This nice sandwich and cheese shop is a fun place to stop in for a quick lunch if you’re in the area. The bloodies are good, and the sandwiches and cheese are nice.
I could’ve used a little more roast beef on this sandwich, and thinner sliced, but the smoked blue cheese sorta made up for it. That was unique. But I think I’m starting to notice a NOLA trend with small amounts of sandwich meat down here. Not a good look!
ST. JAMES CHEESE COMPANY
641 Tchoupitoulas St,
New Orleans, LA 70130
I, my wife and some friends ate at this joint for New Year’s Eve dinner before heading to a party in New Orleans. We tried a bunch of shit so I’ll get right to it.
STARTERS: steak tartare, charbroiled oysters, and crispy fried sweetbreads with mushrooms.
Of these, my favorite was the sweetbreads. They were crispy outside, creamy inside, and packed with lots of earthy flavor from the mushrooms. The oysters were great too, and over all the charbroiled oysters in this town are amazing almost everywhere we had them.
ENTREES: lamb chops and game pie.
These were both pretty good. I’d definitely recommend either one if you’re dining here.
SIDE: artichoke gratin.
This dish ate more like a dip, and as such would have benefitted from some bread or chips for dipping.
RESTAURANT REVOLUTION
777 Bienville St
New Orleans, LA 70130
This little joint is the perfect spot to stagger into for some great drunk eats after hitting Bourbon Street. The po’boy is pretty good, despite not being on the traditional French bread.
This pile of meat really hit the spot though. It’s braised beef in roux gravy, on top of cheese fries. It’s like a NOLA poutine!
NOLA POBOYS
908 Bourbon St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
We stopped in here for a quick bite and a drink. It was early in the day, so I had a bloody mary.
I wasn’t crazy about it. Something in the mix didn’t sit well, and I didn’t finish it.
The fried green tomatoes app with crawfish remoulade was nice though. Even though it looks like a pile of puke.
FRENCH MARKET
1001 Decatur St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
We stopped in this joint for brunch after landing in New Orleans with an empty stomach. They offer a trio of broiled oysters with three different styles (you get two of each for $18). These were great, and if you eat here, this is what to order.
The fresh raw oysters are nice too.
I ordered a cajun burger, which was supposed to have a sausage patty, a beef patty, and some remoulade. But they gave me the “Hangover Burger” instead by mistake. It was okay, but pretty basic as far as burgers go.
COTERIE
135 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70130
I stopped by this NOLA joint last time I was down in the Big Easy, but I didn’t try anything. I was too full from eating at Cochon, their sister restaurant, next door. This spot is the more casual, bar-style deli. They offer up some meaty hot and cold sandwiches. On rec from a friend, I tried the muffuletta, which he said was better than Central Grocery. I disagree. There was a noticeable lack of meat, and the olive salad and giardiniera is much better at Central Grocery. Pass on this.
I was also disappointed by the porchetta cheesesteak sandwich. This came served in a strange hybrid between a pita and an English muffin. It also lacked meat.
The saving grace at this joint, and a possible best bite of 2020, was the Pig Mac burger.
This was killer, and I highly recommend this if you make the trip over here.
COCHON BUTCHER
930 Tchoupitoulas St b
New Orleans, LA 70130
This Bourbon Street joint is serving some decent grub given the chaotic location, namely, the charbroiled oysters.
Those were great. The red bean hummus sounded promising but was pretty underwhelming.
I had a mixed fried seafood platter for my main course, which was nice, and a great way to beat back the remains of a Bourbon Street hangover.
The bread pudding, however, was awesome.
BOURBON HOUSE
144 Bourbon St,
New Orleans, LA 70130
I finally made it over to Au Cheval Diner in Tribeca. I’ve had the bacon, the burger and the French dip prime rib sandwich at their sister restaurant, 4 Charles, so I’ll just dump some pics of those here and focus on the new items that I tried. These were all just as great as they are at 4 Charles, so if that’s what you want to get at 4 Charles, just come here and save yourself the headache of fruitlessly trying to score a reservation at 4 Charles.
The bologna sandwich with melted cheese is awesome. Simple and delicious.
The wings are great and crispy, but they were a little bit over sauced.
These hash browns with duck heart gravy were insanely good. Make sure you get these.
The fries were perfect as well, but I didn’t shoot them.
This marrow is great too, especially when smeared onto that buttery toast that comes with it.
I’ll definitely be back!
AU CHEVAL DINER
33 Cortlandt Alley
New York, NY 10013
My wife and I popped in here for brunch and the place was PACKED!
We had a quick, meaty meal.
“The Hangover Burger” is a thick 8oz patty that’s topped with caramelized bourbon onions, blue cheese, pickles and a fried egg.
They cooked this fucker just right.
We also tried their grilled hanger steak and eggs dish, which came with a chimichurri sauce, a mixed greens salad and some roasted potatoes.
Not bad! I’d come back to try some of their dinner menu selections, and I’d probably try one or two of the sweeter brunch items (like the cast iron blueberry pancakes or the French toast).
THE CONSULATE
519 Columbus Ave
New York, NY 10024
Apparently, the folks behind the incredible steak sandwich at 4 Charles Prime Rib have ventured out into the world of fast casual cuisine, opening up a sandwich shop on St Marks called The Dip.
The anchor of the small but focused menu is their French Dip sandwich, which is what I tried when I went.
Sandwiched between toasty garlic bread is a good sized portion of good quality shaved beef, melted gruyere, and diced cherry peppers. The horseradish cream sauce and jus come on the side. This will run you $16.50, before tax.
This was a killer sandwich; one of my best bites of the year. The dip and the sauce were both full of robust flavor to the point where you just want to keep on dipping.
The sandwich itself would be great on it’s own too though. You don’t really need the dip or the sauce if you don’t want them. The bread is fresh and flakey. The meat is textured yet tender. The cheese is melty but not molten. The peppers provide both spice and sweet. It’s perfect. And no, there’s not as much meat as the version at 4 Charles, but it’s also half the price here at The Dip.
There’s a bunch of other tasty sounding shit on the menu too, like fried chicken sandwiches, grilled cheeses and some limited-run specials. Eventually I’ll try them all. In particular, the Chicago hot dog looked great.
THE DIP
58 St Marks Pl A
New York, NY 10003
