re: Best restaurants in Mandeville/Covington

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Yeah Keith young’s, a steak house with a lasagna special and tilapia on the menu. Get real.

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The question I was answering to was better than Pardo's, bub. Keep up.

Sal n Judy’s
Leonardo’s
Nuvolaris
Meribo
Habeneros (Mexican)
Lola
527
Bears (poor boys)
Northshore Empress (Chinese takeout)
Palmettos (Slidell- amazing brunch)
Rusty Pelican
McClains pizza (can be hit or miss but when he’s on point it’s really good pizza)

Sleeper hit: Mandina’s. Been there a long time and we’ve just started getting into it. Damn good food, expansive menu, big portions, reasonable prices. Hell my wife order just Shrimp Creole last time and it was freakishly so good I was dabbing my bread in her sauce.

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Surprised no one has mentioned Tchefunctes.

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That’s because it’s overpriced meh

Their space and that patio view are gorgeous though

In cov- Mandeville, I Recently went to Lola, Gallagher’s, greyhound, and tchefuncte’s.

All are good. Really like the Lola menu. Gallagher is classic steak house and done very good. Greyhound is eclectic and casual. Tchefuncte’s is pretentious but worth the visit. Nice place and great view.
The bar is great and patrons can be quite…. Interesting

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Covington - Gallagher's, Del Porto, Meribo, Lola, and Annadele's Plantation are consistently good. So is Mattina Bella (breakfast and lunch). I haven't been but hear that Tavi is quite good.

Madisonville - I've always had good meals at Keith Young's and Impastato Cellars.

Mandeville - I like Viet Kitchen quite a bit, though, it is a very casual place. Others favorites are Cafe Lynn, Nuvolari's, Sal & Judy's, and Pat Gallagher's 527. Pontchartrain Po-boys is great if you like fried seafood and sandwiches but I rarely eat that style of food any longer.

In the last 15 years, the north shore food scene has improved exponentially. IMO, there are many good examples of local Louisiana food, Italian, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese but it lacks quality BBQ, Mexican, and Middle Eastern food. Enjoy.

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Great recs. I'd add Aki for sushi - it's the best/most consistent I've ever had. Expensive, yes. But it is excellent.

Del Porto has fantastic lunch specials. Tavi is well worth visiting and a major improvement in Covington's middle eastern food. Greyhound is good too and has a nice bar vibe on Thursday/Saturday. I prefer to sit at the bar and eat than a table. Gloriette is okay, but it is pricy and Del Porto is a lot better. DiChristina's is a sleeper Italian place in Covington that is SUPER reasonable and really good.

Pho Cong is a great Viet place in Covington - same family that owns/operates Dong Phuong.

Vasquez is also a great sleeper lunch spot in Covington (on Boston Street). They have really good home style food and a solid Cuban sandwich. Their fried okra is .

My only disagreements with your post would be Meribo and Nuvolari's. Nuvolari's has fallen off significantly. I'm not sure what happened, but it is noticeable and we don't go anymore. Meribo isn't bad, but the only thing (other than a couple of the apps) I like on the menu is the pizza, and even then, it's super greasy and the toppings fall off really easily.

Gallaghers

Your list is good but Mi Mamacitas Mexican is still dam good. Had chicken fajitas there last week and loved em.

Gallagher's and 527 are the best IMO

doing a covington/abita weekend starting tonite:

staying at abita springs hotel FRI/SAT
dinner tonight at del porto
biking the trace from abita down to mandeville for lunch and the farmers market
dinner SAT at sal & judy's
bkfst SUN at abita cafe, then abita farmers market and then back home