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SAIA’S BEEF ROOM
2645 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie 835-8555
1306 S. Morrison Road, Hammond 345-9998
For nearly 30 years, Chef-owner Sal Saia has been serving up choice cuts of corn-fed Midwestern beef at the Beef Room. Beef isn’t all, though. Seafood fans can sample the live Maine lobster. Or go for the veal supreme, paneed with crabmeat au gratin, mushrooms and green onions. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Friday, dinner Saturday and Sunday, late-night Friday and Saturday. Credit cards. $$
ST. CHARLES TAVERN
1433 St. Charles Ave. 523-9823
This decorative dive is ideal for the hungry man looking for a spot where breakfast is always served and the party never stops. While the breakfast specials are always popular, burgers and local flavors such as red beans and rice and gumbo are other crowd pleasers. New is the all-you-can-eat boiled crabs on Tuesdays for $8.95. Wednesday and Thursday nights are still for steak however, with 12-oz. ribeyes and sirloins for $7.95 and 16-oz. T-bones for $10.95. No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. Credit cards. $
SAKE CAFÉ
4201 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 779-7253
The Sake Café brings more of that trendy, raw stuff to Metairie in the unexpected environs of a strip mall. Try the signature New Orleans roll, a combination of spicy crawfish and tuna, avocado, snow crab and wasabi topika. On date night, romance your companion with the Love Boat for two, which includes fresh bites of both sashimi and rolls. Reservations recommended. Lunch, brunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SAL & SAM’S
4300 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 885-5566
Imagine having a Caesar salad prepared at your table the next time you’re having a late-night craving. Or steak Diane, or a wilted spinach salad, or bananas Foster. These are the signatures at Sal & Sam’s, Metairie’s go-to guys for Italian eats for nearly 30 years. The cocktail lounge draws its own crowd. Reservations recommended. Lunch weekdays, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$
SALMEN-FRITCHIE HOUSE
127 Cleveland Ave., Slidell 645-3600
Flambe is the new word at the Salmen-Fritchie House. Bananas Foster, cherries Jubilee, and strawberries Brenna are all new offerings. But before you flame it up, try the filet Orleans, a grilled Angus beef filet mignon with sauteed jumbo lump crabmeat and Creole spices in a sherry port reduction. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tuesday through Friday, dinner Tuesday through Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards and checks. $$
SALVATORE RISTORANTE
3226 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie 455-2433
www.salvatoreristorante.com
In a town known for its Italian restaurants, Salvatore keeps it classical while also offering seafood as well. Try the trout Salvatore, a filet of trout pan-fried and topped with a fresh jumbo lump crabmeat in a shrimp sauce. Traditional dessert options include cannoli, homemade peach cake, tiramisu and spumoni. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Friday and Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$
SAMURAI SUSHI
239 Decatur St. 525-9595
Samurai is the king of French Quarter sushi houses. OK, it’s the only French Quarter sushi house, but that doesn’t mean the chef gets lazy here. On the contrary, try his fresh sashimi appetizer of assorted exotic ocean fish garnished with daikon radish and shiso leaf. For the customer favorite salmon roll, the pinkish fish comes wrapped around snow crab and topped with a Samurai special sauce. Delivery available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, dinner Saturday. Credit cards. $$
SANTA FE
801 Frenchmen St. 944-6854
The hours are limited, but the food is worth arranging your schedule. This time of year, the chilled gazpacho with a top-shelf margarita is a smart start. Follow up with the chicken Maximillian, rolled in an Anaheim pepper, stuffed with chorizo and asadero cheese and served with pepper sauce. The chef also recommends his portobello bisque, crawfish tamales and chocolate chocolate mousse cake. No reservations. Dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
SAPPORO
3544 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie 779-1818
While new items are added to the menu from time to time, one of the tried and true is this Japanese restaurant’s version of gumbo, a miso soup base with fried rice, tofu, black seaweed, scallions, seafood and some spicy seasonings. Lunch combos allow you to mix up raw and cooked Japanese foods. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, dinner Sunday. Credit cards. $$
SARA’S
724 Dublin St. 861-0565
Chef Ganesh Ayyengar is a former molecular biologist who these days prefers to dabble in Asian flavors using French cooking techniques. His honey and soy-glazed fillet of tuna, for example, is pan-seared to medium rare and served with sweet pepper beurre blanc, jasmine rice and black bean salsa. Another specialty takes the form of a sesame-crusted chicken breast glazed with honey and ginger. Reservations recommended. Dinner Tuesday through Sunday, late-night Wednesday through Saturday. Credit cards and checks. $$
