Tracey's Original Irish Channel Bar

Sometimes I just need a good burger and this spot never fails. The burger was amazing. It was too big to finish and they have the type fries I love. The service was great didn't wait long for my burger at all. While I waited I got to play pinball which I haven't done in forever. Godzilla and man right when the three balls came flying out the waiter came walking over with my food. Lol the delivery was special treatment. The place is really cool to hang out with friends and there is a super nice upstairs spot on the second floor for private events. Dope place! So glad I found this spot. Drinks weren't bad at all. My kinda spot.

Rox's notes: I'm biased because this has been one of my fav bars since their original location. Love this bar, love the people, love the crawfish. Little spicy and still got a little tingle on my lips! Fried catfish here is a 10/10 too.Mike's notes: I'm normally just a fixins kinda guy, but these crawfish were very good!

I heard that the poboys at Tracey's were one of the best in the city on TikTok. So I decided to head over today. I ordered the small fried shrimp poboy dressed, however I hate Mayo so they were kind enough to put mustard on mine. I also, ordered the chicken and sausage gumbo. Service was great friendly and accommodating! The poboy was SO GOOD! Shrimp were fried to perfection, the French bread was great, hard outside but once you bite into in soft! Will definitely be going back for that alone. The reason for the 3 stars is the gumbo. Being from Louisiana I have a certain expectation when it comes to gumbo, and usually i'm apprehensive to order. But since it was a special today I decided to get it. Let me say this it was flavorful and good but was not gumbo. It tasted more like rice and gravy (which I love). That is the only reason for the three stars, will definitely go back to try more items on the menu!

As we walking around we kept saying how we wanted some really god crawfish.. this place was just the right spot.. the service was really dope too because you could sit anywhere you wanted and just enjoy seafood all day... the restaurant was very big and spacious so you have plenty of seating to go around. Definitely a spot to check out

3 pounds for $30 with fixins. The best part about these were the corn! It was cooked very well, which can be hard in a boil. The crawfish were very mushy, and very inconsistent with flavor. The bigger ones had less flavor. Lots of just heads in there too. Potato's were not cooked well. Didn't they the sausage so can't speak to that. It was cash only too.

Looking for a fun place to eat, drink, and watch sports ...this is your spot! Fantastic service! Great food and drinks! Y'all come hang out! Tracey's is a NOLA staple! Always a good time!!

New review since they changed locations. The new location is nice (the old Bayou Burger on Magazine), and the roast beef is as good as it's always been, which is the best in the world. I'm really hoping lots of people come out to it because we were there on a Saturday night and it was almost empty. If you like a roast beef poboy, you will not find a better one.

What happened to this place? I know they moved and the new location seems bigger and cleaner but no draft beer for starters and it seems it's been like that since the relocation. Now it appears that they have tried to transition from bar to family restaurant. So what brought me here, I went to meet some friends and watch a college football game and was told it would be on. I get there and there are 20 plus TVs and my game was on one and when I asked if it would be on others, I was told that's it. I spoke with another table that was another fan base and they said they called and were told that their game would be on a TV as well. Should have been a sign as they were told that they could not find their game as it was on ESPN Plus. As my game started, it was suddenly changed to a different game and when I asked what happened, I was told, I'm not in charge of that and don't know where that person is. It's an empty place and you can't take ownership and fix the issue? Five minutes there was five minutes too long. Sadly what was once a good place seems to have lost its customer service and hospitality it the move.

So this bar/restaurant has officially MOVED! They relocated further down Magazine Street to a way nicer location which I am impressed with. The new location is just brighter, more natural light and is two stories! They have TV screens everywhere for sports and entertainment, and the upstairs area is also available for events, etc. I went there yesterday with my toddler son and husband and they were very accommodating to my baby boy. I ordered him the grilled cheese sandwich with chips and he didn't like the sandwich so they immediately switched it out for chicken tenders right away which I appreciated. I also ordered the $14 Cheeseburger Plate which came with waffle fries. The only thing i thought was overpriced was the house Rosé which was $12 for not even a half a glass of wine. Wine shouldn't be that expensive for not even a full glass. They do have a good happy hour, my husband got a double well tequila/soda for $8! Will be back - I love that they are kid friendly! Means a lot to a social mommy like myself that likes to take my baby anywhere I go!

The owner of Tracey's first became famous for roast beef po'boys when he owned the nearby Parasol's bar where he was leasing the building which was sold so he moved right up the street to the much larger current location of Tracey's. Parasol's is still slinging roast beef po'boys but most of the food shows that have featured Parasol's roast beef were filmed back when the current owner of Tracey's was making his roast beef po'boys there so for those who want that Parasol's roast beef they saw on those food shows need to eat at Tracey's for that. I used to really love Parasols and then when the food and owner moved to Tracey's I really loved this bar. In the years since it just seems this is another New Orleans classic dive bar joint that unfortunately seems to have gotten as expensive as fancier joints. The quality of the food service has been slipping over the years and it just doesn't seem to regularly bring in the crowds it used to unless some athletic event or St. Patrick's event is going on so the ambiance has dropped for normal times with that. Higher prices, smaller potions on the poboys with inconsistencies in the food where it ranges from great to really disappointing have seemed to have resulted in regular times here being less people and less fun... Times are changing fast and not for the better in the bar industry of NOLA. I used to eat here quite often now I rarely find myself coming here even though I live quite near. They do have a great cheeseburger here if they are on one of their good days. Now certainly finding good staff these days is really hard and prices on EVERYTHING keep going up which is also probably contributing to less people going out. I still have to demand a minimum quality on my food though and it just seems more often than not I'm getting disappointed here. Now it can still get jam packed here for sporting events and totally insane during St. Patrick's time.At least they still have the crazy fun St. Patrick's day events here but other than that I just rarely find myself coming here anymore. I keep hoping they will get the food back to being more consistent... My average experience of late has really been more of a one to two star with the food while the bar is still a decent dive joint although not really dive priced drinks while the third star is more for the great times and consistently delicious food I USED to experience here.My video review of Tracey's is here:https://youtu.be/mZo3ZBV7eUQ