Manny Randazzo King Cakes — Restaurant in Louisiana

This is my FAVVVVVVVOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEE place in all of the NOLA to get a Mardi Gras King Cake. You can smell the scent of cinnamon in the parking lot, even on a cold, windy morning like today.

This place is known for having long lines wrapped around the building as folks LONG to get ahold of this cinnamonny goodness during the Mardi Gras Season.

If you get a King Cake from Manny Randazzo on Hullen... someone REALLY cares for you. Thats the truth; because battling those long lines is not the most sought after activity.

Man oh man, the taste is oh so perfect. The right blend of cinnamon & icing. This place is a god-send. The bread is never hard it's always soft, doughy & mouth melting. The cake is good for eating alone or with a cup of coffee or did I say alone in closet away from the crown because you don't want to share? Lol. Watch out for the baby, it's normally placed on the underside of the cake, instead of being hidden deep inside, which can be shocking to the novice King Cake Consumer.

Pricing is fair. You can get a large King Cake for a nominal fee.

We normally enjoy this treat a couple times during the Mardi Gras Season. Got a couple more times to enjoy before the season ends......

Worst customer service I have ever received from these greedy, rude people, including the owner, whoever it is. I ordered a king cake, as I have for many years, to be shipped to NY. This year it didn’t arrive on the day of shipping because of one day of bad weather. Fine, no problem. I expected it the next day or at worst the following day. After three days of not arriving I checked ups, which had no shipping information available anymore. When I called Randazzo’s for help all they had to say was that “there was a disclaimer about bad weather” when I purchased it and there was nothing they could do about it. I asked for a manager to call me back, they said they would talk to the owner and get back to me and repeated the thing about the weather disclaimer. After one day, nothing. I called back again the next day, same answer, no call back again. The third day I called they repeated the thing about the weather, someone named Cindy promised she would call back same day, nothing. Finally they said someone would email me and that’s when I knew they could care less. They got their $53, UPS got paid and I never got a king cake. Real nice way to treat your customers. Disgusting,...

Buying a King Cake here is an authentic Nawlins' experience. Leading up to Mardi Gras, be prepared to stand in a line for 2.5 - 3 hours. Within that time, you can immerse yourself in your cellphone-shell or learn lots about the locals.

The queue forms early in the morning. If they open at 8:00 am, and you want to "beat the crowd" or to "get what you came for" (as they have many flavors), then line-up at 6:00 am.

Do not park anywhere where you might get towed because you will get towed!

They run out of cakes to sell quickly (noonish?), so don't even think about having a selection if you decide to line-up later in the morning (meaning after 7:00 am for an 8:00 am opening).

So why do people do this? Because they are considered the best of the best King Cakes. Locals mail them to family members around the world.

There are, as always, other options. You can even get King Cakes at Walmart. Just don't offer one of those to a local if you...