Lily’s Diner, named after the owner’s daughter, can be found on the ever-expanding south side of town, at the corner of Veterans Memorial and Concord road. They offer an expansive menu that features all day breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a daily rotation of specials. The customer service is…
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Tucked under a high rise off State Street west of campus (isn’t everything tucked under a high rise in WL these days?!) is a new Thai restaurant, Kinn Thai, at 100 Foundry Dr, Ste 17. According to google, Kinn means “to eat” in Thailand, and eat is just what the Dining Divas & Dudes did. Kinn Thai…
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The Dining Divas and Dudes headed to an old location with a new venue today. Since June 3, 2025, the old South Street Smokehouse (3305 South St in Lafayette) has been transformed into Arandas, a new Mexican restaurant. This is owner Jonathan Fuentes’ first venture at running his own restaurant, and…
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Hala’s Grill, a Middle-eastern restaurant, has been in its current location, 111 S River Rd, since New Year’s Eve 2024, but is not new to the community, having had other locations in WL and Lafayette. We really missed Whitney at this venue. The food deserves her exuberant writing, but I’ll try to…
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You’ll find Wepa! Cafe right on Earl Avenue, just North of the entrance to McDonald’s. It’s Lafayette’s one and only Puerto Rican cuisine cafe, also known as cocina criolla. The joint is bright and vibrant with a fun and inviting vibe. Puerto Rican cuisine is also bright and vibrant with “Spanish…
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Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family with a meaning that is both simple and complex. Ohana includes the people to whom you're related, as well as the larger group of folks outside your bloodline who support and sustain you, to whom you feel indebted and responsible. For the second time recently…
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The Dining Divas and Dudes visited Adda, the new Indian restaurant in West Lafayette’s Wabash Landing where Moe’s used to be. There is an Adda in Chicago and this is their second location. From their website, Adda means “An everyday place or spot where friends gather. Our food presents the classic…
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You might not know about Parkway Pizza and Subs, but you should! It’s kind of tucked away behind Lindo Mexico on Sagamore Parkway. Once you find this treasure, you’ll be glad that you did! Upon entry, the first thing I noticed was the absolutely delightful aroma of flavors! This place has an…
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Almost 12 years ago, the Dining Divas were born to do ethnic eatery blogs for the Visit Lafayette – West Lafayette website. There were 4 of us, and the VLWL staff did most of the other non-ethnic restaurants. Then Covid hit, we missed a couple of years, and when we regrouped in 2021, we added some…
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Gosh diggity dang it I love pizza. We find ourselves on this gloomy Friday way out in the land of the uncommon, Pizza Uncommon, even. I live for all things strange and unusual, but for today, uncommon will have to do! We gluttonous gangsters are obviously each getting our own pies, as we can’t…
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