Manchu Food Store
Convenience store · Seventh Ward
1413 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Highlights
Crispy, juicy, seasoned fried chicken wings, yak-a-mein & po' boys
Crispy, juicy, seasoned fried chicken wings, yak-a-mein & po' boys
"Also known as 'the purple one,' located on Claiborne Avenue, renowned for fried chicken." - Clair Lorell
"Known as “the purple one,” you can smell Manchu’s wares a block away from the low-slung wingery on Claiborne. Deep-fried, fresh, hot, and guaranteed to make you thirsty, these wings are positively habit-forming. You can get them dipped in barbecue sauce, but there’s really no need." - Beth D’Addono
"Although the low-slung purple building at the corner of Claiborne and Esplanade is known for its wings (and with good reason), this family-owned eatery also dishes Chinese food, po’ boys, and egg rolls in numbers meant for tailgating. The mamas in the kitchen also prepare yak-a-mein to order, stir-frying the noodles and adding bits of what tastes almost like corned beef to the broth." - Beth D’Addono
"You can smell Manchu a block away from the low-slung purple wingery on Claiborne. Deep-fried, fresh, hot, and guaranteed to make you thirsty, these wings are positively addicting. You can get them dipped in barbecue sauce, but why? Fried seafood, yak-a-mein and po’ boys are also on the menu." - Beth D’Addono
"A local convenience-store venue in New Orleans cited as one of the accessible places to find the city’s signature yaka mein, a Chinese–Creole beef noodle soup served as a hangover remedy." - Ashlea Halpern
