Our Travels
Places to eat
After our tour, our guide recommended this restaurant. It was on the way back to New Orleans from Laplace. It is right on the shore overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. In fact, after he loaded the boat, he was meeting his wife there.
For an appetizer we chose crawfish queso and chips. Mary got the caesar salad and corn and crab bisque. Mike got fried shrimp. I got shrimp and crawfish ettouffe. It was all good.
Frenier Landing Restaurant & Oyster Bar
113 Dottie Ln
Laplace, LA 70068
We returned to Sacred Grounds Coffee House so Mary could try a Moon Chai and Jana could get a Dirty Zombie (frozen malted hot chocolate with espresso shots). Sadly, they were brewing more chai, so Mary and I shared the Dirty Zombie. It was very good.
This is the coffee shop located in the middle of cemeteries and next to a “Herb” shop. Interesting merchandise and customers.
Sacred Grinds
5055 Canal St
New Orleans 70119
After some quiet time reading and resting, we decided to head to dinner. Mary is not much of a seafood eater and the neighborhood places that have bars would be busy with the Saints’ Thursday night football crowd, we stayed in Mid City and tried a local pizza chain.
It was really good. It started in 2004. They make stone hearth pizzas that take 30 minutes to cook. The crust is thin and crisp. Mike had The Meathead (tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, bacon, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon and hamburger. Mary and I ordered the West Bank Special (tomato sauce, mozzarella, crumbled bacon, chicken, jalapenos, pineapple and roasted red peppers.
Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza.
4024 Canal St
New Orleans, L a 70119
One of the things that Mary wanted to do was try different beignets. Some of the beignets are almost like sopapillas and have a light, airy center. Some we tried are square donuts. Some are like a funnel cake. After we left Jackson Square and began heading towards Canal and the streetcar stop, we stopped at Cafe Beignet. It is a chain of restaurants around the French Quarter that has coffee, traditional New Orleans food and beignets. You can eat inside or in an outdoor courtyard. This was the original location.
It was warm, so we ate inside where there were fans. Mike got a root beer and Mary and I shared an iced cafe au lait. We split and order on beignets. I thought they were a bit under cooked and doughy. They were a little cold, too.
Cafe Beignet
334 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Glen took us here on our tour. Jana got the bayou sampler (red beans and rice, jambalaya and crawfish etouffee). Mike got a fried shrimp po boy with red beans and rice. Mary got a caesar salad and gumbo.
We sat on the 2nd floor patio looking out over the marina on Lake Pontchartrain.
Felix’s on the Lake Restaurant & Oyster Bar
7400 Lakeshore Blvd
New Orleans 70124
After leaving the Garden District bakery, we went straight to Parkway to beat the rush by being here at opening. We’ve driven by a couple of times and it is always packed. The restaurant has been featured on lots of food shows and Youtube videos. It is voted as the top po boy spot in NOLA. It opened in 1911 and has been a vital part of the neighborhood with the food and bar. They have a covered patio area in addition to inside dining.
Jana got a classic shrimp po boy not dressed. Mike got the barbecue shrimp po boy dressed. We also got fried pickles. For dessert we got bread pudding and rum cake to go.
To be honest, we were not that impressed. It was not bad, but it was like all the other po boys we tried.
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagen Ave.
New Orleans LA 70119
We invited the girls to join us this month. Kid 1 and Kid 3 have work and college, so Kid 2 is coming solo. We pick her up at the airport at 11:30 tonight to visit for a couple of day.s We headed back to the french bakery La Boulangerie for some goodies for tomorrow. We ordered ahead so we could score some chocolate croissant bread pudding. We also got key lime pie, carrot cake, apple cheesecake, croissants, breakfast sandwiches and a walnut churro.
LaBoulangerie
4600 Magazine St #1518
New Orleans, LA 70115
This old school diner has been open since 1946. It only had counter seating. We arrived early to miss the crowd. We had to circle the building to find a parking place.
Jana got a Cheeseburger and Mike got a Bacon Omelette Both were very good.
Camella Grill
626 S. Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Facebook: The Camellia Grill
We made a Wal-mart run. We tried Katie’s on our way to the store. Open since 1984. Another neighborhood restaurant but this one was more food than bar. It was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Mike got a Margheritta Pizza and Jana got a Crawfish Beignet. The crawfish beignet might have taken over the top food spot of the trip. Might need to have another one to make sure.
Katie’s Restaurant & Bar
3701 Iberville Street.
New Orleans 70119
Aka Cafe Du Monde Visit 6. We slept late and headed over to our favorite coffee shop for a quick breakfast. It was a cool morning. The park was very quiet. Lots of people walking, jogging and spending time with their pups….then three tour buses pull-up. Seems like they show up around 9:30. Then the coffee shop is hopping.
Cafe Du Monde – City Park
56 Dreyfous Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70124