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Dakota

629 N. US Hwy. 190 (Holiday Blvd.) Send to Phone
Covington, LA 70433
985-892-3712 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Dakota pioneered fine dining on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

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Dakota Restaurant Review

: There was a time when the term “fine dining” was not used much on the North Shore of New Orleans. That is until Dakota came along. Owner-chef Kim Kringlie uses quality Louisiana ingredients as a starting point in his cooking, and improvises on old standards often with creative interpretations. Seafood beignets come filled with shrimp, crab and crawfish and are finished with lobster crème, for instance, while another menu mainstay is the crab-Brie soup. Red meats range from steaks to lamb, the latter prepared in accordance with the season; in summer, lamb flank steak might come with vegetables and a mint salsa verde. For the finale, consider the white chocolate brownie, another signature item. The wine list offers more than 25 choices in Champagnes and sparkling wines alone. A range of wine-growing regions is represented, with many good value-priced selections. Wines are served in Riedel glassware. The young service staff adds its energy and enthusiasm to the management's good sense of organization.

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Average rating    4
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Exceptional Northshore Gem
by spudly on Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:54 am
 
Located on a busy thoroughfare right next to a Quality Inn-type motel once inside you are far removed from the traffic just outside. Serenely decorated in muted colors and a huge vase of flowers and orchids be prepared to be pampered by a waitstaff that puts most New Orleans restaurant to shame.

The food is well prepared and varied, with seasonal changes in the menu about 2-3 times a year. Their signature dishes that are appeitizers are the crab and brie soup and the lamb nachos with blue cheese and sweet potato chips. Both are knockouts.

They know how to cook seafood and the fried softshell never fails to please.

Portions tend toward small at times. The wine list is stellar but missing are reasonably priced everyday bottles in the $30-40 range.

The foie gras can be over cooked at times and bread (sometimes cornbread and flavored biscuits) are sometimes forgotten.

Desserts have always been strong with Coconut cake at the top of the list. A very decent cheese plate is offered.
 
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