Delta Grill
Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen700 9th Ave
(between 47th St & 48th St)
New York, NY 10036 (212) 956-0934
- Nearest Transit:
50th St-8th Ave (C, E)
50th St-Broadway (1)
8th Ave-42nd St (A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, S, 7, N, Q, R, W)
- Hours:
Mon 12:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
Tue-Fri 12:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Sat 10:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Sun 10:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: Yes
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
21 reviews
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District
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40 Reviews for Delta Grill
The food was quite good. The first time having cajun. It was awhile since I ate there so I forgot what I ate. The Abita is great to drink. I didn't like the cajun martini but I don't like martinis much to begin with. Nice and spicy, and good portions for the price.
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This restaurant really brought me back to those weekends in New Orleans with its amazing food. The decor and service were excellent and they also have Abita beer, Hurricanes, and sweet iced tea. My chicken fried steak was great. Not too large of a portion, with some of the best garlic mashed potatoes I've ever eaten. I'd love to see them add a sampler type platter to their menu, as a lot of what I wanted to try (fried green tomatoes, cheese grits, macaroni and cheese, hushpuppies) was only served ala carte. But I'll be back. And I'll work my way through it.
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The sign outside got my attention....
Po'Boys, CRAWFISH, Gumbos.....DELTA GRILL!!!!
I was ecstatic when I saw this restaurant - how could this place exist without me knowing about it?
I heard of Mara's Homemade but never Delta.
C said we can go there and try it out.
Upon entering the place - I saw the place was decorated in a authentic New Orleans flavor. A bit hodge podge but still had that New Orleans' vibe.
We ordered the following:
Fried Green Tomatoes - Can you believe I never ever even tried this Southern favorite before? This was decent but I would have preferred to taste this dish with a true Southern side favorite - Ranch Dressing!!!
Crawfish Popcorn - Eh! Disappointing but it tasted better than the other dishes. The batter didn't taste right - I missed the ones back at home.
Shrimp and Fried Oyster Po'Boys - The biggest disappointment of all because it lacked flavored. It should had more condiments and bread should have been toasted more.
Andouille Gumbo - whoa, where's the andouille in this andouille gumbo? There was a lot of Chicken though! They should have just called this Chicken Gumbo!
*sigh*
I am still on the quest of finding some good Creole/Cajun cooking up in the East Coast!
I miss my Southern Food!!!!!
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For the record, I am a second generation New Yorker...which basically means that all 3 (yes 3, thanks to divorce) set of my grandparents have been born elsewhere.
2 outta 3 sets are from the south; 1 from N'awlins and 1 from North/South Carolina, and I've been staying with them during vacations since I was 3.
Needless to say, I KNOW soul food and Cajun cuisine (and though they overlap, they are not synonymous.) IT'S IN MY BLOOD!!!
Thank being said, Delta Grill is just...meh. Went on mother's day with the N'awlins grandmother, my mother, her sister, and her baby. Between us, we had;
Andouille sausage: pretty tasty
Catfish Po'Boys: huge but flavorless
Gumbo: I'd rather have Campell's version from a can!
Weird chicken rollup thingies with cheese-sauce: delicious, but more french than anything else.
The prices and portions were right, but I was still underwhelmed. I understand that not everything is gonna taste like my family's, but my Delta Grill experience reminded me of how my Hong-Kong friends reacted to Chinese food in the states: with annoyance, confusion, and anger.
Two redeeming factors:
-Abita beer: tasty, amazing, hard to find outside of the Gulf
-Live jazz/zydeco music during brunch.
I would've given this place 3 stars, but the service was so horrible that my experience there just left a really salty taste in my mouth. Our waiter didn't show up to take our drink orders until we flagged him down after sitting there for about 10 min - and it wasn't at all busy - and then had to flag him down again to take our orders. We didn't see him again until we asked for our bill. RI-diculous.
