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18 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I’m a big fan of Liuzza’s on Bienville too but I understand they are under new management. Not as much of a poboy place but love those schooners of beer and killer food too. 

Oh yeah I’ve been several times since the new ownership (and quasi-seriously entertained the idea of buying it at the time). I wouldn’t say that anything has changed much, they just modernized the kitchen and got rid of the gambling corner for another table. They also stuck with the patio tables they began during COVID, which we’ve enjoyed. 

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2 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

The Spicy bloody Mary’s at ruby slipper have saved my life more than once.
I think their breakfast is great.

Now you're speaking fluent Al.

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Agree on Ruby Slipper.  It's still a quality brunch stop, and the Bloody Mary is a wonderful hair of the dog to start the day.  I probably posted a picture of my brunch fare several pages back.

Despite being a chain and the existence of several other solid brunch spots in town, there's always a decent line when it opens, so unless you get there early, expect a bit of a wait.

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I'm an early riser (even when boozing) but NOLA is one of those cases where I'm ok with a line at a restaurant.  We'd probably just grab to-gos from the liquor store next to our hotel and get the HOTD rolling on the commute.

My days will start with getting up early (6AMish) and either running around the Garden District or hitting the eliptical/weights in the hotel workout room to sweat the hangover out.  An old trick I learned growing up on a farm.  Sweat profusely, coffee, shower, eye opener.  Feel like a new man.

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41 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I'm an early riser (even when boozing) but NOLA is one of those cases where I'm ok with a line at a restaurant.  We'd probably just grab to-gos from the liquor store next to our hotel and get the HOTD rolling on the commute.

My days will start with getting up early (6AMish) and either running around the Garden District or hitting the eliptical/weights in the hotel workout room to sweat the hangover out.  An old trick I learned growing up on a farm.  Sweat profusely, coffee, shower, eye opener.  Feel like a new man.

Plowing the wife first thing in the morning is also good for a hangover.  Trust me, I'm a lawyer.

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3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Plowing the wife first thing in the morning is also good for a hangover.  Trust me, I'm a lawyer.

I figured that part of the itinerary went without saying.

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Plowing the wife first thing in the morning is also good for a hangover.  Trust me, I'm a lawyer.

But your wife isn’t always around when I wake up with a hangover.
Most of the time, but not always.
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The biggest thing my family gives me shit about when we’re traveling is waking them up in the morning leaving for the gym. But it definitely works and I plan everything so shut up and go back to bed!

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22 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

The best poboys I've had in years were at Liuzza by the Track, when I was there a couple of months ago. It's not in the Garden District, but well worth the 15 minute uber to the Fairgrounds. BBQ shrimp poboy is the GOAT for me, and their other poboys were incredible as well.

Finally made it there last May and it might be my favorite spot for poboys now.

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Tipitina’s is my favorite venue on the planet, as my avatar suggests. WWOZ Livewire is all you need for what’s going on music-wise. After Tip’s, I like Maple Leaf  (much smaller venue where many famous acts have had residencies) and Carrollton Station if going way uptown and Howlin’ Wolf in CBD. Used to like Chickie Wah Wah in Mid-City but they changed ownership a while back and idk how they are now.

Frenchman is of course the easiest choice and doesn’t require a long car ride (dba and Blue Nile have the best acts), but it’s become Bourbon Street at night these days. 

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12 minutes ago, hornbri said:

Just decided to go over Easter weekend, anyone do it extra grand for Easter Brunch? 

We did Emeril's a few years ago, but I don't think brunch is an option there any longer since his son took over. Wherever you decide, get on the reservations as early as possible, as they fill up quickly. <capt obvious>

Even if you don't go to mass, it's worth it to watch the parade/procession beforehand, weather permitting. I think it starts at Arnaud's and winds through the quarter, people in horse drawn carriages, old convertibles with all their finery on is quite the scene.

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29 minutes ago, Redneck Mutha said:

We did Emeril's a few years ago, but I don't think brunch is an option there any longer since his son took over. Wherever you decide, get on the reservations as early as possible, as they fill up quickly. <capt obvious>

Even if you don't go to mass, it's worth it to watch the parade/procession beforehand, weather permitting. I think it starts at Arnaud's and winds through the quarter, people in horse drawn carriages, old convertibles with all their finery on is quite the scene.

Thanks - I am looking forward to watching that.

I certainly have been there right before lent starts, but never as it ended before. 

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On 1/25/2025 at 1:27 AM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

You kids help @texasdago out. 

We always like most Frenchman street places. Howling wolf is good on sundays because Hot 8 brass band has a residency there. Preservation hall is good to go at least once, as is maison bourbon, if u are in the quarter

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Oyster spots in Uptown or Garden District?  

Google hunting gave me Cooter Brown's at the west end of St Charles.  Looks like my kind of place, but I'm sure there's plenty of other places around town too.

