1/2 Mr. U 1/2s eighty-year-old culinary mecca is] a Garden District monument to New Orleans eating, where the sublime renditions of Cajun-Creole staples beat the pants off the competition; disciples dream of being spoon-fed shrimp Uggie 24 hours a day and would fight Mike Tyson for the BBQ oysters, which is why limos regularly pull up outside this ramshackle, decrepit seafooder and the wait is mind-numbing." --Zagat 2004 New Orleans Restaurants Nightlife Guide
First opened for business in 1920, Uglesich 1/2s Restaurant has become one of the premier destination restaurants for locals and tourists alike. Over the years, the restaurant has gone from its humble beginnings, serving po 1/2 boys, fried seafood, and breakfast, to offer gourmet-quality New Orleans food, attracting culinary critics from around the world.
For many years, patrons have clamored to take home a piece of the restaurant. Uglesich 1/2s Restaurant Cookbook gives all those who have fond memories of the restaurant a taste of New Orleans at its freshest. This highly anticipated cookbook, written by the owners 1/2 son, contains seventy-five old, current, and new restaurant recipes along with a complete history of the establishment and the Uglesich family.