Grand Isle Restaurant Restaurant Review
575 Convention Center Blvd. (Lafayette St.) 
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New Orleans, LA 70130
504-520-8530 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- Kid-friendly
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Harrah's parking garage
- Casual
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| The traffic inside Grand Isle is largely tourists, but locals have discovered it as well. Situated in the entertainment district around Harrah's Casino, this eatery offers the sort of food found at family-friendly New Orleans neighborhood restaurants, although here it gets a few upscale touches, and is served in a much spiffier setting. An unusual, but very traditional, starter is the turtle stew made with oxtails and chewy squiggles of turtle meat. There are usually three fish options, and the patron decides the cooking method, whether grilled or sautéed, and what sort of sauce should dress it up. Strangely for a seafood-themed restaurant, the land-based fare offers some of the most appealing eating. The pot roast is fork-tender, thoroughly enhanced by garlic and accompanied by a small pile of the spicy pepper relish "chow chow" to spike it up. The restaurant is finished with warm, bare cypress, clean lines, big windows and huge 1930s-era photo prints of nobly weathered fisherman. There is a wine list, but most people drink mugs of draft beer. |
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