re: Remember Kiva's Ristorante in BR?

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I liked when that spot was "Jacks" before Kivas.

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This. Someone should have mentioned the Distefanos in the thread about dysfunctional Louisiana restaurant families, though.

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Kiva's

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First date with the wife. Crawfish cannoli. Very nice.

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I'm pretty sure Kiva used to cook at the driving range. I could be wrong though

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That was some good. We used to call in lunches there.

Pretty sure Kivas used to advertise hard on BR Sports radio.

Am I right?

Bocage has a different menu & taste then the G Oneal location?

That was not Kiva. It was his brother Steve. He could really cook good.

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This. Someone should have mentioned the Distefanos in the thread about dysfunctional Louisiana restaurant families, though.

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Well actually they weren't bad. It was the grandson Joey with the problems and really by then Miss Fannie and Joe were dead.

Miss Fannie Distefano had the original Village. Joker son Joe was the Maitre D at Jack Sabins. When Jack Sabin (who always wore loud vests) died of a heart attack, Joe Distefano bought it. After he closed on Airline he opened Jacks Grill. He was pretty sick by then and his wife ran it. 2nd wife.

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snatchola Remember Kiva's Ristorante in BR? Was distefanos on airline across from Don Carter's? That building has been vacant for a while. But, somebody is fixing it up. Any clue what's going there?

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That is where Jack Sabins was located. It was an old building and in the early 80's Joe knocked down the old and built that one with his residence in the back. It hit at a time when a lot of out of town competition came in, the economy tanked and he had a big note. It's what ultimately closed him down.

It is now going to be the new building for Baton Rouge group of Scientology which has a smaller building down the street from that one.

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That was not Kiva. It was his brother Steve. He could really cook good.

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Thanks for clearing that up.

Who would have thought that some of the best lunches in town could be found at the golf driving range on Siegen? I guess the word never got out, because I don't think he lasted very long there.

WHat was the place on Jefferson and Old Hammond called back in the late 90's? It was owned by the twin sisters that owned the BR locations of Semolinas but that was their more upscale restaurant. It was only open for a few years but I can't remember the name to save my life.