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For those of you who live in the city or visit often, what is your favorite restaurant? I don't live in N.O. but I visit about 5-6 times a year for several days. I personally love Deanie's. Nobody gives you so much for such a good price. If I have some extra cash then the best Italian food I've had was at a place called Carmella's.

Anybody have some suggestions for my next trip? I'd like to know about everything from your favorite poboy shop to blue plate lunches to fine dining. Any info is appreciated.

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Up-scale: Clancy\'s
Hole-in-the-wall: Jacque Amos (might be the best food in the city).

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Brennan\'s, since you already took Clancy\'s.
They just opened a Smith & Wollensky here in Dallas, but I have yet to see if it is as good as the original.
Is Carmella\'s the place on Royal where the wait staff sings opera? If so, I ate there on my last trip to NO and loved it.

[Edited on 8/11/2004 by BlackandBlue]

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I\'m a huge fan of Camelia Grill when it comes to a nostalgic lunch. They\'ve got some awesome burgers and chili-cheese fries. I can honestly say that I\'ve never had a bad experience there. But if you\'re looking for a good bargain for lunch, try Mother\'s. It can get crowded at lunchtime, but they\'ve got some awesome sandwiches.

Perisol\'s or Domilice\'s are your best bets for po-boys. They\'re the best at it in the city.

I\'m pretty biased when it comes to New Orleans cuisine. I prefer the more well known restaurants with deep roots in the city that serve New Orleans cuisine.

By the way, WhoDat, do you know where Jacque Amos is?

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I\'ve been to Camelia Grill and Mother\'s. The burgers at Camelia were really good. I didn\'t like Mother\'s all that much. I did like the bloody mary\'s at the little place behind Mother\'s though.

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If you\'re willing to go off the beaten path, Jack Dempsey\'s was one of the best meals in the city.

For a high end place I like Galatoire\'s as well as anyplace in the city, even if you have wait in line on Bourbon street.

Some day I want to set aside enough $$ to go to Commander\'s. Ah well........

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Duck - first let me commend you for your picks. The grill, Mothers, Domilice\'s... you know good food my friend. Jacque Amo\'s is on Oak (I believe it\'s oak, I haven\'t lived in the City from 8 years so my memory might be slightly rusty) right next to the Maple Leaf bar... In between Carrolton and the River over sort of near where Riverbend used to be. Coincidentally, if any of you like sushi, Ninja is right over there too and that place is damn good also.

Man - now I can\'t stop thinking about the Grill. My buddy and I used to know every single waiter and short-order cook in the place. Seriously. Our normal order was the double cheeseburger, bacon, dressed, cheese fries, onion rings, chocolate freeze, and chocolate pecan pie a la mode. And since we were friendly our portions were unreasonably large... That\'s a heart attack just waiting to happen. It would be a good way to go out though! ;)

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Holy crap that sounds good. I\'m going to have to get over there soon! I\'ve never heard of Ninja, but I\'ve been to Rockin\' Sushi. I appreciate good food and it sounds like all of you do as well. Thanks for your responses. I have these places on my new list:

Jacque Amo\'s
Jack Dempsey\'s
Perisol\'s
Domilice\'s
Ninja sushi

One thing is for sure, if you can\'t find good food in New Orleans you aren\'t looking very hard. I\'m gonna end up looking like Paul Prudhomme if I move there.

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Another thing for sure: when you live in New Orleans, your standards of cusine are unbelievably high. Every time I\'ve eaten in another city, it just doesn\'t compare...

P.S. Thanks for the directions WhoDat, I\'ll definitely be making a stop there soon. By the way, have you ever eaten at the Chicago Chop House? I\'ve heard that they\'re the best steakhouse in the nation...

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You are so right, New Orleans ruins you for most other places (Nashville, Houston, DC, Baltimore, etc). Even mediocre New Orleans places are far better than you find in most places. A good example, I used to like getting sandwhiches at The Bakery on Elysian Fields over by UNO. Not even in shouting distance of the best sandwhiches in the city, but boy did I ever miss that place when I moved to Virginia.

I\'ve never eaten at the Chop House, but you\'d have to really be something to do better than Cattleman\'s in the stockyards in Oklahoma City.

