Open Next Week, Uptown’s Barracuda Joins New Orleans’ Growing Taco Scene

An Uptown taco stand that’s been in the works since June opens to the neighborhood next Thursday, March 21, in an unassuming shack with a big outdoor space at 3984 Tchoupitoulas Street.

Barracuda is a counter-service operation with a 30-seat “margarita garden” from Brett Jones, previously the operations manager at Dinner Lab, a manager of both the front and back of the house at Ruby Slipper, and was the opening manager at the Ace Hotel. Boasting house-made tortillas and use of seasonal, local products, the menu has a half-dozen tacos, the omnipresent bowl option, and excitingly, all-day breakfast items, according to a press release. The menu is affordable, with tacos going for $3 to $4.

Barracuda joins two other recent additions to the city focused on tacos, but precedes a few still in the works. New are Esplanade Avenue’s NOLA Cantina and CBD mezcal bar Espiritu, and upcoming are Nole and Otra Vez, two of our most-anticipated spring openings, as well as a long-rumored taqueria on St. Claude Avenue.

The stand’s opening hours will be Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, with plans to eventually include Mondays, early breakfast, and late night.

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