King Cake: Given a regular one by our neighbor as a thank you: 5 stars…read more Donut holes to go: Love the early morning staff; great variety of holes, reasonably priced; usually in and out in under 5 min.: 5 stars. Now let's talk about breakfast: Weekday around lunch. About 1/4 of seats taken. As best I could tell, 2 or 3 servers. Coffee, OJ and soda brought promptly after ordering. FYI - drinks reasonably priced. I opted for Spinach & Swiss omelette, hash browns well done and biscuit. He opted for Meatlover's omelette, hash browns and toast. 25 minutes later breakfast was served. Husband's order was fine: tasty omelette, and the toast was well buttered. Mine? The Swiss was sticking out of the omelette and it was a slice not melted. The cheese inside the omelette was melted, and overall it had good flavor. The hash browns had good flavor, but they were not well done. The biscuit was not buttered - there was butter on the table - and it was nice and dense to support slathering it in jelly. The waitress checked on us a couple of times. I made no comment whether it was good or bad, because I was going to eat it anyway. As a general rule I don't send things back, and in this instance given the time it took to get it, I was starved and certainly wasn't sending it back. Leftovers box and checkout was super quick. This experience: 2 stars; averaging to 4 stars for restaurant overall. Will continue to use for pastries, but won't be back for another sit down experience.

I continue to love this place with my whole heart. My grandma goes multiple times a week. Looking…read morefor a homemade southern meal but have no one's house to pop up to? Their specials are that. Now sometimes service is slow and the "coffee" menu besides their drip, is pretty bad lol. But everything else is delicious. Inside gives 80's / 90's diner - ish.

This place has to be the most inconsistent breakfast place around. Some days you get great service…read moreand the food comes out faster than expected and its always pretty decent . NOT TODAY..... April 19 ( today ) was one of those days that leave you scrat hing your head in amazement. It was the wife and I and another couple a father and his kid. The place was empty. Everything started off fine I get my usual iced tea and coffee with a donut . After we got that is when everything went downhill faster than an Olympic skier. Our waitress was the short and wide woman with dark brown hair..She's been pretty decent in the past as she's waited on us before without any issues. Today wasn't one of those days. We had to get another waitress to take our order and she said she doesnt take orders she would have to " FIND " our waitress...We ordered and a few minutes later our food was placed on the expedite shelf where it stayed for exactly 7 minutes and 35 seconds. The cooks even shouted a second time for our waitress . We'll she thought playing around with the napkin dispensers was more important than taking care of her customers....When we finally got our food it was Stone Cold , I'm not one that will easily complain about the smallest detail but this was utterly ridiculous for only 2 couples in the place...I can see things might be skipped here and there in a Full House but Damn. We had to chase her down every time we needed something or use other waitresses to chase her down because they didn't want to serve us because we weren't their customers. After everything was said and done we got to-go boxes and I told the waitress how cold the food was for the extraordinary ammount of time it spent on the shelf and that I was just gonna take it home and heat it up... Did I get a Sorry? ..NOPE.....Did I get anything comped ( Which I wouldn't expect or accept )...NOPE..... I'm not one of those people that complain just for the sake of complaining... Our waitress was on another planet today , her body was in the restaurant but her brain was somewhere else... Needless to say we paid for our COLD meal and the Tip I gave her reflected our service this morning ..." Non- Existent " Maybe someone higher up on the ladder will see this and have a meeting with the front employees and refresh their memories that the people sitting at the tables are customers too. Make someone that just walked in for a dozen to go can wait a few mins.....The cooks were on point and hollered out our order was ready 2 times to no avail.... Hit & Miss.... Hit & Miss.

Went in on a Wednesday morning to get a dozen donuts for my team and the server was very nice! It…read morewas very early, around 7:30am, when i went and it was not busy at all. My server insisted that I wait a couple of extra mins to get a fresh batch and they were amazing! As good as I remember! Only thing I would point out would be that they were a little greasier than I remembered, so once the glaze and donut cooled down, it was much better!!

We came for breakfast on a Friday morning and there was plenty of seating. Ordering at the counter…read moreis quick! The food was great, I had the brisket boudin breakfast bowl and an iced chicory coffee, and everything in the bowl tasted so fresh. To finish, I had their nectar cream donut, which was huge and not too sweet. This is our second trip, and we're already planning our next visit whenever we're back in New Orleans.

