So Going to NO for the Superbowl....
 

First time in New Orleans...any suggestions for places to see, food, etc? Before anyone says it, I'll be sure to try the Cajun Antifreeze

Thanks!

Get a hand grenade drink on Bourbon Street. You can thank me later. Food all of it is pretty damn good. Bring cash, lots of places on Bourbon Street didn't take cards. Try to keep just cash, id, and credit card with you. No need for a wallet.

thanks for the tips, have you been lately? Was wondering about the card thing...

9ers fan

Don't stab anyone

:fear:


j/k you guys got a bad rap going on as a fan base. I'd be careful or stay alert.

4 years ago, it was a real good time. Its the most awesome dirty nasty city in the USA.

yeah it sucks I've seen a lot of violence over the past couple of years at Candlestick...tickets are relatively cheap so you get all kinds at the games. Amounts to <1% but we still get stuck with the "violent fans" tag. Probably will all change with the new stadium in 2014.

What do you want to know?

Harrah's Casino if you gamble

Most people will direct you to the tourist places that they see on Travel Channel, Food Network etc.

Where are you staying?

Flying into Houston fyi lol. Staying like 4 miles from the French Quarters. Only have a few days there so honestly not interested in the "touristy" things. If I could get some "insider" tips on the quick things to see that would be awesome. Also, my first SB so any tips there would be awesome too.

So you already have the Cajun antifreeze on your list.

Did you book a room in the Aids Hotel?

only thing missing from this Milkman post is a good ol "dumbass" lol.

Good luck have fun. Hope the 9ers moiderize yuc yuc yuc the ravens and Ray Lewis.

Thanks man, me too.

A day or two is all you really need in Nawlins.

Ill prob be very hungover and broke by then so yes I agree

It's my hometown so this might help you.

First off, you are going to NOLA at the craziest time of the year, Mardi Gras.

The only locals you will probably run into are the ones working at restaurants, etc. You are going to mainly run into tourists. So if someone is acting like an asshole it's probably someone from Baltimore or San Fran or someone in for Mardi Gras NOT someone from New Orleans. It's officially amateur night for the next two weeks and the place will be bombarded with people who have never partied in a city where you can carry your drinks from bar to bar, drink freely on the sidewalk, have a drive through Daiquri, etc. People in New Orleans are used to this shit and stay as far away from the French Quarter as possible during this time.

First thing is find a newspaper called Gambit. It's a local rag that talks about all the concerts going on, etc., places to eat. It's free and you can find it at places like Walgreen's, liquor stores, etc.

You can also check http://www.pollstar.com/ for music listings.

Wherever you are going remember there are Mardi Gras parades every night up until Fat Tuesday so plan on being wherever you want to be EARLY or you will get stuck. Parades start around 1830 hrs and the streets will be blocked off before then.

The parades go on in the city AND in the suburbs. The locals go to the suburbs.

Do some internet research on these places to check out the menus and stuff.

Note: When on Bourbon St. or anywhere in the French Quarter keep you wallet in your front pocket just to be safe.

Some suggestions:

Places to Eat:
Manning's (Archie Manning's Place)
Emeril's
Commander's Palace
K-Paul's
Antoine's
Court of Two Sisters
Mother's (awesome po-boys)
NOLA
Port of Call
Gumbo House
Deanie's Seafood
Acme Oyster House (you will stand in line thanks to Man vs. Food)
Central Grocery (original Muffaletta closes at 5pm)
Cafe' Du Monde - (coffee & beignets open 24 hrs)

Gambling:
Harrah's Casino

Music:
House of Blues
Tippitina's
Up and Down Bourbon Street
Check Gambit and Pollstar

Sports:
Check and see if the Hornets are in town and playing. The venue is right next to the Super Dome.

Drinking:
Everywhere
Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar (Drew Brees' and big NFL players hangout. Where Brees revealed for first time his pregame chant after the Super Bowl win)
Pat O'Briens
Any Daiquiri joint (Pina Colada 151)
Old Absinthe House
Tropical Isle (hand grenades)
really anywhere, just find a crowd you like, it varies because of the music

Stuff to see:
People watching
Mardi Gras parades
World War II Museum
Aquarium
French Market (corner of Decatur and Esplanade)
Take a voodoo tour (some crazy shit history)
St. Louis Cathedral
Take a river boat ride
Plantations on River Road
Audubon Park


The reality is you're like to be ****ed up beyond all recognition and will probably just stay in the quarter watching the madness and eating fast food. It happens.

