Saw this place on DDD and wanted to check it out post covid craziness. Finally went and the food was great, except the beignets I wouldn't order again which were chewy and not airy. The place definitely has an eclectic dive bar vibe, but we dug it. Will be back again when in the area. Pictured: fried okra, creole pulled pork sandwich, hush puppies, beignet, and shrimp and sausage mac.
Delicious place true to its Cajun name. It really does taste like food from Louisiana, is well priced, and has a great interior vibe. Got the craw-mac deluxe (shrimp and sausage), and it came out hot and delicious! Lots of options to choose from.
Large sandwiches, great flavor. Wait was a little long but tolerable. Would recommend.
Plenty of veg options including the Vegetarian French Fry Po’Boy, which was essentially disco fries inside of a delicious loaf of bread along with some veggies- absolutely amazing. The market was closed but they still had a few snacks you could buy.
The establishment is kinda old. We tried the oyster poboy, hot sausage poboy, shrimp, half/half poboy and seafood platter. The food had a kick to it. Everyone loved their poboys. The seafood platter was just ok. Beignets were dense and average. Overall pretty good food and good service.
This place is a very comfortable and affordable place to eat and have a drinkI had a Surf & Turf sandwich but there's so many sandwiches to choose from.And the employees make you feel at home
Thank you Jewels of New Orleans, great eating and drinking on Fat Tuesday 2022!!
The Shrimps were the Bomb! Very tasty.& flavorful!! I recommend the file po boy.. it was FIRe!!! Every bite melted in my mouth.
Craw Mac Deluxe - crawfish, shrimp, andouille sausage w/ side of corn bread / 5 ?!I have know about Little Jewel for a long time now. I go once or twice a year. The owner/chef is often there and he is a boisterous and fun character who clearly cares about his guests.I have had many po boys here but the chef turned me on to the craw mac a while ago and I often find myself thinking about it, it is that good. It has a Cajun spice to it and it is loaded with proteins. You have to order the deluxe to get the side of corn bread and I recommend it to mop up the juices.Chinatown has been home recently to some excellent culinary creative chefs but Little Jewel has been around since it transformed into a foodie zone. Check them out if you're in the area and are hankering for some Cajun cuisine.
I'm very picky about giving 5 stars to restaurants who have all the po' boys on the menu. I'm going to need to come back and try them all out to raise that rating. 'Til then, I liked the crunchy of my Louisiana-style fried catfish po' boy, the sauce is good (personally I prefer more), and the bread holds up well, even after hours of me saving the other half cuz I was so full and satisfied. I was on work lunch so I couldn't enjoy it with a beer, so a sunny weekend afternoon visit is due.