts in town; the dessert menu
> is as long as the entrees menu, if not longer.
>
> Chuck

If you are a chocoholic, try the chocolate souffle at Emeril's.  You have to order that when you order your appetizers.  BUT, it's not a place to go after you've eaten elsewhere. It's a reason to eat at Emeril's in the first place.

tom gregory

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The best crawfish?
If you want to consider getting your bugs someplace other than at the Fairgrounds (which I strongly recommend if price is a consideration).....

Kenny's Seafood in Slidell, north of the lake.  Without a doubt, seasoned to perfection, the best in the area by far.  Take it from a native New Orleanean.  Get them hot, fresh out of the berlin water.

When my wife & I used to reside in Algiers (on the west bank) we gladly took the 30 minute drive to Slidell to pick up some of the bugs from Kenny's.
 It's just a counter, no restaurant, so you can't eat em on the premises.  On the drive back we'd often pull off to the side of the interstate and suck down ten or so pounds before reaching our destination.  (Tell Linda Kenney you heard it from her psychologist friend, Michael on the net.)

If you have a car, take a drive across Lake Ponchartrain and go to La Provence...very wonderful and romantic.  Try anything with rabbit.  On the less expensive side in mid-city is a place called Katie's.  Today's lunch was crawfish pasta ...yum, yum.  Around the corner is the original Angelo Brocato's for cannoli.  Also St. Roch's in Bucktown and Palmer's for Jamaican food.  Alll but La Provence , oh and Mike's on the Avenue (St. Charles on the quarter side of Lee circle) are very resonable.   Bon Appitite!

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To the lists of various bars that offer micros, there should probably be added a subset for those of you who, like me, love brown stout.  O'Flaherty's Irish Pub (on Toulouse in the French Quarter, across from Ralph & Kacoo's) offers a lovely pint of Guinness.

Indeed, several years ago, Dublin's Irish Indpendent newspaper called O'Flaherty's Guinness "the best pint on the other side of the Atlantic," presumably irritating a number of Irish pubs in Boston and New York.  As a Galway-born afficinado who has relished the stout in legendary pubs all over Ireland, and have pushed back the desperate offering in pubs all over North America, I have to agree with the newspaper.  Indeed, as I write this my spinning head offers me reminder that the magical liquid was lovely as late as last night (er, early this morning).  Thankfully, I live only a short, if wobbly, bike ride away in the Lower Quarter

What's astonishing is that, even on St Patrick's Day and Carniaval, with folks six-deep at their bars and a line down the street, O'Flaherty's takes Guinness so seriously that they enough to serve every Guinness in glass!  Although, on Patrick's Day, they served 18-year single-malt whiskies in plastic, they hand-washed every glass, and slow=poured every pint of stout.  Hell, they take it as an affront when someone asks for a Guinness to go!

By the way, the DO have nine other draughts for the lager and ale drinkers (Double Diamond, Bass, Harp, Abita Turbodog, and the like), but the star of the show is the creamy black stuff.

Turlogh

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Someone wrote:

>I am going to New Orleans in a couple of weeks.  Any recommendations for
>Cajun, Creole, and seafood restaurants?  I am much more interested in the
>quality of the food than the ambiance and prefer not to spend a bundle.
>Thanks.

bayonne. don't miss it. fantastic food. its;s on the edge of the french quarter.

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Mrs. Claypool:     Really.
Otis B. Driftwood: Of course. That's why I'm sitting here with you.
                   Because you remind me of you. Your eyes, your throat,
                   your lips. Everything about you reminds me of you...except you.
                   How do you account for that?
                   If she figures that one out she's good.
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I can vouch for Sid-Mar's in Bucktown. Excellent
steamed/boiled/sauteed/fried seafood.

Let us know where you go and your impressions.

Walter

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>Check out an area in New Orleans called "Bucktown"; this is an area by
>Lake Ponchatrain. All of the locals eat around here. Some of my favorite
>places are "Deanies" - good fried seafood, "Mr Ed's",  and "Carmine's".
>Carmines has a stuffed Artichoke that is the best I have ever had. You can
>also go to the more popular Restaurants such as "Brenan's", and
>"Commanders Palace". I highly suggest Commanders if you don't mind
>spending a few extra $ - It's well worth it.

Walter Hanig

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Someone wrote:
>
>I am going to New Orleans in a couple of weeks.  Any recommendations for
>Cajun, Creole, and seafood restaurants?  I am much more interested in the
>quality of the food than the ambiance and prefer not to spend a bundle.
>Thanks.

      For one of those 4 am pre-going-to-bed breakfasts that seem
      to go with a visit to New Orleans, check your respectability
      at the door and head to the Hummingbird Cafe (downtown,
      off the St.Charles Trolley if I remember correctly) where
        all the waitresses have tattoos, and the guy sitting next
      you probably just finished playingthe clarinet at one of
      the Bourbon Street jazz joints.  Rough hewn, rough
      neighborhood, rough clientele - A must-visit dive well,
      well off the over-beaten tourist path.  Great breakfast,
      too!

      Enjoy,

      Holly Moore