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Spring Restaurant Guide
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NACHO MAMA'S MEXICAN GRILL
721-23 Common St. 558-0830;
3242 Magazine St. 899-0031
The CBD location caters to the business crowd, serving Tex-Mex cafeteria-style, while the newer Uptown location is a traditional sit-down restaurant. As the name might suggest, the nachos are strong, but at the Magazine Street location the shrimp and bacon quesadilla is popular, as is the Great Western Burrito, which has chicken, pork, steak or ground beef in a 12-inch tortilla with cheese. Reservations recommended for large parties. Lunch daily at the Common Street location, lunch and dinner at the Magazine Street location. Credit cards and checks. $
NAPOLEON HOUSE BAR AND CAFE
500 Chartres St. 524-9752
Everyone loves the historic Napoleon House, with its delightfully shabby interior and knowledgeable barkeeps with their penchant for Pimm's Cups. The menu of snacks and Italian entrees features, most notably, one of the best muffalettas in the city, served hot with ham, salami, melted Provolone cheese, and the all-important homemade olive salad. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Friday and Saturday. Credit cards. $$
NEW CITY DINER
1340 Poydras St. 561-0061
Catering to the CBD's business crowd, the New City Diner offers breakfast and lunch. Salads and deli sandwiches are always popular, but those wanting something a little heartier enjoy the stewed chicken, a breast and wing stewed in homestyle gravy served over rice. More heart-smart diners choose the grilled tuna, served with a fresh tomato and basil vinaigrette. Breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Credit cards. $
NEW ORLEANS FOOD & SPIRITS
208 Lee Lane, Covington (985) 875-0432;
210 Hammond Hwy., Metairie 828-2200
; 2330 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey 362-080
Families like New Orleans Food & Spirits' ³Boatload,² a dish whose name hints at the quantity of fried fish, shrimp and oyster included. Specializing in seafood, the restaurant also serves Catfish Lafayette, two grilled catfish fillets stuffed with crabmeat, served over angel hair pasta with a shrimp Alfredo sauce. Lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday, dinner Sunday. Credit cards. $
NEW ORLEANS GRILL
300 Gravier St. 523-6000;
www.windsorcourthotel.com
Formerly known as the Grill Room, this restaurant in the Windsor Court Hotel boasts a wine cellar of more 10,000 bottles. The menu changes to reflect the season, and one of spring's highlights is Lamb Six Ways, a light dish highlighted by leg meat marinated for two days in yogurt and confit lemon before being poached in milk with rosemary and cumin. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
NEW ORLEANS HAMBURGER AND SEAFOOD CO.
817 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 837-8580;
1005 S. Clearview Pkwy., Jefferson 734-1122;
2332 Severn Ave., Metairie 837-3382 ;
6920 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 455-1272
The name tells you what you get at this New Orleans chain of family restaurants. In addition to hamburgers and cheeseburgers (all 1/2-pound of ground beef), there are gourmet burgers like the Caribbean Jack, a burger topped with pepper jack cheese, banana peppers, Jamaican jerk sauce and a hint of mango chutney. Also consider the fried seafood platters including a fried softshell crab platter. The drive-through window serves diners on the go. Lunch and dinner Monday through Sunday. Credit cards. $$
NEW YORK PIZZA
208 N. Carrollton Ave. 482-2376;
5201 Magazine St. 891-2376
Pizza traditionalists appreciate New York Pizza's thin crust and traditional toppings. Its answer to other restaurants' gourmet pizzas is the Bronx, an all-meat pizza with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, salami and homemade meatballs. They also serve the local favorite muffaletta, made special by the homemade olive salad. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday at the Carrollton Avenue location, lunch and dinner Monday through Sunday at the Magazine Street location. Credit cards. $$
NICK'S ON CARROLLTON
1120 S. Carrollton Ave. 866-1414
This casual patio on S. Carrollton Avenue is known for lunch, with daily soups and plate lunch specials. These days, the Carrollton is the most popular sandwich, a fried, boneless chicken breast topped with grilled onions and cheddar cheese on an onion roll. Lunch daily, dinner Friday, brunch Saturday and Sunday. Credit cards and local checks. $
NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE
4308 Magazine St. 894-9797
To attain that special state of bliss, diners come to Nirvana. The house recommends the lamb Goa, where the tender meat is marinated and sauteed with coconut milk, spices and onions. Vegetarians are fond of the saag paneer, a dish made of homemade farmer's cheese sauteed with creamed spinach. Reservations recommended for parties of five or more. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Credit cards. $$
NOLA
534 St. Louis St. 522-6652;
www.emerils.com/restaurants/nola
Chef Emeril Lagasse's French Quarter restaurant might be a little more casual, but Emeril's fans will enjoy the energy in the two-story dining room. They also like the cedar plank fish, which features a seasonal catch coated with citrus and horseradish then baked on a cedar plank in the restaurant's signature wood-burning oven. The roasted duck is also a favorite, with duck glazed with a whiskey caramel sauce before being hickory roasted. Reservations recommended. Lunch Monday to Saturday, dinner nightly. Credit cards. $$$
NUVOLARI'S
246 Gerard St. 985-626-5619;
www.nuvolaris.com
This Mandeville institution has attracted locals for more than 20 years offering a Louisiana take on Italian fine dining. Try the Mediterranean shrimp, which is sauteed with crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper and garlic, then topped with feta cheese. Diners can also choose to have one of three to four seasonal Gulf fish grilled. Reservations recommended for parties of four or more. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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