Pleasantly surprised and lives up to the hype. The French toast biscuit was unique and delicious…read more The donuts are best if you can get them super fresh. The glazed donut was amazing because it was warm. The chocolate frosted was good but not great - the bottom isn't glazed and it was dense. The smoked Gouda grits were delicious - very heavy for breakfast but worth it. The matcha latte was disappointing. It was lower end matcha and not a proper proportion to the oat milk.

The best donuts and welcoming staff. I love their buttermilk donuts. Be sure to get one of their…read moreking cakes during mardi gras!

Today, 11/10/2025, for the first time ever eating at Joe's Café, the Lapalco Boulevard location…read more I placed the order for the crawfish corn soup and oh my goodness. Out of sight out-of-pocket it is so delicious make you want to lick your fingers and go back for a second bowl. Thumbs up thumbs up to Joe's Café located on Lapalco Boulevard !

Super impressed with the quality of everything I tried from this bakery. I loved that the donuts…read moreare made to order and they have unique flavors like banana, Oreo, etc. I also tried a petitfour which was so tasty and fresh! Highly recommend this for your sweet cravings.

If you love the idea of art, dessert, and kids then this will be the place for you. Just think…read moreabout the light in your kids eye when they create something spectacular then to top it off they get to eat it. Oh and adults aren't left out because I can just sit and stare at the cheesecake case all day. Plus there's no complaints because the place is consistent and considerate of their customer's needs. One huge example would be the fact that all the donuts are cooked to order "no stale donuts over here"! Just me and my blank stare in my Simpsons voice "hmm deserts" and lots of options too. Check this place out, it will definitely become a stop or two a week if you are not concerned about them thighs lol.

My favorite drink is back! It's the matcha coconut water which I believe is a spring and summer…read moreseasonal drink now, and it's as good as I remember. The drink was $7.14 which isn't too bad, but the taste is great. It's very refreshing and not heavy at all. I came on a Sunday morning and the inside was a little busy, so I decided to sit outside. They have maybe 4 tables outside with music playing so it was quite nice. One more thing -- i really like the cup lid. Sometimes you'll go to a place and the lid makes it really hard to get an even stir/shake but with their lid it's so easy as you just plug the top with a finger and shake. Small detail but it's something I appreciated. The matcha coconut water is a must try!

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.

Absolutely my favorite king cakes! The cream cheese and apple are my favorite filings. They made…read morethis beautiful King Crown cream cheese king cake for my nephew's 18th birthday. Yum! And always very friendly service from the Do family.

One of the best looking king cakes and available near the end of December in New Orleans Westbank…read more The strawberry bavarian cream filled one was ultra sweet to me but kids didn't seem to mind that much. Probably would get the plain one next time. The large king cakes come in a large rectangle with dark golden brown dough and lots of very fine gold, purple, green sugar on top....looks more impressive than 95% of the other king cakes which can be slathered with too much white icing, use coarse sugar, or have dough on the yellow side instead of golden brown. We also got almond croissant which was delicious, especially after a bit of time in the toaster oven. The chocolate croissant is unique for its layer of chocolate glaze on top.

It looks Iike it would be a fun place to try- decor is fun, bright, bold. Staff weren't overly…read morefriendly-meaning, no one said hello or made contact just stood at the register. We decided not to order when we saw there were flies closed inside with the donuts. This is a huge problem.

I'm a local and this place has really gone downhill which is why you probably won't see a single…read morecustomer inside. I entered and the worker unenthusiastically stood up from his seat. I said, hey how are you. He spoke and I said excuse me because I couldn't hear what was said. Turns out he had AirPods in and didn't even acknowledge that I had spoken. He just continued his conversation with no regards to my greeting. I ordered my two donuts and the entire transaction was in silence. The donuts are very subpar, the only reason i return is because of convenience. After ordering a total wasn't given, no receipt was offered, and no farewell. Im not expecting top notch service but it's just plain rude to be ignored. I'm not coming back and I hope this location closes to make space for something better. TLDR; terrible attitude, bad service