New Orleans: Coop's Place
Our Haunted History 5-in-1 Ghost and Mystery tour encompassed more than mere ghosts. The tour guide led us through the French Quarter, regaling us with story after story about ghosts, vampires, witches, voodoo, and other unexplained mysteries. While not scary in the least, it was quite informative and very entertaining.
In-between tour stops, we had a chance to chat with our guide about local eats. She recommended Coop's Place as having the best fried chicken in all of New Orleans. With the famous Willie Mae's in town, that was quite a ballsy claim. We had to check it out:
The line was super long, which seemed to be a good sign. The three of us managed to snag seats at the bar:
Actually, the entire restaurant felt like a bar with its dim lighting and loud music.
Of course we had to order the Cajun fried chicken (three pieces for $12.75):
It came with rabbit and sausage jambalaya and coleslaw. The jambalaya was pretty special, but though the chicken was certainly yummy, we decided to withhold judgment until after we'd tried Willie Mae's. (Spoiler alert: Willie Mae's is better.)
The red beans and rice with smoked sausage ($9.95) was savory and hearty and exactly the kind of stuff I could see myself accidentally overeating:
The salad, while simple, was a surprising respite from all the rich food we had all day.
The seafood gumbo ($6.25 for a cup) was prepared with a dark roux, veggies, drum fillet, shrimp, oysters, and crab claws:
Also a hit.
Service might not have been the most attentive, but my water glass was never empty and our server turned out to be an aspiring artist who showed us his pretty awesome portfolio. Also, three out of three dishes turned out delicious, so I would say that getting dinner at Coop's Place our first night in New Orleans was a good decision.
Thanks, tour guide!
Coop's Place
1109 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-9053
http://www.coopsplace.net/
In-between tour stops, we had a chance to chat with our guide about local eats. She recommended Coop's Place as having the best fried chicken in all of New Orleans. With the famous Willie Mae's in town, that was quite a ballsy claim. We had to check it out:
The line was super long, which seemed to be a good sign. The three of us managed to snag seats at the bar:
Actually, the entire restaurant felt like a bar with its dim lighting and loud music.
Of course we had to order the Cajun fried chicken (three pieces for $12.75):
It came with rabbit and sausage jambalaya and coleslaw. The jambalaya was pretty special, but though the chicken was certainly yummy, we decided to withhold judgment until after we'd tried Willie Mae's. (Spoiler alert: Willie Mae's is better.)
The red beans and rice with smoked sausage ($9.95) was savory and hearty and exactly the kind of stuff I could see myself accidentally overeating:
The salad, while simple, was a surprising respite from all the rich food we had all day.
The seafood gumbo ($6.25 for a cup) was prepared with a dark roux, veggies, drum fillet, shrimp, oysters, and crab claws:
Also a hit.
Service might not have been the most attentive, but my water glass was never empty and our server turned out to be an aspiring artist who showed us his pretty awesome portfolio. Also, three out of three dishes turned out delicious, so I would say that getting dinner at Coop's Place our first night in New Orleans was a good decision.
Thanks, tour guide!
Coop's Place
1109 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-9053
http://www.coopsplace.net/
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