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DAKOTA RESTAURANT
629 N. Hwy. 190, Covington 892-3712
For an urbane Covington dining experience, look no further than award-winning Chef Kim Kringlie’s triumph. Creole-influenced entrees include a slow-smoked pork tenderloin in a cane syrup glaze served with herbed roast potatoes and hickory grilled mushrooms. Or try the duckling drizzled with a honey-fig glaze and served on sweet potato risotto. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, dinner Saturday. Credit cards. $$$
DAMON’S
1200 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan 734-7428
www.damons.com
For many, a trip to Damon’s means one of two things: either the barbecue ribs, smothered in their famous sauce (bottles of which are available for sale in-store) or their signature prime rib. But their motto remains "A Dining Event"; thus choices like Cajun chicken, blackened tilapia, and red beans and rice. Sports fans will enjoy games on the four big screen televisions, and the more intellectually inclined can play trivia. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
DANTE’S KITCHEN
736 Dante St. 861-3634
Fresh, seasonal goodies banish hunger pains at this cozy restaurant nestled in the Riverbend. Chef Emanuel Loubier, a 10-year veteran of Commander’s Palace, suggests his whole grilled fish served over basmati rice pilaf and accompanied by gray sea salt and lemon oil. On the appetizer front, jumbo lump crabmeat takes a bath in horseradish dressing and a green tomato vinaigrette. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$
DEANIE’S SEAFOOD
1713 Lake Ave., Metairie 834-1225
www.deanies.com
With a new location opening in the French Quarter this summer (at 841 Iberville St., 581-1316) and a Web site offering mail-order goodies, Deanie’s is quickly building a seafood empire. Drive out to Metairie where it all began and try the head-on New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, or order the seafood platter stacked with shrimp, oysters, softshell crab and crawfish. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards and checks. $
DEJA VU RESTAURANT AND BAR
400 Dauphine St. 523-1931
www.dejavurestaurant-bar.com
This home of the Explosion (billed as the strongest drink in the Quarter) works to satisfy any appetite. Known for breakfast specialties such as the overstuffed omelettes, po-boys, sandwiches and burgers are also available from the kitchen that never closes. Thursday is Steak Night, when $5.99 will get you an 8-ounce New York strip and baked potato. No reservations. Open 24 hours. Credit cards. $
DESIRE OYSTER BAR
300 Bourbon St. (Royal Sonesta Hotel) 553-2278
www.royalsonestano.com
This pearl is a casual, street side restaurant overlooking Bourbon Street. Overstuffed po-boys, oysters on the half-shell, barbecue shrimp, steaks and fresh salads round out the menu. The many staff members who have been employed at the hotel for more than 20 years comprise the Desire Foundation Club. Stop by to hear their stories over a dozen or two. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
DICK AND JENNY’S
4501 Tchoupitoulas St. 894-9880
Over the past couple of years, Dick and Jenny Benz’s Uptown restaurant has become a prototype for cozy, mom-n-pop neighborhood joints. The real clincher is a menu that offers dishes like lamb sweetbreads with spring peas and mint, a vegetarian gratin over lemon risotto with pesto, and pain perdu made with poundcake for dessert. No reservations. Dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
DICKIE BRENNAN’S STEAKHOUSE
716 Iberville St. 522-CHOP
www.dbrennanssteakhouse.com
Only USDA prime beef is used here, be it portioned into tournedos, a blackened prime rib seared in a cast-iron skillet or straight up as an 8-ounce filet. While the prime rib dresses up with smoked mushroom sauce and horseradish sour cream, the house filet gets creamed spinach, fried oysters and bernaise sauce. Bring your out-of-town guests for an evening of masculine New Orleans elegance. Reservations recommended. Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner nightly. Credit cards. $$$
DINO’S PIZZA
1039 Broadway St. 861-4441
DINO’S PIZZA, CHICKEN AND RIBS
339 W. Harrison Ave. 484-6460
Two locations, two menus, but the same reputation for great grub. Students flock to the pizza only, take-out only Uptown location, whether it’s for dinner on the go or a late-night munchie attack. Added to Lakeview’s namesake trinity is a number of seafood and pasta dishes, along with the recent addition of onion rings. And they still serve Kansas-style barbecue that can’t be beat with sides of creamy coleslaw and tangy baked beans. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily in Lakeview; Dinner and late-night daily Uptown. Credit cards. $
