NEW ORLEANS – Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, located at 2301 Orleans Ave., will celebrate 75 years in business and Chef Leah Chase’s 93rd birthday on Wednesday, January 6, 2016.
“Kickoff” dinners on Wednesday will start at 6:00 p.m. and will cost $75.
Dooky Chase’s Restaurant opened its doors for business in 1941. What was initially a sandwich shop and lottery ticket outlet in 1939 blossomed into a thriving bar and later a respected family restaurant in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Founded by Emily and Dooky Chase, Sr., Dooky Chase’s Restaurant soon became the meeting place for music and entertainment, civil rights, and culture in New Orleans.
Today Dooky Chase’s remains family owned and operated. After Hurricane Katrina Dooky’s did close for two years to rebuild, but with assistance of many, Dooky Chase’s remains a premier restaurant for authentic Creole cuisine.
The Chase Family enjoys serving its regular customers, tourists and locals. They also remain a stopping place for politicians, musicians, visual artists, and literary giants including both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, Hank Aaron, Ernest Gaines, Quincy Jones and others.
