Your face says "I'm disappointed in this place" 😂😂

NEW ORLEANIAN HERE DO NOT DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EAT AT MOTHERS ITS A SCAM YOULL NEVER IN YOUR LIFE FIND SOMEONE FROM NEW ORLEANS EATING AT MOTHERS JUST SKIP IT

Looks like left over food you'd find in the fridge and make a meal out of last minute.

Enjoy yourself and may you and your wife have safe travels back home 🙏

This is a subliminal to all the moms out there. I love you mom, see you Sunday.

I remember I had friends that came to Philly and I took them all over place and they just kept saying how beautiful Philly is. I never paid any attention to it because I'm from Philly. But, when I would go to other cities, I would think their city is awesome, until one day I was looking at photos and realized it wasn't, it was just new. I think most ppl don't appreciate what they see every day but appreciate things that are new to them. It was ppl coming from out of town that made me appreciate Philly, the Parkway, Olde City. UC, Chestnut Hill, Germantown, Fairmount Park etc. Side Note: There are certain parts I hope our new mayor does clean up, if she doesn't the developer will. 😂

I stayed at a hotel directly across from Mother’s and the lady at the desk advised us not to go to Mothers’s. She said the birds wouldn’t eat it! So we went to The Ruby Slipper.

Mother's??? You can tell immediately who owns it based on the photos on the wall right at the entrance. 😂

Mother’s is another tourist trap in New Orleans. I get so sad when I walk past and see a line outside the door, knowing no one from New Orleans eats there, and knowing there are hundreds of better places tourists could go.

Hello and good day to you ladies and gentlemen watching this video ☮️ of JLJUPITER❤ Saying hello from Melrose Park Illinois 🇺🇲

I'm dying laughing because my son is just like JL. He doesn't like "string bean juice" touching anything else on his plate.

I try to watch all your videos, and I appreciate your true feelings.

Lol, when JL is not feeling a place, he let's you know. I've rarely seen him push a plate away like he did in this video.

Crystal sauce, a staple. Both platters look home made.

Enjoy yourselves in New Orleans . Be blessed 🙌

Hey JL... Dooky's / Dooky Chase... A popular & Famous Black Owned Family Restaurant... Please go there... In New Orleans... I believe you both will Love it ❤ 😍 Blessings 🎉❤

🤣 My Boy Said " I'm going to Stop Eating This." Then pushed it Away 🤢🤮 💯💯💯

You maybe should try each item naked before putting the hot sauce on it. That way, you can honestly give a review on the true taste. Some restaurants have sauces that would make a flip-flop taste delicious. IJS🤷🏽‍♂️

You cannot ask working people that question. Just look it up for the best meals that are rated...

I love your honesty! And yes, I feel the same way about that “everything is good” comment, like you know you gotta favorite! Stop playin loollll😂

Coming from Philly down to NO, I was highly disappointed with the food selections down in the French Quarter. The food outside the tourist spots was not all that either. You do have some gems down there but most if the spots were MID to say the least.. keep on keeping us informed and hungry!!!

Happy Mother's day to your wife and your mom and above all to all the mom's in the world

Willie Mae's Scotch house truly has the best fried chicken I've ever tasted!

I used to own a restaurant and customers would ask what's good and I would tell them. They would order the direct opposite. Thanks why you get " everything is good".

Mother's is alright. No complaints about the food or service. It's just become a tourist attraction more than a local spot. And the prices reflect it. Seafood plates are the best in NOLA. Po Boy's are good, but a good seafood plate? Heaven!

Go to Willie Mae’s next for the fried chicken 👌🏾

Wow, this is 1 of the rare times you actually express how much you dont like something haha

Amen, I got ruined on green beans as a kid. Between the nasty school canned beans and my mom cooking them to death in water lol

Deanie's in Metairie, La. (Lake Ave.) is a great place to eat.

I did tell you what to get! Breakfast. You have to go early and get a black ham biscuit (they sell out early it’s the bark, so damn good) and grits with debris gravy, mannnn no you don’t get a platter at Mothers. You ain’t even got cornbread. Shoulda got a Ferdie. They are famous for the Ferdie it’s shaved ham with roast beef gravy called debris.

I ain't gonna lie JL, coming from a Louisiana native, all the spots you hit in New Orleans are the more "touristy" spots! You shoulda probably hit up some local food vloggers and had them take to some real proper spots.

You hit the nail on the head with the green beans. I don’t like them and never put it together as to why. But when you said school lunch it clicked as to why.

If you didn’t like green, why in hell you order it fam, fried chicken is the best there!

We don’t even go there, the average person in the city cooks better than most restaurants here!! Real talk, that’s for people who visit downtown.

Happy Mother’s Day to my foodie friends ❤😊

JL you the man . Much love to you and the family from Orlando!

I love Mother's, been there every time I've visited NOLA, half dozen times or so. You should have got the gumbo or etoufee, their po'boy is also really good. Never went with any of the stuff you ordered lol

You should review Dakar next time while in NOLA, it's a Senegalese joint that is well-received, hence the reservations and booking being full. Please please please make reservations for this spot way ahead of your next trip.

