The Brennan family opened here in 1967, in the red-brick 1929 Junior League building that architect John Staub modeled on a 1795 French Quarter house, so it looked like New Orleans before a single gumbo was served. On September 13, 2008, while Hurricane Ike blew through, the building caught fire and lost its roof and second floor. Seventeen months later, on Mardi Gras 2010, it reopened with most of the old facade intact. Sunday brunch is the move: live jazz roams the dining rooms while servers bring snapping turtle soup and Cochon de Lait Benedict. Alex Brennan-Martin and Bradford Brennan run the house today.
What to expect
- Dress is business casual, jackets preferred; no shorts, T-shirts or flip-flops.
- Guests dressed below the standard may be seated in the bar or courtyard instead.
- Valet parking out front runs $5 per car.
- Parties of seven or more book by phone; online booking is for six or fewer.
- Cancel at least 48 hours ahead; later cancellations cost $50 per person.
What to order
- Snapping turtle soup
- Cochon de Lait Benedict
- Seasonal French toast
- Shrimp and grits
- 1967Since
- 1929, by John StaubBuilding
- Reopened Feb 16, 2010, after the Hurricane Ike fireRebuilt
- Alex Brennan-Martin and Bradford BrennanProprietors