Clover Grill

Take a chance if you want. This review will not make a difference because of there location but if this was in any other city, it would be shut down by a health district. Egg shells, trash and garbage strewn all over the kitchen (if you want to call it that).

The service is slow. The cleanliness is questionable. The food is not very good at all.
We received water and coffee immediately. They took our order shortly afterwards so we assumed that we were halfway through. Then a man walks in with a group of friends and goes behind the counter without washing his hands and starts cooking. There was a dirty towel on the counter used for whipping it down that kept touching food. So gross. Never once did they throw the towel back in sanitizer water. He made sure his friends received there food before anyone else.
The hamburger, a frozen flavorless patty cannot be brought back to life with a hubcap. It was the worlds worst hamburger. The french fries suck. Don’t waste your time or money.

Exactly as I hoped it would be. Just as greasy and eclectic — truly the perfect hangover food. Go mid-​morning if you can, you’ll beat most of the rush. Love the bacon :)

On our last four trips to the French Quarter, my husband and I have stopped in here for breakfast. Usually for a «recovery» breakfast from the previous evening’s festivities (ahem), so a giant plate of greasy breakfast food is much appreciated. Even without a late night before, we’d come here anyway for a simple, filling breakfast.
I usually get the breakfast combo with the scrambled eggs/​sausage/​grits/​toast, and my husband gets the breakfast combo with the eggs and chicken fried steak. Solid breakfast food that fills you up and starts your morning off right. With two breakfast combos, coffees, and some juice, it usually comes out to around $ 20.
I can’t really speak to the service issues some other reviewers have mentioned; we’ve only been here in the morning, usually by 8 or 9, and they aren’t exactly hopping at that hour. We’ve always been pleasantly greeted and served.
Bottom line IMO is that this is a good spot for a tasty, filling and inexpensive breakfast, and I’m sure we’ll be stopping in one morning on our upcoming trip.

This place was a great find for breakfast, the waffles and eggs were amazing! Ramone was so hilarious and so was the one cooking, it made for a great time while having a breakfast that hit the spot. If you’re uptight about restrooms, better go with an empty bladder, def not for the faint of heart!

RUDE TO ANYONE. Don’t waste your money here. Go to 700 Club or skip breakfast if that is what you’re looking for. Rude and assholes to average customer.

When you come here you aren’t looking for a 5 star meal. You aren’t looking for anything that will knock your socks off, you are looking for drunk munchie food. And you will not be disappointed. The menu has slightly snarky remarks in it, which was fun. We ordered a burger, it was what we expected, slightly greasy and hit the spot. It was nice to be able to order something, eat, and get out all in under 20 minutes. The burger helps keep us trucking along our drinking tour of NOLA, and I will go again next time I am in town. I just love a place that isn’t trying to be anything it isn’t. The tag line should be ‘We serve good food to drunk people, and sober people like us too’.

I think restaurant reviews over use labels like, «hole-​in-​the-​wall,» or «greasy spoon» for late night diners. But this is a hole in the wall greasy spoon. We flew in late, it was around the corner, and it looked inviting in a scary kind of way. It was late but not anywhere near bar closing time, still we were the most sober ones in here by at least 8 beers and four shots. One young fellow fell out of his chair onto the floor and his friends kept eating, the counter guy looked down at him with a expression that clearly conveyed «he better not vomit down there.» The burgers were delicious. Whatever you do, don’t go in the men’s room.

Ramon was the hit of the night on this impressive little hole in the wall. Every staff member was ready to take the challenge for the best hamburger and they succeeded in winning the challenge. Go here it’s amazing! Ramon thank you for a entertaining experience!!!

Had an amazing club sandwich. Probably the best I ever had to the point I took an über the next night to come back and try an omlette. Unfortunately it was not nearly as good as the sandwich. Very weird looking and tasting hence only 3 stars.
Staff was very friendly, efficient, and entertaining both nights I was there. I sat at the counter and the fry cook immediately greeted me and took my order. The second night the main server took my order and he was equally as prompt (and hilarious).
I read a review about racism at this establishment which from my experiences was proven completely false. Just stay away from the eggs.

I’ve never written a review on Unilocal but I made this account just to write about my awful experience at the Clover Grill. My girlfriend and I stopped in last night in order to get something cheap and simple before engaging in a night of drinking on Bourbon Street. The place was not crowded and we sat at the counter.
There was a guy cooking and another guy at the counter who was the «waiter» and «host.» He saw us walk in and sit down but didn’t say anything. We looked at the menu and waited for 20 minutes for him to stop talking to some people at the front who he was having a long conversation with. He then walked past us and started taking the order of another couple who had just walked in. He looked at me and sneered «I’ll get to you eventually.» He then began wiping down tables without even apologizing or asking if we wanted drinks. What the hell? All we did was sit there quietly and politely and this stupid hipster «waiter» blatantly told us he was going to ignore us. I’ve been to plenty of places where the service is slow, but never once did a waiter so obnoxiously ignore me. Over 25 minutes with no drink order? Seriously? He seemed to not understand basic human hospitality.
So we left and I can’t review their disgusting food that was a frozen hamburger patty being thrown on an unclean grill. I should also note that the guy cooking wasn’t wearing gloves and never washed his hands. He was touching raw meat and then making deli style sandwiches, which is cross contamination and something that anyone who has ever had a food service job should know. I suspect that the five star reviews on here are people who were «lucky» enough to be served and/​or are unaware of food safety regulations.

