Creole-Italian · Westwego, Louisiana
Family-owned and unchanged since 1946 — one location, ever, on U.S. 90, just outside New Orleans.
Shrimp Mosca — a dozen shell-on shrimp, garlic, and white wine
The Famous Trio
Whole oysters, Mosca's own Italian seasoning, breadcrumbs, baked.
Rosemary, whole garlic cloves, white wine.
Angel hair, oil, butter, garlic.
Family-Style
Fowl dishes may take sixty minutes or more — everything at Mosca's is cooked to order, not reheated, not rushed.
Order the chicken. Open a bottle. That's the point.
No trends. No reinventions.
No frills. Just a good time.
Our Story
In 1946, Provino Mosca — an Italian immigrant — and his wife Lisa came south from Chicago Heights, Illinois, and opened a roadhouse on U.S. 90 in Westwego, Louisiana, on the West Bank, just outside New Orleans.
It has never moved. It has never left the family. Eight decades later, it's still the only Mosca's there has ever been — the same red gravy, the same seasoned oysters, the same wood paneling.
And yes — we're still doing it this way.
Private Parties
Mosca's is closed to the public Sundays and Mondays — but Monday and Tuesday are open for private parties, with full buyouts available on request.
Call to Plan Your EventRecognition
“Sits like a pot of gold on the other side of the Huey P. Long Bridge.”
— The New Yorker, 2010
“The Aroma of Garlic Is Back on the Bayou.”
— The New York Times, 2006
“The legendary Italian red sauce joint in the sticks outside of New Orleans.”
— Gourmet, 2008
Visit
Tue–Thu · 5:00pm, last seating 8:00pm
Fri–Sat · 5:00pm, last seating 8:30pm
Sun–Mon · closed
Ask about joining the Club — their email list — next visit.
