Mosca's Restaurant
Italian restaurant · Jefferson Parish
4137 US-90, Westwego, LA 70094
Highlights
Family-style Creole Italian roadhouse known for garlic-heavy specialties
Family-style Creole Italian roadhouse known for garlic-heavy specialties
"There are a handful of excellent reasons to cross the Huey P. Long Bridge to the West Bank. At the top of the list is Mosca’s, an esteemed family-run Creole Italian roadhouse that sits along a dark stretch of Highway 90 West. Opened for business in 1946, the restaurant’s storied history includes ties to the late Carlos Marcello, a New Orleans crime boss who also happened to be the landlord and a regular — can’t fault his taste in food. The unchanged menu includes garlic-infused specialties like shrimp Mosca, baked oysters, and, of course, the Chicken a la Grande, roasted with tons of fresh garlic, herbs, and white wine. Sounds simple, right? You try making it at home. Mosca’s is always better. Mosca’s is closed on Monday and Tuesday." - Sarah Bisacca
"This classic Italian restaurant is known for its family-style meals, with dishes like shrimp Mosca that comes with a full dozen shrimp. (They arrive shell on, so be ready to get your own hands dirty too.) The full chicken a la grande is, in fact, a full, herb and garlic-drenched chicken, which takes about an hour to cook before it’s delivered to your table. The only solution is to do as many others in the dining room will do, which is to schedule a limo or party bus to drop you off and pick you up so you can savor the entire experience, wine list and all." - chelsea brasted
"This classic Italian restaurant is known for its family-style meals, with dishes like shrimp Mosca that comes with a full dozen shrimp. (They arrive shell on, so be ready to get your own hands dirty too.) The full chicken a la grande is, in fact, a full, herb and garlic-drenched chicken, which takes about an hour to cook before it’s delivered to your table. The only solution is to do as many others in the dining room will do, which is to schedule a limo or party bus to drop you off and pick you up so you can savor the entire experience, wine list and all." - Chelsea Brasted
"Cross the Huey P. Long Bridge to the West Bank and keep going, and going, until you get to Mosca’s, an esteemed family-run Creole Italian roadhouse that sits along a dark stretch of Highway 90 West. Opened for business in 1946, the unchanged menu includes garlic-infused specialties like barbecued shrimp, baked oysters, and of course the Chicken ala Grande, roasted with tons of fresh garlic, herbs, and white wine." - Beth D’Addono
"Mosca’s (say MOE-scuz) is a family-run Creole Italian roadhouse that sits along a dark stretch of Highway 90 West across the Huey P. Opened for business in 1946, the restaurant’s history includes ties to the late Carlos Marcello, a storied crime boss who was both the landlord and a regular. The guy had good taste in food anyway. The unchanged menu includes garlic-infused specialties like barbecued shrimp, baked oysters and of course the Chicken ala Grande, roasted with tons of fresh garlic, herbs and white wine. Sounds simple right? You try making it at home. Mosca’s is always better. The restaurant was rightly honored with the America’s Classics award in 1999." - Beth D’Addono
