Parkway
28 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/AskNOLA, r/NewOrleans30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 16 threads.
What people say, in short
Parkway is repeatedly recommended for po'boys, especially fried shrimp, roast beef and the James Brown. A diner also praises the meatball sub. Views are not unanimous: one reports disappointing recent visits, another found a surf-and-turf po'boy underseasoned and mushy, and a third would choose other places on a short itinerary.
Address
Parkway Bakery & Tavern, 538 Hagan Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Fried shrimp po boy, Roast beef po boy, James Brown po boy
- Best for
- Groups
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Choice_Currency in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Says Parkway has treated them well on trips back home.
- Recommendsu/Key-Net-6920 in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024
Recommended for po-boys.
- Recommendsu/ThrowRALeMONHndx in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024taste
Names the shrimp po'boy as a favorite.
- Recommendsu/Madamexxxtra in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Keeps Parkway on the lunch list as a yes.
- Recommendsu/livemusicisbest in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026wait time
Recommended for po' boys, advised going at 2pm to avoid lunch rush.
- Recommendsu/kilgore_trout72 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/ohno_its_happening in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Recommended for po' boys.
- Recommendsu/SHOMERFUCKINGSHOBBAS in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2026taste
Calls the meatball sub at Parkway good.
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- Recommendsu/no_mudbug in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2025taste
Stops at Parkway each visit for a fried shrimp po-boy and packs a roast beef to go.
- Recommendsu/PM_Me_Your_Clones in r/AskNOLA · Jun 2025
Recommends it for poboys if in Mid-City.
- Recommendsu/QueenBee2ooo in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024
Recommends roast-beef or oyster po'boys, noting limited days for the oysters.
- Recommendsu/sudrewem in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2024taste
Would keep Parkway's surf and turf po-boy.
- Mixedu/the_moosey_fate in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Says the roast beef is excellent but won't eat there again, only takeout.
- Recommendsu/Comfortable_Role9836 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Names Parkway as a favorite.
- Caveatu/Pamplemouse04 in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024consistency
Feels it has fallen off; last few visits were quite disappointing.
- Recommendsu/BarbraBooey1 in r/NewOrleans · Mar 2024taste
Picks the James Brown po-boy from Parkway as a last-meal choice.
- Recommendsu/Different_Ad_1655 in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2025taste
Misses living there and calls Parkway's food the best in the USA.
- Recommendsu/nolahoneyman in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2024
Recommended for po-boys
- Recommendsu/HangoverPoboy in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Fine for a large casual group lunch and perfectly decent.
- Recommendsu/Lunky7711 in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Recommended for po' boys.
- Recommendsu/dmccully67 in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Recommended for po' boys.
- Recommendsu/DinnerWafer in r/NewOrleans · Jul 2026value
Considers the food worth its price.
- Recommendsu/ClearwaterAJ in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2025taste
Names a dressed shrimp po boy from Parkway as a last-meal pick.
- Recommendsu/lowcountrygrits in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Calls Parkway Bakery and Tavern the bomb.
- Caveatu/Ok_Result_4526 in r/AskNOLA · Mar 2026taste
Found the surf-and-turf po'boy underseasoned and mushy.
- Recommendsu/jjazznola in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024
Names it as a place they prefer to Katie's.
- Recommendsu/Good_Astronomer9998 in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024
Recommended for po-boys.
- Recommendsu/AzakaMedeh in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2024
Recommends Parkway as a local dining stop.
- Recommendsu/catsarecats9 in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2024
Adds it to the list
- Recommendsu/tee142002 in r/AskNOLA · May 2024taste
Rates Parkway's roast beef po-boy among the city's best, though describes the place as a dive.
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