Cafe Atchafalaya
New Orleans, LA 70115-1231
Phone: (504) 891-9626
- Hours:
- Tue-Sun 11:30am-2pm , Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9:30pm , Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm , Sat-Sun 8:30am-2pm
Editorial Review for Cafe Atchafalaya – by Pableaux Johnson
The Scene
In a town renowned for its neighborhood restaurants, Cafe Atchafalaya stands out. Located Uptown near Magazine Street, this renovated oyster bar now serves up Southern specialties with a distinctly flavorful twist. The airy dining rooms of Cafe Atchafalaya encourage leisurely weekend breakfasts, so be sure to call ahead.
The Food
In addition to a selection of straight-ahead Southern standbys like chicken and dumplings, double-cut pork chops stuffed with cornbread and fried chicken livers with pepper jelly, owner Iler Pope spices up other home-style dishes with flavors outside the traditional Southern seasoning spectrum. The standard grilled chicken breast gets a much-deserved soak in ginger and lime juice marinade. The New Orleans brunch dish of grillades and grits undergoes a flavorful overhaul with tender beef tips and peppery brown gravy served atop creamy, jalapeno-spiked cheese grits.
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User Reviews for Cafe Atchafalaya
06/14/2008 Posted by timmer1
I live right down the street from the restaurant and had the opportunity to purchase the business and the building in late 2004. Little did I know as to how difficult things would turn out to be. 2 weeks after I purchased the property it was ran into by a stolen Tahoe that was involved in a high speed police chase! The truck ran straight into the side of the building and knocked it off of its foundation. The ceiling fell in, 4 rafters were cracked and you could see daylight through the roof. They were caught and I was in shock! This event changed the whole course of my turn key operation plan. The insurance would only cover putting the foundation back into place, replacing the cracked rafters and the sheetrock immediately surrounding the hole in the wall. I suddenly found myself in the first of numerous challenges that would follow. It became apparent that the best thing and only thing to do would be to gut the property and start again, as everyone else had only added layer after layer of plaster, paneling and sheetrock. Of course I did not have the money for this totally unexpected turn of events, and worked with 3 people that helped me strip the 90 plus year old building straight to the studs. We pulled 13 construction dumpsters of debris from the well worn building. It was really a huge job but we did it. It also really needed it. It took 9 months because of the lack of funds. I did not expect myself to find myself in the renovation business but worked every day at it until I accomplished it.
06/14/2008 Posted by TimHoward01
Cafe Atchafalaya owners story I recovered after a month to find that one manager and one waitress voided out, and stole every cash ticket. Charges have been filed and one of them is going to jail. This has been the most difficult 3 years of my life and I still don't intend to quit. I am aware of the problems that we have had here at Cafe Atchafalaya, and am writing this to let everyone know that we continue to make improvements on a daily basis. I have obviously been through a lot, and not all of the issues have been listed here. I could not be any more proud off what I have accomplished and can honestly say that we will always continue to improve. We are going to start serving breakfast on Saturdays soon. For those of you that have had bad experiences here, and have chosen to post them on the internet, I hope this has given you some insight into the troubles that this wonderful neighborhood restaurant has been through. I believe all good things take time and hard work. I love New Orleans and am proud of the improvements and money I chose to keep in this wonderful city.. We look forward to seeing you again and appreciate your support. Sincerely, Tim Howard
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