This place came very highly rated. In my opinion, it's good but it's not great. I'd give the fried chicken a four out of five. I'd give the mashed potatoes, a five out of five, and I'd give their salad a five out of five, but I'm still looking for the best fried chicken in New Orleans and unfortunately this is not it read more

Fiorella's the Original - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Sometimes no ambiance is a real ambiance and I will go one step better, possibly the best ambiance. Fiorella's the Original has been open in New Orleans since the mid-1980's and in those four decades have fed countless of people. Fiorella's the Original has a no-frills type ambiance. It just screams old-school and I think that vibe just enhanced my overall experience. I came in here just about five o'clock and asked the young lady behind the counter if the veal was hand sounded or just a frozen patty. The girl was not sure, but asked another woman who assured me they were hand pounded and were not just a patty preformed from scraps. The price was more than fair and the ordering process is pretty straightforward. You place your order and they give you a number. Your food is brought to you pretty quickly. I found the veal parmigiana to be pretty tasty, as was the caesar salad that I had with it. All in all, I can see why this place has survived for decades and I will also say that the neighborhood is a far better place for the existence of Fiorella's the Original. I would definitely recommend here and give it five stars. read more

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Fantastic place to eat although the parking is a bit wonky. This was our second visit and will not be the last! read more

Fiorella's the Original - This always cracks me up! - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I went on a Monday. The special was red beans and rice and I chose hot sausage. It came with potato salad and bread. The price was great and the food came quickly. The flavor was amazing, the beans tender and juicy. The hot sausage patty was tasty and not crazy hot. The potato salad was fresh and tangy. The staff were polite and super fun in that classic NOLA kind of way. Professional and light hearted. The building has been a local treasure for decades. Its evolution into Fiorella's has been the best yet. Take the trip to Fiorella's soon. You won't be disappointed. They are famous for their fried chicken, but I have yet to try anything that wasn't delicious. read more

I love Fiorella's . Been here quite a few times with friends. The specials are always great. The service is friendly. The ambiance gives "when life was simple before technology" so very southern, family run, and small town feeling. If you're visiting New Orleans, this has very authentic southern food. Feels like somebody's mama made it. There's no pretenses or fluff here, just good food. Escape all the tourists traps and support a locally owned business. read more

Fiorella's is one of those spots I don't really dine in but I order over the phone and I pick up. My favorite thing to order is the chicken skins. It's around $6 and it's perfect and I recommend getting a side of ranch. They're crispy Always hot and seasoned just right. They have tables and chairs It's not a lot of Glam because they're known for throwing down in the kitchen so you're there to eat and it's comfortable to do that. I like the fact that I can call in my order and pick it up within 15 minutes and it's always consistently hot and delicious. I recommend if you get opportunity to go in and try this restaurant. They're known for that fried Chicken and just the skin alone is delicious so the rest of the chicken can't be that far off lol. read more

Fiorella's the Original - Chicken skins! - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Great food, friendly atmosphere. Fried chicken here is excellent, but the Stromboli sandwich is everything I want on a pizza stacked in every bite (without the repurcussions of a heavy red sauce.) read more

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The real deal! It's a no-frills place with traditional fare. We got fried catfish and a roast beef poboy-"dressed, of course! Lots of places say that they have a traditional roast beef poboy but as New Orleaneans know, if it's not just right, it's very wrong! They cook their own roast beef and gravy. This place is worth point back. The staff were very friendly! read more

A fantastic local restaurant, I go there whenever I can! It's close to my house. Great cuisine. Fantastic menu. Friendly atmosphere.