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The Chop House is pretty freakin\' amazing for a steak lover. Likewise, Gibson\'s and Morton\'s make a hell of a steak too.

Chicago\'s food certainly ain\'t NO\'s, especially when it comes to seafood. But they do some things well. Steak and Americana is great up here. So is mexican and polish... pretty good chinese and japanese too. You just have to learn to like different food. Still, halibut just doesn\'t compare to trout, hot isn\'t hot, and most people up here could do good by learning how to use a grill and the definition of marinade.

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I was recently in Detroit for about a month for work. Most all of the places I ate had food that was so bland it was incredible. I ended up eating at Taco Bell most of the time. Until... my third week there I found a creole restaurant opened by a guy from New Orleans. I ate there almost everyday after that.

Whodat, I stopped in Chicago for a few days on my way home. Ate at Chicago Pizza Authority and Clark\'s down the street from Wrigley field. I was looking for some good Polish food, but didn\'t have enough time to do my research. I need some perogie and sausage.

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Clarke\'s on Belmont? \"You must be hungry.\" Good greasy spoon - great breakfast food.

Never actually been to CPA - we \"locals\" like Giordano\'s. Chicago-style pizza has ruined me on all others.

I\'m amazed you didn\'t get real drunk and hit Weiner\'s Circle at 3:00 am. That\'s fun - they ***** at you and you\'re supposed to talk trash back. Comedy. BnB would love it.

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Really? Giordano\'s is a \"locals\" place? I visited Chicago in June, and I had to wait over an hour just to be seated in Giordano\'s. But the deep dish pizza there was awesome. They claim that they\'re the creator of the Chicago deep dish pizza. Is that true?

Another Chicago restaurant I really enjoyed was Harray Caray\'s. THAT was most definitely a locals restaurant. Lots of businessmen in suits. I\'ll never forget when I was wearing a WHITE SOX hat inside the restaurant. Everyone in the building was staring at me throughout my meal. My waiter even came by told me to remove my cap because, quote, \"we don\'t wear anything representing THAT team in here. This is a Cubs-fan only restaurant.\"

And he was serious, too. Luckily, I had a Cubs hat with me by chance. I put it on and the whole restaurant started applauding. It was probably the most embarrasing moment in my life... :sulkoff:

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If you like a good brunch, there is the court of two sisters that is good. My dad plays music there a coule days during the week. I have gone there for their sunday brunch a couple times, when I am in town. I plan on going again when I get back from Iraq.

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Been to Chicago frequently, never to the Chop House, but there\'s a place on the Navy Pier (Goat\'s Head Tavern???) that\'s a great greasy spoon-type of place. Someone once told me it was the inspiration for the old Saturday Night Live \"cheeseburger\" skit with Akroyd & Belushi.

If any of you LSU fans decide to take a trip to Tuscaloosa next time you play up here, stop by the world famous Dreamland BBQ and order the ribs. Great food and atmosphere, and a place with alot of SEC football tradition (sorta like that place in Baton Rouge I can\'t recall the name of...).

Or, closer to Birmingham, come on up to the house and lemme take you to the Stadium Grill. Best burgers in the state, with waitresses that call you \"sugar\" or \"darlin\" whilst bugging the crap out of you with the over-attentive service.

As for New Orleans: I\'m a fan of Brennan\'s, Remoulade, Acme Oyster House and, of course, Cafe du Monde.

Guilty pleasure: I know it\'s a chain, but I gotta admit Buffett\'s Margaritaville Cafe is pretty good for \"bar food.\" Excellent drunk chicken & cheeseburgers, per the song...

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The locals I know told me they prefer CPA over Giordano\'s. I have to say I was disappointed in the crust. It was very hard, not soft and bready like other deep dishes I\'ve had before.

That\'s pretty funny... Glad I didn\'t go there, cause I\'m a Sox fan too.

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Real Chicago-style deep dish has a harder crust - not the bready ones you get from Domino\'s or wherever. Granted, you shouldn\'t break a tooth on the crust, but it\'s generally a little hard, yes.

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Red Fish Grill
Ninja\'s
NOLA
Sidmars (POBOYS)
the list could go on

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:P For upscale --- Upperline & Dick & Jennys. Honestly -- Dick & Jennys is awesome food.

For local dives no list is complete without Mandinas in midcity