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Title: New Orleans
Post by: nameless on February 19, 2016, 03:48:47 PM
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!
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: Macabre on February 19, 2016, 06:08:53 PM
Lol, I did laugh out loud when I read "GO!"
Yeah, I might just stick with Cafe du Monde the entire time.
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: nameless on February 19, 2016, 09:20:41 PM
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...
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: nameless on April 23, 2016, 02:54:33 PM
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 :)
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: Macabre on April 24, 2016, 07:14:18 AM
That is awesome nameless. I'm so glad you were able to experience that!
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: PurpleCat on April 25, 2016, 08:09:17 AM
I miss going to New Orleans!
Title: Re: New Orleans
Post by: nameless on April 25, 2016, 04:34:54 PM
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!