Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Louisiana State University. Taiwanese. American. Footbiker. Dreamer. Food Blogger; Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and some other places too.
A geometric meal.
At the intersection S. Claiborne and Louisiana Ave sits Little Korea, a Korean restaurant built into the skeleton of a former Taco Bell. It opened up pretty recently, and it’s one of the few places in Louisiana that serves Korean cuisine. The interior is nicely decorated. Wood tables, booths, a nice painting of a tree on the wall. It looks nice inside.
I got the Bibimbap ($10.99) that came with ‘banchan’ or sides that consisted of miso soup, japchae, kimchi, and this marinated/braised potato thing. I liked the kimchi because it tasted fresh and spicy. This is in contrast with the more sour stuff that I’m used to, which I also really enjoy. The soup and the potato were normal tasting. The japchae however was kinda bland. It had a hint of sesame oil in it. And the texture was great. I hope that if you order japchae as an entree that it has more taste.
I was pretty satisfied with the beef Bibimbap. I added all of that spicy, fermented soybean paste stuff that they gave me and then asked for some more. I wish it had a bit of a stronger flavor. The beef was well marinated but the portion was small. The veggies were great, but it was kinda hard to break up with shredded carrots.. I wound up eating it in one or two large chunks. The biggest disappointment was that the egg wasn’t raw. It was sunny side up..! It was served in a hot stone bowl too! Oh well.
I’d like to go back and try the other stuff, like the table grill/Korean bbq!
Sodexo surprises me again. Red beans and brown rice. And they loaded this styrofoam box up. I wish they wouldn’t use these boxes.. but I don’t have any other way to get ok tasting food at this type of convenience. Taste was bland, so I loaded the beans and ratatouille up with Tabasco.
Not a common happening in a school cafeteria. Hopefully everyone understands that Sodexo is a company that does food catering for a lot of colleges and universities around the States. Chartwells is also commonly used.
Juan’s Flying Burrito, Jerk Chicken Burrito. $7.50 on the menu. Location: South Carrollton and Canal. Parking’s bad, gotta find some other place to park most likely. It’s a really small place and looked very family friendly. Atmo is nice. The decor is hipster looking, as are the waitstaff. But they are cool. Service was spot on especially since a majority of our class went there to eat. Took up the whole middle section of tables. They handled us really well.
The burrito was on the pricey side to me. Mostly loaded with black beans and rice. The sogginess from the sauces inside made it difficult to eat even with the aluminum foil around it. The chicken felt meager. Maybe 2 strips of chicken breast along the length of it. The taste of the jerk was alright. I wish it was naturally more spicy. I’ll go back for the company, but probably not for the food. Those nachos did look good though. I’ll probably have to get that next time.
A roast beef po boy for $6.53. A nice little grocery store called Brother’s Food Mart with a fried chicken and po boy in the back. Went with Bryan, a guy in my CLS class after some studying. We were in search of Quiznos… but this was a lot tastier.
The poboy was meager in meat portion but plenty in flavor portion. It tasted good! Sweet bread (though it was cold), gravy mixed with mayo?, the gravy was leaking out the sides. Came with lettuce and tomatoes and pickles. I would say it was a foot long or so.
Bryan got a shrimp poboy that was PACKED with shrimp. I’ll be sure to get that next time. The best part about this is that it’s in walking distance to my dorm. Needless to say, I’m going to be back there for more. And I’ll be exploring for tasty poboys in the area.
This King Cake was freaking delicious. I’m sure it was pricey too. Whole cake sheet sized and it had 4 types. Cream cheese and strawberry and the pecan praline were the fillings I tried. Super moist, sweet, good texture.
Gravier Oriental Express’s Number 5. I was the Kung Bo Chicken. Whatever this lunch special was called, it was good. It’s got some fried dough sheets, chicken fried rice, and the entree was chicken pieces and mixed vegetables (a bunch of both of these things!) in some fermented bean sauce. Very flavorful and tasted pretty Chinese. I think Americanized Chinese food sucks, but this is great.
The place is across from a church that helps out homeless people. So there are consequently a lot of homeless people around the area. Coming down from the “Walk to Wellness” bridge that is alongside Gravier St is safe though. It’s dark inside and there are a quite a number of tables for a sit down meal. I saw a few tables with nurses and doctors having lunch.
I didn’t catch the language the owner/workers were speaking but I think it was Cantonese. I asked them what their favorite lunch special was and they agreed that number 5 was the best. So I went with what they said. I would check this place out if you’re a student at LSUHSC.
Cost: $6.49 tax included. Better bang for your buck than the cafeteria in the MEB building.
I recently participated in a giveaway at Big Girls Small Kitchen and won! I won a pack of all the types of True Citrus products.
I used the stick of “True Orange” in the specified 16 oz. of water/packet. While the meager amount of crystals that came out was unassuming… it packed a punch. I immediately smelled orange. It was like I peeled an orange in my kitchen or something. Then when I tasted the water, it was like I squeezed an orange in my water. Go figure. I was amazed. You could be too.
