Favorite Places
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Praline Connection $-$$ ($5-$15)
- 542 Frenchmen St., New Orleans (map)
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Faubourg Marigny
943-3934
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Pat O'Brien's Courtyard Restaurant
- 624 Bourbon St., New Orleans (map)
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French Quarter
525-4823
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Mother's Restaurant $ (under $5)
- 401 Poydras St., New Orleans (map)
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Central Business District
523-9656
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Gumbo Shop
- 640 St. Peter St., New Orleans (map)
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French Quarter
525-1486
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Gazebo Cafe
- 1018 Decatur St., New Orleans (map)
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French Quarter
525-8899
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Eat New Orleans
- 900 Dumaine St., New Orleans (map)
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French Quarter
522-7222
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The Praline Connection specializes in Creole soul food and is known for its red beans and rice and fried chicken. Home-style meatloaf is topped with brown gravy and served with two side items. Three nights a week, a late-night “breakfast” menu offers items such as grillades and grits. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
Shrimp and grits features shrimp sauteed with peppers, garlic and red onions, deglazed with French brandy, simmered in espagnole sauce, and served over fried cheesy grit cakes. The Cajun shepherd’s pie features layers of beef debris with carrots, celery, garlic and onions topped with cheddar mashed potatoes. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
The Famous Ferdi po-boy is loaded with roast beef debris, baked ham, shredded cabbage, pickles, mayo and yellow and Creole mustards. Popular traditional Creole dishes include Jerry's jambalaya and red beans and rice. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
Chicken espagnole features a half chicken that is simmered in brown sauce with mushrooms, shallots, wine and garlic and served over rice with vegetables. Crawfish etouffee features crawfish tails simmered in spicy sauce with onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic and wine. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
The appetizer sampler includes popcorn shrimp, popcorn crawfish, gator bites and spicy cocktail sauce. Boiled crawfish is available in season. The ice cream daiquiris come in flavors like mudslide, strawberry-banana and pina colada. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
Chicken and dumplings feature three biscuits in a cast-iron pan with vegetable cream sauce and chicken. The hog's head cheese appetizer is accompanied by house-made hot sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
