SHRIMP

As if jumbo Gulf shrimp wasn't enough, Crescent City Brewhouse has broiled shrimp stuffed with Louisiana crabmeat, seasoned with jalapenos, green onions and bread crumbs. The Alpine offers New Orleans-style barbequed shrimp, which means the little critters are cooked in a buttery pepper sauce with rosemary and garlic and then flamed with white wine. Of its many shrimp dishes, Andrea's Scampi Fra Diavolo o Caterina features sautéed jumbo shrimp flamed with brandy and served with a filet of tomato sauce or white wine garlic butter sauce atop linguine. Transporting visitors to the Greek coast, Café Latte II serves a large salad it calls Shrimp Mediterranean, chock full of shrimp sautéed in Greek dressing, arranged over cabbage, carrots, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, tomatoes, beets and red onions. China Orchid Chinese Restaurant has a shrimp with lettuce wrap, containing shrimp stir-fried with snow peas, mushrooms and bell peppers in an oyster sauce.

Galatoire's personifies tradition, as evidenced by their shrimp remoulade — the tomato-based sauce is enhanced with Creole mustard, horseradish and garden herbs. Thanh Thanh wraps chilled shrimp in spring rolls with vermicelli noodles. Deannie's barbecued shrimp are available as an appetizer or entrée. The garlic shrimp tapas at Laurentino's sautees Gulf shrimp in roasted garlic olive oil, cayenne pepper, Spanish paprika and then flames them with sherry. Mimi's Restaurant offers Shrimp Victoria — grilled jumbo Gulf shrimp served with a linguine tossed with house-cured pancetta, roasted red peppers, peas, mint and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano. Bozo's shrimp salad is an appropriate summer dalliance of peeled shrimp over a bed of greens covered amply with Italian dressing. Wood-grilled barbeque shrimp dipped in a spicy butter sauce and served over rice can be found as a dish at Muriel's Jackson Square. Nicole's Italian Cuisine has Sauteed Shrimp Aglioli, a traditional Italian presentation of sautéed shrimp with olive oil, garlic and a special blend of seasonings. A visit to Pascal's Manale wouldn't be the same without a taste of the Original Pascal's BBQ Shrimp. Restaurant Des Familles, in Crown Point, has Shrimp Diane — fresh Gulf shrimp sautéed in a garlic butter sauce with mushrooms and green onions served on a bed of angel hair pasta. II Tonys' shrimp pasta Mediterranean also involves angel hair pasta, but with fresh Roma tomatoes, capers, olives, garlic, fresh basil and spices (not to mention lightly seasoned shrimp). Ordering Cane River Country Shrimp at Upperline means a diner receives a sauté of shrimp, mushrooms, garlic and bacon deglazed in a pan with shrimp bisque then served over crispy grits. Fury's provides a no-nonsense offering of fried shrimp with French fries. Bubba Gump is proud of Bubba's Far Out Dip, a dip of spinach, red pepper, artichokes, Monterrey Jack cheese and shrimp.

The shrimp remoulade at Welty's Deli puts Gulf shrimp with parsley and green onions with sides of mixed greens, tomatoes, a boiled egg and remoulade dressing. Inside Harrah's, Bambu's Asian cuisine includes the honey wasabi shrimp, in which the taste emerges from a blend of honey, wasabi and pecan-battered fried shrimp. The shrimp curry at Coffee Rani features grilled shrimp on a bed of Romaine and iceberg lettuce with raisins, apples and a tangy curry dressing.

August Moon's lemon grass shrimp is a Vietnamese dish of jumbo shrimp cooked with onions and lemon grass and served on top of vermicelli noodles. Jung's Golden Dragon serves shrimp honey pecan in a sweet sauce garnished with crunchy honey pecans. For a combo of shrimp and vegetable tempura, Jipang in the CBD lightly fries the assortment. The Market on Esplanade offers lemon grass shrimp for take out. Hobnobber's Café adds fries to the shrimp platter. Verti Marte puts a Gulf spin on the Shrimp Philly, served like a cheesesteak with peppers and onions. Asian Super Buffet offers shrimp broiled or battered as well as in many traditional Chinese dishes.