# Kids in bars to eat **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543 "2016-03-29T17:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/1 "2016-03-29T17:36:12Z")
This summer I am chaperone to 18 high school age students to New Orleans for a week. Here in Wisconsin it is common to take kids of all ages into bars if they serve food. Normally if there isn’t a table they sit at the bar to order and eat and drink their sodas. Is this doable in NOLA if we have parental OK? A few are or will be 18 by then. Some of the cheaper food spots near our hotel are Bar &Grills. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/2 "2016-03-29T21:13:32Z")
In NOLA, you have to be 18 or older to enter establishments whose primary purpose is the serving of alcohol. You have to be 21 or older to be served. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/3 "2016-03-29T22:43:14Z")
Being called a Bar and Grill doesn’t mean it is primarily a bar. Applebee’s is listed as a bar and grill. I’d be more concerned about showing up with 18 kids and I assume a few chaperons. Not many places can handle an unexpected party of 20 or more… let alone at the bar. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/4 "2016-03-29T23:25:12Z")
I’ve never been to a bar that had kids on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/5 "2016-03-30T00:25:04Z")
I’ve never seen kids processed into “bars.” Are they, like, energy bars? Because that’s a lot of good protein there. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/6 "2016-03-30T00:52:30Z")
Yet another modest proposal… Stranger ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/7 "2016-03-30T01:25:49Z")
> [@PoppaSan](#): > > Some of the cheaper food spots near our hotel are Bar &Grills. Call them and ask ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/8 "2016-03-30T01:40:04Z")
Take them to Felix’s Oyster Bar on Iberville and make them eat raw oysters. Make them eat raw oysters until they’re coming out of their ears. Make them eat raw oysters till they cry. Pampered little Wisconsin shits, I bet they’ve never eaten a raw oyster in their lives. Seriously, though, Lousiana oysters are delicious and inexpensive (compared to oysters further up the Atlantic coast). They lack the character of the coldwater oyster, but a dab or horseradish and lemon perks 'em right up. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/9 "2016-03-30T02:12:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I’ve never been to a bar that had kids on the menu. Goat can have a strong flavor, but I enjoyed it in a heavily-seasoned Indian dish. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/10 "2016-03-30T03:54:48Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I’ve never been to a bar that had kids on the menu. Ah, WC Fields died too soon. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/11 "2016-03-30T04:13:59Z")
Aren’t there books on this? 🙂 “How to Serve Man” is well known as a main course. Ask the chef. “How To Serve Kids”—A little less known…but obviously, as an appetizer. Ask your waiter ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/12 "2016-03-30T04:23:53Z")
> [@](#): > > **Q: What is the minimum age to work in or enter a bar?** > No one under the age of 18 years is permitted on a bar premises at any time (even during private events), unless the person under the age of 18 years is a musician performing in a band on the premises under written contract with the permittee for a specified period and is under the direct supervision of his/her parent or guardian during such time. > > **Q: Can a minor sit at the bar in a restaurant?** > A: Persons under the age of 18 years are prohibited in any area where the principle commodity served is alcoholic beverages. [http://www.atc.rev.state.la.us/AlcoholFAQs.php](http://www.atc.rev.state.la.us/AlcoholFAQs.php) In other words, nope. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/13 "2016-03-30T14:02:23Z")
Many of the bars in New Orleans also have video poker. Even if they are technically a restaurant, you have to be 21 to enter a place with visible poker machines (not that there are invisible ones. I think they can allow minors in if they have the machines hidden from general view). Where are you staying? There are a lot of reasonable places to eat in NOLA with kids (we used to take ours down regularly). Acme Oyster House, Johnny’s Po Boy’s, Crescent City Brewing, Mona Lisa’s, Killer Po Boys (on Dauphine, not in the Erin Rose), Jagerhaus, Masperos, Oceania (featured on Kitchen Nightmares…don’t watch it before you go), Angeli, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Mother’s, Napoleon House…and that’s just off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/14 "2016-03-30T15:06:43Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Take them to Felix’s Oyster Bar on Iberville and make them eat raw oysters. Make them eat raw oysters until they’re coming out of their ears. Make them eat raw oysters till they cry. Pampered little Wisconsin shits, I bet they’ve never eaten a raw oyster in their lives. > > Seriously, though, Lousiana oysters are delicious and inexpensive (compared to oysters further up the Atlantic coast). They lack the character of the coldwater oyster, but a dab or horseradish and lemon perks 'em right up. Wasabi on an oyster? You need tobasco! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/15 "2016-03-30T15:58:50Z")
