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Where Y'Eat: The Seafood Boat Sails On At Old Fashioned New Orleans Eateries

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Ian McNulty

Published March 23, 2017 at 5:35 PM EDT

The fried seafood boat at Morton's Seafood in Madisonville.

Food writer Ian McNulty on fried seafood boats, a throwback to an earlier age of casual New Orleans dining that persists at a circuit of neighborhood joints.

The seafood boat is not apo-boy, and it’s different from a seafood platter. It belongs to its own niche. It flies brazenly in the face of modern low-carb diets, but survives at a handful of eateries. It can kindle cravings in those with a nostalgic bent, and maybe event those who enjoy a little spectacle with their supper.

It's old fashioned oddity of New Orleans seafood tradition that persists at some neighborhood eateries. Here are a few places to find the boat:

Deanie’sonHayne

7350 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, 504-248-6700

Bistro Orleans

3216 W Esplanade Ave, Metairie, 504-304-1469; www.bistroorleansmetairie.com

Lakeview Burgers & Seafood

872 Harrison Ave., New Orleans,

Kenner Seafood

3140 Loyola Dr, Kenner, 504-466-4701; www.kennerseafood.net

Morton’s Seafood

702 Water St, Madisonville, 985-845-4970; www.mortonsseafood.com