Stanley

[yum]

Lunched at Stanley with a friend and we were both very pleased. DC had the eggs Benedict po-boy and said the eggs were every bit as good as Galatoire's. She raved about her lunch. I had the soft shell crab po-boy and have to say it was one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.
The staff is very friendly and efficient.
They could improve in the bloody mary department, though.
I hope to return many times.

[wish I never left]

Here's a cut and paste from a longer trip review I filed from shortly before the New Year:

Stanley: We hit this place at just the right time as it was already crowded and a line started to form just after we were seated. Service was good spirited, but a little haphazard. My wife loved the environment and I thought it was fun as well. Eventually, we ordered the eggs benedict poboy, and the eggs Stanley, with a side of the potatoes (home fries?). After we ordered we ogled all of the good food passing by on its way to other tables. On a whim, my wife stopped our waiter and asked to add an order of the onion rings. This may have messed up our ticked as the rings came out right away, but we then waited quite some time for the rest to come. In any case, the food was worth the wait. I will very eagerly return to Stanley’s on a future trip.

[bam bam]

I woke up in a gutter in the quarter this morning. Once I cleaned the crusted vomit from the three day stubble on my chin, I deemed myself presentable for breakfast at Stanley.

I have some extensive thoughts on this place but I am not going to post them from my iPhone. I am such a tease that way.

Regardless, I had the debris eggs benedict. DC had the eggs benedict po boy. Both were good. I recommend Stanley but with some reservations.

[bam bam]

I have a few things I wanted to say about Stanley. First, I love the soda fountain. I have no idea when the hell, I'll be in the Quarter sober enough to have an ice cream soda but I just love the idea. Maybe I'll go on the wagon for a day.

Now onto the Eggs Benedict Po' Boy. During the original incarnation of Stanley in the days following Katrina, this was the best dish being served in the city. The eggs were poached so that when you broke them with your fork, the yolk would run into the toasted french bread and make this gooey, yummy mess. Prior to its closing, they poached the eggs a little longer and you were brought something resembling a soft boiled eggs benedict po boy. And it was still good but it was a texture thing.

Well, at its new diggs, Scott is still serving something similar to a soft boiled egg. IMHO, the key to the dish is to have the runny yolk being sopped up by the french bread. Am I wrong here? The dish still tastes good but I think as a texture, style thing poaching the eggs leaves a little to be desried.

[jodyrah]

Poached and soft boiled egg whites are something I don't ever care to put in my mouth. A fried egg with spread out, crispy white works much better for me and you still get the runny yolk.

[wish I never left]

Bam,

It may be just a luck of the draw thing, b/c when we ate there both egg dishes came out with properly cooked eggs - the po boy was an impossibly messy delight to eat.