225 Dining Review: Bay Leaf

While Mediterranean restaurants have proliferated here for decades, and a plethora of authentic Latin eateries both large and small are thriving, Asia has gotten less play on Baton Rouge’s locally owned international cuisine scene. Bay Leaf aims to redress this lack of balance with its upscale and detail-oriented take on authentic Indian food. Last July owner Ima Kongara opened Bay Leaf as a reworking of his old India Palace in Metairie. In less than a year the new restaurant has gained momentum from positive word-of-mouth. His extensive menu runs laps around the Asian sub-continent, cooking up dozens of kebabs, curry, tandoori, lamb, seafood, salad, crepe, rice and vegetarian dishes from all corners of India. All are as exotic as their names. Read the 225 dining review of Bay Leaf here. (Photo by David Gallent)