The Orange store

I’ve been eating from this place for years, since it was named “Rampart”, and never had a bad experience. I decided to come today and ordered the fish platter for the first time. Maybe it’s me, but I’ve never seen fried fish look like this. I went back in to request a refund and was denied. I’ll take this as a sign that I shouldn’t be eating from establishments like this anyway!

My family and I really love The Orange Store!! Everything we've tried is sooo good! Everything that we could want as far as convenience stores go is always stocked. And it's very clean. Employees are exceptionally friendly and always helpful! Thank you to The Orange Store!!

I’ve been going to The Orange store forverrrr. I mean Pre-Katrina forever. When I was a kid I would order a hot sausage and egg on French. I still to this day love to order that same meal from The Orange store. Although not as good as it used to be, still pretty good and it’s so much nostalgia when I eat it. I don’t love the new management, but never truly had a problem w| them.

I’ve been eating from the orange store my entire life. The Tran family had their to go orders out of the door and was consistent!! I’ve went to get teriyaki wings and fried rice which are an orange store thing and it was horrible!! Twice!! You can tell the grease is never changed because the skin was not crispy and then they changed the counter so now you can’t see them fixing your food. I won’t be going back ever!!!!!!!!😭

I ordered 2 8pc chicken plates with a large fried rice all was good until I got my receipt and realized I was over charged for the rice. On the menu they have above the ordering window said it was 6.49 but I was charged 8.99. Now the price do not bother me but the overcharge did, I do not mind paying 8.99 if that is the price but the 2 different prices was doing something to me so I brought it to the worker attention. This man told me that was for the x large so i said i ordered a large not extra large then said it's like when you order on Doordash it's an additional fee but that didnt apply either cause i ordered in the store he gave me so many excuses rather than just saying my apologies we need to update the menu then proceeded to say it was only 2.00 difference idc if it's 2.00 or 1.00 the math wasn't adding up. Yall have to do better not to mention the rice was awful so not only was I overcharged but it was tasteless

Not what it used to be. You've been warned. I used to eat at this store a lot when the Asian family owned and ran the business (90's, pre and post Katrina.) Mommy as the locals called her was the chef/owner who put this place on the map. Her food was amazing! In fact, she made the shrimp poboy that everyone raved about. However, she and her husband retired a few years ago and sold the business and it's been different every since. At first, after the change of ownership I remember seeing the lady who was trained and worked along side mommy still in the kitchen and the food was still great. Recently, I purchased the teriyaki wings and rice and the wings were good but the shrimp fried rice is not the same. The cooks were Spanish women which is not the problem but my issue was my shrimp fried rice was flavorless and had corn mixed in. I know mommy left her recipes so I suggest y'all stick to them. One thing about New Orleans is our people love good food with flavor and we don't have a problem patronizing our spots as long as the food is good. Management get on top of this ASAP because this establishment is a part of New Orleans culture. I have people who live out of town that were locals who reminisce on these plates and how good the food was. When events come to the city and they ex locals who live in other states travel home the biggest let down ever is to have the same menu but not the same taste they remember. I won't give up on you all but I'll give you 6 months to get it together before I return. Hopefully things change. -Optimistic

Delicious New Orleans staple. High Zagat rating. Breakfast or lunch. Cash only however!

Just paid $10 for a sandwich with a single slice of deli roast beef on it. Last time I got fries I just threw them in the trash because they were literally trash. The shrimp poboy is still killer though. These must be new owners operating under the same name. The old beat up store was the absolute king of amazing and affordable poboys, probably my favorite in the whole city. Bring back the former ratchet glory of the old Orange store! You were the best!

There is touristy New Orleans - and then there's the working class, local, every day New Orleans - corner store po boys and bodega style places off the main strip. Po boys were created for poor people, the working class. The French Quarter is like a disney land version of the culture beyond the borders. You can find so many gas stations, corner stores and the like outside the city like this selling GIANT po boys, New Orleans dressed, for waaaaay cheaper than what you find in the strip. I like supporting families who own their business and not just the big corporate places that are all owned by the same people on the strip. If you want to experience New Orleans for real, step outside the quarter.

Very friendly staff, and shrimp poboys were perfect. They have numerous tasty options and everything else for perfect snack and meal.

