Lucky’s

Best Dive Bar in the lgd? Or just a drunkard’s opinion? Either way I’m right. It’s been said that there’s at least one bar in New Orleans for each day of the year. So yes, you could drink at a different watering hole every single day. But you know that you just want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. Sounds clichéd I know, but when you live in a city like New Orleans and you’re part of the neighborhood you tend to build a connection. there’s places that you will go to again and again and again, and Luckys is one of those places. I started going here when I lived in uptown, and even though I’ve moved to midcity I still make the trip to go down there as often as possible. Luckys is part of Igor’s chain of bardromats that include Igor’s, Buddha belly, and checkpoint Charlie’s. They all have pool tables, laundry facilities (that actually get used a lot more than you would think), and of course a full bar and lil’ kitchen. All of them feature some sort of entertainment from karaōke or live music. But this review is about Lucky’s. They have theme parties (pajama, halloween, etc) and live music. Sometimes they serve red beans and rice in addition to their basic menu of burgers, jalapeño poppers, tater tots, fries and veggie burgers. The bartenders are the best. All of them. Really. They don’t ignore you. No matter how busy they are your existence will be acknowledged. Amber, her brother Jonah, DKevan, Jared… and Amber is the prettiest bartender in the city. Very reasonable drink prices. It’s just a very chill place. Back in college, remember there was always one dorm room that everyone ended up chilling and drinking in? It was the one place the jocks, the preps, the stoners, the over achievers, the underachievers… you could walk in on any given day and there would be any combination of the above hanging in total harmony? Yeah, that’s this place. So, are there downsides? Probably. Parking can be tricky, though you really shouldn’t be driving if you’re drinking. And they have roaches. BIG UNS that don’t fear humans. And aesthetically, if you’re a priss, you might wince at the décor. But if any of those things are enough to stop you from going to Lucky’s, we really don’t want you there anyway.

This is not a place for the polite. This is not a place to schmooz. This is a place to get wasted and listen to punk rock because life is too short to be bougee all the time. I guess if you want to hang here and talk about TV shows, its a normal spot. Otherwise, the bathroom is grimy – like Rick Grimes covered in zombie parts in season 1 grimy. The food is like «well, whatever, here’s a fridge, there’s a stove, and there’s a deep-​fryer, so lets take this half of the stuff in the fridge and put it on the stove, and the other half, lets put that in the deep fryer, then drop in a styrofoam box… screw it just hand them some food, they’re drunk, they’ll eat it».
And that’s not a bad thing. That’s the best thing ever sometimes. Almost always, actually, if you drink as often as I do. SO KUDOS TO THE BEST DAMN DIVE BAR ON THE AVENUE!
Get dirty on down in the dirty dirty, da big sleazy. There’s a side of this gritty city that you’ll never see, don’t want to see, can’t see. You gotta experience it. You know, its that feeling when DirtyRice walks on stage and the crowd goes nuts over an acoustic rendition of «Shine on You Crazy Diamond».
ok…so out-​a-​towners beware, this place obviously makes all the money its needs to in order to have a profit for the whole year during the two weeks of Mardi Gras. After that, they just wing it for 11 months. Because, locals will show up eventually to drown away their anxieties, like not making any money, and living with the fear that someone is going to go AWOL around the corner, because that happens here, tourists, I’m talking to you, that does happen.
Open Mic Thursday nights, WOO HOO! That’s what’s up guys. This city has so much talent, and so much unexplored talent that’s waiting to get some exposure, maybe meet the Simon to their Garfunkle, their Crosby to their Nash and Steele and Young, their Kanye to Paul Simon… Establishments like this help keep the raw music life alive! Its a bar that can only be lived, and not understood. Its quintessential. Its a cultural icon. A beacon of hope. Play live music here, and maybe get Lucky, and get discovered…

Contrary to what I’ve heard about Lucky’s, the experience that I had with my friends in this establish was horrible. The wait for someone to even acknowledge us at the bar exceeded 25 minutes, even after speaking with the cook first. The atmosphere was not inviting at all… I will not return.

There’s no place like Lucky’s. Open ²⁴⁄₇. Bloody Mary’s. Nightcaps. $ 4 – 5 drinks. And one of the best made-​to-​order burgers in New Orleans. On a slow or late night, just request your burger well done, like someone who knows a thing or two. If you’re a tourist, go. If you’re a local, go. Go now, before places like Lucky’s are gone for good.

A tasty Bloody Mary to be had while doing your vacation laundry, which is much more reasonable & timely than drop off service.

I love me a good dive bar, and this may be one, but let me recommend NOT ordering food, or at least not the burger. Frozen patty, burnt. Stale buns. I could have spent less at BK across the street for a burger, brought it over and bought just a beer.
Bartender (and cook?) was very nice guy, but maybe should stick to the bar tasks.
I get it, it’s not a restaurant, but when you have food on the menu and charge more than fast food joints I’d hope it would at least be better than burnt.

