The American Sector Restaurant

It's rare to find a good restaurant inside a museum, much less a restaurant by a celebrity chef with good food at good prices, where you need to make a reservation, unless you don't mind sitting at the bar.

But that's exactly what you'll find at The American Sector, a restaurant within New Orleans' National World War II Museum.

The American Sector is a John Besh restaurant, a local who has opened a number of restaurants in New Orleans, and has been featured a number of times on the Food Network.

The American Sector takes American classics, from today and from the 1940's and gives them a southern, John Besh spin.

We tried the Perfect Pig Po'Boy, ham, shoulder and belly, with pickled veggies. Its a huge sandwich, so come hungry! However, our first bite into the sammie was right into a super fatty piece of the belly, not a super appetizing way to start a meal, and that chewy sensation stuck with us through the rest of the meal.

We also tried the local corned beef sandwich on rye bread, which was perfect. The corned beef was tender and cooked perfectly, with a cheese that complemented the beef without taking anything away from it. There was also a sauce on the sandwich that had us begging for more. (Seriously, I kept biting where there looked to be more sauce because I wanted as much of it as possible it was so good!)

Each entree was served with house made chips, which were delectable, and served in tin cans lined with newsprint. Very fitting!

During our meal, one of the waiters announced to the diners gathered that we had a WWII veteran joining them for lunch, which was a nice touch, both that they announced his presence and that he was there.