Keith Eats Everything In New Orleans

♪ Sabam, bam, bam, we got the Popeyes ♪ (upbeat jazz music) Here's the deal. This weekend, Becky and I are going to New Orleans to attend a wedding. I've never been to New Orleans, so I'm really excited about this opportunity to go eat a lot of food. Also, see the architecture, hear the music, see a lot of really drunk people. One of these fried chicken places I go to is rated as one of the best fried chicken places in the world. Now, I have no idea what New Orleans fried chicken is supposed to taste like, other than (hums), what it tastes like at Popeyes, which is Louisiana-style fried chicken. (pleasant music) Mm!

Oh, it's so greasy. Oh, this thigh! Wow, that bite was like

everything

breaded. I think their chicken is very crispy. Oh, that heat is rising quickly. Popeyes is my favorite fried chicken chain, so I'm excited to see how it compares to the real chain. I know I'm enjoying good health right now, but for me, vacations and weekends are off-limits to healthy vibes. I eat salads all week so I could eat fried chicken on the weekend, baby. So don't worry about my health, I'll keep it under control. (Try the Guys theme song) We're in New Orleans. We're about to go to Coop's Place, our first fried chicken party.

I'm here with Becky and her family. We're on our way to the first fried chicken of many. - Hopefully some vegan! Vegan food... - I don't think they'll have any vegan items! - Vegan fried chicken! (upbeat jazz music) - We're at Coop's, there's a big line. Friday night at eight in New Orleans, so I don't know what we were expecting. (upbeat jazz music) We did it. - We did it! - We did it, we did it. - We did it! - Yeah! It took an hour and 40 minutes. (angelic music) - Marinated crab legs. - Here we have some marinated crab claws. (people chatting) Mm, they're good.

The cocktail sauce is horseradish flavored. It is a good and very strong cocktail sauce. Some seafood gumbo. It's really good, right? - Yes, it's spicy. - Spicy. - Some jalapenos. - We have jambalaya, red beans and rice, tomato, something like that, and that's what I'm talking about! (angelic music) - It's very spicy, very dense. - Simple, southern, almost tastes like cast iron fried chicken. It has a hint of black pepper, but it's not spicy. Very oily but very good. (upbeat jazz music) (Keith screaming) (upbeat jazz music) We're here trying all the flavors of New Orleans. And this morning we went to a little cafe and bought these amazing sausage rolls. -Patagonia. - Mushroom empanadas.

Such a big sausage compared to the dough. It tastes like pork in a dumpling, but in large quantities. Now let's go to Beignets. - Beignets! - It is something very stereotyped, but also necessary. (upbeat jazz music) I'm not sure what's going on. It looks like Becky is getting her mom to stand next to a plant and say hello. From here she really looks crazy. - Thanks thanks. - Wow. And sugar. - Thank you so much! - Spread all this on the cakes. - How is it, baby? - I feel like eating a cloud. (Keith laughs) -That's all he remembered. - Light but somehow dense. - Mine is like a padded pocket.

A padded pocket of love. - Only a small padded pocket. -A padded pocket of love, that's what she said. - A small love pillow pocket. Oh yes, in the pockets, in the hand, there you go, there you go, there you go! - (laughing) What are you doing? (Keith laughs) - I just lived in the moment. -Sometimes you have to live. This is delicious (laughs). - Yes. (upbeat jazz music) - Wow, what a nightmare. (upbeat jazz music) - That's terrifying. - New Orleans, The Big Easy, the jazz capital of this part of the country. There's a parade coming up, and in order for it to happen, the police have to rev their sirens like crazy from time to time. (marching band music) The beignets were amazing and the architecture is beautiful, but now I'll head to one of the local fried chicken chains and see how it compares to Popeyes. (rock music) Can I get a two-piece white meat combo?

Look at that beautiful chicken! Wow! - Thank you! - Yes. Wow. Wow! (jazz music) It looks a lot like Popeyes. So far all the fried chicken we have eaten has been very moist. Check it out. You can see the humidity. Wow, that's really good fried chicken. See the seasoning on the meat? Is it like orange here? - It's very good, it's very humid. - It's very humid. - It's delicious. - Mm, it's delicious. I think it has the same profile as Popeyes, so I think Popeyes' Louisiana fried chicken is a good representation so far of what I've had.

