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The Gold Mine Saloon Lifetime memories spanning two centuries. Moments that become legend. Then and now. The Gold Mine. Old school. Where the locals go. That’s how we roll.
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Doctor Peppers Flame On!!! Call for parties, David 504-495-3538.

10/31/2026

Wanna great excuse to have fun? There's only one. Gold Mine. Come getcha some. Home of the World Famous Flaming Doctor Pepper Shot HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃💃👻

10/30/2026

Wanna great excuse to have fun? There's only one. Gold Mine. Come getcha some. Home of the World Famous Flaming Doctor Pepper Shot 🍺🔥🤩 THIS FRI-SAT 2PM TiL LATE!

10/28/2026

Wanna great excuse to have fun? There's only one. Gold Mine. Come getcha some. It's all about the Ladies!
THURS-FRI-SAT 2PM TiL Late! Home of the World Famous Flaming Doctor Pepper Shot 🍺🔥🤩

10/12/2026

Read! Keep The Faith! Share! From Gold Mine Dave, Inventor of the Flaming Doctor Pepper. AMEN!

Our Saints have tanked. We’re Gonna Get Thru This Who Dat Nation. Flaming Doctor Peppers @ Gold Mine will help too!

Okay, Whatta HORROR-ible 🏈 week for all of us 💜💛⚜️💚🤍

This year hurricanes have spared us so far, BUT Halloween has come early!

Yea. Saints are chin-deep in quicksand 5 games in, with little hope ahead against the Giants next week (who won yesterday btw) and their starting former Saints ex-QB, Jameis Winston; and even far less after that finding a way out of our current mess.

What anyone saw yesterday on Tv was nothing compared to what we had to sit through in the dome and can’t unsee.

Walking out of the dome, you could feel even the tried & true old faithful fans so beyond disgusted looking ahead to the next 12 games.

What’s worse is there was a crapload of Viking fans doing their Skol thing throughout the course of the game at times, and not just in the second half, sitting in the fair weather fans’ seats! Though the Vikings fans were mostly polite and respectful maybe as they’ve gone through similar crap over the years.

In fact, one really sad & funny moment happened to me as we were walking home from the beat down in the Dome. A Vikings fan put his arm over my shoulder and said, “I’m sorry about your team and HC. We’ve been there. Lemme give you some advice. Go home, put everything that happened today out of your mind, fire up your grill in the backyard, and burn it!” 🤣 We both had a good laugh!

Oh well. Who knows if Moore is a goner if they win less than 7 games. The biggest thing that needs to happen at some point is letting go of Loomis, not just Moore, whenever it comes to that.

I do have to wonder whether Gayle will make the big move, and retire Mickey Loomis.

Facts are what they are, Loomis has as much to share in all of this this mess as does Moore, and likely much more!

Fact: The Saints have close to zero return in production from the entire 2026 draft class at this point, including all 7 rookies on the team roster: WR Tyson (hasn’t played a snap), DT Christian Miller (has 1 tackle), OL Jeremiah Wright (always hurt), WR Bryce Lance (5 catches so far), WR Barion Brown (one good kickoff return), TE Delp (2 catches and lotsa pre-snap penalties), DB Lorenzo Styles (nothing).

Big free agent signings by Loomis RB St. Etienne (138 yards and missed last 3 games, hurt) and Kaden Ellis (missed last 3 games, hurt) ain’t producing either cause they ain’t on the field.

This week begins the very long & slow march of Saints fans Keeping the Faith to the very end [of the 2026 season!].

We are no longer in the NFC South. We are in the Punching Bag Division along with the Jets, the Browns, Titans and Miami.

Gonna be a dreadful season with opposing fans filling up the Dome every Sunday at home from here out.

Shough is gonna spend the rest of his 2nd year looking like Archie Manning. I hope he stays healthy. He already has a broken left thumb. Shough was asked by a reporter after the game if he played with a broken left hand during his post presser. The reporter seemed to have inside info. Shough dodged the question with class and just put the blame of the loss on his shoulders. Total class act.

Lastly, I get it, we lost starters DT Breese and OT Banks Jr, and major OL back-up Dillon Radunz for the season. But that can’t explain it all.

