I realized Merchant St. had re opened under new ownership, and I have tried it way back when under old ownership and liked it, so I figured eh lets try it. God. what an experience. This place is really big and right on the canal, so I feel it could be great, but as a restaurant it fails. On college nights it is very busy, it does very well with the fishbowls and drinks mostly because it is a big restaurant/bar that you can sit and there are a bunch of TVs around. We had a coupon to use so we decided to try. I got the Pulled Pork Po Boy which was HUGE. I liked how big it was but it was super sloppy. My boyfriend got a burger and he said it was alright, nothing special. We ordered the chilli cheese fries and these made me SUPER SICK while eating them. Everything was just mush and it really looked regurgitated. Normally I love messy foods but this was just too gross for me. Fries are my FAVORITE food, so to be grossed out by this really sucked. Avoid it like the plague. The dinners were not too bad, if I went back I would get the Po boy again, but what put a damper was the service. I believe the owner and the waiter, or waiter and bartender was the same person? He was a little socially awkward for a waiter, but nice. He actually swore a few times after he made a mistake on our bill. It was a little strange to be honest. He asked my boyfriend, "How would you like that cooked?" before he even ordered anything..LOL. We kind of just felt bad for him. When our bill came, he did not apply any of the specials he was offering. For example, we came during half off apps, and we had to show him the bill because he originally charged us for the full amount. Then, they also were promoting "6 dollar burger night," but he charged again, for the full price. He went back and fourth about six times, my boyfriend actually went and checked on him to see if everything was being processed right. Awkward? Yep. read more