Ten Ultimate Last Meals in New Orleans, Reader Decided

by Gwendolyn Knapp Dec 28, 2012, 8:30am CST

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by Gwendolyn Knapp Dec 28, 2012, 8:30am CST

Last week, Eater asked readers to pretend a giant cheeseburger was crashing into our planet, and they could only have one last meal in New Orleans. What would that last meal be? Tipsters and commenters told us their ultimate last meals, with Root and La Boca claiming the majority of votes. Here are the top ten Ultimate Last meals in New Orleans, as decided by readers.

Root

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"Root for dessert and drinks and presuming I have all this time on my hands waiting around for horsemen or an asteroid or Godot or whatever it is... I'm probably pretty drunk by this point because well, wouldn't you be?"

200 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 252-9480

La Boca Steaks

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The "skirt steak with the skin on at La Boca" is a sure best for meat lovers, and for cheese lovers the pan of fried "Provoleta" is a dream, but this meal wouldn't be complete without La Boca's amazing "fries."

857 Fulton Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 525-8204

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The Lucky Dog Stand

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Says a reader, "A Lucky Dog, because I've always said that it would be the last thing I would eat." Hopefully it wouldn't be the reason you died.

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Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA

Clancy's

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"Grilled Ribeye w/ Fried Oysters & Brie sauced w/ Chipotle Hollandaise Special @ Clancy's," says a fan of the Uptown classic, "Game Changer."

6100 Annunciation St., New Orleans, LA 70118-5709

(504) 895-1111

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Port of Call

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A "Port of Call cheeseburger with loaded baked potato and a Windjammer to drink" had one burger fan " drooling on the computer now."

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838 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116

(504) 523-0120

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Pho Tau Bay

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"For my last meal in New Orleans," a tipster writes in, "I'd probably pick up a VG6 from Pho Tau Bay and eat it in the car on my way to Tony Angelo's...

133C Westbank Expwy., Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 368-9846

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Tony Angello's

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..."I'd order the Eggplant Parmesan (the only one I've ever had that is truly cheesed with Parmesan, not Mozzarella) and some Spumoni." Of course, in this epic last meal "there'd be more than one Old Fashioned in that mix, and a NOLA Brown Ale, too."

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6262 Fleur De Lis Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124

(504) 488-0888

Drago's Seafood Restaurant

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A tipster exclaims, "Charbroiled oysters at Drago's! We moved to Houston after Katrina and come back every chance we get and grab a couple dozen."

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2 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70140

(504) 584-3911

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A Mano

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"A Mano, and it would be a feast of a meal. Vegetables, meat, seafood, salumi, pasta, some more pasta, and if there's time I could stroll over and get my sushi fix at Rock n Sake, Rio Mar for a little ceviche to clear the palate..."