Against my better judgment I went to this place on the recommendation of my Uber driver for a poboy. I usually go to another place on Claiborne St. The shrimp were fried like fried chicken instead of fish fry and the hot sausage poboy used links instead of patties. I'm a patty lover. There are much better places in New Orleans to get a poboy.

The first time I came in my brain couldn't make sense of this place. It looks like a house, but I found it online by searching for a grocery store. They didn't have much in the way of grocery items. No produce, in fact the shelves were half empty, but there was an entire wall dedicated to t-shirts and hats? And then there was a kitchen in the back...with po boys? Yes, po boys. This ended up being the last thing I ate on a flight out of the city. I always try to grab a little something for the plane ride, and in a rush ordered the shrimp po boy, not knowing the amazing quality of the meal I was about to enjoy miles in the sky. Damn. I wish I had more to say, I know this is one of my favorite po boys in the city (right up there with Verti Marte). The fry on that shrimp was so perfectly textured and seasoned, I miss this sandwich so much. They also serve breakfast, fried chicken, and Chinese food.

They have a rat problem. They had to replace their whole inventory because rats ate thru everything and they continued to sell food out the kitchen during it

Deadass the best Po boy i have eaten in Nola. ITS HUGE. Its cheap. Comes from just enough of a grimey joint to know its legit baby. Locals put me on and i come here 1x a week on . The sandwich is big enough that you can split it and not go hungry, esp if you add fries or etter yet - WAFFLE CUT SWEET POTATOE FRIES SON! Pro tip - order ahead to pick up, ask for light on the mayo if you aint a mayo lover ( i am not) the go hard with the mayo. They also have other standard corner store fare - beverages, gum, candy, white tees, cigarettes...you know- essentials.

Excellent hot sausage poboy. I liked the shrimp, too. They are very large! Well-dressed. The wait was a little long so try calling ahead. They can get busy. Glad I found this spot.

My My My, it's not the same. A 12 piece of chicken with a drink cost me $17 and the chicken pieces were extremely SMALL. It use to cost $10 if that. No wonder this store had no customers when I arrived.

Great inexpensive food. Was told to get the shrimp poboy and it really lived up to the hype! Also got the burger and mandarin chicken...all great too! Ask for the teriyaki drizzle on the fries...so good! Staff was nice and food came out fast. Also, one of the few places open 24 hours a day.

Believe the hype. The shrimp po'boy is enormous and perfect. I've never had a better one anywhere else. I got mine dressed, no mayo, add butter and hot sauce. It was like angel tears in my mouth. This place is 100% worth it.

The food was blah , nothing great. Bread was overdone on sandwiches and the price.... ten bucks apiece pretty high for what they are. They deliver though and that's something I guess.

Unfortunately, I will no longer be ordering from here or recommending to others. Something dramatically changed in the quality of food going out the window about 2 months ago. In my opinion, this was once the best shrimp po boy in town.. big shrimp, perfectly tempura battered and fried. Ive given it 3 tries since I got my first bad shrimp po boy but after the 4th of the same low quality today, I'm forced to accept that it's just not going to happen. The shrimp have been small, dirty and dry,with the tails of the uncleaned shrimp left on. The battered has changed. Very sad to see your favorites disappearing on the block. Hopefully someone from management will read this and make adjustments.

It's a convenience store that looks like a house from the outside, but has a kitchen in the back and a window where you can order food. Some random guys at a bar overheard us looking for po boys and they recommended this spot. Once I consulted with Yelp, we immediately headed over. It's quite the experience. Walk to the back and you'll see a big menu on the wall and a window where an Asian lady will take your order and then yell at you when its done. We did the shrimp po boy and the hot sausage po boy. They were served on French baguettes and were pretty legit. The shrimp was the better of the two, but both were great. Hefty pieces of fried shrimp and just the right amount of mayo and veggies. At $7, you really can't beat it. The hot sausage was a bit cheaper at a hair over $5. We also got the yaka mein because my friend who grew up in NOLA told us we had to try it. It wasn't great. And not only because it was 85 degrees out. Pretty bland and the beef was an unappetizing shade of grey. I later looked up photos of yaka mein on the internet, and those looked much more delicious. But yeah, come here for the po boys. Stay because you can also buy toilet paper and off-brand laundry detergent while you wait for your food. Cash only, as if you had to ask.

