PIZZA
3401 Chartres St. 948-6881
This cafe has endeared itself to locals by decorating its walls with original art by local artists and offering a wide variety of events, including everything from yoga classes to live music on Saturday evenings. The Naples-style pizza has a puffy crust with a crisp bottom, and comes topped with all manner of veggies or Italian meats. New Orleans favorites and Middle Eastern dishes round out the eclectic menu. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards. $
CAFE ROMA
1119 Decatur St. 566-1800
1901 Sophie Wright Place 524-2419
2026 Metairie Road, Metairie 833-7662
3340 Bienville St. 827-2300
3558 Paris Road, Chalmette 270-0999
Cafe Roma has a reputation for gourmet pizza -- the barbecue chicken pie and
the pesto and artichoke pie are particular favorites -- but the menu goes further.
Pasta dishes include manicotti and lasagna, and the feta cheese rolls and spicy
chicken wings are popular starters. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch
and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
DEANGELO'S PIZZERIA COMPANY
111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Heritage Plaza, 833-7331
www.deangelosmetairie.com
The popular Baton Rouge pizzeria set up shop in Metairie on Dec. 19 -- the chain's
13th location. The pizza pies are made when you order, guaranteeing freshness.
Start with a salad or antipasto, then choose from more than 20 different calzone
creations. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
FIGARO'S PIZZERIA
7900 Maple St. 866-0100
As the name aptly implies, pizza should be the signature item here, but the
menu says otherwise. Crisp-crusted pizzas with piquant tomato sauce and fresh
garden ingredients share the spotlight with housemade pastas and original entrees.
The mussels Figaro, a dish of Atlantic blue mussels with pancetta, roma tomatoes,
onions and garlic in a reduced Marsala sauce, is served over angel hair pasta.
No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards and checks. $$
FRESCO'S CAFE AND PIZZERIA
7625 Maple St. 862-6363
Pizza is the hallmark here, but not to be ignored is the chicken portobello
stromboli with chicken, mozzarella, portobello mushrooms and a spicy red pepper
sauce. Have a seat on the cheerful deck and enjoy a veggie wrap filled with
hummus, roasted eggplant and peppers, spinach, red onions, sun-dried tomatoes,
feta and kalamata olives. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner
daily. Credit cards. $
ITALIAN PIE
417 S. Rampart St. 522-7552
901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 832-1121
1530 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey 362-3657
1914 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette 278-0001
3600 Williams Blvd., Kenner 469-4999
4350 Hwy. 22, Mandeville (985) 626-5252
4840 Bienville St. 482-9949
5219 Elysian Fields Ave. 288-0888
5406 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 887-9977
5538 Magazine St. 894-0005
5650 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 734-3333
7770 Read Blvd. 244-7200
www.italianpierestaurants.com
With a dozen franchises (along with the original) in New Orleans, you're
never far from an Italian Pie for takeout or dine-in Italian food. The diverse
menu offers an assortment of salads, sandwiches, pizzas, calzones, subs, pasta,
chicken wings and dessert. If that weren't enough, they've recently
added gourmet lavash wraps to their repertoire. Delivery available. No reservations.
Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards.
LOUISIANA PIZZA KITCHEN
95 French Market Place 522-9500
615 S Carrollton Ave. 866-5900
2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna 433-5800
Try the Roasted Duck Pizza, an oven-cooked specialty pie with tomatoes, mushrooms,
grapes, duck, mozzarella cheese and a blackberry demi-glace. LPK also serves
up pasta dishes such as the chicken Roulade, a chicken breast stuffed with crawfish
and andouille sausage over a bed of fettuccine with a basil cream sauce. Reservations
for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MAMA ROSA'S SLICE OF ITALY
616 N. Rampart St. 523-5546
Those who are ready for a real meal bring on Mama's Everything Pizza, which
piles onions, green peppers, black olives, mushrooms, pepperoni and Italian
sausage atop the pie. Others prefer to customize their pizza, or opt for a calzone
or muffaletta. Finish the meal with a rich slice of cheesecake or carrot cake.
No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MARK TWAIN'S PIZZA LANDING
2035 Metairie Road, Metairie 832-8032
Mark Twain's serves up pizza in Old Metairie, including the Mysterious
Stranger Pizza, chock-full of spinach, feta cheese and your choice of two other
toppings. Or try the gargantuan Life on the Mississippi, with everything on
it. For lighter fare, ask for the Italian Salad, which has tomatoes, mozzarella
cheese, onions, and pepperoncinis. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.
Credit cards. $
MILANO'S
3002 Cleary Ave., Metairie 780-7500
Milano's has been satisfying customers throughout the Metairie area for
the past seven years with signature pizzas such as the Primo, which comes with
garlic shrimp, and Milano's famous spinach pizza. (Regular dough can be
substituted for whole wheat upon request.) Milano's also carries a variety
of pastas, chicken dishes and salads, featuring homemade dressing. Delivery
available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards and checks.
$$
NEW YORK PIZZA
208 N. Carrollton Ave. 482-2376
5201 Magazine St. 891-2376
New York Pizza lives up to its name with ³The Big Apple² -- an amalgamation
of pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers,
Italian sausage and garlic. Other favorites are the sun-dried tomato pizza,
and the Bronx pizza with all the meat you could possibly want: Canadian bacon,
Italian sausage, salami and pepperoni. Delivery available after 5 p.m. No reservations.
Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday (Mid-City location closed on Monday).
Credit cards. $
REGINELLI'S PIZZERIA
741 State St. 899-1414
874 Harrison Ave. 488-0133
5608 Citrus Blvd., Jefferson 818-0111
www.reginellis.com
Reginelli's serves up a wide range of pizzas with different international
flavors, as well as salads and appetizers. The sunny-flavored Mediterranean
pizza comes loaded with garlic herb sauce, roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes,
kalamata olives, fresh spinach and roasted red peppers. A variety of unique
calzones are offered. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner
daily. Credit cards. $
ROCKY'S OLD NEW ORLEANS BAR & PIZZA
JOINT
2701 Airline Drive, Metairie 833-1288
3222 Magazine St. 891-5152
Rocky's offers pizza fans a wide range of toppings and homemade, traditional
white and whole-wheat crusts. The focaccia sandwiches top fresh herbed bread
with meatballs, vegetables, or other options. Pasta dishes abound. Delivery
available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
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