509 S. Tyler St., Covington / 985.892.9992
Gallagher's embodies a type of restaurant that thrives on the periphery of larger urban areas, a bustling owner-operated shop that exudes a sense of place where chains tend to bloom. Chef-owner Pat Gallagher is often there, his bearish, unstuffy presence helping to dress down a restaurant where white-tablecloth French-Creole and Cognac-snifter steakhouse cuisine takes the lead role in what is essentially a neighborhood grill. The food exceeds some expectations and fails to meet others, but it almost always radiates the warmth found where chefs work recipes that push familiar buttons.
- Best bets: Shrimp remoulade, char-grilled quail, bone-in ribeye.
- Open: Lunch, Dinner: Tu-F; Dinner: Sa.
- Prices: $15 to $32.
- Reservations: Yes.
- Parking: Lot.
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