Philly's Profile
The virtues of Le Virtu!
We had a great meal this past Sunday night. Our entrees were exceptional; fettucine with pork ragu and the gnocchi with lamb shoulder ragu. Our salumi starter and dessert cheese plate were also very tasty. This was our first visit, so I can't compare our meal to the previous chef's offerings.
New Orleans from today (Monday) to Thursday- and a few questions and thanks!
Brigsten's is one of our favorites, however they are not open for lunch.
Soft Shell Crab Season
My wife and I usually eat there whenever we are in town. We always start with a bucket, 50, steamers and then get whatever looks good as an entree. We both love their crabcakes, virtually no filler. We always get them grilled not fried. In fact, we always get the seafood grilled/sauteed versus fried. We're looking forward to our 8 day stay in Wilmington in August; I know we'll be at Feby's at least 3-4 times sitting at the bar enjoying seafood.
Soft Shell Crab Season
I haven't stopped by yet this season, but I had them sauteed last year. I recall that I had two for less than $20. I've always found their prices to be very reasonable.
Trip report - part 1, Thanks for the recs
Thank you NO hounds for the excellent recs. I wanted to report on our first 2 days while everything was still fresh in our minds.
DANTE'S KITCHEN-A fantastic meal. Started with Shrimp and Grits w/andouille red eye gravy and the Heirloom Beet Salad w/orange vinaigrette. We shared and both dishes were tasty; beets were excellent. Next we shared a small plate of Boudin Rouge that we really enjoyed. Can't get enough boudin! For our entrees, my wife had the Redfish w/crabmeat and I had the Chicken under Brick with a fried egg on top of a potato & bacon hash cake. The fish was tasty and fresh, but the chicken dish was outstanding; best hash cake I ever tasted.
LILETTE & BOULIGNY TAVERN-We stopped in Bouligny and had a few beers with a dozen west coast Kumamoto oysters and a plate of sliced salami. Oysters were tasty and came with a red vinagerette.
At Lilette, we started with the white truffle parmigiano w/mushrooms, marrow and veal glace. By far the best dish of the meal; just incredible. Also, we shared the boudin noir Lilette with nice homemade mustard and cornichons. Next, we had the Black Drum with Israeli cous cous and a tomato & ver jus mussel butter; the fish was nicely prepared and very tasty. I had the Hanger steak w/fries & marrowed bourdelaise. Steak was cooked a perfect medium-rare as requested and was very tender. A very enjoyable evening.
Thanks again for these recs. It was our first time at these two restaurants, and we will definitely go back to both.
Next week, I'll report on our next two nights at restaurants that we have been to in the past but always look forward to visiting again; Patois and Brigsten's.
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Lilette
3637 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70115
RECS FOR APRIL TRIP-Uptown/Riverbend area
Thanks, TaTee. Will do. We always look for a place to have a few drinks before Brigtsen's, since they don't have a bar.
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Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118
RECS FOR APRIL TRIP-Uptown/Riverbend area
Thanks for the apps suggestion Jazzy. Have you been to their wine bar, Bouligny Tavern?
RECS FOR APRIL TRIP-Uptown/Riverbend area
Thanks for that observation califkatie. Any other recs for Tuesday night?
RECS FOR APRIL TRIP-Uptown/Riverbend area
Sanglier--Just checked Dante's website; looks great. Martinique is open on Tuesday. Would you recommend them over Gautreau's?
Thanks
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Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115
RECS FOR APRIL TRIP-Uptown/Riverbend area
My wife and I will be in town for 4 nights mid-April. We need recs for Monday and Tuesday nights. We are dining at Patois and Brightsen's on Wednesday and Thursday. Our research has us looking at:
Gautreau's
Bistro Daisy
Cafe Atchafalaya
Mat & Naddies
Lilette
One
When we were in town in December we ate at Coquette and Dick & Jenny's; had excellent meals at both
Your input on our possible choices or any other suggestions are appreciated.
John.
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Lilette
3637 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70115
Bistro Daisy
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA
Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Cafe Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
Dick & Jenny's
4501 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115
In need of some new recipes featuring Whole Wheat Pasta
We use whole wheat pasta for all of our pasta dishes. A favorite sauce is tomato based with ground chicken (not ground chicken breast).
ISO sashimi in OC for my wife's b-day...
I believe San Shi Go is on Balboa Peninsula NOT Balboa Island; good choice!
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San Shi Go Restaurant
1100 S Coast Hwy Ste 303, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Rascal's, New Castle DE
Just trying to give you a simple solution to your "others say that it is closed" rumor. As for a dining experience, hopefully someone will share a recent experience.
Restaurant Suggestions Newport Beach?
+1 for Basilic. It is small so I would highly recommend reservations. If the OP is looking for Italian, I'd certainly recommend Sapori's over Amelia's; not close IMHO.
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Basilic Restaurant
217 Marine Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92662
Sapori
1080 Bayside Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Need one more dinner during Jazzfest week
OP indicated that they have been to NOLA and "was not crazy" about it. Not sure why you would recommend a place that they have been and didn't like?
Looking for restaurant recommendations
Littleman--Good recs. I'm a little confused about your "MG has started" comment. The OP is visiting Jan 20-23, and Ash Wednesday is March 9.
Quick 3 Day Trip; Thoughts?
My wife and I just made the same trip, LA to NOLA and back, last month. We stayed 4 nights and had great dinners at Coquette, Brigstens, Patois and Dick and Jennys. Both D&J's and Coquette are open on Monday. For lunch, we had the charbroiled oysters at Drago's in Metairie, oysters at Casamento's, and oysters and BBQ shrimp at Pascales Manale. All were excellent meals. We also had happy hour oysters and dinner at Luke in San Antonio as well. Have a safe trip!!!
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Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Seven Fishes dinner in Montgomery County
I believe the OP was looking for a rec in Montgomery County, PA NOT MD. They did post the same request on the Phila board.
7 dinners, how did I do with my choices?
The OP mentioned "Not really interested in Herbsaint, August or any of Emerils spots."
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Emeril's Restaurant
800 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA 70130
Herbsaint
701 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
Need some suggestions, Jan1 thru Jan4
Patois is not open on Monday. We went to Coquette on a Monday with a reservation, but it was not needed.
Need some suggestions, Jan1 thru Jan4
On our recent visit, we had fantastic Monday dinners at both Coquette and Dick and Jenny's. D&J only takes reservations for parties of 5 or more.
Dragos and other suggestions needed
I agree. My wife and I went to the Metairie location twice when we were in town for 4 days earlier this month. Had 2 dozen each time as an afternoon app, then enjoyed local bars Uptown prior to our dinners.
Review of Drago's, Crabby Jack's, August, Croissant d'Or, Galatoire's, Mr. B's, Boucherie, and Cochon
Bill--My wife and I were in NO for 4 days last week and had lunch twice at the Metairie Drago's. We each had the charbroiled oysters and they were excellent. We also had oysters on the half shell at Pascale's Manale and Cassamento's; both places had fresh, good size, delicious oysters.
