Had a really good trip to NOLA

i like food pics

Root was probably a top 5 dining experience for me in the city of New Orleans (not just on the trip, ever)

MiLa could have been a lot better. I'll complain later. Let's just say I don't like being rushed at a restaurant with their prices when I'm seated 90 minutes before the advertised closing time.

There is a reason the restaurant was empty

Saturday? I think I was in houma Saturday morning. Then went to taj majal for dinner and went to Finns after

haven't enjoyed my dinners at Root outside of the charcuterie offerings.

They are just inconsistent with their entrees. Like, basic cooking methods. I had the worse lobster dish I've ever eaten at Root. It was the texture of a shoe sole. Also the gimmicky scallop in cigar box dish, while unique, couldn't make up for the poorly cooked scallops or unbalanced seasoning. I had the Black Tea Smoked Yard Bird there once and it was fricking horrendous. The black tea sauce was the color of burnt motor oil and tasted as such. I rarely complain to servers about food but I brought it up and he admitted the problem was the kitchen brewed the tea about 5 hours earlier and continued to use it all night. He removed that from the bill.

I read the menu at Root this summer...on the door. Hope they can pull it off, but I chose elsewhere. It didn't draw me in.

that's interesting. I hear different things from people about how busy they are. the three times I've been there hasn't been more than 5 tables occupied in the place. but I hear that it sometimes gets really packed. what day of the week and time did you go?

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Sunday for 730 or 8. It was full other than 2 tables, one of which was our reserved table and the other that got sat immediately after us.

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well not the best sample size considering it's the weekend between Christmas and New Year's plus you have the Sugar Bowl crowd. I doubt they are on the brink of closing or anything though like some suggest.

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While I'm at it, some pics for those that might be interested. These are all from Root.

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They certainly look pretty. Just wish they were executed better. Those oysters with the foam were alright. Dessert looks delicious.

Some of those plates look nice and tight. But most look jumbled and sloppy IMO.

Well I mean the first two were the charcuterie board and the turnip salad

Here is another angle of the board


I'll add this piece of advice: if you're interested in ordering sausage, just order it with all the charcuterie stuff because they serve it on the same board with the same pickled vegetables and fruits. It made for a rather redundant presentation and had I known that I would have just ordered the sausage at the same time.