Seafood cuisine: the best places to taste it in New Orleans

Joey K's Restaurant & Bar

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"Hands down the best meal I've had in New Orleans. Had the Eggplant Napoleon...and I loved it. My wife had chicken tenders and she loved those. She..."

Terry Collette

"The all you can eat fried catfish is amazing! The local beers are great! Our server with the British accent was super helpful and gave us lots of..."

Ben Priebe

"Great food! Fun restaurant! Had a great meal ! Would highly..."

Michael Stefanavage

"arriving in New Orleans it was our first stop. Very friendly staff and food and price were equally good. Best first..."

Yvonne Bon

"Best red beans ever. The catfish & shrimp were delicious also. Super friendly staff. Will most defiantly be..."

Ginger Swearingen

"Great out of the way place in the garden district. Only had drinks but they were great. Bartender was very friendly. The menu looks really..."

Mike Milliron

"One of my favorite places to go in New Orleans. Away from the crowds of the quarter with great food and great..."

Dawn Fuget

"They had the best raw & charbroiled oysters I have EVER had! Crawfish were amazingly no too! We will be..."

Melissa McCain Francis

"We were visiting from St.Louis and we walked all up and down Magazine Street and for some reason ended up in here and it was a great choice. We had..."

Jason Edward Brooks-Cook

"Excellent food. Quick service. Fresh fish and fried crab claws. Best red beans and rice in town!..."

Sherri Jo Caudill

"Red beans and rice were delicious. My wife had chicken fried steak, mac and cheese and fires and loved it. Fast, friendly..."

Matthew Gruber

"Nice little place on Magazine Street with good sandwiches and traditional New Orleans fare. I had the half po boy and my friend had the crawfish..."

Chris R.

"just a great spot to stop by any day of the week. prefer lunch vs dinner. friendly service and feel good food makes this spot terrific. big salads..."

2eggsovereasywithgrits

"Once I hit the hotel, I began my trek toward the lowering garden district which is characterized by small shops and some of the hottest restaurants..."

Shawn Penny

"Recently renovated. Awesome white beans with pork chop and cornbread .Lively atmosphere and always busy.. Charming local Magazine Street eatery!..."

Redbeenznrice

"Large shrimp on the fried platter and the fried green tomatoes with grilled shrimp are TOP of the menu. A bit pricey for lunch, but I got over it..."

Big Eats

"I was told by a friend that this was a good restaurant. However, the experience that I had him on Thursday night was simply amazing. I ordered..."

RalphMaxwell

"Delicious food!. Our family ate here during a visit to New Orleans. The food was delicious and the staff were all very friendly. We would definitely..."

Myra West Martin

"A long walk.... We stopped and asked some locals walking where the best place to go eat was. They recommended Joey K's. So we walked about 1.5 miles..."

Kuuipo0523

"Best catfish I have ever eaten and the prices are incredibly reasonable. $13 dollars for all you can eat catfish that tastes this good should be a..."

Brandy Arena

"Pretty good food, not as fabulous as we expected.. Went on GUY FIERE'S recommendation...Our service was good, they were sweet to cook my brown rice..."

Fashionista

"Excellent comfort food. This is a great comfort food restaurant. It's nothing fancy, it just specializes in doing simple home cooking extremely well...."

Movieguru873

"In short: good, not great. I've been a few times and have tried their red beans and their jambalaya, among other things. Both were perfectly..."

Adam

"Lunch review. Went to eat here since i heard they had great chicken fried steak. I guess it was good but hard to tell because they put green beans..."

Merkle

"First time diner here. Ordered the red beans and rice app with the trout Tchoupitoulas as my entree. I enjoyed both immensely. Also sampled the corn..."

KC

"Homestyle Food the way Mama (wished) done it!. I ate a stuffed bell pepper there years ago that I still talk about.Meatloaf and mashed..."

DrPiggapus

"Love it!. I've been there at least 5 time. Food is always great and fresh. Service is usually pretty good. The prices are great. Fun and funky..."

'Gary Kuhn

"One of the better "under the radar" joints in town. Go on a Thursday night and get the chicken fried steak w/ Mac & cheese. You can thank me..."

Localyokel1976

"We had dinner at Joey K's last night. It was delicious! My parents, who are notoriously hard to please, both found something they enjoyed. The staff..."

NOLAtoLR

"Awesome. The nepoleone eggplant was great. Actually everything..."

Nikki Morton Runyan

"Great Food. My wife and I both loved this place. We had the eggplant napoleon, shrimp magazine, and red beans and rice entree. Everything was..."

Ben Heusted

"Good as described on TV.. I went to this place because I saw it on Diners, Drive ins and Dives. I found parking pretty quickly and was taken care of..."

Ilovefreely

"Will work with vegan..."

Rebecca

"My favorite neighborhood restaurant, good home cooking and the best onion rings in..."

La_roja

"Unique pasta. I ordered the Shrimp Magazine, which is large butterfly shrimp lightly floured and pan fried, then sautéed in olive oil, garlic,..."

MuProe

"Not exceptional, just good. Five of us went for lunch today; three of us had Red Beans & Rice, which wasn't as good as Momma used to make but pretty..."

Passepartout-Too-Too

"Simple Neighborhood Nawlins Fare. That covers..."

Jake

"Great Local Food. After a Garden District tour our guide recommended Joey K's. We got right in and the food was great!! The red beans and rice were..."

Julie McCraw

"Service excellent-walked in, sat down, ordered and got our food. We went with friends 6/18/2011about 2pm and couldn't have been happier! We consumed,..."

Foodsnob

"Oh Yeah!. Service mediocre but the food was fabulous! Another Great One..."

