From A Past Issue Of The New Orleans Menu Daily Originally published May 1, 2008 Ten Most Delicious Restaurants With Minimal Atmosphere The following list ranks restaurants according to their Funkiness Quotient, defined as the ratio of food goodness to surroundings. Many of us (locals and visitors) seem to prefer that our restaurant not be too well decorated, and have the idea that good food tastes better in a worn-out place than in a spiffy new one, even if the prices are the same. These restaurants all have excellent food from extensive menus. Yet all of them occupy premises that are outclassed by those of some sandwich shops. A curiosity emerged after I finished this list: an unusually large number of these places are in the Riverbend section. 1. Dick & Jenny’s. Uptown. 4501 Tchoupitoulas. 894-9880. Contemporary Creole. 2. Mat & Naddie’s. Riverbend: 937 Leonidas. 861-9600. Contemporary Creole. 3. Mosca’s. Waggaman: 4137 U.S. 90. 436-9942. Creole Italian. 4. La Crepe Nanou. Uptown: 1410 Robert. 899-2670. French Bistro. 5. Dante's Kitchen. Riverbend: 736 Dante. 861-3121. Contemporary Creole. 6. Mandina’s. Mid-City: 3800 Canal. 482-9179. Neighborhood Cafe. 7. Jacques-Imo’s. Riverbend: 8324 Oak. 861-0886. Cajun. 8. Fury’s. Metairie: 724 Martin Behrman Ave.834-5646. Seafood. 9. Cafe Degas. Esplanade Ridge: 3127 Esplanade Ave. 945-5635. French Bistro. 10. Joey K’s. Uptown: 3001 Magazine. 891-0997. Neighborhood Cafe. To answer the question I know I'll be asked, "Where's Rocky and Carlo's?": The omission was intentional. © 2007 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com