Mosca's - Westwego

This is widely considered to be a hidden gem in New Orleans, serving unbelievable food in a posh space. It's none of those things, in reality. The food is, at b... read more This is widely considered to be a hidden gem in New Orleans, serving unbelievable food in a posh space. It's none of those things, in reality. The food is, at best, fine. It's Italian food. You've had better, you've had worse. The atmosphere is, again, fine. It's a restaurant. There is nothing bad about Mosca's, and there is nothing special about it either. Service: Dine in

This is one of the finest family-owned restaurants in the New Orleans area. You absolutely must try the breaded oysters, sautéed shrimp, and spaghetti with meat... read more This is one of the finest family-owned restaurants in the New Orleans area. You absolutely must try the breaded oysters, sautéed shrimp, and spaghetti with meatballs. With a rich history, their flavorful recipes will keep customers coming back for more. Be sure to bring cash, as this is a cash-only establishment. There is an ATM on-site, but it's best to come prepared!

We called the Wednesday before to reserve what was the last available time-slot on the following Saturday night. They called us back the night before our reserv... read more We called the Wednesday before to reserve what was the last available time-slot on the following Saturday night. They called us back the night before our reservation to confirm (Nice). It resulted in a late dinner, ~9:30, but every bit of the experience was worth the wait! Our party of 4 (a 5th backed out at the last minute) really enjoyed sharing spaghetti Bordelaise, oysters Mosca, spaghetti meatballs, sausage Johnny and chicken Cacciatore with the house bread and a bottle of Moscato. Everything was so delicious and we all agreed that the Italian sausage and potatoes were the best we'd ever had. Kind of a hike from NOLA/French Quarter, but very much worth the small effort. We were all very pleased with our experience!

Edited: Original posted 6/24/2022 Visited New Orleans to see someone special and we needed to find a place for dinner the first night. The outside is littered w... read more Edited: Original posted 6/24/2022 Visited New Orleans to see someone special and we needed to find a place for dinner the first night. The outside is littered with garbage everywhere, beer bottles, trash bags etc. (I said we should've left after this butid just flown in from MO and needed to eat. The parking lot is gravel and there isn't a walkway. We were ignored like 3 timestrying to ask if we needed a reservation or not and finally someone took us to a table in a corner with barely any lights andwas barely big enough to seat the 2 chairs that were there. A couple people came over to us saying they shared tables and tipsand we took a few minutes to look at the very tiny and VERY overpriced menu (you'll see why . We ordered 2 long Island iced teasand they were decent so at least there's that (reason for the 2 stars, I was tipsy before I left . We ended up ordering achicken dish (can't remember the name that was supposed to be half a chicken with the sauce that goes with it and garlic butternoodles. It sounded good and I was hopeful for the price thinking that sometimes little hole in the wall Italian places have thebest food... wrong, wrong, wrong. It's lucky it took so long for is to get our food because we both finished our first drink andordered a second while snacking on the bread they brought us because I would have very upset if I were completely sober andstill starving when this food came out finally. First of all, it was NOT a half of a chicken in any way, shape or form. Itliterally looked exactly like the Walmart brand Great Value chicken wings and drums that were boiled and then probably stuckunder one of those little broiler things to give an illusion of baking it. It was in this red sauce that was separating on theplate and it was a jumbled mess. There were 8 pieces in total. Then a side dish of some regular spaghetti noodles that had somebutter and garlic... the chicken was slimy and there wasn't enough enough meat on all 8 of them for

It doesn't matter that you have to drive 20 mi outside of downtown New Orleans to get to this place, just freaking go! I would drive a hundred miles to get... N... read more It doesn't matter that you have to drive 20 mi outside of downtown New Orleans to get to this place, just freaking go! I would drive a hundred miles to get... No, scrap that... I would drive 500 miles to be able to have this experience again. The serviceis incredible, the weight or the food to be prepared may seem long, but when you know that your meal is being preparedespecially for you, time doesn't matter. If you need video proof, go watch season 1 of somebody feed Phil and check out theMosca's segment. It's not only that good, but better in real time. By the way, it's cash only, but there's an ATM machine insideI believe.