Sunset

"Best neighborhood restaurant in NOLA. And that's saying a lot, cause we have a lot of good local joints.Everything I've ever had at Joey..."

Prop Joe Esq.

"Great Neighborhood Restaurant. I've eaten here many times over the years and have consistently found the food very good. It's not a place for fine..."

David Munroe

"Daily specials are..."

Dos3a

"Eat where the locals go!. Great service! This place has had it's ups and downs over the years, but it still is one of my favorites! Getting a seat..."

Metalist

"Nice place. Good shrimp po' boy and yummy cornbread. Very good margarita. Not particularly special looking but nice, good..."

Endsleigh Classic

"I had the eggplant Parmesan and it was incredible! My mother very much enjoyed her pan fried trout topped with shrimp and crabmeat. Our entrees with..."

Paul Garrison

"Just good food. This is a good New Orleans neighborhood restaurant that native New Orleanians remember. Good food,friendly service, and very..."

Pat

"Chicken cordon bleu special on Wednesday was delicious and very reasonably priced! Margarita was..."

Musteat05

"I have to say that after swing this restaurant on the food network I was slightly dissapointed. The food on the plate while good ran together making..."

Tereson Rougee Dupuy

"Cheese fries were just okay. Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes were good. Yams were amazing. Friendly staff. Seemed like a lot of..."

Thomas Whidden

"In New Orleans for college baseball.... Word of mouth from a friend brought us to this quaint place! Very good choice! Eggplant Napoleon was beyond..."

Peacock

"Thursday's turkey and stuffing was amazing! Yams were the best part- with flavors of vanilla and nutmeg. Definitely plan to..."

Rayanne DuChane

"Overall good. This is an overall good restaurant! The only reason I heard of it because it was on the Travel Channel, but it is definitely worth a..."

Josh

"Good neighborhood spot. I've been here several times. My old office was on the same block. One of the coolest spots on Magazine. It offers no-frill,..."

Ray Cannata

"Mediocre describes the food well. Good service and..."

Jesse Schudmak

"Excellent corn & crab bisque (soup du jour) and soft shell crab! My wife enjoyed the grilled salmon salad so much, she dreamed about it that night!..."

Ugo

"Home Cooked Cuisine!. I ate there Saturday evening and had the Trout Tchoupitoulas topped with crabmeat and shrimp. It was PRETTY..."

Winford

"Hidden Treasure. I randomly stopped by here while tired and walking around finding the Ben Button house a few blocks away. To my luck, I stopped in..."

Lafemmesyd

" So, I stopped into several restaurants searching through the menus looking for the perfect comfort foods and final found Joey K's Restaurant and..."

Tiffany

"I’d say this one is more 4.5 stars because of the service (or lack of). The food is great and is good value for the portions you get. It could just..."

Ryan Wischmeyer

"I was blessed to be told by a Local about this place. I was wandering around and this nice man gave me some places to go eat and this was top on his..."

Tabatha Michele Grimes (TMGazelle)

"On our visit to Magazine St. we passed by Joey K’s and decided to split an appetizer (the seafood and sausage gumbo) which was delicious. We sat at..."

EJB 3

"Really enjoyed our first meal in NOLA and this is where we ate. Great reputation and it didn't disappoint. The place was very busy on a Tuesday lunch..."

Daniel Macrini

"4.5 stars. Recommended by our tour bus driver. Jambalaya and red beans were good (and good for gluten sensitive). Sit outside for people-watching if..."

Ash

"Like everything about this place, food we ordered were tasty (Creole jambalaya, Po boy (fried shrimp)), gumbo, fried catfish). Our server was really..."

Nuchanach Sirin

"The wait was short. The host was awesome. Once seated, our server was quick to get our drinks and food. I had the meatloaf, and all I can say is,"My..."

Cat Evans

"Red beans and rice, Crab and corn bisque and fried green tomatoes were so incredible. So taaty! Our waitress Lindsay was awesome and answered all our..."

Kimberly Versiga

"The food, service and atmosphere are great! The eggplant napoleon was phenomenal. Gotta have some bread pudding for desert. Will definitely be..."

Julie Brooks

"Food was good. Lamb shank was tasty but too salty for my taste, didn't enjoy the canned green beans. Fried green tomatoes was really delicious, but..."

Michelle S.

"Delicious etouffe and soft shell crab!! The interior is very beautiful and colorful. Love it! A nice place to get all the basic NOLA staple..."

Ema Wang

"This small place in the big easy is dropping some fantastic family favorites and we had a chance to experience it for ourselves. The red beans and..."

Aaron Bonewitz

"First time eating here and let me just say it was delicious. The portions are nice size, menu was very comforting and the cost was great. The menu..."

Michelle Poche

"DELICIOUS. We are from Washington State so I didn’t know what half the menu was but I go the special (Roast Beef Po Boy with red beans/rice and..."

Katie Fitch

"Really enjoyed this spur of the moment. We wanted to try and Po Boy but aren't fish eaters particularly. So we managed to get a chicken and a turkey..."

Charlotte Hossack

"What a cool local place! Away from all of the touristy areas but still friendly to those that roam. Andu waited on us and was excellent! Based on his..."

Sean Corcoran

"Their Red Beans and Rice are fantastic as was their Eggplant Napoleon (Deep Fried Eggplant, Crab Sauce and Shrimp....great..."

GPK

"I got there at 11AM because I’m on a business trip and needed a place to hang out and do some work before my meeting. Ended up not being able to..."

Christian Acevedo

"The staff was friendly and the food was great. It gets very loud and the restrooms are only single stalls for both men and women's restrooms, so..."

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