Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published March 23, 2006 Click here for the current edition Early Evening Specials Return To Palace Cafe, All Afternoon Right before the hurricane, the Palace Cafe started a program of early-evening three-course dinners at what amounted to lunch prices. They just began that again, with two changes: the prices is even lower than before ($30s then, $20s now). And they start the special menu at 2:30 in the afternoon, keeping service going all afternoon. The early-dining specials stay on till seven. Here's a sample of the menus they're offering. The price of the entree is the price of the entire three-course dinner. First Course Gumbo Ya Ya or Seafood Gumbo or Soup du Jour or Turtle Soup or Bleu Cheese Salad or Café Spinach Salad or Werlein Salad Entree Pecan-crusted Gulf fish with Creole meunière, spiced pecans, popcorn rice, and vegetable du jour $25 or Herb-crusted rotisserie chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, Chinese long beans and sauce pistou $27 or Oven-roasted 14 oz. pork porterhouse chop served on lentil stew, touched with a Creole mustard-apricot demi glace and topped with apples, salami, grilled onions and cornichons $29 Dessert Ponchatoula Strawberry Shortcake or White Chocolate Bread Pudding © 2006 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com