Bodega New Orleans
Restaurant · East Riverside ·
Sandwiches, salads, breakfast burritos, grab-and-go meals
Sandwiches, salads, breakfast burritos, grab-and-go meals
"Occupying the longtime corner of 3633 Annunciation Street (the former Barcia’s Grocery), Jaryd Kase transformed the space into an inventive lunch cafe with limited hours: Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. The rotating menu includes sandwiches like seared yellowfin tuna BLT on Bellegarde ciabatta, a cobb salad, and cola-braised chicken tacos. A grab-and-go case offers prepared meals that might include yassa (Senegalese braised chicken), eggplant parm, and meatloaf. Kase announces daily specials on Instagram." - Beth D’Addono
"Listed as open both Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22; the listing specifically notes it is selling gumbo and matzo ball soup." - Clair Lorell
"After years of working diligently on an Uptown space while offering holiday catering spreads and nourishing home-delivered meals, Jaryd Kase opened an Uptown storefront in mid-December. Kase’s food is described as pure comfort — “the kind of food you seek when you want something that feels homemade without having to make it yourself” — and the current lunch menu centers on large sandwiches (seared tuna BLT, roasted eggplant, chimichurri steak, and more, all served on Bellegarde bread) and salads (the Eliza’s favorite is dreamy), with grab-and-go prepared food available by the pound geared toward dinner. There’s also a retail area of curated products and plans to roll out a breakfast menu soon." - Clair Lorell
"I view Bodega as New Orleans’s most reliable source for complete holiday meals — its catering and pickup offerings (even before the full restaurant opens) include four kinds of latkes (including plantain), kugel, brisket, and more available to order online for pickup." - Clair Lorell
"I’m expecting Bodega, a restaurant and gourmet market from New York native Jaryd Kase at 3633 Annunciation Street, to open soon for lunch staples and family-style to-go dinners: the lunch menu will include steak sandwiches, cobb salads, and grilled cheese, while dinnertime will focus on to-go meals with six to seven mains ranging from moqueca and yassa to chana masala, eggplant parmesan, and meatloaf, plus sides like ratatouille sold in quarts and pounds; Bodega is in the final stages and has been doing pop-ups around town." - Clair Lorell