Bourbon Street Distillery - Indianapolis, IN

Wednesday May 30, 2013

Bourbon Street Distillery

361 Indiana Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204

317-636-3316

Website: http://bourbonstreetdistillery.com/
Type of Food: Bar Food/Cajun

Price: $3.00 - $40.00

Date Potential: lunch or dinner and drinks with friends

Dress: Casual

Entrée: 4/5 stars

Atmosphere: 4/5 stars

Atmosphere

Bourbon Street is the ideal spot for a casual dining experience with some of your favorite people. I would especially recommend going when it’s warm out and sitting on the top deck. People watching, and the warm sun on your face while sipping on a great beer; not much can beat that feeling folks! The interior décor stays true to the Cajun roots of this eclectic, but cozy spot.

 

Service

The service was friendly, speedy, and made the dining experience a pleasurable one. The staff is fast paced and seems to work well together, keeping up with orders coming in from many different sections.

 

Food/Drinks

My dining companion and I had lunch, and it was a relaxing and tasty afternoon. I had the shrimp Po’Boy, one of many options including catfish, and what I assume is the vegetarian option, French fries. The food came out hot, well-seasoned, and quickly enough that no one felt rushed in their lunch hour. Cannot say I had any issues with my dish or the sample I took of my companion’s grilled cheese with bacon.

 

Overview

Overall I enjoyed my trip to Bourbon Street Distillery and would happily return, maybe next time to sample a different Po’Boy. The food and atmosphere may seem simple in presentation but combined with the outstanding wait staff and the Cajun roots of this relaxed atmosphere, this restaurant is a classic favorite.

 

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UPDATE The Stacked Pickle - West Carmel

Stacked Pickle

4335 West 106th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46032

317.876.0981

Website: www.stackedpickle.com/west-carmel.html
Type of Food: American Pub

 

 

As promised in my January 26th blog post, I returned to Stacked Pickle to give it another shot once it had been open for a while and been able to adjust to its newest location.

 

I was pleasently surprised that the staff seemed calmer, and more assured in their positions, and the food came out well prepared and in a timely fashion.

 

Overall, I am glad I took the second trip around, and would encourage you to give them a try!

Ocean World - NW Indianapolis

Wednesday May 8, 2013

Ocean World Sushi

 

1206 W 86^th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46260

317-848-8901

Website: www.oceanwordlsushi.com
Type of Food: sushi/Japanese

Price: $3.00 - $30.00

Date Potential: Fun lunch with friends

Dress: casual

Appetizers: 4/5 stars

Entrée: 4/5 stars

Atmosphere: 2/5 stars

Atmosphere

Ocean World, is a fun eclectic style, that would remind you of an “Under the Sea” prom theme. The restaurant itself is wonderful but can get a bit loud during its busiest times since most of the tables are quite close to each other. Ocean world has great food and speedy service, and is for sure a great lunch or early dinner spot.

 

Service

The wait staff is speedy, polite, and is able to answer almost any questions you may have about the different rolls and options they offer. They are attentive to needs, as water glasses were never empty and courses were served right after each other without much wait time.

 

Food

Since we dined on sushi, we started the meal off with soup. The miso soup served, in my opinion, is one of the better versions I have had in Indy. It comes out piping hot, but not scalding, and has just the right amount of flavor added to the broth.

The sushi was excellent, and I discovered one of my new favorite rolls in town, called the Mardi Gras roll. While this roll does have some cooked portions, it was executed perfectly, with just enough spice to avoid having to use the wasabi provided, as I sometimes do. The best part about this roll … it was the special of the day! I have seen a theme at Ocean World that they do not shy away from putting some of their best rolls on special, which says a lot about the management and chefs.

 

Overview

Overall I would go back to Ocean World time and time again, it was a great find!

 

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The Gift of Cake

So I feel bad I haven't been able to post a review in the last two weeks due to my traveling schedule. So  I wanted to give a gift to you all, that I recently received myself, for being amazing and reading my food ramblings :)

The gift is called "Mug Cake" .... and its easy as 3-2-1!

1. Grab a coffee mug (any size)
2. get a boxed mix of angel food cake, and a boxed mix of your other favorite (I chose devils food)
3. mix the two boxed mixes together in a Ziploc bag
4. take three Tbs. of mix and put it in the mug
5. take two Tbs. of water and put it in with the mix
6. STIR (found out this is a VERY important step lol)
7. microwave for 1 minute on high

finally ... enjoy a single serving cake treat anywhere there's a microwave! (for thos of you watching calories ... WHY ARE YOU READING THIS BLOG?? ha! just kidding! ... this treat is only 3PP on weight watchers).


Enjoy my friends!