It's never been a doubt of mine that New Orleans loves their Saints, but last night I was completely amazed at what I saw. The city of New Orleans put on a Saints parade in honor of their Super Bowl victory and each Krewe donated one of their best floats for the coach and the players to ride on. Eight hundred thousand people showed up to witness this moment in history and man, was it a celebration. The parade started rolling at 5 p.m., so we got downtown early in order to grab lunch and then hit up a few bars before heading down to Canal Street for the festivities.
We decided to commemorate the day by eating lunch at Stanley, located in the Pedestrian Mall on the corner of St. Ann and Chartres. Owned by local Chef Scott Boswell, Stanley is the more casual and less expensive sister restaurant of Stella, which is also located on Chartres Street. Stanley's menu consists of great breakfast items (served all day) such as bananas foster french toast, corned beef hash, and an eggs benedict po-boy. But since we were there for lunch, I ordered the P&J's oyster, gulf shrimp, andouille sausage and chicken gumbo along with an oyster po-boy. The gumbo was excellent, made with a dark roux and plenty of fresh seafood. The oyster po-boy came dressed with an amazing cole slaw, which added a refreshing and different element. After receiving great service and filling our bellies with awesome food, we walked out into the sun, which was beaming off of St. Louis Cathedral, and headed to Pat O's to wash it all down.
It's a long drive for me but I'm ready now for an oyster po-boy at the little place your dad takes us when we come to Nawlins.
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