Monday, May 2, 2022

The Great Meals

After almost 40 years of serious restaurant eating, thought it might be time to name our all-time favorites.  And I'll be updating this page from time to time.  Here goes:

Top 10 Favorite Meals (alphabetically):

Arnaud’s, New Orleans
Brigtsen’s, New Orleans
Carnegie Deli, NYC (closed)
Il Mulino’s – NYC
Inn at Little Washington, Virginia
Galatoire’s, New Orleans
LeRuth’s, Gretna LA (closed)
Le Bernadin, NYC
The Prime Rib - Baltimore
Tra Vigne, Napa Valley (closed)

 

 









Favorite Restaurant Dish:

Italian Oysters, Mosca’s, Westwego LA
Roast Duck, Brigtsen’s NOLA
Paneed Trout Eatery, Trapani's Bay St Louis MS

Favorite Restaurant Dish (Chain):
Veal Copeland and Shrimp Ducky, Copelands
Pollo Rosa Maria, Carrabba's

 


Favorite Appetizer:

Smoked Pompano, Arnaud’s
Shrimp Remoulade, Galatoire's
Butternut Shrimp Bisque, Brigtsen's
Turtle Soup, and Gumbo, many locations

 


Favorite Pizza:

Mama Rosa’s, NOLA (closed)
Gino’s East - Chicago
Any by the slice – NYC
Tony’s Brick Oven Pizza, Gulfport MS


Favorite Roast Beef Po-Boy:

The French Loaf, Houma LA (Closed)
Liuzza’s by the Track, NOLA
Mother’s NOLA
Parkway Tavern NOLA

All my favorite Roast Beef Po-Boys, ranked 

FAVORITE OYSTERS


Fried Oysters:

Bozo’s, Metairie (Closed)
Crabby Jacks NOLA
Hook, Pass Christian MS

Grilled Oysters
Drago’s, Metairie, LA
Half Shell Oyster House, Gulfport

Raw Oysters
Bozo’s, Metairie LA (closed)
Drago’s, Metairie LA

FAVORITE SHRIMP


Fried Shrimp

The Front Porch, Pass Christian MS
Dempsey's, Kiln MS
The Friendship House Biloxi (Closed)
Bozo's, Metairie (Closed)
Hook, Pass Christian MS

Fried Shrimp Po-boy:

Galley Seafood, Metairie
Parkway Tavern, New Orleans
Peck’s Seafood, Slidell


BBQ Shrimp

Hook, Pass Christian MS
Rosedale, NOLA
Mr. B’s NOLA
Pascal Manale’s NOLA
Ye Old College Inn  NOLA

Shrimp Remoulade

Galatoire’s NOLA
Arnaud’s NOLA
Mandina’s NOLA
Deanie’s on Haynes NOLA

STEAK

Steak House:

The Prime Rib, Baltimore
Charlie’s Steak House NOLA
Steve Fields, Plano TX
The Palm
Bones, Atlanta

Steak Au Poivre:
The Prime Rib
Capital Grill, Washington DC

Prime Rib:
The Prime Rib, Baltimore/Washington
Victoria Station (closed)
The Rib Room, NOLA

 

Favorite Salad:

Sabatino’s, Baltimore
Charlie’s Steak House, NOLA
Tony’s Brick Oven Pizza, Gulfport
Bywater American Bistro, NOLA
CR Sarducci, Gulfport
The Chimneys, Gulfport

Favorite Veal Parmigiana:
Brigtsen’s, NOLA
Sabatino’s, Baltimore
Adolfo’s NOLA

Favorite Fried Chicken:

Annie’s, Pass Christian, MS (closed)
Willie Mae’s Scotch House. NOLA
Mr. Ed’s. Metairie LA
Popeye’s


Favorite Onion Rings:

Charlie’s Steak House NOLA
Red Hot & Blue
Rivershack Tavern, NOLA
Peck’s Seafood, Slidell
Russell's Marina Grill, NOLA










Favorite Turtle Soup:
Commander’s Palace NOLA
The Bon Ton, NOLA (closed)
Mandina’s. NOLA

Favorite Trout:
Paneed Trout Eatery, Trapani’s, Bay St. Louis MS
Trout Almondine, Mandina’s NOLA
Trout Almondine, Arnaud’s NOLA
Trout Almondine, Galatoire’s NOLA
 



 






Favorite French Fries:

Liuzza’s by the Track, NOLA


Favorite Bread Pudding:

The Bon Ton Café (closed)
Commander’s Palace NOLA
Mulates, NOLA


Favorite Traditional Italian:
Il Mulino NYC
Sabatino’s Baltimore
Impastato’s Metairie
Perry’s, Ft Walton (closed)
Gio's Chicken Amalfitano (Atlanta)

Favorite Jambalaya

K-Paul’s (Closed)
Mother’s, NOLA
Coop’s, NOLA


Favorite Gumbo

Station 6, NOLA
Brigtsen's, NOLA
The Gumbo Shop. NOLA
Mary Mahoney’s, Biloxi
Beau Rivage, Biloxi

Favorite Sandwich


Ferdi, Mother’s NOLA
Cheesesteak, Pat’s King of Steaks Philadelphia
Muffaletta, Central Grocery NOLA
Rare Roast Beef, Carnegie Deli, NYC


Favorite Hamburger
The Company Burger, NOLA
In N Out Burger, Los Angeles
The Project Lounge, Biloxi












Favorite Jazz Fest Eats:
Soft-Shell Crab Po-Boy
Crawfish Monica
Couchon De Lait Po-Boy
Quail & Pheasant Gumbo

All My Favorite New Orleans Dinner Restaurants, ranked
a work in progress.

Favorite Crabcake:
Angelina’s, Baltimore (closed)
Clyde's, Washington


Favorite MS Gulf Coast Restaurants:
Hook, Pass Christian
Vestige, Ocean Springs
Trapani's, Bay St. Louis
Sicilian II, Biloxi
The Chimneys, Gulfport

Favorite Dessert:|

Cherries Jubilee, anytime it’s available
Bananas Foster, Brennan’s, NOLA
Cannoli, Angelo Brocato’s, NOLA
Bread Puddling Souffle, Commander’s Palace, NOLA
Ice Cream, Creole Creamery, NOLA & Bay St. Louis MS













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