Ya we knew it was over when JL said "I mean it don't look like nothing" covers it in hot sauce before tasting doesn't like green beans orders green beans didn't bother to watch the rest👍

Looking like something you get at the family picnic where auntys special canned greens come in handy 😂

JL's mood is like he wore his brand new Jordans & it rained so hard it ruined it 😂

Love your honesty. Please keep it up!

MISS YOU WITH YOUR BOYS! 💯💯💯💯🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😞

If you haven't tried bourbon chicken. It's a must before leaving New Orleans. Great video

Hilarious 😂 I went to this place too! My experience was good. That menu was alot! I did get the seafood platter too. 😋 but I get order anxiety as well. I also agree I hate hearing every is good. 😩😂😂

I wish you had a better experience. Have a blessed day ❤

Mandinas. Tops!

There probably saving themselves from doing extra dishes and call it a platter lol. Because it probably be best served in individual side dishes. But then it will be just a plate with a few pieces of ham. Plate the ham and rice and beans. Then serve other sides individually. I get you though looks mushed together.

The Ferdi Special po'boy is 1 of the things Mother's is best known for. I didn't think it measured up with the po'boy selections at Parkway Tavern. Next visit you should try a grilled shrimp po'boy from Guy's po'boys. Ask for Marvin. It's 🔥

Facts.. tell me the truth I don't have money to waste lol

Same reason I wasn’t a fan of green beans (I was thinking just the memory of the snell and taste when I saw them) but I do eat then fresh or frozen w/some smoked meat (not too soft(.

2:55 you couldn't pay me $1000 to eat that nasty food

We went to Mother’s in 2004 when we visited there. Loved it!

We were in New Orleans this weekend and were going to visit that restaurant and decided against it after reviewing it on Yelp and then Google. Beautiful Husband and I pretty much look at photos and reviews of those who eaten at restaurants prior to visiting. But you cannot put a lot of stock in reviews. Therefore, another system we use is to order drinks and then put off ordering while we plate watch😂. We look at menu priced, portion sizes, servers service, and food presentation and the people eating there. If those food sizes are child portions and the folks eating are mostly elderly meaning flavors most likely will be lightly seasoned that is a strike. It is other criteria we use to stay or leave. If criteria's are not met, We finish our drinks and politely decline eating and leave. Mother's is an 😢 Overpriced mediocre mess. Yess, I live outside of New Orleans. Sadly, the food experience in New Orleans is not the same before the hurricanes. Katrina and Covid ruined New Orleans food experience since many native chefs left, died, and the many suppliers went out of business forcing chefs in making changes to recipes. Or recipes were change because chefs from other states with no historical knowledge about the cuisine incorporate their flair and the authentic flavors are lost. Thank you for sharing your experience, that was too much to pay for portion size and food quality. I encourage you to create a criteria when eating out because these rest these restaurants do not hesitate to charge you more for less. Love your channel🎉

The first time I tried the crawfish Etouffee was at Mother's. It was damn good!!!

I like mothers crawfish etouffee

You’re right when the juice ,from your sides,doesn’t taste right,that ham had it going on.

Hey I’m a New Orleans native and I can honestly say that This place isn’t near the great food that the city has to offer.

The food looks warmed over. Watery looking food normally means canned fare.

Love your honesty ,not a great way to end your trip.your taste buds were to high.plate looked unappealing .Sotty to end trip on sour note.Been to New Orleans myself and they do hav3 some great foods.Safe travels save some for the next time Great content as usual

JL if u see green beans on ur selection don't order them or ask 4 them on the side. The only vegetable I don't like is okra, I would never allow it on my plate. Sorry the server, said everything was best. Thank u for acknowledging u made bad side choices. You seem tired, remember I commented on a earlier video, I was there for 2 weeks for Mardi Gras and never had a bad meal. 3 days is not enough to enjoy the food, aleast stay a week. Also we went outside of New Orleans to side towns and the locals made us awesome food!!!!🍤🍸🧅🥒🌶

Hey JL & Wife.. Have a blessed one! Enjoy.. 🐞😋🤗

Living in NOLA my whole life, dad had a restaurant down the street from Mother's and I never understood why people go there! I've had better food at my high school's cafeteria.

A person is from the city. Mothers is more of a tourist restaurant have some people from the city that go there it’s more of a tourist or a certain geographic.

Glad You To Enjoying Yourself

Mother's is legit just for the tourists... There are too many good spots in New Orleans to "waste" a meal here. JL is right when he said this is probably the worst restaurant you'll eat while in NO, assuming you do it right.

The food looks like it has no love in it! It's like an assembly line of buffet food! There is no rich color to it! You guys be safe, you and your family !

Love the brutal honesty it’s refreshing I trust JL

All the juices mixed up! And, school lunch. LOL. Good stuff Big Bro.

I grow many varieties of green beans, I love them! Picked fresh, a quick blanch then sauteed with bacon in bacon grease, with salt and heavy fresh-cracked pepper 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 them jawns you had was canned! 🤮🤮

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I agree that tha workers should b able 2 tell their customers tha best food 2 get in their restaurants!! C'mon!! That fish platter was looking RIGHT!!!

