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PALACE CAFE
605 Canal St. 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com Try chef Darin Nesbit's barbecue duck breast with hickory-smoked leg smothered in a chicory barbecue sauce. Or take a gander at the paneed Mississippi rabbit stuffed with bacon and Gruyere cheese. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, jazz brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE
1204 Decatur St. 525-0200; www.palmcourtcafe.com Get out of the heat to hear some cool jazz, all the while dining on crawfish Nantua: crawfish in a flamed brandy sauce, or shrimp ambrosia in Pernod and fennel sauce on a bed of spinach pasta. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards and checks. $$

PALMETTO'S
1901 Bayou Lane, Slidell (985) 643-0050; www.palmettos.net Live music jams on some Wednesdays and Saturdays, and diners usually go for the seafood gumbo, this variation a combination of crab, shrimp and oysters, or the eggplant Palmetto, where fried eggplant is doused in crab and shrimp sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PAMPY'S CREOLE KITCHEN
2005 N. Broad St. 949-7970; www.pampyscreolekitchen.com Chef Austin Leslie mans the kitchen, deep frying Cornish hens and injecting them with Cajun spices. The fried chicken is anything but conventional. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$

PANASIA THAI RESTAURANT
500 St. Charles Ave. (Best Western Parc St. Charles) 299-8004 The chicken coconut soup has a cream base with lime, lemon grass, galangal and mushroom spicing up the mix. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and dinner Mon.-Sat., lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$

PAPANINI'S COFFEE BISTRO
235 Derbigny St., 371-5015 This coffee shop has been a favorite destination for those with business at the Gretna courthouse with fresh pastries, muffins and breakfast wraps in the morning. At lunch, pressed panini sandwiches are the house specialty. No reservations. Delivery available. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash and checks. $

PARADISE CAFE
3717 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 888-4141 A combo gift shop and cafe, Paradise Cafe serves soups, gumbos and salads with excellent homemade dressings. Particularly good is the Paradise Club: turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato. No reservations. Breakfast daily, lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PARASOL'S RESTAURANT AND BAR
2533 Constance St. 899-2054; www.parasols.com Known for its roast beef po-boys, this Irish Channel institution also serves deep-fried pickles, oyster po-boys and gravy cheese fries -- not to mention a good pint of Guinness. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PARKWAY BAKERY & TAVERN
538 Hagan Ave. 482-3047 Now here's a place the family can hang out. Available for parties and hosting free concerts every Saturday at 7 p.m., Parkway makes an exemplary roast beef po-boy. Try the oyster and shrimp po-boys for a change. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PASCAL'S MANALE
1838 Napoleon Ave. 895-4877 The original barbecue shrimp is extra-large shrimp prepared in a spicy, tangy barbecue sauce. An oyster bar, homemade pastas and crab-stuffed trout are customer favorites. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

PATIO GRILL & HIGHWATER BAR
2221 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville (985) 626-9190; www.thepatiogrill.com Choose from a variety of pizzas, steaks, seafood, 4- or 8-oz. burgers, wraps, pastas and salads. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PATTON'S RESTAURANT AT THE HISTORIC SALMEN-FRITCHIE HOUSE
127 Cleveland Ave., Slidell (866) 6-PATTON; www.pattonsrestaurant.com Try the Thomas, which is pan seared and topped with a crabmeat lemon wine sauce. Feast on the Jim Beam Drunk'n Duck: a duck breast served with caramelized onions, mushroom savory bread pudding and Jim Beam sauce. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards and checks. $$

PAUL'S CAFE
210 E. Pine St., Ponchatoula (985) 386-9581 Paul is proud of his cafe's 'good old home cooking,' like eggs, biscuits and grits in the morning and homemade onion rings, overstuffed shrimp po-boys and red beans and rice for lunch. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards and checks. $

Casablanca's Linda Waknin offers a non-dairy chocolate mousse cake, in addition to myriad Middle Eastern offerings.

