Hung Lo from Tsunami-Highland
STAFF PHOTO BY MADDIE SCOTT
Hung Lo sushi roll from Tsunami-Highland
I don't indulge in sushi cuisine very much, and usually don’t know what to order from such restaurants. Most of the time, I’m relatively indifferent to the rolls placed in front of me.
So when I ordered the Hung Lo from Tsunami, I was impressed and thoroughly enjoyed it. The roll has a lot going on — it's packed with shrimp, cream cheese, cucumber, jalapeño, masago, seared tuna, snow crab mix, crispy onions, scallions, ponzu and sriracha.
I loved the creaminess from the snow crab and cream cheese, the freshness from the cucumbers and jalapeños, the crunch from the crispy onions and the heat from the siracha. The waiter told me it’s one of their most popular rolls. I see why.
Tsunami-Highland, 1 Smart Way, Baton Rouge (Maddie Scott, features writer)
Fried green beans from Yard Goat in Lafayette
STAFF PHOTO BY JOANNA BROWN
Bar snacks from The Yard Goat
I love a good beer garden, and The Yard Goat in Lafayette is one of those great gathering spots where good nights happen.
Located on Bertrand Drive in midtown Lafayette, this spot is close to the University of Louisiana campus and Cajunfield, Moncus Park and several shopping areas. It’s also just up the road from downtown — and I love how The Yard Goat draws diverse groups from around the city together.
Pepperoni flatbread from Yard Goat in Lafayette
STAFF PHOTO BY JOANNA BROWN
A beer garden isn’t complete without a strong menu of bar snacks, and the food menu is a worthy companion to the bar’s enormous number of draft beers and on-tap cocktails. My girlfriends and I enjoyed flatbread pizza, pulled pork nachos and fried green beans on this outing, and I can’t wait to enjoy more leisurely evenings, cool drinks and easy shareables out on the patio.
The Yard Goat, 116 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette (Joanna Brown, staff writer)
Nachos with added pulled pork from Yard Goat in Lafayette
STAFF PHOTO BY JOANNA BROWN