re: Best hole in the walls - NOLA

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Irene's. Best restaurant ever IMO

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Does this qualify as a hole in the wall? I would think it's too nice for that distinction.

To me, "a hole in the wall" is also defined by the fact that the physical qualities of the restaurant would make you think that the food is not as good as it turns out to be.

Irene's is more like a classic romantic Italian neighborhood restaurant. Places in the French Quarter, with their old and historic buildings, almost don't fit in the traditional definition of "hole in the wall". They'd have to be REALLY DUMPY to be FQ holes in the wall!