Red Eye Grill

I came here with my fiancée for her nursing school semester Christmas party. Surprisingly, we had a pretty good time, although we didn’t stay very late. We got there at about 7:15 so she could help set up, but we were the first ones there, so we had a couple drinks to kill time. Our drinks were strong and the bartenders were friendly and conversational. We then noticed the $ 5 photobooth and decided to try it out. We put in our money, took our pictures, retook our pictures because we didn’t like the first set, and waited for them to print. But they didn’t. Instead, we got an error and a phone number to call. The phone number was disconnected of course, but the bartender gave us our money back, so all was mostly well (except we’d have preferred our pictures over getting our money back).
People began to trickle in for the party in their tacky sweaters and small trays of food. We talked, we laughed, we sang, we danced, and we watched people dance. Like I said, we didn’t stay very late, but we had a pretty good time.

This place is one of me «go tos» every time I hit NOLA. You’d probably walk by it 5 times and never give it a second glance, and quite honestly, if you walk in you may still have second thoughts given its fairly «rustic» appearance. But I promise you, you’ll be happy you ordered lunch. The Mammoth (2patty) burger is a real two gander and the flame licked flavor of the beef is awesome. Probably one of my top ten burgers in the country. If you’re in town for a convention, it’s about 5 mins from the Morial center.

This place is boss. It’s a dive bar with cool bartenders. Service is great, prices are cheap. Don’t let these other reviews deter you from hitting up a solid dive bar.

The food was… okay. The beer is bottled (thank god). Oh and the cockroaches are the size of small cats. Very dirty… I won’t go back

Service was slow, I believe our waiters were probably new and/​or undertrained. the food was delicious but I believe it was overpriced for what we got

We had a grilled chicken sandwich and a grilled tuna sandwich. They were great. Absolutely excellent french fries. And, the broccoli bites would’ve been a great meal all by themselves, simply amazing.

Go to this place for the sole entertainment value of seeing how fucked up (drunk&stoned, but very happy and nice) everyone working here is. I was amazed they could pull it together to make the food. The lady working the bar was cool and even got to see a cook walk by and slap her ass hard. It was a good laugh. Food was decent bar food.

Pretty much exactly what you expect what a Dive bar in New Orleans would be. I’m here with a convention in town, so they had a huge lunch rush. Food took a little longer, but to be fair it was VERY busy. Lunch special isn’t bad. I had the alligator sausage sandwich. A little bit too salty for my taste. But otherwise the flavor was good. The cleanliness of the place left something to be desired though. Like I said, Dive bar in New Orleans. I got my food to go, but if I had to pick one word to describe the inside, it would be… sticky.

This is a dive bar. If you can accept it, then it’s a good place to hang out. Their food is not great, but good enough. I like to come here early to drink a few beers and some unhealthy food. It gets loud and crowded late. That’s when I usually leave.

I’d like to check in here but closed, with all other signs saying open. Guy says he lost his girl, she had an emergency. Two guys behind the bar couldn’t do a little work? Sign out side says eat here or we both starve. Well, I’m not starving today! So, mr. clean finally answers the phone after hanging up twice, this call from the hotel that recommended them. They were actually closed for a private party. Look dude, just be honest! Not the kind of folks I would recommend anybody do business with.

Bad things happen at this place and they rhyme with rate dape.
Everything about this place is gross.
Never stops smelling like vomit and pee.
Crummy service by shady bartenders.
Ambience is like a frat basement.
People here were rude.
Perhaps consider urinal cakes for the entire place?
Either my tolerance is strong or the drinks are watered down.
Left smelling like smoke and the bathroom.
Lame music.
A terrible experience.
I would recommend ladies stay far away from this place.
Slimy guys were all over my gf.
Any place is better than Red Eye Grill.
Not sure why it’s called a Grill — no one can eat with that smell in the air.
All my friends warned me this was a white trash bar.
Saw videos recently of super drunk people fighting outside in the street.
Search for a «Grill» with a better rating.
Hope the Cops are aware of this place because it’s a public safety hazard.
Of all the bars I’ve been to, this is by far the crappiest.
Last time the taps were clean was when they were installed.
Easily the worst bar & grill in the USA.

Love this place! First time in NOLA stumbled into this place. Lucky me because the cook/​bartender were SUPER friendly!!! Chill place! Food is great!!! Sure place to have a great time and unwind!!!

The place is dirty, the floor and bar top hadn’t been so much as wiped down in ages. The fact that they allow smoking alone earns them an instant one star rating, but even if they decided to see the light and ban smoking on the premises they wouldn’t rate more than a two.
Probably could stand the ministrations of the health department from the look of the place, it’s just filthy.

Ohhhh… ohhhhh…mah gawd… the cook SNEEZED over two plates of food without covering his mouth and nose! Did not even turn away and sneeze into the crook of his arm. I witnessed this, and spoke up and said «You are sneezing over the food, cover your mouth!» and was IGNORED by him and the three other people behind the bar. No «I’m sorry,» no reprimand. I feel sorry for whoever those burgers were intended for!
That’s a wrap, folks!

OK… Red Eye is a little… trashy. BUT! It does not stop you and your friends from having a great time. There are a lot of booths to sit in and hang out. Drinks are also pretty reasonable and they have a good variety of options, but, do not expect fancy mixes or glassware here.
Red Eye is great is you need a place to start off before you go to the Republic, or, if you and your freinds just want to have a crazy night dancing late into the night to a variety of interesting popular music.

Not my usual cup of tea…
When the Red Eye opened it was more of a diner, right? Or am I hallucinating that? And then it became a throw back dance club bar where you should NEVER where your good shoes since some drunky is going to pour a drink on you anyway.
My youngest brother told me tonight that you shouldn’t even try to go here if you’re over 30. Oops… messed that one up.
So the drinks are basic and the floor is sticky, but there was some awesome people watching. And I got to see a drunk girl try to pick a fight with a bouncer so that was amusing.
I guess if it’s what you’re into then wooooo!

This is a low key beer bar.
It’s got a prominent location on Tchoup in the Warehouse District.

Make it stop make it stop make it stop!!! I wanted out of here as soon as I walked in (and would have never done so willingly if I were not on the John and Larissa bar crawl). Expect to be violated by the eyes of others. Personally, I don’t allow myself to be a victim, I’m just sayin’…
I realize I’m not Red Eye’s female demographic in that I don’t have a fake tan, nor do I wear neon mini dresses. Nor do I enjoy standing at a bar waiting for a drink amongst the Coors Light-​drinking masses. Nor am I ever, and never have been, «out on the make.» Hey, if that’s you, this place is right up your alley and my one star magically turns into five. You might even be inspired to join in some nasty uncoordinated gyration on the dance floor, while you’re at it. Enjoy!

Great place for lunch … One of the better turkey burgers I’ve had in a minute… But it works … And FYI great jukebox selection too !!!

This is the biggest late night crowd to be found in the Warehouse District and they party til the wee hours of daylight the next day. I generally don’t find this to be a very enjoyable bar as it is crammed like a sardine can in here on the weekends. If the crowd happens to be a lot of hot women that could be a potential fun sardine can but my last several visits there have seemed to be more dudes in here ruining the ratio.
The music is usually so loud I can’t even remember what type of music they play as I can’t hear myself think long enough to process what I’m hearing. The wait for drinks has always been long and irritating to me. Personally I would put this place at 2 Stars but the sheer number of people drawn here and the fact that they are the main late night spot in the Warehouse merits they get at least 3 Stars.