Loomis has to go. Gayle needs to call Drew Brees today and confide in him. Drew will tell her the truth. Loomis carries the full blame. Loomis picked the last two coaches. Loomis signed this year’s off season free agents. Loomis makes the final call on draft picks. Bullseye is on Loomis’ chest regarding full accountability. Not the “S” like we’d like to see on his chest. Maybe the game has passed Loomis by. I dunno. But it’s all on him at the end of the day.

I have no doubt Drew would be honest and tell Gayle the Fans deserve better; and also that she needs to consider going back to the drawing board 100% like the Saints did in 2006.

That said, on the bright side, and unlike 2006, I believe Drew would tell Gayle there’s no need to look for a QB because #6 will get the job done with the right GM and HC at the helm.

Geaux Saints! Keep The Faith. This ain’t 2005! We still have electricity in New Orleans. We don’t have maggots in our fridge, or much much worse. But we are looking at a major rebuild from the top down, while hanging on for better days ahead; sooner, and hopefully not later; and definitely NOT 43 years later.

I’m personally looking forward to the second line so we can officially put this thing to rest. AMEN!
🖤⚜️💛

— Dave Brinks, anonymous club level season ticket holder 20 years, Inventor of the Flaming Doctor Pepper, and Owner & Operator of Gold Mine.

08/27/2026

Wanna great excuse to have fun? There's only one. Gold Mine! Come getcha some. It's all about the Ladies!
THURS-FRI-SAT 2PM TiL Late! Home of the World Famous Flaming Doctor Pepper Shot 🍺🔥🤩

Everyone has their favorite Gold Mine Story. Come tell us yours!This will be an epic party, Friday & Saturday at Gold Mi...
08/27/2026

Everyone has their favorite Gold Mine Story. Come tell us yours!

This will be an epic party, Friday & Saturday at Gold Mine.

Friday, August 28, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026
******2pm TiL Late******

Celebrating 40 years of Amazing Times in the Land of the Flaming Doctor Peppers!

Your epic company is expressly requested!

IYKYK 40 years ago (1986 - 2026), The Flaming Doctor Pepper Shot was invented at Gold Mine Saloon by David Brinks.

Foundational Roots & Family LegacyThe Gold Mine Saloon has been a family-owned staple of the French Quarter since it was officially established in 1983.

Before transforming into the current saloon, the corner building at 701 Dauphine Street operated as a historic jazz club.

It has been run for decades by Barbara Bear and her son, Dave Brinks, preserving a distinctly local, unpolished charm that stands in stark contrast to the commercialized corporate bars on nearby Bourbon Street.🔥

The Creation of the Flaming Dr. Pepper ShotIn 1986, co-owner Dave Brinks invented the bar's most enduring claim to fame: the Flaming Dr. Pepper shot.

The Recipe: The shot features amaretto topped with high-proof grain alcohol, ignited with a flame, and then dropped directly into a glass of b**r.

The Myth: Despite the name and a flavor that tastes exactly like the iconic soda pop, the cocktail contains no actual Dr. Pepper soda.

The Impact: The explosive popularity of the drink famously saved the bar from financial ruin during economic downtrends in the 1980s.

The establishment has served nearly one million of these signature shots.

🎨 An Avant-Garde Arts and Literary HubBeyond its reputation as a late-night dance spot with classic 1980s arcade cabinets, the Gold Mine Saloon serves as a crucial sanctuary for New Orleans' underground literary scene
Creative Crowd: The bar has long attracted an avant-garde crowd of local poets, painters, musicians, and eccentrics.

17 Poets Series: It is the official home of the 17 Poets Literary and Performance Series, hosting weekly poetry readings, book launches, and spoken-word events.

Post-Katrina Voice: Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, operator Dave Brinks composed The Caveat Onus, a critically acclaimed poem cycle heavily tied to the survival and resilient spirit of the bar and its French Quarter community.

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701 Dauphine Street
New Orleans, LA
70116

Opening Hours

Thursday 2pm - 8pm
Friday 2pm - 3am
Saturday 2pm - 3am
Sunday 2pm - 8pm

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+15044953538

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