DIXIE CHICKEN & RIBS
6264 Argonne St. 488-1377
If this location is unfamiliar to you, it’s because Dixie Chicken & Ribs is making the move (as of June 1) from Metairie to New Orleans proper. Welcome them by stopping in for fried, baked or barbecued chicken, along with ribs, po-boys, seafood and daily specials. Delivery available. No reservations. Credit cards. $$
DOLLY’S DELI
5151 Canal Blvd. 486-8600
Get your fill in more than one sense at this gas station that doubles as a deli serving overstuffed po-boys, breakfasts and seafood platters. Try the meatball po-boy or a rib platter for the road. Four breakfast sandwiches are built upon biscuits or French bread, and the preparations of chicken include fried, barbecued and rotisserie. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
DOMINIQUE’S
1001 Toulouse St. (Maison Dupuy Hotel) 522-8800
www.dominiquesrestaurant.com
When Chef Dominique Macquet does a study of lamb, it’s more like a still life. A double-cut rib of lamb is served with a potato and chevre terrine, merguez sausage, baby vegetables and Merlot-rosemary jus. Sugarcane wrapped in sweetbreads is another way to experience his passion. Potatoes mashed with truffle oil and wild mushroom jus complete the dish. Complimentary valet parking. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$
DON’S SEAFOOD HUT
4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 889-1550
With a tasty, spicy trout and a crabmeat au gratin sure to make your taste buds happy, you will probably forget all of this is being brought to you inside a restaurant shaped like a hut. Don’t forget the fried po-boys or seafood platters. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
DOOKY CHASE
2301 Orleans Ave. 821-0600
Leah Chase is one of the most well-known chefs in New Orleans, and she’s been cooking long enough to earn the fame. The restaurant she runs with her husband is a staple for fine dining with soul. She recommends the shrimp Clemenceau, but you can also feast on perfectly fried chicken, paneed veal or crawfish etouffee. Come for friendly, formal service at dinner or a more laidback lunch. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR
5535 Tchoupitoulas St. 891-8500
A stogie and a whiskey outside on the patio compose a classy dessert following the upscale bar selections at this comfy Uptown lounge. Daily specials range from French bread pizza with portobello mushrooms to linguine with clam sauce. Specialty sandwiches boast smoked sausage, portobello mushrooms and steak. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
DOT’S DINER
2317 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 831-3681
4150 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 833-9349
6633 Airline Drive, Metairie 734-0301
10701 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge 738-9678
Dot would love to feed you the next time you are driving through Jefferson. She’s got a Big Dot breakfast waiting for you that won’t break the bank: two eggs, two slices of bacon, two sausage patties, two pancakes, hash browns, grits and toast for $5.79. Dot burgers are also an easy sell at two sandwiches with an order of French fries for $2.49. Weekday specials include red beans and rice, steak and potato, grilled chicken and smothered pork chops. Open 24 hours. Cash only. $
DRAGO’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AND OYSTER BAR
3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie 888-9254
’Tis the season for softshell crab, especially those stuffed with sweet crabmeat at Drago’s. This house of seafood has been around for more than 50 years, and the reports keep getting better. The overwhelming favorite is a dish of oysters charbroiled with butter and garlic on the grill. Other specialties include the four-cheese shrimp fondue and the fried duck fingers. Finish up with a brownie a la mode. No reservations. Lunch weekdays, dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$$
DUNBAR’S
4927 Freret St. 899-0734
Ms. Dunbar bakes cakes fresh everyday. Open for 16 years, Dunbar’s serves consistent daily specials, always with a serious sprinkling of down-home love. Try the red beans with chicken on Mondays, smothered turkey necks with candied yams on Thursdays and gumbo on Fridays. And they recently began serving up those barbecued baby back ribs everyday. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards and checks. $
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