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BLUE DOG CAFE

Mario Pacetti December 17, 2015 Comments Off on BLUE DOG CAFE

609 Ryan St. • Downtown Lake Charles • 337-491-8880 A few weeks back, my friend Joseph Whitley, the General Manager of the Blue Dog Cafe, sent me an invite for their soft opening. I

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JACK DANIEL’S BAR & GRILL

Mario Pacetti December 3, 2015 Comments Off on JACK DANIEL’S BAR & GRILL

My friend, chef Lyle Broussard, has been asking me to come see him at Jack Daniel’s and have dinner. But my night time schedule is generally isolated to my and Chelsea’s date night, so

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WEINIEDOG’S

Mario Pacetti November 15, 2015 Comments Off on WEINIEDOG’S

Kristi Wooldridge, Weiniedog’s Hot Dog Stand • weiniedogs.com 377-8067 • Chicageaux Bar, 829 University Drive, Lake Charles I’m a huge fan of hot dogs and have been for as long as I can remember.

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THE COUNTRY CLUB

Mario Pacetti November 5, 2015 Comments Off on THE COUNTRY CLUB

2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. • 337-508-4103 Everyone knows that I truly am all about supporting local businesses, and I rarely write about any large mega-funded locations as I feel they don’t need any help

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THE SLOPPY TACO

Mario Pacetti October 15, 2015 Comments Off on THE SLOPPY TACO

Ryan St. and Pine St., Lake Charles Ship To Shore lot on Lake St., Lake Charles So several months back I saw that we had a new food truck in town called the Sloppy

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TIA JUANITA’S FISH CAMP

Mario Pacetti October 1, 2015 Comments Off on TIA JUANITA’S FISH CAMP

723 Ryan St, Lake Charles • 337-602-6243 Finally there’s a new restaurant in the old Fat Cat Café location downtown that I really think will make it. Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp is one of

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PERTO BOWL; LOGGERHEADS

Mario Pacetti September 17, 2015 Comments Off on PERTO BOWL; LOGGERHEADS

I’ve been reviewing burgers for close to six months now, and I’ve had some really impressive burgers. I’ve also had some that were just burgers; there was not really much to say about them.

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MY BURGER ODYSSEY CONTINUES

Mario Pacetti September 3, 2015 Comments Off on MY BURGER ODYSSEY CONTINUES

I recently decided to check out a new place on Country Club Road named Prime Cuttery that was supposed to have some great burgers. I invited Andrew Green from the new restaurant downtown named

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MY GREAT BURGER ODYSSEY BEGINS

Mario Pacetti August 20, 2015 Comments Off on MY GREAT BURGER ODYSSEY BEGINS

I’ve been working on research over the past several months to find my favorite burgers in SWLA, and I wanted to make sure I covered all the places in the area. Recently, Lagniappe ran

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DISHING IT OUT

Mario Pacetti July 16, 2015 Comments Off on DISHING IT OUT

Twisted Cooks  Located Inside Bourbonz 3436 Ryan St. • Lake Charles • 337-474-2294 A couple of months ago, I decided I wanted to work at finding the areas all out best hamburger. I had

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