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THE PEARL RESTAURANT AND OYSTER BAR
119 St. Charles Ave. 525-2901 You can infer from the name (and the oyster mosaic on the sidewalk outside) that oysters are the main attraction here. But let the seafood gumbo and crawfish etouffee have a fair stab as well. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

THE PELICAN CLUB RESTAURANT & BAR
615 Bienville St./312 Exchange Alley 523-1504; www.pelicanclub.com The management suggests the filet mignon with shitake mushrooms and a Medeira sauce, or the Trio of Duckling: a combo of Peking duck leg confit, Chinese barbecue duck and Maigret duck breast served with honey and Louisiana navel orange sauce. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

PEPPER'S RESTAURANT 4
416 Magazine St. 897-1940 Pepper's goes beyond ordinary bar food with the eggplant and shrimp trox clair, the restaurant's top seller. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PERE ANTOINE
741 Royal St. 581-4478 Try the Seafood Pirogue, a casserole of crabmeat, scallops and shrimp tossed with rice, white wine and a touch of spinach. It's topped off with a cheesy cream sauce. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

PERISTYLE
1041 Dumaine St. 593-9535 Try the pork chop, slow-grilled on tasso wild rice pilaf. It's topped with a port wine and sultana reduction. Also highly recommended is the boneless duck breast, grilled with seared foie gras and served with duck crackling sweet potato hash in a stratified foie gras berry reduction. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

PETE'S PUB
444 St. Charles Ave. (Hotel Inter-Continental) 585-5401; www.new-orleans.intercontinental.com Escape the complexity with Pete's Pub's simple favorites: pasta, pizzas, chicken tenders, chicken fajitas and specialty burgers. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards and checks. $$

PETUNIA'S PLACE 2
020 Hwy. 59, Mandeville (985) 674-3436 With a name like 'Petunia's,' images of that Porky's porcine partner come to mind, and sure enough she graces the menu here. Speaking of pork, the barbecue pork ribs are slow-cooked and topped with barbecue sauce and served with homemade potato salad or French fries. Also consider the daily specials, po-boys and hand-cut onion rings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PETUNIA'S RESTAURANT
817 St. Louis St. 522-6440; www.petuniasrestaurant.com Petunia's crepes are saintly, literally, since they're all named after saints. The St. Edith is stuffed with cheddar, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and ham and covered with hollandaise. The dessert crepes are, well, heavenly. Reservations recommended for dinner. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO 3
301 Veteran's Memorial Blvd. (Lakeside Shopping Center), Metairie 828-5288; www.pfchangs.com The management reports that the chicken lettuce wraps are P.F. Chang's signature appetizer, while the pork flank in Sichuan sauce is a great entree. Choose from 50 wines by the glass. Limited number of reservations available. Lunch and dinner daily, late night on weekends. Credit cards. $$

PHILIP CHAN'S ASIAN CAJUN BISTRO
301 Decatur St. 522-4964 To the tune of live piano music at 7 p.m., Atlanta's Chef Philip Chan serves up contemporary Louisiana cuisine with an Asian flair. Management recommends the Asian Cajun Stuffed Chicken, with eggplant, cheese and crawfish. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

PHILIP'S BAR AND RESTAURANT
733 Cherokee St., 865-1155 This Uptown college bar and restaurant has finger food for those who want a snack with a beer, but has made its name for its pizzas. With more than 20 items to choose from, building your own pizza is popular, but the chicken pesto and Thai chicken pizzas stay in demand. No reservations. Dinner Mon.-Sun. Credit cards. $

PHILLY'S STEAKHOUSE
4639 Westbank Expwy., Marrero 328-2222 Management recommends the Hawaiian Delight: chicken, shrimp, bell peppers and onions served with a sweet-and-sour sauce. The Lean and Mean combines chicken, shrimp, smoked hot sausage, onions and cheese. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Sun.-Fri. Credit cards and checks. $

