verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message antoine s antoine s restaurant october 2007 restaurant information established 1840 food type louisiana creole cuisine street address 713 rue st. louis st. louis street city new orleans state louisiana country united states coordinates 29 57 24 n 90 04 00 w 29.956768 n 90.066614 w 29.956768 ; 90.066614 website antoine s official website antoine s is a louisiana creole cuisine restaurant located at 713 rue st. louis st. louis street in the french quarter of new orleans louisiana . it has the distinction of being the oldest family run restaurant in the united states having been established in 1840 by antoine alciatore . 1 a new orleans institution it is notable for being the inventor of several famous dishes such as oysters rockefeller 2 pompano en papillote eggs sardou and pigeonneaux paradis . antoine s cookbook compiled by roy f. guste the fifth generation proprietor features hundreds of recipes from the antoine s tradition . the restaurant is also known for its vip patrons including several u.s. presidents and pope john paul ii . antoine s features a 25 000 bottle capacity wine storage and 14 dining rooms of varying sizes and themes with several featuring mardi gras krewe memorabilia . the lengthy menu originally only in french now in french and english features classic french creole dishes . by tradition antoine s is closed to the general public on thanksgiving christmas and mardi gras . the restaurant can be reserved for private parties on these closed days . advance reservations are required for dining during mardi gras and on weekends . the executive chef as of november 2012 is michael regua . contents 1 beginning 2 unique facilities 3 cafe brulot 4 trivia 5 in media 5.1 the book dinner at antoine s 5.2 appearance in the film jfk 6 hurricane katrina 7 references 8 external links beginning edit in the late 1800s antoine s son jules took over running the restaurant . jules perfected the recipes for what would become its signature dishes including oysters rockefeller escargots a la bourguignonne souffleed potatoes and baked alaska . 1 jules also acquired property around the original restaurant as it became available including a former slave quarters and carriage house . antoine s eventually could accommodate 800 people in its 14 dining rooms . each dining room was decorated according to a theme many of the themes referencing a mardi gras krewe such as rex proteus twelfth night or maison verte . 1 unique facilities edit cellars are not practical in new orleans because the water table is very high . therefore antoine s has what is best described as a wine alley a corridor 165 feet 50 m long lined by wine racks and carefully air conditioned . guests who are present at closing time are sometimes offered a tour of antoine s which includes the 14 dining rooms and many display cases full of antoine s memorabilia . president franklin delano roosevelt had oysters rockefeller at antoine s in 1937 . mayor robert maestri commented to roosevelt how you like dem erstas as the national press transcribed maestri s yat accent . 3 cafe brulot edit antoine s is also known for cafe brulot a drink made from coffee orange liqueur cinnamon stick sugar cloves and lemon peels . at antoine s the coffee is customarily flamed when it is served as part of a dessert course . trivia edit during prohibition antoine s served alcohol in coffee cups that were carried through the ladies restroom into the mystery room one of the themed dining rooms . 1 the restaurant closed the japanese room at the beginning of world war ii . it remained closed for 43 years . 1 antoine s requires all aspiring servers to spend two to three years in its apprentice program before they make waiter . 1 in media edit in the bugs bunny cartoon french rarebit 1951 a reference to antoine s plays a pivotal role as bugs convinces two parisian chefs to let him show them how to cook louisiana back bay bayou bunny bordelaise exclusively because it is a la antoine . antoine of new orleans the first chef asks awestruck . i don t mean antoine of flatbush bugs replies . in the film apocalypse now chef frederic forrest a character from new orleans briefly mentions it . the book dinner at antoine s edit dinner at antoine s a 1947 murder mystery by frances parkinson keyes begins with a dinner party in the 1840 room and includes another dinner party at antoine s near the end . antoine s itself is not pivotal to the plot which hinges on the murder of a woman from a snobbish but impoverished old creole family just as she was beginning to face a serious chronic illness . rather antoine s is part of the ambiance of new orleans which keyes depicts as an exotic half foreign city whose ways are not easily understood by outsiders especially those from the north . the novel is notable for its use of the least likely person motif in revealing the identity of the murderer and for a final plot twist that renders the murder and its aftermath even more tragic . antoine s is mentioned in other novels by keyes including once on esplanade crescent carnival the river road and its sequel vail d alvery . dinner at antoine s was keyes s best selling and best known book . appearance in the film jfk edit antoine s was used for the filming of two sequences in oliver stone s 1991 movie jfk . the first which is quite brief shows the garrison family waiting for their father in the mirrored main dining room . in the second which lasts several minutes jim garrison played by kevin costner has lunch with his staff in the large annex room . at the beginning of the segment he is greeted by the real maitre d h tel henri alciatore a direct descendant of the founder . hurricane katrina edit a tarp over damaged wall of antoine s october 2005 the french quarter was above the flooding that devastated the majority of new orleans in the aftermath of hurricane katrina in 2005 see effect of hurricane katrina on new orleans but antoine s suffered from the hurricane winds which damaged part of the roof and knocked down a section of exterior wall . the extensive contents of antoine s wine cellar were also lost due to a failure in the climate control system ; as of june 2006 the cellar is slowly being replenished 10 000 per week being devoted to new purchases . the restaurant was able to reopen on december 29 2005 . in the wake of katrina antoine s has added its first ever sunday jazz brunch program . references edit new orleans portal food portal a b c d e f antoine s is her family legacy but is she ready . molly hennessy fiske the los angeles times . retrieved 10 may 2013 . local outfits battle for hot wing supremacy . bryce crawford colorado springs independent . retrieved 13 april 2010 . http pontchartrain.net templates system details.asp id 40334 & pid 495604 external 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