13 September 2024
The dining room and bar at Sneaky Pickle. | Randy Schmidt
A status update of what’s open, what’s closed, and how neighborhood restaurants are navigating power outages as of Friday, September 13
Two days after Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, access to power in New Orleans remains all over the map. Quite literally — in neighborhoods across the city, one block may have its power up and running while the next block over is dark. As of Friday, September 13, Tropical Storm Francine has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Louisiana this week as a Category 2 hurricane, according to multiple news reports. While Francine has now been recategorized as a tropical depression, efforts continue by utility crews to restore power to the hundreds of customers who lost electricity following this week’s devastation.
On Thursday, September 12, Pizza Delicious on Piety Street in the Bywater neighborhood was about as busy as it gets, with wait times of up to an hour for a custom takeout pizza. One block upriver on Louisa Street, however, Sneaky Pickle was still without electricity, remaining shuttered since losing power on Wednesday, September 11. As of Friday, Sneaky Pickle is still without power, but the funky neighborhood restaurant, known for its creative treatment of vegetables, is getting creative in other ways. In the afternoon, chef and owner Ben Tabor hauled his pizza oven and flat top outside on the sidewalk, selling a limited menu of to-go food as well as wine, beer, and other beverages. “We were starting to get impatient just sitting around and waiting to get [power] back,” Tabor says.
Closed Friday, September 13
Bar Sukeban
Boucherie
Country Club
El Cucuy
El Pavo Real
Gris-Gris
Kindred
Leo’s Bread
Lilly’s Cafe
Monday
Open Friday, September 13
Addis NOLA
Avo
Ayu Bakehouse
Bacchanal Wine
Blake’s Place
The Bower
Clesi’s
Cochon and Cochon Butcher
Commander’s Palace
Copper Vine
Cure opens at 3 p.m.
Elysian Bar
Francolini’s
Galaxie Tacos
Gianna
Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro
Hansen’s Sno-Bliz
Herbsaint
I-tal Garden
Juniors on Harrison
Justini’s
La Boulangerie
Latitude 29
Mawi Tortillas
Meril
Nighthawk Napoletana
Origen Bistro
Palace Cafe
Parkway Poorboys
Peche
Pizza Delicious
Port Orleans Brewing Co.
Saba
Small Mart
Southerns
St. Roch Market
Stein’s Deli
The Joint
The Little House
Turkey and the Wolf
Queen Trini Lisa
Williby’s Catfish
Wishing Town Bakery Cafe