Lonely Planet

"Ask locals for restaurant recommendations in New Orleans, and almost everybody mentions Jacques-Imo's. We understand why: cornbread muffins swimming in butter, and the insane yet wickedly brilliant shrimp and alligator-sausage cheesecake."

Robert St. John

"The cornbread at Jacques-Imo's restaurant in New Orleans is consistently pure and flawless. It is the best I have tasted - light, but not cake-like, substantial, but not dense, full of texture without being grainy and, finally, rich but not filling. It arrives to the table hot from the oven with a small amount of butter drizzled over the top. Once the bread is broken, steam rises from its center and the result is gone within seconds."

Marnie Hunter

"And as far as Jacques-Imo's goes, the cornbread alone is worth the trip. Cornbread muffins come warm to the table, topped with an addictive mixture of parsley, garlic and butter."

Linda Yung

"The highlights of my meal at Jacques Imo's was actually the accompaniments of my meal: their buttery cornbread muffin and appetizer salad topped with a lone fried oyster."

Rene Louapre

"The first food impression at Jacque-Imos is very good. A garlic and parsley topped cornbread muffin arrives nearly as soon as you sit down, piping hot and with a garlic butter drizzled on top. You inhale it, and hell, you deserve it after waiting two hours to eat. The cornbread has soul and punch - things are looking up."

Sarah Spigelman

"Not just any corn muffins. Moist but not mushy with a garlicky-licious explosion of flavor. They are very savory, and moist enough to enjoy sans butter. They are sweet but not sugary and a really great start to an unconventional meal."

Lucy Marks

"A staple in Southern cuisine, these particular samples were smothered in garlic and butter, and were absolutely delicious."

Jeremy Frost

"The cornbread alone -- slathered in garlicky butter -- is a treat."

Katherine Nino

"I was greeted with a small basket of cornbread heaven... two small-warm-buttely-parsleyly cornbreads that had me at "hello". That was just the opening act for a meal as delicious as the ingredients are unusual."

Watch Me Eat

"The meal started with garlic cornbread. I've had cornbread and I've had garlic bread, but I have never had the two combined. It was delicious."