Mr. Ed’s on Live Oak Street is the original location of restaurateur Ed McIntyre’s local restaurant group. It is a neighborhood Creole-Italian dining room in Metairie, just off Metairie Road, where families come for fried chicken, seafood platters and plates of red-sauce pasta big enough to share.
The menu covers New Orleans comfort food and Sicilian-influenced Creole cooking. Regulars order the fried chicken, which the restaurant is known for, alongside po-boys, fried seafood platters, and spaghetti with Italian sausage or meatballs. Daily specials such as stuffed bell peppers also draw a loyal crowd (Facebook). Local critic Tom Fitzmorris has noted that “poor boys are as good as the seafood platters, which are as fine as the spaghetti and Italian sausage” (NOMenu). The dining room is casual and unpretentious, with friendly service.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Mr. Ed’s serves lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is closed Sunday (Mr. Ed’s). Weekday lunch fills quickly with local workers, so arrive before noon or after 1:30 p.m. Early weeknight dinners are usually calmer than Friday and Saturday evenings. Large groups should call ahead at (504) 838-0022 (Yelp). Portions are generous, so consider splitting an entrée. The restaurant has its own parking lot, and Lakeside Shopping Center and Old Metairie’s shops are a short drive away.
