Greater Lafayette is blessed with an abundance of local places to get a good diner breakfast. But my go-to spots are closed on Mondays, so when I decided I'd rather take my kids out for breakfast on Presidents' Day, I had to look for somewhere new. The Country Cafe fit the bill. We got there around 8:30 AM on a Monday, so it wasn't very crowded. We picked a booth and were … [Read more...]
Escape Velocity Brewing
I was on the way to go grocery shopping recently when I realized that I hadn't had lunch yet. Shopping on an empty stomach is bad, I'm told, so it seemed like a great opportunity to get lunch. I'd been watching Escape Velocity Brewing try to get established for a while. But in the last year, I've only gone there to get growler refills. It was time to check the place … [Read more...]
El Maguey
Many restaurants in the area are closed (at least for lunch) on Mondays. When my friend and I decided to get lunch on Monday, El Maguey was the third place we tried. But I was happy we did. The decor is your standard "very-brightly-decorated Mexican restaurant". But unlike many restaurants, the salsa actually has some heat to it; most places have salsa that's like, as my friend … [Read more...]
The Downtowner Restaurant
Market Square is hardly downtown. But that's where The Downtowner Restaurant has you fooled. When it opened in 1951, it resided on the 500 block of Main Street. It moved to Market Square in 1996, so in 2041 you can complain about the name. But geography aside, it's another fine entry in Greater Lafayette's collection of breakfast and lunch diners. My family loves it in part … [Read more...]
Joe’s Pancake House
I've driven by Joe's Pancake House countless times without really taking much notice of it. I mean, with a name that nondescript, it doesn't really jump out at you. But each time I went by, something whispered to me. So recently, I decided it was time to check it out. The building itself is about as generic as you can get — both inside and outside. But it was fairly busy on … [Read more...]
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