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McClure’s Barbecue* (#291, 3/11/14) – 67
I’ve always said that New Orleans is not really a town for barbecue, but it’s slowly starting to pick up. McClure’s Barbecue is a place that began as a pop-up restaurant and has now established itself Uptown on Magazine Street. … Continue reading
Brigtsen’s (#290, 2/21/14) – 83
One of the long-time places that I’ve been meaning to check out is Brigtsen’s in the Uptown Riverbend area. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, and they all proved true. Another excellent old New Orleans style place … Continue reading
Cake Café* (#289, 2/4/14) – 59
Seems to me that eating lunch at a cake café is a good idea, so I dropped in at the Cake Café in the Marigny/Bywater area. Their specialty is bakery items, such as cupcakes. But they also serve breakfast and … Continue reading
Sammy’s Food Service (#288, 1/24/14) – 60
After seeing an article on Facebook about the top 10 po-boys in New Orleans, I figured I better check some of them out. Actually, I think the article may have been the 10 Po-Boys You Must Try, or something like … Continue reading
Phil’s Grill* (#287, 1/16/14) – 79
In a very exciting New Orleans eating development, Phil’s Grill opened a downtown location on Camp Street in the CBD (sadly to say, it didn’t last long downtown, not sure why, but the Camp Street location closed in March of … Continue reading
Booty’s* (#286, 1/13/14) – 66
An interesting place in the Bywater is Booty’s Street Food. I like the concept of Booty’s a lot; basically, the owner has worked and traveled all over the world, so he is trying to bring different basic “street” foods to … Continue reading
Namese* (#285, 1/9/14) – 61
It may surprise many, but New Orleans supposedly has outstanding Vietnamese food. I hear New Orleans East has a lot of little Vietnamese restaurants that are great. Not being familiar with the cuisine, I am just slowly venturing into that … Continue reading
Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine (#284, 11/26/13) – 60
Another interesting lunch spot in the CBD, Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine offers a wide-range of Mediterranean food, but, that’s not all! It also has the largest hookah selection of any restaurant I’ve been to – and they’re all for sale! Actually, … Continue reading
District Donuts Sliders Brew (#283, 11/15/13) – 67
I really like little sandwiches, little burgers, little donuts, etc. I like smaller foods a lot. So when a slider place finally opened up, I knew I would be there soon. District Donuts Sliders Brew is a cool little place … Continue reading
Freret Street Po-Boy & Donut Shop* (#282, 11/12/13) – 59
If you find yourself planning on going to Company Burger but forget that it’s Tuesday until you get there (closed Tuesdays), one option is to go a block or so down the street to the Freret Street Po-Boys & Donut … Continue reading