Mother's Restaurant

This weekend, I went out to lunch with my roommate and her family and we decided to go to Mother's Restaurant. Mother's is a very historic place in New Orleans and easily became one of my favorites. Normally it's super busy but we got lucky because there wasn't a long line outside.

Mother's opened in 1938 and during WWII, it became the main place to hang out in New Orleans. As we all know, Hurricane Katrina & Rita devastated New Orleans even though it didn't directly pass through the city. Mother's was able to survive the hurricane with only minimal roof damage. On October 15th, the restaurant reopened it's doors to the public and even though their menu was shortened due to lack of ingredients, they were still able to provide some comfort to the returning locals.

When I went, I ordered the Crawfish Etouffee. "Etouffee" in French literally means "smothered" and the crawfish are basically smothered in a delicious broth with rice and spices. This is one of my favorite dishes in New Orleans (I love it even more than gumbo!) and after I finished, I realized I should've ordered more than a cup of this. I definitely recommend this place to anyone who is visiting or living here.