First, 4 of us had a nice dinner at Antoine's in the French Quarter. This was our expensive night out. We ate in the bar, which offers the full restaurant menu and is more casual than the restaurant. I ordered the Crabes Mous Frits (softshell crabs fried in a light batter with a hot butter meuniere sauce). The table shared steamed broccoli with hollandaise sauce, diced potatoes fried and served with melted butter, and asparagus served with butter. Everything was delicious with perfectly blended flavors. The service was lovely.
The next day, we grabbed a quick lunch at Johnny's Po-Boys, also in the French Quarter. You order at the counter and there's limited seating. I ordered half of a catfish po-boy and a cup of seafood gumbo. It was good, fast, and affordable.
We had dinner that night at Deanie's Seafood, also in the French Quarter. Two of us shared the half seafood platter, which is a seasonal bounty of fresh shrimp, catfish, oysters, soft shell crabs, and crawfish croquettes with fries underneath and lemons. It was a casual, family-style atmosphere with very high quality food. The meal was outstanding and filling.
The next day for breakfast, we went to the famous Cafe du Monde in the French Market in the French Quarter. They have table service and take-out. We sat down at a table. We felt very rushed while we there. As soon as we sat down (at a table that still had empty glasses and trash on it), the table was cleared and we were asked to place our order. We ordered a coffee, and an order of beignets. The coffee came messily overflowing and dripping over the cup. I don't drink coffee, but my partner gave the coffee with chicory wild praise. Our server brought us two orders of beignets, which isn't what we ordered, but we didn't complain. It was just an extra $2.50 or so. The beignets were okay. We were quickly given our checks and felt like we were being rushed out of there to make room for the next guests. If we're ever back, we'll probably just buy a tin of Cafe du Monde's famous chicory coffee and take it home. The coffee is worth coming for, but the atmosphere isn't very fun.
For dinner, we ate at The Company Burger, which I was told has the best burger in New Orleans. We had to take the St Charles Streetcar from the French Quarter to get there. You order at the counter and there are plenty of tables and seats. The atmosphere is laid back, the service is friendly, and the food is affordable. I ordered The Company Burger, which is a classic American cheeseburger with two patties, American cheese, housemade bread and butter pickles, and red onions. I chose to add a fried egg and bacon to mine. There's a condiment bar in the back where you can add other condiments and they have various housemade mayonnaises. Burgers are all-natural, hormone-free, and antiobiotic-free. My burger was cooked well and perfectly juicy. Our table also shared The Company Fries, which are hand-cut and twice-fried, and Onion Rings, which are thick cut red onions hand-battered in buttermilk. The Onion Rings were exceptional.
We had dessert at Hansen's Sno-Bliz, which is a 76 year-old snowball stand. Snowballs in Louisiana are similar to snow cones, but made with much finer shaved ice and a large variety of homemade syrups. I had the cream of nectar.
Our last meal in New Orleans was breakfast at The Ruby Slipper Cafe in the French Quarter. It's a large and busy breakfast restaurant with a pretty big menu. I ordered the Eggs Blackstone, which is one of their specialties. It's a pair of poached eggs over applewood-smoked bacon, grilled tomato, and an open-faced buttermilk biscuit, finished with hollandaise, and served with breakfast potatoes. It was extremely filling and very good.
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