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Annadele's Plantation
$$$$$
Classic Creole
71495 Chestnut St., Covington
(985) 809-7669
Lunch Thursday through Friday.
Dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
Brunch Sunday.
www.annadeles.com
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Out of sight, out of mind. That's a formula that has taken down many good New Orleans restaurants over the years. I kept worrying about Annadele's in that regard, but there seems to have been no need.
The last two visits I made there had full dining rooms.
The kitchen is very much up to this growing business and continues to improve its offerings on ever visit.
Unlike La Provence and Dakota, who go after the same kind of business Annadele's does, the menu here is so retro as to seem genteel. It's perfect for the premises, which are stunning.
The only challenge is finding it. "Turn off Causeway Boulevard a block past the Popeyes" is not a seemly direction but is the most accurate.
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