New owners have changed the batter (not crispy and light, heavier crunch and chewy) and now you get half as many shrimp. A real shame another Marigny staple gone.

First and last time to ever step foot in this rundown dirty establishment with its racist employees. I asked to have 8piece teriyaki chicken with fries. The lady kept saying rice, I said fries, she said it comes with rice I said ok and a side of fries. She was playing games because I am of Asian descent. Thinking she was funny, I came back to ask if my order was ready and she acted like I never ordered and then called out the wrong order. I started to correct her but knew she was still playing her racist game so I told her she could keep her food and her attitude and left. If you are of Asian descent do not bother with this trash place or trash employees.

Last year I ate 13 shrimp poboys in the drivers seat of my Dodge Charger car while I drove to Jacksonville Florida with just my knees and no hands on the steering wheel because I needed my both hands for the sandwich so that I could cram them into my mouth but I almost crashed into the guardrail and sendt sparks flying onto the nearby flora before regaining control of my vehicle since i was falling asleep even though i was eating; so I went ahead and drove so fast. Be aware that they're closed from seven pm to eight pm for cleaning.

Looks are definetly deceiving! May not look like much on the outside, but the women in here are cooking up some amazing dishes! Wanted a P.o. Boy before I left New Orleans, and boy did I find a place. Got a huge Shrimp Po Boy for $7. Ate half on my ride back to Atlanta. My cousin and I both agreed that it was perfect from the fresh bread to all the toppings. Glad we stopped here before we left town!

This is the best shrimp po boy in New Orleans! I stand by that. Very unsuspecting. Good wingers as well.

Great for food snobs. Top notch Patton's sausage poboy will ease your hangover pain. Big win for cheap

I PAID $16 BUT THREW $9 OF IT AWAY. Yes, the shrimp po'boy here is both markedly delicious and cheap ($6.99 for a 12-inch) but quality at Rampart goes no further. The fries are limp as if steamed. The burger is institutional, mostly a stale bun drenched in condiments and its jacked-up patty is only 1/16th of an inch thick (see photo). But where Rampart really fails is its petri-fried "terrya" wings, they're inedible, essentially just skin with bones. QUEUED AT 3:28 PM, FINALLY GOT FOOD AT 4:12 PM. SURLY EMPLOYEES. CASH ONLY. WAY BETTER NEARBY TAKE-OUT OPTIONS... Shrimp Po'boy: Melba's, Verti Marte Wings: Vieux Carré Pizza, Manchu, Wing Snack Fries: Quarter Grocery Cheeseburger: Nellie Deli, Buffa's NB: "dressed" here includes mustard, even on the shrimp po'boy, WTF???

Rampart street food store is one of those places known simply as the "orange place" by locals including Sylvester Francis, of the Blackstreet Cultural museum. They serve the best shrimp po boys we had in New Orleans. Lemme warn you, its not a restaurant by any means. It's a convenience store. Step in, and you'll be greeted with your basic necessities: vegetable oil, candy bars, and a row of refrigeration units stock full of beer. Walk to the back and you'll find a window into a kitchen. It may be difficult to navigate through the menu. Don't stray to the lo mein side of the menu, stick with the sandwiches and you'll find the shrimp sandwich right above the oyster sandwich that's been crossed out with a sharpie. The day we were in New Orleans, it was raining cats and dogs. While we planned to go back to the hotel to consume our sandwiches (you're not allowed to eat there), we couldn't. Finding shelter from the rain under the balcony of an apartment complex, we scarfed down the sandwiches.

