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Otis Seafood House

“4.9 across 980 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by James Beard Foundation.”

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Otis Seafood House

seafood · New Orleans

JBF · Best Chef: South '25

4.9 across 980 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by James Beard Foundation.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$$ · Open nowToday · 11:00 — 22:00G4.9T5.0Y4.9MSOT4.8
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.9 ★980 reviews
Yelp4.9 ★25 reviews
Tripadvisor5.0 ★12 reviews

Signal confidence

50%Moderate · 3 sources

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 89, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 9 July 2026.

Is Otis Seafood House worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Otis Seafood House 89/100 for quality and 79/100 on the Worth It scale for New Orleans. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

A James Beard Best Chef: South semifinalist nod usually comes with a mixed ledger of tourist grumbling and critic love, but here every source agrees: 4.9 on Google across nearly 1,000 reviews, 4.9 on Yelp, a perfect 5 on Tripadvisor. That's not a split, it's rare consensus at real volume on the Google side, with Yelp and Tripadvisor thin but pointed the same direction. For a $$ seafood spot in the Quarter, that combination of a national chef nod and near-uniform public agreement is unusual — most places get one or the other.

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