Katz Lounge - Chalmette

This review is ONLY about their food/kitchen, not them as a bar. I'm not a bar person; I didn't drink or socialize when I went. So why did I end up here at all? Simple: food. And that's the ONLY thing I'm reviewing: the food experience. The food was actually pretty good! I got the crawfish cornbread and potato salad, which each came in their own little styrofoam container. The potato salad was pretty simple, which matches my preference. The cornbread was more of a side dish in terms of size, but it was moist and didn't skimp on fillings. The food is supposedly all made from scratch, which I have no reason to disbelieve. Potato salad was $2, cornbread was $5. My total bill was $9. I'm not sure if the extra $2 was the tax or the can of soda I asked about and didn't receive; hopefully the former. The portions were on the small side, so it's not cheap, but not bad considering. Now for the problem: *getting* the food. It ended up taking 4 different attempts/trips spread across two nights to get the food I wanted. The menu and hours advertised seem like they be more of suggestions/guidelines than actual rules. If you're actually going to bar-lurk then that probably doesn't matter, but if you're just after food... Go to an actual restaurant.

Great bar with a fantastic crowd. . A really great place to meet people that are more mature and less soap operas like some of the young hang outs in the parish. Ms Lisa welcomed us with open arms the first day we walked in. This place will be our regular hang out

Katz Lounge is fairly small and tucked back away from Paris Rd., such that unless you were looking for it, you probably wouldn't notice it was there... and I suspect that's the way they like it. I drove by it several times before noticing the small lightboard on the sidewalk out front advertising bands, and figured that if this wasn't the place that I was looking for, maybe it would be interesting anyway. Dim, with red lighting accents, this bar features an excellent quality pool table (75 cents a game), a jukebox, and an upstairs area for more private seating. On the night I was there, about all but one or two of the patrons were of the 40+ set, and clearly locals who knew each other. Certain nights feature karaoke, and live bands will play for some occasions. Beers are reasonably priced Abitas can be had for a fair $3. Being Louisiana, this bar is smoke friendly, but the ceiling is significantly tall, so I don't believe that the place would become choked with smoke.

Decent older crowd. The bar was full for karaoke night. Bar service was really slow.