That said, the food was pretty good. I had cornbread and a jalepeno roll from the bread basket, a salad, and the jumbalaya - the jumbo was good and flavored well, but the strips of breaded chicken, as opposed to bite size grilled pieces, seemed a little out of place. The pork sausage was yummy, though!
I wouldn't come back here, but if you're in the mood for southern comfort food, it's decent.
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friendly bartenders, happy hour beers $3, minute frozen margaritas (when the macchine is working) $3, $8 for mixed drinks. Cute decor, attentive waitstaff, portions that are beyond huge- a family of four could feast on just on po boy, and the place smells great.
The drawback, the food is flavorless. Our party of six was promptly seated, given a huge basket of cornbread and spicey rolls, and we ordered. A few of use have lived in the South, one of our number was raised in the South, so we know Southern food, and folks this wasn't it.
Two of us ordered chicken fried steak, one order was cold, and the other order was fine. Instead of the traditional white gravy, we got something that was the consistency of cream of mushroom soup and about as flavorful. Mashed potatoes were off-beige and put on the plate with, what looked like an ice cream scoop.
The po boy was po, and the fried okra, pretty to look at, not delightful to touch.
can't understand why this place is slammed with an average 30 minute wait for a table.
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This restaurant poses 2 problems for me:
1) It's not the cheapest place to go (especially if you plan on having drinks), but it's reasonable.
2) I always eat too much when I go here.
However, I have devised a plan to resolve the 2 aforementioned problems. The plan works for a dinner for 2.
Step 1: Order the Hurricane. It's not quite enough to start an engine, mayn, but it is quite tasty. It comes frozen or on rocks. I ordered the Cajun Pepper Martini here and it was kinda cool - it came with a peppered okra.
Step 2: Go easy on the bread. This has been my downfall in the past. See, the bread here is off the hizzy. They give you a piece of jalapeno bread and a piece of corn bread. And it's not light, either. Order more bread at your peril. The good thing is that you don't have to pay for it! (that helps out problem #1)
Step 3: Share an entree between the two of you. This helps both problems. For us, we order the Jambalaya. And if you're not into just having one thing to eat for the entire meal, they do offer some side dishes like Red Beans & Rice (tasty), Macaroni & Cheese (awesome), and Dirty Rice (also awesome). Do it up family style so you can try different things.
Step 4: Order dessert.
(this step exists in theory since I've never had enough room at the end of the meal)
By the way, this plan did not work. It was going fine until I looked into the pot in which they serve the Jambalaya and noticed there was not quite enough for a whole serving. I looked at the cup of Mac & Cheese and it also was not enough for a whole serving. So I made the decision to split the rest of the food between the two of us.
Bad move. We officially over-did it. Maybe it was the slight buzz from the martini, but it was probably because the food was just that damn good. I end up spending a little bit more to eat here (which is why it isn't in the standard rotation) but I am always more than satisfied.
PS - I didn't care for the Po'Boy sandwiches much. It's not that they're bad, but I'd rather share another entree and get down with one of their delicious sides.
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After hearing my friend talk about this place for over a year I trekked to the west side to check it out for myself. Verdict is (if the five star rating didn't give it away) I should have listened to my friend a lot sooner!
The crawfish pie appetizer was as much fun to eat as it was to say out loud. As for dinner, I went with the Jambalaya which definitely put my beer to work. It was the perfect blend of spicy meets savory.
The serving sizes were pretty generous so I didn't have room for dessert BUT next time I go I plan on making room for the bananas foster.
I need to invent a new word for how bad my dinner was. After hearing they were serving boiled crawfish--and being a Louisiana native, I caved--I went on a Tuesday night with three other southerners. The first sign that things were awry was the cornbread they serve at the beginning. It's like a brick: dry and tasteless. That pretty much describes the rest of the food, as well. The crawfish aren't served by the pound but rather in a plate. $18 for barely half a pound. OK...I didn't see any straight tails but they tasted rotten. The remoulade that came with my friend's shrimp looked like tartar sauce. I didn't dare taste it. We repeatedly had to flag down the server for basic things like water and ketchup. He also neglected to tell us that the happy hour beer prices were only applicable if you sat at the bar. I didn't care that it wasn't authentic; I cared that the food was bad. And overpriced. And rage-inducing, apparently. Never again.
