New Orleans for Jan. 31 - Feb. 4 *Restaurant Help* (to eat, kitchen)

[confusedasusual]

Coop's-- no reservations but some of the best food in the city.

If you can get up to the City Park area, Parkway is not to be missed for the po boys. Yum.

[Doogie]

Originally Posted by moiraesfate

... including places that aren't tourist traps.... less expensive options (like Mother's, and The Gumbo Shack)

Not to be picky but Mother's is the quintessential tourist trap. There's always a line of tourists out the door. You'd be hard-pressed to find a local in there.

[Neworleansisprettygood]

My first job was at Mother's. They're expensive, and the portions are small, but I can almost taste the debris biscuits I ate on break... Two ingredients and a mess, but it was heaven on a plate.

[ptt]

I like herbsaint.

[Vanilla Wafer]

i'm in the french quarter near canal street. i always wanted to try alligator but but cooked grilled not fried and battered.

any good places?

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Alligator needs to be cooked slowly to soften it. Alligator Sauce Piquant is the best.

[Vanilla Wafer]

so anywhere to go eat good alligator?

thanks

[moiraesfate]

Originally Posted by Doogie

Not to be picky but Mother's is the quintessential tourist trap. There's always a line of tourists out the door. You'd be hard-pressed to find a local in there.

I worked a block from Mother's for 3 and a half years. Those aren't tourists. They're mostly workers going for lunch. It's easy walking distance from many local businesses and the food is good. You'll find most of the restaurants get full around lunch time. But the lines always chased me off so I went to eat at the food court in Place St Charles. Cheap food that tastes good (I recommend Papa's Pizza. They make really awesome pasta and pizza, some of the best). I also used to eat at Commerce (fatty down home delicious type soul food for a good price. As my husband says, it's a greasy spoon but I suggest the chicken) on Camp St.

[Vanilla Wafer]

ok i had alligator last night. it was grilled and in little pieces with spice. tasted good but if somebody told me chicken was in front of me, i would have believed them. there's little difference.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Originally Posted by Vanilla Wafer

ok i had alligator last night. it was grilled and in little pieces with spice. tasted good but if somebody told me chicken was in front of me, i would have believed them. there's little difference.

Off topic but my mother, who was born in the city in 1912, was amused when alligator became fashionable. She said back in the day, only poor people who couldn't afford meat would go shoot it and eat it.