Readers have been clamoring for a review of Teays River Brewing & Public House for a while, and friends have spoken highly of it. So when my mom came to visit a few weeks ago, I piled the family into the car and off we went. We were there on a Friday evening, and it was busy, but we didn't have to wait for a table. The server was very attentive and brought our drinks out … [Read more...]
La Hacienda El Sol
Editor's note: This restaurant is on the site of the former La Hacienda. Since the name has changed, we are treating it as a separate restaurant. Our review of La Hacienda will remain online. I recently headed over to the levee to review a restaurant, as one does. Unfortunately, that restaurant wasn't yet open and I had some time constraints. I decided instead to … [Read more...]
Fishya
The Lafayette area has a surprising number of good sushi restaurants given how far we are from the ocean. But it's an overabundance that I won't complain about. I recently went to Fishya — a "hidden" sushi restaurant in the Purdue West Shopping Plaza. Located on McCutcheon Drive, you're not likely to drive by it accidentally, but it's worth making the trip on purpose. Fishya … [Read more...]
Bru Burger Bar
Greater Lafayette has no shortage of places to get a good cheeseburger. I'd forgive you for wondering what we need with another cheeseburger restaurant, even though that's a silly thing to wonder. There's always room in your life for another good cheeseburger. And that's just what you'll get at Bru Burger Bar, the restaurant in the new Marq building on Second Street. Bru … [Read more...]
Yatagarasu
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but all my life the only ramen I knew was the dime-a-pack instant ramen that got me through college. I was aware that ramen could be grownup food, I just hadn't had it. But on a recent cold day downtown, I was talked into lunch at Yatagarasu. It's a little different from the last time I was in that space, back when it was the indie … [Read more...]
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