The Birdman Jr. sandwich is made on toasted sourdough and topped with purple slaw, pickles, melted Swiss cheese and MJ sauce at Good Bird on Freret Street. It's served with homemade potato chips. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
The Southwest Cobb salad at Good Bird includes bacon, avocado, fresh bell pepper, corn, cotija, tortilla chips and tomato on a bed of mixed greens. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
Good Bird on Freret Street serves sandwiches, salads, bowls and smoothies made with fresh, local ingredients. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
Good Bird on Freret serves sandwiches, salads, bowls and smoothies made with fresh, local ingredients. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
The Birdman Jr. sandwich is made on toasted sourdough and topped with purple slaw, pickles, melted Swiss cheese and an MJ sauce at Good Bird on Freret Street. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
The Birdman Jr. sandwich is made on toasted sourdough and topped with purple slaw, pickles, melted Swiss cheese and MJ sauce at Good Bird on Freret Street. It's served with homemade potato chips. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
Good Bird on Freret Street serves sandwiches, salads, bowls and smoothies made with fresh, local ingredients. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
The Birdman Jr. sandwich is made on toasted sourdough and topped with purple slaw, pickles, melted Swiss cheese and an MJ sauce at Good Bird on Freret Street. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
For me, lunch is the overlooked middle child of the meal family.
On a good day, I’ll try to plan ahead by packing something from home, only to forget it in the fridge during my morning rush.
On a bad day, I’ll just power through my work, snacking from the vending machine.
It’s not like I have anything against lunch. It just catches me by surprise. Every day.
In an ideal world, lunch would be quick, balanced and energizing.
Good Bird on Freret Street makes lunch look easy.
The shop serves salads, sandwiches and wraps made from fresh, local ingredients. The star of the show, however, is the flavorful rotisserie chicken. It’s packed into the sandwiches and loaded onto the salads, making each bite as fulfilling as the last.
Good Bird on Freret serves sandwiches, salads, bowls and smoothies made with fresh, local ingredients. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
At 5031 Freret St., Good Bird is just a short walk from Tulane and Loyola's campus. There's ample seating inside of the vibrant blue building, and music plays in the background.
During my recent visit, I ordered the birdman jr. sandwich. It came on toasted sourdough and was topped with purple slaw, pickles, melted Swiss cheese and their house MJ sauce, which is similar to a spicy aioli.
Other sandwiches include the larry bird, good bird, green bird (vegan), and N.O. bird panini (vegetarian).
The sandwiches are served with homemade potato chips that offer a bit of Cajun spice.
All of the sandwiches can be turned into a wrap. The salads (eagle street, hummingbird, southwest cobb and sue bird) are made with organic greens.
The Southwest Cobb salad at Good Bird includes bacon, avocado, fresh bell pepper, corn, cotija, tortilla chips and tomato on a bed of mixed greens. (Staff Photo by Jabez Berniard).
I also tried the southwest cobb salad, which includes bacon, avocado, fresh bell pepper, corn, cotija, tortilla chips and tomato on a bed of mixed greens. The jalapeno-lime dressing was light and tied the other ingredients together.
The shop also makes quinoa bowls and smoothies.
Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m- 7:30 p.m.
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