Dooky Chase Restaurant
Creole restaurant · Treme ·
Creole cuisine, Civil Rights history, African-American art
Creole cuisine, Civil Rights history, African-American art
"Steeped in the legacy of Leah Chase and now run by her grandson Chef Edgar Dook Chase IV, I felt the history in a dining room that once hosted Civil Rights leaders while enjoying heartwarming Creole cooking—gumbo, red beans and rice, golden fried chicken, mustard greens and peach cobbler—enhanced by a dazzling collection of African-American art and congenial matriarchs who stop by every table." - The MICHELIN Guide
"I felt the legacy of Leah Chase in a dining room that once hosted Civil Rights leaders and is now stewarded by her grandson Edgar Dook Chase IV, where sincere, heartwarming Creole cooking—gumbo, red beans and rice, golden fried chicken, mustard greens and peach cobbler—is served amid a dazzling collection of African-American art, red-painted walls, red-patterned carpet and red-striped chairs while congenial matriarchs circulate, creating a powerful mix of history, sincerity and wonderful food." - The MICHELIN Guide
"In New Orleans, Dooky Chase is noted as a Creole restaurant included on the MICHELIN Guide's inaugural American South Bib Gourmand list." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Included among the 50 Bib Gourmand designations in the South guide, which recognize “good quality food for a good value” and are deemed “personal favorites” by inspectors when dining on their own time." - Henna Bakshi
"Previously announced as a 2025 James Beard Award recipient." - Erin DeJesus