La Famiglia METAIRIE ¤ 541 Oaklawn click for map ¤ 504-833-8877 Contemporary Creole. Seafood. ¤ Casual. Lunch Sun.-Fri. ¤ Dinner seven nights. ¤ Brunch Sun. ¤ AE DC DS MC V

The name translates from the Italian as "the family," and that's who they're trying to please. The menu is a colelction of the local Creole-Italian classics, starting with the full range of pastas to a comprehensive list of veal and chicken dishes, steaks, seafood, and one of the best versions of osso buco around. The appetizers show the most local flavors, with a famous version of oysters amandine, and an eggplant cake covered with crabmeat. Prices are almost too low, even though the kitchen uses first-class ingredients and makes everything from scratch. Dinner Menu Updated May 2009. Appetizers Eggplant Sticks served with Marinara sauce  7.95 Oysters Amandine    7.95 Stuffed Shrimp in Phyllo Dough 7.95 Smoked Salmon served with red onion, capers, and Dijon mustard sauce    8.95 Fried Calamari 7.95 served with a marinara sauce   Calamari Sassone  fresh squid sauteed in a light tomato sauce or olive oil and garlic    7.50 Grilled and Smoked Portobello Mushrooms served with merlot demi sauce    7.50 Steamed Mussels served with a light tomato sauce    7.50 Salads Greek Salad    6.95 Spinach Salad baby spinach, red onion, tomato, mushroom, bacon and raspberry vinaigrette  6.95 Homemade Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad  7.50 Caesar Salad    4.95 Fresh Spring Mix Salad with tomato and artichoke hearts    4.95 Soups Minestrone  cup 4.50   bowl 5.50 Soup du Jour     cup 4.50   bowl 5.50 Pasta Angel Hair Ziad     15.95 Fresh gulf shrimp sauteed with wild mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes in a light olive oil and garlic sauce.  Penne Caruso 10.95 Penne pasta, plum tomatoes, fresh basil and sauteed eggplant Penne Scuie Scuie 11.95 Tomato basil butter and parmesan cheese Crabmeat Ravioli  16.95 Served with crabmeat cream sauce     Cheese Ravioli  12.95 Served in a tomato sauce     Spaghetti with Meat Balls  11.95 Linguine Bolognese  11.95 served with tomato meat sauce     Cannelloni  13.95 stuffed with veal and beef served in tomato sauce   Angel Hair With Wild Mushrooms    12.95 Fettuccine Luna     12.95 fettuccine with grilled chicken breast tossed with spinach and leeks served in a light chicken broth Chicken and Veal  Veal La Famiglia    16.95 medallions of baby veal served with a wild mushroom brandy cream sauce Veal Marsala   14.95 served with Marsala wine and mushrooms  Veal Parmesan   15.95 served with pasta   Veal Picata    14.95 served with lemon caper sauce Chicken Limone   12.95 Boneless breast of chicken in herb and lemon zest  Chicken Marsala    12.95 served with Marsala wine and mushrooms Chicken Parmesan    12.95 served with pasta Chicken Picata     12.95 served with lemon caper sauce  Chicken Roulade     16.95 chicken stuffed with ham, artichoke, basil & cheese served with mushroom sauce Entrees Duck Jameel     18.95 boneless duck breast served with fig demi glace  Braciolone     16.95 Pork Chop    16.95 12 oz. topped with honey ginger demi glaze Filet Mignon Portobello   21.95 grilled 8 oz. filet of beef topped with marinated wild mushrooms Seafood Shrimp Scampi    16.95 sauteed shrimp with fresh herbs in brandy butter sauce, finished with a squeeze offresh lemon served with angel hair pasta Cioppino    20.95 sauteed mussels, shrimp, scallops, squid and fish in a tomato sauce  Fresh Catch of the Day    16.95 Grilled and topped with herb sauce Fresh Steamed Mussels     12.95 served with choice of white wine sauce or tomato sauce with angel hair pasta