New Orleans Restaurants

BARRECA'S
3100 Metairie Road
504-831-4546
Valet parking, early bird specials daily, and excellent seafood dishes. Casual elegance and a reasonable price.

CAFFE! CAFFE!
4301 Clearview Pkwy
504-885-4845
Outstanding salads, fresh soups, and excellent coffee. Lunch and dinner.

COMMANDER'S PALACE
1403 Washington Avenue
504-899-8221
Expensive and worth every penny. You need reservations and at night the menu is expensive. Outstanding Creole and American dishes. Order at the beginning of the meal the bread pudding soufflé which is the best in the entire world. Note, the luncheon menu is equally as good as the dinner menu and half the price. Ask for the Garden Room, which overlooks the courtyard and some lovely oaks.

COPELAND'S
701 Veterans Memorial Blvd and 4338 St. Charles Avenue (5 locations in the N.O. area)
504-831-3437 & 504-897-2325
Reasonable prices; spicy Creole, Italian and Cajun food; good service.

CORKY'S BAR-B-Q
4243 Veterans Memorial Blvd
504-887-5000
A full service restaurant with some of the best barbecue in the world. They have Memphis-style ribs.

DEANIE'S SEAFOOD
1713 Lake Avenue, Metairie
504-831-4141
Prepares very good fried seafood and has a giant seafood platter that will feed a family. Well worth the trip but come early because the line can be long.

LA CUISINE
225 West Harrison Avenue (Lakeview)
504-486-7664
Serving Creole classics at their best. Park your diet at the door and come on in. This is the premier, old line New Orleans style restaurant. The food is hearty and well served. When crab cakes or crawfish pie are on the menu they are a must.

PALACE CAFÈ
605 Canal Street
504-523-1661
Good food and an upbeat atmosphere. Enjoyable and friendly. A memorable experience overlooking Canal Street. Try the white chocolate bread pudding and the banana tart.

ROYAL BLEND COFFEE & TEA
244 Metairie Road
504-835-7779
Excellent coffee with all the trimmings. Good place to grab a quick meal.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
711 N. Broad and 3633 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
504-486-0810
Steak and expensive but very good.

SANTA FE RESTAURANT
801 Frenchmen
504-944-6854
Delivers a new kind of Mexican food that is unique, interesting and enjoyable. The prices are moderate and the atmosphere is definitely Southwestern.

SEMOLINA
5080 Pontchartrain Blvd
504-486-5581
Six locations in the Metro area serving pasta dishes and other foods in a high-energy, high-flavor atmosphere. I like the Santa Fe Pasta and there are many more equally as good.


THE PRALINE CONNECTION
542 Frenchmen Street
504-943-3934
Soul food served in a friendly, family atmosphere. The best pralines in the city. Try their Gumbo Zaire and their fried chicken plate.

VENEZIA'S
134 N. Carrollton Ave
504-488-7991
Classic Italian cooking in a casual setting. Well worth the visit just to eat the eggplant Vatican.