PHO TAU BAY
113C Westbank Expwy., Gretna 368-9846; 216 N. Carrollton Ave. 485-7687; 1565 Tulane Ave. 524-4669; 3116 Arnoult Road, Metairie 780-1063 Start off with raw spring rolls, veggie or shrimp, with a hoisin-peanut sauce. Vietnamese po-boys are growing in popularity. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PHOENECIA
4201 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Independence Mall), Metairie 889-9950 A surprising amount of seafood can be found amongst the hummus, falafel, stuffed grape leaves, tabbouleh, vegetarian platters and lamb kebabs. Reservations recommended on weekends. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

PICCADILLY CAFETERIA
533 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna 391-1063; 2222 Clearview Pkwy., Suite 107, Metairie 454-6271; 2609 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 834-2695; 3200 Paris Road, Chalmette 271-6860; 3800 S. Carrollton Ave. 482-0775; 4150 Gen. De Gaulle Drive, Algiers 392-7030; 4403 Chef Menteur Hwy. 282-7198; 8908 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 467-4224: www.piccadilly.com When they want food quick, and a lot of it, people flock to Piccadilly Cafeteria for the comfort food they grew up with. Fried chicken and liver in onion sauce are popular. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun. at select locations, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PIZZA FIESTA
240 Decatur St., 581-6969 Antoine Davis has been cooking pizza for more than two decades, the last seven at Pizza Fiesta located inside Club Decatur. Davis' latest offering to check out is the seafood pizza, which includes shrimp, crabmeat, bell peppers and onions atop mozzarella cheese. The calzones are also recommended. No reservations. Delivery to downtown. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

PIZZA FLORENCE
4445 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 888-7888 Pizza Florence offers a variety of pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and salads, such as the supreme pizza and grilled chicken salad. Management recommends the Mediterranean lavash wraps. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PJ'S COFFEE AND TEA
106 Reilly Center (Tulane) 862-8063; 143 Elk Place 585-1775; 154 E. Hall Ave., Slidell (985) 643-9040; 224 W. Thomas St., Hammond (225) 381-2495; 644 Camp St. 529-3658; 800 Metairie Road, Metairie 828-1460; 945 Magazine St. (National D-Day Museum) 525-0255; 1532 Robert E. Lee Blvd. 283-6686; 1545 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey 368-6600; 1600 N. Hwy. 190, Covington (985) 871-9326; 1808 B W. Airline Hwy., LaPlace (985) 359-7575; 2963 Hwy. 190, Mandeville (985) 674-1565; 3700 Orleans Ave. (American Can Co.) 934-1192; 4100 Gen. DeGaulle Drive 392-4280; 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Clearview Shopping Center), Metairie 885-4543; 4480 Hwy. 22, Mandeville (985) 624-9015; 5300 Tchoupitoulas St. 895-2007; 5432 Magazine St. 895-0273; 7624 Maple St. 866-7031; 10158 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge 738-779761103 Airport Road, Slidell (985) 847-9474; 70456 Hwy. 21, Covington (985) 875-7894; New Orleans International Airport (West Terminal and Terminal B), Kenner 466-2103; www.pjscoffee.com You'll find students studying, couples hanging out and plenty of pastries to go with your cup of coffee. Look for PJ's outside of New Orleans as they go national. No reservations. Menu and hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PLANC COFFEE AND TEA
1827 Hickory Ave., River Ridge 738-2220; www.planc.com Planc has gotten in on the wireless coffee-shop craze, so bring your laptop and catch up on your email while binging on Orange Julius, salads, soups, sandwiches and pastries. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PLANTATION COFFEEHOUSE
5555 Canal Blvd. 482-3164 Plantation Coffeehouse boasts that its hummus is 'the best in the city.' Also, try the Greek salad of mixed greens with feta cheese, red onions, kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

POINTE DELI
5050 Williams Blvd. (Treasure Chest Casino), Kenner 443-8000; www.treasurechest.com Treasure Chest Casino has expanded to the deli case: breakfast sandwiches, pastries, hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, po-boys, soups, salads, and coffees and desserts. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

