Jump to content

New Orleans Food and Drink Thread

ERhine

By ERhine
in Food and Travel

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 2.3k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Hate
Hate

Chargrilled oysters and shrimp & grits from Felix’s tonight.  

hornian
hornian

Typing this all on my phone so excuse any fat finger mistakes.   We are here for my mom’s birthday - she’s turning 72 and hasn’t ever really been to New Orleans, so I planned to hit a lot of pl

Jack Straw
Jack Straw

some pics from the oak street po-boy fest back in november: smoked cherry cola glazed burnt ends po-boy   fried lobster po-boy   escargot po-boy then i

Posted Images

hornian

hornian 5,219

Posted
Posted
Just now, Somnio said:

I think I want to move here.  This place is special, even when Covid-19 is putting a damper on everything.

If they didn't practice an entirely different type of law (F Napoleon) I'd convince my law partners to open an office there and then relocate there myself. Alas. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
GRHorn

GRHorn 105

Posted
Posted
On 8/3/2020 at 5:15 PM, Somnio said:

Greetings from Nawlins!  I apparently have a deathwish, and traveled to New Orleans during a global pandemic.

So, I'm in the Garden District looking to thoroughly enjoy myself from now until Thursday.

Any suggestions?

20200803_170739.jpg

So what all was open? I know bars were closed, but was retail stuff open in the Quarter? We were supposed to go for the football game and were taking our two older kids, 10 and 11. Was gonna be a rare non beach trip for them. If there’s still a swamp tour or something and at least some energy in the city we may still end up going. Haven’t cancelled yet. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Somnio

Somnio 751

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, RollLeft said:

Wait a fkn minute, are you wearing cargo shorts?

Yes, no, well maybe.

They have one "cargo" pocket on the right leg.

But they are Columbia brand, and are moisture wicking, UV blocking, performance gear suited for whatever adventure awaits!

So that makes it alright, right?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Somnio

Somnio 751

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, GRHorn said:

So what all was open? I know bars were closed, but was retail stuff open in the Quarter? We were supposed to go for the football game and were taking our two older kids, 10 and 11. Was gonna be a rare non beach trip for them. If there’s still a swamp tour or something and at least some energy in the city we may still end up going. Haven’t cancelled yet. 

A lot of stuff is still open.  Tours are still available. 

You can still get your drink on at restaurants, but you have to buy food, and cannot get to-go drinks.

However, two easy solutions are if you're not really hungry you can buy the cheapest appetizer or side on the menu.  With that purchase you can sit there and down as many drinks as you want.  Also, there are convenience stores all around where you can buy beer and liquor, go outside, open it up and walk around no problem.

Something I did one of the days was buy a $3 Jazzy Pass, which gives you unlimited streetcar rides for 24 hours.  I think I rode the length of every streetcar line in the city, hopping on and off to check out cool neighborhoods, and grab a bite and a few beers whenever I wanted.  I never waited more than 10 minutes when I wanted to hop back on the streetcar.

I also went to Harrah's Casino, and rode the ferry across the Mississippi.

I thought there was still plenty to do, and had a great time.

  • Hook 'Em 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
GRHorn

GRHorn 105

Posted
Posted
15 hours ago, Somnio said:

A lot of stuff is still open.  Tours are still available. 

You can still get your drink on at restaurants, but you have to buy food, and cannot get to-go drinks.

However, two easy solutions are if you're not really hungry you can buy the cheapest appetizer or side on the menu.  With that purchase you can sit there and down as many drinks as you want.  Also, there are convenience stores all around where you can buy beer and liquor, go outside, open it up and walk around no problem.

Something I did one of the days was buy a $3 Jazzy Pass, which gives you unlimited streetcar rides for 24 hours.  I think I rode the length of every streetcar line in the city, hopping on and off to check out cool neighborhoods, and grab a bite and a few beers whenever I wanted.  I never waited more than 10 minutes when I wanted to hop back on the streetcar.

I also went to Harrah's Casino, and rode the ferry across the Mississippi.

I thought there was still plenty to do, and had a great time.

Is there any music going on? I guess some restaurants might have somebody playing?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 4 weeks later...
Orange&White

Orange&White 5,528

Posted
Posted
On 9/1/2018 at 9:15 AM, LonghornGoodfella said:

I believe the Texas Exes watch party is over at Port Orleans Brewing Company. That's my vote. 

Bump.

My buddy lives in Indiana and we decided that since we had not seen each other in a year that we'd keep our LSU game plans intact and just go to eat and drink this weekend. Bringing our ladies. This will be my fourth trip there so I am not completely unaware, but my last trip there was four years ago after my son and I had visited Tuscaloosa as a potential college option, so drinking with an 18 year old wasn't much of an option.

Any idea if the Port Orleans is still the watch party place? If it is even still open? I am leaving ABIA at 2:30 this afternoon to arrive in the Quarter at 7 tonight.

Any other updated rec's are appreciated.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Orange&White

Orange&White 5,528

Posted
Posted

We ran through the cycle of most of the restaurants in the Link Restaurant Group.

Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Herbsaint, Gianna, La Boulangerie and Pesche. Generally speaking we ordered 4 apps, 4 entrees and 4 desserts (and a fuckton of drinks) at each place so we got to try quite a bit of food.

All were great, some dishes were not as spectacular but solid nonetheless. The only item I really could not stand was some "ceviche" at Herbsaint that was basically just a bowl of cucumbers diced too large, peanuts, tomato sauce, with a bit of shrimp in it.

We found one place that sold us to go drinks if we promised to forget where we got them. We gambled a bit at Harrahs. Took a swamp tour and saw some gators. The lady bought some art at the market around Jackson Square.

