Toups' Meatery

New Orleans


Cheese plates. Charcuterie boards. These are standard appetizers at restaurants across the land. But they are nothing compared to the chest-pounding glory that is the Toup's Meatery Board, a Viking-worthy platter of MEAT. Housemade and cured, this carnivore's feast will harden your arteries in a single glance. But oh, that butter-soft marrow on the bone.

At this Mid-City hot spot, which looks like a hunting lodge dressed up nice, meat includes beef, pork, goat, quail, lamb, chicken and seafood, with boudin (Cajun sausage) balls, cracklin' and hog's head cheese available as sides. New Orleans beers are on tap and Pimms cups are available by the pitcher.


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