New Orleans hamburger and seafood company. Moderately priced, tasty food. Plus their house specialty Hurricane, the 44. 44 ounces of awesomeness, 4 different rums for $4.44 . Best deal in town.

I emailed this link to Cathy. She was born there and has spent several nights as stopovers on the way to visit. Her school also sent her with law students to do pro bono work. Here is her reply.


"Though your recs may be from fifty years ago, those institutions have stood the test of time pretty well.

I second the recommendations for Brennan's (particularly for brunch), Cochon, Vietnamese, Felix's, and Drogos.

In the fancy classics department, I also love the Jazz Bistro at Arnauds. Their oysters and almond are great as are their French 75's. The band is fantastic.

For po-boys, I love Mahoney's on Magazine in the Garden District. Johnny's in the quarter is good for people who want something in the quarter.

A couple of other great places in the Garden District on Magazine are Coquette and Rum House (Cajun and Carribean taco fusion--delicious, cheap, festive--and all kinds of daquiris).

Meauxbar Bistro on the edge of the Quarter near Bywater has some of the best escargot I've ever had. It's non-traditional yet delicious.

Vincent's Italian on St. Charles Uptown is fantastic. It's sort of Italian-Creole fusion.

There's a Mediterranean place that's won a bunch of awards, but I've never been. There are a couple of other places I haven't been as well.

Places that I consider to be just alright but not all that are Antonines (though they've got original Rockefellar, so it's a cultural experience), Court of Three Sisters, Cafe Amelie, Luke, Commander's Palace (but perhaps worth it for the atmosphere), Red Fish Grill, Ruby Slipper, Joey K's, Galatoires, and Cafe Du Monde (but you have to go if you've never been"

Surprisingly, there is a group of world renowned experts in a rare form of cancer in the oschner hospital just north of the airport...don’t ask how I know. That’s the only reason I will go back

Ruby Slipper for breakfast - they have really good grits, and awesome waffles.
Bon Ton Cafe - there isn't anything on the menu that I have tried and not liked.
Saint Lawrence - more of a bar, but they have a pretty good selection for dinner, and not real pricey.

My son goes to school in NOLA, so we get there pretty often.

PLUS 1 for DRAGOS! I had forgot about them but those oysters were AWESOME

Now I want oysters.

Cat’s Meow if you want to pick up drunken skanks for dessert.

That place is fun.

It would be a lot easier and cheaper to just start peeing in your garage everyday between now and August. Let it soak in really good. Then for vacation, set up a cot in the garage, drink a whole bottle of everclear, and have somebody come in about day two and crack the back of your head with a ball peen hammer. The total New Orleans experience right at your doorstep.

I have heard that....

They wash the streets down every morning.

Muffaletta at Central Market. Jackson square ??iirc.

Papalote

Would.

Yep

I like the way you think, and I am afraid you are dead on.

I didn't know there was such a thing.

There is a bar on the corner of Bourbon and something. Has an entrance on Bourbon and the cross street.
Don’t go there. No women in there.

I prefer the muffuletta at the Napoleon House (assuming it’s still there). If you want the one from Central Grocery, it isn’t facing Jackson Square, but is down Decatur Street a bit past Cafe DuMonde. Central Grocery also has stuffed artichokes, if you like them (I sure do). They have a lot of Olive Oil, so if you tend toward constipation, a stuffed artichoke will do wonders for your...uuuuu.....you know.

If you like oysters, see if you can find some Oysters Mosca. Wonderful.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys

New Orleans is a city of a 1000 smells, most of them BAD!

1st honeymoon with the 1st wife was in New Orleans...in June. When we got back to North Texas afterwards, a very talented musician friend of mine commented - "200 years of puke and piss". Much later I learned, through our equipment business, that the Quarter, at that time, maybe to this day, still had wooden water pipes strapped together with leather straps.

You either love New Orleans, or hate it. There's no in-between. I've always loved it. (I stay off Bourbon though.)

I have gone there numerous times. 2 times for pleasure and the rest on business because I had to. Now since I am retired I have no need to HAVE to go there again. I have seen and been in outhouses that smell better. And seeing what so called humans look like on bourbon street has not helped. Go if you must. But I would not waist my money. If you want good eats go somewhere else.

The armpit

Antoine's. Again. It's worth all the other crap.