Comments on: Camellia Grill

By: Natty

Natty — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:55:14 +0000

We were just there last week! I had the chili omelet with a side of bacon. Excellent for sopping up my hangover.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:38:44 +0000

I started this web site after spending a lot of time trying to figure out what to eat one day. Surfing the Internet looking for menus is an ordeal. You have to know the restaurant you’re looking for and so few have websites. Then when you find a menu, it’s usually a part of the web page so when you print it, it looks like crap.

So I started collecting menus in PDF format and built http://www.TodaysMenuOnline.com. I already have a couple of hundred menus and I’m adding more every day. It’s quick and easy to search and the menu is right there.

Check it out,
http://www.TodaysMenuOnline.com

By: Lal

Lal — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:24:24 +0000

My familiy moved from New Orleans in 1964, but the reopened Camellia Grill looks and sounds like nothing has chagned. Lack of change can be a good thing. I was looking for a Muffuletta bread receipe when my wife found your site. I am looking forward to trying your french bread receipe when you are statisfied with it. My wife tried one recently which claimed to be from the bakers of Zip–it was close, but not perfect. The closest I have had was at Goode Company Seafood in Houston.

By: Doug dot loyno dot edu

Doug dot loyno dot edu — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:37:18 +0000

Danno:

Thanks for the update. I went to school at Loyola, but live in Silicon Valley, and while my parents still live in Baton Rouge, I pine for uptown the way it used to be. It’s great to hear that Camellia is open again, and apparently with its old charm, too.

My wife, a native Californian, got to enjoy New Orleans with me before Katrina, when I took her there to ask her to marry me. We started our day at Cooter Brown’s and ended up engaged in Jackson Square. She loves your site!

By: john atkinson

john atkinson — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:22:58 +0000

the last time i ate there was before katrina. i’m so glad to see they are open again. i was so impressed with the joint that i put ‘marvin’s’ name on the menu at my own restaurant in los angeles. come on down and eat ‘po boy marvin’
jma

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:58:56 +0000

Good to know that it has re-opened.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:17:51 +0000

Cruel. That’s just cruel. I haven’t lived in New Orleans since 2001, and I miss The Camellia Grill like nobody’s business.

Posting those pictures where a grumpy, homesick, pregnant woman can see them should be against the Geneva Conventions.

Oh I am so jealous. I need a piece of pecan pie!

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:25:31 +0000

For those who may not know a Cannibal Burger is a raw hamburger, the New Orleans version of Tartare.

CANNIBAL BURGER

INGREDIENTS:
SERVES 4
1 pound beef tenderloin, ground for steak tartare (ask your butcher)
Salt and pepper to taste
Cayenne or Tabasco® sauce to taste
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 medium red onions [minced]
1 bunch green onions [minced]
1 cup Italian parsley [minced]

PREPARATION:
Mix red onions, green onions and parsley together and add 1 cup of this mixture to the rest of the ingredients. Shape the mixture into 4 medium hamburger patties and garnish the top with the rest of the onion and parsley mixture. Serve immediately on a hamburger bun.

By: Charles Barilleaux

Charles Barilleaux — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:44:54 +0000

Great post–do they still sell “The Cannibal?”

BTW: great blog!

By: Bill Moran

Bill Moran — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:22:31 +0000

Great post!! as usual !!! That place looks fantastic. I’ve never been to Camellia Grill - can you imagine? Most restaurants in NoLa make good omelets - and big ones - my favorite is Oyster Omelet.