Parkway Bakery & Tavern

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1,443 reviews

#8 of 177 Quick Bites in New Orleans$, Quick Bites, American, Bar

+1 504-482-3047+ Add website

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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4.5

1,443 reviews

#8 of 177 Quick Bites in New Orleans

Travelers' Choice 2023

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CUISINES

American, Bar, Seafood, Fast Food

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Vegetarian Friendly

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Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

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538 Hagan Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119-4911

Bayou St. John

+1 504-482-3047

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Regular Poor Boys

these sandwiches include lettuce, tomato, pickle, and mayo on french bread, hamburger bun, hot dog bun, sliced white/wheat, or sliced rye

Home-cooked Hot Roast Beef

with gravy

Home-cooked Hot Bar-b-q Beef

Charbroiled Hamburger

Home-cooked Turkey Breast

cold or grilled

Premium Ham

cold or grilled

Grilled Jumbo Beef Hot Dog

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With more than a hundred years of memories in the walls, Parkway is a New Orleans legend. Thank you for stopping by, friend! We offer dine-in, parking lot, and takeout service.

CUISINES

American, Bar, Seafood, Fast Food

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

FEATURES

Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards

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Julienne

New York City23 contributions

Tasty Shrimp and Catfish Po’Boys

Mar 2020 • couples

The shop is a few blocks away from Neyow’s, And these sandwiches are worth the trip out of the French Quarter with the street cars. We ordered their 12” po boys, filled to the brim with large gulf shrimp and fresh fried catfish, and a side of fried pickles. They have some sauces homemade at Parkway as well. There is a connected tavern to the sandwich shop, an outdoor seating area, and a covered parking lot filled with tables and chairs. The place has a lot character with pictures lining the walls, displaying the history of the place. The pick up window has a mic system so you know when food is ready from the outside seating area. Great for small and large groups. Family friendly. Dog friendly too.

Written March 14, 2020

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Susan H

Elk Grove62 contributions

Excellent shrimp po' boys!

Jan 2020 • none

Parkway was recommended to us by our tour guide, who actually joined us for lunch, & we're so glad she did! The shrimp po' boy was amazing, as was the fried pickles & french fries. We also ordered a oyster po' boy, but I wasn't as big of a fan of that as I was the shrimp po' boy. Our tour guide had the roast beef po' boy & it was packed with so much meat, she ditched the bread & enjoyed half of her po' boy without it! It was quite crowded at lunchtime, especially when waiting for our food, but seating on the covered patio was ample for our party. Parkway is not only a gem in the neighborhood where it resides, but is also mentioned in Eater Magazine as one of the best places for po' boys in NOLA. Go there! You won't be disappointed!

Written January 23, 2020

LHS329

Satellite Beach306 contributions

Go Wednesday or Thursday for the oyster po' boy

Jul 2021 • none

We waited to go to Parkway on Wednesday since they only have oysters on Wednesday and Thursday. I am so glad we did. It was a great po' boy. The oysters were crispy and light and the bread was perfect, as always. My husband had the roast beef po' boy which surprised me. But, the silence from his side of the table made it clear it was a good choice. You can call ahead and get food to go. But, they also have a really big outdoor eating area that feels safe. Put it on your list of restaurants to try.

Written August 5, 2021

Rimi2001

Slidell63 contributions

Disappointed this time

Oct 2020 • none

First off We wanted to order a BBQ beef poboy in which the paper menus & their big wall menu states $12.19. When I called in the lady stated it was $19.99! She then suggested the James Brown for $15, it was bbq beef with fried shrimp & spicy mayo with cheese. We ordered that & a hot sausage poboy. We have eaten here plenty of different occasions. Shrimp has always been our choice before. Very disappointed in both sandwiches this time, Especially for the price we paid. The roast beef was tender but dry and the little bit of bbq was not good. No tang. No sweetness and lacked flavor. Very little mayo and no spice. The shrimp were nice size but tasted like frozen shrimp!! I hate that! We are in Louisiana! No reason for frozen shrimp! You can tell by the rubbery texture and the shrimp look clear, not white. The hot sausage patties were very thin and did not taste good. We liked this place due to great tasting food, and consistency. We will think twice about coming next time we are in town. I didn’t like the sales pitch for the James Brown for $15 and telling me the roast beef was $19.99!! That was an upsell by not being truthful.

Written October 11, 2020

MeLikesToEatOut

14 contributions

Disappointed with the dry loaf

Sep 2020 • couples

After reading all the positive reviews, my girlfriend and I decided to give it a try as we love good shrimp poboys. After finally figuring out the location and confusing flow of the order line, we ordered a fully dressed shrimp poboy. The shrimp were good size and had a good texture and taste. However, the bread was very dry and ruined the poboy. Hopefully this doesn’t occur a lot but it was our experience. I wouldn’t go back as there are many much better poboys in New Orleans.

Written October 27, 2020

ihatecats

Coaldale271 contributions

Locals favorite

Oct 2020 • couples

We Ubered every night for dinner, because heavy drinking would be involved. The night before we visited the Parkway Bakery for lunch, our driver recommended a few of the locals favorite spots for a bite. Parkway Bakery was one on the list. All of their bread is baked on site daily. The French loaf is their specialty, which both of our sandwiches (po boys) were on. After being Creoled out after 2 lunches and dinners, i opted for the meatball po boy, my wife, turkey and cheese. Of course, the French baguette was fresh and doughy on the inside, crisp and crunchy on the outside. The meatballs were that of, almost, not like mine, homemade, the sauce, spicer than out of a jar. It was a good po boy. My wife also enjoyed her turkey and cheese. They do have all of the conventional New Orleans po boys from shrimp to roast beef with gravy. If you do need a break from Creole, i recommend.

