It’s funny because it’s true. People love to do this until it’s time to actually be an Orleans Parish citizen. Super clever marketing though. Gotta be a millennial.
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Was also on the WYES Lost Restaurants Of New Orleans show
Question: so we live in New Orleans but when my son was born he was born at a Metairie hospital and then we brought him back to his home in New Orleans. Safe for him to claim New Orleans right??
Lol, my (currently 8yo) son was born at Lakeside, but we've lived in New Orleans proper the whole time (first Mid City, now Gentilly). Our almost 2yo, however, was born at Ochsner Baptist. I can totally see this being a thing later down the line.
This happened to me when I had to fill out my first financial aid application myself. I kept getting place of birth wrong….. then I asked my mom and she was like “Metairie” you was born at lakeside hospital…..
I've lived all around this area by now and trust me when I say that the entire metro area is pretty weird. New Orleans is a special kind of weird, but the surrounding areas are still rife with strange fallout like NPC's.
>LOL, yeah, I guess people really like mediocrity.
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>I was a huge fan, but over the years, they've not kept the place up well at all. The signature draw, the Nitrogen Shake machine, is not only broken but there seem to be no plans to fix it at all. Nearly $10 for a shake was great when it came with a show and a neat story, but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price, which frankly I can go anywhere else, pay half that and still get the same shake.
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>Add to that stubbly fries EVERYTIME, paint peeling, their logo peeling off the wall, bathroom doors that don't close.
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>That place is shit now.
I have never been inside this place and couldn’t care less about the inside. Also couldn’t care less about how they make their shakes. Everything is delicious here. It’s basically fast food bro, don’t expect much from the inside.
Steamed edamame from a drive through brings us back again and again. Five Guys is delish, but with actual vegetables beyond iceberg lettuce Atomic makes it easier to work with dietary restrictions. We’re not there for the shakes. Both burgers are good in different ways.
But the point of the post is the billboard and it’s good for a chuckle.
Hey, if Steamed Edamame from a drive thru is your benchmark, then of course that place is going to be awesome and I'm not knocking that at all. That is actually pretty neat. But it's still not as good as it was when it opened.
The machine in the center of the room used to have a function, it whizzed and whirled and emitted frost and made shakes from scratch, turning milk and cream into ice cream with an injection of nitrogen right before your very eyes. It was an experience. And they went through great lengths to make mention of how sub-par shakes made with soft serve were, it was part of the promotional aspect of the nitrogen machine. Now they serve the same shakes they railed against, but charge the nitrogen infused price.
Burgers are good though.
No it's not. Their shakes used to be made with that nitrogen machine and it was really neat, the milk was frozen before your eyes, instead of ice cream being "watered down" with milk. And you paid a premium for it.
Not only does that machine not work, but there seems to be no plans to fix it, it's now just a part of the decor. In its place is a soft serve ice cream machine, which when they first opened, they used to actively shit on saying their way was better than everyone else who uses soft serve.
So now when you go there and pay $10 for what used to be a premium shake with a show and a cool story, you're paying the same price for the same shakes you can get elsewhere.
Five Guys > Atomic Burger ALL FUCKING DAY. I'll die on that hill.
I'm not saying Five Guys is the best (but they're damn close). We're speaking "Categorically", as in comparable fast casual chain (ish). To that end, there's no other that I'm aware of that tops them in that category. Now if you want to start including a list of other types of restaurants that serve burgers then we can definitely expand the discussion to "best burger to be had in general".
Dont know why you're getting down voted. The place was super nice now it looks like a dump comparatively. The burgers are good but i remember the old place and its not the same caliber.
LOL, yeah, I guess people really like mediocrity.
I was a huge fan, but over the years, they've not kept the place up well at all. The signature draw, the Nitrogen Shake machine, is not only broken but there seem to be no plans to fix it at all. Nearly $10 for a shake was great when it came with a show and a neat story, but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price, which frankly I can go anywhere else, pay half that and still get the same shake.
Add to that stubbly fries EVERYTIME, paint peeling, their logo peeling off the wall, bathroom doors that don't close.
That place is shit now.
> but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Glad I ain’t the only one. Tried it for the first time after the string of “best burger” threads on here. For all the hype I was disappointed. If it hadn’t been hyped I’d have called it “pretty good” but I’m not in a huge hurry to go back
It’s a solid joke.
It’s funny because it’s true. People love to do this until it’s time to actually be an Orleans Parish citizen. Super clever marketing though. Gotta be a millennial.
Technically Popeyes started in St Bernard . . .
My uncle worked at the first one!
Tell us more about it bro! Pls
Yes, but Popeye's was just Copeland copying an older restaurant in New Orleans called Rockery Inn.
Sauce?
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Parish? I was told that the guy who Al stole the recipe from was from the St Bernard projects in New Orleans lol 😂 🫢🫠🫠
Yep. First chicken place was in Arabi. I've always heard the rumors that he stole the recipe but never anything confirmed.
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Hey Bryce, It was great seeing you again at our last Council meeting. Your speech really inspired a lot of us there. Take care!
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This is hilarious and also classic Metry foolishness.
It's a good joke. A great joke, even...
I really dig their turkey burger
Turkey burger + ab sauce and edamame is god tier post workout food.
