Chickie Wah Wah

Clean, casual, fun. Great band, real glass for beverages, people dancing.

A true listening room that is unique amongst other music clubs in town featuring tables and chairs, nightly pop-ups and a full bar.
Local music rules the roost with a great Mid-City vibe just two minutes from Downtown.

Saw Camile Beaudoin debut his new album "This Ol House". Great show! CWW looks to be in fine hands after Dale's passing. It's a very comfortable space with decent sound.

I had heard this was a place not to be missed for great jazz. It was the best time! Friendly, inviting staff, wonderfully intimate atmosphere and the band was damn sure one of the best we heard anywhere all week.

Last year during JazzFest I squeezed into the small Chickie Wah Wahs to catch Jon Cleary, the great Englishman who came to New Orleans and stayed keeping the light shining on New Orleans style piano and vocals. Chickie Wah Wah is small and always slamming with a small stage and a great sound. Great local artists perform there and while there is no food, this is a place to soak in great music.

After Cleary played a set he stood up and said he wanted to bring a friend from across the pond to join him and Tom Jones, who was standing a few feet behind me unbeknown to me walked right past me to the

Stopped in for some music and it had a cover charge, but was so worth it. A somewhat sparse crowd inside, but the music was great. Outside of the music it had a feel of a neighborhood dive bar.

Very cool little bar up Canal Street from downtown.
Great place to catch some live music. We were lucky enough to see Jon Cleary, one of New Orlean’s famed piano players.
They have a good gastropub menu with a full bar.

I'm reticent to review Chickie Wah Wah because it's so amazing that I want to keep it all to myself. But alas, I'm a giver, and will share the perfection that is Chickie. Dale has created the perfect atmosphere of a laid back neighborhood bar with a small stage with killer sound and good lights. There's ample seating, the bathrooms are spotless, there's tables outside to smoke and chat, the acts are world reknowned, and the bar is well stocked. It's one of the best spots in town, a true gem in the city.

Fun spot for drinks and music. Hate paying covers in NOLA, but drink prices are pretty cheap so it evens out. Can get pretty crowded with a big act, but still a great non-downtown option to hear live music.

This is a great venue to watch a live performance in an intimate setting away from the Quarter or Frenchmen. Close parking, friendly people, happy with service, great atmosphere for a relaxing evening listening to Meschiya Lake. If you haven't seen her perform, you are missing out.

Great place for music, but the bar and -0- food is seriously lacking. I have been going here for years and it's seen better days as far as bar service and food goes. They kitchen is "temporarily" closed, for over 2 years now. The kitchen should be rented out to a food truck or other vendor for quick bites, like may Dat Dog or something similar....

On the other hand, and the only reason I go back, is the quality of musicians they secure in this town is definitely some of the BEST talent around. You cannot go wrong to fill your thirsty ear...

Another issue here is the length of

Great spot for local music. Good sound design and an effort to include everyone w extra close circuit tv of the performers (if it's super crowded) Friendly staff. Good local beer selection, out of the fray and 100% of the door goes to the artist. Very nice

Fun Fun Fun Music Music Music! An Iconic music venue on Canal St. Nola right on the trolley line. My wife and I went to see my favorite Nola singer, Meschiya Lake. She frequently plays here and the Spotted Cat. There is a door charge $10 which all goes to the musicians. The house gets the bar proceeds.

Best small bar wins hands down in every category.
CLEAN. orderly tidy polite staff, efficiency in every stage from buying tix to enjoying TOP heavyhitter act in intimate and comfortable surrounds. Good sound too.
My heartfelt thanks to management and staff for making my day.
I can't give higher praise or marks than the FIVE STAtRS in this review.

The definition of an intimate venue. Great live music in a tiny bar with a very comfortable vibe. It's located right off Canal, but street parking is still somehow available.

If the band gets a little loud for this spot, there's a cool little outside area with tables where you can rest your eardrums while hearing the music clearly, since they keep the door open.

I will be back.

