New Orleans

[nameless]

Yeah, so, NOLA with a shellfish allergy...

GO!

...I'm laughing when I say this...I'm pretty much going to be screwed I think...everything touches shrimp it seems.

I am, however, staying in a VRBO w/ a kitchen...but if there are any recommendations for places to eat Creole...safely...(again, YEAH RIGHT!) then...thanks for suggestions!

[Macabre]

Lol, I did laugh out loud when I read "GO!"

Yeah, I might just stick with Cafe du Monde the entire time.

[nameless]

ha! I heard the line there is crazy sauce...but they are open 24 hrs so maybe there is a sweet spot at like 1:22am that will be ok. My conference is off Canal just adjacent to where the French Quarter starts. My VRBO before the conf is in the lower garden district at a renovated artist studio (set within a garden) off Magazine St. I'm planning to have lots of fun wandering around Magazine St.

Also...locally roasted coffee! I've found 4 I want to check out. I'm not sure about the chicory yet though...

[nameless]

An update!

Most places were well versed in shellfish allergies and had things on the menu to accommodate. Including not-shared fryers!

Red Fish Grille: has a fabulous fried chicken that doesn't share w/ shellfish, also a steak, also lots of types of fish (though when I questioned how things are prepped and if someone could have touched shrimp and then be cutting fish...well...then there was some doubt.)  I got the chicken, it was really really good.

The Gumbo Shop: they had a few non-shellfish/fish dishes and were really well-informed about cross-x and avoiding it. They have an award winning chicken/andouille gumbo --- everyone said it was the best they had thus far in NOLA, even the shellfish ones!  IT WAS SO FREAKING YUMMY!  Also - other dishes without fish/shellfish.

On a different note: Cafe Beignet on Royal St does traditional beignets that are safe for PN/TN allergies  

[Macabre]

That is awesome nameless. I'm so glad you were able to experience that!

[PurpleCat]

I miss going to New Orleans! 

[nameless]

I miss going to New Orleans!

It was interesting. I spent the first days chillaxing in the Lower Garden District in a VRBO then went to Canal St/French Quarter for a conference hotel and was absolutely disgusted by the city. Bourbon St to be avoided at all costs. Then one night we went down to Frenchman St though music was everywhere --- there was lots of filth and smoke and weed everywhere.

I'm from the country and am not as comfortable (desensitized?) with dirty gross streets and the homeless problems of a big city.

We came back from Frenchman, and it had been raining, and I had my Merrell sandals on (think Tevas).  After being in the hotel room a few minutes I was all, "Ew. W.T.F. is that smell."  MY SANDALS AND FEET! Urine smell, alcohol, rot/stank, and detritus.

BUT - Garden District was wonderful with good food, community, and the buildings!