New Orleans oyster bars have set-ups for you to make your own “oyster dope.” Ketchup, horseradish, lemons, hot sauce, vinegar, etc. A crisp New England or Pacific Northwest oyster needs only a quick squirt of lemon juice. But a laid-back, louche Southern oyster wants some flavoring added. Also, they cost less than a buck apiece, so you can slather them in ketchup and Tabasco if you want. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/16 "2016-03-30T19:51:52Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Take them to Felix’s Oyster Bar on Iberville and make them eat raw oysters. Make them eat raw oysters until they’re coming out of their ears. Make them eat raw oysters till they cry. Pampered little Wisconsin shits, I bet they’ve never eaten a raw oyster in their lives. > > Seriously, though, Lousiana oysters are delicious and inexpensive (compared to oysters further up the Atlantic coast). They lack the character of the coldwater oyster, but a dab or horseradish and lemon perks 'em right up. Most likely correct on this. I had them several decades ago. Felix’s isn’t too far from our hotel. I printed the menu to add to the info pile. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/17 "2016-03-30T20:01:32Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > … > Where are you staying? There are a lot of reasonable places to eat in NOLA with kids (we used to take ours down regularly). Acme Oyster House, Johnny’s Po Boy’s, Crescent City Brewing, Mona Lisa’s, Killer Po Boys (on Dauphine, not in the Erin Rose), Jagerhaus, Masperos, Oceania (featured on Kitchen Nightmares…don’t watch it before you go), Angeli, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Mother’s, Napoleon House…and that’s just off the top of my head. We’re on Canal Street I’ve been told. My older two children went to this same get together 6 years ago. They didn’t starve or run out of money. This group has different leaders, not as adventurous, also never done it before. I just don’t want to settle for the same old stuff they can have at home because no one told them of better places. I’m planning on walking into the next meeting with a dozen or so teen budget appropriate menu’s so they all have an idea of what the options are. The 9% sales tax is the first surprise I hadn’t budgeted for. We’re walking everywhere. I’m going to try to get the group to spring for transit passes to expand our range a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/18 "2016-03-30T20:38:04Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Take them to Felix’s Oyster Bar on Iberville and make them eat raw oysters. Make them eat raw oysters until they’re coming out of their ears. Make them eat raw oysters till they cry. Pampered little Wisconsin shits, I bet they’ve never eaten a raw oyster in their lives. Quality rant! Speaking as a (Canadian) Midwestern product, we’re too smart to eat slimy things that came from the water. 😛 This includes fish, sea bugs like crabs and lobsters, and whatever the hell oysters are. Rock snot, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/19 "2016-03-30T20:46:46Z")
> [@Whiskey\_Dickens](#): > > Quality rant! > > Speaking as a (Canadian) Midwestern product, we’re too smart to eat slimy things that came from the water. 😛 > > This includes fish, sea bugs like crabs and lobsters, and whatever the hell oysters are. Rock snot, I guess. I hear ya there. I had them out of state. Only “oysters” eaten around here are the Rocky Mountain variety served at the local pub’s _Testicle Festical_. There they’re deep-fried like all good food is meant to be. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543/20 "2016-03-30T20:53:00Z")
> [@PoppaSan](#): > > We’re on Canal Street I’ve been told. My older two children went to this same get together 6 years ago. They didn’t starve or run out of money. This group has different leaders, not as adventurous, also never done it before. I just don’t want to settle for the same old stuff they can have at home because no one told them of better places. I’m planning on walking into the next meeting with a dozen or so teen budget appropriate menu’s so they all have an idea of what the options are. The 9% sales tax is the first surprise I hadn’t budgeted for. We’re walking everywhere. I’m going to try to get the group to spring for transit passes to expand our range a bit. Most of the places I listed are walking distance from Canal (the Quarter is only like a mile long with most places being closer to Canal). You also have a large choice of fast food places right outside your door. I can’t say what’s affordable to your group, so you’ll need to look that up. Leave some extra time for eating. New Orleans is full of tourists and there can be some long lines at popular places. Trying to get a group of 18 in might be a challenge. Check out the New Orleans [Trip Advisor forum](https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g60864-i34-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html) for some good info. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-bars-to-eat/750543.md?page=2)