Mother's Restaurant Edit info
504-523-9656
401 Poydras St
New Orleans, LA 70130
New Orleans, LA 70130
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RestaurantsRestaurants, Local Favorite, Breakfast, Brunch, Traditional American, People Watching, Catering, Lunch Spot, American Express, $, Food Delivery, Visa, Cajun & Creole, MasterCard, Cheap Eats
Top Sentiments among Mother's Restaurant Reviewers
Excellent sandwiches
Right Mr Breakfast
Good bread pudding
Great Jambalaya
Terrific Red beans
Best Baked Ham
Great biscuits
Best turnip greens
Good fried shrimps
Fresh cut fries
Customer Reviews (81)
SuperK240
on Citysearch Mar 29, 2009Everyone raves about this place as a "must try" when in New Orleans. I have eaten there three times and each time has sucked! I went back, figuring that I had to have gone on an 'off' day, but each time was the same - long ... (more)
Kasey
on Citysearch Jan 25, 2009II visited Mother's on a recent trip to New Orleans and it's definitely not worth the long line. With all the fabulous restaurants in NOLA, there is no reason to use up one of your mealtimes on this stop. The service was ... (more)
211200
on Citysearch Sep 26, 2008I live in the New Orleans area and have always heard people rave about Mothers. My mother was in town so I figured it would be a good place to let her eat some New Orleans food. We waited in line for twenty minutes which I did ... (more)
kwaits
on Citysearch Aug 24, 2008After waiting 30 minutes in the hot sun and another 20 minutes in line inside you figure the food would be great. Nope. We ordered 4 shrimp po-boys, a cup of gumbo, a order of fries and 4 sodas....all for the family ... (more)
queenb1233
on Citysearch Aug 24, 2008My family and I went to Mothers because of several recommendations we received including the Hotel we were staying in. All we wanted was authentic po'boys at a decent price....First of all we waited outside in the ... (more)
cjnola
on Citysearch Jun 30, 2008As a local, we know----you can get much better poboys at many other places. The seating is very uncomfortable, very loud (although that's typical in New Orleans) and most times it is chaotic! ... (more)
patience1
on Citysearch Jun 09, 2008OMG! My husband and I CAN NOT go to New Orleans without stopping at Mother's. The long line is worth the wait. Actually, the long line is an indication of what is in store. Those folks are working hard and fast and the ... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jun 02, 2008DO NOT go to Mother's if what you're looking for is actual, GOOD, New Orleans style food. If what you want is the 'experience' of Mother's... notoriously rude staff & being rushed through so they can quickly turn over ... (more)
pinays
on Citysearch May 05, 2008a new orleans institution, the line to eat at this diner was ridiculously long. don't come here too hungry because you will be very very cranky after waiting in line about 40 minutes. at the same time, don't come here ... (more)
578578
on Citysearch May 04, 2008May 3, 2008 Trip I took my husband to New Orleans for the first time. I wanted to show him some real New Orleans Culture, so we went to Mothers. The building is historic, the walls were decorated with pictures of famous ... (more)