Getting in Wednesday around 1.  Ready to be childless and out of the cold (of course it's going to be unseasonably warm up here while we're gone) for a few days.

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On 1/25/2025 at 9:44 AM, We’reTexas said:

Tipitina’s is my favorite venue on the planet, as my avatar suggests. WWOZ Livewire is all you need for what’s going on music-wise. After Tip’s, I like Maple Leaf  (much smaller venue where many famous acts have had residencies) and Carrollton Station if going way uptown and Howlin’ Wolf in CBD. Used to like Chickie Wah Wah in Mid-City but they changed ownership a while back and idk how they are now.

Frenchman is of course the easiest choice and doesn’t require a long car ride (dba and Blue Nile have the best acts), but it’s become Bourbon Street at night these days. 

We were last in New Orleans in 2016 and people told us right away to hit Frenchman to get away from the Bourbon Street vibe, but it was definitely a huge ass party on Frenchman at that point.  I preferred it to Bourbon Street for sure, but it wasn't exactly low key.

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9 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Oyster spots in Uptown or Garden District?  

Google hunting gave me Cooter Brown's at the west end of St Charles.  Looks like my kind of place, but I'm sure there's plenty of other places around town too.

Getting in Wednesday around 1.  Ready to be childless and out of the cold (of course it's going to be unseasonably warm up here while we're gone) for a few days.

We watched the Texas/OSU B12 CG at Cooter Brown’s. Cool place, food was good. 

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13 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Oyster spots in Uptown or Garden District?  

Google hunting gave me Cooter Brown's at the west end of St Charles.  Looks like my kind of place, but I'm sure there's plenty of other places around town too.

Getting in Wednesday around 1.  Ready to be childless and out of the cold (of course it's going to be unseasonably warm up here while we're gone) for a few days.

The oyster bar in Pascal Manales. Eat oysters while you wait for a table and then eat the bbq shrimp once you are seated.

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Allright... I'll bring this here... question I asked elsewhere is I really like to walk. We were originally in the garden district but had to change to a different location.  We are now staying the location below... which directions are safe to walk at various times of the day?  I'm assuming down to St. Charles is good.  Feels like going north towards the French Quarter should be fine (although train stations are not ideal, usually... don't know NO)... same with south towards the Garden District.  East maybe OK.  West, no bueno.  Haven't been to New Orleans since Texas vs Tulane.  

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5 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Allright... I'll bring this here... question I asked elsewhere is I really like to walk. We were originally in the garden district but had to change to a different location.  We are now staying the location below... which directions are safe to walk at various times of the day?  I'm assuming down to St. Charles is good.  Feels like going north towards the French Quarter should be fine (although train stations are not ideal, usually... don't know NO)... same with south towards the Garden District.  East maybe OK.  West, no bueno.  Haven't been to New Orleans since Texas vs Tulane.  

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You'll be fine anywhere From St. Charles to Magazine street for sure (either way - towards downtown or towards Garden District). 

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14 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Allright... I'll bring this here... question I asked elsewhere is I really like to walk. We were originally in the garden district but had to change to a different location.  We are now staying the location below... which directions are safe to walk at various times of the day?  I'm assuming down to St. Charles is good.  Feels like going north towards the French Quarter should be fine (although train stations are not ideal, usually... don't know NO)... same with south towards the Garden District.  East maybe OK.  West, no bueno.  Haven't been to New Orleans since Texas vs Tulane.  

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I’ve been walking all over the Garden District from St Charles to Magazine the past few days.

Its completely safe, and utterly beautiful 

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Yes, you will be fine between St Charles and Mag. It gets a little seedy past Mag  around the old St Thomas projects, but there’s not much sight-wise there anyways. Stop by Courtyard for a beer and Barrel Proof for a marg. 

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WW2 museum is worth checking out if you have any interest in that. I enjoyed it especially since I had just recently rewatched band of brothers and masters of air

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Used to be that way but uber works just as well. Just really depends on how busy the airport is. We took an uber Black last year at Mardi Gras and for the Sugar Bowl both were easy and nice.

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27 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

Used to be that way but uber works just as well. Just really depends on how busy the airport is. We took an uber Black last year at Mardi Gras and for the Sugar Bowl both were easy and nice.

Yeah did Uber to and from the airport in December and everything went fine. 

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Trip report. In and out for a one night biz trip with three meals:

Lunch - Mr Bs - duck spring rolls and tuna wontons were killer. BBQ shrimp delivered as always.

Dinner - Commanders Palace - First time, had to have turtle soup as recommended here and it didn’t disappoint. I felt it had a beef flavor but maybe my palate was off. Dinner was a sublime medium rare Filet.

