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Meals from this weekend Updated with pics

Posted on 1/22/13 at 3:44 pm
Posted by Wasp
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 3:44 pm
Saturday Brunch: Atchafalaya for 2
Me: The Boudreaux
eggs over easy, alligator sausage, jalapeño corn bread, crystal potatoes, creole hollandais

Wife: Eggs Atchafalaya
fried green tomatoes, poached eggs,
jumbo lump crab, hollandaise

Side of cream cheese grits
All was very good. Probably my 3rd favorite meal from the weekend.

Dinner Saturday: Boucherie for 2
Appetizers: Blackened shrimp and grit cake with warm house made bacon vinaigrette
Boudin ball with garlic aioli
Fresh cut french fries with garlic butter and parmesan reggiano
Me: Saint Louis style Niman Ranch ribs celeriac apple remoulade and crispy fried shallots
Wife: Pulled pork cake with potato confit and purple cabbage cole slaw

Overall enjoyed the meal. I was more impressed with the appetizers than the entrees. the pulled pork was very good and the ribs were very tender and flavorful but it did not feel like "finer" dining. french fries were some of the best i have ever had. very similar to curbside.
Sunday Brunch: Coquette
Apps: We had the fried sweetbreads but they are not on the online menu so I do not remember the exact things. They were pretty good. never had them before and would probably order again at another place. They reminded me of oysters in texture.
Fried Oysters, boudin noir and meyer lemon, parsley.----very good
Me: Eggs benedict with tasso
Wife: Pork and cheddar sausage with an egg over easy.
we both had the milk punch which was very good also.

For the price, would not go back. Atchafalaya was better and so is chimes brunch.

Sunday Dinner: Upperline for 3--Highlight of the trip
Apps: Spicy Shrimp with Jalapeño Cornbread & Aïoli
Crispy Louisiana Oysters with Celery Root Remoulade
The Original Fried Green Tomato with Shrimp Remoulade

Entrees: Cane River Country Shrimp
New Orleans Style Veal Grillades with Mushrooms & Cheddar Grits
Tom Cowman's Famous Roast Duck with Garlic Port or Ginger Peach Sauce

Desserts: Upperline Warm Louisiana Pecan Pie
Crème Brûlée with Crushed Pralines
Honey- Pecan Bread Pudding with Toffee Sauce

Everything was excellent. The atmosphere was great. The service was great. Jo-ann? the owner was very pleasant and attentive. Standouts were the oysters, duck, veal, and pecan pie.


Monday Lunch: Cochon for 3
Apps: wood-fired oyster roast
fried alligator with chili garlic aioli
smoked cobia with apple calas
fried boudin with pickled peppers
cane syrup glazed pork cheeks with mushrooms & roasted corn grits
Entrees: rabbit & dumplings
oyster & bacon sandwich
Wife ate macaroni & cheese casserole
Side: Sweet Potato casserole with smoked jowl

Overall the 2nd best meal of the weekend only because upperline set the bar too high. Everything i had was really good. I ordered the oyster blt and it had 10 or so fried oysters and normal sized sandwich break with bacon. the roasted oysters were very good along with the pork cheeks.

How do i post pictures again?
This post was edited on 1/22/13 at 8:17 pm
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 3:46 pm to
Glad you had a good visit.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

Crispy Louisiana Oysters with Celery Root Remoulade


Love this dish.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

Overall the 2nd best meal of the weekend only because upperline set the bar too high.


Wow we do not see eye to eye.

Upperline is one of my least favorite meals in New Orleans of all time. I disliked it. Everything about it was mediocre as frick. Would never go back and will always be the one on here to argue against it, I just do not understand the love AT ALL.

Coquette, on the other hand, is my favorite restaurant in the city, especially for Dinner. I agree that I like Atchafalaya's brunch slightly more though.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:20 pm to
Great review. Y'all did some damn fine eating! Post pics by hosting them on a site like photobucket or tinypic then post them by clicking "img" and pasting the image-only url.

quote:

Coquette
For the price, would not go back. Atchafalaya was better and so is chimes brunch.



woah buddy..
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:22 pm to
Coquette is in that strip of bad magazine restaurants.
Posted by glassman
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Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

it did not feel like "finer" dining.


To be fair I don't think any dish on the menu is over $ 16.00.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

Coquette is in that strip of bad magazine restaurants.


And I gave it its due in that thread! .. along with Jung's Golden Dragon.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

To be fair I don't think any dish on the menu is over $ 16.00.


Yep. Boucherie may just be the best meal for your money in the city.

Also their house bloody mary w/ bbq sauce
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

Also their house bloody mary w/ bbq sauce


Hell yes
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1482 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:02 pm to
Sorry. Took a nap after posting. To clarify, $30 for 4 ribs and a ball of pulled pork seemed expensive for bbq. I enjoyed it but would have rather spent a little more and had something better. It was no doubt good though.
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1482 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:04 pm to
I would be willing to try coquette for dinner. I really liked the room and the atmosphere but the brunch itself did not do it for me.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:09 pm to
quote:

$30 for 4 ribs and a ball of pulled pork seemed expensive for bbq.


I agree if that's all the food you got for that price. 4 ribs seriously?
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:10 pm to
How much for just 1 rib ?
Posted by Rohan2Reed
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75674 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:11 pm to


I haven't seen that movie in a long time
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:15 pm to
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Atchafalaya was better and so is chimes brunch.


Better than Coquette?!?!!?

Granted, I did not have brunch items there, but I enjoyed my meal there.
This post was edited on 1/22/13 at 6:17 pm
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1482 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 8:09 pm to
Atchafalaya:


Boucherie:





Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 8:13 pm to
frick I want to bathe in hollandaise sauce
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1482 posts
Posted on 1/22/13 at 8:15 pm to
Coquette:




Cochon:







And one more from Barcadia:
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 8:20 pm to
were you at Barcadia Saturday?
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