If anyone can tell me where to get decent boiled crawfish or soft shell crabs in the city, I would be ever-grateful.
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New Orleans is, of course, unique among the world's cities for many reasons, among them the fact that it is home to not just one, but at least two fascinating and intricate cuisines: Creole and Cajun. The wonderful variety of food unique to New Orleans is daunting (from jambalaya and gumbo to muffulettas and beignets and innumerable treats in between) and the fact that there are precious few places where this food is replicated is puzzling, but part of the lure of New Orleans.
Enter Delta Grill, which to my mind does not necessarily strive for "authenticity." Their jambalaya is served with chicken fingers, for crying out loud! But why complain about a few chicken fingers thrown in for good measure? They are after all competing as a restaurant/slash/Hell's Kitchen night spot with such joints as Arriba Arriba and Vinyl, etc. I view Delta Grill as an impressionistic experience, where if you squint your eyes and lubricate yourself with a few extra Abita Ambers (a Louisiana brew available here) you might have a fleeting memory of New Orleans.
The oyster po' boy is unbelievably generous. The macaroni and cheese, now a veritable fad in the city, is my favorite -- reminiscent of Patti LaBelle's famous recipe, with several kinds of cheese, maybe some egg in there (?), and a firm, crusty top! Catfish Lafitte, a blackened catfish in cream sauce with andouille, crawfish, and succotash is beloved. Appetizers such as fried okra, fried green tomatoes, and Oysters Rockefeller provide New York with hard to find Southern favorites, while others like Fried Cheese Grits smothered in Creole Sauce are plain decadent.
In all, Delta Grill is one my favorite restaurants, in spite of my purist tendencies. I don't understand why someone doesn't open Antoine's North, Galatoire's New York, or even another Emeril's, and recreate New Orleans cuisine as authentically as possible. But until they do, when I crave Gumbo, Shrimp Remoulade, or Shrimp Creole, I will run to Delta Grill, because it located right where I want it, and pretty darn tasty at that!
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I'm totally one of those people where once I experience some sort of *authentic* dish I will not rest until I find a place that serves it.
I'm glad my cousin's southern belle of a girlfriend brought me to the Delta Grill. Ever since my journey trekking about Louisiana I've been repeatedly disappointed by restaurant after restaurant claiming to be a Cajun / Creole restaurant.
I was almost giving up hope that there was anything relatively close to authentic Cajun outside of the Louisiana state lines.
Although a little bit on the steeper side in terms of price, the portions are large enough with taste that is good enough to justify the prices. It's great if you have a few people and are able to order a few dishes to share. The alligator and smoked pork sausage is an excellent appetizer and it definitely gets the job done in peaking that appetite for the entrees.
Decor is dark and cozy and makes for a great place to spend your evening with a great group of people.
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Ever wish you could escape to Bourbon Street in the middle of Manhattan? Delta Grill can take you there. Come by and try out a multitude of spicy flavors and tasty treats. Delta Grill: where Hell's Kitchen meets the French Quarter.
Went there last night and it is great. Eric our server was so polite and gave us great suggestions The grilled cheese grits appitizer is the best thing I have had.
They bring spicy dinner rolls and corn bread (and it is hot, which to me is a sign of a good restaurant....cold bread =bad food)
The shrimp Etouffee was good. My dinner guest has the Chicken Fried Steak which was excellent. The macaroni & Cheese side is to die for !
The service was outstanding. Always came to fill up our water. Food was served promtly.
Go there, you will love it !
