French Quarter Grill

Excellent brunch. The gator sausage was a total hit. Very friendly staff, nice live music even in the morning. The courtyard is a very cute little place, with an almost separate section for families with children. Five stars but, my drink was pretty weak — very sad.

My husband and I recently moved to the area and wanted to check out the local bars. This place has good stiff drinks and good food. The Boudin balls and Crawfish Ragoons were hot and tasty! Bartender and cook were very friendly. We will go back!

It’s in the back of the Mississippi River Bottom, the biggest hidden gem in all of NOLA when it comes to crawfish gorging!
There’s not many spots in New Orleans to get cooked buckets upon buckets upon buckets of Craw, trust me because Richard B and I looked up and down the entire town, French Quarter and beyond!
The new outdoor restaurant is very bare-​bones, but you are coming here strictly to take care of your crawfish business! We had some fries and a shrimp po’ boy also and they were fine, but that’s not why you come here!
This place will not be hidden for long, the secrets are starting to spread that you could have pounds of crawfish served to you in the matter of minutes for less than $ 20 so act now before the lines grow too long.
A few things to keep in mind:
This place isn’t a tourist trap yet.
It’s in the back of a VERY cool bar.
You can get soda and water served at your table but alcohol must be ordered and picked up yourself at the bar.
GET THE CRAWFISH, LOTS AND LOTS OF IT!!!

I couldn’t figure out whether to add this review under Mississippi River Bottoms bar because it’s located at the same address. It’s run independently, though; or so I was told.
French Quarter Grill is only reachable by walking through MRB bar and into the courtyard. According to the gentleman who took my order, FQG is run separately even though it’s only accessible via the bar. Weird. To further highlight that, I was told I would need to get my own drink at the bar, pay for it there, and then bring it into the courtyard where I could then give them my food order and pay for it separately.
Aside from being a little confusing for a novice visitor (like me), I like this place. I liked the bar, too, it was dive-​y and down to earth, although I didn’t spend any real time in it. The courtyard is pretty small, shaded in parts, with only a few tables available. The food is okay, reasonably priced, and served quickly. The owner’s three-​legged dog kept me company for a few moments, staring at me while I ate my crawfish, but I was advised not to feed him table scraps as in true dog fashion, he would start sitting at the table with everyone eating outside. They didn’t want him to start that habit.
I enjoyed this place. I’d definitely come back here in lieu of the nearby busier tourist traps.
French Quarter Grill is a cash only place, so come prepared.