"The Munch Factory is hidden away in the city-owned Joseph M. Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course, which opened as the Pontchartrain Golf Course in 1956. The family-owned cafe serves as a neighborhood restaurant for Gentilly, one that fulfills a range of dining needs: family gatherings, quick lunch breaks, or celebratory Sunday brunches. It’s Southern comfort food with a Creole lilt, showcasing simplicity at its best with its menu of fried oysters, shrimp and grits, fried pork ribs, and blackened fish. One non-negotiable order, however, is the Creole gumbo. It’s one of the very best bowls in town." - Beth D’Addono