THE SECRET GARDEN
538 St. Philip St. 524-2041
This little French Quarter gem shouldn’t remain secret for long with tasty, eclectic fresh specials to surprise diners every day and courtyard dining to boot. A customer favorite is the Nutty Fish, which is served with fresh steamed vegetables. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SECRET GARDEN TEA ROOM & CAFÉ
3626 Magazine St. 895-2913
Offering the pomp and circumstance of a three-course classic tea in a casual setting, the Secret Garden serves up the ideal afternoon. Light lunch items are available, like homemade soups, quiche, fresh salads (both green and fruit), and an assortment of desserts and beverages. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday, classic tea daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Available Sundays for private parties. Credit cards. $
SEMOLINA
1503 Gause Blvd., Slidell 641-345
2999 Hwy 190, Mandeville 626-8923
3242 Magazine St. 895-4260
5080 Pontchartrain Blvd. 486-5581
100 Tyler Square, Covington 898-0004
139B Westbank Expwy., Gretna 361-8293
www.semolina.com
Drawing from a multitude of cuisine styles, this local-chain-done-good offers much more than a baffling array of pasta options. Visit France with the shrimp Napoleon featuring Gulf shrimp, Gouda cheese and tasso blended together in a spicy cream sauce between breaded eggplant rounds. Or stay home in Louisiana with bread pudding for dessert. Of course, in between is a nice time to sample all the pasta dishes made to order. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SHOGUN
2325 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 833-7477
The hibachi bar is the overwhelming favorite at this Japanese restaurant. Shogun also offers a popular sushi bar and table dining where you can dabble in the extensive sushi menu. Reservations recommended for hibachi bar. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SHUCK ’EMS
1820 Dickory Ave., Jefferson 736-9614
Whether you are in the mood for gumbo, fried seafood or just a whole lot of oysters, this Jefferson establishment has something for you. Try the spicy boiled shrimp salad with remoulade dressing, or a platter of your favorite Gulf dweller. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SID-MAR’S OF BUCKTOWN
1824 Orpheum Ave. 831-9541
A new deck overlooking Lake Pontchartrain makes Sid-Mar’s a good place to enjoy a cold brew and selection of seafood – boiled or fried. Start with a cup of gumbo, move on to a fried seafood po-boy or go for the gusto and get a pound or two (or three) of boiled shrimp, crabs or crawfish. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Credit cards. $$
SILKY O’SULLIVAN’S
311 Decatur St. 525-1011
Guinness on tap is reason enough to find the next excuse to make it over to Silky’s. And when was the last time you experienced dueling pianos? For big eats, try a full rack of Memphis-style ribs, smoked in house with hints of apple and hickory woods, served alongside baked beans and cole slaw, of course. Chicken quarters are equally smoky and served with comparable sides. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
SMILIE’S
5725 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 733-3000
Now open for dinner on Mondays, this highly regarded hideaway offers lots of sea-inspired fare. Take the signature baked trout Smilie, which is rolled in Italian breadcrumbs, topped with crabmeat and baked in white wine with butter. The hickory-grilled pork loin and the Bayou Eggplant in crawfish Asiago sauce also draw smiles. Reservations recommended. Lunch weekdays, dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards and checks. $$
SMITH & WOLLENSKY
1009 Poydras St. 561-0770
www.smithandwollensky.com
This is not your run-of-the-mill chain restaurant; this is serious steak-lover’s fare. Check out the spicy filet, a 16-ounce hand-cut,dry-aged beef filet seasoned with New Orleans spices and served over sauteed spinach. If you’re a seafood lover, start with the shellfish bouquet of oysters, jumbo shrimp, lobster and "colossal" crab claws. Reservations recommended. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$
SMITTY’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR
2000 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie 468-1647
Show up with an empty stomach and Smitty’s will help fill it with a variety of seafood delights. Grab a friend and order the Hamper: a wooden basket filled with boiled seafood and fixins like crawfish, shrimp, crabs, corn, sausage, potatoes and garlic (to be exact). Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO
626 Frenchmen St. 949-0696
www.snugjazz.com
Live music is Snug Harbor’s main draw, but its food has won over many an audience. Staples rule the roost here, in the form of grilled steaks, salmon, seafood, hamburgers and salads. They’re all prepared with little fanfare, but cooked to perfection using the freshest ingredients. For an encore, the pecan pie will have you humming a sweet song. Speakers pipe in the live jazz from the next room. Reservations recommended. Dinner nightly. Credit cards. $$.
