yam-parsnip puree, sugar snap peas; rosemary-honey pan jus
$34.0
New Zealand Rack of Lamb
chef's daily creation
$38.0
Sides
Frites Maison
truffle-parmigiana
$10.0
Mac 'n Cheese
smoked bacon-panko crust
$10.0
Roasted Spring Vegetables
brown butter
$14.0
Green Beans Amandine
french green beans, brown butter vinaigrette, toasted almonds
$9.0
Almond-Parmigiano Risotto
$12.0
Skillet Buttermilk Cornbread
steen's cane syrup butter
$6.0
After Thoughts
Judy's Coconut Cake
crème anglaise
$11.0
Lemon Cake
ponchatoula strawberry, blueberry coullis
$10.0
The White Chocolate Brownie
drambuie-white chocolate and bittersweet chocolate sauces; vanilla bean ice cream
$11.0
Chevre Cheesecake
gingersnap crust, local honey, fresh fruit
$10.0
Dark Chocolate Paté
fleur de sel caramel
$10.0
Créme Brûlée
vanilla custard; burnt sugar
$10.0
Selection of Ice Creams and Sorbets
daily selections
$7.0
Cheese Board
daily selections
$25.0
What's New
Perhaps the dish that Dakota is best known for is its heavenly lump crabmeat and French Brie soup.
This savory concoction, falling like silk on the tongue, blends fresh, sweet Louisiana crabmeat with the creamy, rich texture of aged Brie cheese.
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Two of The Dakota's signature dishes are the seasonally
available fresh, soft shell crab stuffed with shrimp, crabmeat and crawfish, fried until golden brown, and set atop roasted pecan rice and topped with sauce Creollaise; and a crispy Parmesan-crusted fillet of farm-raised tilapia topped with lump crab meat, surrounded by a wild mushroom and caper dill butter and finished with flash-fried smoked artichoke hearts and smoked tomato hollandaise.
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At both lunch and dinner, the co-owner of The Dakota, Kenneth LaCour's congenial charm greets diners.
24-year veteran of the restaurant industry, LaCour oversees the restaurant's operations, in addition to hand-selecting its impressive and extensive wine list. In fact, it is LaCour's passion for exceptional wine that takes him to the California wine region at least twice each year. Often, LaCour brings Dakota's managers and waitstaff with him as an educational experience, teaching them the art of winemaking and rousing in them a passion for and knowledge of fine wines. After sampling many special and hard-to-find wines while he's in California, LaCour selects his personal favorites, adding them to an impressive wine list that features more than 350 wines.
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His passion for wine is most evident in the restaurant's bar
where the focal point in the center of the room, is a runaway display of ordinary- to multi magnum-sized bottles of rare wines from California and Europe. In the past several years, The Dakota's wine list has earned the Wine Spectator's Distinguished Award of Excellence.
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Located in Covington, across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans, Dakota promises eclectic cuisine in a comfortable setting.
The 175-seat restaurant with Louisiana influenced chic decor, styled by Beth Walther, A.S.I.D, is comprised of four dining areas. The entranceway reveals the main dining room to the left with a vantagepoint created by the grand floral arrangement. An inviting and cozy bar to the right sweeps you into the smaller dining spaces with tables placed at a distance from one another to provide the perfect backdrop for a romantic tete a tete. The dark wood wine room suggests the ambiance of a gentleman's club.
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The White Wines
Champagne
Barnaut "Grand Cru, Grande Réserve" Bouzy (France) N/V
$105.0
Vazart-Coquart et Fils "Grand Cru, Réserve, Blanc de Blancs, Brut" Chouilly (France) N/V
$90.0
Pierre Gimonnet "1er Cru Brut, Blanc De Blancs" Cuis (France) N/V
