Bonafried Truck

Bonafried Truck New Orleans’ original rolling destination for fried chicken sandwiches. Catering and special event
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09/24/2026

Bonafried is closing the restaurant and food truck next week for chicken fest! Come and see us by the lakefront all weekend long!

09/24/2026

Hey LSU Med! We’re back for our last truck shift for a few weeks! We’ll be back a week or two after chicken fest! Come on out to Bolivar and Gravier from 11-1:30 for the best chicken sandwich in New Orleans!

09/23/2026

GOOD MORNING BONAFAMILY! We’re bout to be on WWLTV this morning between 8:10 and 8:45am! Then we’re coming back and filming with Malik for Great Day Louisiana ! COME SEE US AT THE The National Fried Chicken Festival next week yall and at our restaurant this week at 3101 Grand Route Saint John St!

09/20/2026

Hey there Saints fans! Come on down to Bonafried on Esplanade Ave at 3101 Grand Route Saint John St! We got Watermelon Spritzer specials and the brand new Smoked Black Berry BBQ sandwich! Come listen to the game with us and enjoy the A/C! XOXO

The truck is out today for a Downtown Lunch Break yall! At the corner of Loyola and Girod from 11am till 1:30pm or till ...
09/15/2026

The truck is out today for a Downtown Lunch Break yall! At the corner of Loyola and Girod from 11am till 1:30pm or till sold out! 🔥🍗🚙

12 years ago today, Stephen, his brother Sean, and I packed into a borrowed champagne Honda Civic and headed to Houston....
09/14/2026

12 years ago today, Stephen, his brother Sean, and I packed into a borrowed champagne Honda Civic and headed to Houston. Bang Bang was on every station. We stopped at gas stations for sugar free Red Bulls and sugar filled candy.

It took us five and a half hours to get there. It felt shorter from all the caffeine and adrenaline. We parked at Empire Tools and walked through the graveyard of Hostess trucks parked next door. Hostess had just gone bankrupt so there was a slew of wrapped box vans to choose from: Twinkies, Nature’s Pride, Ding Dongs.

Then there it was, our truck. Wonderbread. An original Cummins disel engine. Stick shift. Ford chassis.

Stephen sat in the drivers seat for the first time while Sean and I stood in the back, gripping the literal ton of steel bread shelves bolted inside. Sean snapped a few quick photos at a red light as we all giggled like kids. It was Stephen’s first time driving a truck that big so every turn had a learning curve attached to it. Sean and I bounced around the back, leaning hard into the bumps and brakes.

The truck was missing side view mirrors and an inner engine cover. The sales man was willing to knock off a few bucks. Stephen might have well as yelled TAKE MY MONEY he was so excited. I suggested we harvest them from other trucks on the lot since it wouldn’t be safe without them. While they quickly spray painted the logo, Stephen grabbed the tools he had packed in the car and Frankensteined together pieces from three truck to build our baby. Hence the name: Frank the Tank.

$4500 later, we drove off the lot. It felt crazy. We suddenly had a truck. We just got to take it home. No special license. No special classes. Just us and a 10,000lb bet on ourselves and the pop-up we had opened a few months before.

The drive back wasn’t so easy. Turns out a 26 year old truck shakes like crazy over 45mph. Stephen plugged his ears with cigarette butts as we navigated the 11 hours of back roads home to New Orleans. Being a Navy family, Sean bought a case of High Life to smash on the side. The champagne of beers christened our new life as Bonafried truck.

Now we serve it in our own restaurant. Crazy.

09/13/2026

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL TOUCH DOWN DITKA BEER FRIED CHICKEN YALL! COME ON DOWN TO 3101 Grand Route Saint John St at Esplanade Ave! We got Friedchicken, fries, waffles, beer and most importantly…friendship. So come on down ya dorks and stuff yourself silly! XOXO

Love yall showing up with your chicken gear!
09/11/2026

Love yall showing up with your chicken gear!

Back to school means back to Bonafried! College and high school students: for the rest of September, take a study break ...
09/11/2026

Back to school means back to Bonafried! College and high school students: for the rest of September, take a study break with 20% off your sandwich.

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New Orleans, LA

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Thursday 11am - 3pm
5pm - 8pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
5pm - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
5pm - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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