Specialty Italian Bistro
Specialty Italian Bistro
Salad with entree
Chicken Parmesan with side of cheese bread which is just a pizza with no sauce.
Sign
Inside
Front of building
Old order menu and microphone from previous drive through.
Entrance to building outside
Seafood Gumbo
Wine Specials Menu
Specials Menu1
Spaghetti and meatballs
Menu2
Pecan Crusted Catfish
Menu1
Spinach and artichoke dip
Eggplant Parmesan
Inside
Inside
interior
food, pizza
Menu
Mediterranean waffle fries
Gralic cheese bread
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Megan M.
Nov 18, 2024
This is one of our go-to spots near the house. They have great lunch specials, the best house salad dressing (which you can purchase by the bottle), generally really good food, nice vegetarian options, and good desserts. Top choices: spinach lasagna, club salad (I sub the ham with pepperoni), and the French onion soup. Also love the cheese bread you get with entrees!
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Shannon S.
Mar 25, 2023
Specialty Italian Bistro is located on the Westbank of the Greater New Orleans area in Gretna, LA and this area has a lot of restaurants to choose from. They have done a great job updating and upgrading this location which used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken. This New Orleans Italian Creole restaurant is noted for their great lunch and wine specials which makes it stand out from the many other restaurants in this area. They have a great selection of affordable lunch options in here and unlike many other spots their "specials" are not smaller portions as the serving size here remain VERY generous. They have a lot of traditional Italian options, sandwiches, calzones and salads along with decent pizza. Since this is Louisiana they also have a seafood gumbo on the menu. They also have a decent selection of desserts in here. Overall this is a great value lunch spot to grab an affordable meal and they also are a good dinner location as well.My video review of Specialty Italian Bistro is here:https://youtu.be/MB2XBKiZ7r4
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Ongelle C.
Nov 24, 2021
Hadn't been here in quite a while so we decided to stop in for lunch. Started with the spinach and artichoke dip which came out piping hot. I love the puffy pita that it comes with and the dip was creamy and delicious. The spaghetti and meatballs were a perfect lunch portion size. The meatballs were very tasty and the marinara was good although a little sweet for my taste. Hubby got the eggplant Parmesan and said it was delicious. A nice little Italian gem on the Westbank!Everyone is short staffed so be patient!!
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Kris C.
Jan 18, 2022
We have driven by this place many times over the years and decided to give it a try.Well it was wonderful experience. The services was awesome and the food was hot and tasty.We had a pizza which was cooked perfect. Crust was cooked just right. The spinach salad with added grilled shrimp was awesome. The dressing is a pepper jelly vinaigrette which was great.Overall we had a great meal with great service.Give them a try, you know won't be disappointed. We will definitely be back.
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RuthMarie S.
Jul 5, 2020
Wow everything here smells great I'm so hungry Nice selection Pizzas to dinner Soups Salad Calzones and more I had the Spinach Lasagna last time Delicious and filling Had leftovers for lunch the next day I couldn't finish it all Today I'm gonna try the meat Lasagna There is wine available Very decorative Very clean Really nice dining atmosphere The dining room is limited seating with social distancing Servers wear masks Family owned and operated
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Orphan D.
Jul 30, 2022
So this restaurant came up in conversation when I was complaining about lack of pizza options in the area. We decided to try it tonight after it was highly recommended. Let me just say I strongly recommend it.We had a pizza, cheese bread and baked cheese. Well nothing disappointed and it will now become our go to pizza location. Can't wait to try some other dishes as well. Who would have know that it's been here all these years Thanks Greg I will listen to you more often.
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Sal S.
Aug 18, 2022
All my life, I've lived on the Westbank and have never been in this place until tonight. I can kick myself in the behind for not having tried it sooner! It's fantastic! I got the Chicken Piccata and my wife got the Veal Parmesan. Both were really good. We were both envious of each other's dishes, I was in awe at how much toasted, melted mozzarella they put on her Veal. Kiddo got the cheese pizza and really enjoyed it. Most of the folks around us were getting pizzas, so I can see it's pretty popular for that. They serve an insane portion of food for extremely reasonable prices. And the wine list, while small, is perfect - and they're practically giving it away at the prices. If you go on Tuesday or Wednesday, they actually do! Buy one get one free on select bottles.We'll be back to get blotto on wine and sop it up with that artichoke bread!
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Christian E.
Dec 9, 2019
The atmosphere was nice and everyone was very friendly but the food was just meh. The mozzarella cheese sticks were definitely frozen. The chicken Parmesan was so dry I could barely chew it up. Nothing was very flavorful or fresh.
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Anndrea C.
Sep 22, 2021
By far the most flavorful meat lasagna I've ever tasted! It's made with Italian sausage and ground beef which brings out the herbs and spices. I had the Pecan encrusted Catfish and the sweetness compliments this tender fluffy fish with every bite. It's the kind of fish that melts in your mouth with brown sugar flavor.
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Michelle S.
Oct 1, 2022
We would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who comes to New Orleans. We thoroughly enjoyed the Specialty all meat pizza, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Triple Chocolate Dessert and Coconut Bread Pudding!!!! Most importantly our waitress Haley B was fabulous Thank you Haley B for the great service and recommendations!!! The Laird's
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