Willie Mae's Scotch House is a restaurant in

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. In 2022, it was announced they would be opening a location in

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History

Originally opened in 1957 in the

Tremé Tremé ( ) is a neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Tremé" is often rendered as Treme, and the neighborhood is sometimes called by its more formal French name, Faubourg Tremé; it is listed in the New Orleans City Planning Districts as Trem ...

neighborhood by Willie Mae Seaton operating as a bar, beauty shop and restaurant. After one year to their current location at 2401 St. Ann Street in the 6th Ward. They sustained significant damage during

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but were able to reopen in 2007. Today it is run by Willie Mae's granddaughter Kerry Seaton Stewart. In 2014, Seaton-Stewart opened a second location in the Uptown neighborhood.

Ownership

The restaurant was originally owned by Willie Mae Seaton, who was born in 1916 in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. After Seaton died in 2015 the restaurant was taken over by her great-granddaughter Kerry Seaton Stewart.

Awards and honors

* 2005,

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for " America's Classic Restaurant for the Southern Region", * 2008, first season of Food Paradise * 2012, featured on

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* The Food Network and the Travel Channel named them "America's Best Fried Chicken"

References

Restaurants in New Orleans Restaurants established in 1957 James Beard Foundation Award winners 1957 establishments in Louisiana {{US-restaurant-stub