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    Joe's Cafe

    2.6 (91 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    a plate of food and a bag of coffee
    Mike T.

    I had an apple fritter and a couple of sweet rolls. They were awesome. I had a mocha hot coffee which was marginal at best. It seemed like a decent place, but I have to admit... seeing some employees with masks under their chins or with their nose outside the mask, I didn't feel safe. One server sneezed (with mask down), in front of the open donut shelves. I couldn't wait to leave.

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    Phyllis C.

    Joe's cafe is one of my go-to's for some delicious, fluffy donuts on the Westbank. Recently I discovered their hot glazed beignets! Now those literally melt in your mouth! Heads up, its a bit of a wait for them but its so worth because they are fresh and hot! Yumm!

    Dianna S.

    While the food is fine, the overall condition is making me question how the food is prepared and under what conditions. If the guest bathroom... looks like this... I highly doubt this small place has a staff bathroom so now I'm wondering if the staff washes their hands before touching food? Is the dish washer clean and up to grade honestly? Is the stove ever cleaned? I know I refused to use the facilities just because the sink looks so bad. The decay has been so long it's literally eating the faucet... so let's wonder for how long has it been like this? A new faucet is what.. $25 at Walmart? My meal with my husband was $26... and never again will we be back. Money is walking out of the door, the owner needs to prioritize when addressing the conditions, or maybe the next owner should prioritize the conditions?

    Briea G.

    Waitress was not helpful when our food arrived raw and had paper in it. Brother was from out of town and they still made us pay for this garbage. Will be talking to manager and reporting to inspector. I'm disgusted.

    Jennifer F.

    Time for a downgrade to 2 stars. My mother was visiting from Canada, and requested that on this visit, she wanted to try beignets. Knowing that Joe's is right down the street from us, I figured this was a better alternative in the extreme heat than going down to the super touristy Cafe Du Monde. This was our breakfast stop on Saturday morning. We ordered a little bit of actual food, and then one order of beignets to share at the table. Actually, let me backtrack a little... we came in, and instinctivly went to the counter to order, like one would expect at a coffee/donut shop. They told us to sit down if we were dining in. I figured, ok, great, they have waiter service.. even better! After about 7 minutes of waiting, they took our drink order. They were out of apple juice so we got 3 orange juices and I ordered a cafe au lait (after all, that's required with beignets in my mind). The OJ came quickly. The cafe au lait somehow took 10 minutes to make. I was almost ready to scratch the "au lait" and just ask for a regular coffee, but couldn't find the waitress anywhere until the cafe au lait finally arrived. It was okay, but I've had better just about everywhere. Definitely not worth the wait. My fiance enjoyed his donuts. The beignets were excellent. The waffle that my mother and my toddler split was exceptionally subpar. It arrived lukewarm at best. My omelet... ugh. I ordered it with cheddar cheese, as you apparently have the choice of cheddar or american. I HATE processed fake slimy cheese. When it finally arrived, it had 2 slices of american on top. Luckily, they weren't melted at all, so I just picked those off and tossed them to the side of the plate. No cheese for me. Next I discovered the lovely canned mushrooms inside of the omelet. The sausage and bell peppers were seemingly fresh. The egg itself was coated in so much butter that I couldn't taste anything but butter anyway though. I ate half of it and gave it to the fiance to finish, as the pool of butter on the plate was a major turn off. At the end of it all, the waitress never came by to collect our payment for the food, so we went to the counter to pay - despite being told not to order at the counter in the first place. Would I come back to Joe's? Sure, but only for beignets, which will not be a frequent trip. I haven't found anything else worthy of the exceptional wait time that has apparently become the norm at this establishment.

    Watch out

    It used to be ok food but this was bad and dangerous. Frozen and instant food. I would complain directly to them but they don't answer the phone and don't have any contact info on their page. Not good, Joe. Not good at all.

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    Very slow and poor service. Can't even get seated. They're at 50% capacity and can't keep up with the few people in the restaurant.

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    The food is really good an the service is great.They have really good Burgers. I love the Jalapeno bread an the seafood eggrolls.

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    Dough Nguyener's Bakery -- 4…read more Dough Nguyener's really introduced me and my son to the flavors of ube and pandan... and I still can't believe I went my whole life without them. Like where have I been?! We are forever grateful for that alone. As someone who already loves Vietnamese culture through food here in New Orleans, this place just hits. Vietnamese coffee is a staple for me--not even for energy, but for the flavor. If you know, you know... that bold, strong, chicory-meets-condensed-milk moment. It's rich, it's cultural, it's intentional. And when you start adding things like pandan cold foam? Simple, but it speaks volumes about the influence and beauty of the Vietnamese community here. I respect it, deeply. Now let's talk about that Croffle... a croissant-waffle situation. I went with the Chantilly and berries because... you already know, I'm gonna choose what feels like home every time. The cream was smooth, the fruit was fresh, everything worked. My only thing--personally--it was a little heavy on the almonds for me. Still good, just my preference. We also had The American--eggs, bacon, French ham, hand-cut fries, garlic aioli, and a baguette. I shared it with my son and made my own little sandwich moment with it. Used the aioli as a base, layered the eggs, bacon, and ham... and I feel like that's exactly what it was meant for. Solid, simple, and filling. I've tried a few other things too like the bánh mì and donuts. The bánh mì was good, donuts were okay... not my go-to for that. But that frozen cocktail? Listen... it was TOO good. Took it to a festival with me and between that drink and that sun, I slept the whole festival away lol. Overall, I'll definitely be back. I still want to try more from the kitchen--especially that chicken everybody keeps talking about. This is a great spot for early weekend brunch, late evening studying, or weekday coffee runs. Not too small, not too big. Beautiful lighting. A really good addition to Gretna.

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