Courthouse Cafe

Great little restaurant conveniently located in the center of Grenta right across from the Jefferson Parish Courthouse and about a two minute walk to the scenic Mississippi River. I’ve stopped at this place many times while traveling to the West Bank. They offer a variety of meals from fresh brewed French Market coffee and breakfast to sandwiches, plate lunches, seafoods, etc. Their portions are huge and their food is always fresh. Anyone I’ve ever spoken to has had only good things to say about this place. The workers are also very welcoming, friendly, and on point. I don’t think I’ve ever had to ask for a refill on my drink. I would recommend this place to anyone!

Love the lunch specials here. I love a small business with competitive pricing on their food! Delicious and great portion sizes. Be sure to say hi to the owners, Tony and Maria.

So I recently got picked for a jury… it lasted 7 days. Everyday they took us to eat somewhere in walking distance from the courthouse. We got to eat at Courthouse Café 3 times! You would think, 3 times in 7 days would be too much. Not so! I choose to go with the Greek Salad each time, once with grilled chicken, and twice with grilled shrimp. Well, it was huge and super filling. They don’t skimp on shrimp (like my rhyme?) Others ordered the special of country fried steak and mashed potatoes as well as fried shrimp and fish plates. Those fried seafood plates were huge! Also we all got to have pie. I had the pecan, so tasty. Lemon icebox and hot apple were enjoyed by others. The lady who took care of our 13 person party was so friendly and got us in and out as fast as possible. While I may not be back for a while, I will in fact be back!

I’ve eaten here a few times over the past couple of years… I was new to Unilocal and didn’t get the whole checking in thing and simply used it as a tool to help me find places to eat and drink when I was in unfamiliar towns…
My first experience with this tiny place was 4 days of lunch in a row… had the hamburger steak which I found delicious and the other days went with one of the daily lunch specials which I always found to satisfy…
Today, 11÷18÷13, I had to kill some time before going to court with a client, I was hungry and feeling some breakfast urges so I headed here and satisfied that urge… eggs over easy and hashbrowns… hit the spot and got me thru the rest of the day… one weird thing was they don’t offer fresh brewed coffee, only instant… I’m not much of a coffee drinker but I love a cup when I’m getting breakfast at a café/​diner so I was a bit disappointed… other than that one minor thing I’ll be back next time I got business at the 24^th JDC

If you don’t work across the street, like I do, or find yourself at the courthouse for jury duty, is it worth it to eat at the Courthouse Café? The answer is a qualified yes: it is worth it if you’re already on the West Bank and mostly just for their gyros.
Courthouse Café is owned by a Greek family and though they have all the usual American and New Orleanian diner fare, the star of this small café are their gyros. The owner makes his own cucumber yogurt sauce in house and it is the centerpiece of their generously sized gyros.
Other than the iconic Greek sandwich, they also make surprisingly solid oyster and shrimp Po boys. Skip their burgers, however.

Juror duty today. And I didn’t feel like eating a packaged sandwich from the snack bar in the courthouse. The restaurant is a short walk from courthouse. As you walked up to the café, there is a handwritten menu board with the daily specials. It was crowded with a fair amount of potential jurors and employees from the courthouse. Several of the specials were tempting, but I ordered a ham and cheese poor boy to go. It was a beautiful fall day and I wanted to sit outside before going back into juror lounge.

I had Jury Duty this week and needed a place besides the machines in the Jury Pool room for lunch. The Courthouse Café is located next to the Jefferson Parish Courthouse so this is obviously a restaurant for those that work in the Parish buildings; however, in any other location it would be a typical neighborhood restaurant. The menu is a mix of New Orleans favorites — including seafood — with a dose of Italian. I had the daily meatball and spaghetti special. The salad was an uninspired heap of lettuce with commercial dressing, but the meatballs and sauce were very good as was the pasta. Service was above average. Prices were good — $ 10 for lunch — and there are daily specials listed by the front door.