Went on a Saturday night with my 19-year-old son who's into good music and was in town visiting for Thanksgiving break. I picked Chickie Wah Wah because it's open to everyone 18+. I could have bought him a beer because NOLA permits that, but he didn't want one. The bartender was friendly and a draft beer was $5. We got there early (8:30) to get a table near the stage and were successful. I was disappointed to learn that the cover charge was $20, but the artist (Ed Volker) was good and the place eventually filled. The sound system was great and the first set ended about 10:30. We

Just not sure about this place. I've been twice, both times it was pretty empty, yet they charged a $10 cover. My drink is straight bourbon on the rocks and it was watered down both times long before the "rocks" melted. I had forgotten that from my first visit or I wouldn't have ordered again. I opened a tab, and they immediately put a $25 hold on my account, which they corrected the next day to the proper amount, but not before causing my account to be overdrawn. A warning about that shady practice would've been much appreciated.
Some great people play there, so

I miss Donnas on Rampart, more with each passing trip. However, this place comes as close as any around these days.

For me, it's he combination of cheap drinks, great live music, fun people-watching and easy access from the Quarter make it a total winner.

CWW has got acts your not going to find in any other part of NOLA. At least based on my pub crawling.

I enjoyed the atmosphere and awesome live jazz here. The venue has a couple shows per night. There was a $15 cover for the first show. Once that's done, you leave or pay for the next show.

There is a good selection of drinks to choose from. They also offer some tacos, which are good! The other alternative is to purchase some sliders from the food truck just out front.

Overall, a great experience.

I found this place on a google search while planning my 5 days in New Orleans and what a great find it was.

I wanted to catch some live music in the afternoon before we took a break before dinner and Chickie Wah Wah did not disappoint. The performer that day was't really my style but extremely talented none the less. I had a gin martini and the bartend made it perfect. The drinks are cheap and the BBQ was hearty (I had to try some, even though I was headed to dinner in a bit).

Our group really enjoyed this place, some of us smoked on the patio with their drinks while the live music was

Great venue for intimate performances of some of the best musical talent New Orleans has to offer! This funky space boasts a bar on one side and their in-house bar food partner, Blue Oak BBQ on the other. Lots of hi-boy table seating and a stage that offers wrap around viewing! There is a covered patio adjacent to the space for smoking and generally the cover for shows is under $10.
Bar prices tend to be on the higher side than most Midcity watering holes, so prepare for that so you don't experience sticker shock closing your tab.

Jon Cleary plays regularly on Tuesday nights here and while my friends had been seeing him perform for several years here while I'd seen him perform at another club, this was the first time I'd seen him perform at Chickie Wah Wah. Cleary is a blues piano player who not only plays solo piano but solo guitar as well and when playing piano, his performances are a musical journey of New Orleans piano music, often playing it like a percussion instrument much like Professor Longhair. Cleary has toured as a sideman for acts like Bonnie Raitt and Dr. John so when he is in town, he's well

Fun name, fun place, built-in BBQ. And, except for what comes with the BBQ, no smoke!

The layout is well suited to music, drink, and BBQ. Music? Several tables face the stage, and it's not too loud in any spot. Drink? The bar is long, well stocked, and beer served quickly and cold (I think I saw the barkeep pull out frozen glasses). Food? The Blue Oak BBQ stand occupies a corner of the space, and serves up good "21st century bbq"--which means you get a choice of sauces, the sides are MUCH better than the bbq places of old, and the meats are generally higher grade.

I&apos

My girlfriend and I went for our first time tonight and our experience was shocking seeing as we didn't make it more than 5 feet from the door before we were confronted by who I'm assuming was the owner/manager who wanted to know if we were there for the show. We told him we came for beer and BBQ and was informed, in a very rude manner, that this was NOT a restaurant, but a music venue with a cover charge, and we would have to take ourselves outside to eat..... WOW. This guy must have failed How to Treat A Customer 101.

Still somewhat taken back by how unwelcoming this guy was, we decided

Chickie Wah Wah continues to be one of my favorite places to catch live music. And I am giving it one more start for being in Mid-City with relatively easy parking!

IN addition to the things I loved in my last review:
-great beer selection
-non-smoking bar
-live music
-funky decor and art
-bar food options

I want to include:
-Consistently Great Headliners
-Cleanest Bathroom

I went on a Tuesday a few weeks ago to see John Cleary. He played an amazing set of Allen Toussaint favorites and I had a "Only in New Orleans" moment, surrounded by friends and music, that I highly recommend you