Places to eat in New Orleans

Killer Po' Boys is known for their New Age/Modern approach to po' boys. For example, they often have Dark N Stormy Pulled Pork, Grassfed Meatball, Coriander Lime Gulf Shrimp, Moroccan Spiced Lamb Sausage & Guinness Braised Roast Beef Po' Boys. The Lamb Sausage seems to be their most popular, with the Dark N Stormy being second. Prices average $10-$11. There's absolutely no ambience in the back of the bar, simply a table & a few chairs or the counter. People are friendly, though. Hours are from noon until midnight, unless they run out of everything, in which case, they close early!

Favorite Dish: They were out of the Moroccan Spiced Lamb Sausage the day I was in there, so I settled for the Coriander Lime Gulf Shrimp Po' Boy. The size was good & the taste was also very good. I didn't have a chance to go back & try for the Lamb Sausage again, but it's on my list for next time.

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We love Margaritaville! A fun time, good food, and stellar Margaritas! They offer a generous military discount, so if you are active service or retired, be sure to ask. We loved eating out on the balcony - so very New Orleans - and it was a beautiful day.

Favorite Dish: I had the shrimp po-boy with fries (which was big enough to share). My sister had the roast beef po-boy. In the past we have had the killer nachos and the "Cheeseburger in Paradise" - all very good.

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Went upstairs to the balcony for lunch on a sunny, windy day---had an OK soft shell crab Poboy and a seafood pasta dish that was good. A little pricey but the bloody marys were decent and it was a nice spot until the parked truck below us started up his cooler unit (really loud).

Favorite Dish: bloody mary

This place is one of the more popular on Magazine Street. It is a little pricey and the service a tad slow, but the chef definitely knows what he is doing. Although there are large main dishes on the menu, I recommend the tapas. That's right, I said tapas....some of the best to be had anywhere. Add in the general atmosphere of this part of New Orleans, eat outside, and I say you are in for a dining treat.

Favorite Dish: You just have to try the skirt steak small plate. It was cooked to perfection and so tender that you a knife is unnecessary. The calamari and peppers small plate is also awesome.

Deja Vu is a bar with a good selection of beers and decent food located a block from Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. It is not fancy, but had a decent menu of burgers, sandwiches and local dishes such as gumbo, jumbalaya, and catfish. It's a nice place to get an hour or two of relief from the noise and craziness of Bourbon Street. It also has a few large screen televisions, so it is a good place to watch a game in a quiter setting. Being a bar, it is a little smoky, but nearly as bad as most bars in New Orleans.

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Favorite Dish: The freid catfish was good, as were the sweet potato fries. They also have good burgers and a good beer selection.

We happily discovered Bistreaux on our last day in New Orleans as we were wandering around the streets hoping to visit one last historic home--FYI: the homes close most days at 3pm in the afternoon. What a disappointment, since our flight wasn't departing until 7pm that evening.

However, we stumbled in to get out of the wind and cold, discovering a warm and novel restaurant. Located at a quiet corner of Toulouse Street, the bistro took a cue from its location, displaying murals depicting paintings by French artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec on the walls.

The menu featured pizza, sandwiches, burgers, beverages and kids menu. We were in the mood for dessert, so we ordered cinnamon apple pie ($6.00)--a bar was situated at one end of the restaurant. Bistreaux is in the residential area of the French Quarter. Jazz and Blues offered in the evenings. Link to their menu: http://www.maisondupuy.com/bistreaux_menu.html.

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The Windsor Hotel introduced their newest dining opt to visitors over the holiday--Le Salon. We had reservations for the 4:30pm holiday tea on the day after Thanksgiving. There were two options for tea: A Classic Tea (which we chose) and a Royal Tea*. I believe there was also seating at 2pm that day.

A magnificent tree glimmered in the lobby! While waiting to be seated, we peeked into Le Salon, noticing it's elegant decor--everything looked particularly inviting dressed up for the holidays-poinsettias and candlelight filled the room with color and sparkle.

Our tea began with selecting a delectable flavor from a multitude of choices--we picked Tea of Good Tidings (love that name!) The 'Classic tea' offered an assortment of four English style tea sandwiches, followed by scones with preserves, clotted cream and lemon curd; tiny cakes and tarts, truffles for two and chocolate covered strawberries (both white and dark) ended the tea. Musicians played as we sipped our tea and sampled our tidbits. A Christmas tea is also on the schedule for 2011.

FYI: The Royal Tea added smoked salmon, caviar canapes, glass of sherry or wine; valet parking is available at the Windsor Court Hotel

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The guy holding the 2 for 1 sign at the Famous Door bar said this place was good, so how could I go wrong? The bartender from California (Melissa?) was friendly and happy to help me find a few fun places to go that evening. I had a few Abita drafts plus an outstanding blackened catfish po'boy (around $11). This place has a good deal of customers (including the local police) and it looks like it was recently remodeled.

Good food, excellent service, prices to fit any budget (except you cheapskates!). Recommended.