Comments on: Restaurant Review: The Upperline http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/ Handing New Orleanians a Megaphone Since 2005 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:25:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Loki http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128545 Loki Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:21:00 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128545 @Lord David Thanks for that great bit of trivia! @Lord David Thanks for that great bit of trivia!

]]> By: Lyl http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128385 Lyl Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:31:16 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128385 Oh. My. Dear. Lordz. My mouth is watering, and I fear I will not be fully sated for another...is it really 4 weeks away??? Jeezus. (*looking for an earlier flight*) Oh. My. Dear. Lordz. My mouth is watering, and I fear I will not be fully sated for another…is it really 4 weeks away???

Jeezus. (*looking for an earlier flight*)

]]> By: Dissapointed Abused http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128124 Dissapointed Abused Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:40:09 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-128124 I've been dining at the Upperline since the late 1990s. The owner had always been graceful and accommodating until my bad experience during JazzFest in 2001. We had friends in and our party of four was required to put a $50 deposit on our credit card for a reservation, which was okay but sort of threw me. When we arrived our reservation was honored and we were seated at a great table (I have never had a bad table in Upperline). The bad part began after we ordered some drinks, 3 martinis and a beer. Twenty-five minutes passed without any drinks or waitstaff. We flagged down another waiter who informed us they are out of martini glasses and it's going to be another 15 minutes. We landed up getting drinks and beer 30 minutes after ordering, martinis in tumblers.beer without glasses. JoAnn was running past, I got her attention, she was pissed off and said she should have closed for the jazzfest week and will never, ever open during the fest again. Told me I should have known better than to go out to dinner during jazzfest. No apology. Soup arrived, no soup spoons - they were all dirty. Same drill as drinks. Drink soup with tea spoons or wait 30 minutes. "we should have known better" I haven't been back since 2001. Good food but JoAnn's breakdown left a bad taste in our mouths. I’ve been dining at the Upperline since the late 1990s. The owner had always been graceful and accommodating until my bad experience during JazzFest in 2001. We had friends in and our party of four was required to put a $50 deposit on our credit card for a reservation, which was okay but sort of threw me. When we arrived our reservation was honored and we were seated at a great table (I have never had a bad table in Upperline). The bad part began after we ordered some drinks, 3 martinis and a beer. Twenty-five minutes passed without any drinks or waitstaff. We flagged down another waiter who informed us they are out of martini glasses and it’s going to be another 15 minutes. We landed up getting drinks and beer 30 minutes after ordering, martinis in tumblers.beer without glasses. JoAnn was running past, I got her attention, she was pissed off and said she should have closed for the jazzfest week and will never, ever open during the fest again. Told me I should have known better than to go out to dinner during jazzfest. No apology. Soup arrived, no soup spoons - they were all dirty. Same drill as drinks. Drink soup with tea spoons or wait 30 minutes. “we should have known better” I haven’t been back since 2001. Good food but JoAnn’s breakdown left a bad taste in our mouths.

]]> By: Lord David http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-127984 Lord David Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:00:19 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-127984 For those of you steeped in New Orleans history, you may know that many years ago, Ms. Clevenger's interest in stained glass led her husband at the time, Max Clevenger, to hang her sign outside their bar, one of the first modern ones on Lower Decatur Street, The Abbey. Very soon there after, he convinced his young protege', Jim Monoghan, to open one next door, called Molly's on the Market. For those of you steeped in New Orleans history, you may know that many years ago, Ms. Clevenger’s interest in stained glass led her husband at the time, Max Clevenger, to hang her sign outside their bar, one of the first modern ones on Lower Decatur Street, The Abbey. Very soon there after, he convinced his young protege’, Jim Monoghan, to open one next door, called Molly’s on the Market.

]]> By: termite. http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126855 termite. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:48:01 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126855 the storm did Gautreau's a favor. the owner (what a gem of a man) did a great job with the new renovation - it's lovely. the prices are very similar to Upperline but the reservations are tough. 2 weeks or more. they are booked everyday, which is a good thing - but, a pain if you're a last minute dinner person. keep those food and music posts rolling. =) *another recent visit.. Rio Mar on S. Peters. OOooooooo =D the storm did Gautreau’s a favor. the owner (what a gem of a man) did a great job with the new renovation - it’s lovely.
the prices are very similar to Upperline but the reservations are tough. 2 weeks or more. they are booked everyday, which is a good thing - but, a pain if you’re a last minute dinner person.

keep those food and music posts rolling. =)

*another recent visit.. Rio Mar on S. Peters. OOooooooo =D

]]> By: Loki http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126840 Loki Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:53:11 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126840 Because you've been in OR too long. Come home soon, I'll drag you out! Because you’ve been in OR too long. Come home soon, I’ll drag you out!

]]> By: Pableaux http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126838 Pableaux Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:33:53 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126838 Why is my keyboard all covered in drool? Why is my keyboard all covered in drool?

]]> By: Loki http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126827 Loki Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:46:02 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126827 Ooohh, Gautreau's!! I have not been there in forever. What are the prices, lead ties needed for reservations these days? Going to start doing more food and music stuff. You'll still get lots of rants, but as we expand and bring more voices aboard I'm going back to the writing I really enjoy: food and music. Ooohh, Gautreau’s!! I have not been there in forever. What are the prices, lead ties needed for reservations these days?

Going to start doing more food and music stuff. You’ll still get lots of rants, but as we expand and bring more voices aboard I’m going back to the writing I really enjoy: food and music.

]]> By: termite. http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126807 termite. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:08:05 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126807 i love upperline!! well, i also have a thing for neighborhood restaurants with good food and friendly service. loved reading this post Loki! *went to Gautreau's on Soniat St. recently.. it was to die for =) i love upperline!! well, i also have a thing for neighborhood restaurants with good food and friendly service.
loved reading this post Loki!

*went to Gautreau’s on Soniat St. recently.. it was to die for =)

]]> By: claudia http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126721 claudia Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:26:17 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126721 excellent food porn! excellent food porn!

]]> By: YatPundit http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126656 YatPundit Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:15:00 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/03/29/restaurant-review-the-upperline/#comment-126656 We were sooo close to going to Upperline last night. M-I-L wanted to take us out to celebrate wife's b-day, but we keep putting it off. Ended up putting it off again, m-i-l wasn't feeling well. I'm going to show them your review when i make my next pitch for going to Upperline. Also, your dinner shows why it's always more fun to go out with 3+ people. Table for two is intimate and all, but 3+ is a better <i>dining</i> experience. And that, of course, is what we New Orleanians really want, not intimacy. :-) We were sooo close to going to Upperline last night. M-I-L wanted to take us out to celebrate wife’s b-day, but we keep putting it off. Ended up putting it off again, m-i-l wasn’t feeling well. I’m going to show them your review when i make my next pitch for going to Upperline.

Also, your dinner shows why it’s always more fun to go out with 3+ people. Table for two is intimate and all, but 3+ is a better dining experience. And that, of course, is what we New Orleanians really want, not intimacy. :-)

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