Brennan's [French Quarter, New Orleans]

Went to Brennan's for my last night in New Orleans. It's my favorite restaurant! Had the roasted oysters as an appetizer. And then the Pan-Roasted Young French Chicken for dinner. It was outstanding! I highly recommend this restaurant! Unfortunately, I was so full, that I had to pass on the Banana's Foster for dessert.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Brennan's

Bourbon House [CBD, New Orleans]

Back to the Bourbon House. Had a very nice dinner with Vishal. He had some the fish of the day, I had the BBQ Shrimp. Yummy!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Bourbon House

Restaurant R’evolution [French Quarter, New Orleans, LA]

Went to Restaurant R'evolution with Bill H, Rosendo, and Derek. Had a lovely time, and the tab was astronomical! Derek and Rosendo split the Tomahawk steak, it looked really good! Bill H had the Seared Scallops, he ate it before I could get a picture. I had the divine Lamb Chops. Oh so good!

For dessert, I had the cheese plate. And we ate most of that before I could get a photo. Bill had a bread pudding, and Rosendo had the Creme Brulee. All was great!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Restaurant R'evolution

Restaurant Rebirth [Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA]

Took a tip from an Uber driver. Found a great restaurant! And, he sent a bottle of champagne for after dinner. Nice guy!

We shared the Oyster Pasta, a third of the Seafood Platter, and some kind of Pork Belly appetizers. I had the Lamb Chops, which was delicious! Shawn had the Chicken Rochambeau. Rosendo had a Stuffed Soft Shell Crab. The food was delicious!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Restaurant Rebirth

Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse [Central Business District, New Orleans, LA]

Or Teakhouse as we like to call it. Fabulous dinner! Shawn, Rosendo, and I went there for dinner, it was so good! And the service was great! I had the 12 oz Prime Rib, Rosendo had a nice Ribeye steak, and Shawn had something else with a side of Lobster Mac and Cheese.

The picture of the three of us was a nice touch.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse

Acme Oyster House [Covington, LA]

Shawn and I drove across the longest bridge for oysters! :) We went to Acme Oyster House in Covington, LA. It was nice. Not the best, but definitely not the worst.

We had the chargrilled oysters. They were pretty good, but I still like  Drago's in Metairie the best. We also had crab claws to for an appetizer. And we had the stuffed crab. Good, but completely fried.

Shawn had the Shrimp Poboy sandwich. She said it was pretty good. I had some kind of shrimp. Tasty, but not spectacular.

3 out of 4 stars
★★★

Acme Oyster House

Emeril's Delmonico [Central City, New Orleans, LA]

Emeril's Delmonico for my birthday with Shawn G. She made it special with a little birthday surprise! We both had the Ribeye (of course), and she also had the Oysters St Malo. It was absolutely fantastic!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Emeril's Delmonico

Jacques-Imo’s Cafe [Leonidas, New Orleans, LA]

Waited over an hour to get into this restaurant. Went to the bar to get drinks, and were basically ignored by the bartenders. But, finally got some and wandered around before dinner. Nice area!

When we were seated, we were right next to the kitchen. The place was busy, busy, busy, and our waiter was definitely hustling. We had a cornbread appetizer, pretty tasty. Then Shawn got the Shrimp And Alligator Sausage Cheesecake as an appetizer, and I got the Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp. Also pretty tasty.

For entrees, I got a Bacon Stuffed Quail, and Shawn got the Grouper with Crabmeat. My quail was delicious, but Shawn's grouper was not fully cooked. She sent it back for some more cooking time. They brought her out a new one, but it was not the Grouper. It was the Red Fish camouflaged to look like the grouper covered in crabmeat. She complained, but asked that they take it off the tab as she didn't want anything else.

They brought us a nice plate of various desserts on the house. I'm giving it a 2 out of 4 for the bartenders, the raw fish, the subterfuge, and the busy, hurried staff.

2 out of 4 stars
★★

Jacques-Imo’s Café 

Brennan's [French Quarter, New Orleans, LA]

This is my favorite restaurant in New Orleans, the service is impeccable! For appetizers, Shawn had BBQ Lobster which looked delicious and Rosendo had a Jackson's Salad which was good.

For the entrée, I had the Steak Diane made tableside. Outstanding! It had mushrooms, a carrot, and potato circles. Both Shawn and Rosendo had the Gulf White Fish which was also very good.

Then we had the Banana's Foster made tableside for dessert. Yum! Shawn had a special coffee drink which looked interesting.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Brennan's

Bourbon House [Central Business District, New Orleans, LA]

Shawn and I went to the Bourbon House for dinner. This is one of the four Dickie Brennan's restaurants, and the final one for me to visit. We had the Chargrilled Oysters as an appetizer. Tasty, but not the best I've had. Then we both had the Grilled Shrimp Scampi. This was also good, but it only had 5 shrimp. What!?

Since it was the Bourbon House, they had a Bourbon Club. We joined, it was free. Had a complementary pour of a Wild Turkey 10yr bourbon. Nice, but potent!

The food was good, but I have to say the service was lacking. The hostess didn't acknowledge us when we came in, then tried to seat us in the bar area. I thought maybe the dining room was full, but no. There was plenty of room. The only bright spot was James, the beverage boy. Our waiter was nice, but not attentive at all.

2 out of 4 stars
★★
Bourbon House

Restaurant R’evolution [French Quarter, New Orleans, LA]

One of my favorite restaurants! Shawn G and I went for dinner one evening. They started with an amuse bouche of arugula and field peas. It was good. Then, a nice bread with 3 kinds of butter. One regular with bacon, one with honey, and one with truffle oil. Yummy!

We both had the Four Bone Lamb Chops. They were unbelievably delicious! So good. Then, after dinner, we had a cute little box of treats. I love this place!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Restaurant R'evolution

Creole House and Mr. B's Bistro [French Quarter, New Orleans, LA]

First, Shawn G and I had oysters with Rosendo at the Creole House. There were the usual chargrilled ones, ok. But then they also had Garlic and Bacon ones. These are my new favorites! Delish! Then we abandoned Rosendo in search of dinner.

3 out of 4
Creole House

Shawn G and I found a lovely little restaurant called Mr. B's Bistro. I had the cauliflower and baby swiss soup, while Shawn G had the gumbo. We both had the BBQ Shrimp. It was quite good. The shrimps were head on, so there was extra flavor.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Mr. B's Bistro

Finally, drinks at the New Orleans Marriott hotel bar.