Red Wagon Poboys — Restaurant in Harahan

The food here was sooo amazing!! The roast beef poboy was beyond good I got a whole poboy and a fry. I ate the entire thing because I couldn't allow myself to throw it out in the garbage. When I went back a second time it was even better. It is the only place in new Orleans that I had ever eaten a southern dish that actually tastes like a Louisiana home cooked dish. The shrimp fettuccini is sooo good sooo cheesy and had tons of shrimp on it. I never thought in a million years it would be soo good and it comes as a lunch with bread and a salad. It was all together so great. It was so much in one portion I ate as much as I could and then ate the rest on my trip home after work. So if there's two of you it could easily be shared with 2 people and be plenty of food for both of you just add an extra piece of bread to it. And the atmosphere is really great the people are really nice. They bring you your food to the table you sit at. And the prices were really acceptable. It was 8.99 for the lunch then you have to buy a drink separate from the lunch. But it was still considering the prices everywhere reasonable. They stay really busy but still seem to have a table for someone to sit at despite the number of customer coming and going...

I’m a native New Orleanian but had only heard the wise tails about Red Wagon. Lochness Monster type stories, po boys the size of anaconda, the 3rd wonder of the world, etc.. I was showing a property nearby recently and found myself in the parking lot of the Eagle’s belly. I gathered myself and made a move for the front entrance unscathed. I was met with a very comfortable, spacious Nola traditional style looking joint. Walked up to the counter, people were friendly as can be although sensing that I was fresh blood, asking if I had ever been there, knowing full well the answer. The kind lady showed me the way. I wanted the full experience, anaconda size po boy that I had heard so much about (they don’t call it that), mac n cheese topped with roast beef debris. I suddenly started to feel at home. On an empty stomach, I made a run for glory at the anaconda only to fall one link short. I stared at it for a minute or two, wanting to chase history but I chose life. Oxygen was low. Keep in mind I had mac n cheese on the table too. I graciously walked off the ‘field’ with my dignity in tact. Red Wagon proved itself worthy and is located on Jefferson...

Great local spot with no pretensions when it comes to getting food with no frills. Po boy sandwiches are a New Orleans staple ranging from a gravy smothered roast beef one to fried seafood served on fresh local French bread. You can get one at several local chains or tourist traps in the New Orleans area but we wanted one from a place respected by locals and off the beaten trail. We stayed outside New Orleans in Harahan and just looked via maps for places to get po boys. This one popped up and we tried it. They were fantastic!

I had a ten inch fried shrimp po boy that was piled high with fresh fried shrimp topped lettuce and pickles. My wife got a six inch fried shrimp with similar toppings while my kids got a fried catfish one and a meatball one. All of them enjoyed them. They were about $12 for a ten inch and $8 for a six inch.

Like I said, it looks like it hasn’t been touched in decades, but that sometimes indicates a place that doesn’t need to change all that much. This place...