I get it, it’s has the diner appeal and it’s in New Orleans… but there is nothing I would consider «world famous» about the breakfast I had. It was simple, bland, and overpriced. A breakfast for 2 consisting of a waffle, single biscuit with gravy, and single order eggs with drinks was a little over $ 20 with tip. I can certainly see how they stay open with margins like that in a tourist town, but they would struggle in most other places with the product they put out.
Their burgers and other lunch items would have to knock my socks off for me to consider anything more than 2 stars. You can get the same at a Waffle House for much less– that isn’t a compliment.
Also, the kitchen area was pretty gross. Take a look at the items and utensils they are using to cover and prepare your food with, some of it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since their Grand Opening.

Quirky, fun, and a total dive. It’s open 24 hours and is a good place to cure your hangover with some greasy spoon fare. The biscuits and gravy are good. One of those places you wouldn’t want to admit that you kinda liked.

This place was our last meal in New Orleans. We stay about 20 STEPS from this place and some how we missed it. This is a great place to go within walking distance for a taste bud break from all the Cajun food. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. We had the hamburgers with chili and bacon. It was really good. Made fresh to order and the chili was the shit. The onion rings are amazing. Its a small hole in the wall but you go there for the food. We loved this place. We’ll be back.

Greasy spoon hangover heaven. This place puts Waffle House to shame. Old school diner complete with a corner jukebox. Had the club sandwich as it was recommended to me by a local, it was lights out phenomenal. My friends had a waffle, crisp bacon, and a bacon cheeseburger. Could not stop eating the shoestring fries… Yum yum yum.
Open 24 hours in the better part of Bourbon Street.

Don’t waste your money. The staff was absolutely creepy. I mean bad vibes all over. We asked one of the bus girls how she was and her response was something we would expect from «crazy eyes» on Orange is the New Black. She spoke like her in saying, «I don’t know…» As she walked away expressionless. The server was off too.
The menu was that of a basic diner, HOWEVER, being from NJ I know diners, ok. So we got our food and it laid in a puddle of oil and butter. This not only
Made me cringe but literally threw off my body the entire day. I had to go back to my hotel and sleep some of this off because my stomach was so upset. So I spent a whole day sick over the scrambled eggs and biscuits I got.
Only positive is I saved money by not eating until a 9pm dinner because I lost my appetite. So go here if you’re looking to lose weight by getting sick and not eating all day. But if you’d like to stay healthy stay away!

When it’s busy, expect to wait at least an hour for your food — it’s a tiny joint but they get slammed.
There are some characters working and eating here which makes your world go from black and white to color. Lots o’ drunk people but mostly quiet or friendly drunks. If you have 1 – 3 drinks in you after dark, you’ll fit right in.
For a greasy spoon diner, they serve a mean hamburger (their patties actually taste like meat!). Their fries are not all that impressive, though.
They blast their A/​C so when you’re hot and hungry, this is the perfect place to rebalance your temperature and your stomach.

So there you are, drunk in Bourbon St. (again) and your stomach starts demanding something other than hand grenades. You glance down at your phone to see that it’s 4 AM, where on earth is still selling food at 4 AM. A little place called The Clover Grill. The long and short of it:
1. Hours. ²⁴⁄₇! Extremely clutch given its right down in the Quarter. There aren’t many other options once it gets late night.
2. Food. It’s your run of the mill greasy spoon diner food. Good but nothing special. I enjoy their omelettes.
3. Wait. It’s the only ace around open late night so after 3 you’ll find just about every hungry drunk Bourbon St. dweller here. It’s not that large a place so you’ll likely have to wait.
While the food might not be stellar, The Clover Grill makes up for it with their location and operating hours. But I fully expect no one to read this review because anyone looking for this place is drunk. Hi drunk people!
Overall Grade: C (Bumped up to a B after 3 AM)

Clover Grill is AMAZINGGG. We walked in late night and sat at the counter, and ordered the chicken fried steak that came with 2 fried eggs and fries, we also ordered an order of biscuits which was topped with white sausage gravy. Everything about that place is awesome.
The waiter at the counter was really nice and he told us that the restaurant use to be someone’s home back in the 1800’s and than it was made into the restaurant at a point and stayed that way ever since.
If you’re on bourbon street you definitely have to go in there to eat.

The Clover Grill is a real hole in the wall, but I mean that in a good way. You don’t go there if you want a classy meal. They serve breakfast, hamburgers, club sandwiches and are open 24 hours a day. You might remember a scene in Benjamin Button when they show the window of a diner — that was the Clover Diner.
We went there a few years ago when we were last in New Orleans. We had the same server as last time. Now, if you have not been there, understand they have about five tables and a counter. There is a flat-​top grill behind the counter and a couple of deep fryers. They also have two waffle irons that appear quite old. You can feel the grease of years of frying and grilling in the air. And, if you walk back to the restrooms, the floors are a little slippery from the grease, so be careful.
That all being said, their burgers are great. I had a hamburger with tator tots. The burger is about ½ pound, served with lettuce, tomato, mayo and onion. I was a little disappointed in the number of tots they give you — a little light I would say. But, on the other hand, the burger was so large that I probably couldn’t have finished the tater tots had there been many more.
They are in the French Quarter, so the prices are higher than I would expect in a diner like this elsewhere. But, as far as French Quarter prices, they are still on the low end.