SPAHR’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
3682 Hwy. 90 E, Des Allemands 758-1602
Take a table at the window and gloat at the alligators lounging on logs in the pond out back as you savor your alligator sauce piquant. Too mean? Go for one of Spahr’s patented signatures then – either catfish chips, the bite-size softshell crab delight or the fried onion sticks. Spahr’s boiled seafood salad of shrimp and crabmeat is another fave. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards and checks. $$
SPORTING HOUSE CAFÉ
916 Lafayette St. 561-0605
www.sportinghousecafe.com
This Lafayette Street Mall lunch spot stays true to its roots as the current tenant of an old Storyville bordello, incorporating bawdy references in the decor and pun-filled menu. Popular choices off the menu include a number of gourmet po-boys and salads, including the Madame Butterfly Salad: a grilled tuna fillet on a bed of mixed greens, topped with mandarin oranges, Chinese noodles, green onions and a wasabi vinaigrette. No reservations. Lunch Monday through Friday, happy hour Wednesday. Credit cards. $
SPUDLY’S SUPER SUDS
2609 Harvard Ave., Metairie 455-3250
Putting a potato in substitute of, well, just about everything imaginable, this joint provides plenty of options for the normally static spud. Try the Super Duper, piled high with crawfish, shrimp and crab, topped off by cheddar cheese sauce. The chicken fajita (hold the tortilla, add the potato) features grilled chicken with cheddar and mozzarella with bell peppers, onions, sour cream and salsa. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
THE STEAK KNIFE RESTAURANT & BAR
888 Harrison Ave. 488-8981
Double-cut lamb chops marinated in teriyaki sauce, grilled and served with celery garlic mashed potatoes comprise just one reason The Steak Knife is celebrating its 30th year in business. The house specialty tenderloin medallions are prepared au poivre – pepper crusted and served with a red wine mushroom sauce. A long list of side dishes includes broccoli au gratin, creamed spinach, onion rings and steamed asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner nightly. Credit cards and checks. $$
STEAK PIT
609 Bourbon St. 525-3406
www.steakpit.com
Live entertainment, late hours and fast delivery keep the Steak Pit in good esteem with the French Quarter meat-eating community. And, of course, there are the bold flavors of Jim Beam barbecue sauce dripping from burgers and beefy onion soup served alongside the New York strip. The jumbo fried seafood combo lightly breaded in Cajun batter comes with sweet potato fries and a salad. Reservations recommended. Dinner nightly. Credit cards. $
STELLA!
