Cochon Butcher

First off, if you’re not from NOLA, listings for this place and it’s big sister, Cochon, are confusing.

Cochon is a more formal restaurant located just a few hundred feet away at the corner of Andrew Higgins and Tchoupitoulas. The TripAdvisor listing for Cochon says it’s at 930 Tchoupitoulas, and that is incorrect. Furthermore, the TripAdvisor listing for Cochon Butcher (or simply “Butcher”) also says 930 Tchoupitoulas, and that is incorrect. It’s more like 373 Andrew Higgins.

As for Butcher, it’s a very small, very busy deli/butcher shop. Love the menu.

4 of 4 stars.

$10-$15 per person, gratuity not included.

About my ratings:

Only fine dining establishments can garner five stars. Until menuism realizes that a fast food joint cannot possibly be ranked equally with a $100 per person place, I need to draw the line somewhere. If we were only talking about the quality and presentation of the food, it would be a different story. But, as we know, menuism’s rankings take into account the entire dining experience.

Therefore, I divide restaurants into three categories (and I wish menuism would do the same):

1) fast food (no table service)

2) casual dining (table service)

3) fine dining (linen napkins, no plastic cups, no TV’s in dining room, typically more expensive than casual dining)

Fine dining can earn a max of five stars. Casual dining can earn a max of four stars. Fast food can earn a max of three stars.