LANDRY'S SEAFOOD HOUSE – Restaurant

Gulf Coast seafood a few minutes from the theme parks. Landry's Seafood House on Vineland Avenue does the big-room dinner properly: Fish Pontchartrain, broiled tilapia under crab, mushrooms and a white wine cream sauce; blackened swordfish with shrimp, scallops and lobster cream; the Gulf Coast Classic of blackened redfish with crawfish etouffee and grilled andouille. Hand-cut steaks cover the non-fish contingent, and the bar runs a long happy hour most afternoons. Diners come looking for a real sit-down meal after a day of queues, and consistently get one. Coastal cooking, theme-park convenience.

Cuisine: Restaurant