La Petite Grocery
La Petite Grocery has been around for a while, but no one really started paying much attention to it until Justin Devillier took over as the executive chef and, eventually, the owner.
It occupies a century-old building that, indeed, was once a grocery. If you have nothing else here, have the Blue Crab Beignets. At $15, their a bit dear for fritters, but once you taste the creamy crab filling you’ll think you’ve gotten a bargain.
Also good were the Ricotta Dumplings, gnocchi-like noodles topped with shaved piave vecchio.
Duck Confit with sausage and choucroute was OK, especially after the cool meat that was first served was replaced with a fully heated duck.
La Petite Grocery is at 4238 Magazine St., New Orleans.