Written October 11, 2020

Bernadette009

Redwood City361 contributions

A local gem. The Parkway Poor Boy!

Aug 2021 • friends

As a child I remember my Dad catching a lot of catfish. My mother often prepared it for dinner. We were brought here by a friend who is a native NOLA resident then relocated north after Katrina! I ate a small po boy catfish sandwich here and it was absolutely awesome. The catfish as well as the roll were amazing. Our party of 4 shared an order of French fries as well. Everything just fantastic! The eating area is outdoors under a shaded type of canopy. One of my favorite food eaten while visiting! I am a wheelchair user and the restaurant thoughtfully has a lift to lower from the top to bottom. Parking in back was readily accessible too

Written August 29, 2021

Diane D

Kirkland42 contributions

Poor boys! Incredible hospitality. A must try

Sep 2021 • family

We had been told to have a poor boy at Parkway bakery and tavern so it was on our first to do. So glad we did. From the moment we walked up, the hospitality took over and we felt like we were long lost friends.We asked for some suggestions, settled on the James Brown, the shrimp and oyster, pickles and loaded fries. Delicious!! While a little off the beaten path, very much worth it.the fried pickles were the best ever. Highly recommend going with a few people so you can order different items and experience multiple poor boys. While we stuffed ourselves, everyone around was chatting and just enjoying the day. Every person we spoke to at Parkway was like we had known them for years. All in all, great food and great Louisiana hospitality.

Written September 18, 2021

BeachbumAggie

3364 contributions

Great lunch

Dec 2021 • couples

Arrived to a medium line, they have only outside seating and outside ordering at this time, I figure to get around vaccine checking/covid test checking. In hindsight, we should have skipped the line and ordered online. We found a seat outside of the enclosed tent away from people as that is our comfort level. Provolone debris fries were great-love their roast debris and provolone was a great choice! I got the small shrimp poboy and it was very tasty,.shrimp were a little smaller than usual but tons of them and fried just right. Hubs had the roast beef and it was a yummy mess. Staff were friendly and on top of cleaning and clearing.

Written December 7, 2021

Sunny Side Up

82 contributions

Absolutely Delicious!

Apr 2022 • couples

My husband & I ventured over from our hotel in the French Quarter by taking the #48 trolley car from Bourbon & Canal. (It was a short, pleasant walk from our stop at Norman Francis Pkwy through a nice neighborhood.) I had the small (5-1/2”) James Brown & he had the full (10-1/2”). They were stacked full of scrumptious bbq beef & tender, deliciously light battered fried shrimps!! We shared orders of sweet potato fries & fried pickles. The fries were amazing! They tasted like thanksgiving sweet potato casserole! The pickles were tasty but sliced slightly too thin, so there was a bit more breading than pickle. We also got a piece of rum pound cake that was amazing! It was a beautiful 70 degree day so we enjoyed sitting under the cave red patio, watching the Masters on tv. Fans & heaters are on the patio but our day was perfect & they weren’t needed. There is a convenient full bar window, and a takeout order window for those who don’t have time to wait a bit in line to order. We arrived at 11:20 and walked right up to order! At noon on this Thursday the line was about 20 deep, but it was moving steadily.

Written April 7, 2022

Lester Ojeda

San Juan475 contributions

Hit me with the James Brown!

Oct 2021 • friends

We found this hidden gem via Trip Advisor, as our original lunch plans went kaput. So glad we did. The place was packed (Sunday noon) but service was fast and there’s plenty of seating. The Poor Boys were spot on: try the James Brown if you’re not allergic to shrimp, otherwise the ham or even the burgers are great options. The FRIES were great and made fresh. Highly recommended.

Written October 24, 2021

2TravelLuvers

Sioux Falls798 contributions

The hype is real

Feb 2022 • none

My wife and I stopped in right after checking in to our hotel. We had to try a poorboy (as Parkway calls them) at the place that created it. She had shrimp and I had fish. Of course, we sampled each others. They were both excellent. The shrimp po'boy was a bit better than the fish, however. I am not sure how it tasted so fresh without tasting 'fishy'. But it did. They run Parkway like a well-oiled machine. There is a line to order food, a separate line to order alcoholic beverages, and the pick-up window is up a few steps and behind the ordering line. The wait was not very long. Very happy we stopped in.

Written February 25, 2022

Tanna D

42 contributions

Disappointed

Feb 2020 • none

My husband and I were disappointed with the roast beef po-boy. There was a lot of fat in it and the meat was not seasoned. We even salted it to try and improve it but it had very little flavor. We will go back but will try something else

Written February 14, 2020

bio84

Paris612 contributions

Why this hype....

Feb 2020 • couples

Sorry, if po'boy sandwich are all like these ones... I would advice to change the benchmarks. I understand the context but the sandwich is just ok, the shrimp one is even tasteless. Roasted beef with gravy is ok but the bread cannot contain it.

Written February 8, 2020

sammy10dog

Washburn157 contributions

Roast beef - that’s the ticket....we

Mar 2021 • couples

Roast beef - that’s the ticket....we had recommendations from locals and it was as good as described. The sandwiches are big and juicy, the bread is fresh and crusty. It is a short and lovely walk from City Park - 20 minutes along the canal with interesting houses.

Written March 5, 2021

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