Recently, Rick Miller, an old friend, landman, and New Orleans enthusiast, recommended Roosevelt's Black Pearl Restaurant, which is memorably described in this 2008 review by Deborah Cotton. An excerpt:
And Roosevelt's cornbread...just the right combination of moistness, a tad sweet but mostly corn sweet rather than sugar sweet. His butter beans are pure ecstasy - creamy, rich, blending into the rice to make one melted mouth-feel of flavor. Sublimely tender turkey necks with that rich hearty gravy. And his fried chicken! Now I've come to the conclusion that no other city in the United States does fried chicken as well as New Orleans. Chef Austin Leslie (may he rest in peace), Ms. Willie Mae, McHardy's, Manchu's, even Popeyes... And then there's Roooosevelt's fried chicken with its perfectly seasoned, crisp golden skin and succulent, flavorful meat.
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