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Ralph's on the Park

900 City Park Ave. (504)488-1000. Seats: 150. Cuisine: Louisiana French. Specialties: Gulf oysters with bacon and jalapeno cream sauce on a bed of wilted spinach; baked baby black drum fillet with buttered bread crumbs, bearnaise sauce, steamed basmati rice and asparagus spears, roast breast of duckling and confit served on a bed of sauteed Napa cabbage, apples and potatoes with a natural sauce and touch of champagne vinegar. Main Course: $16.75-$29.50. Chef: Gerard Maras. Owner: Ralph Brennan.

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