Broad & Banks Seafood — Local services in New Orleans

Great prices, but they overcook. They use small shrimp on poboys, which only take 1 and a 1/2 to 2 mins. to cook. Mine were overcooked and dried out, my bread that day curled after 5 minutes, indicating it was either on the grill warming too long or leftover from the day before out of the refrigerator. Worse than that, they had only a teaspoon of mayo, and maybe 3 pickles on the whole 10" sandwich. I like this place, but that was disappointing. Just cook the small shrimp for a minute and a half, and put more mayo and pickleson...

Broad and Banks Seafood is a truly local establishment. You won't find tourists here except those most willing to venture into real New Orleans. The sandwiches and gumbo were recommended to me so I tried the gumbo which did not disappoint. It's a little thinner than most you'll find but the flavor is great. There is clearly an Asian influence in the cooking because you'll find fried rice, egg rolls, and lo mein next to gumbo, fried chicken, and red beans. It's truly worth a stop if you want a glimpse of the real taste...

Doesn’t get more authentic than this! A grocery store/deli with hot food, serving real New Orleanian locals! 😂

Don’t expect much from the outside, but this place has awesome Po-boys, red beams & rice, and fried chicken. Prices are near the lowest you’ll find downtown, leading to an excellent price/value ratio. You can also pick up some local drinks and snacks...they have just about every flavor of Big Shot Soda!

Keep in mind that it’s take-out only, so grab a hot sausage po-boy and eat it on the corner...