My friend and I went there for lunch one day when we were roaming 9th Avenue looking for anything that caught our eye. I spent half my life in Louisiana so I didn't go into this restaurant thinking I would find food from home. However, I was curious to see if Cajun food could make it this far north. The free cornbread was very good and had a sweet flavor to it. I tried the shrimp po boy and seafood gumbo while my friend had the salmon. And they have sweet tea! (Can't you just hear the angels singing?) And I don't mean that crap Nestea instant, real homemade sweet tea. I think the waiter feared I would jump up and hug him when he mentioned it. While the food was nothing to write home about, it was decent Cajun fair.
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Decent, but not authentic Louisiana fare.
I've live in N.O. and this place is ok but like just about any other Louisiana restaurant, there is something lacking.
Unlike many of it's competitors, Delta grill does not seem to go the route of "let's see hot hot we can make it".
They do turn out some tasty dishes and some respectable drinks. The portions were respectable and the prices were average. Service was very good.
I'd go again but I wouldn't bring my peeps from N.O. there.
I had dinner at Delta last night and I think they should put a warning on the menu that patrons will not be able to come close to finishing any of their dishes. The portions were generous to say the least. We were three hungry people and we only ordered two po boys and a crawfish popper appetizer. We literally couldn't finish half of it. My fried oyster po-boy ($13) had close to 12 fried oysters on it and about a foot and a haf of the authentic (but pretty crappy even in New Orleans) bread. The poppers were killer btw. Actually it was all pretty good and the prices were reasonable. Definitely Reccomended.
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Delta fried chicken with collard greens and cornbread is delicious. Laid-back atmosphere.
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I've been here 3 times and all 3 times I had the crawfish etouffee because it's my favorite cajun food so I like the food here, but I'm giving it 2 stars beacuse I had the biggest stomachache afterwards which means there must've been something dirty in the food since my stomache has this keen sense of bacteria detection. Sorry, but that's the verdict.
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Any place that actually serves crawfish (aka crayfish, crawdaddies, etc.) is a-okay in my book! Their popcorn crawfish is really tasty! (Then again, if you deep fry just about anything, it'll be yummy, no?) I think the gumbo is pretty good too, although it's been awhile since I visited New Orleans so I can't remember if it really does it justice. There's a nice heat that blankets your mouth as you're eating it, and I appreciate that it's served in a clay pot so it stays warm to the last spoonful.
The last time I was here, we ordered the fried cheese grits and that was surprisingly good. I didn't grow up in the South so I don't really know from grits, but I enjoyed it a lot. I ordered a crawfish ettouffee and was a disppointed at how salty it was. I had to stop eating at one point because it was too much. But I had a bite of my bf's order of Lenore's chicken (chicken breast stuffed w/andouille) and thought that was quite good. The food does definitely fill you up. I have yet to try the po' boys here, but from the looks of how big they are, it looks like they'll be good for two full meals.
If I could, I'd give them a half star for having the occasional jazz band playing. It definitely adds to that good ol' cajun flavor.
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Its not easy to find good Cajun / Creole food in NYC, but this is about the closest I've tasted to that down in Louisiana. The service could be better but they've made vast improvements as most of the wait staff is now attentive and friendly, though a little stuck up at times.
Food is fabulous here, almost 5 star quality for dinner and for brunch. Almost everything I've had here has been awesome, especially the gumbo, fried cheese grits, alligator sausage, potato pancakes, blackened salmon, and even the hush puppies. A big winner is the Randall's macaraoni and cheese, which is super cheesy but not enough mac.
While the food is delicious, it comes with a price. The menu has endured another price hike, making most entrees $20 or higher. The actual decor of the place is decent, sporting a wannabe New Orleans feel with posters, southern remnants all over the place. During their Sunday brunches, they'll have some live entertainment, which usually consists of a lone blues singer complete with a banjo and hat for donations.
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Note: This is a delivery review
It was a dark, stormy, dreary, exhausting, maddeningly late Friday night at the office, and the last thing I wanted to do was go down to the local standby and get a boring sandwich or salad. I banded together with the lone southerner and navigated a sea of menus for something to lend a little fun to the bleak evening.
