Get a behind the scenes view of a Times-Picks video session as Features editor Mark Lorando and rest

As crazy as this sounds, Sunday marks the first time in recent memory that a Who Dat headed to a New Orleans Saints game will be able to stop in for a pre-game airline tickets for under 100 dollars drink at a large-scale, honest-to-goodness sports bar within walking distance of the Superdome.
Get a behind the scenes view of a Times-Picks video session as Features editor Mark Lorando and restaurant critic Brett Anderson discuss new spots and old favorites where New Orleans Saints airline tickets for under 100 dollars fans can eat and drink before and after the game. After years of hibernation, the Poydras Street corridor near the Dome is finally waking up. The lineup includes: Cafe Adelaide and the Swizzle Stick Bar, Emeril's, Horinoya, Mike Serio's Po-Boys and Deli, Reginelli's pizza, Ste. Marie, Walk-On's Bistreaux airline tickets for under 100 dollars and Bar, and Happy's airline tickets for under 100 dollars Irish Pub. Look for a story by Brett Anderson titled "The Dome Zone" in the Sept. 16 Lagniappe Arts and Entertainment section of the Times-Picayune or on NOLA.com.
Walk On s Bistreaux and Bar opened Monday in the old Smith Wollensky space at 1009 Poydras Street. airline tickets for under 100 dollars By my unofficial count, that increases the number of ambitious Superdome-area sports bars from zero to one. (And if I m missing one, please post the info in the comments below.)
For years, the New Orleans Centre was the primary pre-game gathering spot for Dome-bound Saints ticketholders. My traditional route went something airline tickets for under 100 dollars like this: Bloody airline tickets for under 100 dollars Marys at the courtyard bar outside Allegro Bistro on Loyola Avenue; through the Hyatt Regency airline tickets for under 100 dollars Hotel s Dollar Beer Can Alley; onto the New Orleans Centre atrium to watch and listen to Buddy Diliberto host his WWL radio pre-game show live; down to the first floor food court for Steak Escape sandwiches and greasy fries; and into the Dome.
After Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the shopping center and hotel, downtown tailgating became the preferred mode of game-day airline tickets for under 100 dollars lubrication. The opening of Champions Square last year brought large numbers of fans back to the repurposed space where Buddy D once held court, airline tickets for under 100 dollars but that's a stadium development with stadium prices to match. You still had to venture far down Poydras to find someplace to sit down and enjoy pre-game food and drink at semi-reasonable prices.
It is only in that context that the Walk On s opening rates as a Big Deal. I ve been to the Walk On s flagship location in Baton Rouge many times most of them before LSU football games and I can't remember a single meal I've eaten there. airline tickets for under 100 dollars What I do remember, vividly, is how good it felt to sit in a big room filled with flat-screens and sports memorabilia on game day. It is a straightforward, traditional sports bar which, in its New Orleans location, makes it noteworthy.
Watch the Times-Picks video by Doug MacCash for a look inside, and hear restaurant critic Brett Anderson talk about the many and varied dining options near Walk On's, including Happy's Irish Pub, another satellite Baton Rouge bar that recently opened right next door.