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New Orleans, LA

Dooky Chase Restaurant

Creole

2301 Orleans Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

2301 Orleans Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

Hours
  • MonClosed
  • Tue11 AM – 3 PM
  • Wed11 AM – 3 PM
  • Thu11 AM – 3 PM
  • Fri11 AM – 3 PM, 5:30 PM – 9 PM
  • Sat5:30 PM – 9 PM
  • Sun · TodayClosed

From the local food press

Editor’s picks from published local guides
  • Soul Food

    Family-owned since the 1940s, the late chef Leah Chase's Creole-soul kitchen in Treme served as a meeting place during the civil rights era and remains a New Orleans landmark. The gumbo z'herbes and fried chicken anchor a menu of Creole comfort cooking, and the restaurant was named a James Beard America's Classic in 2025.

    Picks from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and Gambit (nola.com)

  • Gumbo

    McNulty highlights Dooky Chase's multi-protein Creole gumbo. a mix of different meats and seafood, also shipped nationally by the quart.

    Picks from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and Gambit (nola.com)

  • Fried Chicken

    Leah Chase's Treme institution, Creole-seasoned Southern fried chicken alongside gumbo and red beans, with deep Civil Rights history.

    Picks from Time Out New Orleans

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