We certainly found it in Delta Grill.
From fried okra to AMAZING vanilla cornbread to 3 star mac and cheese (and I'm a SERIOUS Mac and Cheese enthusiast with a 5 star scale - if you want 4 star, go to Amy Ruth's in Harlem) and one of the only Southerned Fried Steaks I've seen in Manhattan proper (the onion gravy was delicious although the steak was a bit tough), Delta Grill brings some good ole' southern flavor to the neighborhood.
I can't wait to try the desserts! Now if only they'd deliver the live music too...
Delta Grill is a great place for anyone jonesing for po' boys, chicken fried steak, and cornbread. The portions are generous and the prices reasonable. They start you off with a complimentary basket of corn bread and jalapeno cheese bread, the latter of which I think is well worth the subsequent time needed on the treadmill. The mardi gras decor, loud music and hurricane drink special (a blue, lemonade, liquor concoction of some sort) make it possible to relive long lost college days you may or may not have experienced or remember experiencing.
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Booze and Bluegrass, what a perfect combination...
I went here the other night solely to hear a little Bluegrass, which is sparse in Manhattan, without high expectations. Though it's more of a restaurant than a bar, they have bands of different sorts every weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. The decor is delightfully tacky (sorry Hooters for the copyright infringement) and down on the bayou. I especially enjoyed the antique style ceiling fans that are all run from the same motor and are connected by large bands. I expected the music would be overwhelming due to the small proportions of the venue, but was delighted to find that I left with my eardrums in tact. Light conversation and witty banter was still possible, definitely scoring points, not that I wanted to insult the band, but is a restaurant venue after all.
The drinks were relatively cheap, the Cajun food tempting and reasonably priced for Manhattan. For some reason cuisine made from the dregs of the bayou can go for astronomical prices here in the city. Go figure. The Oysters Rockefeller were tasty and surprisingly different.
The waitress was speedy with the beer and quick to offer up tequila shots... she knew the quickest way to my heart. Cheers to my new Saturday night starter bar!
Let the good times roll! I've visited Louisiana a few times, and I found Delta Grill's dishes to be authentic. The salmon and alligator sausage are both delicious, and the frozen margaritas are reasonably-priced (and strong). The wait staff is generally very friendly, and it's not difficult to secure a table, even when the restaurant is crowded. Their bacon and eggs brunch is also delicious.
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Okay, so I am not from New Orleans, so my taste buds are not finely tuned to good or bad Cajun, but this was pretty dang good food in my book. It may be the McDonalds of Cajun for all I know, but I don't care either! I am blissfully free from the shackles of familiarity with perfect bayou cuisine and that's fine by me for the moment (though I hope to change it eventually).
I have been to this place twice, once in 2001 and once in 2006, and both times I really enjoyed it. I will concede that even to me the atmosphere was a little poserish, but that's easy to get over and for God's sake how could it be anything but?? It's not reasonable to hope some runaway French Quarter tribe snuck up to New York in the 1800's and established some secret kitchen.
I say go for a nice dinner or lunch, enjoy it for what it is, and if to the knowing palate it is a shadow of what could be, then all the more for me! Until I learn differently... :-)
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My wife and I stopped here on the last night of our NYC 10-year anniversary trip and we were not disappointed. The service was quick without being rushed and the food was wonderful. The restaurant itself is deceptively small, which gives it a nice cozy atmosphere. It has a very casual atmosphere and the staff was quite friendly.
For starters, I had their 'Duck Lady' salad which is a basic green salad with lightly blackened seared slices of duck breast. The duck was absolutely delicious. My wife had their standard Boston salad, which was quite good.
My entree was the cedar-plank roasted salmon and the fish was just perfect. It was topped with thinly sliced rutabagas in a wonderfully sweet and tangy sauce. Overall, it was outstanding.
