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OCEANA GRILL
739 Conti St. 525-6002; www. oceanagrill.com Oceana grill offers barbecue shrimp, oysters on the half-shell and blackened catfish with crawfish cream sauce. Not in the mood for seafood? There's a steak topped with buttered garlic sauce. Reservations accepted and recommended for large parties. Breakfast Fri.-Sun., lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
O'FLAHERTY'S IRISH PUB
514 Toulouse St. 529-1317; www.oflahertysirishpub.com Come here for the Guinness, stay for the three rooms of Irish folk music, and consider the Irish beef stew and Connermara shepherd's pie as a bonus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
O'HENRY'S FOOD & SPIRITS
301 Baronne St. 522-5242; 634 S. Carrollton Ave. 866-9741; 710 Terry Pkwy., Gretna 433-4111; 1375 Gause Blvd., Slidell (985) 646-1600; 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie 888-9383; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com O'Henry's is family-friendly, serving burgers, pasta and Creole-style dishes. Try the crawfish Monica or the chicken Tchoupitoulas with crawfish cream sauce and andouille dressing. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $
OKI NAGO
2712 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie 780-8588; www.okinago.com Oki Nago sports an all you can eat buffet laden with sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki, fried tempura, oysters and salad fixings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards and checks. $$
OLD COFFEE POT
714 St. Peter St. 524-3500 Breakfast at the Coffee Pot is a happy dose of hot biscuits and gravy or grits and grillades. For lunch, try the blackened redfish, shrimp Creole, or a hearty seafood platter. Reservations recommended for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
OLDE NAWLINS COOKERY
729 Conti St. 529-3663; www.oldenawlinscookery.com' Olde Nawlins presents barbecue shrimp 'cookery style,' as well as a long variety of menu items like turtle soup, blackened redfish and crawfish etouffee. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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OLIVE BRANCH CAFE
1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero 348-2008; 5163 Gen. DeGaulle Drive 393-1107; www.olivebranch.cafe.com Billing itself 'THE gourmet pizza place' on the West Bank, the Olive Branch Cafe makes its mark with pizzas like the muffaletta, topped with salami, ham, imported olives and mozzarella, and the shrimp pesto pizza, topped with shrimp, pesto sauce, artichokes, tomatoes, mozzarella and provolone. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
OLIVIER'S CREOLE RESTAURANT
204 Decatur St. 525-7734 The management at Olivier's recommends the Creole rabbit, which is braised and simmered in roux gravy and served with sage seasoned oyster dressing. The gumbo sampler is a must try as well. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
THE ORIGINAL FRENCH MARKET RESTAURANT AND BAR
1001 Decatur St. 525-7879; www.frenchmarketrestaurant.com Seafood the likes of crawfish, king crabs, lake crabs, lobster etouffee, crabcakes and chargrilled oysters seduce French Market wanderers in off the street. Reservations accepted for parties of five or more. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
THE ORIGINAL PIERRE MASPERO'S RESTAURANT
440 Chartres St. 534-8990 All day long, Pierre Maspero's satisfies French Quarter appetites. Bloody Mary and eggs for breakfast, muffaletta and beer for lunch, and a dinner of baked crawfish bread covered in crawfish tails and a mushroom cream sauce will carry you through the day. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
ORLEANS CAFE
135 Decatur St. 581-1136 The management recommends the tuna Marigny with crawfish tails in Crystal cream sauce. Or try the Red Fish Americaine: blackened red fish in a lovely lobster cream sauce. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
ORLEANS GRAPEVINE
720 Orleans Ave. 523-1930; www.orleansgrapevine.com The cup runneth over at Orleans Grapevine, with 60 wines offered by the glass and 150 by the bottle. They also serve sophisticated dishes like Boursin-stuffed chicken breast on a ragout of black-eyed peas, tasso, mushroom and spinach. Pour yourself into the Godiva chocolate brownie sandwich, with a goat cheese ice cream center. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
OSAKA JAPANESE CUISINE AND SUSHI BAR
792 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell (985) 643-9276 Osaka serves up a healthy dose of hibachi items as well as funky sushi rolls, like the deep-fried 911 roll. Reservations accepted on weekdays only. Lunch and dinner served daily. Credit cards. $$
OSCAR'S
2027 Metairie Road, Metairie 831-9540 Oscar's is your typical bar and grill, with the requisite dart boards, pool tables and big screen TVs tuned to sports. They happily serve traditional bar food -- hamburgers, baked potatoes and sandwiches -- to keep your beer company. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
60 Park Place Drive, Covington (985) 893-0505; 830 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell (985) 649-4329; 1501 Barataria Blvd., Marrero 341-5544; 2746 Severn Ave., Metairie 455-6850; www.outback.com Aussie steaks, lamb, ribs and chicken go national with this popular chain steakhouse. Most popular of all is the massive Blooming Onion fried appetizer, hands down. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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