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YouTubeJust caught wind that the old Planet Smoothie on High in the SN will be a new Latin/Caribbean place called the Levy. I peeked in, there were sparkle purple and black floors and an older bar painted blue.They said it would hopefully be open in the next week. Anyone else know anything?
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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Whiskey and Rye do sound good...
Posted 1 year ago # -
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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Kbear919
Villaggio Italiano
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they were giving out tastes today, the they had
Chili cheese etouffee - nice roux base, creamy, layers of flavor
Creole Chicken - Tomato based, one dimensional
Gumbo - straight forward, enjoyable6 bucks, served with rice, half and half plates are 7.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Charles Erickson
CMH
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This place is awesome. Sure, they have a little ways to go in terms of improving the decor and signage. And yes, the strictly styrofoam cups and plates are annoying (they cannot afford a dishwasher yet to have reusable stuff), but let me clue you in to how great it's going to get:
http://www.yatscajuncreole.com/
The owner, Justin, is a protégé of Yat's in Indianapolis. He told me he worked there for 8 years and moved here to open his own place. What's Yat's like? You know how on a hot summer night (or almost any night really) Jeni's Ice Cream has a line down the block? Well that's Yat's during the lunch hour.
I used to visit Indianapolis once a month for my old job and over the course of 5 years I had many meals at Yat's. It was totally worth a long wait. Just like people said in earlier replies to this post, the food is inexpensive and delicious. And he doesn't take credit cards. If you don't have cash, he will write out an IOU and give you the meal on good faith. Seriously.
There was a bit of buzz recently about the New York Times travel section writing about the Short North... when they wrote about Indianapolis, they wrote about Yat's.
Overall, this is a perfect addition to the Short North neighborhood. You will definitely find me there on a regular basis.
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VicVillage Guy
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I just got back from there. Good gumbo. I tried some of the other options and they were all very good as well. Very nice addition to the neighborhood. It's also really quick if you are getting it to go and in a hurry.
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shenanigans
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The food is amazing! I have to agree that the foam plates and plastic forks need to be replaced with something a bit more "green friendly"...it is the Short North and that will turn people off in a second. Over all though, I think this place will be a success with a little tweaking.
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myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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Tried it yesterday and found it better than jgumbo's. I do wish they had a straight up red beans n' rice dish (like a French Quarter bar would have), or a just chicken 'n sausage gumbo (minus seafood). Maybe they'll pop up on the changing menu.
My question is, will they be broadcasting this daily menu out somewhere that it's easy to read (hint: twitter)...?
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@Charles Erickson - actually I don't mind the styrofoam (minus the negative environmental impact). It's much more typical of how I've gotten similar at a NO bar anyhow.
Posted 1 year ago # -
patient_zero
Falafel District
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Kbear919 wrote >>
I wonder if the owner reads CU?Justin hasn't had much time to sink his teeth into the CU site, or even make his way around the city after coming from Indy. Much of his time has been spent running this one man operation with some far away help coming from family members, offering a little respite; this week his cousin. He's not only aware of the posts on CU, but on Twitter and Yelp as well. He was really amazed to learn how closely Columbus is connected to social networking sites, so much more so than in Indy.
I decided that this would be my early dinner spot tonight, as I was taking High Street home in search of an eatery. On the way I stopped in to visit Josh at Tigertree, who gave da leVee the thumbs up.
Justin and Josh are two birds of a feather and great additions to the Short North; personable, energetic, passionate. They are part of the new guard full of new hopes for a transforming community amongst their long established peers. Just minutes after I was talking to Josh about starting a Diana camera fundraiser for animals, Justin was gushing to his cousin about the vibrancy of the Short North Gallery Hop he'd soon be experiencing.
It was clear to me that he's passionate about his food. He want's you to try what's on the daily menu board to see what you like best. And if you are divided like I was today, a split order is a great option. The menu items will rotate daily, with at least one item being vegetarian. The gumbo translates to 36 hours of production love and is costly to make, so you won't find it on the menu every day, as with other items. What you can count on is getting something good everyday.
I loved his version of gumbo and look forward to a full plate of it another day. But for today I enjoyed the Chili Cheese and Crawfish Etouffee and The B&B (tasty combination of black beans, sweet corn and spices). The garlic bread is soft and tasty disappeared way too quickly. In the near future, he'll stock Boyland's sodas, but for now he has a Coke fountain for $1.50, where you serve yourself.
The interior is pleasantly decorated in a modern motif interspersed with Mardi Gras colors. The main counter is adorned in colorful beads that are synonymous with New Orleans, and love it or hate it, that city can't exist without da leVee.
Posted 1 year ago #
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