Katies - New Orleans (LA)

5 /5 Nikki Kitko: Fiance and I came here for a late lunch after exploring City Park, and absolutely loved our experience here! Our Lyft dropped us off, and this place looked PACKED! I was nervous that wed be waiting awhile, as some parties were seated on benches out front, so we walked in to assess what the wait time might be. To our surprise, there were a few seats open at the bar, so we squeezed in and started with some strong margaritas! Probably one of the best during our NOLA trip! We also had the charbroiled oysters which were on their happy hour specials so that was nice! They were soooo delicious!!! We both chose the Redfish which was perfectly seasoned and perfectly cooked! The summer squash it came with was also tasty! Despite them being slammed with guests (always a good indicator that the food is gonna be good!!!) we still had wonderful service. Happy we came here!!!

5 /5 Shi Grissom: Katies was a great recommendation. It was the first spot we went to eat and we did not regret it. The gumbo, after eating several, is still a crowd favorite. And the Cuban sandwich was absolutely delicious. The shrimp with the fried tomato was great, too. We waited about 20 minutes but there are plenty of seats outside to wait. 10/10 would recommend.

4 /5 Nyor Mirror: We stopped by here since it was in the neighborhood of our Airbnb and had good reviews. We were walk-ins on a Saturday during lunchtime and only had a 20-minute wait to be seated. We were placed at a 2-seat low top right near the bathroom entrance. Our appetizer was six charbroiled oysters, small but perfectly cooked. My son and I both enjoyed the seafood entrees: Delta Queen pasta and Shrimp Bucktown Alfredo. Both were delicious and plentiful, but did not come with any sides, such as a salad. The atmosphere is odd since it is a bar/restaurant based in an old neighborhood. Silverware wrapped in paper napkins and plastic cups for soda. TVs, a disco ball, and linoleum floors give the sports bar vibe. Service was okay, but our male server seemed distracted and wanted to be somewhere else. The food was excellent, but everything else was less than desirable. With our lunch being just south of $100 without alcoholic drinks, we would probably not return.

5 /5 Michael Richardson: Ive been to a ton of places in New Orleans and Katies might be one of my new top places to go to in the city. Its a no frills place because all of the effort goes into the food. We stopped by on a whim to try out the food and everything was amazing. When i say no frills, I mostly mean thats the goal of the restaurant is not to be fancy. It feels like walking into someones home packed with tables of al sorts for dining, a bar and plenty of character. They also have more seating upstairs for when they are real packed. With that said, make sure you make reservations ahead of time because it can get real busy. Our server was great! Overall friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. She also gave us great recommendations on what to eat. The food was absolutely amazing. The crawfish beignet was delicious. I was nervous at first because I never had anything like it but I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty it was. For my entree, I created my own pasta dish. It was alfredo linguine with fried shrimp and grilled chicken and it was sooooooo good and full of flavor with every bite. I wish I had it right now as I type this. So good! Overall Katies was a wonderful time and Ill definitely add it to my must go to list. The food stood out and I will definitely return to try other items on the menu.