45 Tchoup

Bert serving drinks at the bar. Very heavy poor which is to be expected at any nola staple «dive bar». The owners are Red Sox fans which means this bar must be a great place coming from a Yankees fan. Great place for football Sundays and any sport game for that matter

Solid. Clean dive. Yeah those words go together for some reason in Nola. But if you dig a bizzilion beer options, band stickered walls, pool, tall boys, and actual real live locals… You’ll dig it here.

My favorite bar in New Orleans, hands down. Signed, someone who sits on a lot of bar stools.

On the list of favorite dives where everybody knows your name. 45 Tchoup attracts new recruits on the daily though so different faces mix with the familiar. The drink prices are amazing and the bartenders don’t hesitate to discount or comp when needs be. Love the bartenders — Deb is a saint. Juke box, hysterical bathroom, free darts, gambling machines and a back area for a bit of quiet. Went to a benefit crawfish boil recently — that’s where the photo came from.

Lol what a joke of a bar. Literally walked in for 5 minutes and bought a drink with a card and opened a tab. Change of plans with friends and we wanted to leave so I close out my card, which the bartender tells me is not there and I never used it. He told me someone else bought me the drink in my hand. I told him he was wrong and he said I was. He then admitted to maybe giving it to someone else. He then recanted that statement and said he had only done that 2 times before and I was wrong, he knew better than I did who paid for my drink I assume. I asked for a manager. The OWNER was standing right next to him and turns around and reveals his hierarchy at the establishment before telling me to «get the F out!» As he is walking from behind the bar to «throw me out,» a former patron walks in and says «you gave me someone else’s card!,» which was mine.
I have never walked into a place of business, attempt to patronize it, get my money essentially stolen, then harassed by the establishment’s employees and owner before being told I was kicked out. Laughable is understating the true shittyness of this place.

If you love dive bars then this is one for you. Only had one drink while we were waiting for Tipitinas to open but if this was in my own neighborhood I would be a regular.

First time here, went after work with my staff, looks like a great place to throw some darts. Bartender had a great attitude and the bar was well stocked

Has all the aspects that you would like to see /​expect of a dive bar…
Smoking.
TVs playing sports.
Pool tables, and other games…
Good music bumping on juke bock.
Very friendly, quick /​prompt service from bartenders.
And something which came of a surprise: Cheap, Cheap drinks! For the good stuff too!
Oh yeah, big time… Oh yeah.

Great neighborhood dive bar. Moved down the street from here several months ago, and on my first stop in the owners came to welcome me to the neighborhood. Gotta love that. Bartenders and fellow patrons are all very chill. Food truck outside fairly often. always good eats. Only downfall is that it does get pretty smoky. can always smell it on my clothes when I leave.

Even though theres nothing ostensibly stand-​out about 45, I spend quite a bit of time here. This is definitely a «Cheers» bar, where everybody knows your name. If you can make out their face through the haze of cigarette smoke, that is. Personally, the smoke doesn’t bother me, though i have plenty of friends who refuse to go here for that reason.
I just love the laid back, dive-​y vibe. On game days, theres always a spread of food to help yourself to, which is such a nice tradition that you rarely see in bars now. During baseball season, well, I hope you’re a Red Sox fan. If not, keep your allegiances quiet, lol. And theres often a food truck parked out front. Yum! A great pre or post show stop if you’re seeing music at Tipitinas, which is just down the street.

I have been coming to 45 Tchoup as long as I have lived in New Orleans. As a lifelong Red Sox fan, it was a bit of a homecoming experience to chat with the bartenders and enjoy a few reasonably-​priced beers while watching a ballgame. I even was lucky enough to see the Sox clinch a World Series at 45 Tchoup this fall!
The biggest thing I can say about 45 Tchoup is the bartenders there. My money says that they are the friendliest in the city. I had only been there a handful of times before Deb (the owner) enthusiastically greeted my by name and started asking me about the Sox. During football season, they have NFL Sunday Ticket and normally have several games on during the day. The crowd is predominantly Saints fans, but all fans are welcome. I myself am a Patriots fan, and have never had a negative experience with a patron there.
The atmosphere can be a little dim and smokey (I do not smoke myself), so as long as that doesn’t bother you, there is not a better place in New Orleans to catch a Red Sox game, enjoy some good conversation and very reasonably priced drinks.

Definitely a dive bar… pretty smoky and not the cleanest, but the drinks are cheap, and their happy hour goes m-​f 2 – 8, which is pretty good.
However, my friend did order an abita amber on tap, and after a few sips she realized her beer tasted/​smelled kind of rusty. Upon having the rest of us take a sniff of her drink, we realized it smelled like an old dirty sponge, AKA mildew and rust… really gross. Luckily when she asked for a replacement beer the bartender didn’t put up a stink, but it kind of grossed the rest of us out.

