Superior

Stolen from Uptown Messenger.com

When I first visited New Orleans, I asked locals for a good place to get some TexMex. Naively, I listened to them as they told me that right along the streetcar is a place called Superior Grill. Now, what they were really steering me towards were the really fantastic margaritas and the cheap food. Superior is well known in New Orleans for its family atmosphere, convenience on St Charles, festive decorations. Uptowners loves this spot and love the establishment. So, people were really excited when the owners decided to open a seafood restaurant. A former Copeland's restaurant that was abandoned after the "weather event," the owners renovated the spot for over 3 years to open it's doors to the neighborhood in January 2012. If I were a food critic or a restaurant reviewer, I would talk about how the renovations and the atmosphere meet the prices, but the food doesn't call for such a high bill. I am, however, not here to talk about the food. I am here to talk about the Lou.

Let's wait a minute, though, and spend some time on the atmosphere because, only then, can you truly appreciate this water closet. Superior went to town on these renovations. The floorplan hosts a combination of four top tables and chairs and booths that are separated by opaque glass dividers. The lights are bright and plentiful and it has the appearance of maybe one of the cleanest restaurants in New Orleans. Outside, there is a closed in patio identical to the one at its sister restaurant where you can sit by twos or fours and have access to at least one sports channel. While I do not appreciate the full meal, my close friend in New Orleans discovered Superior Seafood's oyster happy hour. We were able to share a bottle of wine and dozens of oysters at an affordable price.

Traveling from the patio to the restroom takes a bit of a map. It's hard to make your way to the back of the restaurant without feeling like you are intruding on someone's dinner or about to be mistaken for a waitress.

I must admit, the first visit that I had to this restroom, I did not bring my purse. (lady status = fail.) I was totally devastated because I knew that I wanted to blog about this place, the moment that I  walked up to the doors. Upon arrival, there are two doors with tinted glass matching the rest of the restaurant. The doors to the stalls are floor to ceiling dark wood that could easily be mistaken for mahogany. I feel like I might not belong in such a nice restroom in New Orleans. Am I underdressed? As I am sitting with Lou, I can't help but fall in love with the door handle. It looks like it belongs in a mansion on St Charles Avenue.  Upon completion, I walk to the sink to find large porcelain troughs that look like they could be restored urinals. The water showers from the faucet instead of a drip and there are small containers of Soft Soap for utilization.



I returned to my table a little sad. There I had seen a beautiful restroom worth writing about and no pictures. I was pouring information into my memory bank to see if I could write without pictures. As I was distractedly ignoring my friend who invited me to Superior Seafood, she stated, "excuse me, I will be right back." I handed her my phone and she came back with fantastic pictures. So, thank you Kaycee. Without your help, this post would not be possible because who knows when I would return to Superior Seafood.