St. Roch Tavern - New Orleans

This place is a most unique bar. I place where you really wanna sit and people gaze. A man with no legs carried his wheelchair into the bar, and proceeded to play the slots in the back. Like a champion with no help, and no one would notice besides myself, because 4 years in, I am still a tourist. They also have sit down old school pac man which is pretty bad ass. 5 dollar burgers, trivia nights , and a bingo night. This is the most random of drives I've been to thus far in New Orleans. Oh yes, on Tuesdays you can also get your hair cut here with a beer for 15 bucks. Cheap booze, good food, and fantastic company. It's one of the best bars in all the land. I promise you need to check it out, if you enjoy people from all backgrounds. And the decor at the bar is fantastic. 5 stars indeed.

I bought a house around the corner from the St. Roch Tavern a couple of years ago. Always a friendly and diverse crowd. $20 haircut is very cool. Folks singing Karaoke while you get your hair cut is fun! Getting a PBR on top of that is more fun. But the Piece de Resistance is the Country Music Monday! Lots of folks to dance with. Great service great prices. Did I mention Country Music Mondays?

I only come to St. Roch for O! Vegasm, but because you have to order drinks from the bar separately and because I do on occasion indulge (that is, every occasion I 've been there which is about half a dozen times), a review for St. Roch is due. First, let 's talk about that bathroom sign. I find not the misspell of neighbors funny, but the fact that so many people have taken it upon themselves to put in corrections or comments on the sign. I just imagine some new crusty come to town whipping out her sharpie and going to town on that thing before she realizes that she has bigger dogs to adopt. Second, there 's the great Ketel One Mystery. As in, for some reason, Ketel One tastes like gin here. First time I ordered it, I sent it back. I never do that. The bartender actually poured the drink in front of me to show that it was, in fact, Ketel One. But I know my gin better than I know my mother and because I order vodka with soda, any extraneous flavor is immediately noticeable. My friend, also a bartender, concurred that it tasted like gin. I figured that they just didn 't clean the pour spout properly. A week or two later, I returned and thoughtlessly ordered my usual. Again, the flavor of juniper berries made me wish I had just ordered tonic instead of soda. This time I didn 't send it back. I also barely drank it. Yes, you read that right (ever drink a gin and soda??? Ugh). I 'd normally be hard pressed to stick to Stoli henceforth, but it 's been happening. Regardless, I 've gotta give St. Roch props for live music, cheap drinks, friendly (non crusty punk) regulars and the fact that they have O! Vegasm operating out of the kitchen means that there are good people behind the entire operation. It is what it is. Finally, I think that from now on, I 'm just going to call it St. Roach. Hey, it 's out of fondness. Think of it as a cute mascot. I prefer them to crusties, if the truth must be told.

Drinks? Hell yah. Laughs? Hell yah. Music? Hell yah. Good ol' divey bar with $hit-tons of character. Good prices, good service, good conversation. Pull up a stool and have a chat with someone new.

Had a pitcher of beer and some Asianish food with friends. I was expecting low quality, but it was honestly some of the best vegan food I've ever had. It was all cooked to order, hot and fresh, but because of that it seems to take a little while. I loved the vibe of the place and everyone was super friendly.