I was in the mood for some fried chicken for lunch. The Mrs Yelped and came up with Fiorella's. It had excellent reviews of the fried chicken. We took the local bus and a hour later we were dropped off 100 feet from the front doors of Fiorella's. The building and interior had the "past the prime" and old school diner look and vibe. However the shack was clean and the AC was cool. The shack was packed. The ordering line was long, but we had a friendly coversation with a couple in front of us. Next thing you know, it wss time to order. Mrs. continued her fascination with poboy and ordered the fully dressed catfish version. I came for fried chicken and ordered the 4 pieces plate with side of French fries and green beans. I also stuck up a friendly coversation about muffuletta with the counter lady while ordering and paying. It took a while for our food to come up, because the chicken pieces were fried fresh. So we continued our conversation with the same couple because they sat at the table next to us. The couple ordered the Wednesday special of meatloaf plate and it looked delicious. Finally, our foods arrived. Mrs said the catfish was fried and seasoned perfectly. However, she said the catfish fillet was skinny. The French bread was good. My fried chicken plate had a wing, drumstick, breast, and thigh. The skin was crispy and seasoned well. The meat was moist and had a lovely spicy kick. Mrs commandeered the thigh and she loved it. The fries were good, but the green beans were from the can type. The owner's wife dropped by our table to check on us. We ended up having a conversation about the shacks fried foods and muffuletta. One of our goal was to fly home with a whole muffuletta from Central Market for our youngest daughter. The counter lady and owner's wife had hyped up Fiorella's muffuletta so much, we decided to buy two whole muffulettas to take home. No more Central Market muffuletta for the trip home. We brought extra one to fly home for us. Before leaving, the couple next to us, highly recommended the meatloaf. Since our hotel has an in room microwave, we decided to ordered meatloaf plate with side salad and mashed potato to go for our dinner. The meatloaf was very meaty and tasted delicious with the brown gravy. The sides tasted good as well. After we got home to Houston, youngest daughter, Mrs, and I had our first look of the muffuletta. The muffuletta was big. The cold cuts, olive salad, cheese, and bread ratio looked appropriate. We air fried it just a touch to melt the cheese and crust up the bread. The muffuletta was delicious. Personally, I liked to have a little more olive salad. We were glad we brought the muffuletta hype of Fiorella's employees and owner. We had Central Market's muffuletta before, Fiorella's was just as tasty and was $10 cheaper. Our lunch at Fiorella's was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable experiences ever. Mrs and I had good foods and unxepected but wonderful conversations with the local folks. read more

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walked in... what a dive! dirty, grungy, etc.. walked right out. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant. Clue # 1. They don't even try to make the place appealing. Not worth my time or $$. That's my review! read more

Little divey restaurant known for its fried chicken which is excellent. Po' boys terrific. Daily specials. Very casual. Noisy. Friendly staff. Popular for lunch. Serves beer and wine. A real Nola type of joint. read more

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Great NOLA family style restaurant with good food. Great fried chicken and roast beef po boys. Bery nice people.

Just stick to the chicken. While I've only been here once before having chicken that was great...this time not so much. I fought with myself about whether I wanted to cook after work or not and my don't cook thoughts won...fiorella's is on the way home so I figured I'd stop. Parking is right off the street in front of the building, there aren't very many spaces. I went in wanting chicken but got the hamburger steak instead. I should've gone with my first mind especially after neither of the staff members I spoke to had ever tried it. Sat to eat and wasn't impressed. It could've been seasoned much better and the gravy didn't seem very gravy like. The most interesting part was the glass bottled dr. pepper that I'd never seen any where else before. Next time I stop by, it'll just be chicken for me. read more

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I'm heading back to Nola in a couple of weeks and I cannot wait to visit this spot again! I have been dreaming about the fried chicken skin for years. You heard me: FRIED CHICKEN SKIN! So freakin good. It's the best part of the chicken experience and you know it. Crispy seasoned deliciousness! MMmmmmm! read more

I'm going around and cross town finding good fried chicken spots to try. The fried chicken there was definitely excellent to be in my top 3 for fried chicken. Cooked to perfection and will visit again. read more

Fiorella's the Original - Business sign in front of - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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You have never had better fried chicken, I promise! The fried chicken is made to order here!! The place is adorned with football memorabilia. The dining area is big. It's old school, order at the counter and take a number and the food comes out hot straight to the table. The staff all work together and are very pleasant. Lunch specials are truly Mew Orleans and delicious! Ya better try this place. It will not disappoint! read more

I enjoyed the great fried chicken at Fiorella's in the French Quarter for many years and I'm glad that we now have the original family involved again making that great chicken at their new location in Gentilly. The Fiorella fried chicken is legendary and it has been ranked by many as some of the best New Orleans style fried chicken in the city. Fiorella's also has great Italian food options so you have a lot of great choices here. I've eaten here several times now and I've enjoyed all of my food and I certainly will be making many return visits. My video review of Fiorella's is here: https://youtu.be/SXTJhJQJtfc read more