Don't even want to give it one star! But the app makes me...This place continues to disappoint. Used to always get food from here before new owners bought it. 3rd time now that i called in an order, and THEY NEVER MADE IT!!! I even went in and left and went back again, giving the girl extra time to make EVERYONE'S order that was standing there. But still they didn't even start making mine!! Then was asked what i ordered. So unprofessional. This was the FINAL time I go there. Not only for this but also, I never see them sanitize or use any CDC precautions as they are mandated to. All around this place is not what it used to be.

we were recommended this place by the locals, and I can understand why. It's freaking delicious! everything was perfect!!! seriously!!! their freaking shrimp po boy was seriously the business!!!! oh, and they are a vietnamese family too, so they serve asian food. I don't know if I would order it because it doesn't seem like that is the type of food that they known for, so I'll stick to my fried southern po boy's! cost : $6.00 buck!! uhm, yes please!!!! this place is the legit place, and if this is where the locals go, I am game!!!! 12'' of deliciousness in my mouth!!! God, I am so in love with new orleans! it's so fraking amazing! Warning : you can get lost finding this place, and I would recommend you to find a place to eat it. there is no table service, it's a freaking mini market with bars on the windows and it's in a "bad" neighborhood. From what the locals say. so get ready to eat it on the curb side like what we did. it was so worth it though. so bomb! loves it! you're welcome tourists!

When recommended by locals, you know you're getting good food! Shared a hot sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich with my little one. The big guy had a bacon, egg, cheese. The fresh baked bread was amazing. I'll definitely be going back before we leave, I need my catfish sandwich fix!

This place sucks they don't respect customers kitchen is filthy and cooks should be fired. Definitely not New Orleans. Didn't even want to give one star.. I will never ever go here again even if that means i have to travel miles and miles .

This was closest liquor store. Prices are high. They didnt have a lot of mixes to go into your drinks. It was just okay.

My husband loves holes in the wall with delicious food, so when I told him we were staying near a place that people called "the orange place," that sealed the deal. The counter is at the back of a convenience store - first you order in back (or call ahead), then you pay at the front when you get your food - cash only. While we were waiting for our catfish po-boy and shrimp po-boy (the "french" size), we got a couple of beers out of the fridge (only $2 each). They've got a number of toppings, including hot sauce, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, and some others. As for the sandwiches, yum! The catfish was the favorite (we ended up getting a second the next day), but the shrimp was also good. We would have gone again, but they were closed for Labor Day.

No stars if I could. Since the change in ownership the place has gone downhill. Quality of food as well as service. Ordered a sandwich and after 20 minutes when I went to pick it up they acted like I never ordered it after they even asked me if I wanted cheese on it -they looked dumbfounded. To add insult to injury the store was completely empty! Will never go back! Sad to say it, especially because I live two blocks away and used to go at least twice a week if not more. This seems to be the norm after talking to other customers also. Word to the wise... if u serve food in New Orleans, you have to do it right and this place is not the example!!!

I used to eat here regularly but after tonight they lost me as a customer forever. I ordered two twelve piece teriyaki chicken plates. Once I got home I noticed that it wasn't any sauce on the chicken. I drove back to the store and requested that they remake my order with the teriyaki sauce on the chicken and they refused. NEVER EATING HERE AGAIN!!

Excellent teriyaki chicken with the teriyaki sauce on the fries. Store needs an upgrade in a few cosmetic areas but other than that I recommend Rampart Food Store to anyone looking for good teriyaki chicken.

You wouldn't expect to find good food just driving by. Supposedly one of the best poboys, I consider average. The Chinese food not only is worth the visit, you get more than enough food for the price.

Let me start by saying I love Rampart Food Store. I have ordered the fried shrimp po-boys literally dozens and dozens of times. The store stays open til 9:00pm, but you must place your order by 8:00pm. Again, I have called in my order so many times she knows me because I always order extra pickles. Well, I just called at 7:50pm and she said they were closed, last order at 7:45pm because they were busy. THIS IS A HORRIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICE. I am a regular customer, and they should treat me better than that. Oh, wait, anybody should be able to order until 8:00pm every day, not just when its slow and you need my/our business....!!! With so many options quarter/marigny/bywater I may never eat here again.

This place was recommended by a local, for their po boy. It is very much a hole in the wall, but don't judge a book by it's cover. We tried the shrimp po boy and it was so good, we came back again the next day. With mayo, lettuce, hot sauce and pickle, mouth watering. It is a must try!

