Don't Eat the Day You Go Here! and other New Orleans, LA Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Fire of Brazil Churrascaria

The basic layout is this... you start out with a salad bar with a nice mix of eclectic and normal foods. If you order the meat portion of the service you return to your table and turn a little card to green. Pretty soon about ten servers will bring around different cuts of meat (turkey, steaks, sausages, etc.) to all the tables and you simply take what you want.

When you go to Fire of Brazil you're doing it for the food, not the ambience. That being said, its not that it was done in poor taste, its just that its fairly wide open seating because of the way in which they serve, and that makes it seem a little like a cattle call.


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Theme: Steakhouse
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: 1-504-552-4446
Directions: Right off of Bourbon St., one block up from Canal

725 Iberville St.
Website: www.fireofbrazil.com

Restaurant Name: Brennan's

Brennan's is very upscale, with excellent food, ambience, and waitstaff.

Favorite Dish: I had the trio combo of a southern baked apple with double cream, eggs hussarde, and bananas foster. Each plate that was brought out was even better than the excellent one that preceded it.

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Theme: Breakfast
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$41 and up  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-525-9711
Address: 417 Royal Street
Directions: between Conti and St. Louis
Website: http://www.brennansneworleans.com

Restaurant Name: Court of Two Sisters, The

Beautiful courtyard in a city that is full of beautiful courtyards. If you come here, make sure you're seated as the sun goes down so you can enjoy the full spectrum as the lights creep down the buildings and the courtyard lights take over.

Favorite Dish: The filet was very good besides being a tad raw for my taste.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$41 and up  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-522-7261
Address: 613 Royal Street
Directions: Between St. Peter and Toulouse Sts.
Website: http://www.courtoftwosisters.com/

Restaurant Name: Commander's Palace

Interior was much nicer than exterior (the outside is not much to look at). Overall, service was excellent.

If you're visiting NOLA, you'll most likely have to take a taxi to get here, but you could easily incorporate an impromptu tour of the garden district if you have time (we didn't, but I wish we had).

Very impressive wine list.

Favorite Dish: I had the "Harris Ranch" Black Angus Filet Mignon with truffled buttermilk mashed potatoes. The steak was good, the mashed potatoes were exceptional.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$41 and up  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-899-8221
Address: 1403 Washington Avenue, 70130
Directions: Just south of corner of St. Charles
Website: http://commanderspalace.com/

Restaurant Name: Johnny's Po-Boys

The ambience is simple, tightly packed sandwich shop. It is what it is...

Favorite Dish: Not only do they have the best oyster po-boys in the French Quarter, but they also have the widest selection of things to put on them (or on any sandwich).

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 524-8129
Address: 511 St Louis Street, French Quarter
Directions: St. Louis at Decatur

Restaurant Name: Remoulade


Favorite Dish: This place shares a kitchen with Arnaud's, which means you're going to get a good meal at a reasonable price!

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-523-5433
Address: 309 Bourbon St.
Directions: Between Conti and Bienville Sts.
Website: http://www.remoulade.com

Restaurant Name: Ember's Steakhouse

This place has a great balcony overlooking Bourbon St. If you go in the summer, try to get there right as the sun goes down and you should be able to get a table on the balcony overlooking all of the craziness down on Bourbon Street.

The service, as has been the case most places I've been in NOLA, was awesome.

Favorite Dish: I got a filet (excellent) and my wife got the special, which was a chicken dish (also excellent).

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Theme: Steakhouse
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-523-1485
Address: 700 Bourbon St.
Directions: Right on the main drag
Website: www.emberssteakhouse.com

Restaurant Name: Petunia's

It took forever to get in this place! We went for breakfast on a Sunday morning so it was probably worse than normal. But, even with the wait, it was well worth the price. The food was fantastic and cheaper than most anywhere else near the Quarter.

Favorite Dish: I had the eggs Benedict (always good) and my wife had the Pain Perdue (New Orleans style French Toast) which was awesome. Her meal alone could have fed both of us.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 504-522-6440
Address: 817 St. Louis Street, New Orleans LA
Directions: Between Bourbon and Dauphine Sts.
Website: http://www.petuniasrestaurant.com/

Restaurant Name: Cafe Fleur-de-lis

The food was good, and cheap, but they messed up on most of the orders.

Favorite Dish: All of the egg dishes were good.

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Theme: Breakfast
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 1-504-529-9641
Address: 307 Chartres St.
Website: www.fqegroup.com