Fiorella's the Original - Fried Chicken - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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The food and the staff here are excellent. I've decided I will make my way through this entire menu. So here I've had the meatloaf special, the veal, the chicken Parmesan, chicken dinner, the softshell crab and the club sandwich. This is a real neighborhood staple where you can get real authentic home style meals. When I visit this restaurant it almost feels like visiting family. The staff is welcoming and the food hits the soul. I highly recommend it. read more

Ruined our lunch!! This is absolutely unacceptable. Placed a phone order, picked up our food which was already packed to go and this is what we saw when we opened the container. If these containers aren't suitable for the dish consider changing your packaging instead sending customers home with their food like this. And even worse, it wasn't very good. This was my first time ordering this dish and definitely my last. read more

Fiorella's the Original - Shrimp Creole - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Great local place to stop by for a quick bite or take out. The staff are super nice and friendly. The food is good and portions are a good size for the price. Give this local gem a try! read more

Food is delicious especially the fried chicken. You will however have to ask them to fry longer as I have had slightly uncooked chicken and sent back. When it's good it's really good though read more

If you are looking for a good priced, tasty home style meal. This is your spot. The service is great, super friendly and feels comfortable and familiar. The setup is like your average diner setup.. what they lack in ambiance they compensate with their great food! Try the fried chicken, than thank me later :) read more

In our quest to find delicious homestyle fried chicken, I read a review that said Fiorella's in Gentilly. I called in an order and I think I found my favorite fried chicken. Perfectly golden fried, right amount of spice, and juicy. The service was great. My order was ready when she said it would be. The restaurant looks nice, plenty tables, and a lot of space. Everything is clean including the front glass door. We will be back to try some of the other menu items. read more

This is probably the best fried chicken I have ever had in my life. The breading was thin and yet crispy and very very tasty, the chicken was tender and delicious throughout. The turnip greens were excellent and the mashed potatoes and gravy was excellent. Any future trips to New Orleans will definitely mean we're stopping here again. The restaurant was large had plenty of seating and was very clean. read more

Fiorella's the Original - Four piece fried chicken plate with mashed potatoes, gravy, turnip greens. Also had a grilled shrimp salad. - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The ambiance here isn't anything special but the FOOD! OH THE FOOD! The food is so damn good, it'll make you slap ya mama. Best dang Po'Boy I've had in a minute. This is definitely my favorite spot so far in Gentilly. I will say, like other reviewers mentioned, there's not much parking. Sucks if it's pouring rain. read more

Our visit left a shocking memory for the staff and customers, lol. This is a place we will never forget. Our food was good with the exception of my chicken. It was still clucking! I heard several complaints about the chicken while we were there so maybe it was just an off day for the cook. I enjoyed my hot sausage poboy, and everyone loved the catfish and fried shrimp they had. This seems like a popular neighborhood spot with regular frequent customers. It was pretty much crowded the whole time I was there. If I happen to be in the area I'll try this place again for sure. read more

The food was good. The grilled chicken breast might have been a little salty for me. The cabbage and salad was a winner. I think we came in around dinner rush hour, but the food came out quick. Good prices, and the staff was on it! read more

Fiorella's the Original - Grilled chicken with two sides. Cabbage and Caesar salad. Caesar salad was eaten before this picture. Lol - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Food is great and reasonably priced! I take visitors to Nevada City for coffee at Outer Heaven. Please post your response ... here on this site! Thanks! read more

Absolutely delish!!! Burger was spot on perfect, price was the deal breaker . Will go back

Stopped in for FRIED CATFISH for my granny; because it's FRIED FISH FRIDAY, ya know. I stopped in Fiorella's because the neighboring restaurant that I was initially headed to was closed at 2p, everyday, hmmmm... AnyWHO, I made my way in & as I opened the door, I could smell FRIED FOODS cooking; BINGO, I was back in the FRIED FISH FRIDAY game. The young lady took my order & I was NOW in line to play the 'waiting game'. After paying for my food & having a seat, I noticed patrons that entered to dine in came in AFTER me, placed ordered AFTER me & received their food BEFORE me; ehhhhhhh not cool, but I patiently waited, after all, I was winning in the FriedFishFriday game, despite losing in the 'waiting game'. Once my name was called & was presented with food, I exited & took note of the ability to call in an order; maybe I'll try that next time go ro read more

