Originally Posted by
travelmad478
I love Upperline (their gumbo is the best I have ever had). Coquette is also fabulous. Delachaise, however, is the LOUDEST restaurant I can possibly think of. It is positively deafening in there. There is another place by the same owners called Chais Delachaise, 7708 Maple St., which is a great neighborhood place with a much nicer atmosphere, for grown-ups at least.
I like Neyow’s but it is not fancy food and you have to be in the right frame of mind to eat things like fried fish in giant portions. I wish I could try their char-grilled oysters, but alas, oysters are the one food that does not agree with me.
My absolute best meal in New Orleans in the last year was at Maypop. The OP would probably turn up his/her nose at it because it is, in fact, extremely creative renditions of beloved local ingredients rather than old standards, but my God it is good.
We've must have been to two different Delichaises. I'm talking about the quiet little hole in the wall on Garden St. near Tuoro. I've sat at the bar and had a burger, I've sat outside and had apps and bourbon. Each time has been quiet, comfortable, and relaxed.
Neyow's was laughably bad. They were out of the special, out of kid's drinks, and they don't serve sweet tea. The service was slow and it was so loud you couldn't hear across the table.