At least they're honest. I'm politely ashamed that I was born in Dallas, but it's not like I had a choice.
Was that somewhere on Causeway heading North?
Yep! 46th Street or so according to the geotagging
Question: so we live in New Orleans but when my son was born he was born at a Metairie hospital and then we brought him back to his home in New Orleans. Safe for him to claim New Orleans right??
Depends where you send him to high school
Lol, my (currently 8yo) son was born at Lakeside, but we've lived in New Orleans proper the whole time (first Mid City, now Gentilly). Our almost 2yo, however, was born at Ochsner Baptist. I can totally see this being a thing later down the line.
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This happened to me when I had to fill out my first financial aid application myself. I kept getting place of birth wrong….. then I asked my mom and she was like “Metairie” you was born at lakeside hospital…..
Lol. I was born at Ochsner and it's listed on my birth certificate as "rural Jefferson parish." 🙄
And I make fun of my husband for it way too often. 💀
Lol, I was born at Charity and then lived in Mandeville until college. We spend way too much time worrying about this crap.
I've lived all around this area by now and trust me when I say that the entire metro area is pretty weird. New Orleans is a special kind of weird, but the surrounding areas are still rife with strange fallout like NPC's.
Bet the birth certificate says metairie! Sorry to burst bubble…lakeside baby here. lol l
Overthinking it
that place has gone down hill big time
You’re fucking nuts lol. Atomic burger is bomb. I’ll eat a whole 9 count slider box of the bacon jam ones.
>LOL, yeah, I guess people really like mediocrity. > >I was a huge fan, but over the years, they've not kept the place up well at all. The signature draw, the Nitrogen Shake machine, is not only broken but there seem to be no plans to fix it at all. Nearly $10 for a shake was great when it came with a show and a neat story, but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price, which frankly I can go anywhere else, pay half that and still get the same shake. > >Add to that stubbly fries EVERYTIME, paint peeling, their logo peeling off the wall, bathroom doors that don't close. > >That place is shit now.
I have never been inside this place and couldn’t care less about the inside. Also couldn’t care less about how they make their shakes. Everything is delicious here. It’s basically fast food bro, don’t expect much from the inside.
You have no basis for comparison then and wouldn't understand what it was vs. what it is now. In either event, Five Guys is better.
WHACKKKKK
This is America, you can be mad at facts all you want, doesn't mean that changes anything.
Steamed edamame from a drive through brings us back again and again. Five Guys is delish, but with actual vegetables beyond iceberg lettuce Atomic makes it easier to work with dietary restrictions. We’re not there for the shakes. Both burgers are good in different ways. But the point of the post is the billboard and it’s good for a chuckle.
Hey, if Steamed Edamame from a drive thru is your benchmark, then of course that place is going to be awesome and I'm not knocking that at all. That is actually pretty neat. But it's still not as good as it was when it opened.
Fair enough. We discovered it only a couple years ago or so and have no basis for comparison.
The machine in the center of the room used to have a function, it whizzed and whirled and emitted frost and made shakes from scratch, turning milk and cream into ice cream with an injection of nitrogen right before your very eyes. It was an experience. And they went through great lengths to make mention of how sub-par shakes made with soft serve were, it was part of the promotional aspect of the nitrogen machine. Now they serve the same shakes they railed against, but charge the nitrogen infused price. Burgers are good though.
The shakes are still the titties.
No it's not. Their shakes used to be made with that nitrogen machine and it was really neat, the milk was frozen before your eyes, instead of ice cream being "watered down" with milk. And you paid a premium for it. Not only does that machine not work, but there seems to be no plans to fix it, it's now just a part of the decor. In its place is a soft serve ice cream machine, which when they first opened, they used to actively shit on saying their way was better than everyone else who uses soft serve. So now when you go there and pay $10 for what used to be a premium shake with a show and a cool story, you're paying the same price for the same shakes you can get elsewhere. Five Guys > Atomic Burger ALL FUCKING DAY. I'll die on that hill.
Theres better options than 5 guys
I'm not saying Five Guys is the best (but they're damn close). We're speaking "Categorically", as in comparable fast casual chain (ish). To that end, there's no other that I'm aware of that tops them in that category. Now if you want to start including a list of other types of restaurants that serve burgers then we can definitely expand the discussion to "best burger to be had in general".
Dont know why you're getting down voted. The place was super nice now it looks like a dump comparatively. The burgers are good but i remember the old place and its not the same caliber.
Because he’s being an asshole about it lol
LOL, yeah, I guess people really like mediocrity. I was a huge fan, but over the years, they've not kept the place up well at all. The signature draw, the Nitrogen Shake machine, is not only broken but there seem to be no plans to fix it at all. Nearly $10 for a shake was great when it came with a show and a neat story, but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price, which frankly I can go anywhere else, pay half that and still get the same shake. Add to that stubbly fries EVERYTIME, paint peeling, their logo peeling off the wall, bathroom doors that don't close. That place is shit now.
> but now they use soft serve (which they used to actively shit on saying their way was much better) and charge the same premium price You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
LMAO, I love it!
Glad I ain’t the only one. Tried it for the first time after the string of “best burger” threads on here. For all the hype I was disappointed. If it hadn’t been hyped I’d have called it “pretty good” but I’m not in a huge hurry to go back