Tropical Isle Original

Home of the Hand Grenade, New Orleans most powerful drink! (One of the ONLY places on Bourbon Street to get a real Hand Grenade.) Live music 7 days a week starting at 1pm. Nachos & wings too. Logo Store sells drink mix and other items. http://www.facebook.com/tropicalisle

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  • Phone

    (504) 529-1702

  • Website

    tropicalisle.com

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  • Type

    Bar

Address

600 Bourbon St (at Toulouse) New Orleans , LA 70130 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover)
Outdoor Seating No
Music Live Music
Drinks Full Bar, Cocktails

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Carlitos Chávez

Fire in the hole! Get the frozen Hand Grenade . Go to the bar n' ask for a Shark Attack ! Throw the lil grenade into the baskets in the ceiling! Get it in the first try and show em what you are made of.

Heather Hansen

Shark attacks !!!! The production associated with it really makes it worth while. Usually good bands that do requests and bartenders are super friendly !

M

Hand grenade on the rocks is a deceiving sweeter drink. Take a look around at all the detail and check out the balcony .

AmateurConcierge

Yes bourbon street is corny, dirty , repetitive after a while, but if you’re doing it, you do it. In which case this is a must stop for its kitsch and history

Stephanie H

Hand grenades (also avail in skinny) and shark attacks . Get ready for a debaucherous night

Louis-Victor Kuhn

You have to go there to get your Shark Attack and your Hand Grenade cocktails . They will get you going for sure. 2 is enough.

Paige C

Skip the hand grenade and ask for a shark attack ! But watch out for your clothes , just saying...

Wolfie.

The hand grenades are dangerous. They are almost sickeningly sweet so you dont realize that yr getting completely blitzed. Ridiculous atmosphere thats kitschy & great. Cool balcony over Bourbon . 8/10

Joey J

First time on Bourbon Street. Had to try the Hand Grenade . Insanely sugary, but it definitely has a ton of alcohol .

Nailil Rodriguez

The grenades are sooo good but dangerous. The will sneak up on you am make you feel great!

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One Hand Grenade and you start the party right. Two and you are more than loose. Three and all bets are off. Don’t believe us? Check Dave’s Worst Bachelor Party Story in Meet the Team; it’s 100% true. Read more

Brandi Bruce

I don't care what anyone says - never go through the French Quarter without having at least one Hand Grenade . It's tradition.

Jared Leighton

Hand grenades are very good, but do one WITH ice. The ones with NO ice are probably equivalent to 5 drinks. Sneaky!!!

Amanda W

Hand Grenade !! One of those places you gotta go to and one of those cups you need as a souvenir from Bourbon Street.

Robert Faletti

The hand granade , especially on a hot day get the frozen ones. Good live music .

Tessa

Get the hand grenade on the rocks and check out the balcony ! Top of the Trop!

Anurag Kuru

Best for late night club

deestiv

Get the hand grenade or the shark attack . There are skinny hand grenades too, for those of you concerned about calories.

Lindsey Cason

Get the Hand Grenade on ice, if u try to take it into another bar they wont let you... If its on ice you can drink it faster... Just fyi :-)

Jake Aycock

There's like 3 tropical isles on bourbon , make sure to come to the original.

I Am Nolas Finest

Try buying the hand grenade mix and making it for parties your guess will ask you what's your secret to that drink

Kerry Donnelly

Marc at the door is the nicest guy ever! He also hails from Huntington New York and has a great sense of humor!

Scott Williams

The hand grenade is sweet and insanely strong.

Pavan Kulkarni

hand grenades are bomb get the skinny version as the normal is too sweet

Gina Fanara

Ask for Caleb. Amazing bartender ! He'll save you from a shark attack ! ;)

Emilio C

You have to go to one of these when you're in Nola.

Pedro Hidalgo Labarca

Ask For Your hand granade frozen

A Haynes

Good services and drinks. Try the Tropical Itch

Brownstone Living NYC

Sweet Potato Fries , chicken wings and a hand grenade .

Matthew Coll

One of the hot spots on boubon street.

Nephilim Halls

The Hand Grenade is the strongest drink in NOLA... and it tastes like a lemon lime soda .

Leonardo Jarvis

Be cool on the grenades too many and it's a wrap and you'll be sleeping on the pavement

Ben K.

Try a Hand Grenade aka liquid death.

John Anderson

Must try the Hand Grenade !

Chelsea Ruth

Hand grenades and live music !! Super friendly staff and great location!!

Gloria Chin

Famous for the hand grenade ! Sit at the balcony

Lexie

Get the small hand grenade . Almost 1/2 the price. Same Amt of alcohol

Ashley Nguyen

Shark Attack , tropical itch and Hand Grenade all together!

Maggie MacG

The original home of the grenade . Lol.

Jeannie Sanders

Hand Granade ...2 or more, buff said!

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David Moore

Large & clean bathrooms .. rare in the FQ!

Megan Kuchta

Hand grenade is all sugar and they add even more sugar. If you are diabetic STAY AWAY

Lauren P.

SHARK ATTACK !!!!! Awesome and they ring a bell and blow a whistle.

Raymond Goulet

The hand grenade is tasty, but not super powerful.

Tony Hill

Hand Grenades are the best!

Freya Knight

Order the shark attack ! Best drink in New Orleans.

Amber

hand grenades taste like u ate a carton of jolly ranchers and then puked them up

Joseph Le

Hand grenades and a live band

Kat

Absolutely love the Shark Attack !! My lil alligator got swallowed up by a mean ol bloody gator ! ;-)

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