PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

This place features satisfying (if not particularly New Orleans-specific) food with further praise for its nearly round-the-clock hours and local delivery service (every night until 2am or later) -- all things hungry locals and tourists crave. It's conveniently accessible after a day's busy sightseeing or a night's busy club hopping and perfect for a light, actually rather healthy meal -- a much-needed alternative to some of the extravaganzas offered by more formal restaurants in town. Portions are substantial -- splitting a Greek salad produced two full plates of fresh, lovely veggies and a couple of pieces of garlic bread. Add to that a small but gooey and flavorful pizza (they do them all well, but the Mystical -- roasted garlic, goat cheese, onions, sun-dried tomatoes -- is a top choice), and you've got a tasty, affordable meal for two (as long as you have two more or less normal appetites), at almost any hour and even in your hotel room, and a nice palate cleanser if you are a bit tired of local cuisine. It's good enough for occasional Quarter residents Brad and Angelina, after all!

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New Orleans 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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