Today was a museum day for us so we at lunch at the museum shop and took our time with the WWII Museum, a really cool place with so much to see and a really nice interactive aspect that makes it easy to spend a couple days there, which means we’re heading back tomorrow to finish up the other half of the museum.
Yesterday I ran into a friend of a friend from RIT that also happens to be in New Orleans for the first time on vacation and we agreed to meet up for dinner tonight on Bourbon Street.
LOCATION: 841 Iberville St. New Orleans, LA 70112
Deanie’s is one of the locations recommended to us by our concierge so we dragged Kelly along for the ride for dinner. It was a Friday night so the place was packed and we were slightly underdressed but still okay. We waited about an hour for a table of three and we were so hungry by the time we sat down that food couldn’t come out fast enough.
Christel and I wanted to try the seafood because that’s what Deanie’s is known for and we have to get our fix while we’re down here by the water. Seafood is a little price though she we opt for the ‘famous’ Half Seafood Platter, that comes with fresh shrimp, oysters, catfish, soft shell crab, and crawfish balls with a side of french fries. We decide we need a little break from fried food so we asked to have it broiled instead. This set us back $35.95 total which isn’t bad at all and it fed us well.
Christel isn’t a fan of soft shell crab due to the texture so this guy is all me. I should’ve had better foresight because I love soft shell crab so much but it’s not as good broiled as it is fried so I should’ve asked if they could do that on the side as a fried part. The crawfish balls and fries came to us on sides fried up because that’s they way the come and everything else was amazing. The shrimp was cooked super well as was the oysters. Even that catfish was good, not too fishy. The service here was alright, our waiter was super nice and personable. This place is just a little too big and busy for my taste. I like holes in the wall or places that aren’t so big and open full of people.