Hotsy’s

Paid $ 10 to watch them spoon a glob of crawfish étouffée from plastic bin to plastic bowl, microwave it on high and then spoon another scoop of microwavable rice into the sodium ridiculed lump of «food.»
Served without a smile, but what else would you expect from a food court pizza/​pasta/​fast food shop?
Did I mention the lady first moved her Nike shoes from one place to another and then pulled the stuff from the microwave?
Don’t be lazy; save your money, walk a few more steps and get something else.

SO SAD what’s happened to JAX: & the disgusting Hotsy’s is the least vile option;
BEST VIEW of the river on the Square: PUT IN A TACO BELL OR POPEYES!
WORST COUNTER FOOD IN QUARTER: at Jax, this is a local axiom.
I had just finished a 5 mile run and despite drinking about a gallon of liquids, was feeling a little light headed so I dove into JAX Brewery to grab something quick. I got a large coke (sugar) and a cheeseburger to settle my stomach at Hotsy’s. Now of course I knew it was going to be overpriced and terrible, which it was, but I kept seeing the specter of Margaret Orr waving her finger at me and scolding: «I tell you every evening on my Exactcast to HYDRATE!». But the most depressing thing to me was how much this center has fallen. Remember when Trey Yuen had a restaurant on the 3^rd floor, then Pat O’Brien’s? And that awesome rooftop bar with the best views of the Quarter? This is prime real estate. The 2^nd floor food court has amazing seating areas overlooking the river. But for some reason this most trafficked block of the Quarter can’t sustain a decent business: Morning Call, Denny’s, Fashion Café, Planet Hollywood, Fatburger, Krispy Kreme, even Virgin Records have all gone belly-​up here. It must be management or someone crossed Marie Laveau and she put the gris-​gris on it 200 years ago.
WAY BETTER FQ OPTIONS:
get take-​out from Maspero’s or NOLA Hamburger Exchange and bring it upstairs to the food court. No one will care & that’s the problem.