Best. Shrimp. Po'boy. Ever. I will be the first to admit that our 4-day trip to New Orleans centered around food. We'd been off the plane for about 45 minutes, and we'd already shared a muffaletta and an order of beignets from Cafe du Monde. We're foodies (though I hate the term). That's why I was glad to have read about this place in the New York Times 36 Hours column (http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/travel/16hours.html). Rampart is basically a convenience store, and in a part of town where we never would have "stumbled" upon it, or even known to go in if we had. But boy are we glad we did. We ordered one shrimp sandwich, and watched with delight as she stacked on a giant gorgeous French roll: -mayonnaise -shredded lettuce -tomatoes then, the magic started happening. She proceeded to start stacking what I feel are JUMBO shrimp onto the sandwich, so big in fact that only 4 fit on this easily footlong roll when stacked across. I was briefly disappointed when I thought she was stopping at 4 shrimp... THEN 4 more shrimp (8!) THEN! 3 more staggered across on top of *those*. OMG. That's right; nearly a dozen shrimp on this sandwich. She then closed the top bread "lid" onto the sandwich, gave it a good press down, cut it in half, and wrapped it beautifully. We made our way to Frenchmen Street, yum-yumming all the way.

I am the luckiest lady in the WORLD because my family lives around the block from this corner store, and we can stroll on over, get jumbo, panko-breaded shrimp piled on French bread (a HUGE sammich for just $5.99--try to get THAT price in the FQ) and then walk back and lounge in the courtyard at the house. For the less fortunate, you won't mind curb-sittin' for these sandwiches. The people watching is amazing here too...like Vice Magazine's "Do" list a million times over. CASH ONLY!!!!!! I used a lot of all-caps in this review. It is that good of a place.

The food here is great and cheap. You can leave with one of the best shrimp po' boys in the city and a tall boy for less than $8. Pros: Awesome, cheap food. Also try out the 8 pc teriyaki wings + fried rice or fries for $5. Cons: The convenience store portion of this place is terrible, but they do have beer which solves all problems. Misc: There's a Banksy across the street.

Located in the back of a bare convenience store, this is the best po-boy I have had so far in NOLA. Excellent shrimp po-boy. Huge sandwich (about a foot long) with huge shrimp to match. About 10 or 11 stacked three high. Super fresh... hand battered and fried while you wait. Dressed with mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and hot sauce. Solid roll. Sandwich and a 24 oz High Life for under $8. Walked to Esplanade and ate in the middle of the street under a tree. As another review mentioned, you can't eat in the store. And you wouldn't want to. On the day I visited, it was about 90 degree outside and probably about 110 degrees inside. Waiting was the hardest part... was dripping sweat. I don't know how they stand it all day in there, but thank god they do... I will be back.

Excellent Take-out option! Had several back to back meetings which caused me to have an abbreviated lunch break. The chaotic day afforded me the opportunity to get a Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed, enjoy it and get back on schedule. Take-out lunches tend to unleash you from all of the nuances of sit-down gourmet outings and its far less expensive. This amazingly delicious sandwich included golden jumbo fried shrimp, on hot buttered crispy Alois J. Binder French Bread, with shredded lettuce and sliced pickles and tomatoes. Coupled with a Barq's Root Beer and I was ready to get back to the routine hustle and bustle.

I thought I would attempt to start writing reviews of the deli's that I've come to like and dislike during my time in New Orleans. And since this was my first (circa '03), I will start here. This place, like others have stated, makes one of the best shrimp po-boys in town. It's different from any other place. They use what I believe to be more of an asian prawn shrimp, with batter to match (not an expert though, could be wrong). The price has gone up since I first came- I think it was $4.59 for a 12". But it's still cheaper than a lot of places. One thing I would like to add is that this place is just a great place to experience old fashioned new orleans "ghetto-ness" in authentic form :) This is not to detract from it. It's just something to experience. 4 stars.

Really un assuming location. Line is unorganized cook/order taker hard to understand. Po boys are excellent. Well worth the wait. They have other types of food but I haven't tried it. If you want a good po boy shrimp, hot sausages, catfish this is the spot in the French Quarter to get it.

This store is the Best in the Business. With Great Food and Great Workers.

