From A Past Issue Of The New Orleans Menu Daily Originally published May 28, 2007 Ten Best Brisket Dishes As I composed this list, I was distressed to find that brisket seems to be disappearing from local menus. It was once a majhor staple at lunchtime. Have I missed any good ones? Write me. 1. Boiled Brisket With Vegetables And Broth. Bon Ton Cafe, 401 Magazine, 524-3386. This is now the league leader for this dish. 2. Corned Beef And Cabbage. Mandina's, 3800 Canal, 482-9179. It's the Saturday special, served in an absurdly gigantic portion. Mandina's also makes a reasonably decent, thin-sliced boiled brisket, on Mondays. 3. Boiled Brisket With Creole Horseradish Sauce. Tujague's, 823 Decatur, 525-8676. This is the most famous restaurant for boiled beef, and their best-known (but not best) dish. 4. Barbecue Brisket. Texas Barbecue Company, 3320 Houma Blvd., 456-2832. This is the oldest barbecue restaurant in town, and not completely consistent. But I've found it usually the best barbecue brisket in town. 5. Smoked Brisket. Cochon. 930 Tchoupitoulas, 588-2123. It's not quite barbecue in my book, and has the most tenderness of a boiled brisket. Really good, with horseradish-tinged potato salad. 6. Corned Beef And Cabbage. Mother's. 401 Poydras, 523-9656. Probably the best that's available all the time. The best day is Wednesday, when it's one of the specials. 7. Barbecue  Brisket. Hillbilly Barbecue. 208 Tallulah, 738-1508.  The brisket is the third-best entree (after ribs and pulled pork) in the city's best barbecue joint. 8. Corned Beef Sandwich. Kosher Kajun Deli, 3519 Severn, 888-2010. This stuff is sliced thin and is incredibly lean. 9. Barbecue Brisket. The Joint, 801 Poland Ave., 949-3232. Order this as part of the Joint's great combo platter. First-class homemade sauce. 10. Brisket Soup. Galatoire's, 209 Bourbon, 525-2021. I don't think this made the cut into the modern world, but for ages it was the Sunday soup du jour. Big chunk of brisket in homemade vegetable soup with pasta. Maybe we can start a movement to have it return. © 2007 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com