POLYNESIAN JOE'S
869 Magazine St. 525-9301; www.polyjoes.com Play a game of volleyball while you wait on your drink, mozzarella sticks, chicken wings and charbroiled burgers served on 5-inch buns with lettuce, tomato, pickles and onions. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PONTCHARTRAIN CAFE
2031 St. Charles Ave. (Pontchartrain Hotel) 524-0581; www.pontchartrainhotel.com The blackened trout Pontchartrain covered in crabmeat is popular, but it's the Mile High Pie, an 8-inch stack of Neopolitan ice cream in a pie crust with layers of peppermint ice cream and meringue on the top, that everyone really anticipates. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

PONTCHARTRAIN GRILLE
5050 Williams Blvd. (Treasure Chest Casino), Kenner 443-8000; www.treasurechest.com Treasure Chest Casino's a la carte restaurant has a rotating menu, but if you see the crabmeat au gratin (so popular as an appetizer that Chefs Mikko Gruenzner and Keston Mimmitt made is an entree), make sure to snatch it up. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

PONTCHARTRAIN POINT CAFE
8536 Pontchartrain Blvd. 282-4233; www.pontchartrainpoint.com Management crows about the fresh boiled seafood, black and blue tuna salad, and firecracker po-boys. Reservations accepted for parties of 6 or more. Lunch and dinner daily, breakfast Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

THE PORT HOLE RESTAURANT
4406 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell (985) 643-1419 Monday night features an all-you-can-eat snow crab special, while lobster is center stage Tuesday through Thursday nights at this Slidell seafood haven. The seafood platter is a lot to handle and features softshell crab for an extra $6. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PORT OF CALL
838 Esplanade Ave. 523-0120; www.portofcallneworleans.com Be prepared to stand in line on the sidewalk with tourists and locals alike, who come for the much lauded burgers, the super-stacked baked potatoes and the pizzas. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

POYDRAS DINER
1555 Poydras St. (Exxon Building) 568-0733 Regulars grab the shrimp topped with Creole sauce and the stuffed chicken with eggplant at lunchtime. Lenten crowds went for fish on Friday. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

THE PRALINE CONNECTION
542 Frenchmen St. 943-3934; www.pralineconnection.com The Praline Connection serves 'soul food, honey,' like fried pickles, fried chicken, smothered pork chops or chicken livers. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

THE PRALINE CONNECTION GOSPEL & BLUES HALL
907 S. Peters St. 523-3973; www.pralineconnection.com Sunday mornings get rocking with a full gospel choir at brunch. Lift your spirits with gumbo, red beans, greens, fried chicken and stuffed bell peppers. Reservations recommended for parties of 10 or more and for Sunday brunch. Lunch Mon.-Fri., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PUCCINO'S
17th Street and Severn Avenue, Metairie 835-3151; 3128 Magazine St. 894-8898; www.lovepuccinos.com If you're looking to supplement your Italian-style coffee, try the grilled campagnola: grilled chicken breast sandwich with roasted red peppers, provolone and pesto mayonnaise. Reservations available for special events. Open 24 hours. Credit cards. $

PUPUSERIA DIVINO CORAZON
2300 Belle Chase Hwy., Gretna 368-5724 Try the pupusas: thin grilled cakes filled with pork, cheese or onions. Also popular is the faro del pacifico platter: papusa, chicken tamale, meat pie and sides of cabbage salad and rice. Reservations accepted for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PURPLE ROSES
1116 Tulane Ave. 566-0950 Purple Roses kept the Lenten crowd satisfied with its seafood platter special at lunch, while the crawfish fried rice is also popular. Lunch features entrees such as Kung Pao chicken or shrimp with broccoli, plus rice, chow mein and a drink. The pho, or soup, choices include a rice noodle sauce, fresh herbs and vegetables. No reservations. Delivery available. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Cash only. $

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