On the Menu: Mardi Gras dishes

Charbroiled oysters and beer

Lola's: A Louisiana Kitchen

Oysters marinated in garlic butter and Lola's secret-recipe sauce, charbroiled and topped with Pecorino Romano cheese and served with Leidenheimer's French bread from New Orleans, $22.99 a dozen. Abita Mardi Gras Bock, $4.25.

Manny's Cajun Jumbo Shrimp

Oscar's Beef Booze & Broads, Plaza

Five jumbo shrimp pan-seared with Cajun spices and served with whiskey barbecue sauce, $24.

Shrimp & Grits

Marche Bacchus

Shrimp are sauteed and served with cheesy grits and remoulade sauce, $13.

Beignets

Marinelli's, M Resort

The puffy New Orleans pastries are available only through Sunday, $6.

King Cake

Fresh Market Buffet, The Orleans

Traditional King Cake is part of a Mardi Gras menu that also includes jambalaya, gumbo, muffalettas, beignets and more, $8.99 at lunch and $13.99 at dinner, Tuesday only.

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