Thanks again for all the tips!
Some in the group went to Drago's and they loved it. I happened to go in another direction that day. That group also hit Willie Maes mentioned above
I'll try to remember them all but the short list was:
Mr. B's for BBQ shrimp and gumbo
Napolean House for Pimm's Cups, red beans rice/andouille, muffaleta, boudin
Kingfish for shrimp/grits, pork crackling nacho's, blackened snapper
Laffite Blacksmith Bar (from 1772, oldest in US) for a hurricane
O'Brien's for a hurricane
Muriel's, scallops and potato/andouille soup (scallops were best ever tasted)
Mother's, ham lunch
Bar MariLou, very interesting cocktails, hidden in an old speakeasy
French market was nice
Sunday was Jazz night:
Bacchanal (charcuterie board)
Maizon and two/three other places on Frenchmens street
Café Dumont for beignets at about 12:30am
Deanie's seafood for lunch, bbq shrimp, gumbo, fried shrimp/oysters
All of it was top notch and would go back to each in a heartbeat, except maybe Mother's. That was just okay.
There was a chicken festival in the park by the river which I stayed away from on purpose. One person in the group didn't and OD'd on chicken, layed her up for a day. That would have been me.
Multiple multiple local beers and sazerac's, about 7 miles of walking a day, a tour of Houmas plantation, one person won $600 at Harrah's my bride won $100 (I don't gamble), I look forward to going back.
Great place to go with a small group to get easier tables. At our height we were a group of 8.
I want to go when some other seafood is in season to expand my horizons a little.
Food was always buttery and good, and I didn't have any ill effects.
8:10pm flight, Midway by 10:30pm, hit White Castle on the ride home, in bed by 1am and out to work at 5am Tues.
Never got to try the chicken, which they have a ton of places. Looking forward to that.