Reviews for Willie Mae’s in New Orleans, LA
The St. Ann location was closed so we went to The Market location which is pretty much an office building food court. I ordered... tenders and my husband ordered the fried chicken- both were excellent. Collectively we shared Mac 'n cheese, candied yams, redbeans and rice and bread pudding. Would definitely come back and order everything again. Read more
I'm so sad. SO SAD, Y'ALL. I heard such great things about their food, and I walked an extremely stupid distance to get it, I... wanted to try it so badly. To start, all the other reviews about the long wait are 100% correct. We were the second check ofthe day and waited over 45 min for a chicken tender basket and fried fish basket. There has to be a better way to approach theway they make their food so it doesn't result in a 45 min + wait. I could overlook the long wait if the food was amazing, butit wasn't. The chicken was crispy in some spots, soggy in others. The strips were stuck together and I was worried the middlewasn't cooked through. It had very little flavor. The mac and cheese wasn't as good as Popeye's (this isn't me trying to beinsulting, it just really wasn't good.) However, the fried fish and red beans and rice were very tasty. Again, so sad. So sadfor my tummy and sad that I'm out $70. Read more
A little overrated? Got here as soon as they opened on a Monday and got in as one of the first guests. Ordered the 3 piece... fried chicken, chicken sandwich, macaroni and cheese and the corn bread. Chicken was very crispy and parts of it was verymoist, but some parts a little dry. A solid 7.6 out of 10 Read more
This is located inside the Phythian Market towards the back of the building. Service was terribly slow. There was literally only... 1 cook in the kitchen. We came for lunch and there were 3 people ahead of us, but we waited 30 minutes for our food. Service wasso slow that went and got a drink a bat 1908. The chicken sandwich was ah-mazing!! Would rate this 5 stars, but based on theslow service I rated 4. They need to hire more workers. Read more
This place was THE BEST. Got this recommendation for what was described as the best fried chicken in New Orleans. That... description was no joke. This is hands down the best fried chicken I've ever had. Crispy breading, juicy flavorful chicken. Thisis exactly what I think of when I crave fried chicken, but I never get anywhere else. Also ordered the candied yams to sharewith our group and everyone loved them. Cornbread was perfectly moist even without butter. Everyone that ordered Mac and cheeseloved the flavor, but all agreed it was a little mushy. The bread pudding was recommended by the cashier since she knew it wasour first time there. I never expect much from bread pudding, but this was easily the best I've ever had. Perfect texture andflavor and absolutely delicious. This is now going to be a stop on every trip to NOLA. I wish we had one in LA! Read more
Good chicken and sides. I would love to have gone to the Willie Maes Scotch House, but glad I got to try this at the market. ... The sides were also very good. We had yams and butter beans. The chicken is fried fresh, so be prepared to wait. Read more
I went to the original location on Saint Ann not the one showing on Google. It was grandma's spicy fried chicken to the fullest!... Delicious! Great! Fantastic! You will have to wait in line but good things come to those who wait. Very fulfilling! Read more
Delicious! A friend recommended Willie Mae's for their fried chicken and it was so good. It was fresh and the batter was unique... and seasoned well. The mac and cheese was creamy and seasoned well too. Read more