Breakfast - Ruby Slipper. Bloody Mary’s were spicier than usual. Don’t eat anything fancy but always a great breakfast. Someone at our table got the hot honey chicken biscuit and it looked amazing.

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Wish I could get behind turtle soup, it just doesn’t do it for me. That might be the only protein that lives in the water that I don’t enjoy. Need to make plans for N.O. In the near future., it’s my favorite food and drink city.

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The wife and I just did a couple nights without the kids to celebrate our birthdays.

 

Stayed at Hotel Saint Vincent in the LGD.  Pricey, and our room was pretty small, but it was very nice.

 

The weather was amazing and made walking down Magazine from our hotel to shops etc very enjoyable.

 

Eats:

Turkey and the Wolf - fried bologna sandwich - very good

GW Fins - lobster dumplings, firecracker tuna tacos, scalibut, seared yellowfin tuna, sweet corn spoonbread, salty malty ice cream pie - everything was outstanding and lived up to the hype

San Lorenzo, breakfast at the hotel - french omelette, buttermilk pancakes

Beignets at Cafe Du Monde - touristy, but whatever, I'd actually never been. Don't need to go back.

Mahony's - fried shrimp po-boys(maybe the best I've had), red beans and rice, onion rings - a local friend told me this was his fave for po-boys

Clancy's - fried oysters w/ brie, fried eggplant, gumbo, fried gulf fish w/ lump crab meat and meuniere sauce, risotto w/ lobster and wild mushrooms - one of my favorite meals I've had in a very long time. Ate and drank too much and had to go back to the hotel and pass out after we closed down the place.

 

Also went to Preservation Hall, Arnaud's French 75 Bar, Bacchanal, Chapel Club, Jewel of the South

 

Excellent trip and can't wait to go back.

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Ramsalot said:

GW Fins - lobster dumplings, firecracker tuna tacos, scalibut, seared yellowfin tuna, sweet corn spoonbread, salty malty ice cream pie - everything was outstanding and lived up to the hype

We went to GW Fins a couple trips ago.  The food was outstanding, and as good as other posters on this thread had hyped (scalibut kicks ass).  But we didn't think the ambience was all that great, and the restaurant had the look of any other unremarkable restaurant you'd find in Plano.  I thought it also had a bit of a douchy vibe that I don't get in many other New Orleans restaurants.  But, I need to get past that and go there again.

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I’m here this week and it is going to be a complete shit show because of the Super Bowl. I’m trying to make as many reservations as possible. I did manage Mr B’s for tonight. I have eaten there in about a month so I’m really looking forward to it.

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12 minutes ago, South Austin said:

We went to GW Fins a couple trips ago.  The food was outstanding, and as good as other posters on this thread had hyped (scalibut kicks ass).  But we didn't think the ambience was all that great, and the restaurant had the look of any other unremarkable restaurant you'd find in Plano.  I thought it also had a bit of a douchy vibe that I don't get in many other New Orleans restaurants.  But, I need to get past that and go there again.

Oh I agree, the vibe of the place was not my taste at all, but the food was excellent.

Clancy's food wasn't quite as good, but the overall experience took it over the top for me.

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We got in Wednesday afternoon and left first thing Saturday AM.

Weather was phenomenal.  We walked a ton.  With my morning jogs, I was pushing 20 miles on foot in 2.5 days.  We stayed right on St Charles and walked all over the Garden District and Uptown.  Went to the Quarter on Wednesday and Friday.  Explored the Bywater area a little bit on Friday as well.  Thursday was exclusively in Garden District.  Went to a random show at Tipitina's that night and had a blast with that.

Eats:  

Parasol's - roast beef poboy pictured above.  It was god damned delicious.

Dat Dog - had to sober up on Frenchman Street somehow.  Got that job done enough to get an Uber back to the hotel at midnight on Wednesday.

Seawitch - Right on St Charles in the Garden District.  My cousin and her husband live in Baton Rouge and have wanted to try it for awhile.  Got a fuck ton of oysters (raw and 2 kinds of chargrilled) and soups (gumbo and french onion).  Everything was stellar.  Did lunch here on Sunday and wife and I came back Friday for happy hour ($1 oysters) which lead to the horseradish OD pictured above.

The Channel - on Magazine.  Just wanted a place to get poboys and debris fries on Thursday night.  This fit the bill nicely.  Did fried oyster, wife did fried shrimp.  Not as life changing as Parasol, but really good.

Ruby Slipper (Uptown on Magazine) - a damn fine brunch.  Got some benedict with shrimp, fried green tomatoes, and a Cajun tomato sauce.  Tots smothered in pork tasso.  Spicy bloody mary on fucking point.

 

Drinks:

French Quarter - Erin Rose and Fahey's were both a lot of fun.  Stopped at Jacque Lafite's during a haunted mansion tour and I didn't like it as much as I remember liking it in 2016.  

