I lived at the Orleans for 6 weeks so let's just say I had countless of visits to big al's. I'd give this place 3.5 stars but you can't do that on yelp. but they arent quite good enough for 4. The best of the best at Big Als is the BOSTON CLAM CHOWDER. Forget the manhattan, go 4 the boston. Even a bowl is too much b/c its very dense & filling. If you want desert, order the cup of soup and you've have enough room for tiramasu to share w/ a friend. The ceasar salad is great, the cobb salad is ok, the salmon is good but beware what time you order it. If you get it for lunch odds are it will be from the previous day.*dry and tasteless, best to order for dinner. The halibut was mediocre, wouldnt order again. The jambalaya was gross, as was the other pasta/sausage dishes. The lobster pan roast was ok, but didnt finish half of it, had a weird consistency but was similar to a lobster bisque. Wouldnt order that again either. Please note, you have to allow 1.5 to 2 hrs to eat here b/c the service is always super snail slow...even for regular customers.