Cafe Reconcile
New Orleans, LA 70113-1310
Phone: (504) 568-1157
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11am-3pm
Editorial Review for Cafe Reconcile – by Pableaux Johnson
The Scene
This nonprofit, which provides at-risk teens with work experience, serves up great food in an appropriately informal setting. Well-lit and bustling from breakfast through lunch, this busy room is packed early with city workers and downtown executives. Teenage "waiters-in-training" receive guidance from more experienced servers, so be patient during peak hours.
The Food
Classic New Orleans dishes rotate though a consistent workweek schedule, with other simple lunch-counter fare (soups, salads, po'boys) filling out the bill. The chicken and sausage gumbo is a spicy comfort any time of year, especially when followed by a spicy slab of tomato-smothered meat loaf and real mashed potatoes (Monday) or creamy white beans and shrimp (a Thursday must). Crispy salads are big enough to split between two diners, as are the irresistible Brie and roasted pepper po'boys. All desserts come with a sizeable dollop of rich, sweetened whipped cream that borders on perfectly mousse-like.
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Insider Tips
When to GoFrom noon to 1pm, tables are packed with office folk. If you can fudge your schedule 20 minutes on either side of the traditional hour, you've got a better shot at quick seating.
User Reviews for Cafe Reconcile
08/14/2006 Posted by lcecille
This spot is fills your tummy and your heart. Everyone who works here is so honest, friendly, and welcoming. It's a freshness that you cannot find in chain-restaurants or uptight establishments. At Reconcile they treat you like family (and feed you that way too). Lunch is served cafeteria style and everyone pays one price. Don't be surprised to see tables of business folk, clergy, and elected officials. No can beat the home-cooked taste of veggies, fried chicken, smothered chicken, or catfish, drink, dessert and bread for under $8-9 bucks. Worth the wait at the door. Go in and help out this excellent intitative.
Pros: Good food, great price, good people
Cons: Not open for dinner
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