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The Max
1400 National Drive • Westlake, LA Psst. Can you keep a secret? Yeah, it seems that these days, nobody can when it comes to a new restaurant opening its doors in Southwest Louisiana. Although
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Nina P’s Café
1600 W. McNeese St. • Lake Charles My first encounter with this cute little café began several years ago. Any time I, or anyone for that matter, asked for recommendations to eat, Nina P’s
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The Taproom At Crust Pizza & Smokehouse ‘36 At Linda’s Lounge
3479 Nelson Road • Lake Charles, LA I had the pleasure of dining at Crust Pizza when it first opened to the public. I like to give any new restaurant and crew time to
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Pho World
4415 Nelson Road, Lake Charles Once in a while, I’ll find myself flying solo to hit up a quick spot to eat. Sometimes these little lunches or dessert treats are featured in my Extra
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Mr. Gatti’s Pizza/Meek’s Bistro And Lounge
Mr. Gatti’s Pizza 3522 Ryan St., Lake Charles As this edition hits the newsstands, it will be exactly one year since we Southwest Louisianans made our final preparations, evacuated and prayed for the best before
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Roy’s Catfish Hut
14688 US-165 • Kinder, LA It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been able to stop at Roy’s Catfish Hut long enough to actually sit down and enjoy a full meal. On occasion,
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Shwarmas & Bad Apple Saloon
Shwarmas 2401 Ryan St., Lake Charles My son, Dayton, and I enjoy Middle Eastern cuisine more than anybody else in the family. When the opportunities arise, we take advantage of the situation and
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Maria’s Cocina Mexicana
106 S. Cities Service Hwy • Sulphur, LA Over the last few months, my wife and I, like most of us, have been making multiple trips to home-improvement, paint, flooring, and decor stores. Finishing
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Mazen’s
217 W. College St., Lake Charles, LA Why is it that Mazen’s has a reputation as a special-occasion-only restaurant? More often than not, I find myself in a conversation about this particular restaurant and
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Area 337
2500 Kirkman St. • Lake Charles Cultural diversity brings new elements and opportunities for food, influence, restaurants, experiences and neighbors. Area 337 didn’t knock on the door of southwest Louisiana. They kicked it down
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