We stayed in a very cool AirBnB on S St. Peters street about 5 blocks from the casino. Place is in a building called the Refinery. Two very large BR's and a very nice kitchen/living area and a HUGE balcony. Owners were super attentive. Dropped four umbrellas off ununsolicited once the rain chances went up and were super eager to help with any questions around town. I can't find the exact unit we stayed in but this smaller one was right above us and I think the look and feel and decor are identical. Our balcony was about four times the size of what is shown in this link. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/38575850?source_impression_id=p3_1600202894_qGaXRUU%2FkEtvhOWu . I can't recommend that enough.

It wasn't even really that hot as the thermometer reads, I think the high was 87, but Jesus Fucksticks, I don't know how those people live in that humidity.

Place had a quite a few of the hurricane refugees from the storm that hit Lake Charles a few weeks ago.

Still a great town.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
BearSchlong

BearSchlong 8,098

Posted
Posted (edited)

Obligatory - Best stop?

Scheduling our 2nd anniversary trip to NOLA and looking for new places to stay.  My wife's great aunt died last year so I no longer get to stay in her beautiful pad a block from the ferry in Algiers Point. ( I don't get to hang out with her neighbor Linda Hamilton anymore, she and Aunt Carol were BFFs. Interesting lady). 

Wife loves suites with big jacuzzi tubs - any recommendations?  Against my better judgement I'm actually looking to stay in the quarter this trip. . .

 

Edited by BearSchlong
  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
We’reTexas

We’reTexas 1,473

Posted
Posted
9 minutes ago, BearSchlong said:

Obligatory - Best stop?

Scheduling our 2nd anniversary trip to NOLA and looking for new places to stay.  My wife's great aunt died last year so I no longer get to stay in her beautiful pad a block from the ferry in Algiers Point. ( I don't get to hang out with her neighbor Linda Hamilton anymore, she and Aunt Carol were BFFs. Interesting lady). 

Wife loves suites with big jacuzzi tubs - any recommendations?  Against my better judgement I'm actually looking to stay in the quarter this trip. . .

 

Windsor Court or the Roosevelt? Was in NO last week and it’s still substantially shut down (and I live in SF for reference). That was mostly because most places weren’t bothering with outdoor stuff until the weather cools down, so there should hopefully be more activity soon. Indoor dining capacity increased as well. 

  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
BearSchlong

BearSchlong 8,098

Posted
Posted (edited)
56 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

Like Terminator Linda Hamilton?

One and the same.  After she and James Cameron divorced she bought a farm in New Jersey and a house in Algiers Point.  She is eccentric to say the least. Obsessed with avoiding her celebrity status which is why I never talked about it on the shag/surly prior to now.  First time I met her she comes over to Aunt Carol's house and is dressed in old workout clothes driving a beat up Infinity SUV.  I'm immediately thinking holy shit, thats Sarah Connor  and then she is introduced as "my friend Linda who is welcome anytime but isn't allowed to talk while Drew Brees and the Saints have the ball."

Neighborhoods like Algiers Point are awesome, wife's family has been a (sometimes infamous) fixture there for a few centuries.  RIP Aunt Carol who died last summer at 89.

 

Edited by BearSchlong
  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Hank_Hill

Hank_Hill 18,876

Posted
Posted (edited)
12 hours ago, kevwun said:

The Roosevelt is very nice, but prepare your anus because it's expensive.  If it is in December, they go all out decorating for Christmas so the wife would probably love that.

TIL the business district is the garden district 

(but yes, love staying there)

Edited by Hank_Hill
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Cajun

Cajun 11,714

Posted
Posted

Buddy of mine from NOLA came in town and I took him out for some lake time Saturday night.  Dude knows how to get the invite back b/c before he boarded that flight to get here he stopped by Central Grocery and brought me this (pictured is the first half of the whole that I consumed in less than an hour)  Still just as good as I remembered from the days when I'd have 3 a week ---

62699641174__AE0041F4-EDD4-4FC3-9410-A8A6223C9614.jpeg

  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
RollLeft

RollLeft 5,045

Posted
Posted
On 9/15/2020 at 3:58 PM, Orange&White said:

...It wasn't even really that hot as the thermometer reads, I think the high was 87, but Jesus Fucksticks, I don't know how those people live in that humidity.

Place had a quite a few of the hurricane refugees from the storm that hit Lake Charles a few weeks ago.

Still a great town.

OldfashionedOrdinaryEchidna-small.gif

  • Fuck Around and Find Out 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
We’reTexas

We’reTexas 1,473

Posted
Posted
23 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:


This. Listen to this man.

Nostalgia aside, I have just always though Link’s version took it to the next level. I hate Alan Richman to this day for his hit on NO in GQ, but his take on CG was the only thing I agreed with. Am about to spend three months in NO since we are working remote for the next year, so will have plenty of time for taste testing. 

  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hook1997

Hook1997 5,382

Posted
Posted (edited)

I get the history and nostalgia but it’s better meat, topenada and bread.  Now I won’t kick a central grocery out of bed for getting crumbs in it but I just think Cochon is superior in all ways.  I get preferring getting something different too there, I always stop by and get a muff for the road on the way out even if I’ve eaten something else there before.

Edited by Hook1997
  • Hook 'Em 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
ERhine

ERhine 1,894

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Link's version is great, I have had it before.  But Central Grocery's has a soul.  It has the story behind it.  So if I'm craving a muffuletta it will be the one with soul, no offense to arguably the "better" one from Butcher.   

And the best car food from Butcher for the drive home is to order a dozen stuffed pretzels the day before so they're ready to pick up on the drive out.

  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business and Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Subscribe!... Donate!... Advertise... COOKIE MONSTER!

×
×
  • Create New...