Parish Seafood And Diner - Arabi

Food was excellent, staff very friendly and extremely efficient, Ample portions , Onion Rings to die for, Family owned and operated, Super experience. Great time all around. Very good value. 5 Star all around. Wheel chair bound and staff was very helpful.

Jack Dempsey has always been my favorite hidden gem in NOLA. However, on a recent visit, I definitely noticed a decline, especially with the service. Our waiter was very pregnant, so maybe that was why she wasn't really present, but she was never warm or friendly and just seemed aloof during our entire meal. We were celebrating my mom's last day of chemo and she pretty much ruined our experience. She rushed us to make an order and up charged for everything, including a piece of extra toast for the oysters we ordered. In the past, we've also just been given an extra piece or two for bread (a dozen oysters comes with 4 small slices of bread by the way). She also never came by to refill drinks or offer any condiments with our seafood meal. We constantly had to ask someone else for things and the restaurant was nearly empty. While the food is always pretty good, the chargrilled oysters were very underwhelming. They were just lightly steamed and seemed to just have butter poured on them, rather than being truly grilled. They're also pricer here than most places in the city, so I'd recommend skipping that dish here. The fried seafood platter is always fantastic though and didn't disappoint this time.

Hello There, Let 's get to it! I recently visited Jack Dempsey 's upon the recommendation of a friend who frequents this spot when in town. He made it sound sooo good that I couldn 't help but make an effort to get there. He was absolutely on point when he said it was a hole-in-the-wall. It 's not located in the best of areas, however the restaurant itself wasn 't so bad. Don 't get me wrong, some of my best restaurants are hole-in-the-wall type places, but they keep me coming back. The layout was ok had a decent amount of space inside in fact is much larger than it appears from the outside. I was kindly greeted seated by a young server who took good care of me from start to finish. I ordered one of the loves of my life as an appetizer (seafood gumbo) which was quite different than any other gumbo that I 've EVER had in New Orleans or anywhere else for that matter. Although the roux was extremely thick wasn 't to my liking, I didn 't allow it to discourage me from diving into other menu items. I tried a platter with a variety: crab balls, crawfish pies, shrimp, oysters fish all of which were pretty tasty except the fish which was overly breaded. The shrimp, crab balls crawfish pies I would definitely order again. The flavor was delicious. The Mac cheese was different, made with huge pasta shells, but pretty good...however, the potato salad needed some help, flavorless. The menu consisted of many other choices I could 've ordered much more. I love frog legs, but just didn 't have room in my tummy for much more. I was pleased with the portion size that was enough for at least 4 meals reasonably priced. Unbelievable! I went early evening there were only a couple other people there. Maybe the crowd shows up later in the evening??? I 'll literally travel a country mile for good viddles, but believe me, if you want a loyal customer it better be GREAT! This spot is off the beaten path to truthfully evaluate it overall, it really wasn 't worth MY time or effort. I 'd pretty much pass in the future not return. Why? There are TOO Many great restaurants, diners, eateries (you get the picture) in NOLA that I still need to get to, honey. Can 't waste my time missing a 'sure thing ' for a maybe! Peace out and Neeeexxxxxtttt?!

Jack Dempsey for the win! I hadn't been here in years and the portions quality hasn't fallen off. The inside is simple and clean and it's set up to feast no matter the group size. The combo I wanted wasn't listed on the menu. I wanted fried crawfish and frog legs but the server made it happen to my surprise. The platter was flawless full of crunch and seasoned just right. The platter came with 1 side I chose the Mac and cheese which was also good with the right amount of cheese coverage. Overall service, food and price point all a win.

Feels like a restaurant at the end of the world, situated across from some abandoned site that looks like it's out of The Last of Us. The restaurant interior also feels like a time capsule, something out of the 80s/90s. But that charming nostalgia is a strong point for a reliably delicious meal at a reasonable price. Gumbo: A light way to whet your appetite. Has the great viscous texture expected in gumbo. Generous amounts of shrimp and sausage pieces to make it quite meaty. And lots of nice spices. Stuffed Flounder: Looked so old school, like something your parents would order on a fancy date night in the 80s. The flounder was nicely spiced and thin, though quite meaty. Underneath was a huge pile of crab stuffing. Kinda felt a crab cake that never got crispy. So many great flavors and textures. Very indulgent. Seafood Au Gratin: So rich and sinful, this kind of felt like an appetizer. And technically it is, but they also added a dinner portion for a little more money. If you like cheese and cream, then this is for you. Plus a very generous amount of crab. Though they served it with bread and your choice of side, but I could totally see this being amazing with tortilla chips (not offered). Baked Macaroni Cheese: A little weird to eat it in ziti form, but the cheese was delicious. Both the bit melted on top and the cheese sauce underneath. Fries: Kinda standard with a lightly spiced batter.