French Quarter Fest Must Try Dishes

all the good restaurants aren't involved anymore like they were back when it first started

we went to the first couple of FQF before the crowds got too out of control
fun times

Had Dickie Brennan's BBQ shrimp poboy yesterday, which was tasty (plaza by the Aquiarium). Hollowed out french bread with a lot of shrimp and sauce.

Nori guys sushi taco is always great.

I might have the oxtail fried rice from Chicken's Kitchen to start today, but not going out there till mid afternoon (trying to avoid coming back to the office).

BBQ shrimp poboy-
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The Sun Chong Gumbo dumplings are really good, Redfish Grill BBQ Oyster poboy is legit. Muriel's left the fest a few years back when FQFI increased the vendor pricing. They are literally across the street from Jackson Square. Laysonne's Meat Pies are good as is Vaucresson's Hot Sausage poboy.

Any fest in New Orleans is a hard no

Nori Guys spicy tuna sushi taco. Couldn't pass it up.



Wanted to try the oxtail fried rice from Chicken's Kitchen but they had a 20-deep line. Plus it was $15. Never understood waiting a long time for food at a fest like this when there's other tasty offerings one or two booths away with no line.

On a related note, it seems fest food has developed pricing tiers just like tickets. Hogs for the Cause had a booth selling lobster rolls/poboys at $35 with optional $15 caviar topping. $50 for a fest sammich. Granted it's lobster and caviar, but $4 for half of a pimento pulled pork grilled cheese is more my speed for a BBQ fest.

Can’t beat Vaucresson’s hot sausage poboy in Jackson square.

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But it was too hot out for me to want fried oysters. I did get their chocolate bread pudding

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We had the gumbo dumplings today and they were good but cold (and expensive, but everything is expensive). We also had tamales, a crawfish pie from Lasyone’s, and jerk chicken and a spicy Jamaican meat patty from 14 Parishes. 14 Parishes was the standout.