Vanity: New Orleans Dining

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[TangledUpInBlue]

Please see below

[wardaddy]

Amen

Mandinas never fails

[wardaddy]

K Paul’s was open last July.....I walked right by it...it’s not like it used to be

I’ve never eaten at Tujages even though I’ve been to New Orleans 2-5 times annually since 1963 but it’s very old school

It was my big city growing up in Jackson Miss

It and Big D

Mandinas....I go every visit....I love it....eggplant creole

I used to love Fitzgerald’s on Ponchatrain....thanks hurricane Georges

When I was a lad on my first trips on weekends without my folks at age 15....imagine that ..lol

We’d stay 8 to a room at the Sonesta and breakfast after being out all night at the big Walgreens on Canal...a balcony second floor soda fountain with like fifty cent breakfast.....eggs toast and bacon and coffee...1972

PoBoys ....Parasol or Guys or Adams St Market

Dante’s Kitchen closed unexpectedly....great brunch

I like Galatoires , Antoine’s, Commander's Place and Arnauds in that order old line establishments....Christians is long gone as is the Caribbean room I think

You can also drive our 10 about 25 miles elevated swamp interstate to Manchac for the best thin crispy Catfish at Middendorfs....I stop whenever I go up 55 instead of 59

Gumbo

Gumbo Shop is touristy but good

Dooky Chase....

Mandinas decent gumbo....

I prefer very dark Cajun style roux...Creole roux is a hair lighter and subtle

Which Cochon does well....the dark...Brigstens too and Mr Bs ...a Brennan..joint

And Napoleon House I love at night for the atmosphere....it’s old old old and dark... Brennan joint again...by Royal Orleans across from Cafe Maspero...not as cool

Royal Orleans balcony rooms and Audubon cottages if you are on no budget are as good as it gets cool rooms wise but $$$$

New Orleans has so much good food even touristy places in the CBD and Quarter and Marigny and out Magazine can be precious finds

I am a Felix’s man....Acme is good but my mama loved Felix’s

Their entire menu is quite good...the only thing Acme does better is air conditioning in the grill room and a Roast Beef debris Po boy

They are across the street from one another

My mom would drag me there when dad was meeting with. LL&OE and afterwards we’d go to DH Holmes for the Napoleons in the downstairs bakery....best ever

Have fun....I’m hungry now....gonna go eat that leftover French dip I saved from dinner.....

[Black Agnes]

You had me at DH Holmes...

[wardaddy]

Holmes

Maison Blanche

Rubensteins

Godchaux’s

Only a shell of Rubensteins remains

The Saks at Canal Place is a grade A level Saks though in fairness

[wardaddy]

Special night

Special place

Commanders Palace

Ask upstairs Garden room or the patio room

Although all their rooms are cool

Dress up

[houeto]

Years ago Lurker, we were told by those ‘in the know’ on French Quarter dining to skip Acme and go across and down the street to Felix’s. We did. We have not returned to Acme since.

[Black Agnes]

Before the DH Holmes at metrocenter my mom wuold (drag) me on Saturdays to NO to shop. The food *almost* made up for missing Saturday morning cartoons. Almost. When you’re 8 or 9 though cartoons still win LOL.

[Pelham]

I don’t think there’s a single gumbo house in SoCal.

[TangledUpInBlue]

Well, we ended up booking at Tableau.

I have to say, this was not easy. And Tableau was not our first choice. We ran into a lot of places that required jackets! Very surprised at that and normally wouldn’t be that big a deal but I don’t want to pack that sort of stuff on the plane and for all the kids to boot.

Many places (Brennans, etc.) were booked solid. Many have VERY small menus that we didn’t care for. Maybe they run lots of off menu specials, but we didn’t want to take that chance.

We were booked at Galatoires but cancelled because of the required jackets.

So...it’ll be Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House before the Saints Game and then Tableau the next night! We’ll eat well.

Thanks to all for the tips and the advice.