Just found your channel, awesome work bro. Keep it up 👍 Love from Sweden 🇸🇪

I dont know but yall but that looks good! I would eat that any day! Especially on cold weathers with a hot meal piled on a plate that to me is comfort food! Plus I dont get to be so guilty eating that much because it’s mostly vegetables.

Hey JL think you and your wife should have tried out Dookey Chase ! 😮 The Original Queen of Creole Cuisine 🎉❤!

Doesn't look like that's it

@JL JUPITER - Hey, I am a fan from Chicago. JL, if you come here, please step outside of the city, and take a trip to ELK GROVE where you need to visit and try - RAMMY'S SUB CONTRACTORS. They have their own bread baked just beside their store, and offer some fantastic tasting subs and a good variety of Chips that are not very well known. I really like this joint, and I head over there once or so every two weeks(I like variety, ok)..... If you stop over again, or if you stop over, please give them a try. Super awesome place that not many go to eat at....Also, not too far from there, for Pizza, check out MORETTI'S - Skip the Giordanos, the Rosati's, and hit up Aurelio's, Nardi's, Casino's and on and on. Many places in the subs that will outdo the bigger guys in the city. Do try RAMMY'S, however... Great place to have a sandwich.

Seems like he missed some great places. You have to go to different areas in NOLA. There are also shuttles that only cost a few bucks to ride all day ! Takes you from one side to the other. Garden district back to main area. You can hop off and back in anywhere along the route. Doesn’t seem like the research was there JL ! Not this time! I’ve been there. You missed all the great grilled oyster spots !

I’m still a fan…. of the channel & Mothers. I’ll be having a Ferdi Special this time next week.

Who the hell recommended Mother's over Willie Mae's?

JL, man your facial expressions said it all! 😂 Damn. I was just rewatching your philly cheese steak tour with Mark yesterday. Still found it very funny when y'all were doing a "damn that food is hittin " dance! Thanks for the honesty in this one. Ps. I know how he was feeling, that food aggravation. Its like the food was subpar and he has to atleast make a upload of the joint so he was trying to be open minded.

I never seen this man so disappointed and defeated lmaoooo that food looked like someone's aunt cooked it days ago and is selling leftovers. I dont know why you got only wet sides too but mistakes were learned!

Right, JL!! I wasn't a fan of Mother's while in New Orleans 😐

PEAKS 💯💯💯

Whoever suggested Mothers to you wasnt from the NO 😂😂😂

Every place you have been is a tourist spot.. When you come to the N.O you have to go to the spots outside of the CBD ( Central Business District )

GO TO DEANIES and get a seafood fried AND broiled platter!!

The crawfish e'touffee omelet is insane .Best omelete I've eaten!

Bro it happens, after 3 days we were done with all the fried foods. Don’t get me wrong we loved it but after 3 days everything tasted the same. Mother’s is good but overhyped. Locals will not recommend Mother’s. I asked hotel workers who had the fried chicken and they told me Popeyes!!! 😂

When that food came out, I thought of some generic food that you would get if you were invited to have dinner at your friend's house on a school night... Once you see the food his mom cooked up, you instantly knew to never accept another dinner night at that friend's house. For anyone who has a mother who can cook genuine food from the country that their family is from, you know how good your mother's cooking is and how it completely outshines anything a "domestic" mother can put together. Casseroles, Hamburger helper, canned soups, hotdogs, prepared tacos, veggies from the freezer, and so on can never give a child or even an adult the nutrition or the satisfying taste that a person knows of. Home made soups from actual stock, Tacos from actual beef and homemade tortillas, Chicken from the over or frying pan with the correct breading and seasonings, as well as hand cut potatoes baked to perfection or lasagna made with hours of prep, PIEROGIES that take a full day to make, Ribs the Cajun way, Shrimp and Crab prepared fresh with the herbs and spices to match, Lamb, DUCK, RABBIT, VENISON, actual chili slow cooked, and so much more.... Those dishes are what fill you up... This is not one of your best food vids, that is for sure....

They didn't want the fried seafood to get soggy more than likely.

This isn’t the original location is it? Was there in like 2014 and it was great.

What made you order green beans if you don’t like them? I really disliked them in school as well but now I love them. Just have to season them right

When anyone hits me with the "everything is good" line i assume they have a pallete where they think boxed mac n' cheese with hot dogs and a Sunny D is good. Lemme' ask someone with culture. 🤦🤷😆

I have a feeling Jl is having a visit from his aunt flow.

My take away - stay away from any place that says they have the best ham. Specially if you are in a city known for its food.

Probably one of the only reviews I've seen where you know he's not into it.

You say "pet peeve" but employees dont like being put on the spot because either way its still opinion based..Also ive worked in the restaurant business for more then 30 years and one thing you need to know is most employees create their own things to eat ( depending on type of establishment) ..Think about someone going to your workplace and asking annoying questions because it seems cliche.

It was the best back n the day😂

I was watching this while still waiting for dinner. It looks good, but maybe minus the string beans they way they are made there. I love the rice and red beans! Your wife's seafood I'll take along with the red beans. So that looks like traditional home cooked New Orleans food to me.