Tchoup Shop
“The chicken biscuit is very good – agree with some of the previous reviewers that I havenot had chicken that good before.”
“And I've only had them once, but I'd fight you for another double dose of the duck liver boudin balls.”
“I've eaten the duck gumbo which is phenomenal, the burgers and the pork po' boys are equally as good and I've also had the beet salad.”
Tchoup Shop
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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One of my favorite brunch places in Bushwick! They make the best biscuits I have ever had, with this delicious pepper jelly that comes on the side. I always get the Angry Hippie, because it's pretty rare to find vegetarian biscuits and gravy. The mushroom gravy is delicious and it comes with incredible grits. Cover the whole thing in hot sauce and it's so good. Outdoor tables out front, which are nice when it's warm out, and now they have a back room so there's usually plenty of space!
I've been for dinner a few times as well, I love their rotating menu and they often have seasonal vegetables. I think I prefer their brunch options, but I have had a fantastic blue cheese salad with watermelon radishes and their mac and cheese is solid. Definitely one of the best restaurants in the area!
This is the closest I've found to authentic New Orleans cuisine in NYC since Cooking with Jazz closed down. The chef and some of the staff have spent a considerable amount of time in the Crescent City and it shows on the menu.
You can safely go ahead and order things like jambalaya and gumbo (with duck and okra) without fear. The sauce that covers the BBQ shrimp is delicious and comes with plenty of bread for dipping. Speaking of carbs, their biscuits are also delicious. They have crawfish mac n cheese, something I'll be back to try in the future.
Abita Purple Haze, Pimms Cup. Friendly, engaging, capable staff that gave me recommendations and places to visit in NOLA.
There's a front area by the bar with plenty of seating and one massive TV that was playing the Mets game the night I came. There's a spacious back area with more seating and a second bar. Two bathrooms.
I honestly didn't even think this was the place, I thought it was just a bar. I had this place bookmarked for a while since I love Cajun/Creole food and I have been trying to find something similar in the New York area. I thought Tchoup Shop was just OK, I think the biggest issue I had with all the dishes was the salt factor.
The food:
Gumbo- This came along with a Yelp check in which was awesome. It was one of the better Yelp offers but I think it came off rather salty and it was kinda too mild in flavor, I did enjoy the piece of duck, though. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Brisket-Duck Liver Boudin Balls- Creole mustard, handmade pickles. I am a big fan of boudin but the ones here were just OK. The flavor wasn't really pronounced. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Shrimp N' Grits- Bacon, hedge hog mushrooms. I enjoyed the overall flavor of the shrimp and grits but it was salty for me, I also thought the texture of the polenta was way too thick. I did, however, really enjoyed the shrimp and the bacon was also a nice addition. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Red Eyed Bandit- Eggs, tasso, biscuit n' sausage gravy. I thought this dish was going to be an automatic winner, it was also one that the waiter recommended, I liked the flavor of the dish but it came off pretty heavy and greasy. The chicken cutlet was nice with the gravy but there wasn't a lot of flavor and the gravy was salty. I did enjoy the biscuit. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
When I left this place I was sad. Like really really sad. Note to self Jana, don't go anywhere bringing in your high expectations with you.
I was in New Orleans back in September. So when I read reviews and they mention the following words:
Just like New Orleans
Amazing Cajun creole food
Bold Flavors
You get sucked up into that shit! I had this place bookmarked and was ready to take myself back to that New Orleans flavor, but I just didn't get there with this food. I have to go back though I'm just not convinced that this is all this place has to offer. I came to Tchoup Soup before 5 and maybe I didn't get the dinner menu. The menu I had didn't even have half of the items some of these reviews are mentioning. When I come back I'll provide an update but for now this place just didn't do it for me.
Totally worth the trip. Good and friendly wait staff. Drinks brought timely. Really good dark and stormy and Moscow mule.
Had the free cup of gumbo on Yelp. Duck and okra. Yummy. Collard greens delicious. Crawfish Mac and cheese absolutely creamy, crunchy and wonderful. Chicken biscuit was sweet and spicy.
Would definitely return.
This was such a great find, definitely tops my list for best louisiana food in NYC.
It has always been a struggle to find restaurants which offer the authentic taste of louisiana cuisine in NYC, so looks like my search has finally come to an end. Looking at the food pictures, we specially saved one Saturday to visit Tchoup. We arrived around noon and the place was bustling with brunch crowd. We didn't had to wait long for a table.
Tchoup is divided into two sections, first section has the bar and some seating…the backroom has majority of seating for sit down meals. We ordered duck okra gumbo, crispy chicken biscuit and jambalaya.
Gumbo and crispy chicken biscuit were out of this world, just plain delicious. They were finger licking good. Texture and flavors of the crispy chicken biscuit was one of the best I have had till date. Jambalaya though good but was on a dry side.
Overall food and service was on point, definitely a great spot for brunch. They have DJ's on thursday nights which adds up one more reason to swing by here!!
Got there on a Friday evening around 6:30pm. We sat outside and ordered the pork belly cracklin as appetizer and a 1/2 fried chicken and the bbq shrimp as main course. It took about 20min for the pork belly to come. I have never had "real" ones so I thought it was good, but my bf claims that it should be even harder on the inside. It took another 10 min for the other two dishes to come out, which was a long time for something that shouldn't take 30min. My bbq shrimp was great. I was forewarned by the waitress that i need to use my hand so i digged in. I used the bread to dip on that yummy sauce. I had a bite of the fried chicken and I thought it was a bit dry.
I didn't think it was a bad experience at all but i wish the food came out a little sooner. It was my first time for me and my bf to eat in Bushwick and it was good.
Can only speak for their brunch…it is AMAZING. One of the best in Bushwick…try it for yourself.
I was with a group of four, so we ordered a bunch of things and split it all. Everything we tried was perfect. We especially loved the chicken biscuit. The cocktails were great, service was average.
Outside seating…dog friendly. A+
We're definitely coming back to try the dinner menu.