Frommer's Review
The average tourist may not head over to the Bywater because, well, because it's not the Quarter. That's too bad -- not only will they miss a true N'Awlins neighbahood, but they will also miss experiences like Elizabeth's. Forget paying huge sums for average and goopy breakfast food. Here you eat, as they say, "Real Food, Done Real Good" -- and, we add, real cheap. Food such as Creole rice calas (sweet rice fritters), a classic breakfast dish that is nearly extinct from menus around town. Food calling for health advisories, such as the praline bacon (topped with sugar and pecans -- "pork candy" the shameless chef calls it; you must not miss this, but it's served only at breakfast time); or stuffed French toast (pain perdu piled high with cream cheese flavored with strawberries); or the breakfast po' boy, a monster sandwich the size of the Sunday Picayune rolled up. Note that the menu changes daily so you might want to call to see what they are offering. Meanwhile, if this wasn't enough, they are now open for dinner, featuring nightly specials like pan-seared salmon with Dijon beurre blanc sauce, Southern fried chicken livers with pepper jelly, and more humble fried shrimp and chicken. We strongly suggest that you not be an average tourist and get yourself down to the Bywater (though it's very, very crowded on the weekends). Out-of-the-way or not, this is one of the city's best restaurants. We'll meet you there -- and let's walk back together (it's a hike, but doable) to justify an extra order of praline bacon.
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