Cafe Giovanni Restaurant Review
117 Decatur St. (Canal St.) 
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New Orleans, LA 70130
504-529-2154 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment Wed., Fri.-Sat.
- Upscale casual
- Wheelchair accessible
- Take-out available
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| High-energy chef Duke LoCicero offers his “New World Italian Cuisine” at Café Giovanni. Lightly battered Oysters Giovanni, served on a plate painted with five sauces, is among his repertoire. Caesar salads come garnished with eggplant croutons. Grilled Louisiana Gulf fish is served with jumbo lump crab meat in a vermouth sauce. Fire-roasted jumbo shrimp and scallops pair with a mango-lemon citrus sauce. Still, the traditional Sicilian dishes are all here --- spaghetti Bolognese, meatballs and spaghetti, and rosemary lamb chops, to name a few. The best way to plan a Giovanni evening is to go early for happy hour at the adjacent Belli Baci lounge, and enjoy special drink prices and appetizers. On a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday evening you may have dinner to the sounds of live opera vocals. A limited but carefully chosen list of Italian reds highlights a nicely-organized wine list of mostly California labels. Before you finish your meal, remember these three words: Chocolate Lava Cake. |
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