Dooky Chase still located in heart of New Orleans 80 years later. Home is where the dinner table is — and for almost 80 years, people from all over the world have found themselves home at Dooky Chase. Built-in the heart of New Orleans, Dooky Chase survived through countless challenges, representing the durable spirit of the restaurant’s founders, Edgar and Emily Chase. Dooky Chase has served as a testament to the restaurant’s principal idea… that no matter how tough things get, everything can be resolved over a good bowl of gumbo.