Young had their shrimp etouffee and was very happy with it. The sauce was incredibly flavorful, served with white rice.
The wines were OK. Young tried a German reisling that was a bit plain, but my Argentinean Pinot Noir was quite good. Overall, we were happy that we went.
Southern cuisine.
You love crawfish? Well I love crawfish!!!
The only place where I've had crawfish in the city, other than my own home. A very enjoyable and tasty southern menu. I've been there several times and have gone back again. My favorite is their crawfish etouffe and their jambalaya.
There are a few minor things that might bother you here and there as an eater, therefore 4 stars, even though I love this place. The etouffe is sometimes a little salty, but it's ok. The ribs here are ok, but then it's a southern place and I don't know if it's a great idea to choose ribs here. A friend likes the chicken fried steak here and the jambalaya is nice and spicy.
If you don't want to go to their restaurant to try their food, you can always wait until the 9th avenue food festival every May and sample small portions of it.
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Had the red beans and rice with a chicken breast on top for lunch today. It was good, but not exceptional. This place goes in the "I'd go back again, but I'm willing to try another similar place" category.
The service (at least today,) was very good and very cordial.
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You don't have to wish you were back on the bayou anymore after a visit to Delta Grill. Well, maybe it's not the most authentic of New Orleans style restaurants, but being in NYC you have to take what you can get!
The complimentary cornbread is a nice start, and the seafood gumbo is for reals! They have a nice, surprisingly light fried chicken recipe under their belt as well. Other items that caught my eye were the po boys, the blackened catfish, and the chicken fried steak!
Oh, and they have Hurricanes on tap, 'nuff said.
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Not that good - at all. The ambiance inside kind of reminds me of a New Orleans-themed chain restaurant like an Applebees, and the food tastes like it too. They do have some interesting menu items like aligator, but tasted like overly sauced bland chicken. In general, the food wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. Given all the great places popping up in Hell's Kitchen, I'd rather eat elsewhere.
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I'm also from Louisiana and I have to say that eating here makes me want to never eat so-called "Cajun" cuisine in New York City because it makes me so homesick for real Louisiana food. But I'm a Louisiana food snob and I think most people who aren't from there or aren't very familiar with the cuisine will think this place is pretty good.
I'm giving it two stars because 1) they have Abita purple haze and 2) they have chicken fried steak on the menu. I haven't tried it, but can't
think of any other place in the city where you can get it in the city.
The gumbo is waaaaay to salty and the cornbread is a disgrace for a place that bills itself as a Cajun restaurant. The fried crawfish tails tasted a bit off ... betcha they're imported from China, not caught in the bayou.
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A bit too expensive for casual lunch or brunch (french toast will cost you $8; wtf?). Their specialty, I think, is the Bayou burger. Huge, mouth-watering burger. $10, four dollars more than the corner bistro. But still kind of worth it. I split a mousse cake (it was around 8 bucks I think) with a friend. Good but overpriced.
Good food, nothing that knocks your socks off. Worth checking out.
Great bayou inspired food and healthy pours at the bar. You will never leave Delta without being full - the best way to dine here is with a group that isn't opposed to plate sharing so you can sample multiple things from the declicious menu without having to be carried out on a stretcher.
I am sure the desserts are good, but I am always too full from cornbread, gumbo and blackened fish to eat any!
Walk it off on the way back to your apartment or local subway. Not recommended for heart patients.
Fun decor and a good staff.
Friendly bartenders and a nice vibe,this place definitely rivals true southern food. A little pricey though, but definitely worth it!
The Delta Grill can fool you with their incredible menu that offers Mufaletta, Fried Green Tomatoes, french fried sweet potatoes, Poh Boys and fritters. With their authentic looking decorations you do feel like you are in New Orleans but unfortunately the food has no taste. It has no love to it. Plus they are a bit pricey.
