U.S. Prime

Walking around one evening after a Wednesday at the Square, this captured my hungry attention as a place to try, as I had my dog with me and was looking for outdoor seating. There was practically no one here which had me a bit wary, but we grabbed a table and started looking at the menu.
One of the first things we noticed is that they are proud of their Crab Cakes which are supposedly the «Best Crab Cakes in New Orleans». Anytime I see someone brandish «Best Something», I’m reminded of that scene in Elf where he discovers a place selling the «World’s Best Cup of Coffee» and congratulates them on their incredible achievement to the blank-​faced confusion of everyone there. (The fact he was wearing an elf suit may have also added to the confusion…) The title here however is well earned. These are some serious Crab Cakes! They don’t mess around. If you met this Crab Cake on the street, he’d be all like «I’m a Crab Cake, bitch, best in NOLA», and you’d be all like, «daaaaaaamn Crab Cake, you be a tasty Crab Cake!»
Also, we ordered their Patron Margarita, which not only is exactly what you’d think it is (a margarita made of Patron tequila, just in case you were still thinking of Will Ferrell in an elf costume) but it’s also served in the actual Patron bottle. It was awesome. This is one serious margarita! If you met this margarita on the street, he’d be all like, «I’m made of Patron, bitch, best in NOLA», and you’d be all like, «daaaaaamn Patron Margarita, you’re good and all, but I don’t know about best marg…» At that point you probably just got shanked, so recognize.
We didn’t actually order any entrees, but we did also enjoy their crawfish nachos and their fried green tomatoes. Both of which were also quite delicious.
As far as I’m concerned, you can’t go wrong here ordering anything we ordered. I’ll let you know what else to order on future visits, of which there will be more than a few.
In conclusion, Will Ferrell in an elf costume says, «You did it! Congratulations U.S. Prime! New Orleans’ best Crab Cakes. Great job everybody. It’s great to meet you… hi.»