Agave & Rye

Hey there Friends!

My bestie Maria and I went to check out Agave & Rye’s newest location in downtown New Albany in May. It was a super cool space, and the food was good but we both thought it was overpriced in our opinion. We started with their pick 3 chips and dip - we picked queso, salsa, and guacamole. We both ended up choosing their fish taco, and it wasn’t super great.. we would get a different taco when we go back. All in all, I’d rate it as a 6.5/10. It would be lower if their appetizer wasn’t so good.

Have you all been to an Agave & Rye location? Would love to hear your thoughts!

La Bodeguita Cuban Restaurant and Rum Bar

Hi there Friends!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day last weekend, did you get snowed in this week?! The hubs and I went to check out La Bodeguita a few weekends ago, it’s been around for a few months now. We had the best time!! It’s this super cute bright yellow mansion looking building on the outside, and it’s very nicely decorated on the inside as well. The staff all wore these cute fedora hats, and the plate ware was just stunning! My stomach was being uneasy so I didn’t get to try any Rum, but Josh did and he enjoyed it! We started with the Papas Rellenas as an appetizer and they were delicious, they came with a few different sauces and it really added some flavor. For those unfamiliar, they are breaded potato balls filled with Cuban ground beef mixture. We split the Arroz Imperial entrée and it was just so yummy!! It was a traditional Cuban rice dish that had chicken, cheese, veggies and topped with a cilantro aioli that also came with plantains on the side. Josh also ordered a side of Frijoles Negros (Cuban black beans). They delivered our check in an old cigar box, I thought that was a really cute detail! We had a great experience and will be going back, all in all I’d rate them an 8/10. Pictures of our yummy food below! :)

Taco Choza

Hi Guys and Gals!

Josh and I went to check out a new to us local taco place called Taco Choza, located in the Westport area of Louisville. We went after dark, but our GPS wasn’t all that helpful in helping us finding the place! Once we did, we went inside and it was a place that you place your order and they bring it out to you. We ordered their chips and queso (I always order this when going to a Mexican restaurant), 3 tacos and their Mexican Street Corn all to share. The chips and queso weren’t really anything special, but the Mexican Street Corn was awesome! The 3 tacos we shared were the: taco choza, taco chorizo, and baja fish taco. The tacos themselves were just okay in my opinion, I feel like there are better taco places in Louisville. All in all, I’d rate the plate a 5/10. Josh and I personally didn’t think it was worth the drive for us. I have photos below of what we ordered along with the dress I wore, which is from Marleylilly who has the cutest monogram clothing!

La Catrina

Hi loves :)

Recently Josh and I tried out a newer Mexican restaurant in downtown New Albany called La Catrina. I loved the way it was decorated, it was so bright and colorful!! If you know me, you know if I go to a Mexican restaurant I have to try their salsa and queso! We had their queso as well as their salsa trio, and maybe I’m just a snob when it comes to this but I didn’t really love their chips or salsas. I had two of their fully dressed tacos: la catrina and los cabos fish. I was really impressed with both of these, the flavor profiles were really quite excellent so it made up for my disappointment in the appetizers. Josh had the birria and panza fully dressed tacos and he said they were yummy (I agree with him)! Overall I’d rate the place a 6/10. That may sound harsh, but I just love my appetizers and if the chips and salsa suck then I have a hard time wanting to go back but I’m sure we will at some point because their tacos really were very good.

Board & You Bistro

Hi All! I admit - it’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted on here… we ended up buying a house in July of 2020 and it’s been a WHIRLWIND! Anyways… Josh and I decided to give this hot new place a try and it did not disappoint! Board & You actually started as a charcuterie business and they had a dream of opening a restaurant so they did! You know we love supporting our local spots! We started with their charcuterie board of course and it was delish! We also had two other of their small plates which included fried goat cheese and their Boujee Grilled Cheese. I have to say the grilled cheese surprised me, I may have liked that the best of all that we had to eat there! Of course their charcuterie board was amazing, we just wished they had a few other charcuterie board options. We ended the night with their famous blueberry pie bar and it was yummy as well! We will be back for sure, all in all I’d rate it a 8/10!

Biscuit Belly

Hi Darlings!

We tried out Biscuit Belly on their opening weekend, and I know you must think we are crazy for trying something on opening weekend.. perhaps we are a little bit! It really wasn’t that bad of a wait, Biscuit Belly is a mix of a sit-down restaurant and a fast-service restaurant. We ended up sitting at the bar because it was open before a table was. When I go somewhere for brunch, I’m always included to order their bloody mary and Biscuit Belly’s bloody mary certainly did not disappoint! I think it’s my new favorite! There were two options when ordering the bloody mary, I opted for the more expensive one because it was a dark spicier one and it also came with more goodies on top of the glass (as you can see)! I enjoyed it so much, that I ordered two, which I don’t normally do because they were kind of expensive! Josh had opted for their Kentucky Coffee Cocktail (pictured below) which had coffee, Four Roses bourbon, bourbon cream, and chocolate porter whipped cream. I tasted it and it was tasty, but I still loved my bloody mary more! We started out with their loaded breakfast tots . They were decent, but not really what I expected, their tater tot was cooked differently than a normal tater tot. For our main entree, we figured we could not split something like we normally do so we went different directions with our biscuit sandwiches. Josh got the Biscuit Bennie, and I got the Mama’s Boy. The Biscuit Bennie had smoked brisket, poached eggs, smoked gouda mornay, cherry tomatoes, poblano tomato sauce and the Mama’s Boy contained fried chicken, roasted jalapeño pimento cheese, Pop’s pickles, fried green tomato. Both were very tasty, however my dumb stomach decided to be picky again and started hurting. I’m not real sure if it was because my sandwich was too rich or if my bloody mary was bothering my stomach. Despite my stomach hurting, we both really enjoyed Biscuit Belly and I would rate it a 9/10. We will definitely be back!