This is super random, but I swear Rampart Food Store has some of the best po-boys in the city. Nothing gourmet or fancy, just quality seafood fried up to order and served on tasty bread. This is literally just a convenience store and you will think you are in the wrong place the first time you go there looking for po-boys. There's no dining in here. But if you want a good po-boy to go, walk to the little window in the back and place your order. I've never been disappointed!

Best. Po. Boy. Ever. A great dive. Worth the search. Cash only. Eat outside curbside. It's the Orange place. Nobody knows it by anything else.

Great shrimp po'boy. Lots of other options, American and Asian. Uber waited for us outside and then took us to Jackson Square to enjoy. Cool NOLA experience.

Having recently moved into a place a couple of blocks from the Rampart Food Store, it was just a matter of time before my culinary curiosity kicked in. My first time in, I was greeted by a row of dusty seasonings, vegetable oils, and a very cute small child who turned around, saw me, and exclaimed, "WHOOAA!" and smiled really big. I guess he wasn't used to seeing ghostly pale guys with long black hair, but I though it was cute. A quick perusal of the store and its merchandise made me think this was the NOLA equivalent of the bodega from "Half Baked." Then I remembered why I came in. Oh yeah, food. I ordered a couple of burgers, took them home, ate them, and thought, "Wow. That kinda sucked, but for $3 a piece, not too terrible." But while I was waiting for the food to cook, I noticed a NY Times article on the wall that recommended the shrimp po-boy. Mental note: taken. Diana C. already linked the article, so I don't have to. So, I returned a few days later to try this po-boy. After all, there's no excuse for the NY Times to know more about po-boys in my 'hood than I do. This settled the debate regarding who makes the best po-boys: Italians or Cajuns. Turns out it's Asians. My love of Cajun Seafood on Claiborne already informed me that Asians boil some mean crawfish, but po-boys too? Casians, maybe, or is that wishful thinking from my partly Cajun self? That shrimp po-boy has been described ad nauseum in the other reviews, so I'll just mention how exciting it is to have such a great sammich a couple of blocks from my pad for only $6. This trip was even more amusing. The store was mostly dark. Some guy came in and asked why the lights were off, and the cashier said in broken English, "It save money." The customer, apparently a regular visitor, asked, "Didn't pay the light bill? You know they cut 'em off when you don't pay the bill." "No. Power no off. See? Cooler on. We just save money." That's awesome. But wait! There's more! There was also a young woman wandering around the whole time I was waiting trying to buy as much as she could for as little as possible. She went to the order window and selected which piece of chicken she wanted, bought it, and continued to shop and inquire about prices at the top of her voice. She pointed to an Ohana soda and asked how much it was. "79 cents," I said less to be helpful than to be snarky. The price is printed in large print near the top of the can. She repeated the question until the cashier replied, "82 cent." "He said 79 cent. I like his price better." Now thoroughly amused, I remarked that I didn't include sales tax. HAHA. I love this place. Once again, this place is cash only. What does this city have against plastic anyway?

All ya need is 5 words: Best. Shrimp. Po'Boy. In. Town.

Dive grocery store for the BEST shrimp po-boy ! It's not even on the board above the kitchen, but we were told that it's the best in NOLA, and it didn't disappoint Great bread; huge, abundant shrimp, mayo on both sides, and lettuce and tomatoes. A bit far out, but worth the trip!!

We stayed a block away at a B'n'B and had a short period of time to get lunch before leaving town and decided a po-boy was it. We checked out Yelp to find the nearest place and saw the great suggestions for the shrimp po-boy here and they were completely right. For about $10 we got their regular size shrimp po-boy and a regular size of their chicken Yakka-mein. And we were not disappointed. The shrimp was fantastic. Extra crispy, very large, super-tasty and fresh. The Yakka-mein was packed full of cauliflower, broccoli, green onion, hard-boiled egg, tender dark chicken pieces, and ramen noodles. This is the dish you want if you need something warm on a cold day.

Best little food store in the area. Don't sleep on the appearance. The teryaki wings are awesome w/ a side of fries (get sauce on the fries)...Yum!

Don't let the homeless guy outside scare you; he's only sleeping. But seriously, venture into the back of the store and you'll get the best poboys ever. These are reasonably priced as well. And if you order the fries, you'll get a TON of FRESH, tasty fries on the cheap.