Specialty Italian Bistro - Gretna

Specialty Italian Bistro is located on the Westbank of the Greater New Orleans area in Gretna, LA and this area has a lot of restaurants to choose from. They have done a great job updating and upgrading this location which used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken. This New Orleans Italian Creole restaurant is noted for their great lunch and wine specials which makes it stand out from the many other restaurants in this area. They have a great selection of affordable lunch options in here and unlike many other spots their specials are not smaller portions as the serving size here remain VERY generous. They have a lot of traditional Italian options, sandwiches, calzones and salads along with decent pizza. Since this is Louisiana they also have a seafood gumbo on the menu. They also have a decent selection of desserts in here. Overall this is a great value lunch spot to grab an affordable meal and they also are a good dinner location as well. My video review of Specialty Italian Bistro is here: [hidden link]

Hadn't been here in quite a while so we decided to stop in for lunch. Started with the spinach and artichoke dip which came out piping hot. I love the puffy pita that it comes with and the dip was creamy and delicious. The spaghetti and meatballs were a perfect lunch portion size. The meatballs were very tasty and the marinara was good although a little sweet for my taste. Hubby got the eggplant Parmesan and said it was delicious. A nice little Italian gem on the Westbank! Everyone is short staffed so be patient!!

We have driven by this place many times over the years and decided to give it a try. Well it was wonderful experience. The services was awesome and the food was hot and tasty. We had a pizza which was cooked perfect. Crust was cooked just right. The spinach salad with added grilled shrimp was awesome. The dressing is a pepper jelly vinaigrette which was great. Overall we had a great meal with great service. Give them a try, you know won't be disappointed. We will definitely be back.

Really yummy little delivery pizza! I will order again!

So this restaurant came up in conversation when I was complaining about lack of pizza options in the area. We decided to try it tonight after it was highly recommended. Let me just say I strongly recommend it. We had a pizza, cheese bread and baked cheese. Well nothing disappointed and it will now become our go to pizza location. Can't wait to try some other dishes as well. Who would have know that it's been here all these years Thanks Greg I will listen to you more often.