The first day we got there we ate at Pat O'Brien's on Bourbon St. for dinner. We ordered two Hurricanes (non-alcoholic) and two appetizers, the Catfish Strips and the Alligator Bites. The Hurricane tasted great and was refreshing for the hot and humid weather in N.O. The Catfish Strips had a light breading and was seasoned perfectly with good tartar sauce. The Alligator Bites were seasoned perfectly and the honey mustard sauce was a good pairing for the bites. For dessert we tried the Bread Pudding. The bread itself could have been firmer, but the warm whiskey sauce was unbelievably good. I ate more of the sauce than the bread pudding itself.
The next day for breakfast we ate Commerce Restaurant on Camp St. It's not quite a dive, but a decent place to get a down home breakfast at. I ordered a Bacon and Cheddar Omelet with Grits. My mom ordered Scrambled Eggs with Cheese Grits and Toast. The food tasted like good southern cooking. The service was a little slow since there was only one waitress serving ten tables.
For lunch we ate at Mother's Restaurant on Poydras St. They are known as the place that has the world's best baked ham. Neither one of us tried their baked ham. We had our minds on seafood! I ordered the Fried Shrimp Po'Boy sandwich and my mom ordered the Catfish Platter with Potato Salad and French Fries as the two sides. The Po'Boy sandwich was awesome. The french bread was soft and they pack it with a lot of fried shrimp. The sandwich was dressed in shredded cabbage, pickles, mayo, Creole and yellow mustards. I was stuffed by the time I got done eating the sandwich. The Catfish wasn't too impressive, it was okay. Granted they give you plenty of catfish. The french fries and potato salad was good.
Later on that evening we went back to Pat O'Brien's and ordered Alligator Bites and I tried their Big Chocolate Cake. The size of the slice of cake wasn't really big, but a decent size. The taste was chocolaty and smooth. I love chocolate so this cake ranked as one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever had.
To cap off the evening we went to Cafe Du Monde on Decatur St., a place famous for the beignets. One order gives you three beignets. They were warm, soft, and loaded with powdered sugar.
The next day (our last day) before leaving that afternoon, we ate at Welty's Deli on Camp St. for breakfast. We both ordered the Breakfast Platter. This consisted of scrambled eggs, grits, bacon (5 strips) or sausage 2 patties), and toast (2 slices) or a biscuit. The food was hot, especially the grits! They literally just finished cooking the food when they served it to us. Besides a slightly burnt tongue, the food was good.
One food item that is pretty popular in New Orleans is the pralines. I stopped by Southern Candymakers on Decatur St. to get some pralines. As soon as you walk in the door, you smell chocolate and caramel. I was salivating at the mouth when I saw them making the candy right there in front of me. There was so many different types of candy to choose from. I decided to get some pralines and a box of tortues (i.e. turtles).
I would definitely visit New Orleans again, mainly for the food. Two restaurants I would like to visit next time are Landry's Restaurant and the Acme Oyster House.
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