Jacques-Imo’s is the creation of chef Jacques Leonardi, who arrived in New Orleans by way of upstate New York for the Coast Guard Academy. Leonardi’s first job in a kitchen was due to an icon of cajun food, Paul Prudhomme and the rest is culinary history.
Jacques-Imo’s opened its doors in 1996 in Uptown New Orleans on Oak Street. Since then, they have been dishing out solid if not great food.
The menu is sort of hard to describe, as it does not focus on any particular cuisine. I would have to say that it is Leonardi’s spin on New Orleans food done how he wants it no matter what. That is because he is at the helm of the funky restaurant every night, roaming from the front of the house to the back. Even if you have never seen him before, it will take no time at all to figure out exactly who he is.
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