McClure's Barbecue @ NOLA Brewing Tap Room
3001 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
Uptown 1: Garden District & Environs
Plates Served with choice of two sides Ribs (4 or 6) 13.00 / 17.00 Pulled Pork (½ lb.) 11.50 Brisket (½ lb.) 14.00 Chicken (¼ or ½) 9.50 / 11.00 Chaurice Sausage (2 links) 10.50 Combos choose: 3 ribs, ¼ chicken, 1 sausage, ½ lb. pulled pork, or ½ lb brisket, and served with choice of two sides 2 Meat Combo 16.00 3 Meat Combo 18.00 All Meats & All Sides 40.00 3 ribs, ¼ chicken, 1 sausage, ½ lb. pulled pork, and ½ lb. brisket and also served with a taste of all 8 sides and house made pickles Just the Meat Texas-Style Brisket ½ lb. 9.50 1 lb. 18.50 St. Louis-Cut Pork Ribs One Rib 2.50 ½ Rack 13.50 Rack 26.50 Slow-Smoked Chicken ½ 7.00 Whole 13.50 Carolina-Style Pulled Pork ½ lb. 7.50 Pound 14.00 Chaurice Sausage One Link 3.50 Made by Creole Country and smoked here Sandwiches ½ pound of your choice of meat on a Dong Phuong Bakery bun, and served with choice of one side Chopped Brisket 11.50 topped with cole slaw Pulled Pork 9.50 topped with cole slaw Pulled Chicken 9.50 topped with cole slaw Sausage 9.50 topped with smoked peppers & onions Brisket Cheese Steak 12.50 ½ lb. chopped brisket sautéed with onions and peppers and provolone cheese Smoky Cuban 11.50 ½ lb. pulled pork, ham, house-made pickles, Swiss, and South Carolina mustard sauce Chicken Cordon Bleu 11.00 ½ lb. smoked chicken, ham, and Swiss Smoked Mushroom Melt 9.00 smoked mushrooms, onions, peppers, and Swiss cheese Burgers Grilled ⅓ pound patty of freshly ground beef from Two Run Farm on a toasted bun served with choice of one side Classic American 10.00 with cheddar, smoked onions, lettuce and tomato Bacon & Blue 11.00 with smoked bacon, blue cheese and smoked onions Swiss & Mushroom 10.50 with smoked mushrooms, peppers and onions Add stuff Extra patty 3.00 Pulled pork, brisket, or sausage 2.50 Applewood smoked bacon 1.50 Snacks Tacos Pork, Brisket, Chicken, or Smoked Veggie with sides of pico de gallo, sour cream Pork, Brisket, or Chicken Two tacos6.25 Nachos tortilla chips topped with cheese sauce, sour cream, green onions, pico de gallo, and with your choice of pulled pork, chicken, brisket, or smoked veggie Pork, Brisket, or Chicken 9.50 Chips and Cheese 5.00 Jumbo Chicken Wings Smoked then Fried and tossed with Classic Buffalo, BBQ, Asian, or Fire Mecha Hop Sauce 6 Wings 7.50 BBQ Poutine waffle cut French fries with Wisconsin cheese curds, pulled pork or brisket, house made gravy, and green onions small 8.50 large 16.00 Fried Boudin Balls made with Irish Channel Stout 3 balls 5.50 Sides 3.00 side / 6.00 pint / 11.00 quart Spicy Sweet Cole Slaw Pork & Pork & Beans 4-Cheese Macaroni Barbecue Jambalaya Creole Potato Salad Molasses-Stewed Collard Greens Roasted Corn & Jalapeno Cornbread ($1.50 per piece) Sauces Alabama spicy; mayo-based; shake well South Carolina savory; rosemary; mustard-based Kansas City sweet & spicy; molasses and smoked onion Texas spicy; bacon & onion; tomato-based NOLA East sweet & spicy; hoisin & soy sauce North Carolina honey & vinegar-based; shake well
Anecdotes & Analysis
Neil McClure was already deep into the restaurant business when he caught the barbecue bug. That delightful epidemic swept across New Orleans after Katrina. Now, a decade later, barbecue has infected the desires of both the dining public and the chefs, from the bottom of the profession to the very top. Neil crossed the line when, after managing the dining room at Dante's Kitchen for years, he took over the lunch schedule there as a pop-up. He had the flavors dead-on. All he needed to learn was a) how to make a profit from smoking meats his way and 2) how to get a little bit of sleep once every few days. He was getting closer when he opened a barbecue restaurant on Magazine Street. That restaurant had many barbecue fans (including me) calling it the best in town. But a) and 2) above still were grinding him up. In early 2016, he shut the shop down and moved his barbecue operation to the NOLA Brewing Company's Tap Room, not too far away on Tchoupitoulas. That seems to have done the trick, and now McClure is chucking it out again.
Most Interesting Dishes
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Deficiencies
The dining rooms on the outdoor edge of the restaurant are a bit uncomfortable.
For Best Results
This is a great restaurant for ordering heavy and passing dishes around. It's also fun to compile an all-appetizer meal. The brunch menu is one of the city's most original. Remember that they're closed on Tuesday.
Bonus Ratings
1
Attitude
2
Hipness
2
Local Color
1
Service
1
Value
1
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