Tracey's Original Irish Channel Bar

The owner of Tracey's first became famous for roast beef po'boys when he owned the nearby Parasol's bar where he was leasing the building which was sold so he moved right up the street to the much larger current location of Tracey's. Parasol's is still slinging roast beef po'boys but most of the food shows that have featured Parasol's roast beef were filmed back when the current owner of Tracey's was making his roast beef po'boys there so for those who want that Parasol's roast beef they saw on those food shows need to eat at Tracey's for that.

I used to really love Parasols and then when the food and owner moved to Tracey's I really loved this bar. In the years since it just seems this is another New Orleans classic dive bar joint that unfortunately seems to have gotten as expensive as fancier joints. The quality of the food service has been slipping over the years and it just doesn't seem to regularly bring in the crowds it used to unless some athletic event or St. Patrick's event is going on so the ambiance has dropped for normal times with that. Higher prices, smaller potions on the poboys with inconsistencies in the food where it ranges from great to really disappointing have seemed to have resulted in regular times here being less people and less fun... Times are changing fast and not for the better in the bar industry of NOLA. I used to eat here quite often now I rarely find myself coming here even though I live quite near. They do have a great cheeseburger here if they are on one of their good days. Now certainly finding good staff these days is really hard and prices on EVERYTHING keep going up which is also probably contributing to less people going out. I still have to demand a minimum quality on my food though and it just seems more often than not I'm getting disappointed here. Now it can still get jam packed here for sporting events and totally insane during St. Patrick's time.

At least they still have the crazy fun St. Patrick's day events here but other than that I just rarely find myself coming here anymore. I keep hoping they will get the food back to being more consistent... My average experience of late has really been more of a one to two star with the food while the bar is still a decent dive joint although not really dive priced drinks while the third star is more for the great times and consistently delicious food I USED to experience here.

My video review of Tracey's is here:
https://youtu.be/mZo3ZBV7eUQ

I love this place! Tracy's Crawfish Boil has been on my bucket list for quite awhile. It's tricky, because crawfish boils are seasonal. If you see the truck outside...you know they are in season! On my most recent visit they were in season!

My wife and I stopped in at noon on Thursday March 30th. If you've never been here - let me coach you up:

You order and pay for the crawfish outside the front door; raw oysters in the front corner; drinks at the bar; and all other food from the kitchen. I ordered 1 pound of crawfish for $10. I added: corn ($1), sausage ($1), and potatoes ($1). For a total of $13 I had one of my most enjoyable meals ever!

We sat at the bar and chatted with the bartender and his wife (Reggie and Ashley), and some other very nice people. Great music selection Reggie!

All around a great experience. Can't wait for next time!

Nice neighborhood sports bar where we watched the Phillies win game 1 of the NLCS and rooted for whoever was playing the Cowboys on a Monday night. It wasn't really busy, but we got really good service at the bar, where the bartender pulled great pints of Guiness.
They looked to have a kitchen with a variety of bar food. (We had just come from dinner, or we would have tried it out.)

Had a good time watching the game.

Neighborhood sports bar with a great atmosphere. It was a busy Football Sunday afternoon so the staff was busy and short with service but my friends and I had a GREAT Bloody Mary here before we continued our walk through the neighborhood. Could definitely see myself coming here again if the opportunity presents itself!

God my Irish soul loves Tracey's. I could sit there all day long and watch the world go by as well as every imaginable game that is televised with the dozen or so television screens about. Tracey's is just so laid back and glorious that the Irish Channel would not feel the same without it!

Bar staff here are always friendly and welcoming. I so look forward to coming down and grabbing a roast beef po'boy and catch a Saints game. Who could ask for more? Not me! Well, maybe their boudin balls too.

St. Patrick's Day is just off the friggin hook here! So much fun! You must experience St. Patrick's Day at least once here to appreciate what I am talking about.

Great to see Tracey's alive and kicking again!

Came here over Halloween weekend from Philly and it was a great place to watch the games. Good beer selection, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff.

However, the food left something to be desired. The two items on the menu that looked the best (meat pies & potato salad with roast beef debris) weren't available. Eventually ordered the corned beef expecting it to be a traditional cold sandwich but it was grilled and extremely greasy. It also said on the menu it came with potato salad and pickles, neither of which were true. Don't come hungry.

I visited Tracey's to watch the NCAA Final Four with friends. It was understandably busy. There are tons of TV's - unfortunately, some are partially blocked by ceiling fans (which are needed with NOLA weather) and some TV's had very annoying glitches that stopped/delayed the action.
I didn't even try to get a drink as the bar was slammed and it looked as though there was only one bartender for everyone.
I was told that the roast beef poboy was award winning, so I ordered one. (There's a separate window on the back wall for food orders.) While I was standing in line, a woman joked about how dirty the kitchen was... I laughed and said, "I'm sure we are fine, we will live."
WELL. While that roast beef poboy was really good, I felt like I was going to die from the food poisoning I'm assuming I got from that poboy... so I'll be skipping the food the next time I visit, no matter how tasty it is.

My coworker and I happened upon this place when we took a streetcar down Magazine Street and then began looking at the architecture. Tracey's had a handful of patrons at 11:30 am, and we decided it was a good place to try. We placed an order at the window and paid. Several people were eating the crawfish. I chose a fried chicken po'boy. It was extremely delicious! A couple of beers to cool us off while we watched a B1G basketball game on the TV closest to us. Of particular interest was a flag flying up by the entrance. I knew I found a place with good taste!

Great place to catch a game with good value on drinks, delicious food, good service and fabulous casual atmosphere to catch a game with friends. We went here with the boys, and they enjoyed playing the pinball machines in the back. The Reuben sandwich was excellent, as well as crawfish and corn. Have to order drinks, sandwiches and crawfish/corn from separate counters. Crawfish sells out quickly. We all enjoyed this spot in the Garden District to watch the Aztecs make it into the Final Four.

I was really happy here. Solid Bloody Mary, great beer selection. Let's not forget to mention how tasty the crawfish was. It's a lot of work and you can tell the pride the staff has here.

I didn't plan on coming here - we were going for a walk and I am so glad we stopped in for some drinks and a tray of crawfish. Be ready to sniffle sniffle. I loved the kick of these crawfish and they were done correctly.

Staff was friendly, down to earth, professional and hospitable. I will certainly be back.