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My wife and a couple friends are thinking of taking a trip to New Orleans for St. Patty's Day.
We went to Vegas last year, but this year are thinking of going as we have never been there before.

Any suggestions if we do go?
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Stay at Royal Sonesta

GO to Bourbon Street, duh.

Eat at Cafe du Monde.

Walk around the entire French Quarter...during the day lol.

Eat at basically any seafood place in the Quarter, they're all solid.
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shel311 wrote:Stay at Royal Sonesta

GO to Bourbon Street, duh.

Eat at Cafe du Monde.

Walk around the entire French Quarter...during the day lol.

Eat at basically any seafood place in the Quarter, they're all solid.

ya be sure to stay at sonesta if you have $300 bux a night...it is extravagent but the pricing is ridiculous.
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shel311 wrote:Stay at Royal Sonesta

GO to Bourbon Street, duh.

Eat at Cafe du Monde.

Walk around the entire French Quarter...during the day lol.

Eat at basically any seafood place in the Quarter, they're all solid.

There are 2 W's in New Orleans. One in Quarter the other just outside. Both are nice properties and reasonably priced when its not Mardi Gras. The W off the quarter has a restaurant around the corner called Mothers. Amazing bfast food and really good dripped beef type stuff. Also, pay attention to the local when they order and folow suit. Its a little like the soup Nazi from Seinfeld. But the food is money.
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My buddy and I ate at Bubba Gumps while we were there. It was fantastic and the atmosphere was pretty cool. People dress up like crazy and have a great time. It gets a little sketchy at night the further you are away from the french quarter so be careful where you walk around LOL.
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Thanks for the info guys.
If anyone has any more, please, keep telling me.

I have never been there and if I go, it is nice to know a few things.

LGF, nothing against you, but I don't want to go to a chain like Bubba Gumps when I am there. I want to eat at places I can only get while in New Orleans.
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ACME Oyster house is pretty chill. Its in the Quarter also.
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LOVE NOLA. Hit bourbon street fo sho. Have hand grenades and every bar also has 3 for 1s almost every night. I like red fish grill, acme is solid too. Mother's is supposed to be the tits, I tried out parkway bros. bakery ridiculous Po Boys we went twice. Just cab there it's a little out of the way north of bourbon area. I've also heard good things about Domilise's which is out of the way too, they won the best po boy in a blind taste test on the travel channel, we tried to go but it was closed on sundays. Beanie's Seafood down by the water also is a must checkout if you the time. Best food int he world down there IMO try a 1/4 muffaletta in the quarter too if you're on a food excursion. If you gamble i'd suggest not going to harrah's they rake weird on poker and the limits were a little high for my taste on table games, try one of the parked river boats off the water outside of town.
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Tfan hit a home run on his 1st call and struck out on 2nd... Mothers is the spot. Acme sucks tho and Is a tourist trap
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DRiccio21 wrote:Tfan hit a home run on his 1st call and struck out on 2nd... Mothers is the spot. Acme sucks tho and Is a tourist trap
Let me be clear.....Acme is good to sit at the bar and eat oysters and drink beer The rest of the food is way subpar.
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DRiccio21 wrote:Tfan hit a home run on his 1st call and struck out on 2nd... Mothers is the spot. Acme sucks tho and Is a tourist trap

Dave since you're really familiar with Nola I'd love To hear some places you really like to eat at down there.
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assuming you're staying near Bourbon St, most of my favorite stuff in new orleans is uptown but i'm not sure if you'll be headed there at all

best burgers at Port of Call
poboys at Mothers
new orleans food at http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/ (this isn't in the quarter but probably the best place to try, lines are long but the street is really cool with bars and lounges nearby to grab a beer while you wait)
charbroiled oyesters at Dragos
beignets at Cafe Du Monde
brunch at Brennans on Royal or Rib Room
anything pork at Cochon
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DRiccio21 wrote:new orleans food at http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/
DRiccio21 wrote:beignets at Cafe Du Monde
I 2nd both of these.
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Heading here for vacation with the wife and another couple tomorrow. Good stuff to recap before heading out.

I have a few more ill be adding to the list as the week progresses. If any new stuff is out there that you guys know of, this is the time to update this thread. :D
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Niiiiice!!

Don't have too many beignets. Who am I kidding, I'd have about a million of em.
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shel311 wrote:Niiiiice!!

Don't have too many beignets. Who am I kidding, I'd have about a million of em.

Sadly my idea of a vacation right now would be...
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Dude, just give me 3 days in my house to myself, and I'd strongly consider that over some crazy, awesome 1 week stay in Fiji :lol:

3 days, that's all I ask.
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shel311 wrote:Dude, just give me 3 days in my house to myself, and I'd strongly consider that over some crazy, awesome 1 week stay in Fiji :lol:

3 days, that's all I ask.

consider it? fiji has nothing on 3 days of house to yourself time. the fact you'd even compare to two are pretty silly
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Crabby Jack's on Jefferson Highway.....best po-boys EVAR. :D

Haydel's bakery....so wonderful. ;) Get your wife some petit fours, you wont regret it.

Cafe du Monde and some cafe au lait with a beignet or 3 after hammering some Abitas in the quarter.... :D


Definitely must try a Lucky Dog or two....

Plum Street SnoBall Stand. Period.

Go see the revolving bar at the Hotel Monteleone.
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swellvermin wrote:Crabby Jack's on Jefferson Highway.....best po-boys EVAR. :D

Haydel's bakery....so wonderful. ;) Get your wife some petit fours, you wont regret it.

Cafe du Monde and some cafe au lait with a beignet or 3 after hammering some Abitas in the quarter.... :D


Definitely must try a Lucky Dog or two....

Plum Street SnoBall Stand. Period.

Go see the revolving bar at the Hotel Monteleone.


have you lived in New Orleans swelly? some pretty good advice there. we get Haydel's king cake delivered every Mardi Gras
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