1032 Chartres St. 587-0091
Definitely the new kid on the block, Chef-owner Scott Boswell is pumping some polished fare out of his new French Quarter kitchen. His signature appetizer comprises Maine lobster and fresh ricotta in ravioli doused in Louisiana crawfish etouffee; the entree of choice includes diver scallops and jumbo Gulf shrimp with truffle-scented new potato hash and caviar butter. Reservations recommended. Dinner nightly, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$
STINGRAY’S SEAFOOD BAR AND GRILL
1303 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner 443-4040
This popular destination for seafood is featuring the star of the season: crawfish. A new appetizer, crawfish Tailor, is made of fried crawfish stuffed into a pastry shell; cream sauce drowns the lot. Even the chicken Atchafalaya is rolled with a crawfish dressing. And, of course, there’s a seafood platter packing shrimp, oysters, catfish and softshell crab, plus homemade bread pudding. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
STORYVILLE DISTRICT
125 Bourbon St. 410-1000
www.thestoryvilledistrict.com
Created with the philosophy of serving the city as a "Palace of Jazz," Storyville District has earned a reputation as a great place for food as well. Opened in part by Ralph Brennan of the legendary Brennan restaurant family, Chef Eric Schutzmann executes a fine vintage of true Louisiana-style cuisine. The Parish Pork is a signature dish, with slow-roasted pulled pork served with collard greens, mashed bourbon praline sweet potatoes, fried onions and topped with a Creole onion gravy. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SUGAR HOUSE RESTAURANT
315 Julia St. (Embassy Suites Hotel) 525-1993
www.embassysuites.com/es/neworleans
Although it’s located on the site of an old sugar refinery, the real sweetness at this restaurant comes in the many Caribbean-style preparations mixing vibrant fruits in savory flavors. The house bread pudding, for example, is baked with dried cranberries and plantains, and then finished with sweet buttered rum sauce. Another favorite, crabmeat-stuffed shrimp, is baked with coconut curry oil. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
SUN RAY CAFÉ & GRILL
619 Pink St., Metairie 837-0055
2600 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna 391-0053
www.sunraygrill.com
Diners with a heart relish the fact that no food at either Sun Ray location is deep-fried. Rather, their cuisine focuses on adding international spices and styles to regional seafood, game and meats. Pasta and sandwich options abound, as do creations like the redfish Creolaise seasoned with Creole spices, fresh lemon and grilled tomato, and served with saffron rice and vegetable sauté. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday; lunch and dinner Sunday at Metairie location only. Credit cards. $
SUPERIOR GRILL
3636 St. Charles Ave. 899-4200
www.superiorgrill.com
Superior Grill’s outside patio, tasty margaritas and a plate of quesadillas is a perfect recipe for a lazy Sunday afternoon. But even if you’re in a hurry or eating healthy, Superior’s extensive menu boasts more than south-of-the-border favorites. Try a salad or a piece of mesquite-grilled fish, and you’ll be feeling better than most. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Saturday and Sunday, late-night Friday and Saturday. Credit cards. $$
SUSHI CAR
1434 S. Carrollton Ave. 865-7874
Nestled among the ethnic eateries along Carrollton Avenue is a stop to make you appreciate the delicate art of Japanese cuisine. They pull out all the stops with shrimp tempura, chicken teriyaki, gyoza (pan-fried dumplings), and a California roll. The more adventurous can enjoy barbecue eel atop seasoned sushi rice. Delivery Uptown, $20 minimum order. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Credit cards. $$
SUTHERLIN’S
1705 Hwy. 190, Mandeville 727-DINE (3463)
This casual, neighborhood restaurant on the Northshore offers old New Orleans flavors with entrees like the triple tenderloin Tchefuncte and veal Asbury. For the former, three beef tournedos are layered over fried eggplant with three sauces and served with a choice of salads; veal scallops on the former are dressed with hollandaise, asparagus and mushrooms. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Friday, dinner Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards and checks. $$
THE SWAMP ROOM
5216 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 888-5242
To truly submerge yourself in The Swamp Room, go for the half-pound Swamp Burger fixed any way you like. Bar food standards abound, with items like spicy wings and potato skins; healthier options are available as well. Complement the waistline with a light beer and a grilled chicken or grilled tuna salad. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
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