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Wife's B-day Dinner (Nola Choices)
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:31 pm
I take the wife out for her birthday (December) every year to one of the great restaurants in New Orleans. So far we've been to August, Gautreau's, Stellas!, GW Fins.
I have a quick list that I put together for this year(see below). We loved our experiences at the above listed restaurants (from the tasting menus at August and Stellas to the great atmosphere and food at Gautreau's and Fins), so please try to recommend something similar.
(No particular order)
Herbsaint
NOLA
Bayona
Brigtsen's
Upperline
Mila
Thanks for your help.
I have a quick list that I put together for this year(see below). We loved our experiences at the above listed restaurants (from the tasting menus at August and Stellas to the great atmosphere and food at Gautreau's and Fins), so please try to recommend something similar.
(No particular order)
Herbsaint
NOLA
Bayona
Brigtsen's
Upperline
Mila
Thanks for your help.
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Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:34 pm to irvine555
If you haven't been to Brigtsen's, I recommend trying it. It's not an August or Stella etc..., but it's fine food and Frank has been posting a lot of good dishes on Facebook this summer that have made me hanker to return soon. I love the shell beach plate.
Why would you want to do the same thing as the other years? Just curious.
Why would you want to do the same thing as the other years? Just curious.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:37 pm to irvine555
Out of that list I would do Herbsaint.
Brigtsen's is good too.
Brigtsen's is good too.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:42 pm to irvine555
Have y'all ever been to commanders for her birthday? Not to stray away from your list, but that's what I would want.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 12:46 pm to CSB
Nice contribution, CSB. You've been here since May and I haven't seen many roux threads since then. Cool.
Cork, that's a great suggestion. Commander's has been on the top of it's game, lately, from what I hear.
Cork, that's a great suggestion. Commander's has been on the top of it's game, lately, from what I hear.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:02 pm to Gris Gris
Thanks for the suggestions. Gris, I understand the question of why do the same thing, but it just makes the most sense and something we both enjoy doing and look forward to every year. Her birthdays around Xmas so a lot people forget about it, so I book a nice hotel in Nola the weekend before Xmas and we get to go in and relax and go enjoy a nice meal and celebrate her.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:06 pm to irvine555
I think Herbsaint is head and sholders above the rest. Brigtsen's would be second but not as consistent as Herb.
To throw a few other similar styled places to your list, you might consider the newly renovated Broussards. Revolution is a tad more trendy, but still excellent dining experience.
I'm making these recs, based on the assumption you're looking primarily for a dining experience over a purely food experience.
To throw a few other similar styled places to your list, you might consider the newly renovated Broussards. Revolution is a tad more trendy, but still excellent dining experience.
I'm making these recs, based on the assumption you're looking primarily for a dining experience over a purely food experience.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:21 pm to Gris Gris
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Cork, that's a great suggestion. Commander's has been on the top of it's game, lately, from what I hear.
I'm a sucker for commanders. My grandmother brought me there for lunch the first time for my sixteenth birthday. Love at first sight and bite.
I love to try new things but since I don't get to go out to eat as often as I would like in New Orleans, I often request commanders over trying something else new.
But I think it's a great place for a birthday dinner
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:25 pm to Gris Gris
quote:
You've been here since May
And I've seen people asking about the same 10 restaurants in NOLA about 100 times since then.
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I haven't seen many roux threads since then
Is this thread about roux?
quote:
Cool.
That's what I was thinking.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:35 pm to CSB
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And I've seen people asking about the same 10 restaurants in NOLA about 100 times since then.
It's a food board, so expect 100 more in the next few months. Different people have different desires in restaurants, different locations requirements, different spending requirements, different dress desires, different dates for their visits that might cause issues with reservations or the days a restaurant is open etc... Get used to it and don't read the threads you don't want to read.
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Is this thread about roux?
I got interrupted and thought I was back in the roux thread. My bad.
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That's what I was thinking.
You should probably consider doing less of that and less posting, as well.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:38 pm to Gris Gris
A buddy of mine spoke very highly of Lilette.... Has anyone eaten there?
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:39 pm to Gris Gris
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You should probably consider doing less of that and less posting, as well.
How's the view from up there on your high horse? On most message boards, it is common courtesy to SEARCH for an old thread about the question you want to ask. Nobody wants people shitting up the front page with topics that have been discussed 100 times before. I'm sure I'm not the only one that thought this, it just so happens I'm the only one who said anything.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:40 pm to irvine555
It's gotten good props here, Irvine. Check the dining guide also. There may be some reviews and you can search for it, also. Seems like someone posted about it, recently.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:45 pm to Gris Gris
Will do, thanks for the advice Gris. CAN sorry for wasting your time... Sarcasm off.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:52 pm to irvine555
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A buddy of mine spoke very highly of Lilette
It's very good, but it's uptown. FYI
It's very near another Uptown classic, Coquette, which I prefer.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:56 pm to irvine555
Glad to help. Whatever you decide on, please report back!
Ignore CSB, he's just trolling with nothing valuable to contribute.
Ignore CSB, he's just trolling with nothing valuable to contribute.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:16 pm to Oenophile Brah
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It's very near another Uptown classic, Coquette, which I prefer.
Me too.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:16 pm to irvine555
Herbsaint or Bayona would be my personal top 2 choices. Both are absolutely excellent.
Bayona must order: Sweetbreads
Herbsaint must order: gnocchi
Bayona must order: Sweetbreads
Herbsaint must order: gnocchi
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 3:12 pm to irvine555
Ralph's on the Park. trust me.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 3:18 pm to Rohan2Reed
There is one must order at Herbsaint and it is the spaghetti with fried poached egg.
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