When you look at the building, which is a new build, you would not believe a restaurant could be inside. There is a glass door on the second floor which leads to ...NO WHERE! You will see it as you drive up. I want to check out the inside just to see how they have it blocked from exit. A door into space! No stairs. Space!
On the list! I have heard many good things. Even good oyster dishes too!
You know what they say about oysters...
O'Brien's Grill in Gretna
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Bam and I went to O'Brien's tonight...OMG great!
Here's the first set of pics....
Here's the first set of pics....
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Second set of pics...
Descriptions to follow when we're done with dessert. And Bam means that euphamistically...
Descriptions to follow when we're done with dessert. And Bam means that euphamistically...
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OK, now that I can type again....We had a 7:30 reservation at O'Brien's Grill. After a busy day of breakfast, dessert, then work work work I was ready for a great night out with lots of wine. I wasn't dissapointed. In fact, this might be one of Bam and my favorite places now.
We started with a Ridge Zinfandel. I was craving this and it hit the spot. We started with their lobster and corn bisque. It was a complexly layered bisque, almost as complex as Bam Bam. Nice and peppery and went great with the wine.
Next up was the scallop salad which was fantastic. Again, seasoned perfectly, scallops cooked perfect and all the flavors just adding to each other. By this point I wanted to know who the chef was.
Chef Matt Donelon apparently worked at Rene Bistro and Cuvee before Ken Theriot nabbed him to be at O'Brien's. Ken looked to me to be a great restauranteur. He was great to us after only seeing us one time before (ok, so we went for dinner Friday night too). I could tell by his crowd there, which seemed like many regulars that he knew how to play the game and did it very well. And frankly looked good doing it too...
For our entrees we each ordered a steak, mine the bone in rib eye and Bam's the bone in NY strip, both USDA Prime beef and amazing in flavor. Sides were O'brien's potatoes and cream spinach. The spinach was the best cream spinach I've ever had. Barely wilted spinach, perfect. The potatoes were roasted fingerling potatoes with garlic and onions. By this time we ordered a Chappellet Cab/Merlot blend. It wasn't as good as the Zin I picked out, no complexity what so ever, but as you can imagine, we drank it.
Friday night we had the oyster and artichoke cheesecake appetizer then for me an entree of the shrimp linguine and Bam had the yellowfin tuna. We had a bottle of Pomerol. This was an excellent meal as well. While having dinner Friday night we agreed to steaks on Saturday night and I thought we'd end up at Charlie's uptown. But watching the staff bring the steaks on their menu out of the kitchen to customers we thought we just had to come back and try them. We were so dead on with that assumption. Amazing. Ken was quick to make a reservation for us for the next evening and we were excited to come back for more.
Amazingly in two visits we never checked out the dessert menu. We were thinking about it tonight but we got the check and finished the wine and thought maybe we'd just hit up a decent bar on the way home for a nightcap.
And Oyster, I got busted by Ken taking a picture of the door to nowhere on my way into dinner last night. He chuckled then told me that they were planning a meeting room up there but the parking situation didn't work out so they changed the plan but didnt finish the stairwell. For some reason that picture wont load.
Overall O'Brien's is absolutely a gem. I had no idea it was there and am frankly amazed at the West Bank option. I'll definitely be back, soon.
We started with a Ridge Zinfandel. I was craving this and it hit the spot. We started with their lobster and corn bisque. It was a complexly layered bisque, almost as complex as Bam Bam. Nice and peppery and went great with the wine.
Next up was the scallop salad which was fantastic. Again, seasoned perfectly, scallops cooked perfect and all the flavors just adding to each other. By this point I wanted to know who the chef was.
Chef Matt Donelon apparently worked at Rene Bistro and Cuvee before Ken Theriot nabbed him to be at O'Brien's. Ken looked to me to be a great restauranteur. He was great to us after only seeing us one time before (ok, so we went for dinner Friday night too). I could tell by his crowd there, which seemed like many regulars that he knew how to play the game and did it very well. And frankly looked good doing it too...
For our entrees we each ordered a steak, mine the bone in rib eye and Bam's the bone in NY strip, both USDA Prime beef and amazing in flavor. Sides were O'brien's potatoes and cream spinach. The spinach was the best cream spinach I've ever had. Barely wilted spinach, perfect. The potatoes were roasted fingerling potatoes with garlic and onions. By this time we ordered a Chappellet Cab/Merlot blend. It wasn't as good as the Zin I picked out, no complexity what so ever, but as you can imagine, we drank it.
Friday night we had the oyster and artichoke cheesecake appetizer then for me an entree of the shrimp linguine and Bam had the yellowfin tuna. We had a bottle of Pomerol. This was an excellent meal as well. While having dinner Friday night we agreed to steaks on Saturday night and I thought we'd end up at Charlie's uptown. But watching the staff bring the steaks on their menu out of the kitchen to customers we thought we just had to come back and try them. We were so dead on with that assumption. Amazing. Ken was quick to make a reservation for us for the next evening and we were excited to come back for more.
Amazingly in two visits we never checked out the dessert menu. We were thinking about it tonight but we got the check and finished the wine and thought maybe we'd just hit up a decent bar on the way home for a nightcap.
And Oyster, I got busted by Ken taking a picture of the door to nowhere on my way into dinner last night. He chuckled then told me that they were planning a meeting room up there but the parking situation didn't work out so they changed the plan but didnt finish the stairwell. For some reason that picture wont load.
Overall O'Brien's is absolutely a gem. I had no idea it was there and am frankly amazed at the West Bank option. I'll definitely be back, soon.
“I'm sure when Peyton Manning was growing up he always wanted to throw the TD pass that gave the Saints a Super Bowl win," Jorge Arangure wrote. "Now he has."
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Here's the door Oyster refered to....
“I'm sure when Peyton Manning was growing up he always wanted to throw the TD pass that gave the Saints a Super Bowl win," Jorge Arangure wrote. "Now he has."
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am i the only one who noticed that dessert lasted from 10:30-2:45?
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ExtenZe works really well.RouxTheDay wrote:am i the only one who noticed that dessert lasted from 10:30-2:45?
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~shakes my head~bam bam wrote:ExtenZe works really well.
“I'm sure when Peyton Manning was growing up he always wanted to throw the TD pass that gave the Saints a Super Bowl win," Jorge Arangure wrote. "Now he has."
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AH HA! Busted! Thanks so much for the old College Try! I have to get over there and hit this menu hard. It seems like they really have it going on. Great review on a real sleeper. I only wish I was close enough for lunch. The menu for lunch sounds great! In fact, as your pics show, everything looks great!justagirl wrote:
And Oyster, I got busted by Ken taking a picture of the door to nowhere on my way into dinner last night. He chuckled then told me that they were planning a meeting room up there but the parking situation didn't work out so they changed the plan but didnt finish the stairwell. For some reason that picture wont load.
Thanks. Sorry I got you busted by Ken.
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Hey Oyster, I accidentally deleted the pic of the door last night...I was trying to manage my photos but it seems I've hit my limit...oh admin.....
Ken was funny, when I walked in he said, "How come you didn't use the side door?" lol
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Ken was funny, when I walked in he said, "How come you didn't use the side door?" lol
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“I'm sure when Peyton Manning was growing up he always wanted to throw the TD pass that gave the Saints a Super Bowl win," Jorge Arangure wrote. "Now he has."