But we have other places to try, so we have to go. Come on! (upbeat jazz music) It's late at night, we're leaving the French Quarter and our Uber driver the other day said we had to go to Brother's. Brother's is a food market that is a 24 hour grocery store that has fried chicken. Apparently the fried chicken is spectacular. Brother's Fried Chicken Wow, Wow. Many times imitated never uh, never I don't know (laughs). (jazz music) Wow! Incredible, inside and out. (beeps) - While it was on. - Hello everyone! Welcome back to the fried chicken video. I gave Becky my phone and she filmed me, but she didn't film me at all.

I ate this whole chicken leg and gave it a lovely review. Becky said, wait a minute, did you start it rolling or...? Uh-uh! - Did you start rolling? Yes. Empty chicken, what is there to say? (beep) Are you ready? - Aha, it's rolling. - Is it rolling? Is it rolling this time? - You should get closer, it doesn't have much light, sir. - Do this, how about that? Brother's fried chicken. - Eat the chicken. - Oh, don't rush me! You're the reason we do this twice! (light rock music) - I think that other poster is prettier. - We're not going to shoot the poster! - He just bit it. - We're just trying to eat a chicken, the chicken is delicious. - Yes, eat it. - Take two.

Great humidity, I like that it's available 24 hours a day, anyone can get it. I would definitely eat it if I was at a party or if I was on the street. (upbeat jazz music) Good! (honks) (upbeat jazz music) - Wow! - Damn! - Oh! - Oh! - Keith goes at three. - It's another day in New Orleans. We went to the mini golf course and had a great time, but now we're going to Clesi's to try some golf. It's something they do here in New Orleans. (jazz music) (bell rings) - Very good! It's like a rice burger with sausage. - It's like rice.

It's very soft. If gumbo turned into a sausage. All the rice and all the spices. - Oh my. That's a lot. - Show me, yes, delicious. Look at those bad boys. My nose just runs. Maximum forward speed. - Yeah, I don't know how you're doing it. My lips are burning. (jazz music) - It's our last morning in New Orleans and I have one last stop with fried chicken. Now, let me tell you, I have eaten fried chicken every day. And I usually make these videos where I eat a bunch of fried chicken one day, feel terrible the next day, and then I'm fine.

But little by little I am seeing how my health depreciates. But apparently this is Willie Mae's Scotch Ale House. They say it's the best fried chicken in America and some people say it's the best in the world. Now, who could make that claim? You can't eat all the fried chicken in the world. God knows I've tried. (jazz music) That's apparently how big the line can get. Incredible. A crowd at 10 a.m.! I'm pouring in. I've got my fried chicken, it's bagged right here. I served it with mashed potatoes. God, I'm so excited about this. I was the first one in, the first one served, the first one out, honey.

It's a very cool city. I've had a really great time here. Bourbon Street is chaos. The jazz was amazing, the music was great. The food was very good. Very interesting place. Well. Oh yeah! Beautiful! Oh, wow. Pleasant freshness, I can feel it on my skin right there. It's really hot. Peas and mashed potatoes, peas smell like peas. Oh, it's very crispy. (jazz music) Oh. (crispy chicken) Wow, the meat has a lot of flavor. Oh my God. Oh my God. Look how juicy it is, it's very wet. They say it's the best in America on their website.

This is pretty up there so far. I am very impressed with the flavor of the meat. The seasoning is somewhat similar to the Brother's seasoning I had last night, but a thousand times better. But the flavor is up to par. It's not the best fried chicken I've ever had. Without a doubt, the best I've had in New Orleans and it's the best I've had in the South in a long time. - Hmm! I think it's nice and moist. I think the meat has a little flavor and is crispy. The three things I like. - All the things you want. - (laughing) Yes! - Everything you need. - And greasy fingers. - And very greasy because at the end of the day it is fried chicken.

Overall, of all the fried chicken I had, this was the best, but my favorite experience was Willie's fried chicken. I thought it was very, very good for what it was. I just walked up and got fried chicken, super quick, super easy. But I had a great time here in New Orleans, between all the music, all the fun and partying, and all the fried chicken, thank you, New Orleans. Thanks, fried chicken. Thanks, peas. (Try the Guys theme song) - Smash and subscribe. - Smash to subscribe. - Smash to describe. - Not. - Smash to subscribe.