Mr Peabody, You driving or flying? If you drive down, make time to eat around Lafayette. If you want the real deal, that area is where it's at. New Orleans is not actually "cajun", but when cajun became popular, they kinda took it and ran with it. Also... don't consider Pearls, Trapper's, etc. cajun cooking. Maybe an enterprising cajun will take it upon himself to come to OKC and open a REAL cajun restaurant!
Peabody; You should consider the cab ride out to the suburbs, It's worth it, considering the cheaper prices and less crowds. Check out Drago's for seafood , the best Oysters - Charbroiled on a grill. Check out Wolf's on the Lakefront for Creole style dining. You won't be disapointed.
As far as Drago's it's awesome & the Chared oysters have been called the best one bite of food in NOLA. LSUbud, TigerPT, and myself are meeting a group of TULANE types tonight for them to pay off in our annual bet - TU vs LSU's overall record for the year.... foolish suckers keep comming back for more, but I'll gladly eat for free on them. Hey Bucktown - I'm on Nursery Place in the great state of Bucktown USA where are you?
You might want to check out this link from earlier this month: http://www.tigerforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10795
Mike Anderson's The best Seafood you will ever have... There is a Mike Anderson's Seafood on Bourbon St. Get a Seafood Platter (Fried or Grilled) with a stuffed potato... it'll be the best you've ever tried...
some N.O. dives and local watering holes I think the place under the overpass you're talking about is Uglesich's. Mother's on Poydras has great po-boys--get the Ferdi's special with "debris" (roast beef gravy with chunks of meat in it.) Also for oyster loaves Casamento's on Magazine Street (short hours, though, so check into when it's open.) In the Quarter I love Mr. B's which is casual but kind of pricey. For an oyster bar, Acme's on Iberville or Bienville, I forget. For sandwiches in the Quarter, Maspero's. For a great place to sit outside and people-watch, Napoleon House in the Quarter. For food uptown, try Bluebird Cafe for breakfast, Charlie's Steakhouse on Dryades for steak and great salads and sides--all they have, though, is steak (weird and out of the way place). I LOVE Mandich for all sort of New Orleans semi-Italian and fried seafood dishes, but it's in the 9th Ward and you'll have to have a car. If you can get to Chalmette, Rocky and Carlo's. And for a WONDERFUL WONDERFUL evening, Tony Angello's on the Lakefront, let the waitress "feed" you, and ask for the sausage bread. FABULOUS!!
Do NOT skip Mike Anderson's. It is the real deal. You want Louisiana cookin? It is Mike Anderson's fried seafood (preferably the shrimp served 7 ways). Also, if you are coming via I-10, stop in Breaux Bridge at Mulate's. That is Cajun!
Manchac's on the bridge on the way over...It's great...All my knowledge is based on Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas... I can tell you this...Room service at the Monteleone is some of the best food in the world...
