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Favorite places back home

Favorite places back home

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Created by Melissa Gianelloni • Updated On: July 14, 2015
Rocky & Carlo's is one of Favorite places back home.

1. Rocky & Carlo's

8.6
613 W Saint Bernard Hwy (at Lloyds Ave.), Chalmette, LA
Italian Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Baked mac and cheese, fried soft shell crab, breaded veal with brown gravy, fried oysters, fried shrimp, stuffed artichoke, wop salad.

Port of Call is one of Favorite places back home.

2. Port of Call

8.5
838 Esplanade Ave (at Dauphine St.), New Orleans, LA
Burger Joint · French Quarter · 229 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Burger med. rare with a salad instead of a potato.

Byblos Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

3. Byblos Restaurant

7.8
1501 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA
Mediterranean Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Lamb Kabob

Five Happiness Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

4. Five Happiness Restaurant

8.1
3605 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA
Chinese Restaurant · Gert Town · 32 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Chicken with snow peas and black mushrooms.

Lee's Hamburgers is one of Favorite places back home.

5. Lee's Hamburgers

8.1
3516 Veterans Memorial Blvd (N Arnoult Rd), Metairie, LA
Burger Joint · 15 tips and reviews
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana is one of Favorite places back home.

6. BRAVO! Cucina Italiana

7.4
3413 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA
Italian Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Chilean Sea Bass

Zea Rotisserie & Bar is one of Favorite places back home.

7. Zea Rotisserie & Bar

8.3
4450 Veterans Memorial Blvd (Clearview Mall), Metairie, LA
American Restaurant · 31 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Roasted corn grits.

Crazy Johnies is one of Favorite places back home.

8. Crazy Johnies

3520 18th St, Metairie, LA
Steakhouse · 2 tips and reviews
Oscar's is one of Favorite places back home.

9. Oscar's

7.1
2027 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA
Bar · 6 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Good burgers

Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing is one of Favorite places back home.

10. Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing

7.5
2035 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA
Pizzeria · 14 tips and reviews
Tiffin Inn Pancake House Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

11. Tiffin Inn Pancake House Restaurant

6601 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA
Breakfast Spot · 14 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Best Tuna Salad sandwich you will ever have.

Cathay Inn Imperial Chinese Restaurant & Lounge is one of Favorite places back home.

12. Cathay Inn Imperial Chinese Restaurant & Lounge

6.8
6501 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA
Chinese Restaurant · 4 tips and reviews
Short Stop Poboys is one of Favorite places back home.

13. Short Stop Poboys

8.0
119 Transcontinental Dr, Metairie, LA
Sandwich Spot · 27 tips and reviews
R & O's Restaurant and Catering is one of Favorite places back home.

14. R & O's Restaurant and Catering

8.4
216 Metairie Hammond Hwy (at Carrollton Ave.), Metairie, LA
Pizzeria · 38 tips and reviews
Middendorf's is one of Favorite places back home.

15. Middendorf's

8.7
30160 Highway 51, Akers, LA
Seafood Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Thin crispy catfish

Tower Of Pizza is one of Favorite places back home.

16. Tower Of Pizza

7.8
2104 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA
Pizzeria · 15 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Tower Supreme

Copeland's is one of Favorite places back home.

17. Copeland's

8.4
1001 S Clearview Pkwy, Jefferson, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Veal Copeland or Shrimp Ducky.

9 Roses Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

18. 9 Roses Restaurant

8.7
1100 Stephens St, Gretna, LA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews
Thai Zaap Cafe is one of Favorite places back home.

19. Thai Zaap Cafe

6.9
6601 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA
Thai Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews
Frosty's Café is one of Favorite places back home.

20. Frosty's Café

8.3
3400 Cleary Ave (Veterans Boulevard), Metairie, LA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Raspberry milk coffee no pearls.

Kyoto 2 is one of Favorite places back home.

21. Kyoto 2

7.6
5608 Citrus Blvd, Harahan, LA
Sushi Restaurant · 11 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Junya roll

Liuzza's By The Track is one of Favorite places back home.

22. Liuzza's By The Track

8.9
1518 N Lopez St, New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Fairgrounds · 44 tips and reviews
Rendon Inn is one of Favorite places back home.

23. Rendon Inn

6.6
4501 Eve St, New Orleans, LA
Sports Bar · Gert Town · 15 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Blackened Shrimp Salad

Lola's is one of Favorite places back home.

24. Lola's

8.5
3312 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA
Spanish Restaurant · Bayou St. John · 30 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: PAELLAS of course. And don't forget to eat ALL of the garlic spread with bread.

Mona's Cafe & Deli is one of Favorite places back home.

25. Mona's Cafe & Deli

9.2
3901 Banks St (at S Scott St), New Orleans, LA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Mid-City · 17 tips and reviews
Kjean Seafood is one of Favorite places back home.

26. Kjean Seafood

236 N Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · Mid-City · 5 tips and reviews
Rivershack Tavern is one of Favorite places back home.

27. Rivershack Tavern

7.7
3449 River Road, Jefferson, LA
Bar · 28 tips and reviews
Ye Olde College Inn is one of Favorite places back home.

28. Ye Olde College Inn

8.2
3000 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Uptown - Carrollton · 19 tips and reviews
Come Back Inn is one of Favorite places back home.

29. Come Back Inn

7.8
8016 W Metairie Ave, Metairie, LA
Seafood Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews
Morning Call is one of Favorite places back home.

30. Morning Call

3325 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA
Coffee Shop · 41 tips and reviews
Café du Monde is one of Favorite places back home.

31. Café du Monde

8.7
800 Decatur St (at The French Market), New Orleans, LA
Café · French Quarter · 1561 tips and reviews
Spudly's Super Spuds is one of Favorite places back home.

32. Spudly's Super Spuds

7.8
2609 Harvard Ave, Metairie, LA
Sandwich Spot · 8 tips and reviews
Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine is one of Favorite places back home.

33. Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine

7.1
923 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA
Indian Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews
Angelo Brocato's is one of Favorite places back home.

34. Angelo Brocato's

8.9
214 N Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA
Gelato Shop · Mid-City · 82 tips and reviews
Mandina's Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

35. Mandina's Restaurant

8.1
3800 Canal St (S. Cortez St.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mid-City · 67 tips and reviews
Cafe Degas is one of Favorite places back home.

36. Cafe Degas

8.6
3127 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA
French Restaurant · Fairgrounds · 31 tips and reviews
Lakeview Harbor is one of Favorite places back home.

37. Lakeview Harbor

8550 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA
American Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews
Little Tokyo Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

38. Little Tokyo Restaurant

8.4
2300 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA
Sushi Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Melissa G.Melissa Gianelloni: Must tries: Beef Negimaki, salmon cream cheese tempura, and snow crab salad.

Fong's Chinese Restaurant is one of Favorite places back home.

39. Fong's Chinese Restaurant

2101 Williams Blvd (at 21st St.), Kenner, LA
Chinese Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews
Manchu Food Store is one of Favorite places back home.

40. Manchu Food Store

8.2
1413 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Seventh Ward · 17 tips and reviews