Descending on NOLA - Oct 8-12

[kris Schaumburg]

[swamprooter]

Headed there at 12:00 for "educational" spring break with family.. thanks for tips also

[Duck$$$]

Coops Place on Decatur Street for great food with a funky vibe. It's a dive for sure, a bar with great food. Rabbit gumbo and fried chicken. Try the sampler platter. Server I had didn't care if we dined with them or not, so don't expect great service from my experience.

[jasonmcc]

[BAY KINGFISHER]

How can a greasy Port O Call hamburger be overrated ..lol......I guess the whole appeal to the Carousel Bar and the Hotel Monteleone is the history that surrounds the place.(Note:Faulkner, Hemingway, Williams all bellied up here; just to name a few) Im not saying its the place to homestead while visiting the Big Easy; but for folks like me who enjoy mixing in a little history with my recreation I would not say the place is overrated. Jason, I do like the two recommendations in the Bywater. I also have heard that Mariza is hard to beat as well!!

[kris Schaumburg]

[jasonmcc]

[jasonmcc]

[kb7722]

I have eaten at Lukes about 5 times over the past six months for lunch. The food is not bad but for the price and it being a John Besh restaurant I expected more. The prices are good on the lunch specials, but other than that and you just don't get your money's worth. I ordered the etouffee. It came in a very small shallow bowl with three large shrimp on top. For $24 at least give me a reasonable portion. I would not have gone back after the first time if I had been paying the bill.

I went to Borgne last Saturday night because my wife has not been to a Besh restaurant. I will say this experience was slightly better than my experiences at Luke. If you want Louisiana seafood (not fried), Borgne is not bad.

We also went out for lunch on Saturday and tried Boucherie. This is in Carrollton near Oak Street. We split three small plates and had the krispy cream bread pudding for desert. Every thing was packed with great flavors. The dishes were unique in that you are not going to be able to find them any where else. I thought the krispy cream bread pudding was going to be a gimmick, but it was very tasty.

http://boucherie-nola.com/

I hope to try Cochon Butcher at some point. Anybody tried it?

[kris Schaumburg]

[BAY KINGFISHER]

Ive been wanting to try August, but will probably pass now ( even though Im a fan of Besh) I really want to try Stella, have heard real good things about the place. What's the word on Domenica in the Roosevelt? Oh, and by the way Im really jealous of all the folks that get to eat at these great places on someone else's dime!!

[kb7722]

[deltadukman]

I haven't eaten at Cochon the restaurant, yet, but I've bought some andouille and boudin from them and was impressed. Ate a lunch sandwich at the butcher shop as well. It was good for what it was.

[southdeltan]

[Bill Collector]

Here are two places that you would never walk into unless someone told you to. Mona Lisa's on Royal St has one of the best lasagnas I have ever had and they have great seafood pizza. Fiorellas on French Market Place has the best fried chicken I have ever ate.