Fiorella's the Original - New American Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I have tried everything on this menu. I love it all. If you have time to wait for the fried chicken you will not be disappointed. This is the type of place that you will love the food, but love becoming part of the family. The staff is top notch. Quick, friendly and welcoming. I literally plan my trips so that I get off the plane and head right to Fiorella's for lunch. The red beans and rice with the spicy sausage patty is the best in the city if you ask me. The inside is simple but clean. It may seem busy, but it moves quick and it is worth any wait there may be. read more

Wonderful neighborhood place for New Orleans food. They're fried chicken and seafood are wonderful as well as their sides. read more

Once upon a time there was a good and decent family that owned and operated a local favorite restaurant near the French Market for many, many years, until finally the time came for them to take it easy and they sold the establishment. But like many people who create something with passion for a living, after a period, they missed it and made a family decision to start all over again, and opened Fiorella's Cafe in the Gentilly neighborhood of the city. As the old establishment was known for its exemplary take on fried chicken, so is the new eatery, winning the New Orleans Fried Chicken Festival two years in a row. The simple neighborhood cafe serves all of Southern Louisiana's favorites: fried seafood, po boys, Italian specialties, along with daily specials. All dishes are very fairly priced for the neighborhood, not to extract as many tourist dollars as possible. The food is exemplary. This is possibly the best fried shrimp I've ever had anywhere, crispy fry batter, flavorful Gulf shrimp. The muffaletta is a good one, too many "legendary" places make them in advance, and refrigerate them, and they lose their luster, IMHO. This sandwich moves into being one of my top two in the city. The chicken lives up to its rep. Nice crust, perfectly fried, juicy on the inside, not greasy. Fresh cut fries, done and seasoned perfectly. Really, I finished this meal and I wanted to tell Chef that his/her food was art. It exemplifies one of the passions of New Orleans, simple fare, prepared well, with love as one of the ingredients. It's easy to identify places like this - all the employees are smiling all the time. I wish the family all the success in the world. They deserve it. read more

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Food is amazing. Staff are very nice. Every time I went, I got the fried chicken. Best fried chicken I've had in my life.

This was my favorite bar in New Orleans. It was right across the street from my favorite boutqueshop so I popped in for a drink and a quick bite. I sat at the bar and the cocktails were unreal. Every single juice they have in house is hand squeezed with a hand presser right in front of your eyes. The bartender was a sweetheart. She recommended a few fantastic cocktails and convinced me to get the chargrilled oysters. I AM SO GLAD I DID because I found a HUGE PEARL in one of them. The chef came out himself and said it's he biggest one he has ever seen in 25 years that came out of his restaurant. (Winner winner oyster dinner) I stopped by this place every single day because you can't beat the freshness of their cocktails, the price of their traditional hurricane ($5 every single day), or the freshness of their food. Don't forget to try their crispy fried chicken as well. read more

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This is the absolute best fried chicken, made fresh the old school way- classic! Also fried seafood and fries! And the vibe of this place, you just know this is the kinda joint that brings people together over our favorite "vice"--- food! read more

My husband, father and I had a very enjoyable lunch on a Saturday afternoon. First of all- the service is fantastic. You order at the counter, and then your food comes out to you. The gentleman who brought our food out was polite and helpful. Periodically, when there was no line, the lady who took our order at the counter walked around and asked everyone how they were doing. My dad got a to-go order as well, and she came over to tell him that she would hold it at the counter until he was leaving. We were very impressed with the friendliness and helpfulness. The food was good as well. My dad got liver and onions with mashed potatoes and salad- he said the potatoes were incredible, and the rest was good too. My husband and I both got friend chicken with a side salad; I got cabbage and he got turnip greens. The sides were delicious, as was the salad dressing. The chicken was good- a tad greasy and needed salt and pepper, but nice and juicy inside and crunchy outside. My only complaint is that there are few sides that are not white potatoes (French fries, mashed potato, potato salad, and then salad or vegetable). Maybe some sweet potato fries or onion rings? Regardless. We would definitely come back! read more

Food is amazing and the customer service is great. My wife and I had the catfish po boy along with the shrimp plate. Loved it. The sweet tea is good as well read more

Neighborhood restaurant with great food, reasonable prices and great service. Some of the best fried chicken and poboys in the city. Call and order ahead for takeout. Chicken is fried when ordered. read more