Ralph & Kacoo's - when was the last time you dined in?

i remember seeing old timers honestly. Ladies having their social luncheons.

I got the fried fish & shrimp and dont recall it being nasty

1998

Back in the late ‘70s-early ‘80s, I used to eat at Ralph & Kacoo’s in the Quarter and then in Metairie all the time, and it was great - good food and huge portions. After they sold out, it really started going downhill. A few years ago I ate at the one in Baton Rouge though and thought the food was pretty good.

Today my son and I are in Mobile for a seminar he’s giving, and we planned on eating lunch at Felix’s Fish Camp. Got there and it was packed, and we didn’t have time for the wait. Across the highway was a Ralph & Kacoo’s that was not crowded at all. Nice looking place on the water, so we gave it a shot. When we left I commented that it was the worst meal I can remember having in a long time. He got a fish/shrimp lunch combo, and I asked him if he was sure he wanted the lunch special instead of the dinner platter. Since we had onion rings to start, he went with the lunch special. It had 3 shrimp and 3 small fish slivers. I knew the lunch special would be smaller, but damn. The food was VERY mediocre. I was looking forward to a stuffed potato, and it tasted like a plain baked potato with cheese melted on top. I had a soft shell crab/oyster combo platter (not lunch special). It had two of the smallest soft shell crabs I’ve ever seen, but at least there were two. Had about 8 fried oysters around the size of a quarter that were practically raw. Literally the most disappointing meal I’ve had in many years. I can see why they were almost empty and Felix’s was packed.