Tujague's Restaurant is the second oldest in New Orleans. Located at 823 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, it's just down from Jackson Square and across from the historic French Market. Tujague's is over 150 years old, but its food is still fresh and interesting.
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Tujague's serves a six-course table d'hote menu for dinner.
The appetizer course is Shrimp Remoulade:
The shrimp were excellent, fresh and spicy, and the remoulade sauce has a good bite to it.
After the appetizer comes the soup du jour, which, was Seafood Gumbo:
The house speciality is Boiled Beef Brisket with Creole Sauce. The sauce is a tangy cocktail sauce, similar to Tujague's Remoulade.
No New Orleans is complete without lots of French Bread:
There are usually four entrees offered, a steak, fish, chicken, and a shellfish. The shellfish was Shrimp Creole, the chicken grilled with a Crawfish sauce. The fish was drum, and the steak was a filet.
My firstborn got the Broiled Drum with Crawfish/Cream Sauce:
Wife and my kiddo had the Filet Mignon:
I wasn't moved by any of the four choices, so I asked for another of the house specialties that's not on the menu: Garlic Chicken:
This dish is so not for those who don't love garlic, but if you do, it's a wonderfully tender, juicy, garlic-y meal, served with grilled veggies and Brabant Potatoes.
Dessert and Coffee - Dessert was Sweet Potato Pie with whipped cream. Coffee was strong, New Orleans coffee-with-chicory.
Tujague's atmostphere is best described as traditional but funky. You'll find people dressed up (coat-and-tie, dressy dresses), and you'll find people in jeans and casual clothes who wandered in while exploring the Quarter. Go by and give them a try!