Grit's Bar — Restaurant in New Orleans

Great staff, great food, reasonable drink prices (which is a rare find anywhere in the city). Friday night steaks (both Filet and Ribeye) are on par with fine dining restaurants (both in quality and preparation). Sides taste home cooked (Cajun mashed potatoes / green beans) and not made from a packet or can like most places these days. One of the few places I feel safe drinking, as it's tucked away in a cozy residential area and the bouncing staff do a great job. Dog friendly, cool patio, and a good locals hangout. However, if you're a drug dealer, perv, or both: BEWARE; they have a very draconian and effective way of dealing with you. Looking at other reviews on here, it would seem that some people have learned this the hard way. Guess they should have...

The worst bar in New Orleans with the rudest employees I have ever experienced in my life. After getting two drinks from the same bartender, I went to the same bartender for a third drink and handed them my id (she accepted the two times before) and was told to leave with zero context. When I had asked the bartender why I was being asked to leave she and many other people working at that time became hostile and started yelling at me for no reason. I had payed for four drinks in advance and still had two left so grits bar: when can I receive a refund and context as to why I was asked to leave? DO NOT EVEN WASTE THE MONEY TO GO TO THIS BAR. I will never be attending again and I recommend no one else...

Decent bar food - had the appetizers but they were out of quite a few things. Potato salad and onion rings were pretty good - onion rings were crispy more than juicy. Was a little sad that they didn't actually serve grits. Reasonable price on drinks, nice bartender named Matt. I liked the environment - good local bar. Be aware with COVID that you must hang around and order food with the drinks. A lot of room to space out in the building and some outdoor...