Have fun, don't drink and drive and be courteous.

As long as your name is not Roger Goodell you will be fine.

Make sure you get a real po-boy. There not the same anywhere else.

Peace.

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If you wanna stay loaded for cheap just go to a liquor store and carry a pint of Jack Daniels in your back pocket and just keep buying cokes to mix it with.

This will save you a lot of money on alcohol.

I was there last month, and noted that Bourbon Street has more strip clubs than I've ever seen in one concentrated area. Booze and breasts are pretty much the only things you can purchase on that street.

Strip clubs on Bourbon street actually suck.

Houston has much better clubs and prettier women.

In NOLA they can't actually be topless they have to wear pasties and stuff.

Unless you found the needle in the haystack.

I wouldn't even worry about the strip bars, every city has that.

NOLA has some crazy ass people watching though.

The party is in the street.

Sadly, my favorite restaurant for it's view, Bella Luna, didn't reopen after Katrina, but I hear there is a spanish/tapas restaurant called Galvez there now that gets great food reviews, but some service complaints. Still, the view of the river from this space is the reason to go there. The food is a bonus if it is good.

watch your corn hole bud.

****ing temperamental frog-bloods...

One of the favorite things I remember from my trip is the wood fired pizza.

As for the SB I went to XXII and XXVI and all I can tell you is get in early and walk and people watch.

:spock:

Is one of my favorite "food" things better?

No just......Pizza?

That's your best eat in the middle of a ****ing tit's wild experience?...

I liked Jackson Square and the French Quarter. And you're the first person I've ever heard not recommend Cafe Du Monde. Went there and loved it. It's the atmosphere more than the food, IMO.

Next time I go, I want to take some time to tour the cemeteries.

if you love pizza like I do a great wood fired pizza can be a sexual experience :D

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NOLA
 

Wife is from there, so have been there quite a bit. Couple of things not already mentioned: Irene's on Chartres is an incredible place to eat. Also, if you are a bloody mary fan the absolute best one I've ever had is at a little dive called Deja Vu. Not the strip club but a little breakfast place a block from Bourbon Street on Dauphine and either Iberville or Bienville. Good food, too, if you've overindulged. Have fun. And do not let your wallet out of your sight. Keep in your front pocket. I know from experience.

I made pizza for 14 years.

But if you want an honest opinion the outside is burnt and odds are the bottom is dough.

Just me...

Sweet! I was one game away from going there in '97 when the Jags almost made it. I wouldn't even try for tickets. Just hang out and party.

Ignore the stench of urine and vomit that permeates the city.

For lunch one day get a Muffuletta from Central Grocery. Within walking distance of the FQ.

What are you talking about Central Grocery is IN the French Quarter right across the street from Cafe Du Monde.

Cafe Du Monde is great but Morning Call is better, its the original but out in the suburbs now. Cafe Du Monde is busy busy and if you are wearing black you will covered with powdered sugar before you leave.

It is what it is french donuts that YOU HAVE TO EAT THERE. You cannot take them home or they turn to glue.

The food is great there.

Mother's is good but because of the Travel Channel and shows like Man vs. Food there is a line out the door.

Mahoney's is great. I like a place called World Deli but they are in the suburbs on Clearview.

My wife and I are heading out to our 3rd NO Jazz Fest in a row at the end of April.

I would stay away from Bourbon St. Head to Frenchman St. Great music, less drunks (it is still the Big Easy) and pickpockets.

Go Niners!

At Mothers, both the fried shrimp/oyster po boys and the de bris (the meat at the end of the grill) po boys are great. Usually a place is good for fish or for meat, but this place is good for both.

It is across the street from the better W.

Have fun. My first superbowl will be when the Chiefs are playing in it. Yeah, I know......

NO is about the shittiest major city inside the 48 states.

that is all.