The Camellia Grill - New Orleans, LA
I had heard of The Camellia Grill many times. If you are interested in Big Easy Eats someone will recommend this restaurant. My friend Lenny, the Yat, told me that when Jimmy Buffet was living in the French Quarter he was enjoying the incredible hand packed, flat grilled cheesburger and wrote the hit song "Cheeseburger in Paradise." While it doesn't de-throne Bulldog's Pub, or even the cheeseburger at the Port of Call, it is a great burger. Alice and I also shared a western omlette solely because our enthusiastic server suggested it. It was a good omlette - except - the ham in it was really salty. It comes with outstanding french fries. The entire restaurant is a lunch counter style set-up, which is fun. All the cooking goes on just a few feet away and the smell is intoxicating. Then, there is the pie. WOW! Chocolate pecan pie warmed on the griddle with clarified butter. They do this right alongside the burgers, but I couldn't detect any hint of cheeseburger in paradise. This pie is worth crawling on your hands and knees down South Carrolton. Actually that might be easier than finding parking. Go experience this New Orleans standout.
The Camellia Grill
626 S Carrollton Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 866-9573
2 comments:
Hey there, I have a bet going with my friend about the origins of Jimmy Buffet's Cheese Burger in Paradise song. I always thought he wrote it based on the Camellia Grill burger, but my friend argues Buffet wrote it based on a burger he got in St. Barts..... Could you respond to this to help us end our debate and prove to him that I am right and why you are sure? Thank you!
-Jane
While it pained me to dare question my friend "The Yat" from Uptown, it turns out we are all wrong. So suck it up Jane and go to this link on Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville website for the real answer. Check back on Big Easy Eats for a review of this tasty spot. We just ate there last Friday. There was a couple from Canada at the next table and I told them this Big Easy fable too. OOPS!
Jane, thanks so much for helping us get started with Big Easy Eats.
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