CARIBBEAN
COCO HUT
2515 Bayou Road, 945-8788
Caribbean flavors give this tiny but bright café some sweet and spicy appeal. The menu is made of dishes posted on signs at the front. The jerk chicken is grilled dark meat chicken served with rice, peas and plantains. For seafood, try the grilled red snapper served with a salad, vegetables and fried plantains. Other specials might include curry or stewed meats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Checks. $$
WEST INDIES CAFÉ
1600 St. Charles Ave., 571-2015
West Indies offers dishes from Latin America and the Caribbean including ceviche, yucca meat pies called carimanolas and grilled skirt steak with Argentine chimichurri sauce. There are also salads, seafood dishes with mussels, shrimp and grilled fish and chicken and steak. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards, checks. $$
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American Contemporary
Bar & Grill
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Belgian
Brewpub
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Creole
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Fondue
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Neighborhood
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Thai
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