J'Anita's Goes Gastro-Pub
Deliciously Ramped-Up Bar Food in The Avenue Pub
By Lorin Gaudin, Restaurant & Food Reporter
There's a lot of love out in the food world for Craig and Kimmie Gieseke, owners of J'Anita's, whose one-time lower Magazine Street restaurant is now lovingly housed in The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave.; 504-586-9243). J'Anita's in The Avenue Pub - a perfect marriage. The food is definitely pub-like, but also up-market, and quickly transforms this spot into a "gastro-pub."

Great Abita choices (including Root Beer) on tap at J'Anita's.
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