The Original Brown Derby

In need of a quick breakfast that would be cooked in your grandmother’s kitchen… well here you go; GET IT HERE & QUICK!!!
Grits, eggs, toast, biscuit, link sausage, patty sausage; all to suit your breakfast needs. Cooked very well & seasoned to boot, no need for salt, well maybe a little, but served as is, there’s no mad dash for the salt shaker.
In addition to breakfast foods, there are other knick-​knack items inside i.e. candies, cans of food, juices, white tees, lol, you know the everyday run of the mill convenience store items in «all things Naturally N’Awlins».
I must admit, I lingered a bit to hear the talk that was going on at the register, ear hustling, i was truly interested & of course I chimed in, couldn’t help myself, that’s CULTURAL!!! I LOVE MY CITY!!!
I believe this place used to serve up gasoline back in the day as is evident from the gas pumping area & general set-​up; oh well, long gone are those days.
But moving forward, I recommend quick inexpensive breakfast here & an earful of funniness too.

Meh. I happen to be temporarily working at a location nearby, and this is within walking distance. There is another Brown Derby right across the street that also has a gas station. This location might have been a gas station at one point in time, but is not.
It is not the cleanest place in the world. Nor is the staff overly friendly. The aisles are very narrow (as previously mentioned). I ordered a fried chicken breast and french fries. Both were good, and under $ 5. There is no dining inside at all, and I am not sure that I would want to eat inside. Parking is decent, as I believe that if the lot were full, there would not be room for anyone else inside the store. I am short. The deli counters are high. It was very tricky for the short deli worker to get my food to me as there is stuff piled in front of the deli counter.

There isn’t another lunch meal in Mid-​City that is more affordable. That may be a double-​edged sword however. You can get a Meat and vegetable/​side with rice, can drink, and two slices of white bread for $ 4.35, which includes tax. That being said, the food tastes well. It is not the cleanest of places but you get what you pay for right? Right.

I hate you Brown Derby on Tulane.
1. The whole place smells like a dumpster. It’s disgusting and not something you want from a place that is making food for you.
2. The hot plates are medium sized and you get a piece of white bread and a can soft drink (if you can get over the smell)
3. The owner is a jerk. I broke my ankle a while back and was using a wheelchair. I’d gone in with a friend of mine to get a few things. I was done shopping, but my friend was making groceries in the back. I went to check up on how much longer my friend would be. The owner (you’ll know it’s him — he’s always moody and in a stupid fedora) told me i was NOT allowed back on the aisles, because someone in a wheelchair came in earlier and knocked down his displays.
I had a broken ankle. I was very skilled at manuvering my chair — I’d been in there before with no help and had done just fine getting thru the tight, tiny aisles. It was a broken ankle — NOT BRAIN DAMAGE. He would not allow me to shop with my friend, so I tried to discuss it with him like a reasonable human being. Instead he berated me with insults and made fun of my wheelchair. I told him I would no longer shop at his business.
This was 2 years ago and I have NOT been back. I will not be back. I have never been more insulted or offended in my life. Why have a handicap ramp into your establishment if you don’t allow people with disabilities to shop there?
Screw you Brown Derby #3.
P. S. There are NO prices on any items and the cashiers make up the prices as they go along. For instance, a beer may be 2.50 at 2pm but it’ll be 4.95 a few hours later.