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This cozy counter-serve spot serves up authentic Trinidadian dishes like jerk chicken and curry, with warm, family-style service that'll make you feel right at home.
"Queen Trini Lisa is our pick for the best casual lunch in New Orleans. If you’re around Mid-City, use their chickpea curry-loaded doubles box to fuel up for a day at the sculpture garden at the nearby New Orleans Museum of Art. It’s also completely worth it to go out of your way to try their smoky and slightly sweet BBQ jerk chicken. There are just a few tables, but it’s never super busy, so you can relax over a spicy lunch while soca plays from the speakers." - chelsea brasted, zella palmer, carlo mantuano, megan braden perry
"This eponymous island soul food restaurant from Queen Trini Lisa, a New Orleans chef from Trinidad, brought a friendly destination for doubles to Mid City in early 2022. Airy and vibrant, the corner restaurant offers a slew of Trinbagonian specialties, with the fish sandwich, oxtail soup, curry chicken, and Caribbean-style spinach all highlights. Try the doubles, of course — as Queen Trini Lisa says, “More doubles, less troubles!”" - Clair Lorell
"Queen Trini Lisa is our pick for the best casual lunch in New Orleans. If you’re around Mid-City, use their chickpea curry-loaded doubles box to fuel up for a day at the sculpture garden at the nearby New Orleans Museum of Art. It’s also completely worth it to go out of your way to try their smoky and slightly sweet BBQ jerk chicken. There are just a few tables, but it’s never super busy, so you can relax over a spicy lunch while soca plays from the speakers." - megan braden perry
"The island soul food restaurant from chef Lisa Nelson has solidified its essential status in New Orleans, particularly for a light but satisfying lunch in a pretty, mellow setting. The colorful corner restaurant Trinbagonian specialties like a coco fried fish sandwich, oxtail soup, curry chicken, and Caribbean-style spinach all standouts. Delicious doubles served with three tangy, fresh sauces are Nelson’s specialties." - Eater Staff
"Queen Trini Lisa is our pick for the best casual lunch in New Orleans. If you’re around Mid-City, use their chickpea curry-loaded doubles box to fuel up for a day at the sculpture garden at the nearby New Orleans Museum of Art. It’s also completely worth it to go out of your way to try their smoky and slightly sweet BBQ jerk chicken. There are just a few tables, but it’s never super busy, so you can relax over a spicy lunch while soca plays from the speakers." - Carlo Mantuano
