Last week was our anniversary, so we decided to head out for a nice dinner out to celebrate our 16 years together. I requested to go some place new, and specifically I wanted to try the East End Grill. This is located on north Main Street, where Fuel Coffee was most recently, and before that where KDee's coffee was. I was really worried when we got there that I was going to … [Read more...]
Restauration
I was excited when I read in the Journal and Courier that the owners of La Scala would be opening a new restaurant. The restaurant, called Restauration, has taken over the space previously occupied by Pre Lounge and then by Serendipity. The concept is farm to fork - with foods sourced locally and menu items that change seasonally. The menu all is also very conscious of food … [Read more...]
Ichiban Sichuan Chinese Restaurant
There have been a variety of restaurants at the corner of 4th and South streets. You had Blue Fin Bistro, then Lushan (both by same owners), and before that Lafayette City Grill. The newest restaurant to grace this presence in 2013 is Ichiban Sichuan. I got a chance to try it out the other day, and I was really impressed. We went for lunch on Christmas Eve. We were seated … [Read more...]
Professor Joe’s
Recently I've seen a lot of check-ins at a place called "Professor Joe's" in downtown Lafayette. I hadn't heard of it, so I went looking for more information. I found their Facebook page, which describes them as an "Upscale Sports Pub." I found this interesting. I'm not sure how you make a sports pub upscale. White linen table cloths? Suited servers? Anyway, I figured I ought … [Read more...]
Lenehan’s Pub
Let's not dance around the elephant in the room. This location seems cursed. In conjunction with announcing the opening of the new Lenehan's Pub, Hayleigh Colombo, writing for the Lafayette Journal & Courier had a story listing previous efforts recently at this location. Lenehan's is at the location previously occupied by the Cajun Connection (2003), Scagnoli's (2008), La … [Read more...]
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