Sassafras Restaurant

Reviews

• L. P.

  star star star star star_border 16 June 2026

  As I drove to northern NOLA, I wondered if this strip mall restaurant was worth my time.  Boy was it ever.  We came on a Sunday around brunch time.  The restaurant was only half full.  By the time we left, the place was packed with people waiting outside to come dine inside.  Now I know why.
  
  This is down home creole cooking that is irresistibly delicious comfort food.  The chicken & waffles, grilled pork chops, and blacked catfish are awesome!!

• Angela H.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  The food was very good especially the grilled pork chops. I was very disappointed with the service.  We went early one Saturday afternoon and the restaurant wasn't very busy.  There was only one waitress and she was doing her best to take care of those of us that she had seated.  She was also having to take care of the ones picking up carry out.  Although she was very apologetic it took her a long time to take our order. We also had a long wait for our food because they were short staffed and to top this off they were preparing a catering order that seemed to be their priority. If we had not been using a Groupon voucher we would have left.
  
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• Shanita F.

  star star star star star 6 June 2026

  Good southern, creole food! They have a counter/bar, which is where I sat for dinner. They have plenty of tables and large windows to people watch. However, the food is the main attraction, obviously! There was no real wait for the food--the order was taken quickly, and the food was filling my nostrils and tummy minutes later lol.
  
  The etouffee was really good! Literally didn't want the dish to end. It was so flavorful and the rice was perfect.
  
  The stuff bell pepper came highly recommended by the waiter. Man, she hit it on the head!! The bell pepper wasn't too hard or too soft, and each bite was just delicious!! The mac and cheese wasn't too cheese or too dry. The green was cool, but the bell pepper definitely outshined it all.
  
  I want to come back to try the po'boy because the customer next to me had it and said he loved it.
  
  Oh yeah, I will be back.

• Nicole W.

  star star star star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  This is a nice small local restaurant. I had the smothered shrimp & okra and my dad had the shrimp poboy. We both thought mine was better. I got the half portion and it was definitely enough for one person! There was only one other table when we got there and there was only one waitress so she was kind of running all over the place. Nothing fancy, but a decent stop for food.

• Cynthia V.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  Sassafras's food was delicious. I was happy to arrive and be seated instantly. Our waitress Keisha was awesome sauce! She was bubbly and fun! Kudos Keisha!
  
  I was sad that breakfast is only served during brunch on Sundays. We decided to dine here anyways because we knew the city would be packed and the Ruby slipper (our original choice) had a 1 hour minimum wait time. I'm glad we found Sassafras!
  
  Now on to the food....
  Keisha made recommendations and I decided to go with the Catfish plate with Candied yams and Mac and cheese! The catfish was SOOOOOOO good. It was seasoned to perfection. I'm a tough macaroni and cheese critic so take heed when I say this. The Mac and cheese was OFF THE CHAIN. Off the chain is a good thing lol. The candiedbyams were also delicious.
  
  We ordered the fried pickled appetizer and that was also delicious.