Good little locals bar on St. Charles. The poor man’s Avenue Pub is a nice place to hang out with friends on the cheap.

here’s to JIM
here’s to
claudia
here’s to this great dive bar on st charles, where everyone who USED to go to the avenue pub, ended up. always someone in here that I know, always someone in here who is ready to start up a conversation, buy you a drink, and during mardigras? no pretentious crap. it was cold this year, and this was our life saving dry haven to hang.
everyone who works here is nice, friendly and happy.
cheers
PS during crawfish season? killer berls…
get your laundry done while you drink and eat…
ya herd?

The jack of all trades/​renaissance man of bars. Whether you need a beer, burger, red beans and rice, to do your laundry, get a haircut or rent a book, lucky’s is your place. You could literally be there all day and have everything you need! Which is what I’m sure some people do. Great place to stop during Mardi Gras when on the parade route as well.

I love going here and grabbing a beer or two after work. And who doesn’t love a bar that you can also do your laundry in? However I’m partial to having my clothes not smell like cigarette smoke but its rare to find a bar in NOLA that you can’t smoke in.
It’s open 24 hrs which is awesome because there are nights I get off work at 2 or 3am and am in desperate need of a good drink.
It’s a small bar and they have live music however because its so small it’s hard to sit and have a conversation when there is a band playing. Not that I’m not for live music, I love it, but I look at Luckys as more of a place to hang out and grab a drink with friends than to watch a band play.
All and all its a chill spot to hit up.

Lucky’s is not my kind of place and the patrons and staff made sure I felt that way as soon as I walked in. I understand that I am not everyone’s cup of tea, but the odd looks I got just for walking in was a bit off putting.
Lucky’s is a 24 hour bar. Maybe it gets more charming as the night wears on, but it lacked the perfect diveyness of Brother’s Three or the hardcore drinkers of Ms. Mae’s. I guess I expected more from the place.
Besides being looked down upon, the place seemed kind of dirty and run down. Maybe that was the look they were going for, but it was too well lit to pull off that look. Service was slow and non-​friendly.
In summary, if you’re looking for a divey 24 hour bar, and think I am a douche, this is the bar for you.

This must be one of those places that you have to visit a few times to enjoy. I really wasn’t impressed. The patrons didn’t seem friendly and they had a dj for some reason. Keep in mind, there were about 6 people in this place when we went.
It’s a 24 hour bar. I can only imagine the type of people that hit this place up at 8,9, or 10 in the morning. Good God. I guess it’s more of a neighborhood hangout, but I just don’t get it.

Its a 24 hour bar that I’ve actually NEVER had a drink in… I might go so far as to say its the ONLY 24 hour bar in the Garden District/​Uptown that I haven’t had a drink in. I’ve walked inside this place a few times but I’ve never been motivated to stay as it smells funny on top of being very smokey. My last visit here was when I was coming out of New York Pizza after eating a slice and a woman begged me for a ride to Lucky’s but upon entering my car she reeked of crack, meth, or some combination of strong chemical odors and was obviously on some type of illegal substances. I dropped her off at Lucky’s and escaped as rapidly as possible. No good deed goes unpunished ya know!

lucky’s is a dive that right a dive live music great bar tenders and a group of reg. make this little bar rock. The fact that they love my dog let him in and remember my name even better. how meany bard can you go into once and not go back for 3 weeks and the bartender know what you had? not meany! this is a great little bar that is fast become one of my fav hunts

Lucky’s is a 24-​hour bar. Lucky’s is a smoking bar. Lucky’s is a loud bar, blaring corporate rock music. Take these into account when entering as a sober person at 9AM.
My gruff but genial bartender took my order of a double Bloody Mary. They advertise a double shot. Thinking what airport bars sell, I thought,“Why not?” He sauntered to grab a 16 oz go-​cup, filled it with ice, and commenced to fill it ½ full of Crown Russe (The World’s Best Vodka — it says so on the bottle!), followed by their housemade Bloody Mary mix, finally garnished with pickled snap beans and an olive spear lovingly made by the bartender.
The mix is great: spicy, a little salty and stands up to all the vodka in the cup. The question is will I be standing once it’s finished.

It is what it is, which is a neighborhood bar. Nothing special about it.

This place is still OPEN! Just went a few nights ago. Kind of a dive bar but there are laundry machines in the back! We went just so we could get photos near them. Stayed for a few beers and played a few songs on the jukebox. Place is open 24 hours a day. Bartender was nice. Seemed like a neighborhood kind of bar where everyone talks to everyone.

After a long and rough day, I was desperately seeking a laundromat to do a bit of washing before a trip. After a while, I remembered hearing about Lucky’s having a couple washers and dryers in the back. So after a bit of a drive, I finish up my loads and have the time of my life with fellow locals and a awesome bartender named Karen. And I did see one of the books Randy, I see what you were talking about lol.

The bartendress was very sweet, and funny and personable. How she put up with the two asshats that were sitting on the end of the bar when we came in for drinks, really makes her a saint.
The bloody mary was good, spicy and full of punch (errr — vodka)
Drinks reasonable. Great little porch on the front of an old house for sitting and sipping a cocktail Nice little stop if you are out walking the garden district!

Lucky’s is a great neighborhood bar. The staff is tolerant of your nonsense, but not to the point where you’re allowed to abuse other patrons. I like that in a bar.