This is a solid neighborhood bar that is spacious and has MLB season pass (if that’s important to you). I would hang out here alot except y’know the smoking.
The liquor is well priced, the bartenders are on point, the clientele is diverse and welcoming. But dang do they smoke.
I’ve heard their trivia night is outstanding. And just as a note about the women’s restrooms, they are spacious (not palatial) but you don’t feel trapped and feature my all time dive bar favorite… plywood stalls. Love some industrious carpentry. PLUS they have old high school prom pictures to make you laugh.
OK I just changed my review rating from 3 (because of the smoke) to 4 (because of the prom pictures).
Sometimes it’s the little things…

There are bars you can still smoke in?! Yuck. Sorry smokers (I used to be one so I get it) but yuck. The stink of smoke in my hair woke me up in the middle of the night after stopping in here and was so bad I had to get up to wash it before I could get back to sleep. That’s not good.
Definitely a dive, this bar is very dim and smokey. The bartender was friendly and came to take my order as soon as I walked up to the bar. The bloody mary I ordered wasn’t that great or strong, though. That’s not good either.

45 Tchop was highly recommended to me by a dear friend who spent a lot of time here in her twenties. She’s a picky little princess much like myself (albeit a bit more than I). But we both also appreciate the appeal and atmosphere of a good dive bar.
Really could become my go-​to neighborhood bar. My only complaint is the smoke. It’s so small and poorly ventilated that my eyes were killing me from all of the smoke. And I got home stinking like an ashtray.
It’s dark and divey with a mixed crowd. The prices were unbelievable! The bartender was awesome. Even as crowded as it was, I never once had to wait more than a minute or two for him to grab my order.

Yes this place has cheap booze. I used to go here because one of my friends considered this place his favorite hangout. The way he hyped this place up I thought it would have been way better.
If you are not a smoker this will bother you like crazy, Lots of people smoke here. Back when I hung out here I used to smoke so I guess it was no big deal. I think if I went back I probably wouldn’t be able to handle it anymore. This place does get super crowded but it is still fun.
In short this place is good but overcrowded and smoky. Still it is way better than Ms. Maes!

45 Tchoup is Uptown-​dive-​bar finery. Located directly across the street from Rouse’s, it is ideally located for those who are inclined to imbibe to help ease the pain of making groceries. The beer is cheap. $ 2 High Life, my dive bar drink of choice. They have one of those fancy jukeboxes that you can control with your iPhone. The staff and patrons both are both super friendly. It has a very laid back vibe. The only negative is the cigarette smoke. Confession: I smoked for a l-​o-​n-​g time and, during that period of my life, the smoke would not have bothered me one bit. Now, I’m far from being an anti-​smoking Nazi. But I do take offense to having my luscious locks smell like smoke after a night out. But, it is what it is and I can deal with it on evenings when I’m in the mood to drink cheap beer and play some tunes on the jukebox.
My favorite part about 45 Tchoup is the ladies room, where every inch of available wall space is covered in framed prom photos from the 80’s and 90s. It’s glorious.

45 Tchoup, pronounced «CHOP», is a great place to be before or after any event at Tipitina’s. It seems to be ripping and rolling around 2am.
Drinks are cheap… like, stupid cheap. and I like the crowd here a lot. It’s a way better alternative than Miss Mae’s and Snake and Jake’s.
I feel safe here. I never feel like I’m going to puke from the stench of body odor or get robbed. These things are important things to consider on a late night drinking binge.

45 Tchoup is a smokey dive bar.
Years ago I wouldn’t have minded the smokiness. Hell, dive bars are supposed to be smokey, right? The problem with the level of smoke is that the next day my clothes and hair reek, plus my lungs don’t want to function to their full capacity. Now that that is out of the way, 45 Tchoup is a pretty cool place.
There was a pretty good beer selection including several St. Arnold’s beers. While not local, I occasionally like to support Texas brewers and this bar gave me that opportunity.
The bar was nice and dark with a low ceiling. These two features added to the ambiance and made me feel better about drinking beer while it was still technically the daytime.
I would probably come back to 45 Tchoup if I were in the area, but if it was crowded, I would probably pass due to the level of smoke.

Typical dive bar with a good beer selection. This is a great place to watch a game, but be warned: the ceilings are low and the place gets really smoky. It’s a neighborhood place and the patrons are friendly and nice. The staff is pretty awesome, too.