Upperline

Hoping only to see the menu — normally a T-shirt and shorts don't pass muster in a class joint — I was kindly invited to sit myself down for a complimentary appetizer, should I not pass this way again.

Though more sparing at first sight than my recent po-boy, oysters St. Claude (normally $8.75) were bedecked with an engagingly thick sauce of garlic, lemon, red pepper, and parsley. Pallid rounds of bread made very useful sops — though "wipes" might be more appropriate, given my unsparing approach to every drop.

Upperline
1413 Upperline St., New Orleans
504-891-9822