Garden District - We were staying next door to Igor's.  A 24/7 bar can be a life saver when it's 9:30 in the morning, your wife is still getting ready for the day, and you've got your work out in.  Avenue Pub got a lot of our time and money.  It's one of my favorite bars on the planet, so no worries there.  Urban South brewing was a super cool space with great beer (we drank Parkway Pils at a lot of other stops too), but like most large brewery spaces it doesn't foster as much random conversation as a cozy little taproom.  Stopped at Lucky's while waiting for my cousin to get to town, and got great service with an interesting crowd.

Bywater - went down to Parleaux Brew Lab on Friday afternoon.  It was absolutely gorgeous out and we really liked their beer.  Chatted with a couple around our age there who recommended we stop at Bachanal Wine & Spirits around the corner.  It has a big outdoor garden, and you buy a bottle of wine, put together a meat and cheese plate, and just sit out back and enjoy.  It was fucking awesome.  These spots were definitely the hidden gems of the trip.

 

Music:

-Did the traditional Preservation Hall show on Wednesday night.  It's fantastic, and seems like a "must do" when in New Orleans to me.

-Hit Tipitina's on Thursday night.  The band wasn't anyone we knew, but the music was in my wheelhouse enough to have a blast in a kickass historic venue like that.  Phenomenal people watching here.

We packed a lot into 3 nights and 2.5 days.  I'm still tired and I haven't done shit since we got home Saturday night.  Love this city.  Lack of my kind of outdoor recreation (biking, hiking) is the only thing keeping this from being an annual trip for us.

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29 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Did the traditional Preservation Hall show on Wednesday night.  It's fantastic, and seems like a "must do" when in New Orleans to me.

I've done this twice, both times sitting right in the front row.  It's such a great time.  I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

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3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I've done this twice, both times sitting right in the front row.  It's such a great time.  I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

Yeah.  I'm going to do this every time I go back.  We had SRO in the back, but shit, you can still see every expression on the players' faces from there.

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1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Yeah.  I'm going to do this every time I go back.  We had SRO in the back, but shit, you can still see every expression on the players' faces from there.

If you make your travel plans far enough in advance (and I don't recall that it had to be that far out), you can get front row pretty easily, especially if you want to catch an early evening show and then grab a later dinner.  

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2 hours ago, Ramsalot said:

The wife and I just did a couple nights without the kids to celebrate our birthdays.

 

Stayed at Hotel Saint Vincent in the LGD.  Pricey, and our room was pretty small, but it was very nice.

 

The weather was amazing and made walking down Magazine from our hotel to shops etc very enjoyable.

 

Eats:

Turkey and the Wolf - fried bologna sandwich - very good

GW Fins - lobster dumplings, firecracker tuna tacos, scalibut, seared yellowfin tuna, sweet corn spoonbread, salty malty ice cream pie - everything was outstanding and lived up to the hype

San Lorenzo, breakfast at the hotel - french omelette, buttermilk pancakes

Beignets at Cafe Du Monde - touristy, but whatever, I'd actually never been. Don't need to go back.

Mahony's - fried shrimp po-boys(maybe the best I've had), red beans and rice, onion rings - a local friend told me this was his fave for po-boys

Clancy's - fried oysters w/ brie, fried eggplant, gumbo, fried gulf fish w/ lump crab meat and meuniere sauce, risotto w/ lobster and wild mushrooms - one of my favorite meals I've had in a very long time. Ate and drank too much and had to go back to the hotel and pass out after we closed down the place.

 

Also went to Preservation Hall, Arnaud's French 75 Bar, Bacchanal, Chapel Club, Jewel of the South

 

Excellent trip and can't wait to go back.

 

 

This is doing it right. I've had almost the exact same meals at GW Fins and Clancy's. 

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

We went to GW Fins a couple trips ago.  The food was outstanding, and as good as other posters on this thread had hyped (scalibut kicks ass).  But we didn't think the ambience was all that great, and the restaurant had the look of any other unremarkable restaurant you'd find in Plano.  I thought it also had a bit of a douchy vibe that I don't get in many other New Orleans restaurants.  But, I need to get past that and go there again.

The food makes it worth it. I'm salivating right now thinking about a meal there. I'd much rather have a place that gets the food right and doesn't nail the atmosphere than vice versa. Now a bar? I'd probably flip that.

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I've read back a few pages and tried to get resers at a few places mentioned but striking out.  Plus a lot of spots are closed on Mondays.

I will be driving to Florida Monday. Staying the night at the Hilton Canopy downtown. Ill get in around 4ish. Relax shower and head out. Just need something fairly casual but good. Price not really an issue.  I'll be solo so I'd probably prefer to sit at a bar with some good people watching with good food and drinks.   I like all kinds of food.  Would prefer a creole/seafood slant but not big on fried food however.

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