Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Po-boys
Top 100 Restaurant, New Orleans
"Since 1952, Parasol's has been serving the best Po-boys east of the Mississippi! . . . It almost goes without saying that you don't want to be anywhere else for St. Patrick's Day. In fact, it's more than a day. At Parasol's, we blow it out for an entire week. Everyone makes it a habit to stop by . . . Parasol's is a favorite for local New Orleanians and visitors alike."
–Parasol's website
"The roast beef, shrimp and oyster Po-boys are the top sellers because, as one devotee proclaims, ‘They're sloppy and good.' "
–Gambit Weekly
"With seven TVs and satellite service, Saints fans and non-Saints fans alike can watch their favorite team while chowing down on delicious po-boys and french fries."
–Where Y'at Magazine
"This place is another one of those joints that pulls off with ease what other places desperately try to replicate: classic cool."
–WWLTV "Unknown Food Critic"
" . . . a first-class vendor of roast beef po-boys. The gravy is exceptionally fine."
–Tom Fitzmorris, New Orleans City Business
How Others Rate Parasol's
Zagat 2008
23 Food Quality (very good to excellent)
The New Orleans Menu by Tom Fitzmorris
*** (good enough to go out of your way to try)
Gambit Weekly
Best Place to Get a Roast Beef Po-boy, 2007 readers poll
Where Y'at
Best Roast Beef Po-boy, 2008 readers poll