Hell's Kitchen is no longer the forbidding no-man's land it was a couple of decades ago, as evidenced by the trendy restaurants that continue to open in the neighborhood on a regular basis. This small but lively hot spot - in both atmosphere and spicy cuisine - brings the Louisiana bayou to midtown Manhattan. Start with fried green tomatoes, served with diced chicken in a black pepper-cream sauce or stewed alligator tail meat in a zesty red sauce. Among the entree selections, pork chops (with cornbread stuffing) and fried chicken (with candied yams and a mess of sauteed collard greens) are standouts. As long as you've sabotaged your diet, finish with sweet potato-pecan pie or a New Orleans specialty, Bananas Foster. Very reasonably priced, and the service is pure Southern hospitality, even if it does have a Nu Yawk accent.
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i read all the other reviews here and was quite frankly, SHOCKED. either these people are on the payroll at delta grill. or they're idiots. eating at the delta grill was possibly one of the worst dining experiences i've had in the 4 years i've lived in new york. being a new orleans native, i was definitely expecting a lot from delta grill based on reviews such as these. what resulted was nothing short of a nightmare. the service was rude and abrupt. and the food was even ruder-- the jambalaya tasted like boxed zatarain's. the aligator was chewy and tough. they even screwed up corn bread, which i assumed was an impossibility. oh, and the prices were outrageous. this place blows. take it from someone who knows.
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It was surprising to see this place sitting right on the corner, packed and poppin! The decor of the place is pretty "homey" looking. Make sure you look up to see the fan "system" they have. It's pretty interesting.
The noise level was moderate -- this isn't taking into account that they usually have live music on the weekends later in the evening, so I can imagine it must be impossible to hear. The staff was pleasant enough, although our waiter seemed to be a world of his own when serving us.
Either way, the food. The Guinness on tap we ordered was watered down. Watered down, Guinness? That's damn near a sin! The replacement of Stella was much better and consistent with proper beer. The appetizers, crab cakes and gumbo, were mediocre. In theory, the roasted walnut crab cakes could have been exemplary, but I had no idea the crust cover of the crab cakes was going to be walnut. Needless to say, the walnuts were overkill and the crab inside just died a silent, bland death. The gumbo had potential, but the flavor came way too late (at the bottom of the cup). The two things had the consistency right, but didn't have the bang and kick of true cajun and creole cooking. The saving grace -- and the reason it got 3 stars -- is the crawfish etoufee. The sauce of the etoufee was KICK ASS. It popped in your mouth, was so flavorful... it just made you want to lick the plate. Their Delta Fried Chicken was good too, again, not as flavorful, but at least the chicken was juicy and didn't suffer the 'dry breast syndrome'.
While disappointing in many respects, that etoufee kicked butt. I would go back there for a spot of Stella and that dish only.
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A little taste of Nawlin's in the Big Apple"
All I can say that my friend held his wedding dinner party here. So that should tell you that A) my friends love food like me or B) Delta Grill has some good ol stick to your ribs, kick your mama in the pants, good food. I would go with C, all of the above (I always hated multiple choice questions). All I can say is Muff A-Lotta. Olive Salaaaaad and heaps of lunch meat? Please, it's the best idea ever. (if you can't tell I love cajun style food) The thing is great and you can share with others, it's that big and the price is right if you want something to fill your tummy. And don't forget the sweet potato fries. And the Jambalaya, which used to be bad - is fabulous now. Its like some cauldron of chicken (or is it Alligator?) and tomato goodness. And my favorite which I always get when I am there is the cheesy fried chicken grits. Let me tell you, even I, "the fusion man" would of never dreamed up this tower of Babel goodness. I am languageless when I bust into it, and you will be too. Y'all come back now you hear.
Its not easy to find good Cajun / Creole food in NYC, but this is about the closest I've tasted to that down in the South. The service could be better -- lack of personal attention makes you feel like they're too busy for sometimes. While the food is delicious, it comes with a price. Expect to spend $18 for catfish and rice or entrees similar to that.
